Mini PCs by Use Case

Play modern games on a box smaller than a console: pick a Radeon 780M/890M or Arc B390 iGPU for 1080p, a Strix Halo for 1440p without a graphics card, or OCuLink when you want to dock a desktop GPU later.

Run private chatbots, coding assistants and image models at home. For LLMs, memory size and bandwidth matter far more than the NPU's TOPS figure — from 7B models on a Radeon 780M to 70B+ on a 128 GB Strix Halo.

Run Proxmox, Docker and dozens of self-hosted services 24/7 for a few watts. Idle power, RAM capacity, Intel NICs and reliable 24/7 thermals matter more than peak benchmark scores.

Stream and transcode a 4K library to every screen in the house. A modern media engine (Intel Quick Sync or AMD VCN) does the heavy lifting — the CPU barely matters, and low idle power keeps a 24/7 server cheap.

Build a quiet all-flash NAS for files, photos and backups. Count the drive slots and PCIe lanes, demand fast networking, and size the RAM for ZFS — CPU power is a secondary concern.

Replace your ISP router with OPNsense, pfSense or OpenWrt on a fanless box. Multiple Intel 2.5GbE ports and stable drivers matter most — even an N100 routes multi-gigabit with IDS and VPN.

A silent desktop for browsers, spreadsheets, video calls and development on multiple 4K screens. Prioritise display outputs, single-cable USB-C docking, 32 GB of RAM and quiet cooling over raw horsepower.