ASUS P-Series AMD 690G Barebone PC

Rob Williams · 07-14-2008, 11:25 PM

Rory has taken a look at ASUS' 690G-based barebones rig:

What if you could build a sub-$500 HTPC that was slim, fast, and capable, without the headache of picking bargain-barrel parts to accomplish your design goals? What if it had HDMI and 7.1 audio? With the help of their Pundit series, ASUS hopes to make barebones relevant again. Have they done it?

Read the full thing right here and discuss it here!

Rory Buszka · 07-15-2008, 06:21 PM

This was an...erm...interesting review, because it integrated elements of a case review, motherboard review, video card review, and sound card review -- due to the self-contained nature of the product. Rob and I began using this article as an opportunity to develop a suite of tests that are better suited to testing a motherboard with a great deal of integrated peripherals, so the testing took quite a while.

This machine doesn't run 'silently', just 'quietly', -- but if you turn off the Q-Fan function, you'll suddenly want to hunt around for heavy objects to set on top of the case so it doesn't lift off. I recommend pairing this case with an energy-efficient Athlon X2 CPU like the recent 4850e.

07-14-2008, 11:25 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	ASUS P-Series AMD 690G Barebone PC Rory has taken a look at ASUS' 690G-based barebones rig: What if you could build a sub-$500 HTPC that was slim, fast, and capable, without the headache of picking bargain-barrel parts to accomplish your design goals? What if it had HDMI and 7.1 audio? With the help of their Pundit series, ASUS hopes to make barebones relevant again. Have they done it? Read the full thing right here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

07-15-2008, 06:21 PM	#2
Rory Buszka Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 440	This was an...erm...interesting review, because it integrated elements of a case review, motherboard review, video card review, and sound card review -- due to the self-contained nature of the product. Rob and I began using this article as an opportunity to develop a suite of tests that are better suited to testing a motherboard with a great deal of integrated peripherals, so the testing took quite a while. This machine doesn't run 'silently', just 'quietly', -- but if you turn off the Q-Fan function, you'll suddenly want to hunt around for heavy objects to set on top of the case so it doesn't lift off. I recommend pairing this case with an energy-efficient Athlon X2 CPU like the recent 4850e. __________________ Rory Buszka

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