Framework's first desktop is a strange–but unique–mini ITX gaming PC

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Post by perihelions » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:39 PM UTC

Framework's first desktop is a strange–but unique–mini ITX gaming PC
arstechnica.com

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Post by calvinmorrison » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:53 PM UTC

what is the pitch, because desktops don't have a problem with replacements, repairs etc.

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Post by sunshowers » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:53 PM UTC

calvinmorrison wrote: post #2

what is the pitch, because desktops don't have a problem with replacements, repairs etc.

256 GB/s memory bandwidth for $2000.

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Post by lytedev » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC

calvinmorrison wrote: post #2

what is the pitch, because desktops don't have a problem with replacements, repairs etc.

It seems to be squaring up directly against the mac studio with its efficient APU and big memory bandwidth use cases with a cheaper price tag. At least that's the loose sense that I got based on their keynote.

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Post by IlikeKitties » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC

Framework is REALLY pushing the envelope here. /r/localLLaMA is waiting deperatly for Strix Halo.

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Post by JohnDeHope » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:57 PM UTC

I hate to be a hater, but having built myriad gaming PCs in my time, this doesn't really seem like much of a step forward. I'm hoping it's just the beginning. I'd love a modular plug-and-play PC parts ecosystem. This doesn't seem like that, yet.

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Post by pitaj » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:58 PM UTC

https://frame.work/

> Your estimated wait time is 1 hour and 3 minutes.

Ouch

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Post by whatever1 » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:58 PM UTC

Can we also have a desktop keyboard trackpad combo?

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Post by Nifty3929 » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:58 PM UTC

calvinmorrison wrote: post #2

what is the pitch, because desktops don't have a problem with replacements, repairs etc.

Right - there was no major market gap here. With laptops there was, but not desktops. Not sure the point of this. I hope they didn't spend too much eng time on it, rather than on their laptops. The F16 could use a new rev...

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Post by evantbyrne » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:59 PM UTC

The framework website currently has a strange message about putting users into queues just to view the homepage. Might be time to start thinking about setting up Varnish