The answer, at least for the Framework Desktop announced today: a gaming PC that takes advantage of many PC standards and offers a unique combination of small size and high performance but which is ...

Patel notes that Framework “leveraged all of the key PC standards everywhere we could.” That starts with a mini ITX board that uses standard ATX headers so it can fit into any PC case.

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The best Mini-ITX PC case is about being able to build a powerful gaming PC into the sort of footprint normally given to a games console. It's a challenge for sure, and the need for more expensive ...

In fact, the motherboard is a regular Mini-ITX device, and the power supply uses regular old 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS12V ... other capabilities as a general PC. Paired with a forthcoming SteamOS ...

The Framework Desktop is a 4.5L Mini-ITX PC that is also powered by AMD and uses ... that is a standard Mini-ITX form factor with ATX headers. It features a PCIe x4 slot and several ports ...

There are four motherboard sizes available in 2025 from major manufacturers such as Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI, among others.