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What’s the smallest form factor I can get my i7-8700 (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by M500@lemmy.ml to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
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I basically use my computer for nothing gpu intensive and have it in a standard atx case.

I have an i7-8700 and am wondering how small I can get it.

I see those nuc computers and wonder if it could be transformed into a system like that.

Or is micro-atx the smallest I can go?

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[–] M500@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’m actually thinking about getting rid of the gpu.

It’s about as powerful as my steam deck and I only use the computer for office work and web browsing.

I’m really trying to make it as small as possible.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

There's some neat options for tiny, APU-only cases, and since you'll be potentially missing the GPU, it will likely be very portable. And if you decide to throw in a GPU, there's some smaller sandwich cases that can fit single-fan 3060's (for example) or single slot "office grade" GPUs.