Cherry ITX PC noise, fan speed and temperature show-off
1,893 views · Published 17 January 2014 · 1:43 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: darkultra · 2014 · Science & Technology
This is a Mini-ITX PC I built for my mum. It will replaced a Shuttle XPC with a Pentium D and 1GB memory. My goal was to make it very pretty, and very high quality. That is, a solid feel, competely quiet and fast. Like an Apple product or a Microsoft Surface RT. There are so many cheap and low quality PCs out there. So I spent months scouring the internet for a good quality Mini-ITX case. It has an Intel Core i7 3770T and 8GB memory. I use Asus Fan Xpert so control the fans. I have a few websites with flash and a Youtube video playing to simulate mums use pattern, and the fans run at inaudible levels. It is just too bad that Asus AI Suite II also installs a gazillion startup programs, which slows down boot, and does not use Direct2D, which makes the UI kinda slow. Here is the list of the bloat and startup programs Asus AI Suite brings with it: AsRoutineController.exe, AsSysCtrlService.exe, AlertHelper.exe, U3BoostSvr64.exe, PowerControlHelp.exe, EzUpdt.exe, EPUHelp.exe, TurboVHelp.exe, aaHMSvc.exe, AsusFanControlService.exe, AI Suite II.exe and atkexComSvc.exe I guess the AsusFanControlService.exe is truly needed to control the fans, so that one is just fine. The AI Suite II.exe is the program itself, but is not really needed to run all the time unless you want a quick access from the notification area. I highly recommend a fan control system like Asus Fan Xpert. We'll see how this works after a few months of use, the dust and the inevitable software updates adds features and bloat. Build log: http://jooh.no/index.php/2013/06/03/building-cherry/ Original 1080p 59fps video: http://jooh.no/root/clips/Cherry_ITX_PC_noise_fan_speed_and_temperature_show-off_1080p_59fps_2ch_32mb.mp4
