Review: Chillblast Fusion Nano Fury

Conclusion

High-performance mini-ITX PCs remain a niche solution and there are obvious reasons as to why - they typically aren't cheap, heat and noise tends be an issue, performance can be sacrificed and future expansion opportunities are few and far between.

Some of these provisos are almost impossible to eradicate, but cramming high-end hardware into small enclosures retains a curious attraction. There's just something fun about a pint-sized box delivering a full-tower punch.

Proving that some of the traditional small-form-factor provisos are beginning to fade, Chillblast's Fusion Nano Fury is a modern-day mini-ITX build that shows just how far PC hardware has come. Despite its diminutive size, the system packs an overclocked quad-core Intel Skylake processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, an SSD, an SSHD, and one of AMD's most powerful graphics cards, the suitably-sized Radeon R9 Nano.

This eclectic mix of tasty hardware doesn't come cheap, and sure, it needs some liquid cooling and a chassis modification to make it happen, but Chillblast's minuscule build is a timely reminder of why this is an exciting era for mini-ITX. Thinking of downsizing for your next gaming PC? Fusion Nano Fury is worthy of consideration.

Chillblast Fusion Nano Fury

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The Fusion Nano Fury mini-ITX base unit is available to purchase from Chillblast.

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