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 Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 8:00 am Post subject: Streacom Updates Passive HTPC Chassis Lineup with FC9 and F |
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The advent of CPUs with low TDPs (but having enough power to handle HTPC duties) has resulted in passive HTPCs becoming more and more popular. Streacom (started in 2010) designs and manufactures a range of products including active and passive cooled chassis for HTPC and general usage, home theater amplifiers, servers, HTPC accessories and embedded entertainment solutions. In addition, they also offer OEM/ODM services. In fact, Aleutia uses products from Streacom in some of their lineups.</p>
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Streacom's current HTPC chassis lineup includes the following models:</p>
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FC5 WS Fanless Chassis (June 2011)</li>
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F1C Chassis (June 2011)</li>
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FC8 Fanless Chassis (July 2011)</li>
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F7C Chassis (August 2011)</li>
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FC5 OD Fanless Chassis (September 2011)</li>
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The passive nature of most of the above models (coupled with the targeting of the HTPC market) resulted in the fact that ATX-sized motherboards couldn't be supported. Last week, Streacom announced two passive chassis models, the FC9 and FC10. Both the models are fully aluminium and available in silver or black color. Streacom's website also lists a set of compatible Streacom-branded power supplies (Nano160, Nano200, Nano200XT and StreaFlex 250), details of which are yet to be fully made public. Streacom has internally tested processors with TDP of up to 120W, but strongly suggests that end users limit themselves to 95W TDP processors for builds involving the FC9 and FC10.</p>
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<strong>FC9 Fanless Chassis</strong></p>
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<img alt="" src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/5858/fc9-025-000-b_575px.jpg" style="width: 420px; height: 315px;" /></p>
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<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="550">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" class="contentwhite" colspan="3">
<strong>Streacom FC9 Passive Chassis Specifications</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2">
<strong>Motherboard Form Factors</strong></td>
<td>
Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">
<strong>Drive Bays</strong></td>
<td>
<strong>Optical</strong></td>
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1x 5.25" (slim-line, slot-loading optical drive required)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<strong>Internal</strong></td>
<td>
2x 3.5", 1x 2.5"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Cooling</strong></td>
<td>
Fully Passive Heat Pipe Direct Touch Solution</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Expansion Slots</strong></td>
<td>
3x Low Profile</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>I/O Ports</strong></td>
<td>
Motherboard Dependent</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Weight</strong></td>
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4.9 kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Dimensions</strong></td>
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348 x 289 x 100mm (W x D x H)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Price</strong></td>
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MSRP $279 / 249 Euros</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<div>Gallery: Streacom FC9 Fanless Chassis for mini-ITX and micro-ATX Motherboards<div>      </div></div></p>
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<strong>FC10 Fanless Chassis</strong></p>
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<img alt="" src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/5858/fc10-000-180-s_575px.jpg" style="width: 420px; height: 315px;" /></p>
<center>
<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="550">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" class="contentwhite" colspan="3">
<strong>Streacom FC10 Passive Chassis Specifications</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Motherboard Form Factors</strong></td>
<td>
Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX and Full ATX</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">
<strong>Drive Bays</strong></td>
<td>
<strong>Optical</strong></td>
<td>
1x 5.25" (slim-line, slot-loading optical drive required)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<strong>Internal</strong></td>
<td>
2x 3.5", 3x 2.5"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Cooling</strong></td>
<td>
Fully Passive Heat Pipe Direct Touch Solution</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Expansion Slots</strong></td>
<td>
2 x Full Height Expansion Slots (riser card required)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>I/O Ports</strong></td>
<td>
Motherboard Dependent / 2 x USB 3.0 on the side</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Weight</strong></td>
<td>
5.4 kg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Dimensions</strong></td>
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435 x 319 x 100mm (W x D x H)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<strong>Price</strong></td>
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MSRP $349 / 299 Euros</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<div>Gallery: Streacom FC10 Fanless Chassis for mini-ITX, micro-ATX and ATX Motherboards<div>      </div></div></p>
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Readers can look forward to more coverage of passive HTPC hardware components. Feel free to comment about what other components you would use for a fully passive HTPC build.
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