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Densium 4 V2 Pre-Orders Are Now Open
Image Credit – Densium Densium has opened orders for the Densium 4 V2 and is currently offering them for $40 off retail pricing bringing the price to $119.99. In addition to the sale on the case, Densium is offering 50% off riser cables using coupon code D4V2. Densium has listed the changes in version …
ASRock’s DeskMeet B660 – Fantastic Idea, Interesting Execution
ASRock’s DeskMini series has been a stalwart in the SFF world for some time now, even with the canning of the GTX/RX series (Rest in Peace, MXM graphics cards). Eschewing standard form factors to enable denser computers, the DeskMini has been the basis of many builds and mods in our community forum. But the challenge …
Two Custom PS5 Cases From DIY Perks
Image Credit – DIY Perks DIY Perks has released two videos showing custom cases for the PS5. The first is a stunning wood design that would make LGR proud. The second is a polished copper unit that looks like it would be equally at home in a home theater or in a steam punk …
Linus Tech Tips Reviews the Apple M1 Ultra Mac Studio SFF PC
Image Credit – Linus Tech Tips Anthony from Linus Tech Tips, scene above offering you the red pill or blue pill, has taken a deep dive into the new Apple M1 Ultra. Apple is claiming that this ARM based SFF PC is the fastest computer you can buy for $4,000. In typical Apple fashion, …
Guru3D Test NVME Heatsinks. You Need One…
Image Credit – Guru 3D The SFF community doesn’t like to talk about this but it’s becoming an issue: NVME drives overheat and throttle. Guru3D has just put benchmarks to what we all hate to admit, and it’s eye opening. In their tests, they saw the bare NVME drives cut their speed to one-sixth …
Gamers Nexus Investigates GPU Transient Power Spikes…aka….CRASH!!!
Image Credit – Gamers Nexus Steve from Gamers Nexus, seen above showing the equipment he uses to torture PR departments, has just released an very insightful and necessary look into modern GPU power design and why so many people are having their systems crash. The GN crew tested 40 combinations of hardware and software …
Intel NUC 12 Serpent Canyon with Arc A770M GPU Shows Up on Baidu Forum
Image Credit – Baidu It seems that info about Intel’s 12th Generation NUC has surfaced on the Baidu forum. The Serpent Canyon NUC will be powered by an Intel I7-12700H and Arc A770M mobile GPU. The I7-12700H features 6 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. and is a 45 watt part. The previous NUC …
News is Light: Let’s Watch LGR Look at a Tiny X86 Retro Machine
Image Credit – LGR News is a bit light today so let’s go retro. Clint from LGR, seen above holding one of my dreams in the palm of his hand, took a look at a custom X86 retro mini-pc called the WeeCee PC. It’s a system on module based device that is compatible with …