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8 SFF PCs: Small, But Not So Quiet
Table of contents
- 1 – Mini-PCs For The Living Room?
- 2 – The Candidates In Detail
- 3 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 4 – Biostar IDEQ 300G: Flipping Its Lid
- 5 – Biostar IDEQ 300G, Continued
- 6 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 7 – Foxconn E-bot: Shaped Like An Egg?
- 8 – Foxconn E-bot, Continued
- 9 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 10 – Gigabyte G-MAX CA2LSE: Colorful Packaging
- 11 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 12 – The Iwill's ZMAX-AP Shark Attack
- 13 – The Iwill's ZMAX-AP, Continued
- 14 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 15 – Soltek QBic EQ350I: Mini Cooper With A Plastic Look
- 16 – Soltek QBic EQ350I, Continued
- 17 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 18 – Shuttle XPC SB77G5: With Alternative Prescott Chipset
- 19 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 20 – The Trigem Kloss KL-I915A Is All-around Silent
- 21 – Technical Data Of Power Supply
- 22 – Benchmarks
- 23 – Conclusion
- 24 – Technical Data
- 25 – Technical Data, Continued
The shapes and sizes of small form factor (SFF) PCs are an alternative worth consideration when you want a discrete machine that takes up very little space, offers standard CPU computing power and comes at a cheap price compared to notebook PCs. In many cases, their sleek designs are also nice to look at in an office or home environment.
But what about their fan noises, which represents a significant factor since SFF PCs require ample cooling due to their shrink sizes? Aware of this concern, vendors say they have made design improvements to compensate, but as our previous tests show, success in this area has been sporadic.
So while less of a concern in an office environment, is the latest crop of SFF PCs still too noisy for your living room?
The SFF PC is supposed to be quiet.
The comparison should show what the latest SFF models can do with Intel P4 CPUs. How loud do mini PCs get when they are run at full capacity? Are they suited for use in the living room or bedroom? Expansion options and hardware assembly also play an important role in purchasing decisions compared to traditional tower PCs.
- Heavy system useless without gaming BUT WHAT ABOUT CONSOLES [Graphic & Displays]
- AOpen EY855: Can the Pentium-M Make SFF PCs Cool a [CPU & Components]
- SFF case with InstantON technology and amd [CPU & Components]
- Shuttle XPC SB75G2 [CPU & Components]
- Small Cases [CPU & Components]
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