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MinisForum has been making some interesting moves in the last few months with their computing platforms, ranging from the DMAF5 based on the Ryzen 3000H-series SoCs to the Ice Lake-based DeskMini X35G. In early August, they reached out to us to pitch their first mini-PC sporting a discrete GPU - the EliteMini H31G. Intrigued by their claims of being able to cram a 65W CPU and a 75W GPU in a chassis measuring approximately 15cm x 15cm x 6cm, we accepted their offer of a review unit to put through our standard mini-PC benchmarking process. The sample arrived last week, but we have a few thoughts to share. The EliteMini H31G is a compact mini-PC smaller than other dGPU-equipped mini-PCs we have reviewed before like...
Razer Blade Gets Core i7-7700HQ, Adds 4K Touchscreen, 1 TB SSD Options
Razer this week introduced an upgraded version of its latest Blade laptop that is now powered by Intel’s quad-core Kaby Lake processor along with DDR4-2400 memory and has 4K...
47 by Anton Shilov on 2/14/2017Palit Announces KalmX: A Passively-Cooled GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics Card
Palit has quietly launched a passively-cooled graphics card based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU. The sizeable board uses a large aluminum heatsink with heat pipes and requires...
24 by Anton Shilov on 2/7/2017NVIDIA Announces Quadro GP100 - Big Pascal Comes to Workstations
Kicking off on this Sunday afternoon is CAD & CAE software developer Dassault Systèmes’ annual trade show, the aptly named SOLIDWORKS World. One of the major yearly gatherings for...
54 by Ryan Smith on 2/5/2017NVIDIA Announces Quadro P4000, P2000, P1000, P600, & P400 - Finishing the Quadro Pascal Refresh
Alongside today’s big announcement of the GP100-powered Quadro GP100, NVIDIA is also announcing a sizable refresh to the rest of the Quadro family today at SOLIDWORKS World. Along with...
21 by Ryan Smith on 2/5/2017Palit Launches GeForce GTX 1070 for Mini-ITX PCs with GALAX and KFA2 Brands
Palit has quietly released a GeForce GTX 1070-based video card for Mini-ITX systems under the GALAX and KFA2 brands. The product uses a unique PCB design and will be...
18 by Anton Shilov on 2/4/2017GALAX Launches Low Profile GeForce GTX 1050 OC and 1050 Ti OC
GALAX has joined the list of manufacturers to offer low-profile video cards based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1050-series GPUs. The boards resemble similar products from other makers and are...
20 by Anton Shilov on 2/2/2017GIGABYTE Extends Aorus to GPUs: A New GeForce GTX 1080
GIGABYTE this week announced its first graphics adapter that belongs to the Aorus line of products - the Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 xtreme edition 8G. The video card features...
12 by Anton Shilov on 2/1/2017ASUS Launches 'Expedition' Line: GeForce GPUs and Motherboards 'Built for Non-Stop Gaming'
ASUS has launched five new GPUs and a B150 motherboard that belong to its Expedition family of products. The Expedition video cards promise to wed durability for sustained long-time...
24 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 2/1/2017The OcUK 8Pack OrionX: X99 + Z270 in a Custom Overclocked $30,000 Desktop PC
Overclockers UK has started to offer its top-of-the-range 8Pack OrionX computer that weds two completely different systems in one box: a multi-core overclocked Intel Core i7-6950X-based high-end desktop and...
42 by Anton Shilov on 1/30/2017MSI Upgrades Its Aegis and Nightblade PCs with Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs
MSI this month upgraded its whole lineup of gaming desktops with 7th generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors as well as newer motherboards featuring Intel’s 200-series chipsets. The new...
16 by Anton Shilov on 1/28/2017MSI Trident 3 Announced: A Core i7 Console
Over CES, MSI announced a new console-like PC called the Trident 3. The new unit packs the latest Intel’s Kaby Lake CPU, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU, memory, an...
28 by Anton Shilov on 1/26/2017GIGABYTE Quietly Launches Low Profile GeForce GTX 1050, 1050 Ti Graphics Cards
GIGABYTE has quietly added two low-profile video cards to its lineup of products during CES. The graphics adapters are based on NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1050-series GPUs and will be...
23 by Anton Shilov on 1/10/2017ASUS VivoPC X: Core i5, GeForce GTX 1060, 512 GB SSD, 5-Liter Chassis, $799
ASUS at CES has introduced its new game console-like PC that weds relatively high performance, compact dimensions and a moderate price tag. The new VivoPC X packs Intel Core...
23 by Anton Shilov on 1/6/2017NVIDIA Launches GeForce GTX 1050 TI & GTX 1050 For Laptops
With CES kicking off this week, we have a spate of laptop-related announcements. As Intel is launching their Kaby Lake quad core (4+2) SKUs for laptops, so too are...
20 by Ryan Smith on 1/4/2017Acer Announces The Acer Predator 21 X: 21-Inch Curved Screen Gaming Notebook
Today Acer is announcing a beast of a gaming notebook in the Predator 21 X. This is the world’s first curved screen notebook, and it should be enough to...
16 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017Acer Announces Aspire VX 15 And V Nitro Gaming Notebooks, And Predator 17 X Updates
In addition to the new Acer Predator 21 X, Acer has also announced updates for their gaming notebooks that will be in the budget of more of the earth...
0 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017Acer Announces The GX Series Gaming Desktops
While gaming laptops seem to get most of the attention, for some of us, desktops are the only way to go. You can get more performance, more storage, more...
3 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017Lenovo Launches Legion Branded Gaming Laptops
While the PC market has been contracting somewhat in recent years, there is still one line where buyers need more and more performance, and that is gaming. Even looking...
4 by Brett Howse on 1/3/2017ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 1080 for Mini-ITX PCs
ZOTAC has introduced its GeForce GTX 1080 Mini, the industry’s first video card for Mini-ITX systems running the GP104 GPU in its full configuration. The new graphics adapter will...
7 by Anton Shilov on 12/30/2016Dell Readies New XPS 15: 4K, Quad-Core Kaby Lake, GeForce GTX 1050
Dell has accidentally published near-final specifications of its upcoming XPS 15 notebook due to be released early next year. The Dell XPS 15 computers are designed for performance-demanding users...
102 by Anton Shilov on 12/23/2016