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Zotac Launches Nvidia Jetson-Orin ARM Processor Based Embedded Mini-PCs
Zotac has announced new mini-PCs for the embedded market based around Nvidia’s Jetson-Orin ARM architecture. The four passively cooled PCs feature Jetson Nano, Orin Nano, or Orin NX architectures. The smallest Jetson Nano based ZBOX PRO JETSONE-N4 features 128 Maxwell based CUDA cores. The largest ZBOX PRO JETSONE-OX16 features a 1024 Ampere CUDA cores. …
ETA Prime Tests Pocket AI RTX A500 Mini External GPU
ETA Prime has tested the ADLINK Pocket AI RTX A500 Mini External GPU. Intended more for AI acceleration, the pocket eGPU still puts up some good gaming numbers. Forza 5 at 1080P / Medium settings was over 60FPS, though ETA Prime found it not to be a huge jump over the latest and greatest …
SFF RETRO: Commander X16 Official 4.5L Case Up For Pre-Order; Supports Modern MATX and ITX Motherboards
The official Commander X16 case by Lazer3D is up for pre-orders. Coming in at 4.5L, the X16-P supports not only the official Commander X16 motherboard with a bespoke rear panel, but also any ITX or MATX boards on the market today. Height is limited to 40mm for CPU coolers, and there is no space …
AVerMedia Launches Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 4K/60 External Capture Card; Has 4K/144 Pass Through and VRR Support
For SFF users, internal capture cards are often not an option. AVerMedia has launched their Live Gamer 2.1 external capture card. It features HDMI 2.1 support with up to 4K/60 recording capabilities. Additionally, it supports up to 4K/144 pass through, though 1080P gamers can pass through up to 1080P/240. VRR support is included in …
Intel 14th Gen Review Roundup
Let me save you a lot of time: The only interesting CPU here is the 14700K. It has a good boost above the 13700K in production workloads thanks to having 4 additional e-cores, but now uses more power. Depending on if your motherboard enforces or removes power limits, the 14900K has either a margin …
Intel Announces 14th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs; Not Much for SFF Enthusiasts
Intel has announced their 14th gen CPUs. There isn’t a ton to cover on this so I’m going to break it down into bullet points to save everyone time. – Max CPU Turbo Frequency is up slightly 6GHz on the i9 5.6GH on the i7 5.3GHz on the i5 – There are no changes …
TechTaxi Shows RTX 4080 Modded to Two Slot 269mm Long Cooler
Credit to Mark Tyson of Tom’s Hardware for spotting this. Reddit user TechTaxi has created his own SFF version of the RTX 4080 by using a Gainward RTX 4070 cooler with some modifications. The results is a 2-Slot 269mm long cooler that lost no performance compared to the monstrous stock cooler. The short and …
Makerunit Builds 8.1L 3D Printed Case
Makerunit has designed an 8.1L 3D Printed SFF PC case. The case, made from six 3D printed panels, supports and ITX motherboard, 190mm long GPU, and SFX PSU. The design features an honeycomb ventilation pattern on all panels, and is available on Printables. Check out the build video below.