Thermalright HR-02 Copper

A copper plated version of the popular HR-02 can be won on Thermalright's Facebook page. Likely just a limited edition since its 8 heatpipes successor is coming soon.

Via: Cowcotland

Foxconn AT-5250 now on sale in Europe

Foxconn's Atom-based fanless Nano PC is now available in Germany for €400. Ouch.

This marks the end of a painful year-long journey for Foxconn (episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

Since so many of our readers struggle with the PowerVR SGX545 GPU, we will not cover Cedarview products from now on. Bring on Valleyview!

AnandTech reviews Streacom's FC10

A fantastic in-depth review of Streacom's top of the line chassis, by Ganesh at AnandTech.

"Building a passive system might be more challenging compared to assembling an actively cooled one. However, the satisfaction of seeing a PC up and running without making even the slightest noise has to be experienced to be appreciated."

Giada to release a duo of ARM nettops

ARM computing is on the rise. Who needs a Core i7 to browse Facebook and watch Youtube videos anyway?

Giada's Q10 and Q11 are based on a 1GHz Cortex A8 chip and a Mali-400 GPU. The main difference being the internal 1500mAh battery for the Q11.

✓ 1GHZ Allwinner A10 / Cortex A8
✓ Mali-400, supports OpenGL ES 2.0
✓ Android 4.0
✓ 1GB DDR3
✓ 4GB NAND Flash (8GB for the Q11)
✓ 1 x 2.5" bay (Q11)
✓ 1 x Mini-PCIE (Q11)
✓ Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n (Q11)
✓ Bluetooth (Q11)
✓ 1 x SD/MMC Card Reader
✓ 5 x USB 2.0 ports
✓ 1 x HDMI port
✓ 1 x VGA port
✓ 1 x COM port
✓ 1 x LVDS
✓ 1 RJ45 port
✓ 1 x S/PDIF
✓ 190mm x 149mm x 25.5mmnn

Completely silent i5 HTPC

Simple yet smart.

✓ i5 3475S (65W TDP)
✓ 8GB RAM
✓ 128GB SSD
✓ 7" x 10" heatsink

Source: DeFex via Reddit

Luxurious mini-ITX case from Japan

HTPC.JP is launching an impressive 11 mm thick mini-ITX case. The 219 x 96 x 222 mm B112 chassis also comes with a copper heatsink, and two large 8 mm heatpipes.

No mention about the maximum TDP supported but we're guessing 35W.

New ARM based mini-ITX board

"Habey USA introduces the MITX-6500. This mini-ITX small form factor board uses the Freescale i.MX53 processor which is a power efficient implementation of the ARM Cortex™ A8 core that offers long lifecycle support. This processor features full HD 1080p playback as well as 1080p decoding and 720p encoding using hardware acceleration and the ability of running dual independent displays through the HDMI, VGA or LVDS interfaces. This board is designed to operate on Android or Linux Qt natively.

The mini-ITX platform allows it to be space saving, having a small foot print, but at the same time have enough real estate for some serious I/O. The MITX-6500 is built to industrial standards so you can run it in a factory, but it's cost effective enough to run as a media streamer in your living room."

This looks sweet and could be a substitute for Kontron's Tegra 3 motherboard (still listed as "coming soon"), but since it's an industrial grade product it certainly won't come cheap.

✓ Freescale i.MX535 (1 GHz)
✓ 1GB on-board DDR3
✓ 4GB on-board SSD
✓ 1 x SATA 3Gb/s
✓ 1 x SD card reader
✓ 2 x USB 2.0 ports
✓ 1 x HDMI port
✓ 1 x VGA port
✓ 2 x 10/100/ Ethernet port
✓ 170 x 170 mm

Leaks from Hong Kong

An upcoming fanless motherboard from Zotac's parent company, PC Partner.

Developing...

Update: The board is called GN-D2550MAT-A284 and is powered by an Atom D2550.

Low TDPs for Haswell

The majority of Haswell's first batch of processors will be low power chips (i3s and Pentiums coming later 2013).

With thermal envelope under 65W these will be great candidates for passive builds. Also it's nice to see Intel using HD4600 GPU in all processors. The list includes:

✓ Core i7-4770S, 3.1 GHz, 4 Cores / 8 Threads, 65W
✓ Core i7-4770T, 2.5 GHz, 4 Cores / 8 Threads, 45W
✓ Core i7-4765T, 2.0 GHz, 4 Cores / 8 Threads, 35W
✓ Core i5-4670S, 3.1 GHz, 4 Cores / 4 Threads, 65W
✓ Core i5-4670T, 2.3 GHz, 4 Cores / 4 Threads, 45W
✓ Core i5-4570S, 2.9 GHz, 4 Cores / 4 Threads, 65W
✓ Core i5-4570T, 2.9 GHz, 2 Cores / 4 Threads, 35W
✓ Core i5-4430S, 2.7 GHz, 4 Cores / 4 Threads, 65W

Source: VR-Zone (chinese)

Passive Celeron from MSI

The C847MS-E33 from MSI packs a dead silent Celeron 847 (17W TDP), solid capacitors, and Winki III, MSI's own Linux-based OS.

This nice little board will be available in January for about $70 / €70.

✓ Intel Celeron 847 (1.1 GHz, Dual core)
✓ Support two DDR3 DIMMs 1066/1333 SDRAM (16GB Max)
✓ 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
✓ 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
✓ 2 x PCI slots
✓ 1 x SATA III controller
✓ 1 x SATA II controller
✓ 4 x USB 2.0 ports
✓ 1 x HDMI port
✓ 1 x VGA port
✓ 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
✓ 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out port
✓ 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out port
✓ 24.4 cm X 19.0 cm

iMac be damned

Sure it's not as sleek as Apple's all-in-one machine, it's not even as powerful with its Core 2 Duo E7300, but you've got to admire its craftsmanship (including a custom fanless power supply).

Source: TechPowerUp gallery

Habey BIS-6763 back in stock

Thanks to strong demand, Habey BIS-6763 is back in stock at Newegg. This highly capable Core i3-2367M barebone is one of a kind.

Building a fanless PC under 3 minutes

No cable management. A child's play.

✓ Intel DN2800MT
✓ 60GB mSATA SSD
✓ 4GB DDR3 800/1066
✓ LGX MC500 Compact Mini-ITX Case

Source: Computer Audiophile

Stealth WPC-525F, Rugged, Fanless, Waterproof PC

With its Atom D525 Stealth Computer's new WPC-525F is not a gaming rig, but it's ready for the harshest environmental conditions.

This fanless design is completely watertight and will prevent chemicals, durt, dust from entering the case.

✓ Intel Dual-Core D525 processor (1.8GHz)
✓ 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
✓ 120GB Solid State Drive, MLC (2.5")
✓ 2 x Internal Mini-PCIe expansion slots
✓ 2 x RJ45 Gigabit LAN Ports
✓ 4 x USB 2.0 Ports
✓ 1 x RS232 COM Port
✓ 1x VGA Video output
✓ Rugged Aluminium Chassis
✓ Starts at $1595.00

Why fanless is always better

An example showing how passive cooling is easy, efficient, and so much more reliable. The members of Silent PC Review forum did a great job with this 35W Ivy Bridge and Akasa's Euler. Stability and absolute silence.

Also thanks for the shout out guys (it's very much appreciated).

The next unit of computing

The real next unit of computing will actually look like this. Intel we're rooting for you but please, wake up.

✓ Quad Core 1.7Ghz Exynos 4412
✓ Mali-400 Quad Core 440MHz GPU
✓ 2BG Memory
✓ MicroSD Card Slot
✓ eMMC module socket
✓ 10/100Mbps Ethernet
✓ 1 x micro HDMI
✓ 2 x USB 2.0
✓ Android / Ubuntu
✓ Aluminum heatsink-case
✓ 59 x 57 x 60 mm
✓ $69

Source: Geek.com