Unfortunately, this case only officially supports Intel LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200, and LGA115X sockets, so you can’t put most of the best gaming CPUs from AMD into it. Nevertheless, Akasa lists the Intel Core Ultra 9 285T as one of the CPUs that the fanless case can reliably cool. While it’s not as powerful as the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K we’ve reviewed (which we found to be lacking in the gaming department), it will likely still be a great choice for most productivity and HTPC purposes. You can also put in less powerful Intel Core Ultra 5 T-series chips in this case, which is particularly useful if you don’t need the performance of a high-end processor but want the zero-noise delivered by fanless builds.
As usual, you’ll have to pay the SFF tax if you want to get this fanless case as it costs almost $175 (pre-VAT) on Quiet PC if you want to get one for yourself. If you don’t want to go through the hassle of building a tiny fanless PC yourself, the retail store also offers a complete build starting with an Intel Core Ultra 5 245T CPU, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and a 500GB SSD for $1,489 (pre-VAT).
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