Building a mini-ITX PC is no fun if it isn't a challenge. That's the conclusion I've come to after spending many moments pondering why I'm such a huge fan of mini-ITX systems. There are other factors, ...

It takes a bit of extra skill to build a PC from the ground up inside a small form factor (SFF) chassis, but if you get it just right, it can be rewarding. There's something to be said for cases that ...

The recently released Valve Steam Machine is somewhat awkward in that it uses a custom, non-standard PCB and non-standard power supply. This fact apparently has irked some people who decided that it ...

The problem is that no consumer wants to see PC hardware--or hear fan noise--in their living room or den. That's where Mini-ITX hardware shines. Built in a case that looks more like a set-top box than ...

Why have a massive closed box on your desk, when you could have an elegantly minimal open air PC case such as this one? This mini-ITX frame case, made from laser-cut aluminium by Jerome Kelty, still ...

Intel’s Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake processors are designed to be affordable and energy-efficient chips that offer good-enough performance for a wide range of tasks. They’ve shown up in a lot of ...

Search brings nothing, has this been discussed before? I want to build a little mini-ITX system to bolt to the back of my monitor. Newegg has plenty of ITX cases, and I've seen some that have VESA ...

While not quite small enough to build a traditional 4x4 NUC, ASRock's new X600TM-ITX motherboard is small enough to build a mini PC, and a bleeding edge one, too. According to ASRock, the X600TM-ITX ...

So I've finally pushed my current system to the breaking point and I'm starting to look at building something new. I don't really game, outside relatively low impact stuff like City Skylines, but I do ...