Build Your Own All-In-One PC or Hackintosh with Thin Mini-ITX

If you like the look of all-in-one computers like the iMac or the Dell OptiPlex but prefer the customization of building your own computer, the Thin Mini-ITX form factor lets you have the best of both worlds.

You won't have quite as many choices as you would with a regular desktop, but you definitely have some choice. The build process will be a little different than usual, obviously, but you'll need most of the same parts: an all-in-one case, a motherboard, processor, RAM, hard drive, heatsink, power supply, and any other extras you want. If you've built a computer before, it won't be anything you can't handle?you'll just have to pay closer attention to the instructions (and Intel has an instructional video to help you out too).

To get started, check out Intel's compatibility matrix, which will show you many of the available parts for your build and which ones are compatible with one another, as well as their component catalog which will help you find those parts (many of which you can find around the web on sites like Amazon or Newegg). Some of the motherboards are evenhackintosh compatible. For more info, Tom's Hardware has a pretty good guide to building one of these All-In-One PCs yourself, as does the February 2013 issue of Maximum PC.

Thin Mini-ITX-Based Computing | Intel via Maximum PC

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