
This is my 4th AsRock ITX board build. It is my 1st fan-less completely solid state build that works well for general and HTPC use even compared to my Intel Ivy Bridge i7, i5 and AMD A10 ITX (all 65 Watt TDP processors) builds. The main practical daily usage difference I see is step-wise slowing on high processor demand admin tasks like Win8.1 OS virus scans, backups and OS updates. with the J1900 being the slowest. Boot times are fast with all processor and board combos. Built in graphics all quite similar. Same for 7.1 audio. I replaced a Sony 6.1 AV receiver with the Q1900DC-ITX HTPC build and noted little difference in audio quality. For the case I used a Fan-less, Compact Morex 557 Universal Mini-ITX Case. Tiny, lots of natural ventilation and barely warm to the touch when the Q1900DC-ITX build is running. All this for approx 35-40% of the i7 ITX build. Wow.



Watched youtube 4k/2160 video's and 1080p movies and cpu temp never got over 108f degrees. Once I got the PC stable with win10 pro and updated bios and most drivers it's working well.



