





Brand | GIGABYTE |
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Series | BRIX Gaming |
Model | GB-BXA8G-8890 |
CPU Type | AMD Richland A8-5557M 2.1G/3.1G(Turbo) |
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North Bridge | AMD Bolton M3 |
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Memory slot | 2 x 204Pin SO-DIMM |
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Memory Type Supported | DDR3L 1600/1333 (1.35V) |
Max Memory Supported | 16GB |
Other | 1 x mSATA 1 x Half-size mini-PCIe slot occupied by the WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth 4.0 combo half mini card |
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Serial ATA | 1 x SATA 6.0Gb/s |
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Onboard Video | AMD Radeon R9 M275X |
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Onboard Audio | Realtek ALC269 |
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LAN | Realtek RTL8111G |
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Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Wireless LAN | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
2.5" Internal Bays | 1 |
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Front USB | 2 x USB 3.0 |
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Front Audio Ports | 1 x head phone jack |
HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
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DisplayPort | 1 x Mini DisplayPort |
Rear USB | 2 x USB 3.0 |
RJ45 | 1 |
Other Rear Ports | 1 x DC-In 1 x Kensington lock slot |
Input | AC 100-240V |
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Power Supply | Output: DC 19V 7.1A |
Dimensions | 5.04" x 4.54" x 2.35" |
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Features | Supports 2.5" thickness 7.0/9.5mm Hard Drives (1 x 6Gbps SATA3) Ultra compact PC design - 0.88 L (59.6 x 128 x 115.4 mm) 1 x mSATA SSD Slot IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi / Bluetooth 4.0 Mini PCIe Card HDMI plus Mini DisplayPort Outputs (supports dual displays) VESA mounting bracket (75 x 75 mm + 100 x 100 mm) |
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Date First Available | February 18, 2014 |
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Pros: First off I didn't get this from Newegg I bought it on CL for $250 with a hard drive and 2gb ram already attached which at that price point it's FANTASTIC I knew not to expect much after reading reviews but I'm very surprised at the power to size ratio. This isn't a gaming PC in the sense of a traditional play anything tower, but that being said for the size of smaller then a gamecube it puts out some serious power! It plays WoW on high LoL flawlessly, Borderlands 2 on medium at 1440x900 with playable fps, and Skyrim on high with minor hickups and a few HD texture packs and a few other visual mods. Some games don't like it at all. for an HTPC it's amazing plays any video on 1080p flawlessly and gets good enough Wifi. I'm going to update it to 8gb of ram and go from there and hope this little cube lasts me a while.
Cons: It's hot and not silent. It runs hot, but in a cool room I personally haven't noticed throttling... yet... it might be and I'm just not noticing or not pushing it hard enough. It can get kind very hot and loudish at full gaming. I'm going to be looking for thermal workarounds such as adding two fans on the outsides to push in more air and exhaust more out, or making a new box for it to keep it smallish, but much more thermally sound.
Overall Review: It's cool. It's tiny. It does more then you would think something this size would do. If there are ever invaders you could throw it at them and it would hurt like a brick.