The Ibase MB860 Mini-Itx Main board with Transmeta Eficeon CPU is a nice but sinful expensive piece of hardware that becomes interesting foremost for its integrated power saving system. Unfortunately the main board is rather hard to be found since it is manufactured for industrial purposes mostly. That’s why we are especially glad to hold one of this boards in our hands to test it copiously. Is this main board worth its money? How does it pay off in every day life? Is the main board because of its integrated hardware usable for gaming, or can it be used for effective video production.. or be the basis for a performing HTPC? Questions, that we are going to investigate, while we are sounding this unit out. Welcome to this unique test on a Mini-main board with an exclusive Transmeta Efficeon processor.
Modelname | Ibase MB860 | Category | ITX-Systeme | Size (length x with) | 17 x 17cm | CPU | Transmeta Efficeon TM8600 | Chipset | ALI M1563M | FSB | 400MHZ | RAM | 1x DDR 2.5V 266/333 DDR SRRAM SO-DIMM Module, max. 1GB | integrated graphic | ATI M7CSP-16 3D Graphics Controller Embedded 16MB Display Memory, CRT/ TFT/ TV-out/ TMDS | Slots | 1x PCI slot | IDE | IDE1, IDE2 (Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133) | LAN | RTL 8100C(L) (10/100) & RTL8110s-32 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers | Sound | ALI M1563M + AC97 Codec ADI AD1885 (Line-out, Line-in, Mic) | External connections | 2x USB 2.0, LAN, 2x PS/2, Serial Port, Parallel Port, VGA out, TV-Out, 3x audio out (Line In & Out, Mic Connector) | Internal connections | Floppy Drive, IrDA, Digita 4-in 4-out I/O, Wake on Lan, SystemFunction, ATX, TMDS Panel, DDR, LVDS, 2x USB 2.0, EIDE,CD-in | integrated CPU cooling | Passive aluminium cooling | Power supply | Standard ATX | Particularities | „Enhanced LongRun Power Management Technology“, Watchdog Timer, Hardware Monitoring | Optional | LVDS | Price | 370 EUR , 399 USD |
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