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Conclusion

1:04 PM - June 23, 2005 by Siggy Moersch
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: aopen, fixes, xc, cube, ex915, fan, noise, problem, noted, thg, review

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Conclusion

The upgrade was definitely worthwhile - with the new hardware, the XC Cube EX915-T now shows its quiet side. In the new revision, we can give our unqualified recommendation for this SFF PC as a system for the study and the living room alike. The Cube is no longer plagued by the loud fan noise of its predecessor, and even the short "howling" of the fans when the Cube is powered up is much less pronounced than before.

That leaves us with only one question: Why didn't they do it like this the first time?

And what does your future hold? Hazardous waste disposal or rare eBay item?

Technical Specifications

Manufacturer/Model AOpen XC Cube EX915-T
Dimensions 12.6 x 7.9 x 7.3"
(320 x 200 x 185mm)
Price $370
Connectors & Functions
Front
Audio 1x mic, 1x headphones, 1x SPDIF-out
USB 2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394a 1x 6-pin
Buttons Power On, Eject
Back
PS/2 2x for mouse & keyboard
Monitor-out 1x VGA
USB 2x USB 2.0 Type A
Firewire IEEE 1394 1x 6-pin
Serial/ Parallel port 1x / 1x
Sound 3x (usable as 5.1)
S/P-DIF 1 x in
LAN 10/100/1000
Fans
CPU 1 x 2.36"
60mm
Power supply 1 x 3.15"
80mm
System/Chassis no
Chipset passive
Motherboard
CPUs supported Intel Pentium 4 (incl. Prescott)
Socket LGA775
FSB clock 533, 800 MHz
Northbridge Intel 915G/Grantsdale
Southbridge Intel ICH6
Memory
Type DDR SDRAM
Classification DDR333, DDR400
Mode Single Channel
No. of slots 2
Max. memory 2 GB
On-board Graphics
Manufacturer/ Chipset Intel 915G/Grantsdale
Memory in MB Frame buffer 1, 4, 8, 16, 32
Internal I/O components
Mass storage controller ICH6
Storage Ports, IDE 1x UltraATA/100
Storage Ports, Serial ATA 4x S-ATA 150
RAID Support no
Floppy Controller yes
Network controller Broadcom
Expansion slots
PCI 32 bit 1x
PCI Express 16x 1x
On-Board Audio
Type AC97 2.2
Surround Support 5.1 Channel
Accessories
User manual in English
Cable IDE cable
Software driver
CPU cooler CPU heatsink

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