Gaming hardware isn’t getting any smaller. With GPUs the size of shoeboxes and power supplies pushing well past 1,000W, crafting a high-end PC in a compact chassis is harder than ever. CyberPowerPC UK aims to solve that with its new Small Form Factor (SFF) MNML PC range, offering ready-made builds that bring performance to the foreground without devouring your desk.
Tapping into the growing demand for pint-sized powerhouse rigs, the UK system integrator has launched a line of ultra-compact systems housed in premium enclosures from Fractal Design, including the lauded Mood and Terra. I’ve built my fair share of mini-PCs over the years, and while the results are often worth it, getting there usually involves bloodied knuckles, last-minute part swaps, and the crushing realisation that your GPU is precisely 2mm too long.
CyberPowerPC’s new line lets you skip the fiddly part of sourcing parts that fit, routing cables through tight gaps, and managing thermals in ever-shrinking enclosures. Each build is hand-assembled and tested by the firm’s engineers, with options ranging from budget-conscious gaming setups to high-performance workhorses featuring Ryzen 9000 and Intel 14th Gen CPUs, alongside RTX 50 Series GPUs. Crucially, everything is neatly tucked into ITX enclosures that are under 19 litres in volume.
As with any CyberPowerPC system, you’re free to customise the core components to suit your needs, whether you want more cores, graphics grunt, or a quieter cooling setup. Just bear in mind that SFF does impose some natural limitations – compact cases mean tighter thermal budgets, and not every triple-slot graphics card or chunky air cooler will fit.
Still, by quite literally taking on the heavy lifting, CyberPowerPC is opening the door to small-form computing for a much wider audience. You get the fun part of choosing your spec, but without the stress of figuring out if your chosen AIO will clear the RAM or whether the PSU cables will bend without snapping. For those of us who love the idea of SFF but don’t have the time or patience to play Tetris with components, it’s a compelling alternative.
If I were to build one using CyberPowerPC’s configurator right now, I’d probably opt for Sigil Elite SFF with a Radeon RX 9070 XT instead. The walnut of Fractal Terra is tempting but the all-mesh Mood is just right up my street.
