German PC manufacturer Cirrus7 has announced its release plan for its new Nimbus SFF (small form factor) aluminium cased PC. This Intel-based PC was due at the end of this month but unfortunately the date has slipped one month and now the PC will be made available at the end of June. The case features a unique design and is built up from stacking layers of aluminium which also act as a heatsink for the computer.
The Nimbus is a full PC, rather than a barebones system like the Gigabyte Brix we saw earlier in the week. Cirrus7 offer the Nimbus with a choice of the following Intel Ivy Bridge processors (with prices in Euros); G1610T (499.- €) / G2020T (538.- €) / i3 3220T (588.- €) / i5 3470T (648.- €) / i5 3570T (668.- €) / i7 3770T (758.- €). Shipping within Germany is free, Europe an extra 20 Euros and shipping to other territories is quoted upon request.
Every system is built upon the Intel DQ77KB motherboard. As standard, at the above prices, a Nimbus ships with 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a 60GB mSATA SSD but these options are configurable. Users can fit up to two 7mm HDDs/ SSDs in their Nimbus case. Cirrus7 quotes an idle power consumption of 15W for these systems, with max power consumption ranging from 30 to 65W dependent upon your choice of processor.
The Nimbus has the following ports and connectors as standard; 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 4x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, 2x Intel GBit LAN. Internally you have capacity and connectors for 1 x mSATA and 2x 2.5-inch 7mm SATA III. Optional features include WLAN and Bluetooth, a VESA wall mount plate.
The case can be built at different heights using more or less fins within the construction. Each aluminium fin added will add 12mm to the height of the case. PCPerspective notes that “using all fins allows Cirrus7 to support higher TDPs like the Core i7 3770T” whereas a system based upon the i3 3220T can be thinner as you can do without a layer.
Cirrus 7 says that a Haswell version of the Nimbus will probably not be ready before Q4 2013 due to the expected availability of suitable motherboards.
More pictures of a Nimbus being put together are available over at FanlessTech.
