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KUBIC is a Nintendo-themed Mini-ITX case you can 3D Print
July 15, 2024

KUBIC is a 3D Printable Mini-ITX case created by instructables user WhoisLudwig.

The KUBIC is a cube-shaped enclosure with a convenient carry handle, and has been designed to accomodate a very short depth (up to 220mm) graphics card plugged directly into the motherboard, an SFX power supply, a 140mm cooling fan and a socket Mini-ITX board with a generously sized CPU heatsink. The exhaust route is from bottom to top and was enough to keep Ludwig's CPU and GPU at a steady 75°C in a 2 hour stress test.

Construction is from 34 different parts all no larger than 170x170mm, meaning smaller 3D printers can be used. In addition to the printed components, a variety of hex screws, standoffs, brass inserts and momentary switches are required - all listed in the instructables recipe, and printables files.

The Nintendo-themed colouring has been achieved with about 1.5Kg of filament in Black, Wine Red, Light Grey and Dark Grey PLA, though PETG could also be used.

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MILK-V's Jupiter Mini-ITX Board powered by RISC-V
July 05, 2024

Chinese startup Milk-V has announced the Jupiter, a Mini-ITX board powered by a RISC-V processor.

RISC-V is an open source modular architecture - developers are able add or omit extensions based on their specific needs, and without incurring licensing fees. Milk-V chose the 8-core Spacemit K1 or M1 processor, which sports RVV1.0 vector extensions with a whole raft of instructions suitable for basic ML and AI uses - giving up to 2 TOPS of AI performance.

The Jupiter will come with 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of soldered LPDDR4X memory, HDMI output, 2x 1Gbps RJ45 and WiFi 6, plenty of USB ports and a PCIe x8 slot supporting graphics cards and PCIe to SATA. Storage is well provided for with SPI Flash boot support, a M.2 PCIe Slot, eMMC connector and microSD card slot. Power is supported through a standard 24pin ATX connector or a 2.5/5.5mm 12V DC Power Jack, so pretty much any Mini-ITX enclosure will work.

Jupiter specifications page

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