The Armari AI-100 packs all the essential features required to make a very low power HD playback capable media PC. Powered by not only an energy efficient Dual-Core Intel ATOM 330 processor, but also an NVIDIA Geforce GPU in the form of the NVIDIA ION chipset. The imbedded GPU features not only 16 CUDA DX10 shader cores, but also the NVIDIA Purevideo HD engine which off loads HD video decoding from the 8Watt ATOM processor. The results is not only a respectably fast display interface that can handle Vista Premium and Windows 7, but a platform that can playback Blu-Ray and H.264 encoded 1080p video with no frames dropped and low CPU utilisation.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® ATOM 330 Dual-Core 1.6GHz/1MB Cache CPU £523.25 £614.82
Last Updated 19 July 2010

Case

Antec ISK 300-65 Mini-ITX chassis Black (includes 65W ATX to DC adapter PCB)

• mini steel case for low power Mini-ATX motherboards e.g. Intel ATOM
• 1x5.25" Slim front drive bay. 2x2.5" internal drive bays
• Cooling: 1x 80mm Tri-Cool 3-speed fan (side)
• Front Panel: 2x USB, eSATA and Audio In/Out connectors
• Dimensions:96mm (H) X 222mm (W) X 328mm (D). Weight 3.4Kg (net)
• 1 x half-height expansion slot
• External DC power supply required.
• More information is available here

 

Motherboard

ZOTAC ION-ITX-A-B Intel® ATOM 330+ NVIDIA ION mini-ITX WiFi motherboard with PSU

• Onboard Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual-Core Hyperthreading processor
• NVIDIA ION Chipset.Integrated GeForce GPU 450MHz core/1.1GHz shader
• GPU features 16 Stream processors & PureVideo HD video acceleration
• Memory support: 2xDDR2 800/667MHz DIMM sockets (Max 4GB)
• I/O plate: HDMI+DVI (HDCP),VGA,10xUSB2,eSATA,WiFi 802.11n,GB-LAN
• I/O plate: PS/2 Keyboard,S/PDIF(Digital+Optical),6Ch.HD Audio, DC-POWER
• Internal I/O: 6xUSB2, 3xSATA RAID (0,1)
• Includes 90Watt external DC PSU
• HDMI includes 7.1 Channel Audio
• More information is available here

 

Memory

2 x 2GB DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) SDRAM Memory

 

Hard drive

Seagate Momentus 7200.4 320GB 2.5" SATAII Hard Disk (ST9320423AS)

• Capacity: 320GB, High-performance, Low power
• SATA 3.0Gb/s interface, 7,200 RPM Rotational Speed
• 16MB cache. Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Acoustics: Idle 2.3 bels (typical), Seek Mode 2.5 bels (typical)
• 3 Year Warranty
• Key Applications
• High-performance and mainstream laptop PCs
• Small form factor PCs
• Workstations
• Non-mission-critical blade servers and industrial applications
• More information is available here

 

CD/DVD Drive

Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7670S Slimline slot loading DVD-R/W Drive

• SATA Interface, 2MB cache
• Average Acess Time: 180ms (DVD), 150ms (CD)
• Read: DVD: 8x, CD: 24x
• Write: DVD-R/+R 8x, DVD+/-RW DL/+R9 6x, RAM x5, CD-R x16,RW 24x
• More information is available here

 

O/S

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate RC / RC2 (Evaluation)

• Please note this is pre-release software so will contain bugs
• Microsoft provide this to customers for evaluation use Free of Charge
• We only charge for the time to install and configure this O/S
• This trial OS will need to be replaced by 1st March 2010
• More information is available here

 

Anti Virus

Avast Antivirus 4 - Free for Home and non commercial users - Windows O/S

• Supports Windows XP, MCE, XP 64Bit, Vista 32Bit and 64Bit all versions
• Simply register online to activate your free copy !
• Runs for initial 60 day trial period before requiring activation
• Commercial customers need to purchase Avast Professional from the
• Avast web site.
• More information is available here

 

Warranty

Armari 2 Year standard office/home PC warranty

• 1st Year on-site, 2nd Year RTB (Parts & Labour)
• 2nd Year Optional collection & return service £60 per callout
• Collection is via protective flight case so you don't need to keep the box!
• Terms & conditions of on-site warranty available on request
• Service applies to UK Mainland only

 

Power measurements are in Watts, taken from a calibrated meter on the mains input.
Measurements were taken from an AI-100 system of the configuration below.
The GREEN left power icon represents a system running at idle with Intel Speedstep enabled
The RED right power icon represents a system running with full CPU load, all cores at 100%

Zotac ION ATOM330 (Dual-Core)with 90Watt external PSU
4GB (2x2GB DDR2-800) Memory
64GB Samsung PB22-J SSD + Seagate 500GB Constellation 2.5" HDD
Sony NEC slim DVD, Logitech G15 Keyboard & Mouse

Armari noise level chart.
systems are measured at a distance of 1m.
The base unit is placed in the centre of sound dampened room with a typical background noise level of 26dbA

A sound level of 1 ( = noise level below 30dB(A)
This is a very low noise system, and would be barely audible, even in a quiet living room.
Especially considering you would normally be sitting further than 1m away from the system

A sound level of 2 (( = noise level of between 30-35db(A)
A sound level of 3 ((( = noise level of between 35-40db(A)
A sound level of 4 (((( = noise level of between 40-45db(A)
A sound level of 5 ((((( = noise level of 45dB(A) or above