Recent content by AlexTSG

Some good news for those looking for smaller GeForce 40-series cards for our SFF builds! ASUS announced ProArt branded GPUs at NAB 2023. These are relatively compact (300mm and 2.5 slot), quiet (44dB under load), and free of RGB. More info here: ProArt GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Ti graphics...

Sadly it's been sitting in it's box untouched for the last 2 weeks. I wanted to film the unboxing, and post a video of the initial CPU, memory, and SSD installation as well as a few benchmarks. Unfortunately, I'm a bit snowed under with the video editing work I do that actually pays the bills...

It's arrived! Under 2 weeks from Hong Kong to Johannesburg, South Africa including customs clearance isn't bad. Unfortunately I was working from home today, so I just received a photo of the package from one of my colleagues. I'll be collecting it from the office tomorrow, but won't have a...

Whenever I hear Placebo I'm reminded of "Every You Every Me" from Cruel Intentions. In fact, I like most of that soundtrack.

We watched the rest of Stranger Things Season 4 this weekend, and this has to have been one of my favorite scenes from the show. and no, it's not Kate Bush!

and just a day after posting this, I get a notification that a 3.4kg package has arrived at my Aramex Hong Kong forwarding address. I must say that Minisforum Support has been excellent, responding to most of my emails in under an hour if they were sent during Hong Kong working hours. They've...

Another day, another delay. The shipping date was initially Mid-June, which was then changed to End-June. I see it's now been changed to July 25th. I hope the date doesn't slip again.

I think you'll need a 7.4 x 5mm DC jack on the power brick. Maybe @DASBOOT can confirm the dimensions though.

I agree. While this meets my somewhat niche requirements, I don't think it's a good fit for most people. I think it would have been more useful if it was fully enclosed, just with a simple steel mesh surround for the PSU and GPU, to give it a more complete SFF PC look. Unless you need the...

Another image update from the product page. You can see they've added the extra parts for the PSU support. There's a short power cable extension with a 90 degree connector included too, so the power cable will be connected to the front. I think having the power connector redirected to the...

Absolutely love this! I've used an eGPU for many years on my Lenovo Carbon X1, and the smallest one I could find at the time was the Sonnet Breakaway Puck RX570. That uses a very expensive MXM board which makes it difficult and expensive to upgrade. It also can't run off a power bank like this...

This sounds like a job for Noctua! Custom cooled tent mod...

Just had a look at the Minisforum website again, and it looks like they've updated some of the photos. There's now a platform for the power supply that's connected to the rear of the dock. Hopefully they're still on track to ship in the next couple of weeks.

You can see if there's anything that interests you here on Printables 3D models database | Printables.com It's run by Prusa, but they setup the site for everyone to use regardless of the brand of 3D printer they have. There are even some SFF cases, and mods available if you search for "SFF"

Yes, if you don't have need for USB-A 3.1 ports, then you can get an adapter like this one to convert the header to USB C.