Build Step 1: Assembly There is not much to assemble with a Mini-ITX build, because the motherboard already is ready to go except for the RAM. The motherboard is tiny in comparison to full ATX and ...

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 ...

Hi all. I'm looking for some feedback on a build I put together and this seems to be the place on Ars for such things. I've been wanting a tiny gaming system to fit under my TV stand and figured it's ...

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 ...

As some of you may remember, last year I built a PC. But not just any PC. My aim, at the time, was to build something powerful enough to play Battlefield 3, and do some video and audio editing. The ...

Every few months we do a build guide with a different theme involved and then give away the system to a lucky winner. For this build guide and giveaway, we decided to tackle a high-end smaller PC that ...

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 ...

We've never seen a mini-ITX gaming PC quite like this one before. It features a custom open-air case made from steel panels that modder Michael Sheppard cut and bent to shape. It also features a ...

Small-form-factor PC builds are awesome when they’re done right, but they can get expensive fast. Between DDR5 memory, SSD pricing, and GPU costs that still feel higher than most people want, the ...

NZXT, a name well known in the PC Building community for manufacturing one of the most popular computer cases in the world, the H510, is announcing a brand new case in their line up. The H1 is a small ...

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