A China-based group of engineers created an incredibly compact mini PC that brings the power of a desktop GeForce RTX 4070 using the MXM form factor.
Wee Beastie Launches its Kickstarter Campaign for 4.75L Super Mini Fishtank Gaming & AI PC: Offers up to 128GB RAM, 16 TB SSD, and RTX 4070 GPU
Packing full-fledged components into a significantly small form-factor chassis is incredibly difficult. Well, we do have mini PCs that usually depend on just the processor due to the lack of space for a discrete GPU. However, Wee Beastie, a China-based creator group, has just made deploying a desktop-grade GPU possible in its mini Fishtank Gaming & AI PC using the MXM interface.
The creator launched its campaign on Kickstarter this month, revealing what it is offering inside a 4.75-liter chassis. Surprisingly, it is one of the most powerful mini PCs you can have on your desk, and it doesn't depend on the integrated graphics. By using the desktop RTX 4070 GPU die on a custom PCB, the creator was able to pack the GPU into a small space, converting it into an MXM GPU, which requires far less space than regular RTX 4070 GPUs.
The Fishtank PC will utilize either the Intel Core i7 13700H or the Core Ultra 7 255H processor, enabling users to have sufficient horsepower for performing intensive operations. Also, since they are paired with the RTX 4070, users won't be limited in gaming, content creation, or any other graphically-intensive workloads. Moreover, the Fishtank PC can deliver up to 466 AI TOPS of performance through the GPU, ensuring users can leverage the power of Tensor cores to accelerate AI workloads such as LLMs and VLMs.
The interesting part is how incredibly powerful this machine is, given its small form factor. When put next to a regular mid-tower, it hardly takes 1/4th of the space on the desk, and the volume is already way smaller than regular desktop cases. This is why Wee Beastie compares it directly against Ryzen AI Max+ 395-based systems, since the whole point of using that processor is to save space, be more energy efficient, and still have that incredibly strong computing power for gaming, content creation, and AI operations.
Wee Beastie says that, except for power efficiency, the Fishtank mini PC wins over Ryzen AI Max+ 395-based mini PCs in almost everything (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 will still be ahead in intensive CPU workloads). Cost is one of the major advantages here since the Fishtank mini PC starts at just $699, offering Core i7 13700H, RTX 4070 GPU, WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and options for adding up to 16 TB SSD and 128 GB DDR5 RAM. The Core Ultra 7 255H-based system starts at $899.
On the other hand, Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs usually cost between $1500-$2000, and even after adding the cost of RAM and storage, the Fishtank will remain fairly below $1500. Since Ryzen AI Max+ 395-based mini PCs can't be upgraded due to soldered RAM, the Fishtank offers better upgradeability as well.
The creator has already met its funding goal, and the production will start in December, followed by another production phase in February, and will then start shipping in March 2026.
News Sources: Kickstarter, @RubyRapids
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