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ASUS is reportedly preparing a new family of NUC Mini-PCs that will be powered by AMD's new Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" APUs.

In a new post on X spotted by "Orlak29_" we're learning that ASUS's new Strix Halo APU-powered NUC has been tested by the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) for regulatory certification, with the manifest describing the NUC as the "NUC14LNS" which means it's from the NUC 14 family of systems.

The manifest details the NUC sample as the flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU that features 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 5 processing power, with 80MB of cache (L2+l3), an RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 8060S GPU with 40 Compute Units (over twice the GPU cores as Strix Point), and an NPU with 50 TOPS of AI workload performance for Copilot+ systems.

GMK has just teased the world's first Mini-PC based on AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU will be released in the coming months, check it out:

In a new report from IT Home, we're learning that GMK announced its new family of Mini-PC systems featuring AMD's beefy Strix Halo APUs, with up to the flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor that features 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 5 power, 40 CUs of RDNA 3.5 GPU, up to 50 TOPs of AI performance, and up to 256GB/sec memory bandwidth.

We don't know any of the other specifications aside from the fact that GMK is using the new Strix Halo APUs inside of their new Mini-PCs, but we should get some bumps in RAM and SSD storage over the Strix Point APU-powered Mini-PC systems from the company. We should expect 32GB RAM and 1TB Gen4 SSD by default, with options for upgrades as the Strix Halo APU supports up to 128GB of RAM.

MSI had an absolute beauty of a custom PC on the CES 2025 show floor, using its "MEG PC Build" which has some powerful hardware inside, including not one, but two custom GeForce RTX 4080 graphic cards.

The MSI MEG PC Build at CES 2025 featured an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, an MSI MEG X870E GODLIKE motherboard, two MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPRIM X graphics cards, a MEG CORELIQUID S360 AIO cooler on the CPU, and 15 x MPG EZ120 ARGB fans, all connected into an MSI MEG Ai1600T PCIe5 power supply, and installed into a jaw-droppingly beautiful MEG MAESTRO-700L-PZ chassis.

MSI's choice of the 9800X3D and MEG X870E GODLIKE motherboard are perfect choices for this insane PC, but the choice of the MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPRIM X graphics cards over dual flagship GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM X graphics cards at the very least would've been nice to see (and the 1600W PSU can handle it).

ASUS made its ROG NUC 2025 compact gaming PC official at CES 2025, packing powerhouse components inside of a tiny 3L chassis. Check it out:

The new ASUS ROG NUC features up to Intel's new Core Ultra 9 275HX processor (24 threads with 8 Performance Cores + 16 Efficiency cores) clocking in at up to 5.5GHz and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 memory. The system ships with 16GB of RAM but supports up to 96GB of DDR5-6400 memory, and rocks a 1TB Gen4 SSD (which can be upgraded to a 2TB Gen4 SSD).

ASUS has "silent cooling" inside of the ROG NUC 2025 model with an easy-to-upgrade tool-less chassis, and coming in a compact 282.4mm x 187.7mm x 56.5mm (bottom 146mm). ASUS includes a dedicated heatsink for the SSD to ensure optimal temperatures from your RAM and SSD, with a dedicated CPU fan enhancing cooling performance handling up to 135W.

MSI unveiled quite the new desktop gaming PC at CES 2025 with the introduction of the new MEG VISION X AI, which features powerful components from Intel and NVIDIA, but a deliciously huge 13-inch AI touchscreen on the front. Check it out:

Inside, the new MSI MEG VISION X AI desktop gaming PC features up to Intel's new Core Ultra 9 285K processor with 8 cores and 16 threads that boost at up to 5.7GHz, and NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs. There's support for up to 128GB of DDR5-5600 memory, and support for Gen5 SSDs with up to 12GB/sec (12,000MB/sec) read speeds (1 x Gen 5 and 2 x Gen4 SSD slots).

MSI keeps the high-end Core Ultra 9 285K processor nice and chill with its in-house 360mm AIO liquid cooler, with Silent Storm Cooling AI technology optimizing airflow by adjusting fan speeds using AI algorithms.

Alienware has just reintroduced its iconic Area-51 in both desktop and gaming laptop form, with the new Area-51 Desktop PC packing Intel's flagship Core Ultra 9 285K processor, and NVIDIA's just-announced flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. Check it out:

Alienware's new flagship Area-51 Desktop Gaming PC sees the company returning to its roots with a new gaming system that caters to the desires of PC gaming enthusiasts, as well as long-time Alienware fans who have a "deep appreciation for technology and a can-do attitude for manually customizing their build to their needs" according to the company.

Inside, the full-sized 80L tower packs headroom for over 600W of dedicated graphics power, and up to 280W of dedicated processing power, meaning Alienware's new Area-51 Desktop Gaming PC can handle up to NVIDIA's new ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, and Intel's new flagship Core Ultra 9 285K processor.

GMKtec has just unveiled its new K11 Mini-PC which is powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS "Hawk Point" APU, it comes with 32GB of RAM pre-installed, a 2TB SSD, and an OCulink port. Check it out:

The new GMKtec K11 Mini-PC features the Ryzen 9 8945HS "Hawk Point" APU which is based on the Zen 4 architecture, sporting 8 cores and 16 threads. The 32GB of RAM is pre-installed but it can be upgraded to 96GB of RAM, while the 2TB of SSD storage can be expanded up to an 8TB SSD (there are dual M.2 SSD slots inside).

The Hawk Point APU comes with the Radeon 780M integrated GPU which is good for mainstream games, but it's not as good as the new Strix Point APU that features an RDNA 3.5-based iGPU. However, that's where the OCulink port comes into play as it can provide GMKtec K11 Mini-PC owners to plug in an external graphics card, amplifying gaming performance.

ASUS is cooking up its new ROG NUC pre-built PCs for CES 2025, with a new tease that the next-gen Mini-PC will feature Intel's new Core Ultra 200H "Arrow Lake-H" CPUs and NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series "Blackwell" GPUs.

In a new leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo, we get some sneaky photos of the next-gen ASUS ROG NUC system, which from the outside doesn't look all that different. ASUS is baking in all of the changes inside of the new ROG NUC, where we'll see the use of Intel's new Core Ultra 200H series CPU, and NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series GPU.

We should see ASUS using the flagship Core Ultrra 9 285H processor, as the current-gen ROG NUC (more details on that in the link below) features the flagship Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" processor. The new ROG NUC will feature an RTX 50 series GPU -- expect to see the RTX 5070 or RTX 5060 -- while the current-gen ROG NUC rolled out with up to the RTX 4070 inside.

A bakery in Indiana is still using a Commodore 64 as its cash register, over 42 years since the Commodore 64 launched in 1982. Check it out:

Tony Lyon reposted some photos on X of the Commodore 64 being used at the Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg, Indiana, USA, operating two of the systems as cash registers. The photos themselves were taken in 2010, while another photo is from 2021, but the bakery would still have the Commodore 64 systems active today.

The Commodore 64 launched in 1982 for a cost of $595 at the time, which works out to just under $2000 today, and still continues as the highest-selling individual computer of all time with sales of somewhere between 10 million and 17 million units.

Palit has just unveiled its first "Mini AI hardware" with the launch of its new Pandora system, check it out:

The new Palit Pandora system has been built specifically for AI inference, machine learning, and other AI-focused tasks, with the Pandora running the Ubuntu operating system, and supports NVIDIA SDK for AI acceleration. Pandora has been made for enthusiasts and small developers who want an AI-focused system, ready for multiple fields.

This includes smart retail, education, robotics, generative AI applications, and more. Palit explains: "Compact at 121mm x 145mm x 66mm and weighing only 470g, Pandora is ideal for space-constrained environments. Pre-installed with a 128GB SSD, Ubuntu OS, and JetPack SDK 6.1.1, Pandora is ready for AI deployment, excelling in smart retail, education, robotics, and generative AI applications".

Acer's next-gen Predator Orion 7000 series desktop PCs have been listed, featuring NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 with 32GB GDDR7, and the RTX 5080 with 16GB of GDDR7 memory.

The new Acer Predator Orion 7000 desktop PCs will be featuring Intel's new Core Ultra 200 series "Arrow Lake" processors, with each of the systems teased powered by the Core Ultra 7 265KF processor. The two new desktop PCs also feature 32GB of DDR5 memory (2 x 16GB) sticks with support for up to 128GB of memory, dual 1TB SSDs (no mention of Gen4 or Gen5) and feature two different GPUs.

The higher-end Acer Predator Orion 7000 system features NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, with Acer specifically mentioning it has 32GB of GDDR7 memory, meanwhile, the other Predator Orion 7000 system features the GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB of GDDR7 memory.

AOOSTAR has just introduced its new Mini-PC based on AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU, it packs an OCulink port, and more. Check it out:

In a new post on X by leaker HXL, we're led to the Weibo forums where AOOSTAR has unveiled its new Mini-PC which packs the Strix Point APU, features 32GB of LPDDR5X-8000 memory, 1TB of SSD storage, and OCulink connectivity. The company has confirmed that the Mini-PC supports a 54W TDP, and Wi-Fi 7 too.

Inside, the new AOOSTAR Mini-PC features a custom vapor chamber cooling solution that the company says is "ultra quiet" while there are dual SSD slots in the system for upgrades if you need more storage. The OCulink port will allow you to hook up an external graphics card to the Mini-PC, just in case the RDNA 3.5-based integrated GPU doesn't have enough grunt for the games you're playing.

Microsoft has announced that it will release its own Mini PC in 2025, with the new Windows 365 Link - "the first Cloud PC device purpose-built by Microsoft to connect securely to Windows 365 in seconds." Yes, this means that it won't actually run apps like Word or Excel natively or even ship with Windows 11 - it's entirely cloud-based.

It's also a Mini PC designed for businesses adopting Windows 365 to offer a secure, efficient, and sustainable end-user experience for Cloud PC environments. Microsoft notes that it boots in seconds and "instantly wakes from sleep," with the devices supporting dual 4K monitors, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and four USB connections.

It has also been designed with sustainability in mind. The shell is constructed from 90% post-consumer recycled aluminum alloy and 100% pre-consumer recycled aluminum alloy. Even the motherboard contains recycled copper and tin solder.

A garbage truck driver found a discarded PC in the trash, and after drying it for a couple of days discovered that he had a working AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor, 32GB of DDR4 memory, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB graphics card.

Redditor "Seizo" said in a now-deleted post on Reddit: "So I found PC at work and it has RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X!!! And DDR4 32GB. AND IT WORKS! I just dried it (for a) couple of days. Only thing that doesn't work is CPU cooler display, but fans work. I just need to buy (a) new PSU because I don't trust what I found because it got wet".

From the pictures, we can see that there's also an ASUS PRIME TRX40-PRO motherboard as well, and a 360mm AIO liquid cooler (but the display doesn't work). The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor is still a decent chip, as too is the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card that will still play most of the games out today with respectable performance.

GMKTec has just launched its new EVO X1 Mini-PC: powered by AMD's new Ryzen AI HX 370 "Strix Point" APU with 12 cores and 24 threads of CPU power and Radeon 890M "RDNA 3.5" GPU with a 70W TDP mode, the highest for any HX 370-based system so far.

The new EVO X1 Mini-PC also features LPDDR5X-7500 memory and has 32GB in its base model, with users also able to upgrade the 2 x PCIe 4.0 SSD M.2 2280 slots, which are placed at the bottom for easy installation. The memory itself (32GB LPDDR5X-7500) is soldered to the motherboard, so there's no upgrading or replacing the RAM.

GMKTec's new EVO X1 Mini-PC is pretty small, measuring just 110 x 107 x 63mm (4.3 x 4.2 x 2.4 inches) with a 0.7-liter chassis, close to the size of the Intel NUC 4x4 form factor.

This new Apple Mac Studio-inspired Mini-PC packs some serious horsepower: an Intel Core i9-14900KF processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, all inside of a 3.8-liter chassis. This is the FEVM FN60G:

The new FEVM GN60G is a new Mini-PC with a Mac Studio-inspired look and style, inside packing Intel CPUs and configurations with discrete GPUs including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060M, AMD Radeon RX 6600M, and the GeForce RTX 4090M (RTX 4090 Laptop GPU).

Jack Stone has gotten some hands-on time with the new Mini-PC powered with an Intel Core i9-14900KF desktop processor and GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU. The FN60G WE is a 3.8-liter Mini-PC that measures in at 168 x 168 x 137mm, and uses a built-in liquid cooler made by Thermalright.

ORIGIN PC has just launched its new Custom Labs bundles, offering new designs and complete matching sets that combine cutting-edge tech with "unparalleled aesthetics". Check it out:

The new ORIGIN PC Custom Labs arrive in a variety of unique designs, with a sleek and sophisticated Dark Cherry, the delicate and beautiful Cherry Blossom, the mesmerizing Dreamscape, and the bold Tigerstripe Red. These designs are available in versatile cases such as the spacious 5000D, the premium 5000X with tempered glass panels, and the 3500X with a stunning wraparound tempered glass.

It's not just the gaming PC itself, but ORIGIN PC offers a bunch of matching accessories with a controller, wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, and mousepad. Remember, Corsair acquired ORIGIN PC so we have a suite of gorgeously-themed gaming accessories from Corsair which include:

Apple has revealed the second of its Macs for this week of announcements at the close of October, and this time it's the Mac mini M4 to follow the iMac M4 that was unveiled yesterday - with only the MacBook Pro M4 remaining, surely to follow tomorrow.

The Mac mini M4 doesn't have much in the way of surprises up its tiny little sleeve, though, as all the rumors came to fruition - and Amazon actually leaked the spec by accident yesterday.

We're getting a more compact Mac mini, as predicted, measuring 5-inches x 5-inches, with the M4 CPU inside, and the choice of one faster model which has the M4 Pro. The latter sports a 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU (and 16-core Neural Engine), with the option to upgrade to a 14-core CPU (and 20-core GPU) at the very top end. Of those 14-cores, 10 are performance and 4 are efficiency cores, so it's a powerful split.

Apple has revealed its new iMac 24-inch with M4 CPU in the first of its Mac-related announcements that are set to run throughout this week (likely up to Halloween).

With the M4 chip inside, Apple tells us that the new iMac is up to 1.7x faster for productivity, and just over twice as fast (2.1x) for demanding workflows (such as photo editing) in comparison to the iMac with M1. Gamers can also expect much better performance with double the frame rates, again compared to the iMac with M1 silicon.

As ever, Apple prefers to compare the newest model to the last release but one, rather than the last-gen iMac (with M3), to ensure that the upgrade looks like a more compelling leap forward. And twice as fast, broadly, certainly is a huge improvement on the iMac M1.

Industry analyst and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has teased in his latest edition of the Power On newsletter that Apple is working on a new smart home device that will blend together an iPad and a HomePod.

According to Gurman, the Cupertino company is currently making progress with the development of the new device, which the Bloomberg reporter describes as a "smart home screen". Additionally, Gurman states those wondering about the size of the new device will need to picture something a little smaller than what they are imagining, as it "may be a little smaller than expected." As for specifics, the new Apple device is expected to have a square display that's approximately the size of two iPhone's side-by-side.

The screen is located on the base of the device and is angled, presumably to provide an easier angle for interaction by users. Notably, the physical design of the new device is reminiscent of the iMac G4, which was released in 2002. Gurman writes the base of the new device, just like the iMac G4, will be circular. Additionally, Apple's upcoming smart home device will also have speakers built into the base, which essentially makes the new device an Apple HomePod but with a touchscreen.