Workstation 'ASUS Mini PC ProArt PA 90' packed with Intel's 8 core CPU & NVIDIA Quadro in compact & silent appearance

ASUS has announced the Mini PC ProArt PA 90, a workstation containing Intel's 9th generation Core i9 & NVIDIA Quadro in a small cylindrical enclosure. It is a compact PC that can use ultra strong performance with space saving & silent.

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Mini PC ProArt PA 90 can be understood by looking at the following movie as to what kind of PC it is.

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The cylindrical machine on the desk is "Mini PC ProArt PA90"

It is a space-saving design because it is long in the vertical direction.

On the back is a lot of holes through which air passes.

Mini PC ProArt PA90 is equipped with Intel's 9th generation Core i9-9900K (8 cores / 16 threads) or Core i 9-9700 K (8 cores / 8 threads) ......

Powerful CPU is cooled by simple water cooling.

The motherboard of the Intel Z390 chipset that looks like a chill in the movie is a pretty portrait shape.

Memory is 64 GB maximum with DDR 4 SO-DIMM (2666 Hz).

In addition to the 2.5-inch SATA interface, the storage has two M.2 slots and also supports Intel Optane memory.

On the back side of the motherboard, full-size graphic board can be mounted. You can select Quadro P4000 (GP 104 GL, 1792 core) or Quadro P2000 (GP 106 GL, 1024 core).

Intel's 8 core CPU and NVIDIA Quadro make it easy to handle 3D graphics.

On the lower part of the front is equipped with a microphone · audio jack on USB 3.1 Gen 2 port × 2 ... ...

In addition to DisplayPort 1.4 × 4, it is equipped with Type-C Thunderbolt 3 port × 2, enabling ultrahigh-speed data communication at up to 40 Gbps.

In addition to a 1 Gbps LAN port, it also has a Wi-Fi antenna.

The powerful performance Mini PC ProArt PA 90 also features a cooling mechanism.

According to the rise of the CPU temperature, it has gimmick that the top surface rises up, and it can improve the airflow by up to 38%.

The volume is suppressed to 32 dB even in full load even though it is a small casing, and it is quiet by 36% compared to a general desktop PC.

The size of the housing is 176 mm in width × 176 mm in depth × 365 mm in height, the weight is 5.8 kg. It is one size larger than Apple's Mac Pro.

The Mini PC ProArt PA 90 will be released in the next few months, but the price is undecided.

"Mini PC ProArt PA90" which is small in size and space-saving as well as quiet performance is also likely to be showcased at CES 2019 held in Las Vegas, USA on January 6, 2019 local time.