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SFF.Network Geer Seekers Tests XDO Pantera Pico PC

Geer Seekers has taken a close look at the X.D.O. Pantera Pico PC in their latest video. For those that don't know, X.D.O. is attempting to make the smallest full featured X86 pico PC. It sports...

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SFF.Network Retro Relook: Phil’s Computer Lab Tackles Thin Client Retro PC Gaming!

I admit, I'm a sucker for retro PC gaming. I have 11 retro machines, but I pale in comparison to Phil who's lab is just bristling with glorious retro awesomeness. BEHOLD THE 1980S and 1990S! Dawn...

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SFF.Network iBUYPOWER Enters SFF Case Market With Hyte Revolt 3 Case

iBUYPOWER, a company more known for prebuilt gaming PCs, has decided to sell their HYTE Revolt 3 ITX case separately. Coming in both white and black, and supporting features like a handle and...

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SFF.Network DeepCool Releases Compact Top Down ARGB Coolers

Coming in at 71mm in height and 136mm in width, DeepCool is launching a new ARGB top-down cooler. The cooler includes a 136mm x 27mm fan that spins to between 500 and 1800 RPM. Addressable RGB...

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SFF.Network TLDR News – August 31, 2021

Life is short and you don't have time to read the whole article. So here is the TLDR of various stories I've compiled throughou......JUST GO ALREADY! The tech heist of the century has occurred...

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SFF.Network Tom’s Hardware Reviews Cooler Master G200P SFF CPU Cooler

Tom's Hardware has taken a detailed look at the Cooler master G200P SFF CPU cooler. Coming in at only 39.4mm in height, and sporting a 92mm RGB fan, the cooler takes aim at the ultra low profile...

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SFF.Network Asus Posts Windows 11 Motherboard Compatibility Website

Asus has posted a website listing Windows 11 compatibility of their motherboards. The list stretches all the way back to the Intel 100 series of the Skylake era, which launched in August of 2016...

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SFF.Network Review Roundup: MSI Spatium M480 and M470 NVME M.2 Gen4 SSD

Reviews have dropped for the PCIe Gen4 MSI Spatium M480 and M470 M.2 SSDs, and reviewers have given it their endorsement. The drives features Phison E18 and E16 controllers respectively, and are...

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SFF.Network TLDR NEWS: When You Don’t Have Time to Read It…

Welcome to TLDR News. Here I'm going to pick a few stories from around the computing world that might impact my fellow SFF users, and just write the TLDR for them. The original story link is next...

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SFF.Network G.Skill Launches Z5i Small Form Factor Case

G.Skill has entered the Small(ish) Form Factor ITX case market with the Z5i. The vertically designed Z5i supports a 280mm radiator/AIO, 70mm tall CPU cooler, ITX motherboard, PCIe 3.0 riser, 3...

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SFF.Network RTX 3080 and 3090 Blower Fan Cards Return But Only In China

RTX 3000 series blower style cards quietly disappeared several months ago. Galax is bringing them back but only for the Chinese market in the form of a RTX 3080 and 3090. Videocardz has posted a...

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SFF.Network Rumor: AM5 Leak Shows Possible AM4 Cooler Compatibility

File this in the rumor category. Tech Powerup has reported that agrams have leaked showing potential cross compatibility between AM4 and AM5 for CPU coolers. The leak was via tech Twitter account...

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SFF.Network Digital Foundry Interviews Intel About ARC Alchemist Graphics

More graphics cards are coming and it's not from AMD or Nvidia. Intel is planning to enter the dedicated GPU market with their new Alchemist GPU. Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter and Alex...

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SFF.Network Review Roundup: Phanteks T30-120 Fan

Reviews have dropped for Phanteks T30-120 fan with very positive results. Phanteks has clearly taken a shot directly at Noctua, but also put their own flare on the 120mm fan segment. A quick...

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SFF.Network Zotac Releases Fanless ZBOX SFF PC

Zotac has posted a product page for their latest 1.79L mini-pc; the ZBOX CI621 / CI625 / CI645 / CI665 Nano. Powered by the Intel 11th generation mobile processors, and sporting up to 4 cores with...

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SFF.Network Retro Relook: Macintosh Edition!

It's the weekend, so news will be light. Time to take a trip back in time and look at some retro small form factor PCs with a Retro Relook. This week is focused on Apple and some vintage SFF...

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SFF.Network Maxtang PC Shows Fanless SFF PC: GXTL-50

Maxtang PC, a China based PC manufacture, has released the specs for their upcoming fanless SFF PC according the FanlessTech twitter account. According to Maxtang's website, the fanless mini-pc...

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SFF.Network Noctua Offering Free LGA1700 Upgrades Except For NH-L9i

Noctua has announced that it will be offering free upgrade kits for the upcoming Intel LGA1700 socket. However, the NH-L9i will not be compatible with these kits due to hardware incompatibilities...

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SFF.Network Silverstone Reveals Vital 4 NUC Element H Chassis

We're late to the party on this but Silverstone is introducing its take on the NUC element chassis called the Vital 4. Featuring a unique fold out design, the Vital 4 supports up to 321mm long...

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SFF.Network Colorful Launches Two B560 ITX Motherboards

China based manufacturer Colorful has launched two B560 ITX Motherboards that compliment the styling of their recently announced ITX 3060 GPU. The boards are the CVN B560I Gaming Pro V20 and the...

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SFF.Network Review Roundup: be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2

The be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 reviews have dropped today and they are mostly positive. The C-style cooler was praised for VRM cooling, noise levels, and stylish looks. However, it was criticized...

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