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Arprotek e-Cube/gBox Barebones Review

Posted by timothy on from the not-quite-a-lunchbox dept.

Arnold writes: "I was doing some browsing on the net and came across an article that ViaHardware.com published. They are reviewing a cool P4 mini-computer system that is perfect for the serious LAN gamer. The system has an AGP slot and will even fit a GeForce 4 Ti4600. It also has a built-in handle. Now if only we could get monitors to be this size and expand out to 19-21"."

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  1. 150 Watt Power Supply by count_dooku · · Score: 1, Redundant

    How is it possible to power a Pentium 4 system with a 150 Watt power supply? For desktop systems, Intel requires a *minimum* 300 Watt power supply. Granted, the Arprotek system doesn't have all the extra drive bays and expansion cards of a standard desktop system, but it does have an AGP slot and a PCI slot.

    I wonder what would happen if you added a high-end video card and a Sound Blaster Audigy to this mini system. My guess: random reboots. Doesn't the processor consume 50 Watts by itself. That doesn't leave much juice for the rest of the sytem *and* the expansion cards.

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