Items tagged with Small Form Factor PC
I'm about to make some enemies, but I firmly believe console-sized gaming PCs like the Alienware X51 and Falcon Northwest Tiki are poised to assimilate their behemoth desktop competitors, zap them with shrink rays, and usher in powerful 4K gaming in diminutive mini-ITX packages. We're not quite there, but today Alienware has abducted the former incarnation of its X51 PC and replaced it with a revised system that represents one confident leap in that direction. When last the Alienware X51 descended upon HotHardware, it was clearly designed to take on game consoles like the Xbox 360, right down to its massive external power brick. And the X51 inspired nearly all the compact PCs you see...
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iBUYPOWER is making it easier for gamers to push their system to the limits, thanks to a new liquid cooled version of the company's LAN Warrior II. This small form factor PC is not only smaller than most desktops, but it also offers plenty of power with support for up to two ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics cards and 12GB of DDR3 memory. The Liquid Cooled LAN Warrior II is available with AMD socket AM3, Intel Core i3/i5/i7 LGA 1156, and Core i7 LGA 1366 layouts starting at $749. iBUYPOWER Updates LAN Warrior II Small Form Factor PCs with Liquid Cooling Compact Liquid Cooled LAN Warrior II Features a full Intel X58 setup with up to 4-way Crossfire or SLI in a portable mATX layout. El Monte, CA –...
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In early January, back from our roadtrip to Vegas with CES show buzz and bewilderment still fresh in our minds, we brought you an interview with Drew Henry, General Manager of NVIDIA's MCP products. Drew gave us a first-hand glimpse at a new small form factor PC platform that NVIDIA was developing based on their recently released GeForce 9400M chipset with integrated graphics. In this new era of HTPCs, netbooks, nettops and all things tiny in general, NVIDIA's Ion reference platform for the Intel Atom processor offers the promise of an ultra low-profile, low power device that quite literally fits in the palm of your hand, and thus could be easily tucked away in various small...
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MSI has just announced a brand new ultra small form factor PC, dubbed the Titan 700. The tiny machine features a 2.0GHz VIA C7 processor, a mini-ITX motherboard, and a compact case with a volume of only 3.1L. The motherboard's CN700 norhtbridge sports a VIA Graphics (S3) UniChrome Pro IGP, and other features include a slim optical drive, and AC'97 audio. The unit's 60W PSU hints at the Titan 700's miniscule power requirements. The full press release with pics and complete specifications are available below... The perfect combination of Size and Performance Energy Saving compact 3.1L Mini-ITX Full System Taipei, Taiwan – MSI, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of motherboards,...
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When Shuttle first thrust small form factor systems upon the Do-It-Yourself crowd in 2001, they were deemed niche products that wouldn't likely appeal to the masses, due to inherent expandability deficiencies and limited feature-sets relative to full-sized desktop systems. Over the last half decade though, interest in small form factor systems has steadily increased, and the mini-machines have evolved into something far more appealing than many users had ever expected. Modern small form factor machines now have feature-sets that rival many full-sized desktop systems, and expandability is only limited by what can be physically crammed into the enclosure. Shuttle in particular has...
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In what seems to be an ever expanding market, we've got yet another look at a new Small Form Factor system on HotHardware. This time the system comes to us by way of Foxconn. The same company that's been putting their stamp on motherboards and other OEM hardware since 1991. Following their recent successful foray into the retail market with their own branded motherboards, Foxconn has a new offering pulling together their motherboard architecture skills with their flair for PC enclosures. The results, as you will see, appear to be right on target. Foxconn's initial entry is called the e-bot, which arrived on our doorstop in a bright orange and blue box, similar to...
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Good afternoon folks! BW here, stopping by to let you all know that we've just posted a review of EPoX's eX5-320S small form factor PC. This mini-system is powered by the Intel i865 chipset for the Pentium 4, and sports some useful features not found on competing products. It even includes a remote control! Click here and check it out!...
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The CF-S868 Small Form Factor PC Shuttle's Got Some Competition... By, Marco Chiappetta August 28, 2002 After laying your eyes on any of Shuttle's initial small form factor mini systems, you can't help but want one. Their compact, aluminum design and high level of integration make them suitable for a multitude of tasks. They're also just plain cool to look at! There was one notable feature missing from their first few SFF systems though, an AGP slot. Well, the product we'll be looking at today solves that problem. The CF-868 "e-cube", also sold under the name "Thunderbolt", is a small form factor PC for the Pentium 4 with an AGP slot! This...
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