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What mobo for new cMP setup? : Intel NM10 Express (Intel Atom) or socket 1155 + Intel I3 or Celeron

Hi All,

After 3 years, I want to re-new my Gibabyte G41 Mobo for a newer design with newer chipset and newer processor technology.

The classic cMP upgrade would be:
- socket 1155 + Intel I3

But I read reports from inmates (Ryelands, Jackwong, Douwe, ect) that exelent sound quality is also coming from alternative chipset / processor combos like:
- Intel NM10 Express (Intel Atom)
- socket 155 + Celeron G440 (1MB cache) or may be G530 (2 Mb cache)

Are there any other inmates who compared some of these alternatives directly head on, too the classic cMP (socket 1155 + Intel I-3) solution?

As we all know also chipsets have a profound impact on sound quality, I would like too here from other inmates who compared alternative chipset / processor combos with the classic cMP (1155 + I-3) solution.

I plan too drive the new MoBo again with XP
I will not use USB (USB disabled in Bios)
Instead I will use a headless VNC server setup, remote controlled with VNC client on andriod smartphone/tablet through LAN.
I will re-use the small Kingstone 8 Gb SSD with music files stored on a Buffalow NAS.
I also will re-used my PCI ESI Juli@ digital part.
With the 5V and 3,3V separately powered through heavily filtered linear PSU’s, the Juli@ digital part sounds gorgeous ! (Thank you Mihaylov, Gstew and others for inspiration and guidance)

Comments, suggestions on new alternative chipset / processor combo’s are very much welcomed.
(don’t forget too also give some hint about your setup: dac, amp, speakers with which you compaired)


Mark

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