Re: Advice on new desktop/building?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>   Small or smallish form factor (currently using a slim tower), attractive
>   SSD (small capacity--everything impt is on a NAS elsewhere, i just want the system to run fast)
>   Ability to have two monitors (currently using VGA and HDMI 'cause that's the ports i have)
>   Optical drive
>   Lots of USB ports (3.0 not really necessary but wouldnt hurt I guess)
>   Gigabit Ethernet
>   Relatively quiet, energy efficient
>   8 GB RAM (for future-proofing, don't normally need much)

I have an mini-ITX board which fits the bill (Zotac E350 fusion).
Best part: it's fanless, i.e. no moving part at all (other than the
optical drive, that is, and maybe the power supply's fan, depending on
which power supply you use).


        Stefan