General Purpose PC

Intel may have given up on NUC - but MSI hasn't!

A Ryzen 9 7940HS and 32GB of DDR5 memory in a 0.47L chassis

The Liva Z5 Plus is a mini PC from ECS IPC. Can such a small computer deliver big performance?

We learned at the start of the summer that Intel's NUC products had been discontinued. Soon after, a non-exclusive partnership between Asus and Intel was established to ensure the continuation of the NUC brand. The deal has since been finalised, allowing Asus to formally launch its own NUC products. Asus …

It's a tiny barebones PC from ECS - but what does Leo makes of it?

Leo checks out the latest PCSpecialist gaming system, powered by a Ryzen 7900X

The Microsoft Surface Pro devices have historically offered a balance of portability and performance, with the devices becoming popular in the school and education space. For the past few iterations, the Surface Pro devices have been lacking in innovations – though this is finally changing. Ahead of the Microsoft Surface …

Acer's Veriton N mini-PCs are set to be updated with five new models featuring 9th Gen Intel processors. Designed for corporate users, these mini-PCs utilise cases ranging in size from just 1 litre, up to 3 litres. There will be two models that use the tiny 1-litre case: the “VN4660G-H58Q1” which …

Besides its gaming-centric business, MSI also creates systems for professional users. The MSI Pro 24X 10M and MSI Pro 16T are two all-in-one PCs built to meet the needs of commercial and professional users, delivering what MSI claims are two “powerful” and “reliable” systems. While the Pro 24X 10M is more …

Chuwi, a Chinese computing device manufacturer, has just unveiled what it calls the “world's smallest Mini PC”. The LarkBox is about the size of an apple, but don't let the small footprint deceive you, as it's more than capable of streaming content in high-resolutions, including 4K. Weighing only 127g and …

The team at FanlessTech have detailed what seems to be the next iteration of Intel NUC PCs. They have described two models: the Panther Canyon or Intel NUC 11 Performance, and the Phantom Canyon or Intel NUC 11 Extreme. Both models come equipped with Tiger Lake-U CPUs and are scheduled …

ASRock announced its new range of mini PCs, the Mars Series. These new compact PCs are targeted at users with limited space requirements that want a computing device with a small footprint. The ASRock Mars Series of mini PCs come in three models, each with a different processor: the Intel …

In the market for a cheap £250 mini-PC? We have a look at the ASUS Chromebox 3

We travelled to the home of Overclockers UK to take a look at some of the fastest PCs money can buy. Ian '8PACK' Parry shows Briony two of the updated ultimate watercooled PCs in the 8PACK range. Each system can be fully customised in a range of colour combinations and only the best performing components make the final cut!

The Asus G11CD is a compact gaming PC featuring a Core i5 7400 processor and Nvidia GTX1050 graphics

In a show that proves the ZX Spectrum community is alive and well, an attempt to build the most legitimate successorto the ZX Spectrum computer – in spirit and in physical form – has met with great success on Kickstarter after being completely funded just 48 hours on-line. The project …

PC Specialist has launched its Fusion Zen PC which is built around the new AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU and a GTX 1070 graphics card. KitGuru has been impressed by Ryzen 7 with its eight cores and 16 threads and it is quite mind boggling to consider that Intel charges …

Built around the Skylake Core i5-6200U processor, the Shuttle XPC Nano NC02U5 is perhaps most interesting because it supports a 2.5in disk drive. Whereas most barebones kits typically have just a single spare M.2 connector, the XPC Nano NC02U5 allows users to install any 2.5in drive of their choice – potentially …

Gigabyte have impressed us previously with their BRIX family of devices. We last reviewed the BRIX Gaming UHD, a slightly larger, Mac Pro-style device which focused on being a small gaming machine. Today we look at the latest-and-greatest BRIX i7A-7500, featuring a brand-new Kaby Lake i7 processor. Can this tiny …

The Revo One RL85 is a nifty mini-PC on offer from Acer. While there are several models available – from Celerons up to Core i5 variants – the particular Revo One we received features a Core i5-5200U, 8GB RAM, a 60GB boot SSD and two 2TB hard drives configured in RAID 1. How …

Although many KitGuru reviews might show off the most powerful and expensive hardware in the world not everyone can afford a £3,000 system, or fit that giant tower case into a small bedroom. That is why today you do not necessarily need a monstrous ATX case, high end motherboard and …

Zotac has introduced its new miniature personal computer designed for gamers. Despite of small form-factor, the Zotac Zbox Magnus EN970 PC can deliver rather high performance in video games thanks to powerful specifications and a unique GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapter with 3GB of memory. The Zotac Zbox Magnus EN970 …

Small form-factor personal computers are gaining popularity these days. One of the drawbacks that modem SFF PCs have is poor upgradeability. Sometimes it is hard to get appropriate components and it is generally hard to install them into a tiny system. Acer Group proposes a stackable PC concept, which makes …

Even though the market of personal computers has slowed down in the recent years, the PC continues its rapid development. Not only PCs are becoming more powerful, but they also change their form-factors. According to market analysts, one of the most promising segments of the PC market is the segment of highly …

Virtually all high-tech companies who sell PC hardware or personal computers recently complained about poor sales of PCs in the past few quarters. While many expect their revenues to improve in the second half of 2015, analysts warn that factors, which negatively affect sales of PCs now, will continue to slow …

Microsoft Corp. needs to install Windows 10 on as many devices as possible to capitalize on it in the coming years, which is why it made its latest OS available free of charge to existing customers. The approach makes sense for Microsoft. But is it good for the market in …

In a bid to offer the right solutions for different classes of desktop personal computers, Intel Corp. recently presented its vision of desktop platforms to makers of PC components. Apparently, the world’s largest maker of microprocessors sees as many as six distinctive segments of today’s desktop market. Sales of personal …

As fashions and technology have changed in the PC industry over the past few decades, systems have invariably become smaller. That means that while you can get yourself a monstrous double sized desktop gaming system from the likes of Chillblast, you can also order much smaller form factor machines with …

Intel Corp.’s ultra-small form-factor NUC [next unit of compute] desktops have become pretty popular on the market and many makers of mainboards, PCs and barebones are now trying to offer something similar. Asrock at Computex 2015 introduced its first NUC-like PCs that feature Intel’s new-generation ‘Braswell’ system-on-chip and boast with …

Elitegroup Computer Systems has introduced one of the world’s first desktop personal computers with Intel Corp.’s Core M processor inside. The new system is very tiny and is completely silent, but it has features similar to those supported by full-size desktops. The new Liva Core personal computer is based on …