ASRock and BMW build a Gaming PC!

[Culligan Man]

A : Power Supply Unit (450W)
B : Standard Mini-ITX Motherboard (Z87-M8)
C : Standard PCIe x16 VGA card Holder
D : Hard Disk Drive Tray
E : ODD + 2.5” SSD/HDD Tray

  Standard Mini-ITX Case for Endless Upgrade Options
M8 is not your typical gaming rig, it has everything packed within a standard mini-ITX sized case with advanced flexibility for future upgrades. Gamers may customize their own gaming machine, including the PCIe x16 graphics card, mini-ITX motherboard, CPU, memory, 1 set of 3.5" hard drive or 4 sets of 2.5" solid state drives and even other components.
Streamline Build with
Aluminum Alloy
Robustly built with 2.5mm of aluminum alloy, the chassis exudes the elegance of simplicity, meanwhile the red and black color scheme screams out hardcore gaming.    
  Magnetic Case Design

Employing grade N48 magnets to hold the case together, this innovative design makes it easier for users to quickly disassemble or assemble the chassis.

Plus an uniquely designed set of keys to ensure all of the components are sitting safely inside the chassis.

 

 

Handles for Portability
Sturdy aluminum handles on both sides of the case for advanced portability.  
  Creative Front Panel Design

A cunningly designed hidden front panel which includes a 4 in 1 card reader (SD3.0 / MMC / MS / MS PRO) plus microphone and headphone jacks.

Intensive Heat Dissipation Mechanisms
For the system to remain cool while gaming, there's a total of 4 quiet built in chassis fans that suck in cold air and pump out the heat simultaneously.  

ASRock and BMW Group DesignworksUSA collaborated on a small form factor (SFF) system called M8 that offers "unstoppable gaming" and lots of other hyperbole, though before we get into the nuts and bolts of the machine, a little background is in order. ASRock, as you probably already know, is a player in the PC space and was originally formed as a subsidiary of Asus. It's now a part of Pegatron, which itself was spun off from Asus. 

What do you get when you
cross an OLED display panel
with a multipurpose controller
on your computer case?
A-Command !      

 

 

 

 

 

What do you get when you
cross an OLED display panel
with a multipurpose controller
on your computer case?
A-Command !       Volume

Increase/decrease the volume level by turning the knob right/left. 

What do you get when you
cross an OLED display panel
with a multipurpose controller
on your computer case?
A-Command !       Mode

Toggle among three power management modes: Eco, Standard or Speed.

What do you get when you
cross an OLED display panel
with a multipurpose controller
on your computer case?
A-Command !       Info

Toggle among various types of critical information to check the system’s status. The OLED screen shows the CPU frequency, CPU usage, LAN usage, or APM* data.

What do you get when you
cross an OLED display panel
with a multipurpose controller
on your computer case?
A-Command !       Light

Turn on/off the light in the case, or enable Good Night LED*.
On: Turn on the light in the case.
Off: Turn off the light in the case. All off: Turn off the light in the case; enable Good Night LED.

What do you get when you
cross an OLED display panel
with a multipurpose controller
on your computer case?
A-Command !       Time Turn the time on/off. If this option is set to on, the M8 Logo / Date and Time screens are available. If this option is set to off, the M8 Logo / Date and Time screens are hidden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color   Storm Black Material   Steel Body / Aluminum + Plastic

Dimension   372mm (W) x 123mm (H) x 400mm (L)

Motherboard   ASRock Z87-M8

CPU   Supports 4th Gen Intel^® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Xeon^® / Pentium^® / Celeron^® Processor Family

Memory   Supports DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 2 x SO-DIMM slots, Max. up to 16GB

VGA   Supports 1 x Dual-slot Graphics Card*

Optical Drive   1 x Slim Slot-in Super-Multi Drive

Hard Disk   Supports 3.5"HDD and 2.5"HDD WiFi + BT   2T2R WiFi 802.11 ac + BT v4.0 Front I/O   4 x USB 3.0, 1 x MIC, 1 x Headphone,
4-in-1 Card reader (SD3.0/MMC/MS/MS PRO)

Rear I/O   1 x 7.1HD audio with Creative Sound Core3D,
1 x Intel Gigabit LAN, 4 x USB3.0, 4 x USB2.0,
1 x eSATA2, 1 x DP, 1 x HDMI All-In-One OLED Button   A-Command Coolin   Top : 2 x 70mm fan, Bottom : 2 x 70mm fan Power Supply   SFX PSU 450W

 

Linus @ 4:40 - 8:07

 

 

 

 

 

The M8 is coming soon, though ASRock didn't spill the beans on price.

 

I love small form factor beast PC so I would love to pick on of these up. What do you think?

 

 

Thanks for reading and Have a Good Day.

 

 

 

via http://www.asrock.com/microsite/m8/Chassis_Design.html

[tristan1035]

I want that so badly, it's GORGEOUS! 

[Bluejay0]

Already discussed long ago during the Computex event

 

But it's SOOOOOO practical!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheSLSAMG]

It was shown at Computex, and that window is disgusting.

[Qpm5]

Thats i really interesting. Like the look its cool. If only i could have a better gpu in it.

[Slaeowulf]

My god that's an ugly case .

[Mooshi]

I think it looks neat.

 

Random question, though. Why is it that a premium brand like BMW teams up with "B brands"? ASRock isn't Foxconn or anything, but it isn't Asus (I see ASRock as Scion is to Toyota - I know they are under Asus), Gigabyte or MSI. Same goes for their Level 10 thing with Thermaltake. Why no partnership with Lian Li, Silverstone, CaseLabs or Corsair?

[Lord Pantaloons]

cool but pass

[DaftBehemoth]

I really can't get into the BMW aesthetic on all these peripherals and cases they've worked on. I guess they're just not my style.

[carolkarine]

I want to buy it and then strip out the asrock crud.

[Youbetternot]

That case just no and this is coming from a red/black freak

[Missioncode]

Wow some people love this case some people hate it.

Also Linus covered this at CompuTex most of you should already know about this

[Peopie]

I am confused, does this come with a motherboard?

or are they just selling a case+power supply unit, such as how some of the itx cases are

 

also, how would one cool their processor with this?

It doesn't look like there'll be a whole lot of space for cpu coolers. Could the standard cooler even fit in there?

[Kuzma]

Steam machine located.

[naca1227]

I like BMW as a car and "peripheral" designer/maker.

 

I just really hate the window... 

[Ryan Leech]

I want to buy it and then strip out the asrock crud.

Why does everyone hate ASRock?

[noc]

It looks very nice.... except for that side window, Ugh!

[carolkarine]

Why does everyone hate ASRock?

To be fair, when it comes to motherboards, I only ever get Asus or gigabyte. I don't trust any others.

[Mooshi]

To be fair, when it comes to motherboards, I only ever get Asus or gigabyte. I don't trust any others.

 

I too would rather have Asus or Gigabyte in my system, you're not alone.  

[JLCitadel]

I would buy this, but i don't have a single reason for a MATX build.

[qwertywarrior]

are you sure they are building a PC or just a case ?

[brownninja97]

Its a love or hate thing, personal i love it.

[JAKEBAB]

sorry but this is really really really really old.

[kuddlesworth9419]

Ugly!!

[mgsstar]

This is pretty nice but it would be probably very expensive like their cars.