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With the advent of streaming video games online being a core market for computer hardware manufacturers, a new initiative was announced at TwitchCon 2018 to develop smaller form factor PCs to function as the streaming hardware, alleviating some of the workload for large gaming machines. One of the first models was on display at Zotac’s CES Booth, with the MI553B featuring a mobile processor and a built-in capture card. The system doesn’t look too flash if I’m honest, although Zotac said they were going through the stages of the design to make sure it’s sufficiently quiet. But the goal is to make sure the system is out of the way and just works, so it comes pre-loaded with all the relevant software from AVerMedia and...
ASUS GR Series Goes Broadwell i5-5200U: The GR6
At Computex last year ASUS formally announced its mini-PC platform in the shape of the GR8. It was designed to fit within a bookcase on a shelf and act...
25 by Ian Cutress on 4/15/2015Dell CES Hands On
We got a chance to gets some hands on time with the new Dell products yesterday. Likely the biggest announcement was the Dell XPS 13, with what Dell is...
19 by Brett Howse on 1/7/2015Lenovo ThinkStation P300 Workstation Review: Haswell plus Quadro
Individual under-the-desk workstations are an integral part of modern society. Normally a work PC is either thought-limited or throughput-limited, but depending on the type of business and financials of...
57 by Ian Cutress on 11/4/2014IFA 2014 Lenovo Announcements - Android Tablet, Gaming Laptop, Gaming Desktop
The world’s largest PC maker arrived at the IFA trade show in Berlin with quite a few new products. Today Lenovo announced an 8” tablet, a 17” gaming laptop...
27 by Brett Howse on 9/3/2014Alienware Reveals New Area-51 Design
In what has to be one of the most unique designs ever, Alienware announced the revamped Area-51 model which features a triad-designed chassis. True to their name, Alienware has...
36 by Brett Howse on 8/29/2014Lenovo Announces Trio Of Business PCs
Lenovo has added three ThinkCentre desktop PCs to its stable of business devices this week. The three devices span the range of desktops, with the ThinkCentre E63z being an...
19 by Brett Howse on 8/22/2014Intel Q2 2014 Quarterly Earnings Analysis
On July 15, Intel released their Q2 2014 Earnings report for the period ending June 28, 2014. GAAP revenues for the quarter came in at $13.8B which is up almost...
33 by Brett Howse on 7/15/2014ASUS Launches Two SFF ROG Gaming PCs: The G20 PC and the GR8 ‘Console’
Mini-PCs are currently one of the fastest growing desktop market segments, alongside all-in-ones and other small form factor (SFF) variants. While on the full desktop side most of...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014DigitalStorm Slade Pro Workstation PC Review
While system integrators are often best known for their high performance gaming PCs, they can also carve out a niche with customized workstation systems.
52 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/23/2014SilverStone ML04 & ML05 Slim HTPC Cases Review
Silverstone is well-known among technology enthusiasts, and while they offer a great selection of technology-related goods, cases and virtually everything enclosure-related are their specialty. The company offers a very...
39 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/18/2014AVADirect Deluxe Quiet Gaming Desktop PC Review
AVADirect is back at us again with a quiet gaming PC. We know you can get high performance without too much noise; did they get the balance right?
33 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/23/2014Analyzing the Price of Mobility: Desktops vs. Laptops
Computers have been getting faster over the years, and with the increased performance we eventually passed the point where most systems were “fast enough” and the various features and...
110 by Jarred Walton on 9/7/2013Lenovo Announces New ThinkCentre AIOs and Desktops
Lenovo sent out word today that they’ve updated their ThinkCentre offerings, with four new models. The new models feature optional multi-touch screens, improved cable management, and new mounting options...
8 by Jarred Walton on 8/28/2013CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme 5200 Desktop Review
The CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme 5200 system comes with this generation's best and brightest in a shiny new Intel Core i7-4770K and an AMD Radeon HD 7990. So why were...
18 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/22/2013Haswell and GK110 vs. Ivy and GK104: DigitalStorm Virtue System Review
While NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 780 has proven to be a solid update to the venerable 680, Intel's Haswell architecture has left enthusiasts underwhelmed. Can a good GPU and overclock...
70 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/23/2013Computex 2013: ASRock's M8 mini-ITX Gaming PC
After thoroughly enjoying Falcon NW's Tiki system, I was pleased to see ASRock showcase a mini-ITX tower/desktop of its own at Computex: the M8. Inside is an ASRock mini-ITX...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2013AMD Richland Desktop APUs Now Available
We’ve all known for a while that AMD would be releasing desktop Richland SKUs, and there have been a few leaks—including the APUs going up for sale at Newegg...
42 by Jarred Walton on 6/5/2013Intel’s Haswell: Quad-Core Desktop Processor SKUs
Intel’s Haswell is here, or at least the first salvo of quad-core parts has arrived. Just like we saw with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge, Intel will be releasing...
25 by Jarred Walton on 6/1/2013Puget Systems Genesis II Quiet Workstation Review
As a boutique, Puget Systems has been able to produce some of the quietest towers we've ever tested, but can they work their magic with a pair of octal-core Xeons?
18 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/22/2013NVIDIA R319 Series Beta Driver 320.00 Available
NVIDIA's driver numbering can be a bit of a mystery at times, but after the R313 Series that encompasses all version 313.x and 314.x releases, NVIDIA is jumping ahead...
15 by Jarred Walton on 4/23/2013