GIGABYTE GA-C1037UN Intel Dual-core Celeron 1037U (1.8 GHz) Intel NM70 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: installed windows 8.0 64bit in just under 2 minutes 30 seconds. rock solid performance. low power.

Cons: not free

Overall Review: paired with a SSD and 8 gigabytes of Kingston memory windows 8.0 64bit installed in just over 2 minutes. windows 8.1 upgrade was even faster. the almost 1000 updates to windows 8.0 took a little longer. super snappy dual core Celeron. windows feels more snappy and faster then my i7 everything instantaneous. this make a very good mom or pop web browsing computer. i even used it for a wile as HTPC no issues i am updating to the j1900 Celeron motherboard supports DirectX 11 and it has 4 cores even bettor for windows 8 and htpc .we see how that goes but from the reviews its even better

Pros: Mini-itx format. Intel NIC's. Runs very cool, 29c. Able to load pfSense (FreeBSD) and/or OpenBSD and have a firewall + load balancer in 15 minutes. Easy to add an extra NIC for a DMZ or subnet. Under a medium network load of about 5mb/s CPU doesn't get higher than 21%. This board behaves in a more stable manner than the GA-J1900N-D3V for the same purpose.

Cons: Nothing yet.

Pros: Relatively high performance CPU Dual NIC DDR3 (dual channel) support Proper BIOS support for 64-bit OS, including non-Windows Cool and quiet during "normal" load SATA 3 support Solid design

Cons: Active CPU cooling, fan could fail and require replacement

Overall Review: Almost RMA'd mine before realizing it needs a 24 pin ATX + 4 pin CPU connector plug in to start. It is now running FreeBSD 10 and will serve as a combo router/server/PBX system. I was worried about the Realtek NICs but they were stable in BSD during a week-long test run. Can boot up 64-bit FreeBSD properly when UEFI has CSM enabled. The CPU in this board is powerful enough to serve as an Asterisk PBX for a small to medium-size office.

Pros: Low power, cool running, dual Ethernet, takes desktop RAM.

Cons: Still no USB 3.0.

Overall Review: I also have an older version of this motherboard (the one with the Celeron 847). It's pretty much identical with the exception of the more recent CPU. All the same great things apply. Low power consumption, cool operation, enough grunt for a basic workstation, and it's reliable enough for 24x7 operation. The dual ethernet ports make this a great basis for a router. I run Mint Linux on this one, and it's driving a 24" 1920x1200 monitor without any problems. All the hardware was supported. The one fault is that Gigabyte still hasn't bothered to put USB 3.0 on this motherboard, despite upgrading the CPU twice now.

Pros: Got this to be a Linux router for my home network. Fedora 20 works with most of the UEFI stuff. Improved my network performance quite a bit over my old shoebox router. Ended up after three weeks converting this to a home theater system with Windows 7 64-bit and a digital tv card. Solid video performance on hdmi 1080p video. Very low power consumption make this a good system to leave on all the time. All most never a glitch on video streaming.

Cons: Unless you have Windows 8.1 or Fedora 20, the UEFI bios is useless. Just set the bios settings to all of the legacy settings and you will have no problems.

Overall Review: Good low power system. Never had any issue of blue screens or hangs. Nice not to have to mount the cpu and fan. The fan on the cpu is almost completely silent.

Pros: Runs well...easy install of Xubuntu 14.04. Nice to have two Ethernet ports for use as a router/firewall. Low power consumption.

Cons: None really....I read the specs BEFORE I ordered it so I received what I expected to receive.

Overall Review: The next generation will be interesting.

Pros: Fast, compact, price/performance

Cons: none yet

Overall Review: I used this to build a second HTPC for my bedroom. Performance is snappy running windows 7 pro from an SSD. I don't plan to do anything other than run media center and stream video from the web with this machine - and it will do that just fine. Currently viewing on a 720P TV, and video is smooth and stutter-free.

Pros: It works like a beast for a router build for a small user population. The low cost and power use makes this MB a nice choice for a HTPC or Router; at least it did for me.

Cons: Needs some space for the CPU cooling fan.

Overall Review: Fits in the Case I put it in and has been running like a champ 24/7.