Meet The Tiki: Core i7-3770K And GeForce GTX 680 In A Mini-ITX Box?

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[citation][nom]menigmand[/nom]Oh, and if you have a media centre/tv rack, no need for a small case either, just hide it in the rack under the tv.[/citation]

Well use a wireless mouse and keyboard.
 
[citation][nom]menigmand[/nom]I love a small, quiet pc, but the biggest problem is not the actual size. The main aesthetic problem is that a pc setup will still include a monitor and plenty of wires, a keyboard and a mouse. Having a pc in a small livingroom tends to "take over" the space and make it seem a bit like an office. That's why I like to game on a laptop, even though I get less graphics performance, the kit can always be folded up and put in the cupboard when I have guests over and need the dining table.[/citation]
[citation][nom]dakkon[/nom]incorporate the thing in your media center/TV rack, connect it to your 50in LED TV or HD projector "run the cable through the walls if using projector" in the future displays with 4k/8k capabilities . and use wireless keyboards and mice, and or use a wireless gaming controller, game from the couch.. its a gaming PC not a work PC..[/citation]

INDEED - enter my M18x R2.

I still get i7 Xtreme, Crossfire, and other than the supply (from which you'll not stray far), I have only a mouse and met to clutter the place up. When friends visit, it's packed away in the time it takes to close the screen, pop the mouse on top, and put on the shelf.
 
I hope the editors are paying attention here with this article. If editors feel that doing a diatribe on assembling a box with wires and fans is not interesting to its readers, then write those articles as an adventure, a process, failures and successes, as in this article and you will ALWAYS have readers interested. It's not a story about a box with wires and fans, it's a story about a guy and his quest. Maximum PC magazine is awesome in their editor's excellent articles, but to put the personal experience into the focus really enrichens the reading experience. All I can say is Tom's Hardware, THANK YOU for this article! A million thanks! Mike in Wichita
 
Nice write-up. From preproduction to production it's a nice and interesting story. I'd like to see more stories like this in the future, if manufacturers will allow you.
 
Fabulous job, makes me want to actually spend money having these guys build a rig for me!

Great information too, as I have a project coming up involving cramming such components into a small, existing container. Thanks Tomshardware and thanks Falcon!

😉
 
[citation][nom]MichaelShuck[/nom]I hope the editors are paying attention here with this article. If editors feel that doing a diatribe on assembling a box with wires and fans is not interesting to its readers, then write those articles as an adventure, a process, failures and successes, as in this article and you will ALWAYS have readers interested. It's not a story about a box with wires and fans, it's a story about a guy and his quest. Maximum PC magazine is awesome in their editor's excellent articles, but to put the personal experience into the focus really enrichens the reading experience. All I can say is Tom's Hardware, THANK YOU for this article! A million thanks! Mike in Wichita[/citation]

Very true.

Fede from Argentina
 
I've long admired Falcon Northwest's machines - and the Tiki looks like one amazing, tiny beast of a system. I'm amazed they can cram all that into such a small frame. Like a computer super model. :lol:
 
Wow! That was a really interesting read. I hope they do push more for moving away from the ancient ATX form factor. It would be amazing if something like this caught on...although, realistically, it should be 14.5"x14.5"x4.5" so that it's less of a nightmare for typical builds.

With the way your parts were used, I think only the PSU and thin (and unnecessary) DVD are non-standard parts anyways...even if the fan and RAM selections have to be specific.
 
I have been wondering why no case manufacturers have released a case yet intended for a build like this (I have searched multiple times). The 90 degree rotated GPU combined with mini-ITX seems to make a lot of sense.
 
[citation][nom]twelch82[/nom]I have been wondering why no case manufacturers have released a case yet intended for a build like this (I have searched multiple times). The 90 degree rotated GPU combined with mini-ITX seems to make a lot of sense.[/citation]

You mean like this: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/c137b
 
I too, found the read very interesting and could not stop. Very challenging project. My only concern is aesthetic, and it is the large white backlite logo. To fit better into a home entertainment center I'd rather see a smaller version of the logo, without the rectangle, and perhaps a raised gold plated badge in an upper corner.
 
[citation][nom]dennisburke[/nom]I too, found the read very interesting and could not stop. Very challenging project. My only concern is aesthetic, and it is the large white backlite logo. To fit better into a home entertainment center I'd rather see a smaller version of the logo, without the rectangle, and perhaps a raised gold plated badge in an upper corner.[/citation]

For entertainment center use, it'd be better if it were set up for a horizontal orientation, with the bluray drive in the front instead of on the end.

I don't know how much bigger that would have made it, but I don't have room in my entertainment center to fit that thing vertically plus room for inserting and removing discs.

This seems more like a slimline desktop. Not even really a LAN box with that granite base.
 
[citation][nom]menigmand[/nom]I love a small, quiet pc, but the biggest problem is not the actual size. The main aesthetic problem is that a pc setup will still include a monitor and plenty of wires, a keyboard and a mouse. Having a pc in a small livingroom tends to "take over" the space and make it seem a bit like an office. That's why I like to game on a laptop, even though I get less graphics performance, the kit can always be folded up and put in the cupboard when I have guests over and need the dining table.[/citation]

Cord management can help you there.
 
Incredible idea. The only downside is that this system has very little room for beefier PSUs. It's a system designed around the GTX680. If a future card is longer by even 1", It's a no-go.

Still, a very good effort.
 
[citation][nom]cobra5000[/nom]Falcon Northwest is so far above Alienware, they do not deserve to be in the same sentence. Noob.[/citation]
I have to agree with you. I spec'd out a computer from Alienware, all the bells and whistles, did the same thing on Falcon Northwest. Falcon was cheaper by around $500, and it's water cooled! Falcon Northwest has been around a lot longer than Alienware. I think they were 1 of the first companies to start offering custom performance oriented gaming systems back in the days of the 3DFX Voodoo 1, so early to mid 90's. Their systems arent flashy, but the do offer custom pain jobs on their cases. Toms has reviewed their computers before and they've consistently recieved high marks. I actually read up on the Tiki on the Falcon NW site before I saw the story here. It's a rather nice and very capable system for it's size.

I don't agree with the noob part though.
 
gratz you got me hooked up over the 37 pages! awesome history, in venezuela we got some good factories that cuts granite, and it must be cheaper to do it here than in europe, you should try us! maybe that way you can sell tikis cheaper in here 😀
 
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