This motherboard is one of very few FM1 Mini ITX boards. It did receive very good reviews despite my issues, to be documented in the future. But performance-wise this build has proven very snappy. Windows install/updates take a strangly long time, but normal use is very snappy, and boot up time is fantastic (less then 25 seconds till your in XBMC). The SSD goes a long way towards this, and its also very good for quickly accessing fan art. Everything runs very smoothly.

The case I purchased from an importer located in Connecticut. Built in Hong Kong. Its a brushed aluminum Mini ITX with room for a slot loading optical drive. It also came with a remote. The remote worked well but didnt have adequate buttons to use XBMC. The slot loader fits a left had eject button, which is very rare. The blue ray drive I installed has the left hand eject, but some reason the button itself doesnt function. This has nothing to do with the case. Its not a huge deal as this was a refurb (cheap) and I’ve only used it twice since I built it.

To replace the remote that came with the case I purchased the NYXBoard. When working, its fantastic, however the RF transmitter seems incredibly weak. In fact, I had to plug it into the front USB ports because the 10 inch difference was weakening the signal too much.