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ASRock M8 Mini-ITX Barebones Gaming PC Review

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Some of us love compact gaming builds, but the best of these have always been pre-configured into custom enclosures. Is ASRock’s M8 the perfect open-architecture alternative? We load this $550 barebones up with hardware and test its mettle.

Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim sets up the perfect dichotomy between GPU and CPU bottlenecks, showing the Core i7-boosted ASRock M8 leading at low-detail settings and the GeForce GTX 770-based $1300 machine ruling the high ground.

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.