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I wonder how long it would take to get mainline linux support and when these boxes could be bought off of Aliexpress. There are basically no small form factor 2400G systems and this have better graphics.

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>> There are basically no small form factor 2400G systems and this have better graphics.

I've got a 2400G and have designed a very small form factor case specifically to house a Gigabyte AB350N Gaming WiFi ITX motherboard. It's so small the CPU fan and shroud will protrude through the top and will double as a case fan. I am just getting my new 3D printer setup and hope to print this thing this weekend. It's 195mm by 190mm by 60mm high, plus rubber feet to provide clearance for the vents which are on the bottom. It will be reasonably easy to relocate the CPU fan hole for different boards - it's position is 2 parameters in CAD. I'll try to post pics and CAD files someplace when the design is fully printed and finalized. Or perhaps make it available on Shapeways? There is opportunity to shrink it more in the future, but I went for 30mm radius curves on the front and haven't shaved every mm off the height.

Running Fedora Rawhide, there are some issues still but it's amazing when it boots properly. Plays Video on my 4K TV while barely making a sound or heating up.

I'd be interested in the CAD or STL files if you decide to post them.

I used a more off the shelf approach, but the result is likely similar in performance and goal: https://imgur.com/a/Nm607lo

Case is an M350 itx case, and using a pico psu.

There should be more, smaller Ryzen APU systems, they really are amazing. Looking forward to physical releases of their v1000 series SoC's.

I meant like the ZOTAC ZBOX MA551 which has been basically vaporware for the last 9 months showing up at consumer show every 3 or 4 months. NUC like package.

Yeah, I wanted the ZBOX too. Gave up and decided to roll my own. If the big names won't support AMD with SFF I will.

I was debating a similar setup with a Skyreach 4 mini sff case, but building your own case sounds interesting. Would love to see yours when finished.

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You could build something like this with a 2400G today: https://imgur.com/IWMqyRR

It is very small as far as custom PCs go, pixel 2 provided as a size reference.

The systems themselves likely aren't very different from a "standard" x86 system

The hardest part will probably be the sheer amount of DRM installed around them, as consoles tend to have

Where's geohotz when you need him??

He has moved on to hacking things that kill more people than phone and videogames, cars.

> The hardest part will probably be the sheer amount of DRM installed around them, as consoles tend to have

Technically it's not really DRM which is the issue, it's the software engineering and security mitigation letting you jailbreak the system (unless it's just not jailed in the first place).

Then again, while the XB1 is still locked down tight, it took 2 years to get a working PS4 jailbreak and 15 months for the Switch. If the usual chinese SE is any evidence, Subor's probably be at or below the low end.

The pictures in the article appear to show the console just straight up running Windows 10.

I doubt it'll be a problem. The only people who care about the DRM are on the software side, and they also control the hardware side (there is no non-microsoft device that can run xbox one software for example).

I'll bet we'll see a huge export of "consoles" that are just the hardware, expecting companies to create the software and rebrand them.

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SteamOS anyone?

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