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RE: The size/volume.The PC hobby/gaming space has an ever worsening x86 power/efficiency problem. It is a problem for SFF because PC parts are only getting more massive and more power hungry and not less. Since Ampere debuted, most SFF cases went from being very-compatible with the 95% of GPUs (that were 2-slot and maybe 300mm)....to suddenly having no compatibility, at all, with the top-end hardware. Heck, my 3070Ti barely fits in my M1. And people building SFF, are probably more likely to be buying that high-end kit than a 4050.So yup...M2 is bigger than M1, and a step smaller than NR200. It is a necessary compromise in order to have hardware compatibility. I'd love to use my FormD T1 again, but until PC hardware gets more power efficient--or x86 is abandoned in favor of ARM--I probably won't, because of heat sinks and part size.
RE: The size/volume.
The PC hobby/gaming space has an ever worsening x86 power/efficiency problem. It is a problem for SFF because PC parts are only getting more massive and more power hungry and not less. Since Ampere debuted, most SFF cases went from being very-compatible with the 95% of GPUs (that were 2-slot and maybe 300mm)....to suddenly having no compatibility, at all, with the top-end hardware. Heck, my 3070Ti barely fits in my M1. And people building SFF, are probably more likely to be buying that high-end kit than a 4050.
So yup...M2 is bigger than M1, and a step smaller than NR200. It is a necessary compromise in order to have hardware compatibility. I'd love to use my FormD T1 again, but until PC hardware gets more power efficient--or x86 is abandoned in favor of ARM--I probably won't, because of heat sinks and part size.
