Systems
Falcon Northwest FragBox (2023) Review – Can You Handle It?
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Sep 15, 2023 | Systems | 2
Intel to Stop Making NUC, Completing Exit from PC System Market
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jul 11, 2023 | Systems | 2
Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX Beast
Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 25, 2023 | Systems | 3
ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS Mini PC Review
by Sebastian Peak | Mar 27, 2024 | Systems | 1
It has been nearly ten years since I first went hands on with one of the LIVA mini PCs from ECS, with that original LIVA in 2014 the smallest personal...
Read MoreMAINGEAR Does the Unthinkable – Will Ship PCs with Delidded Intel Core i9-14900KS CPUs
by Sebastian Peak | Mar 14, 2024 | Systems | 0
It's not every day that a press release really surprises jaded, long-term hardware editors like me. But today is the exception. MAINGEAR is doing what I thought a system integrator would never…
Read MoreECS LIVA Z5 Plus, A Quiet Way To Work
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 7, 2024 | Systems | 0
The ECS LIVA Z5 Plus measures a mere 148 x 120 x 38 mm (5.8 x 4.7 x 1.5") and contains a Core i5-1335U, 16GB of non-soldered DDR4-3200 and a PCIe Gen…
Read MoreThe Corsair Vengeance i7500 Is A Beast Of A PC
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 9, 2024 | Systems | 0
If you are a fan of Corsair's iCue and serious gaming then the Vengeance i7500 might be for you. For $4000 you get an entire system, with a Core i9 14900K, RTX…
Read MoreGEEKOM A5, An Affordable Ryzen Powered Mini Computer
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Nov 21, 2023 | Systems | 0
GEEKCOM have been releasing quite a few tiny PCs lately, some very powerful and expensive while others such as the A5 are very affordable. This model is less than $400 and contains…
Read MoreGEEKOM Mini IT13, Pocket Book Sized I9-13900H System
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 30, 2023 | Systems | 0
The GEEKCOM Mini IT13 measures a mere 50 x 115 x 110mm (2 x 4.5 x 4") contains a Raptor Lake Core i9-13900H, and a 2TB NVMe SSD. Oddly, it uses 2…
Read MoreFalcon Northwest Talon 2023 Review – Featuring the Intel Core i7-14700K
by Sebastian Peak | Oct 17, 2023 | Systems | 1
It has been a couple of years since we last looked at a Talon desktop, the flagship model in the Falcon Northwest lineup. We were sent a very impressive configuration,...
Read MoreIt’s Not A NUC, It’s The ACEMAGIC AM20 Pro
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 3, 2023 | Systems | 0
Now that Intel has left the market, we are seeing a number of NUC-like devices for sale. One is the ACEMAGIC AM20 Mini PC, powered by a Ryzen 7 7735H and Radeon…
Read MoreFalcon Northwest FragBox (2023) Review – Can You Handle It?
by Sebastian Peak | Sep 15, 2023 | Systems | 2
What if your desktop PC was as portable as that old Playmate cooler in the garage? A compact box complete with a handle on top, perfect for toting your system anywhere life…
Read MoreGEEKOM AS 6, A Tiny Ryzen Powered System With A Big Price
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Sep 1, 2023 | Systems | 0
The GEEKCOML AS 6 looks just like their Intel offerings, a small 120 x 130 x 58 mm (4.7 x 5.9 x 2.3") case weighing about two pounds with a nice assortment…
Read MoreASUS Agrees to Terms to Take NUC Product Line from Intel
by Sebastian Peak | Jul 19, 2023 | Systems | 0
It turns out that even if STH had not broken the Intel NUC story last week, we still would have learned that Intel was ending NUC production with the...
Read MoreBeelink GTR7, Zen 4 In A Tiny Package
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 17, 2023 | Systems | 0
The Ryzen 7 7840HS is a mobile chip, but that doesn't mean you can't use it for something else. The Beelink GTR7 isn't a laptop, but that doesn't mean a Zen 4…
Read MoreIntel to Stop Making NUC, Completing Exit from PC System Market
by Sebastian Peak | Jul 11, 2023 | Systems | 2
This is NOT a rumor. As reported by STH, Intel is now exiting the PC business (as in, complete PC systems - not processors) as they have "started to notify...
Read MoreBeelink EQ12 Pro, 100% Efficiency Cores
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 2, 2023 | Systems | 2
Serve The Home were quite excited by the announcement of the Alder Lake-N i3-N305 and it's eight 3.80 GHz E-cores, brand new Intel UHD graphics and a top TDP of 15W. The…
Read MoreThe Next Generation NUC 13 Pro
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 25, 2023 | Systems | 0
The new NUC 13 Pro comes with anything from a vPro Core i7 1370p through to a Core i3 1315U, the former of which is found in the model that TweakTown is…
Read MoreIntel Introduces NUC 13 Pro: Arena Canyon Brings Faster 4×4 Options
by Sebastian Peak | Mar 27, 2023 | Systems | 0
Intel is launching the latest iteration of their classic 4x4 Next Unit of Computing design, with the new NUC 13 Pro lineup offered as complete systems, barebone kits, or simply the system…
Read MoreThe Cute Little Beelink SER6 Mini PC
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 9, 2023 | Systems | 1
The Beelink SER6 measures a mere 126 x 113 x 42 mm (5 x 4.4 x 1.7"), a bit smaller than your average George R. R. Martin or Steve Erikson novel. Inside…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX Beast
by Sebastian Peak | Jan 25, 2023 | Systems | 3
This review isn’t routine in any way, shape, or form. The Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower Workstation in for review is just that - a work station; the sort of computer purchased by…
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