x64 Single board computer

[hardtofindinthefuture]

I like the whole idea of the raspberry pi, but i want something that can run windows, What is the best option out there?

[butler1233]

For anything like that price point, nothing. I've used some of the GigaByte BRIX and MSI Cubi Series which have worked well for me in the past.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What do you want to do? Do you need pins for things like buttons and leds(gpio).

 

The Pi can also run windows.

[hardtofindinthefuture]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you need pins for things like buttons and leds(gpio).

no, my situation/need is kinda dumb. because the raspberry pi runs off USB power, i can make a small little desktop and take it everywhere while being powered off a battery pack. 

 

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

The Pi can also run windows.

How!?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

no, my situation/need is kinda dumb. because the raspberry pi runs off USB power, i can make a small little desktop and take it everywhere while being powered off a battery pack. 

 

How about a laptop? that seems perfect here. Built in battery screen and keyboard.

 

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

How!?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55029

 

Not the full os, but its the windows nt kernel.

[hardtofindinthefuture]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

How about a laptop?

nah

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Not the full os, but its the windows nt kernel.

can it run steam?

[CrippledROBOT]

18 minutes ago, v0nn_toaster said:

I like the whole idea of the raspberry pi, but i want something that can run windows, What is the best option out there?

If it needs to be powered with a battery (and you aren't up for designing a battery + circuit yourself) you're out of luck -- unless you're willing to shell out around 10k or more for a design team that is... 

 

HOWEVER, if you're OK with using power directly from the wall, you could build a system around something supplied by BCM Advanced Research or Axiomtek. They design and manufacture motherboards that may fit exactly what you're looking for!

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, v0nn_toaster said:

nah

can it run steam?

can't run steam on a pi. And why would you, its too slow to be usefull.

 

What do you want to do on this pc?

 

[hardtofindinthefuture]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

can't run steam on a pi. And why would you, its too slow to be usefull.

 

What do you want to do on this pc?

 

netbook things

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

netbook things

so get a laptop. Thats a much better solution.

 

Otherwise a nuc like pc.

[hardtofindinthefuture]

5 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

so get a laptop.

i already have a laptop

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, v0nn_toaster said:

i already have a laptop

then what will this do that a laptop can't do?

[hardtofindinthefuture]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

then what will this do that a laptop can't do?

be powered off microUSB

[karn_evil]

One of the UPboards are probably the closest you will find to meet your requirements, but they are much more expensive than a Pi and use barrel plugs for power as they need more amps than USB can provide. 

[SuperCloneRanger]

there are a couple x86/x64 single board computers, but the only one i know of that uses usb power is the lattepanda.

http://www.lattepanda.com/products/3.html

 

there is also the udoo's but they use a barrel jack power adapter. like the up boards @karn_evil mentioned above.

https://www.udoo.org/udoo-x86/

 

and your not going to be playing modern 3d games on them. you should be able to play older titles and less demanding indie games though. and i definitely recommend 4gb of memory, 2gb just isn't enough to run windows well.

 

also if your willing to consider other options there are windows based hdmi sticks that use usb power.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/compute-stick.html

https://azulletech.com/access-products/

 

[Nocte]

5 hours ago, v0nn_toaster said:

be powered off microUSB

But laptops are powered by portable batteries anyway. Does it really matter what interface is being used to supply the power?