The compact 6.7 × 6.7-inch Mini-ITX motherboard form factor has been around for two decades, but while most other types of tech have continued to shrink, most of us are still building PCs in bulky towers with full-size ATX motherboards. Here in 2022, this simply isn’t necessary anymore for most people. As process nodes shrink…
While Intel’s 12th Generation Core ‘Alder Lake’ processors offer serious general-purpose performance with up to 16 cores, they lack one important feature that mobile CPUs offer: a high-performance integrated GPU. In a world where graphics cards tend to cost an arm and a leg, high-performance iGPUs make a lot of sense. The good news is that…
Small form-factor Mini-ITX systems are pretty popular among gamers, but Nvidia’s Ampere architecture is not exactly friendly to compact systems, which is why GPU makers have been reluctant to produce the latest GeForce RTX 30-series boards in the Mini-ITX form-factor. Fortunately, there are exceptions, and MSI’s GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Aero ITX 8G OC LHR is one…
Cougar has introduced the Dust 2 Mini-ITX case, which has been designed with a militaristic aesthetic and given special consideration towards its portability and dust-filtering capabilities (Cougar really highlights the second part in the case’s name). The Dust 2 features three choices of colors (desert sand, iron gray and space silver), which change the appearance…
Gigabyte has prepared a refreshed version of the company’s X570-I Aorus Pro WiFi motherboard. Like the brand’s other X570S motherboards, the X570SI Aorus Pro AX (via VideoCardz) arrives without an active fan that cools the chipset. The X570SI Aorus Pro AX is based on the X570S chipset. Do bear in mind that X570S isn’t a…
MSI has launched a trio of H510 mini-ITX motherboards (via momomo_us) to house Intel’s latest Rocket Lake and Comet Lake processors. While the motherboards are oriented towards business users, they offer the a rich feature set for the average person as well. The H510TI-S01, H510TI-S03 and H510TI-S05 carry the LGA1200 socket and are based on…
In a world where the vast majority of all-in-one and small form-factor PCs rely on proprietary motherboards, the Thin Mini-ITX form-factor is not particularly widespread, making it difficult for PC shops and DIY enthusiasts to build AIO and SFF computers. However, Thin-Mini-ITX motherboards are not going the way of the dodo, and ASRock’s recently announced AM4 X300TM-ITX…
For those looking for the best motherboard for a compact Rocket Lake build, we’ll be diving deep here to examine and test three Mini-ITX motherboards based on Intel’s latest mainstream chipset, Z590. We’ll take a close look at the ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 (~$350), Asus ROG Strix Z590-I Gaming WiFi ($369.99), and the Gigabyte Z590I…
