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    Disappointing performance with Acer Aspire XC-603 (Celeron J1900)

    The choppy movement when dragging with the mouse also happens in Metro apps, like the Bing apps for News and Health, etc. Overall, I'm happy with the performance of the system now that I isolated the mouse issue as the cause. My initial concern was that the CPU/GPU was not powerful enough, but...
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    Disappointing performance with Acer Aspire XC-603 (Celeron J1900)

    Update on the virtualization issue: I changed the BIOS setting for Boot CSM (the UEFI Compatibility Support Module) from 'Never' to 'Always', and when Windows started it redetected some of the hardware components. Then I checked in HWiNFO64 and Intel VMX/VT-x was enabled. Strange. So then I...
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    Disappointing performance with Acer Aspire XC-603 (Celeron J1900)

    New issue discovered: Hardware virtualization can't be enabled successfully, even though the Celeron J1900 fully supports it. The BIOS does have a setting to supposedly enable the hardware virtualization capability, but it doesn't work. When I go into VirtualBox, the 'Acceleration' tab is...
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    Disappointing performance with Acer Aspire XC-603 (Celeron J1900)

    Some further information: the CPU doesn't getting maxed out while the scrolling jerkiness is happening. Watching the activity of all 4 cores, they have plenty of capacity not being used while the problem is encountered. Furthermore, I tried switching to software rendering in IE 11 and this made...
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    Disappointing performance with Acer Aspire XC-603 (Celeron J1900)

    Hi All, Yesterday I received a new small form factor desktop (Acer Aspire XC-603) to use as a tertiary PC, maybe as an HTPC or for other general miscellaneous use. I must say, though, that the performance is somewhat underwhelming, and actually a bit disappointing to be honest. I'd read...
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    Half height mini PCI-E SSD

    Good suggestion, I'll do that if necessary. For at least the first few months I'll just use the system with what it's got. I'll keep an eye out for an SSD suitable for that slot, in case anything is ever made available. It'll be much neater and tidier if I can keep everything internal especially...
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    Half height mini PCI-E SSD

    I haven't decided yet. One option would be to install an SSD on the mini pci-e for the OS and leave a large capacity mechanical drive attached to the SATA controller for storing large media files.
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    Half height mini PCI-E SSD

    The Acer Aspire XC-603 is a desktop PC that I'll be receiving later this week. Since the only expansion option it has is that single Mini PCI-E slot, I thought I might as well find something to put in it. At some point I'll likely also replace the main HDD that comes with the system with an SSD...
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    Half height mini PCI-E SSD

    From what I've read, M.2 SSDs rely on the existing controller. But the SATA controller in that system only supports 2 ports (both of which are already in use). Therefore, it's necessary to use a mini PCI-E SSD that has its own controller onboard.
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    Half height mini PCI-E SSD

    Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations for a half height mini pci-e SSD? I believe that's the form factor I'll need to make use of the Mini PCI-E slot on an Acer Aspire XC-603.
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    Wi-Fi antennas for desktop PC

    Later this week I'll be getting a small form factor Acer Aspire XC-603 desktop PC. The only thing it has for expansion is a single Mini PCI-E slot. So I'm thinking I might as well use that slot to add a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Mini PCI-E card. These are easy enough to find. But what seems to be...
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    Passive cooler for socket FC-BGA 1170

    Understood, thanks Blue Fox.
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    Passive cooler for socket FC-BGA 1170

    Are you sure it works with socket 1170? It doesn't say so in the specs. Also, it looks like it might be a tight fit, or even a bit too tall, at 82mm. The Acer case is only 100mm wide in total. The motherboards that passively cool this CPU have much smaller passive heatsinks. The CPU has a TDP...
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    Passive cooler for socket FC-BGA 1170

    Does anyone know of any aftermarket coolers for socket FC-BGA 1170 ? I've recently ordered a low-end desktop PC (Acer Aspire XC-603) and I've found a picture someone posted of the inside: http://s291.photobucket.com/user/jrwakeman/media/Ebay/20140515_170407.jpg.html Some motherboards that...
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    Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 won't power up sometimes

    Some further updates: The WEI score for Graphics actually changes between 4.3 and 4.4 depending on whether I have my desktop displayed on just a single monitor, or extended to a second monitor. The USB drivers have a setup program that appears to install all needed components at once -- it...
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