Andrew Aversa
Lead Developer
I never thought something like this was possible, but here we are!
I saw this on a recent LinusTechTips video and couldn't believe it. Completely passively-cooled system with one of the hottest/fastest processors available, with no thermal throttling (i.e. all-core boost up to 4.7ghz), and stable temps of 80c. No fans! Dead silent!
On top of that, it's tiny, supports high end video cards, has a TON of room for storage (both regular SSD / M2), up to 128gb of RAM, comes pre-built, and is easily user-upgradable. Plus the company does extensive testing, since these machines are apparently designed to be used in more extreme environments (construction, labs, low/high temperatures etc)
The only catch is that it's pricey, although not unreasonably so, given the specs. For example, this high-end system:
* Intel 9900k (boost up to 5ghz)
* 2x 2TB SSDs
* 2x 1TB NVME SSDs (ridiculously fast)
* 128GB RAM
* 1660ti video card
... comes in at $4723. Oof. But then again, you could always save by not buying as many SSDs right away, and adding more later. The raw cost of these parts comes to about $2840, but that's also with a (relatively) regular-sized case, with fans, etc. Plus it comes with a 5-year warranty which is pretty damn good.
It makes you wonder why Apple can't seem to design small systems without thermal issues and throttling, if this small company can easily do it right.
I saw this on a recent LinusTechTips video and couldn't believe it. Completely passively-cooled system with one of the hottest/fastest processors available, with no thermal throttling (i.e. all-core boost up to 4.7ghz), and stable temps of 80c. No fans! Dead silent!
On top of that, it's tiny, supports high end video cards, has a TON of room for storage (both regular SSD / M2), up to 128gb of RAM, comes pre-built, and is easily user-upgradable. Plus the company does extensive testing, since these machines are apparently designed to be used in more extreme environments (construction, labs, low/high temperatures etc)
The only catch is that it's pricey, although not unreasonably so, given the specs. For example, this high-end system:
* Intel 9900k (boost up to 5ghz)
* 2x 2TB SSDs
* 2x 1TB NVME SSDs (ridiculously fast)
* 128GB RAM
* 1660ti video card
... comes in at $4723. Oof. But then again, you could always save by not buying as many SSDs right away, and adding more later. The raw cost of these parts comes to about $2840, but that's also with a (relatively) regular-sized case, with fans, etc. Plus it comes with a 5-year warranty which is pretty damn good.
It makes you wonder why Apple can't seem to design small systems without thermal issues and throttling, if this small company can easily do it right.