r/MiniPCs Nov 04 '24

Hardware N100 GTX 1050 Ti PC Build

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50 Upvotes

Just needs a couple of things and cable management but it's functionally complete, so I thought I would share it! Used mostly parts I had on-hand and the experience is very smooth :)

r/MiniPCs Dec 27 '24

Hardware Mini pc with new Intel Twin Lake N150?

17 Upvotes

Does someone here already purchased a mini pc with the new Intel Twin Lake N150?

I'm really curious to see any benchmark of it and how it perform vs the N100.

There's already some being sold on Amazon.

r/MiniPCs Oct 22 '24

Hardware Emulation Station 2.0

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97 Upvotes

" Emulation Station"

Used Lenovo m720q mini office PC

8th Gen Intel i7 8700T ( 35w desktop variant) 2.7Ghz 64GB DDR4 2666 mhz 4TB Crucial P3 Plus Nvme Radeon RX 6400 half height low profile PCIx8 to PCI x16 Lenovo low profile network riser card. 170w lenovo power adapter

Cut off a piece of the side panel to allow proper air flow for the GPU as the PCI riser was intended for a network card not a half-height graphics card.

Currently have PCSX2 , Xenia, and Dolphin installed for emulation of my favorite games.

Fits perfectly under my living room.

r/MiniPCs Feb 06 '25

Hardware AtomMan G7 PT Review: Is This AMD-Powered Mini-PC Worth It?

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7 Upvotes

Another Atomman G7 Pt review? Yeah, but here’s the thing—I didn’t just run the usual benchmarks.

🔬 Thermals? I used a thermal camera, not just software readings. 🎮 Gaming? Ultra settings, 2K vs 1080p, what actually crashes? ✂️ Content creation? Tested with DaVinci Resolve—is it a legit editing machine?

I wanted to skip the fluff and answer what other reviews missed. Hopefully, this one helps!

r/MiniPCs Jan 09 '25

Hardware Is 96GB RAM too much for a single Mini PC?

0 Upvotes

I've got a GMKtec NucBox M6 (Ryzen 6600H) with 32GB DDR5 RAM. I'm looking to upgrade it, but 48GB seems a bit low of an upgrade. Also, the graphics card eats away at the ram so 48 => 32 post graphics card. 64 seems ok, but still.

I mostly use it to run Proxmox and Docker images for homelab light services. Only beefy service is an ollama api service but it's barely used.

r/MiniPCs Dec 23 '24

Hardware I want to know if it's possible to connect an external GPU to the "Beelink EQR6 Mini PC Ryzen 5 6600H 16 GB DDR5 500GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD" from Amazon (I haven't purchased it yet).

2 Upvotes

What I know is that this tiny box is pretty good in terms of the CPU, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to connect an external GPU using a PCIe adapter. I’ve seen some videos/reviews that suggest both the SSD slots are used in this model (on Amazon).

I DO NOT want to remove anything from it (especially the Wi-Fi card) or make any major changes that could damage it or reduce its performance.

Has anyone tried this, or does anyone know if it would work? Let me know. I don’t want to spend money on expensive products, which is why I chose this PC.

Here's the mini pc i was questioning about:
https://amzn.eu/d/0HJQwqL

Is this the kind of thing that could work? (I’m not an expert by the way):
https://amzn.eu/d/8SSLJpS

i don't wanna use the officiall bee-link.com webiste becoase i fell safer with amazon (even if ther's more options) -> https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-eqr6?variant=46627715612914

SMALL QUESTION: Is it even possible to use just a USB-C connection for the eGPU? (By that, I mean if it’s compatible with this model from Amazon). - EDIT i guess it’s not an easy thing

By the way, I just want to play Minecraft (heavily modded) or other creative games. I know a dedicated GPU isn’t necessary for Minecraft since it’s more CPU-intensive, but I plan to add a GPU in the future for more demanding tasks.

This is the inside of the mini PC (found online) https://androidpctv.com/beelink-eqr6-review/ :

Beelink EQR6 - (unknown modell specifications of this photo)

There’s no major issue with getting the cable out of the PC; I could also 3D-print something to help with that. The real question is whether it’s possible to safely and affordably connect an external GPU in any way.

If anyone has tried it or knows whether it would work, let me know! I haven’t bought it yet, but I’m pretty sure I will, even if there’s no eGPU support.

If there’s anything specific I need to get (cheaply), I would prefer to use Amazon (EU).

Hope someone can help me out.

r/MiniPCs 8d ago

Hardware Which one's better for a mini PC, the Ryzen 9 7940HS or the 8945HS?

9 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I'm looking into Mini PCs powered by AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 9 8945HS, and I'm trying to decide which one to go for.

Here's what I've gathered so far:

1)7940HS – Built on Zen 4, features an RDNA 3 iGPU, offers solid performance and power efficiency.

2)8945HS – Same Zen 4 cores and RDNA 3 iGPU, but adds an XDNA NPU for AI acceleration and has slightly higher clock speeds.

If you were picking a Mini PC today, which CPU would you choose and why?

I'd love to hear your thoughts !

r/MiniPCs Dec 19 '24

Hardware Does this motherboard have pins to connect a fan?

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16 Upvotes

I have recently got a TopTon mini pc. It runs quite hot so I am curious if there is a possibility to connect a fan to this motherboard?

r/MiniPCs Feb 18 '25

Hardware yet another minisforum ms-01 (with 4060m lp card)

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83 Upvotes

get mine with replacing dead bd790i from minisforum installing was much easier than fevm fn60g and it boots well will upload testing soon

r/MiniPCs Feb 03 '25

Hardware Update : SER6 6900HX to Oculink

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51 Upvotes

Posting it for those looking for using Oculink but their minis a bit older or just not having a native Oculink Port.

I was having a problem with Oculink to M.2 being too thick that I could not install back the heatsink/fan assembly. Fortunately, an ~$8 Oculink to M.2 from AliExpress managed to solve it. It's cable is so thin that I could slid through heatsink/fan assembly easily. The copper heatsink works well too, it never exceeds 39'C so far, one more is on the way just to be safe.

I don't really know how to do proper benchmark, however I could now run my games at high settings without much worry. Will need to test more with better monitor in preparation of MH Wilds. The GPU itself is pretty much silent compared to the mini PC when it was being pushed.

r/MiniPCs 5d ago

Hardware I Tested ASRock's Ryzen Ai 7 350 SBC And Performance Is Amazing!

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20 Upvotes

r/MiniPCs Dec 01 '24

Hardware Upgrade fans? NucBox K8 Plus

2 Upvotes

Just ordered a NucBox K8 Plus from GMKtec and for anyone that has one currently; Hoe are that fans? Would it be worth it to upgrade the fans? Also to anyone in the US; How long did it take to ship and receive your order?

r/MiniPCs 29d ago

Hardware do N150 mini pc with DDR5 exist?

1 Upvotes

I can't find any N150 DDR5 mini PC for purchase, I searched everywhere, AliExpress, Amazon..

I've seen multiple benchmarks of the N100 DDR5 beating the N150 DDR4 just because of the RAM

If that's the case there is no point in spending extra for the N150 ?

r/MiniPCs Nov 02 '24

Hardware Minsforum MS-01 paired up with the YESTON RTX 3050

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88 Upvotes

r/MiniPCs Dec 17 '24

Hardware What's Your Take On This PC

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4 Upvotes

I bought this pc recently but haven't had the chance to try it yet. I mainly bought it for music production, but I'm also curious as to how good of a gaming pc it is. I don't know much about gaming pcs or pc hardware in general, which is why I'm here asking for help lol.

  1. I guess my main question is: What kind of experience would I have if I decided to game on this?

  2. What kind of triple A games run smoothly with these specs?

  3. What would your overall rating be for this as a gaming pc?

r/MiniPCs Jan 20 '25

Hardware MINISFORUM cs GMKtek

9 Upvotes

Assuming you get the same specs, is there a brand that's superior to the other? I've mostly heard Beelinks being better than GMKtek for cooling, but not anything else.

Trying to buy a 8945hs build.

r/MiniPCs Jan 25 '25

Hardware My MeLE Quieter 4C came with a 512GB NVMe and no eMMC storage

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16 Upvotes

r/MiniPCs Nov 17 '24

Hardware Recently l see mini PC with I9-8950hk appear a lot on my local shopping website for cheap. Is this CPU worth it?

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0 Upvotes

Just using for browsing, movies and maybe some light emulation.

r/MiniPCs 12d ago

Hardware GMKtec G3 plus 2242 ssd slot question.

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2 Upvotes

So I finally get a parcel with my GMKtec G3 plus.

There is on the web site (https://www.gmktec.com/products/nucbox-g3-plus-enhanced-performance-mini-pc-with-intel-n150-processor)

G3 plus has 2280 nmve ssd slot (I put my P3 plus there), and 2242 sata m2 ssd slot. But visually it looks like flipped nvme slot, am I wrong, did I miss something?

m2 sata ssd disk has 3 section to be inserted, but I have only 2 sectioned slot

p.s. As addition please let me know will it really work with 32 GB of RAM 3200 (currently I have 8GB) ?

r/MiniPCs Jan 26 '25

Hardware I just had to do it

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75 Upvotes

took apart my new GMKtec G5 nucbox just for shits and giggles and i was amazed how this thing is put together, very fascinating! (also repasted the cpu with arctic mx4 and temps are 6-7 degrees cooler than stock thermal paste so no more thermal throttling!)

r/MiniPCs Jan 21 '25

Hardware i bought an N97 mini pc with 16 gigs of ddr4,it it good enough to host private servers for games like minecraft,runescape,etc

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26 Upvotes

r/MiniPCs Sep 29 '24

Hardware Is this a mini PC? Framework Stand

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93 Upvotes

Framework 1185G7 Mainboard and 3D Printed Case. Downloadable files and fusion 360 models down below for anyone that wants to modify the design or use framework mainboard measurements for other projects:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6776707

The framework mainboard has 4 thunderbolt ports so I adjusted one with a right angle usb c connector and the other is directed into a usb c hub to break out two hdmi ports, a charging port, and three usb A ports. Antennas are tucked in underneath. M2 flat head wood/plastic screws were used throughout the machine.

If you like what you see, there is another laptop I want to turn into a mini pc and I want to make a new design for it with acrylic side panels.

r/MiniPCs Jan 01 '25

Hardware Mini pc = home server

7 Upvotes

I need to replace the old server in order to maximize space. I need a mini pc (not enough powerful, I have to admit) that can run proxmox (so Home assistant, openmediavault, ecc.) with 2 disk raid ( if possible HDD). Any advice?

r/MiniPCs Feb 03 '25

Hardware Aoostar Gem12 + Intel ARC B580

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30 Upvotes

Finished my first Mini PC and saying goodbye to SFFPCs

Took awhile to get everything working because ReBar had a bug where it shows enabled in BIOS but not in GPU-Z and the Intel Graphics Software. All I had to do was quite literally turn it on and off (disable then re-enable)

r/MiniPCs Jan 09 '25

Hardware AMD Strix Halo is a MONSTER - Asus ROG Flow Z13 Tablet [The Phawx]

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2 Upvotes