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

Hi Mark,
Next board i want to try is Alix 1D (don't know when i'll have the time). AMD Geode @500MHz, onboard 256 MB RAM, CF-slot for OS, can handle XP-Home. I think the smaller the better. Downside could be small cache. No upsampling i guess.
http://pcengines.ch/alix1d.htm
My CD-player (digital out to Benchmark DAC1) still wins over cmp on sound quality. It just has less stuff than a computer. The more we approach a box with data, a bufferchip and good clock, the better for SQ.

SSD
Right now a 1GB Sata Disk on Module is plugged into my Atom-Asrock AD525PV3. Sounds slightly better than my 30GB OCZ-SSD.
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/FLASH-DOM-Disk-On-Module-1GB-7PIN-SATA-SSD-Hard-Drive-/300529538792?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f8f4d6e8

Good luck with your new CMP!!
Please report!

Douwe


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