1155 Motherboard, Case, PSU for $59 in SFF with HDMI, New model in stock

[Vincent]

Everything is already assembled inside the case.

[jalaram]

Originally Posted by Kaido

Even at $89, it's still a pretty good deal.

Does anyone know if this unofficially supports 16 gigs of RAM?

+$13 shipping.

[Vincent]

I set up my RM3-H2 over the past few days. Here are some notes

1) Even if your RAM heatsinks are short, they may still get in the way of a long optical drive
2) I wish there were pre-drilled holes for mounting a 2.5" HD
3) I found the 3.5" drive bay under the optical drive to be more convenient because it does not interfere with the power supply cables
4) Mine came with a CWT 250W power supply
5) My system arrived with a BIOS dated May 2011. I updated the BIOS on mine to the April 2012 A41F1P03 version on the Foxconn RM2-H2 webpage. The BIOS version is in fact dated Nov 2011
6) The same A41F1P03 BIOS also appears on the Foxconn H67S webpage
7) The Foxconn H67S webpage has a BIOS C33F1P01 that says it is for Ivy Bridge support
8) I flashed the MEBIOS version of the H67S C33F1P01 BIOS to my H61SP motherboard and it is still working. YMMV
9) This new BIOS has more detailed fan options and a different menu structure
10) Installing the Realtek LAN driver from the included CDROM onto a Win7 x64 SP1 system caused a BSOD
11) The downloaded driver from the Foxconn webpage installed successfully
12) With the May 2011 BIOS the system would not shut down successfully--the PSU fan continued running, but this is no longer an issue with the latest BIOS
13) I flashed the BIOS via DOS
14) It is necessary to disable Intel ME via a motherboard jumper to flash the BIOS

Overall I am pleased with this system. I'm using a Celeron G550 now, but I also ordered an RM3-H2 in which I will install an i3-3225. So I am glad that the BIOS provides Ivy Bridge support.

[Zap]

Great notes!

I was considering, but I already have too many computers.

[thestrangebrew1]

Originally Posted by Vincent

I set up my RM3-H2 over the past few days. Here are some notes

1) Even if your RAM heatsinks are short, they may still get in the way of a long optical drive
2) I wish there were pre-drilled holes for mounting a 2.5" HD
3) I found the 3.5" drive bay under the optical drive to be more convenient because it does not interfere with the power supply cables
4) Mine came with a CWT 250W power supply
5) My system arrived with a BIOS dated May 2011. I updated the BIOS on mine to the April 2012 A41F1P03 version on the Foxconn RM2-H2 webpage. The BIOS version is in fact dated Nov 2011
6) The same A41F1P03 BIOS also appears on the Foxconn H67S webpage
7) The Foxconn H67S webpage has a BIOS C33F1P01 that says it is for Ivy Bridge support
8) I flashed the MEBIOS version of the H67S C33F1P01 BIOS to my H61SP motherboard and it is still working. YMMV
9) This new BIOS has more detailed fan options and a different menu structure
10) Installing the Realtek LAN driver from the included CDROM onto a Win7 x64 SP1 system caused a BSOD
11) The downloaded driver from the Foxconn webpage installed successfully
12) With the May 2011 BIOS the system would not shut down successfully--the PSU fan continued running, but this is no longer an issue with the latest BIOS
13) I flashed the BIOS via DOS
14) It is necessary to disable Intel ME to flash the BIOS

Overall I am pleased with this system. I'm using a Celeron G550 now, but I also ordered an RM3-H2 in which I will install an i3-3225. So I am glad that the BIOS provides Ivy Bridge support.

Thanks for the quick write up. I'll be looking to this if I have any issues. I have a slightly different model, the R2-H2 I believe. The BIOS has a different date. I think I read somewhere on a review how the LAN drivers are proprietary and the reviewer said to stay away. I think it was on amazon for my particular model. Not sure why it'd be a big deal that they're proprietary.

[VirtualLarry]

Originally Posted by Zap

Great notes!

I was considering, but I already have too many computers.

LOL. You too, eh?

[Kaido]

Originally Posted by Vincent

A third one is on sale for $60 now:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856119065

I got my RM3-H2 yesterday and set it up today. The power supply fan is a little noisy but it should be inaudible inside by TV stand. Mine came with an H61 motherboard instead of the H67 that some people were getting. I wanted to replace the 80mm side fan with a quieter one but the ones I have were too thick.

It's a nice piece of hardware as long as it remains reliable. I'm tempted to pick up another one, although I really wouldn't have much use for it.

This one is back on sale for $69. I did a side-by-side comparison of the RM2-H2 and RM3-H2, they look exactly the same aside from the case, spec-wise.

[thestrangebrew1]

Anyone know if the psu could handle a 6570 gpu? Pretty much the only thing I'll be adding to this barebone is a g850, 4gb ram & a 128gb 830 ssd. might throw in a bdrom as well.

[Vincent]

Mine have 250W CWT DS1250P microATX power supplies. This link

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-R...instream-GPUs/

says that the 6570 consumes a max of 44W. Your CPU has a TDP of 65W. So you have 140W for the rest of your components, although you probably don't want to stress your PSU by running it continuously at its rated wattage.

My guess is that it would be ok, but you'll never know until you try it.