Editing Desktop computer (section)

===Form factor===
{{See also|Mini PC|Keyboard computer}}

====All-in-one====
{{Main|All-in-one computer}}
[[File:Dell Inspiron One 23 Touch AIO Desktop PC.png|thumb|[[Dell Inspiron]] One 23 Touch as an example of an AIO desktop PC]]
An ''all-in-one'' (AIO) desktop computer integrates the system's internal components into the same case as the display, thus occupying a smaller footprint (with fewer cables) than desktops that incorporate a tower.<ref name=pcmag-howtoaio>{{cite web|title=How to Buy an All-in-One PC|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409554,00.asp|website=PC Magazine|date=January 28, 2015 |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> The All-in-one systems are rarely labeled as desktop computers.

====Tower====
{{Main|Computer tower}}
[[File:Falcon Northwest Talon.png|thumb|A mid-tower computer case from {{circa}} 2011]]
In [[personal computing]], a [[Computer tower|tower]] is a [[computer form factor|form factor]] of desktop [[computer case]] whose height is much greater than its width, thus having the appearance of an upstanding [[tower block]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.easytechjunkie.com/what-is-a-computer-tower.htm | title=What is a Computer Tower? }}</ref>

====Pizza box form factor====
{{Main|Pizza box form factor}}
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In [[computing]], a [[Pizza box form factor|pizza box]] [[computer enclosure|enclosure]] is a design for desktop computers. Pizza box cases tend to be wide and flat, resembling [[pizza box|pizza delivery boxes]] and thus the name.
[[File:NeXT Pizzabox-IMG 7227.jpg|thumb|center|[[NeXTstation]] [[Pizza box form factor|pizzabox form factor]]]]

====Cube====
[[File:NEXT Cube-IMG 7154.jpg|thumb|right|[[NeXTcube]] had a cube [[computer enclosure|enclosure]].]]
Cube [[Workstation]]s have a cube case [[Computer enclosure|enclosure]] to house the [[motherboard]], [[PCI Express|PCI-E]] expansion cards, [[GPU]], [[central processing unit|CPU]], [[dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]] [[DIMM]] slots, [[computer cooling]] equipment, [[chipset]]s, [[Input device|I]]/[[Output device|O]] ports, [[hard disk drive]]s, and [[solid-state drive]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk/blog/pc-case-form-factors-explained-everything-you-need-to-know/ | title=PC Case Form Factors Explained | date=May 17, 2022 }}</ref>
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 | caption2 = Case enclosure holds a [[graphics processing unit|GPU]], [[PCI Express|PCI-E]] [[solid-state drive|SSD]], [[dynamic random-access memory|DRAM]] [[DIMM]] sticks, and [[air cooling]] [[heat sink]] on the [[CPU]]
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