MITX M350 gaming rig with llano

[togo1500]

Hello,
I'm about to try to build a mini ITX computer using 160XT pico power. I'm going for the 65W A6 3500, 8 gigs of 1600 ram, and a 60gig SSD.

Do you think this is possible. The power specs look like they are within range. Has anyone tried this yet? A6 on Pico power?

 

[Dougie Fresh]

It seems very doable ... look at the power consumption of the A8-3850 here:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/06/30/amd-a8-3850-review/8

Can you step up to the A8? I'd get all the iGPU you can while you can because there's no getting a dGPU. Looks like it could even be done with the picoPSU 120.

 

[togo1500]

I thought for a long time about this, and decided to go with the 65 watt TDP. I just got the thing up and running, and its seems to be WAY below the 150 mark even under load. I might buy an A8 3850 just to see what the pico power can handle. Still in the long run I like the headroom, I've found power supplies to last longer when they are underloaded.

 

[togo1500]

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