Articles by confusis

 

Lian Li + DANCase’s B4 Hitting the Market

The surprisingly affordable Lian Li DAN-A3 is being joined in the market segment by another DANCase-assisted design, the B4. With, at a glance...
 

Steam Machine With SteamOS Geekbench Results Make an Appearance

Either someone forgot to turn off their internet connection, or VALVE's NDA isn't as strict as most - Steam Machine Geekbench results have again...
 

More Pins Incoming – Intel’s Upcoming LGA1954 and Z990 Chipset Pictured

Purported to hit the market later this year, Intel's incoming Nova Lake architecture has seen the first signs of life - photos of the socket and...
 

Apeer2 Shows Off Monitor Stand ITX Case at Computex 2026

Although it measures well above the SFF size limit, this 28.3 litre chassis from 'Apeer2' integrates a VESA monitor mount, so we'll give it the...
 

VALVE to Discontinue Physical Steam Gift Cards

Physical Steam gift cards, loved by generous gifting grandparents and scumbag scammers alike (and unfortunately, often in unintended...
 

GPD’s MicroPC 2 Now Powered by Intel’s Core 3 N350

GPD's MicroPC, one of the better options if you're looking for a pre-built cyberdeck-esque device, has now been upgraded, with help from an Intel...
 

DeepCool Updates Their AN600 Top-Down Cooler With a Vapour Chamber

Spotted by TechPowerup at Computex, it seems that DeepCool has tweaked their 67mm-tall AN600 cooler to add a vapour chamber. Assuming the cooler...
 

Noctua Shows New SFF-Oriented AM5 Cooler at Computex

At 70mm in height, a new prototype cooler for AMD's AM5 platform was on display at Noctua's booth at Computex. Spotted by TechPowerup, the cooler...
 

Microsoft Announces the Spark Dev Box – An Oddly Shaped Spark Machine

With NVIDIA's RTX Spark ecosystem being launched recently, and Microsoft releasing Surface variants powered with said, Microsoft has announced the...
 

[PRESS RELEASE] ECS to Showcase AI-ready Computing Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026

NOTE: This is a press release. It presented exactly as the company released it with no editing by SFF.N. The photos and videos are in the same...
 

Retro? Launch from Links – the LN5095W Fanless Mini PC

VGA? Celeron? What is this, 2006? Links International has launched the LN5095W, a fanless mini PC that at first glance seems like a time...
 

ACEMAGIC Launches the G3A Mini PC ‘AI Workstation’

Coming in at 212 x 190 x 86 millimetres (3.46 Litres), ACEMAGIC's G3A is a tiny 'AI' workstation PC. The unit features Intel LGA1700 for Intel...
 

Creative Launches the Sound Blaster AE-X PCIe Sound Card

Got a spare PCIe slot in your SFF rig and want to go for that extra ounce of hardware density? Creative has launched a new member in their...
 

AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo SFF System Has a US$3,999 Price Point

It's a cool looking unit, but boy will it cost you. The AI 'tax' is in full effect, with AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI Halo coming in at an eye-watering...
 

ASUS Announces the ROG NUC 16

ASUS, under their Republic of Gamers sub brand, have announced a new member of the NUC family - the ROG NUC 16. This gaming orientated NUC is...