Possible sff build to run a touchscreen check in system

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming, Photoshop (or other intensive programs), Web browsing, strictly HTPC/Playback, etc. Machine will run a web based kiosk Check in system from http://www.checkinsystemsinc.com/medicalcheckin.php

2. Will you be overclocking? (If so, are you looking to watercool?) no

3. What's your budget? Unknown at this time. $500-600 seems a reasonable amount.

4. Where do you live? Beckley WV, 25801. All purchases should be web based

5. What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, Case, SSD, Motherboard, Power supply *Unknown if there is specialized sff cabling needed.

6. If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Touchscreen using VGA, external kb/mouse for setup

7. What specific features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Thunderbolt? Crossfire or SLI support? How many USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s? etc. Hardware: VGA to run the touchscreen, OS windows 7,8,10

8. What resolution output do you need? 1080p

9. Does this system need to fit into a particular space and do you need an optical drive? Mountable case would be nice but not required, no optical drive needed.

10. How comfortable are you with custom case design/modification and electrical wiring? I'm comfortable doing mild mods if absolutely required. Would rather go up in size a step instead though.

11. How important is the noise/silence of this system? Would prefer to stay with passively cooled if possible. Good possibility of this system having reduced airflow however.

12. How mobile does this system need to be? Stationary

13. Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? No.

14. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Unknown, this is research into the viability of a sff design instead of a mini-itx tower or the like.

If it is just a web client then I would look for something like a Raspberry Pi running Linux. There are several guides out there for setting something like that up.

Your biggest hardware problems could be vandals (if in a public place) and overheating if you place it where it can be subjected to direct sunlight.

It runs a little web server, and a web page in kiosk mode. The clients come in, type in name/appt time/etc. on the far end ~8 folks have a list of clients in the waiting room. They ack the message, call the client over, take their info, and shuttle them off to whatever they need to have happen. Occasionally there are reports run on time client puts in name vs when they were called over, # of clients entered, yadda yadda.

Unfortunately only runs in win 7,8,10.

You'd probably just be better-off with a prebuilt Atom system. If it's a simple web interface, that should be plenty of horsepower.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071WBN8Q2/ref=sspa_dk_detail_6?psc=1

You really can't build a system that small anyway, even if you go MiniITX. And if you go regular desktop processors (35w or more), getting a passive-cooled ITX case will cost you a couple hundred dollars (and be ugly as hell thanks to all the fins).

That storage space should be enough for Windows 10.

This seems almost idea for pre-built sff thin client hardware if the task is light enough on the processor, memory, and storage. And this can be mounted as many thin clients are designed to be mounted.

Not to be a heretic but I've deployed systems like this before and I recommend you buy an inexpensive Dell AIO touch PC.

The price really won't be more that a device + separate touch display and the form factor will be much easier to manage.

Roscowgo said:

It runs a little web server, and a web page in kiosk mode. The clients come in, type in name/appt time/etc. on the far end ~8 folks have a list of clients in the waiting room.

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Ah. Hospital patients to type on a touch screen? Then I think that you should scrap the idea.

I have personally only had bad experiences with attempting to get people from the public typing on a touch screen. There have either been long lines or most people have ignored the system altogether. Remember, the first iPhone is only ten years old and you are catering for the elderly as well as people who could be sick or with disabilities, right? Many of them will need to be greeted by a real human.
I would suggest that if every client needs to have an appointment then that they would be called and met by a nurse at the appointment time right before it is time, and brought to another waiting room (or personal dressing room for getting into hospital robes). Each client will need to be manually tracked by another system at every step in the hospital anyway to make sure that it is the right patient that is being examined/treated for the right thing.

Atom/Celeron/Pentium-based NUC or similar. E.g., NUC6CAYH, but there are several options available from various manufacturers. None are super cheap for what they are but they'll still easily fit in your budget.