Asus V500 Mini Tower Uses Laptop CPU with Desktop GPU Power
Asus now has the V500 Mini Tower, a small PC with a laptop CPU that can work with a big desktop graphics card. This setup is said to use less power and have a more quiet cooling setup inside its less than 24-liter body.
Mixing Strength and Saving Power
The main idea of the V500 is to use a laptop chip, up to an Intel Core i7-13620H. This chip has six fast cores and six low-power cores, cooled by a big cooler. It stays at a steady 95 watts.
Asus points out two key gains with this setup:
- It uses 34% less power than a normal desktop.
- It is more quiet, with fan sound at just 38 dB when working hard.
Yet, this design has a big downside. Using a laptop chip means you can't change the CPU later, something you can do with low-power desktop chips like the Intel's T-series.
Main Points and Parts
Even with its different CPU pick, the V500 works with normal desktop parts in other ways.
- Size: 34.7 x 29.6 x 15.5 cm.
- Graphics Card: One type comes with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 desktop GPU, changeable through a PCIe 4.0 x8 slot.
- Power Supply: 180-watt PSU.
- Memory: Goes up to 64 GB of RAM.
- Storage: Fits up to 4 TB SSD.
- Connects: Has Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, one USB-C (5 Gbps) port, six USB-A ports, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
Cost and When You Can Buy It
The Asus V500 mini tower can be bought now right from Asus, but not all setups are ready right away.
- Base Model: Starts at $549.99.
- Processor/RAM Change: Moving up to the Core i7-13620H and 16 GB of RAM adds $230.
- GeForce RTX 4060 Model: Not for sale yet.
