MicroXperts HotBox - nettop on steroids
Hello! As many probably know, Yulmart has its own brand, under which we produce computers and laptops: MicroXperts .
Models are the most common, but differ in an interesting combination of price and characteristics. About a year ago we started something special, and today we are ready to show our new miniature PC, capable of arguing with performance not only with MacMini, but also with full-fledged desktop computers. Meet MicroXperts HotBox .
The basis was taken by the design of MacMini (what can you do, the designer had to be lured away from the industry leaders, but there was no desire to further increase the cost of product development of new molds and design). The hull was increased in height so that the entire filling fit in the “hot box”. In addition, the panel has changed with connectors.
First, the power supply in the "box" does not fit, and used external. It can be conveniently placed under the table or mounted on the wall: the appropriate fixings are included in the kit.
Secondly, in order to prevent the user from powering the mini-computer directly from the outlet using a “classic” wire, it was necessary to install a proprietary power connector. In addition, in accordance with the capabilities of the computer itself, the ports for connecting peripherals have expanded. Users will be available:
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Motherboard is a work of art, our pride. First, it is two-story. Video chips are placed on a separate mini-card, which is connected to the "central" extender through the PCI-E. Secondly, in a small case we managed to place 8 DDR4 connectors, a Core i7-5820K processor and Intel X99 system logic. Since the Intel X99 out of the box does not support the new USB standard, we installed a separate USB 3.1 VIA VL808 host controller.
Three NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M mobile chips are responsible for the graphics, each of which is equipped with 2 GB of its own GDDR5 video memory connected via a 128-bit bus.
The system supports DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.5. The total computing power of the video module is slightly less than 6 GFLOPS due to the reduced operating frequency of the cores, which is comparable to the desktop graphics of the Geforce GTX Titan X level.
To prevent this whole thing from boiling in its own juice, our engineers, together with Corsair, have developed a special cooling system. The standard pump from the factory's SVO Corsair H90 was taken as a basis, and a profile radiator with a turbine was re-designed, which will pump air through it and cool the water. A card with video adapters is attached to the same radiator, each of which comes into contact with the radiator through the Peltier element . The system worked for more than 80 hours under maximum load and did not fail: the cooling system developed by us together with Corsair copes with heat generation of a powerful processor and three mobile graphics chips.
By the way, we have already received proposals for the supply of MicroXperts HotBox from the Russian Antarctic polar stations. And jobs, and heating of premises in one device.
The device, unfortunately, cannot be called cheap. Even taking into account the internal RND and partnerships with the largest suppliers of microelectronics, computer stuffing, assembly and delivery cost a little less than $ 1,400, which, you see, is not small. However, for enthusiasts who are ready to pre-order this thing, we are ready to offer special conditions. Only 99 thousand rubles for the version with 256 GB SSD-drive and 1 TB HDD.
Thank you for your attention and with the holiday :)
Models are the most common, but differ in an interesting combination of price and characteristics. About a year ago we started something special, and today we are ready to show our new miniature PC, capable of arguing with performance not only with MacMini, but also with full-fledged desktop computers. Meet MicroXperts HotBox .
The basis was taken by the design of MacMini (what can you do, the designer had to be lured away from the industry leaders, but there was no desire to further increase the cost of product development of new molds and design). The hull was increased in height so that the entire filling fit in the “hot box”. In addition, the panel has changed with connectors.
First, the power supply in the "box" does not fit, and used external. It can be conveniently placed under the table or mounted on the wall: the appropriate fixings are included in the kit.
Secondly, in order to prevent the user from powering the mini-computer directly from the outlet using a “classic” wire, it was necessary to install a proprietary power connector. In addition, in accordance with the capabilities of the computer itself, the ports for connecting peripherals have expanded. Users will be available:
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- Ethernet connector (1000G) x1;
- HDMI 2.0 x4;
- USB 2.0 x2;
- USB 3.0 x2;
- USB 3.1 x2;
- 8 channel sound.
Filling
Motherboard is a work of art, our pride. First, it is two-story. Video chips are placed on a separate mini-card, which is connected to the "central" extender through the PCI-E. Secondly, in a small case we managed to place 8 DDR4 connectors, a Core i7-5820K processor and Intel X99 system logic. Since the Intel X99 out of the box does not support the new USB standard, we installed a separate USB 3.1 VIA VL808 host controller.
Graphics
Three NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M mobile chips are responsible for the graphics, each of which is equipped with 2 GB of its own GDDR5 video memory connected via a 128-bit bus.
The system supports DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.5. The total computing power of the video module is slightly less than 6 GFLOPS due to the reduced operating frequency of the cores, which is comparable to the desktop graphics of the Geforce GTX Titan X level.
Cooling
To prevent this whole thing from boiling in its own juice, our engineers, together with Corsair, have developed a special cooling system. The standard pump from the factory's SVO Corsair H90 was taken as a basis, and a profile radiator with a turbine was re-designed, which will pump air through it and cool the water. A card with video adapters is attached to the same radiator, each of which comes into contact with the radiator through the Peltier element . The system worked for more than 80 hours under maximum load and did not fail: the cooling system developed by us together with Corsair copes with heat generation of a powerful processor and three mobile graphics chips.By the way, we have already received proposals for the supply of MicroXperts HotBox from the Russian Antarctic polar stations. And jobs, and heating of premises in one device.
Preorder
The device, unfortunately, cannot be called cheap. Even taking into account the internal RND and partnerships with the largest suppliers of microelectronics, computer stuffing, assembly and delivery cost a little less than $ 1,400, which, you see, is not small. However, for enthusiasts who are ready to pre-order this thing, we are ready to offer special conditions. Only 99 thousand rubles for the version with 256 GB SSD-drive and 1 TB HDD.
Thank you for your attention and with the holiday :)
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/366703/
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