Meet The Tiki: Core i7-3770K And GeForce GTX 680 In A Mini-ITX Box?
Meet The Tiki: Core i7-3770K And GeForce GTX 680 In A Mini-ITX Box?I already know what a Core i7-3770K can do. I’ve literally spent days benchmarking GeForce GTX 680s, and it’s safe to say I know how they perform, too. So, when a system builder wants to ship me a machine loaded down with the hardware I already have sitting on my test bench, there’s generally not a lot to get me excited.
But when I see those parts put together in a way that I, having built hundreds of machines, know I couldn’t equal, then I want to know more.
Kelt Reeves, president of Falcon Northwest, surprised us by sending the company’s new Tiki to the Tom’s Hardware office, even though we haven’t done system reviews in years. And yet, the Tiki’s size immediately impressed. They got a Core i7-3770K, a GeForce GTX 680, and 1 TB of solid-state storage in there?
Right away, I thought it’d be cool to step through how the Tiki came to be, and what it actually took to cram high-end hardware into a quiet mini-ITX-based chassis. I asked Kelt if he’d be willing to tell the story to our audience, and he agreed. What follows is from Kelt's perspective, and it should be quite the tale!
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But.. that story just was too interesting, almost like a crime novel...
Just one more click and I stop.... ok, jut ONE more.
Anyway, it was interesting to see the painful birth of what seems to be a very interesting product; also I don't even want to guess how much $$$ we are talking all things considered.
Still, very interesting and impressive. Would love to see THG do a test, especially the noise part would interest me. I HATE noise and am willing to pay xtra for $ilence :-)
But.. that story just was too interesting, almost like a crime novel...
Just one more click and I stop.... ok, jut ONE more.
Anyway, it was interesting to see the painful birth of what seems to be a very interesting product; also I don't even want to guess how much $$$ we are talking all things considered.
Still, very interesting and impressive. Would love to see THG do a test, especially the noise part would interest me. I HATE noise and am willing to pay xtra for $ilence :-)
I posted a really nice and long comment that magically got erased.. Basically, it is around 2500 USD for (what I assume) is the shown model (i7, 2 128GB SSDs + HDD, GTX 680 2GB) but for a nice system (i5, 1 256GB SSD, GTX 670) it is 2045 USD.
From reading your article I most definitely agree with you. Quite an amazing build.
And if you still need to get rid of some fans and heatsinks I'd be more than happy to take a few off your hands
All things considered, that extra $500 (I'm thinking it's more assuming they get their parts at OEM rates) isn't THAT bad.
That's why I like to game on a laptop, even though I get less graphics performance, the kit can always be folded up and put in the cupboard when I have guests over and need the dining table.
incorporate the thing in your media center/TV rack, connect it to your 50in LED TV or HD projector "run the cable through the walls if using projector" in the future displays with 4k/8k capabilities . and use wireless keyboards and mice, and or use a wireless gaming controller, game from the couch.. its a gaming PC not a work PC..
Yes I thought about this solution, but mouse/keyboard gaming doesn't work so well from the couch..
Falcon Northwest is so far above Alienware, they do not deserve to be in the same sentence. Noob.
I did the math, and it would be passable as long as the PSU has really good rails and no overclocking involved.