Image Credit – MSI So right now a few of might be saying something like “so what…toasters make toast”. Before you get upset, this news update is not for you. It’s for the people who don’t know the ins and outs of the SFF world yet. One thing I...
Image Credit – ETA Prime ETA Prime has taken a look at the AliExpress sourced G2 Mini Gaming PC. The unit sports a RTX 3050 (Mobile) and Intel Core i7-12700H. The system has a 150 watt power cap, and provided surprisingly good 1080P and 1440P...
Image Credit – Cubeor The Cubeor Vault 2 Mini-ITX Version 1.1 case is now available for order. Coming in at 23.4L, the Vault 2 supports a full 360mm AIO, Mini-ITX motherboards, and up to 3.5 slot GPUs depending on configuration. CPU Cooler...
Image Credit – FSP Guru 3D has taken a look at the FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W PSU with pleasant results. With a length of only 150mm, the ATX 3.0 / PCIe 5.0 unit is likely going to be of interest for the SFF community who want to use ATX PSUs. The...
Image Credit – Gamers Nexus Origin was once one of the most respected custom PC integrators in the world. They went toe to toe with Falcon Northwest, and were renowned for their build quality. Not anymore. Steve from Gamers Nexus, seen above...
Image Credit – Hardware Unboxed Yeah…budget boards are up to $220 these days… Hammer on Box’s Steve, seen above wondering when $220 became “budget” for a motherboard, took a look at eleven B650 motherboards. He tortures them with a Ryzen 9...
Image Credit – Cooler Master Anandtech has reviewed the 1100 watt SFX sized Cooler Master V SFX Platinum 1100 PSU, and have found it wanting. While the power density is impressive, the filtering of the lines leaves “much to be desired”. It...
Image Credit – G-Skill G.SKILL has announced their new Zeta R5 memory series which features the unholy and unspoken combination of overclocking support and ECC support. Designed for use with the Intel Xeon W-2400X and W-3400X CPUs, these...
Image Credit – Corsair Corsair is starting to take pre-orders on wood panels for their decidedly not SFF but still quite popular 5000D series of cases. The design comes in three veneers; Bamboo, Sapele, and Teak. For those that don’t know, a...
Youtube user Peter Brockie has collected a few adapter cards that make use of the M.2 WiFi slot – opening up a few options for those who need more internal expansion, or don’t use WiFi. Some cool products abound, including a 2.5GBe adapter, SFP...
Creative Labs has launched the X5; a new external DAC for $279. Featuring dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs, a balanced headphone amplifier, and customizable DSP EQ functions, the X5 looks like a nice audio upgrade to SFF users on paper. Rear...
Press Release: When an article is marked as such, it is posted verbatim from a Manufacturer’s text, and does not reflect the views or opinions of SFF.Network. EK, the leading liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is announcing the availability of...
Press Release: When an article is marked as such, it is posted verbatim from a Manufacturer’s text, and does not reflect the views or opinions of SFF.Network. BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices...
Press Release: When an article is marked as such, it is posted verbatim from a Manufacturer’s text, and does not reflect the views or opinions of SFF.Network. EK, the premium PC liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is launching the EK-Quantum...
MSI has announced that their Intel chipset based 600 and 700 motherboards will now support 24GB and 48GB memory modules. This will allow for ITX users limited to 2-slots to have up to 96GB of memory. No BIOS update is needed. CLICK HERE for more...
ASRock Industrial announces the 4X4 BOX 7000/D5 Series Mini PCs powered by AMD Ryzen 7000U-Series APUs up to 8 Zen 3+ cores. Featuring maximum dual DDR5 4800 MHz memory up to 64 GB, the 4X4 BOX 7000/D5 Series bring about performance enhancement...
Image Credit – ETA Prime ETA Prime has once again put out a great video about budget SFF PC gaming. In this case, he used a pretty old HP Elite Desk unit which he picked up for a little over $100. He paired it with a used Nvidia RTX A2000 low...
Image Credit – Nvidia Reviews of the Mobile/Laptop variant of the RTX 4080 have begun to pop up. This chip features the same name but vastly different specs than the RTX 4080 desktop variant. That said, Jarrod’s Tech showed that the mobile 4080...
Image Credit – Hardware Unboxed Hardware Unboxed has done something that will no doubt ruffle some feathers at Nvidia; they have compared the RTX 4090 mobile to the RTX 4090 Desktop. Let’s get this out of the way: The RTX MOBILE 4090 is nowhere...
Image Credit – Hardware Haven Hardware Haven, seen above wondering why his mini-pc smells like bacon, has picked up three Ryzen 5 Pro 2400GE powered Lenovo M715Q for $200 and a little change. This APU powered mini-pc packs Vega 11 graphics and...
Image Credit – Gigabyte PCIe 5.0 NVME drives have begun to trickle out and it’s not good news for SFF rigs right now. It would seem that cooling is becoming an absolute necessity for consistent performance. In this instance, Gigabyte has...