CPU-fan built specifically for the bare-bones model with heat pipe system
The channels of the heat pipe can be seen clearly here
The first mini-PC of this class from Biostar seems to be quite felicitous. The vertically installed heat-pipe cooling system of the processor, tailor-made for the system, makes efficient cooling possible. The effectiveness of the cooler could be improved still more by putting a funnel in front of it. Worthy of notice is the clean arrangement of the cables within the case - none of the other test candidates offers this. The power supply provides a maximum power output of 200 watts, which is plenty for most configurations. It also offers the option of creating a RAID setup by using two hard drives per serial ATA. However, installing an additional fan is advisable in that case, because 7200 hard drives need cooling.
Summary
- Bare-bones Models From Biostar, Shuttle And Soltek
- Increasing Trend: High-quality Workmanship And Good Looks Too
- Biostar IDEQ 200T: SATA-RAID And Heat Pipe
- Biostar IDEQ 200T, Continued
- Biostar IDEQ 200T, Continued
- Shuttle XPC SN85G4: First Mini For Athlon 64
- Shuttle XPC SN85G4, Continued
- Shuttle XPC SN85G4, Continued
- Shuttle XPC SB65G2: Design Hit In Black With WLAN
- Shuttle XPC SB65G2, Continued
- Shuttle XPC SB65G2, Continued
- Shuttle XPC SB65G2, Continued
- Soltek QBIC EQ3401M: Lots Of Room For Components
- Soltek QBIC EQ3401M, Continued
- Soltek QBIC EQ3401M, Continued
- Test Configuration And Special Features
- Benchmarks
- DirectX-9-Bench: 3D Mark 2003
- CPU And Multimedia: SiSoft Sandra 2003
