Specification
Product Details
- Brand: Biostar
- Model: NM70I-847
- Dimensions: 6.70" h x
2.20" w x
6.70" l,
Features
- CPU: Intel Celeron 847 Dual-Core Processor (1.1 GHz)
- Chipset: Intel NM70
- Memory: 2x DDR3-1333/1066 DIMM Slots, Max Capacity of 16GB
- Slots: 1x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot (runs at x8)
- SATA: 1x SATA3 Ports, 3x SATA2 Ports
- LAN: Realtek RTL8111F 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Ports: 8x USB 2.0 Ports (4 rear, 4 via headers), 1x PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1x PS/2 Mouse Port, 1x VGA Port, 1x HDMI Port, 1x RJ45 LAN Port, Audio I/O Jacks
Product Description
Biostar NM70I-847 Intel Celeron 847/ Intel NM70/ DDR3/ A&V&GbE/ Mini-ITX CPU-on-Board Motherboard
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Dougie Fresh
I bought this recently to test as a HTPC board for use in the Iwill S197-H80 mini-itx HTPC case. This is a very tight 197mmx197mmx80mm case with little room or ventilation that needs a low power board. The problem is neither the Atom nor Zacate support Netflix HD streaming so they have not been good HTPC choices so these nice cases have been relegated to nettop duty -- until now. I had high hopes for this board with a Celeron mobile CPU and Intel 2000 HD GPU (the same as in the i3-2100 but underclocked). So far it's been brilliant in testing. 1080p MKVs play smoothly with hardly any CPU usage. Netflix HD video will play though with high CPU usage which ramps up the fan but at least they play! The board has HDMI which is required for HTPC. Generally it runs cool, around 50C when watching videos and maxed out around 70C with Prime95 large FFTs. Power draw numbers were very good as measured with a Kill-a-Watt (using a picoPSU 90, 60W AC adapter under Win7 Ultimate x64):Desktop: 15W1080p MKV (using WMP): 17.7WPrime95 large FFTs torture test: 26.2WThe downside is first the noisy CPU fan. It's a small 40x10 high-speed fan that can get loud when doing CPU intensive tasks. Most tasks are CPU intensive except watching video so it's ramping up and down a lot. Unzipping archives for install and Windows extraction for install seemed very slow. Some apps take a little while longer than with a desktop CPU to load. Probably the biggest letdown though is XBMC under Windows. The native XBMC renderer will not work with this motherboard. With DXVA on, you hit the macroblocking bug. With DXVA off, the CPU isn't strong enough to handle 1080p videos. It does work brilliantly however with OpenELEC so that's a much better XBMC option.Overall, for the price, the form-factor, the power usage and everything else this is a fantastic HTPC board. I am definitely going to use these in HTPC barebones builds in the aforementioned case and I am ecstatic about it. This is a leap-of-faith having always avoided Biostar due to reputation so hopefully these hold up. If they do I hope to be buying a lot of them for these very small form factor HTPC builds. So far I have two.Pluses:- Very low power usage- Smooth 1080p HD playback- Plays Netflix HD (high CPU usage but it plays!)- HDMI- 4 x SATA- CPU fan is replaceable- Intel 2000 HD GPU (as reported by HWInfo)Minuses:- Noisy CPU fan- Some applications slow to install or load- Windows install takes a long time (unzip speeds seem slow)Overall: 4/5 stars.I am looking forward to more Celeron 847 motherboard releases!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Pablo M. Troche
This review is not about this specific product but about BIOSTAR warranty coverage. Two years ago I bought themotherboard A760GM2+ in a retail store. The board failed some weeks ago but when I contacted Biostar they toldme the motherboard was not covered by the warranty because they sold this motherboard to the retailer more than3 years ago (the board has a 3 year warranty). They told me to contact the retailer to get covered by thewarranty. The retailer (Microcenter) can only give a refund but since I bought the motherboard as a combo, thenthe refund would be 1 cent. So, I am stuck with a worthless under warranty motherboard (sounds dumb, right?).This is the first time I have problems of warranty coverage with one company in the US. Asus, Archos, Seagate,Western Digital, Hitachi, MSI, Logitech, Franklin Electronics, Okidata, etc, all of them covered their products.Be aware of Biostar before buying their products. Since I can't do much to solve my problem I think this reviewwill help many other buyers and also expose this kind of companies.
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