[geeks] Intel Atom MB - Initial Impressions

[Lionel Peterson]

On Jul 9, 2008, at 4:17 AM, Jonathan Groll <lists at groll.co.za> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 10:55:04PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> My D945GCLF, the low-cost Atom-based MB arrived this morning, and I  
>> just threw it in a case and installed WinXP Pro on it tonight (for  
>> testing, I plan to also try Solaris, Ubuntu, and Server 2008. All  
>> 64-bit.
>>
>> Anyway, so far it looks pretty nice - the MB is reasonably fast for  
>> general desktop use, and the board is dead-silent. Well, almost -  
>> with the lid off the case you can hear the chipset fan...
>
> Just taken delivery of mine now - what did you guys use for rear case
> fans (if at all) - I notice there is a 3 pin connector for a rear case
> fan on the motherboard, but wondered if it would even be required.
>
> I've mounted mine in an old regular ATX case I had lying around, I
> don't expect that I need to do anything special for heat dissipation,
> especially with a box that is largely empty, but feel uncomfortable
> with no air flow out of the case.

I did nothing, but my case had a small rear fan. I think you DO have  
airflow in the case, the ps pulls air from the inside and blows it out  
the back.

I like the board, good luck with it!

Lionel