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ECS Atom board 945GCT-D DTX form factor

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Old 05-07-2008, 11:34 PM
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Default ECS Atom board 945GCT-D DTX form factor

At Computex Taipei 2008, ECS introduced this new board 945GCT-D embedded with an Intel® AtomTM processor which is claimed to be the smallest processor in the world. The 945GCT-D motherboard features fast Ethernet, high definition audio for various internet applications and leverages integrated GMA950 graphics core supporting DirectX 9 for general graphics requirements. In addition, the ultra low voltage and smallest size make the 945GCT-D motherboard an ideal solution for fan-less embedded systems, small form factor PCs and portable devices.

The 945GCT-D motherboard is based on 945GC/ ICH7 chipsets and has a 1.6 GHz Intel® AtomTM 45nm processor directly mounted on the motherboard. The brand new AtomTM processor packs more than 47 million transistors in a single silicon die measuring less than 25mm2 and full compatibility with existing x86 solutions, also equipped with Intel HT technology which provides the better capabilities while in a multi-tasking The low-power architecture of the processor is targeting at portable battery-operated applications such as mobile internet devices (MID), low-cost laptop PCs. With this ultra low-power processor, the 945GCT-D motherboard is capable to keep the system quiet and stable even without any cooling fans.

To satisfy a wide range of home applications, the 945GCT-D motherboard is derived from a Mini-DTX design which is not only a perfect match for home devices but also compatible with current ATX and Micro-ATX PC cases. This innovative design provides great convenience for general users to build their own tailor-made personal computers and small footprint appliances such as the Embedded PC and Thin Client.

Despite the tiny dimension of the board, the 945GCT-D motherboard is well equipped without any compromise such as the 512KB L2 cache, Fast Ethernet port, high definition audio, 2 x SATA3.0 Gb/s, 1 x PATA, 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x DDR2 533, 1 x PCI and an additional PCIe x1 expansion slot.

This board should be suitable for a small UMPC for DVD playback or pack in a small package to be used as a CarPC.

Here are some photos. More photos can be found at the ECS section of the forum.








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That is really cool packaging...


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What would you use this board for?
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I definitively want one. I would prefer a 1.8Ghz version, of course, but I like fanless server machines and this would probably give me a good boost over the VIA C3 1200Mhz I using now. I like the board at first sight.
I definitively considering one.
If it can run Win2k SP3 server flawlessly, of course. Not need to have audio at all. No use for audio in my server, but the rest has to work 100%. Not need for the COM port too, hehe. And I would add the missing capacitor there

I can't wait for futher pictures/testing. I wonder how they pack complete Conroe instruction set inside 47M transistors and how fast this would be. Probably tad faster over my VIA C3, so, I'm deeply interesed.

Can't wait to know more.
Thanks for letting me know about the 24pin PSU requirment and no 12V CPU voltage supply line...
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ECS 945GCT-D Intel Atom 1.6GHz mainboard video preview Need an energy efficient power saving board for internet ? The Intel atom based ECS board might fit the bill. Here is a video preview of the package and the board itself. Watch out for the full review on OCWORKBENCH. Other video reviews can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/ocworkbench





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