Thread: IEI KINO-690S1 AMD Turion 64 Mini-ITX Mainboard

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personally i went with intel, because my board had the chip soldered in, it was a good price, and powerfull enough for all my carputer needs.

if i wanted a more powerfull computer i probably would have gone amd.

this board itself i have no idea... tho i would class that as overkill (more so than a normal car PC ) dual 1G lan, and 4 sata, also check its power usage if that might be a concern as well.

line in so you can plug a device like a dvd player or something into it

Originally Posted by Woofnstuff

personally i went with intel, because my board had the chip soldered in, it was a good price, and powerfull enough for all my carputer needs.

if i wanted a more powerfull computer i probably would have gone amd.

this board itself i have no idea... tho i would class that as overkill (more so than a normal car PC ) dual 1G lan, and 4 sata, also check its power usage if that might be a concern as well.

line in so you can plug a device like a dvd player or something into it

I was origianally going to go with the MSI Fuzzy 945GM1, but this board has caught my attention. AMD's processors seem to be powerful, but very nicely priced (102.00, which includes shipping, for a 1.8 ghz). I also like that they went overboard with features.... Although the Fuzzy is upgradable to 4 GB, I like that this board uses SODIMM sized RAM, it will fit in my case much better. I hate that it is missing the mic in, but its cool the SoundBlaster can take care of that. I agree with you on the SATA, way to many of those. I dont think the power usuage will be a concern since I have a OPUS 320. I think the processor uses 31 watts, all together with the board I estimate about 80 watts. If the OPUS 320 cant handle the PC and the tons of devices, I have a M2-ATX ready to take some of the load. So 480 watts combined, is more then enough. I am also much more comfortable with ATI graphics, which this board uses. All the reviews say that the chipset is very very stable and looks nice, can handle Dual View and Extended Windows easily.

I wish I could make up my mind and stay with one board!!!!!!!!!!!! Well lets see if I fall for AMD or INTEL. I will be ordering the a processor on Thursday. Most likely I will go with the AMD. I want to be diffrent and go with something other then VIA, or INTEL.

Originally Posted by 3Tripnip

I purchased this board, but have yet to fire it up. I was also able to score a Turion X2 off of Ebay for $35 BIN. The DVI onboard attracted me, and I really like AMD. Anyway, once I get it fired up, I'll let you know how it goes.

Please do.... Which Turion X2 did you get? Im getting mine off of Amazon, but its $102.00, which includes shipping. Im eyeing the Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 1.8 Ghz Processor. I have yet to figure out what the TL-52, TL-56 or TL-60 mean, but i do know the TL-60 is expensive. I went with a store rather then ebay, so that if the processor is bad, I wont have issues. I have bought a few items that I have had to fight to get returned. Where did you buy the MoBo from?

PS: What type of ram did you buy? Does this board use PC5400 667 DDR2 RAM? I was thinking of buying Corsair, not sure though if it works.

Originally Posted by p&gcustoms

ohh thats cool thanks the price for the board seems to high compared to what the processor cost lol. seems weird to pay more for a board

I think if you go for an INTEL board you'll notice the same chip set is still about the same price, Im assuming all the extras are what bring the board's price up. That is what actually turned me on to AMD, the price is so low for a very powerful processor. I paid 98.70 for my AMD Turion X2 TL-56 1.8 ghz processor, and when goggling I saw some that were 39.99 but used.......... INTEL processors are expensiveeeeeeeee or at least the one I wanted.