Cheap, passive cooled intel atom/cel/pent microATX, DDR3 for Linux?

[DaveSimmons]

Intel seems to have 20+ different low-power desktop CPUs out right now.

I'm looking for a microATX board with included passively-cooled CPU that:
- Supports Linux (probably Mint Mate)
- Has integrated video with usable Linux drivers (basic desktop use, not gaming)
- Uses desktop DDR3 since I have some lying around

This would be for a music jukebox, I only need USB 2 and a couple of SATA ports.

Any recommendations?

 

[Crono]

This one:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157513

 

[JackTheBear]

Celeron J1900 is Bay Trail. Even though there is more support for Bay Trail than there was a year ago, and it's finally getting better I'm pretty sure Linux and Bay Trail still don't mix well. A lot of manual configuration just to get it mostly kind of working. Sort of.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Are you trying to build a completely passive system, or just a relatively quiet one?

If the latter, I'd just get a normal desktop mobo, a "big core" Celeron, underclock it a bit and put on a big honkin' heat sink with the fan turned down. Or take the fan off the HS and just use a rear case fan with a little duct work. (A 3D printer is a solution looking for a problem.)

If the former, I think you still want a "big core" CPU for proper Linux support, but will probably be happiest with one of those passively cooled "industrial" NUCs.

 

[DaveSimmons]

A good PSU is silent these days at low loads, so I just liked the idea of a cheap motherboard + CPU combo that's also silent. A big core combo + big cooler would cost twice as much and the fan will need to be replaced eventually.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

A big core combo + big cooler would cost twice as much and the fan will need to be replaced eventually.

Yeah but it's faster and is actually compatible with the OS you want to run.

 

[DaveSimmons]

True, you can't always get what you want

I already have a Raspberry Pi 3b to play with, I'll try that first. If it's not good enough for the jukebox then I'll consider the $150-200 for a big-core combo.