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Great i will look into this.

I understand. I buy a linear psu (do you have any tips?, budget is really low around $80) and then adjust the voltage on the PicoPSU. Thanks, this is a really good tip. Never realized this.

I contacted Streacom. I searched quite sometime but at this moment the Intel Desktop Board DH87RL is the only Micro-ATX that supports LGA 1150 and mSata. For me mSata is (apart from less cables) around $60 cheaper (then the samsung 128GB SSD) What do you mean by "wide ranging picoPSU model to give you more choice". Do you mean the model i suggested in the above post?

The Asus H87M-E or Asus H87M-PRO? Both boards do not support mSata right?

When looking over i think my ideal combo is this: Streacom FC5 WS EVO Intel Core i5 4570T Intel DH87RL Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 PicoPSU-150XT + 102W Adapter Intel mSATA 525 120GB PPA USB Card PPA USB cable OS: Win 8 64 bit / JRiver / XMBC I lean towards a 4th gen PC, no real reason other then it is "newer". So can be convinced to use the 3th gen processors My main concern is the motherboard. Is this an, audiophile, motherboard and will it fit? Any (other) thoughts and will this all fit together?

Hi all, I intend to build my first CAPS music server. Other then good audio i also want to use it as my XMBC player to feed my HDTV with movies. Components: Case: Streacom FC5 WS EVO / or / Streacom FC9 Processor: Intel Core i3 3220T (MB: 1155) / or / Intel Core i5 4570T (MB: 1150) / or / Intel Core i7 3770T (MB: 1155) / Other new generation Intel processors? Motherbord: Intel DH77EB (1155) or Intel DH87RL (will this newer MB be usable with the passive cooler of the Streacom FC5?) Memory: Crucial 8GB DDR3 1600 Power: Mini-box PicoPSU-150XT + 102W Adapter (any other options?). SSD: 128 GB Samsung Pro 840 / or / mSata (zuma does use samsung but with mSata you need less cables, so it is better, for example the: Intel mSATA 525?) Add-in Card: PPA USB 3.0 Card USB: PPA USB cable --> Wadia 121 DAC. OS: Win 8 64 bit / JRiver / XMBC Please shoot :-).