Hi, I'm looking for a tiny PC spec with the following requirements.
- as small as possible
- at least one PCi-e slot (half height and width is all that is required)
- no particular need for a CD/DVD (as long as it can boot from USB!)
- no particular graphics or storage requirement
(I'm planning on building a MythTV backend with a NAS for storage so it really is just a device to take the tuner card and run linux)
As I'm a bit out of touch with the current case and motherboard styles I'm struggling a bit with working out which combinations will actually provide me with an empty usable PCi-e slot. It seems that this isn't always a feature on the mini-ITX motherboards and providing the physical space and external slot isn't always a feature of the mini cases!
Apologies for the newbie question but hopefully it's simple to answer!
- as small as possible
- at least one PCi-e slot (half height and width is all that is required)
- no particular need for a CD/DVD (as long as it can boot from USB!)
- no particular graphics or storage requirement
(I'm planning on building a MythTV backend with a NAS for storage so it really is just a device to take the tuner card and run linux)
As I'm a bit out of touch with the current case and motherboard styles I'm struggling a bit with working out which combinations will actually provide me with an empty usable PCi-e slot. It seems that this isn't always a feature on the mini-ITX motherboards and providing the physical space and external slot isn't always a feature of the mini cases!
Apologies for the newbie question but hopefully it's simple to answer!