I need a small, reliable PC to go into a public kiosk.
I'm trying to decide between an LGA 1151 system with a small form factor ATX compliant PSU or a "mobile computing solution" with a BGA CPU and a power brick.
I have worked in a computer repair shop, and failed BGA joints seem pretty common in my experience (thanks RoHS). I don't think I've ever seen a socket CPU fail without obvious abuse.
I know mobile computers use less power and generate less heat which would be good for a poorly ventilated kiosk environment, but I'm not sure that will translate into a longer service life compared to a traditional SFF desktop design with a CPU socket.
Would you choose BGA over socket CPUs for this application?
Here's my preliminary build plan for the LGA 1151 system:
CPU: Intel Celeron G3900 or G3920 (Celerons work fine for our current needs, but I may ask for an i3 to get some headroom for the future. Thoughts?)
Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i or Silverstone AR05
Mobo: Asus H170I-PRO/CSM
RAM: Cruicial DDR4 4GB
SSD: Cheap TLC 120GB until 3D NAND becomes cheaper. Adata, Kingston, OCZ, PNY, or Sandisk.
RS-232: StarTech COM to DE-9 serial adapter.
PSU: Silverstone ST30SF
Case: Silverstone ML05
Alternate Case/PSU:
iStarUSA S-21 (This would likely need a case fan)
SeaSonic SS-250SU
I'm trying to decide between an LGA 1151 system with a small form factor ATX compliant PSU or a "mobile computing solution" with a BGA CPU and a power brick.
I have worked in a computer repair shop, and failed BGA joints seem pretty common in my experience (thanks RoHS). I don't think I've ever seen a socket CPU fail without obvious abuse.
I know mobile computers use less power and generate less heat which would be good for a poorly ventilated kiosk environment, but I'm not sure that will translate into a longer service life compared to a traditional SFF desktop design with a CPU socket.
Would you choose BGA over socket CPUs for this application?
Here's my preliminary build plan for the LGA 1151 system:
CPU: Intel Celeron G3900 or G3920 (Celerons work fine for our current needs, but I may ask for an i3 to get some headroom for the future. Thoughts?)
Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i or Silverstone AR05
Mobo: Asus H170I-PRO/CSM
RAM: Cruicial DDR4 4GB
SSD: Cheap TLC 120GB until 3D NAND becomes cheaper. Adata, Kingston, OCZ, PNY, or Sandisk.
RS-232: StarTech COM to DE-9 serial adapter.
PSU: Silverstone ST30SF
Case: Silverstone ML05
Alternate Case/PSU:
iStarUSA S-21 (This would likely need a case fan)
SeaSonic SS-250SU
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