Gigabyte Brix

[NH1]

Has anyone tried one of these yet as a HTPC

http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?...



I have just purchased on but am having a couple of problems with it. You have to buy a SSD and memory separate and I just got the cheap components to see if it actually worked or not. When I did check (too late I know) the compatibility list is very limited, the memory I got was just the normal 1.5V stuff but it seems it needs to be 1.35 volts instead, what are the chances of any 4GB 1.35v stick working in it.

Until I get the memory working it wont boot up, I just get a blank screen, this is an issue I believe or it could just be faulty, I have tried it in the mini port and normal HDMI.

Secondly I just bought a chrap 64GB mSSD drive but its not listed on the com charts although others of the same make are, its a plextor one, this one I think.

http://www.amazon.com/Plextor-M5M-PX-64M5M-64GB-mS...

again, what are the chances of it being compatible.

On the plus side, its nice to look at.

[NH1]

skelters said:

16GB kit (8GBx2)
DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • 1024Meg x 64

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?mod...

Got this working today with a 4GB stick from the above site, cheers.

Its a nice little PC, I have put a copy of windows 7 on it, I had a couple of issues getting the boot loader to work but its now working fine. Speed is ok on it for web browsing and watching media etc and its got to be more economical than running a 400W tower with an overclocked i5 in it just for films.