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A mini PC with a small gimmick! With the S1, Acemagic has a compact PC in its portfolio that is suitable for straightforward, everyday office use with the Intel N95 providing a good foundation. Acemagic's imaginative ideas often help it stand out from the crowd in terms of design and functionality. This also goes for the S1 which has a display built into the front. Read on to discover how well the device holds up in our review.
Intel Processor N95 | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | | 440 g

The series' lowest point despite its attractive visuals? Currently, review platforms like Metacritic are being bombarded with negative comments about the new Call of Duty iteration. Aside from the game's scope (DLC content for the price of a full game) being criticized, people also aren't saying the best things about its campaign (missions, story, etc). We have primarily taken a closer look at this new release's tech.

Quite traditional. Counter-Strike, one of the most famous and successful multiplayer shooters in PC history, gets a successor, the Counter-Strike 2. In this article, we review the system requirements for the 2023 version to see how demanding or lax they are.

Only minor advantages over Ryzen U series. The NucBox M3 isn't slow, but the poor performance-per-watt of the Core i5-12450H compares unfavorably to U-series alternatives which can offer similar performance levels with much smaller power budgets.
Intel Core i5-12450H | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | | 440 g

Intel NUC performance without the NUC price. The Ryzen 5560U may be a couple years old, but it performs so similarly to the new Ryzen 5 7530U that most users would be unable to tell the difference especially for basic HTPC purposes. The SER5 is quite the bargain for just $230 USD complete with Windows 11.
AMD Ryzen 5 5560U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | | 439 g

Compact gaming PC! Compact mini PCs with dedicated graphics cards aren't all too widespread at the moment. Nevertheless, Minisforum's Neptune Series HX77G is a compact mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and an AMD Radeon RX 6600M. We have taken a closer look at this device and have analyzed its performance with the help of a variety of benchmarks and current games.
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | AMD Radeon RX 6600M | | 1.6 kg

Graphics gobbler. Alan Wake 2, released over ten years after the first part, is the sequel to the successful psycho-thriller from Remedy Entertainment. This time, players don't just get a detective horror story — they are also met with horrendous hardware requirements.

A good alternative? The two big players, Nvidia and AMD, often represent the first choice in the gaming industry. But for about a year now, Intel also has been playing a role in the area of the dedicated desktop GPUs. In this review, we evaluate the performance capabilities of the Acer Predator BiFrost Arc A770 OC on the basis of the current drivers. With 16 GB of VRAM, Intel isn't stingy, and their price also makes the models of the Arc series very attractive.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Arc A770 | 32.00" | 999 g

Small size, big CPU. If you want to maximize processor performance while minimizing form factor, then the OptiPlex Micro Plus 7010 has you covered. It runs a bit hot to say the least, but that is arguably preferable over any extreme throttling measures.
Intel Core i7-13700 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | | 1.2 kg