takes ddr3 or ddr3/l , could be the basis for a very low power media PC a NAS or seeder box .. or just a low cost PC with additional windows/Linux and ram. desktop processor within a low thermal envelope of on 6 watts.
2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory. 1 x PCI Express x4 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_2)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_1)
1 x PCI slot <---- might be very useful for older cards Support for Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit
Support for Windows 8.1 64-bit
Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7
Only problem I foresee is that it only has two sata connection.
All comments (34)
tek-monkey
7 Aug 17#1
Has AES-NI, could be a good VPN box with a second NIC. Low power and should do 100mb encrypted.
mikerr
7 Aug 17#2
Hmm, those N3050 are really very slow, but then again its only £30
ezzer72 to mikerr
7 Aug 17#3
Yeah, they should really make faster ones too, for a much higher price.
rcom
7 Aug 17#4
Horribly slow CPU, about the same speed as a Pentium D or Athlon 64 X2 from 2005/2006. However, if your needs are VERY light and you set your expectations low, it's cheap and could be just about good enough.
fishmaster
7 Aug 17#5
By the time you have a case and kitted it out, you could have bought a Dell Optiplex small form factor or HP Elite 8200/8300 from eBay refurbished and it will be more powerful and just as quiet.
paulpso to fishmaster
7 Aug 17#6
Guessing this is for someone who wants a really low power cheap basic media server or something similar.
brendanb581
7 Aug 17#7
Would it handle 4k video?
jamesehunter
7 Aug 17#8
Old probably broken junk from ebuyer I dont see why this unreliable second rate internet shop ever manages any heat.
lukejrandall to jamesehunter
7 Aug 17#12
Never had a problem with Ebuyer, we order lots of different kit from them for work, very good company IMO.
Price is now £29.99 by the looks of it, good cheap Mobo for basic tasks!
GwanGy
7 Aug 17#9
Its says in the specs it will handle 4k video but worth checking if you have specific reqs. eg It may only do 4k @ 30fps .. but thats good enough for films and most? home shot video.. Would also make a good internet gateway/ firewall pfsense maybe CCTV recorder/server , they use these all the time on NCIS.
hero9989
7 Aug 17#10
Only 2 SATA ports is a bit rubbish but PCI SATA cards are relatively inexpensive.
Wouldn't trust the cpu for 4k video but as a file server (with the above addition) this seems perfect.
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takes ddr3 or ddr3/l , could be the basis for a very low power media PC a NAS or seeder box .. or just a low cost PC with additional windows/Linux and ram. desktop processor within a low thermal envelope of on 6 watts.
2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory.
1 x PCI Express x4 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_2)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot, running at x1 (PCIEX1_1)
1 x PCI slot <---- might be very useful for older cards
Support for Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit
Support for Windows 8.1 64-bit
Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7
Only problem I foresee is that it only has two sata connection.
All comments (34)
Price is now £29.99 by the looks of it, good cheap Mobo for basic tasks!
Would also make a good internet gateway/ firewall pfsense maybe CCTV recorder/server , they use these all the time on NCIS.
Wouldn't trust the cpu for 4k video but as a file server (with the above addition) this seems perfect.