Surprise! Intel will launch Beast Canyon, a small-form-factor-sized gaming PC, later this year

Back at CES 2020, Intel introduced a much larger Next Unit of Computing (NUC) bare-bones mini-PC than had ever previously been shown—a 5L modular gaming PC that had room for a discrete graphics card. Now at Computex 2021, Team Blue on Sunday gave an early, brief glance at Ghost Canyon’s successor: the 8L Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit, also known as Beast Canyon.This hefty newcomer doubles down on Ghost Canyon’s formula, which used its extra real estate to promote the idea of ultra-easy DIY PC building. No need to study up on the ins and outs of PC building: On one side of the case, you drop in Intel’s Compute Element, a self-contained PC in the form of a PCIe card. Powered by a beefy H-class mobile processor, it also holds the RAM and storage. On the other side, you install an add-in graphics card that can handle the most punishing of games. That's it. But this time, full-length cards will fit.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3620299/surprise-intel-will-launch-beast-canyon-a-small-form-factor-sized-gaming-pc-later-this-year.html#tk.rss_all