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AOpen XC Cube Family: The Three Tenors

AOpen wants to jump headlong into the barebone sector with a slew of models. What's under the hood hasn't changed at all: they still use Socket 478 and an i865G chipset. However, the exterior has been designed differently to suit various tastes. The XC Cube AV, which is the black one in the picture, can do somewhat more than its brothers. It is the only one that ships with a remote control and optionally with a TV tuner and a DVI-ADD card.

The fearless three from AOpen

Standard back panel including a printer interface

One for all: when it's hot, the CPU fan becomes loud

Temperature Measurements

Due to the almost identical interiors of the three AOpen systems, they tend to generate an equal amount of heat.