Can MicroATX Boards Do the Job?

Test Setup

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Motherboard
CPUIntel Pentium Dual Core E2160 (65 nm ; 1800 MHz, 1 MB L2 Cache)
RAMCorsair CM2X1024-8888C4D XMS8804v1.12 x 1024 MB DDR2-800 (CL 5.0-5-5-15 2T)
Hard Disk DriveWestern Digital WD1600AAJS160 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, SATA/300
DVD-ROMSamsung SH-S183 (18/48x), SATA
Graphics CardIntel GMA 3100
Sound CardIntegrated
Power SupplyEnermax EG565P-VEATX 2.01, 510 Watt
System Software & Drivers
OSWindows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2
DirectX Version9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Platform Drivers Intel8.3.0.1013
Graphics Drivers IntelGMA Driver version 14.29

Benchmarks And Settings

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Benchmarks and Settings
Audio
Lame MP3Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to mp3160 kbps
OGGVersion 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to oggQuality : 5
Video
TMPEG 3.0 ExpressVersion : 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)fist 5 Minutes DVD Terminator 2 SE (704x576) 16:9Multithreading by rendering
DivX 6.6Version : 6.6 (4 Logical CPUs)Profile : High Definition Profile1-pass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreadingno Audio
XviD 1.1.3Version : 1.1.3Target quantizer : 1.00
MainConcept H.264 Encoder v2Version : 2.12:19 min MPEG2-source 1920x1080 to H.264Profile : HighAudio : AACStream : Program
Applications
WinrarVersion 3.70(303 MB, 47 Files, 2 Folders)Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kB
Autodesk 3D Studio MaxVersion : 8.0Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"rendering HTDV 1920x1080
Adobe Photoshop CS 2Version : 9.0.1VT-Runtime ScriptRendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters)
Synthetics
PCMark05 ProVersion : 1.2.0CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980