Gigabyte drops dedicated gaming Brix right after CES.
Gigabyte Launches AMD-powered Brix Gaming PC : Read more
Gigabyte Launches AMD-powered Brix Gaming PC : Read more
I don't think that CPU will be much of a bottleneck considering it's a quad-core. Here is the most helpful info I could find, coming from Tech Report:An interesting concept, but inappropriate tech for gamers. This CPU will bottleneck pretty much any non-casual game (and some casual browser games).I would like to see this chassis with a 45W A8-7600 with an optional dedicated GPU, maybe up to an R7 260X if cooling allows it.The A8-7600 chugs 35W. I have no data on the R9 M275X, but it's probably in the 35W range, too. Both components together are sure to sip more wattage than an A8-7600 alone while delivering inconsistent gaming performance due to the underequipped CPU.
Given the "X" moniker, likely a re-bradge of the 8000 series (which, in turn, are re-bradged 7000 series), and rough performance expectations, I'd say that's a Chelsea XT GPU there, which is in the 7770M and has a 32W TDP.I agree that it's not really appropriate for the typical gamer, but the this is a fair bit gaming horsepower in this form factor. I think it's impressive. Would have been more so if Gigabyte waited for the mobile release of KaveriFor those not intimately familiar with AMD's mobile product family, the A8-5557M is a quad-core part with a 2.1GHz base speed, a 3.1GHz peak Turbo speed and a 35W thermal envelope, according to CPU-World. We haven't seen official specs for the Radeon R9 M275X. Considering the rest of the M2-series Radeons seem to be made up of re-badged 8000M-series offerings, however, the M275X may be no different. We're told it performs roughly on par with the desktop Radeon HD 7750, in any case.
Short term perhaps. However, you realize that the system will be optimized to run most games in the next year or two, right?An interesting concept, but inappropriate tech for gamers. This CPU will bottleneck pretty much any non-casual game (and some casual browser games).I would like to see this chassis with a 45W A8-7600 with an optional dedicated GPU, maybe up to an R7 260X if cooling allows it.The A8-7600 chugs 35W. I have no data on the R9 M275X, but it's probably in the 35W range, too. Both components together are sure to sip more wattage than an A8-7600 alone while delivering inconsistent gaming performance due to the underequipped CPU.
yes but a hardware manufacturer wont be paying $100 for the ram, HDD or probably battery. They pay wholesale prices that we could only dream of and then put their 75% mark up or w/e they add on top to make a profit. so you cant do the calculations that you've just madeAgreed! I am so frustrated with the pricing of these small form factors. They will probably ask $300 - $400 for this in barebones form just like the intel models of Brix. Core i5 Laptop w/ GT750 $850 compared to this. $850-$150=$700 No LCD$700-$100=$600 No RAM$600-$100=$500 No HDD$500-$100=$400 No Battery$400-$50=$350 No Keyboard and Mouse$350-$100=$250 No Win8killerclick :Laptop internals, might as well buy a laptop with the same specs.
Gigabyte never intended to call them Brix, but it was a joke that stuck. it's all explained within the first minute of this video:"Brix" is not the name I would choose for ANY electronics device.
What are you talking about cpu bottle neck the cpu outperforms the graphics . The cpu if paired with better graphics would run most games on high or medium but the cpu is bottle necked by being mobile and being paired with poor graphics. You should really go back and look at some game bench marks because aside from a few high demanding games the only time a cpu has been known to bottle neck is when it is a dual core and even then it is not huge enough to not run casual games.An interesting concept, but inappropriate tech for gamers. This CPU will bottleneck pretty much any non-casual game (and some casual browser games).I would like to see this chassis with a 45W A8-7600 with an optional dedicated GPU, maybe up to an R7 260X if cooling allows it.The A8-7600 chugs 35W. I have no data on the R9 M275X, but it's probably in the 35W range, too. Both components together are sure to sip more wattage than an A8-7600 alone while delivering inconsistent gaming performance due to the underequipped CPU.