Originally Posted By: mlord
Originally Posted By: Roger
..I've moved away from Intel Atom. Read on...

However, I've just (this weekend) built an AMD E-350-based system (using one of these boards), and I think that the AMD chips are the way to go right now.


Can you measure the power draw (current, or watts) at the wall plug (with or without drives) and post the results?
That's the most important specification for me, and practically none of the retailers provide it.


I'm looking at new mobos / mini-boxes because of a KVM issue: I want to upgrade the KVM switch here to a USB/DVI-D version. But my Atom-based server has only VGA out (artificial marketing restriction from Intel for pure Atom systems).

So I either have to shell out $140 or so (incl. shipping) for a VGA-to-DVI-D converter gizmo, or replace the motherboard with something that has DVI-D (or HDMI) output. Nothing pure Intel will have that, so it's either AMD or Atom+Ion2.

The Ion2 graphics adds a bit of wattage though, but then so does the converter gizmo. So, looking for alternatives.

Thanks