Comments for: Albatron preps two DTX motherboards

#15. Posted at 03:56 PM on Jun 8th 2007, Edited at 04:04 PM on Jun 8th 2007

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tempeteduson

The first board pictured is clearly of Mini-ITX form factor (one expansion slot), not DTX. It even says so in the description!

So I take it there's only one DTX board displayed at Computex?

#15, for that matter, the only difference between the boards is t... : eitje (#23) «

#16. Posted at 06:51 PM on Jun 8th 2007

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Shobai

is there room in the DTX spec for pcie x16 slots?

seriously, if there was a DTX board that took proper GPUs, i'd have one yesterday and hang the expense.

#16, Yes. Normally, I think, there would be a PCIe x16 slot for g... : tempeteduson (#17) «

#17, I tell you what, if someone put a 16x slot on the far edg... : Shobai (#20) «

#20, Then, of course, you would need at least a Micro-ATX c... : tempeteduson (#22) «

#4. Posted at 11:34 AM on Jun 8th 2007

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flip-mode

Those DTX boards really stir my imagination. When are we going to see some DTX cases. Only 30 minutes ago I was pondering a media PC, maybe one of these DTX boards, a new 45w BE processor with a super quiet cooler and PSU could make it all a reality.

#4, I think it has immediate compatibility with µATX cases. But ... : Flying Fox (#14) «

#14, I'm beginning to think that OEM's might really latch onto... : flip-mode (#21) «

#19. Posted at 01:59 AM on Jun 9th 2007, Edited at 02:02 AM on Jun 9th 2007

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Deathright

nevermind wrong place to post.

#18. Posted at 10:13 PM on Jun 8th 2007

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pedro

Sign me up for one of those DTX boards immediately!

Smaller = the way forward.

#1. Posted at 11:08 AM on Jun 8th 2007

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Usacomp2k3

PXX38 <- the most logical sounding board name since the Intel 440bx.

Also, do those DTX boards use So-dimms?

#1, Judging by the pictures and the spring-loading mechanisms, i... : Lord.Blue (#3) «

#3, We might all be able to start using 230watt PSUs again wi... : flip-mode (#5) «

#5, As long as we don't hook up any powerful GPUs...and us... : Lord.Blue (#7) «

#7, I don't see an x16 PCIe slot there. : Flying Fox (#13) «

#12. Posted at 02:53 PM on Jun 8th 2007

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albundy

Albatron is still in bidnezz? How's the quality and reliability? LOL! I made a funny.

#11. Posted at 12:50 PM on Jun 8th 2007

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moose17145

I'm shocked nobody else has mentioned this... but everyone has been bitching about the X38 chipset using lots of power and putting out heat like a Prescott... but from the last picture it looks like Albatron has gotten by with a rather minimal heatsink... like the kind we are used to seeing on an intel chip. Relatively small... passive... made of aluminum (assumption). So either X38 doesn't put out as much heat as people are expecting.... or this albatron board is just gonna run damn hot. It's kinda nice not seeing some ungodly copper heatpipe setup though.

#6. Posted at 11:37 AM on Jun 8th 2007

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wierdo

Why are mobo mfrs dragging their feet on this? Are they run by idiot management, is there a negative to going for DTX - why, it's ATX compatible - or is it just hard to design something this small?

Well anyway, kudos for Albatron, I always thought of them as a no-name brand, but maybe they're good at making mobos after all.

#6, Albatron is the guts of the old Gigabyte. : Forge (#8) «

#8, Gigabyte! Say no more!</monty python> : wierdo (#10) «

#9. Posted at 11:44 AM on Jun 8th 2007, Edited at 11:45 AM on Jun 8th 2007

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Coran Fixx

Any place I can see the other side of those motherboards?
Are they microatx compatible (as in do the motherboard holes line up in a microatx case)?

Edit: whats the shrek frame for?

#2. Posted at 11:10 AM on Jun 8th 2007

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lex-ington

Those DTX boards are tinsy. Maybe good for a case like this: http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=...