$550 USD is still too much, skip the affiliate link. AE has them for under $500 as configured, or under $400 with 16 GB / 512 GB. One of the only decently priced mini PCs with OCuLink, other than the GEM10.
For me, GMKTec is actually the only option to buy these mini PCs. I don't pay customs or VAT for them. And that I would save 50-100 USD on Aliexpress? Well, in the end I would pay much more and I would still have a lot of work to do. This is probably the only company that will solve the shipping for you, including everything, fast delivery and the prices are more than OK. Some competitors don't even offer such prices without shipping, customs and VAT :)
You're NOT obligated to buy them, & the constant browbeating of the cost (attempted manipulation) will not change anything ...new Mac mini similarly equipped $800-1400, You can buy this if you prefer..
Got mine 2 weeks ago. Bought barebone on AliExpress,and paired it with 32GB Crucial ram,and 1TB WD 850x ssd. It is amazing! Small,fast,and plays games(not AAA titles) on max. It set me back 550USD or 525 Euros,since i live in Europe. Cant believe how small and fast it is!
Mee too. I got it for 380 euros barbone. Put 64GB Cruical 5600 ram and 2TB Kingston KC3000. So together it was about 665 euros (tax included) what is about 686 usd. Also after 11.11 it would have been 20 euro cheaper with bigger coupon. Btw, if you set the system fan start pwn to 70 from 130, it will be much more silent. Because the system fan will run at 1000 rpm most of the time, instead of 2000 default. The best value machine is still the M7 6850h, because it can be bought around 233 euros barbone, it has around 80 percent performance of the K8 plus.
I think a top 3 or top 5 mini pc for gaming video is needed. I just wanna know best value/price/fps at different resolutions. I want a mini pc for gaming.
I bought the 32gb + 2tb version. It comes with 2 crucial ddr5-5600 and a Lexar ssd. It's really fast. It has the oculink port and i will buy a gpu. The igpu it's not bad. It's good for 1080p and can run a few AAA games of this generation.
@@drewnewby It's still worth paying the extra few USD on the website, because the price includes shipping, customs and VAT. In most countries, this would require a total of another 30%+
On Aliexpress I get the borebone version for 330(edit:309 )euros and I'm more than happy. I have a laptop with RTX4070 and I upgraded it to 32GB. I saved the 16GB and I'll use it for this mini PC, plus the 512GB that I ordered for 42 euros. I'll use it for deep learning with an RTX3070. I'm looking forward to it. 😊
I had a slide w/ external GPU. Bought this. It will play the games on Ultra that used to required the external GPU.. without the GPU. Super fast, super stable, super perfect.
Nice. Comparing performance tests, they are very similar to a MinisForum UM790 Pro (7940HS) I purchased just over a year ago. Amazing units. They perform like an mITX built 9900K/2070 Super I put together in 4/2020. Four short years! Thank you for the video.
They frequently have sales. I purchased my one in October using a code that was coming down to $399, but with the early BF sale, it is now $389 / £309 barebone. I received it in 8 days in the UK. They used Yodel, and there was no import duty in my case. Phew. It works flawlessly using Oculink + Onedock v2 + 330W SlimQ + RTX 4070 Super. The CPU vent is quite loud, and I experience some coil whine. If anyone has a solution for a custom CPU cooler bracket/mount that would be lovely.
This machine has lot of ports on the back. Also maybe it is a layout limitation. I love the two 40Gbps usb4 ports. I don't have anything to connect into occulink. Maybe it would be even nicer if it would be come from a third m.2 port with an extension card. I guess this way it is cheaper and it makes use of some leftover pcie lanes.
@@nate6862 I think because of the size of the port itself. If they were to put it in the back they would have to remove one of the other ports from the back to make room for it. Would you rather have an HDMI port on the front or an Ethernet port? The complaints would be the same I think. I'm guessing they went with the one you are least likely to use.
@@azbesthu the Aoostar Gem 10 has 3 m.2 slots, with a separate oculink port but the ram is not upgradable. However it is a lot faster so it's a tossup for the buyer.
I was debating between this and the Aoostar gem12 for the oculink and decided to go with this one from amazon due to the price (32gb +1tb $400 with coupon and credit card offer)... I'm coming off a beelink ser4 4700u from 3 yrs ago so this will be a definite upgrade... plus, having easy access to the internals and translucent top which is begging for an led strip won me over.😋... I've seen extensive benchmarks and breakdown from other youtube reviews and it is definitely a powerhouse....and an external gpu puts it over the top... I can't wait to play switch games on this.😜.... I'll likely turn my beelink ser4 into a dedicate arcade machine.
I received mine 2 weeks ago, it s really a powerful and surprising reallyquiet Mini PC, using the K8 with GDP G1 Oculink, it and i lamloving it, i was also hesitating with the GEM 12, the K8 plus was 70$ cheaper and i don t regret my choice
@freedomisdead9638 mine just arrived, now for the daunting task of transferring all my stuff from 1 PC to the other...I doubt I would need an external GPU if the games are playable as it is. Playable to me is anything running above 25 frames...if I do decide to get a GPU it would be one of those thin low profile ones to keep it as discreet as possible while adding a bit of extra power.
@@lexlopez15 Nice, 30 FPS mean you can play everything, the lowest FPS i have seen in review is 30 FPS in space marine 2, you can play High setting at Wukong 45 FPS, how quiet is your K8, mine makes zero noise lol
@@freedomisdead9638 I don't know yet, I haven't opened the box. I didn't mean 30 frames is what most games play at. I meant 30 frames wouldn't bother me if they did like it does for some people who like to consider that unplayable. But I know some games play much higher than that. There is a video showcasing just games on the k8 plus (or 8845hs) and they all played great at 1080p med to high settings... As far as fan noise go,, again there are videos measuring the noise levels and it seems to be fairly quiet.
Cyberpunk 20277 without Frame Gen at 1080p low at 65W = 87fps and at 18W = 57fps. Its really helpful to limit the wattage with these APUs. At 30W you get about 80fps but over 30W the APU will produce only more heat. I would like if you show in future videos how fast these speeds are at different wattages are and how loud the fan noise will be. Maybe try with 20W, 40W and 65W.
@@sumy5385 Easy way: Set in Windows the maximum CPU speed to 99%. This will turn off Turbo. The advanced way is to go to the BIOS>AMD CBS>Advanced>SMU>Smart Shift>set to manual>than enter the wattage for short burst and long time burst. Usually in Milliwatts. So for 35W you have to enter 35000.
I wonder if you can allocate more than 16GB of video ram if you have, say, 96GB of memory in the system. This might be an absolute killer test bench for larger LLMs if you could assign 64GB of ram to a GPU. Not a whole lot of horsepower, so not scaring NVIDIA at all, but the larger memory might be very useful for AI.
hey bro. i just bought one of these. im curious what egp is best. i know the cpu will bottle neck it . i have the 96 ram version . id like to see this hooked to the 4070 ti super that you have. im sure its almost the same as the video you just posted that uses this same set up. but will the 96 ram help that much more in gaming and editing
It's truly an overload of Mini PCs and gaming handhelds on the market this year... please help me ETAP which mini PC and gaming handheld stands above them all (I only care and in the market to purchase one of each and not several like an enthusiast or collector)?
@@zepcrazyfre rp5 best handheld this year. If you want more power, then Steam Deck or Odin 2. Mini PC is dependent on your needs and what your goals are to use it for.
Gem 10 if you plan to use EGPU with Oculink, ROG Ally X is the best handheld period. Cant speak on high end mini PC as id rather just use EGPU for that money.
@@KJBChristian I disagree on the gem10 since you can't upgrade the memory on that one. I would say the gem12 or this k8 plus, both have oculink and use the 8845hs chip...but only the k8 plus has 2 usb4 ports and tends to be cheaper in price.
Unbelievable quiet at balance mode, had a beelink SER 6, previously, noise level is night and day difference, you can t hear my K8 plus even under gaming load
I have one of these. Works great as is but... I'm trying to run an eGPU (Radeon 6800XT) using oculink with a chenyang Oculink SFF-8612 to PCI-E 3.0 M.2 M-Key to SFF-8611 Host Adapter and can't get it to work! The 6800XT shows up in the devices list, sometimes ok and sometimes with a error, but no output from the GPU. Any assistance would be appreciated.
So this is basically the K8 Gaming PC.. which I bought months ago. Only difference based on what I am seeing here is a 70w vs 65w as a max on the one I have. I think it is an impressive little machine but connected to a 65inch 4k tv it struggles on games which makes sense. Smaller games its great..
Bigger and much quieter cooling fan, an extra USB4 port and an added Oculink port for external exposure of the PCIe bus, in case you want to use an external graphics card or an array of NVMe SSDs. And yeah, then the TDP got bumped to 70w, for a bit of extra performance.
why 2.5gb x 2? id trade one of those for two usb3s in the back. 2.5gb over lan is what, 200MB/s? i mean, if you are copying 100tb of stuff, ok. but, are you?
The machine doesn't needs any special drivert. You need the intel i226v lan driver from intel and the amd chipset driver, that also will install the gpu driver. I don't see any fake-raid option in the bios. But you can set up soft raid in operating system if you want.
Not really, the $389 on AliExpress is for bare bones, once you add the ram and storage it comes out to about the same, maybe more depending on shipping costs.
USB4 can be used for network between two machines. It can be connected to othert machnie with a cable to have thunderbolt p2p connection. Or you can find thunderbolt lan adapter, but that is expensive.
Might want to wait for the one with the HX 370 iGPU in it which should be releasing soon. It'll offer a worthwhile boost. There mini-PCs with it already released, but GMKtek usually offer the best value. Would this really suit you better for a road trip than a laptop though?
@@Mageoftheyear I'm a never buy the latest generation, $520 is my sweet spot. Already got my Kado Portable Monitor, the look when I whip out the system on the HSR trains in China. Not sure If I should wait to just buy it when I get there, and use DEX on my S24 FE until then.
@@Desert_Person I use the m4 Mac mini just for productive. I have used mini PCs as well and the Mac mini is just quieter, runs flawlessly and better supported than the mini PCs. Granted you will not be able to play games as well on it or if your work requires PC specific apps.
AMD 370 HX is already being used on many latest Mini PC's and even handhelds and there are rumors about more powerful 395 Max chips coming real soon. And if one is really not into ultra tiny PC's they can build more powerful ones with discrete gpu's... There are plenty of builds on youtube that touts as PS5/PS5Pro killers that are actually good gaming PC builds...
lower cost? are you sure about that? you can pick up this mini right now for $389 barebones... if you throw in the 16gb of ram and 256gb of storage that the mac mini gives you, you still come up way under $600.
@@GeeksAndGamingNetwork I wish I could get the M4 Mac Mini barebones. The ETA Prime has a video with M4 Mac Mini performance, faster than this, single core 3726 (this 2559), multicore 15004 (this 13048), also shows the M4 Mac Mini running AAA games with good results. Of course we can compare, but maybe the M4 Mac Mini is more value for our bucks, I think!
@@goatgamesofalltimes8201 but in reality, it's not...the cheapest mac mini is $600 and that comes with 16gb of ram and 256gb ssd...even if you wanted to upgrade to 512gb of storage it will cost you $800 and they still give you 16gb of ram. apple are just scam artists as this has been their tactic for years. they give you less and charge you more cause they put it in a pretty package... those benchmarks are just synthetic. look how they fair using actual applications and games. the difference is minimal at best...to get a real comparison between the 2 with 32gb of ram and 1tb of storage it would cost you $1,200 for the mac mini...again, the k8 plus with those specs can be had for $400 or so...and if you wanted to upgrade to a beefier gpu then you can spend a few hundred more on a used gpu and dock for the k8 and still be way under $1,200
@@goatgamesofalltimes8201 more value for your buck? Granted the m4 chip is a bit faster and more efficient but for $600 they are giving you just 16gb of ram and 256gb of storage, which you CANNOT upgrade. If you wanted more storage you would have to buy the next one up from there which only gives 512gb of storage and STILL gives you 16gb of ram... mind you that 16gb is the minimum requirement for most triple A games these days which you will have to tweak your games to it's lowest settings and still hope they don't crash. Value for money? Not even close.
I just got mine it.s rly nice...but I have a question pls if you can help me...I have a razer core x egpu thunderbolt and has 100w power delivery...will I fry the poor thing if I have the original power adapter that came in the box with the barrel jack and the thunderbolt egpu connected at the same time? The original charger has 120w pd and the egpu has 100w pd...I feel like it.s not enough so I wish to connect the egpu without having to switch off the PC and remove the power plug the egpu power back on every time...that should be when connecting oculink but thunderbolt it.s hot swappable...
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$550 USD is still too much, skip the affiliate link. AE has them for under $500 as configured, or under $400 with 16 GB / 512 GB. One of the only decently priced mini PCs with OCuLink, other than the GEM10.
For me, GMKTec is actually the only option to buy these mini PCs. I don't pay customs or VAT for them. And that I would save 50-100 USD on Aliexpress? Well, in the end I would pay much more and I would still have a lot of work to do. This is probably the only company that will solve the shipping for you, including everything, fast delivery and the prices are more than OK. Some competitors don't even offer such prices without shipping, customs and VAT :)
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You're NOT obligated to buy them, & the constant browbeating of the cost (attempted manipulation) will not change anything ...new Mac mini similarly equipped $800-1400, You can buy this if you prefer..
@A.J.Dubs26 You'll get over it, or not. I'll still be here posting prices regardless.
@drewnewby That's ok, you'll get over me saying the same,.... Or not...😉
Got mine 2 weeks ago. Bought barebone on AliExpress,and paired it with 32GB Crucial ram,and 1TB WD 850x ssd. It is amazing! Small,fast,and plays games(not AAA titles) on max. It set me back 550USD or 525 Euros,since i live in Europe. Cant believe how small and fast it is!
Is this can run 24/7 when you brought???
what about fan noise and power consumption?
Mee too. I got it for 380 euros barbone. Put 64GB Cruical 5600 ram and 2TB Kingston KC3000. So together it was about 665 euros (tax included) what is about 686 usd. Also after 11.11 it would have been 20 euro cheaper with bigger coupon.
Btw, if you set the system fan start pwn to 70 from 130, it will be much more silent. Because the system fan will run at 1000 rpm most of the time, instead of 2000 default.
The best value machine is still the M7 6850h, because it can be bought around 233 euros barbone, it has around 80 percent performance of the K8 plus.
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@@azbesthu Is it noisy when you play games? (Something advertorial ETA will never inform you about)
I think a top 3 or top 5 mini pc for gaming video is needed. I just wanna know best value/price/fps at different resolutions. I want a mini pc for gaming.
I bought the 32gb + 2tb version. It comes with 2 crucial ddr5-5600 and a Lexar ssd. It's really fast. It has the oculink port and i will buy a gpu. The igpu it's not bad. It's good for 1080p and can run a few AAA games of this generation.
Nice, but GMKtec is about to release the evo x1, that comes with the ryzen AI 9 HX 370. That processor will come with the iGPU Radeon 890M.
1k usd for msrp compared to this at 750
both would be very stout little systems
@madmod These are under $500 on AE. The EVO-X1 is definitely not worth it.
@@drewnewby It's still worth paying the extra few USD on the website, because the price includes shipping, customs and VAT. In most countries, this would require a total of another 30%+
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love the new videos, learnt alot on oculink and egpu's in your older videos
This mini pc finally checked all the boxes for me.
yeah now they truly can go head to head against mid range desktop PC
Mine has been performing pretty well over oculink with the gpd g1. Managed a tad over 52k on night raid. I was impressed.
On Aliexpress I get the borebone version for 330(edit:309 )euros and I'm more than happy. I have a laptop with RTX4070 and I upgraded it to 32GB. I saved the 16GB and I'll use it for this mini PC, plus the 512GB that I ordered for 42 euros. I'll use it for deep learning with an RTX3070. I'm looking forward to it. 😊
@@frannydelacruz3724 what the experience use for gaming and daily work like programming or something?
I had a slide w/ external GPU. Bought this. It will play the games on Ultra that used to required the external GPU.. without the GPU. Super fast, super stable, super perfect.
just a request,please show the un-upscaled performance of the game first before showing the upscaled performance
Nice. Comparing performance tests, they are very similar to a MinisForum UM790 Pro (7940HS) I purchased just over a year ago. Amazing units. They perform like an mITX built 9900K/2070 Super I put together in 4/2020. Four short years! Thank you for the video.
Yes please do a video with an external gpu on it and see the performance
Thanks for throwing in SF6!
They frequently have sales. I purchased my one in October using a code that was coming down to $399, but with the early BF sale, it is now $389 / £309 barebone. I received it in 8 days in the UK. They used Yodel, and there was no import duty in my case. Phew.
It works flawlessly using Oculink + Onedock v2 + 330W SlimQ + RTX 4070 Super.
The CPU vent is quite loud, and I experience some coil whine. If anyone has a solution for a custom CPU cooler bracket/mount that would be lovely.
I don't get why companies put the OCuLink on the front. It's not like people who use it need quick access to it.
annoying. put it in the back please.
This machine has lot of ports on the back. Also maybe it is a layout limitation. I love the two 40Gbps usb4 ports. I don't have anything to connect into occulink. Maybe it would be even nicer if it would be come from a third m.2 port with an extension card. I guess this way it is cheaper and it makes use of some leftover pcie lanes.
@@azbesthu if you want a 3rd m.2 slot then go look at the gem10 from Aoostar.
@@nate6862 I think because of the size of the port itself. If they were to put it in the back they would have to remove one of the other ports from the back to make room for it. Would you rather have an HDMI port on the front or an Ethernet port? The complaints would be the same I think. I'm guessing they went with the one you are least likely to use.
@@azbesthu the Aoostar Gem 10 has 3 m.2 slots, with a separate oculink port but the ram is not upgradable. However it is a lot faster so it's a tossup for the buyer.
I was debating between this and the Aoostar gem12 for the oculink and decided to go with this one from amazon due to the price (32gb +1tb $400 with coupon and credit card offer)... I'm coming off a beelink ser4 4700u from 3 yrs ago so this will be a definite upgrade...
plus, having easy access to the internals and translucent top which is begging for an led strip won me over.😋...
I've seen extensive benchmarks and breakdown from other youtube reviews and it is definitely a powerhouse....and an external gpu puts it over the top...
I can't wait to play switch games on this.😜.... I'll likely turn my beelink ser4 into a dedicate arcade machine.
I received mine 2 weeks ago, it s really a powerful and surprising reallyquiet Mini PC, using the K8 with GDP G1 Oculink, it and i lamloving it, i was also hesitating with the GEM 12, the K8 plus was 70$ cheaper and i don t regret my choice
@freedomisdead9638 mine just arrived, now for the daunting task of transferring all my stuff from 1 PC to the other...I doubt I would need an external GPU if the games are playable as it is. Playable to me is anything running above 25 frames...if I do decide to get a GPU it would be one of those thin low profile ones to keep it as discreet as possible while adding a bit of extra power.
@@lexlopez15 Nice, 30 FPS mean you can play everything, the lowest FPS i have seen in review is 30 FPS in space marine 2, you can play High setting at Wukong 45 FPS, how quiet is your K8, mine makes zero noise lol
@@freedomisdead9638 I don't know yet, I haven't opened the box. I didn't mean 30 frames is what most games play at. I meant 30 frames wouldn't bother me if they did like it does for some people who like to consider that unplayable. But I know some games play much higher than that. There is a video showcasing just games on the k8 plus (or 8845hs) and they all played great at 1080p med to high settings... As far as fan noise go,, again there are videos measuring the noise levels and it seems to be fairly quiet.
@@lexlopez15 thanks, i agree, i don t get people saying that a game is unplayable under 60 FPS too.
Cyberpunk 20277 without Frame Gen at 1080p low at 65W = 87fps and at 18W = 57fps. Its really helpful to limit the wattage with these APUs. At 30W you get about 80fps but over 30W the APU will produce only more heat.
I would like if you show in future videos how fast these speeds are at different wattages are and how loud the fan noise will be. Maybe try with 20W, 40W and 65W.
how do you limit the wattage? via the bios? can you also disable turbo boost there?
@@sumy5385 Easy way: Set in Windows the maximum CPU speed to 99%. This will turn off Turbo. The advanced way is to go to the BIOS>AMD CBS>Advanced>SMU>Smart Shift>set to manual>than enter the wattage for short burst and long time burst. Usually in Milliwatts. So for 35W you have to enter 35000.
@@Crustenscharbap thank you
Awesome Mini Pc
The sticker and button on the front make it look like an NVidia product. 😂
which would you choose between the k8 plus and the m7 pro if quiet is your main concern?
I wonder if you can allocate more than 16GB of video ram if you have, say, 96GB of memory in the system. This might be an absolute killer test bench for larger LLMs if you could assign 64GB of ram to a GPU. Not a whole lot of horsepower, so not scaring NVIDIA at all, but the larger memory might be very useful for AI.
hey bro. i just bought one of these. im curious what egp is best. i know the cpu will bottle neck it . i have the 96 ram version . id like to see this hooked to the 4070 ti super that you have. im sure its almost the same as the video you just posted that uses this same set up. but will the 96 ram help that much more in gaming and editing
hello, what would be your latest recommendation for a mini PC with oculink? (quiet , 32gb of ram and 2 m.2 slots up to 4tb) this one?
It's truly an overload of Mini PCs and gaming handhelds on the market this year... please help me ETAP which mini PC and gaming handheld stands above them all (I only care and in the market to purchase one of each and not several like an enthusiast or collector)?
@@zepcrazyfre rp5 best handheld this year. If you want more power, then Steam Deck or Odin 2. Mini PC is dependent on your needs and what your goals are to use it for.
Gem 10 if you plan to use EGPU with Oculink, ROG Ally X is the best handheld period. Cant speak on high end mini PC as id rather just use EGPU for that money.
@@KJBChristian I disagree on the gem10 since you can't upgrade the memory on that one. I would say the gem12 or this k8 plus, both have oculink and use the 8845hs chip...but only the k8 plus has 2 usb4 ports and tends to be cheaper in price.
That's good I may have to pick one up Steam Deck 3.0
I guess the 780m is around the performance of a gtx 970 in most games?
How this compares versus new Apple Mac Mini M4? performance wise, since RAM and storage upgrades cost way more with Apple
As I saw in reviews 10 core M4 cpu makes around 160/950 points in cinebench r24. K8 plus makes around 105/890 in balanced mode as I tried out.
m4 walks all over this
M4 cpu performs better, but everything depends on your workload. For me as example, I need bigger rams, so I would choose this over mac mini m4.
Waiting on Beelink SER9 with the AMD HX 370 to come down to this pricepoint lol.
Don't give Sony ideas
you're going to be waiting a very long time.
About a year from now
I mean, frame gen is cool and all, but it shouldn’t be part of a benchmark, like, never.
so will using 16gb will boost the gaming performance?
Go ahead with the egpu
what about fan noise and power consumption?
Unbelievable quiet at balance mode, had a beelink SER 6, previously, noise level is night and day difference, you can t hear my K8 plus even under gaming load
@@freedomisdead9638 perfect thanks
Thermal and fan noise is good ?
K8 but not 8K, don't be mistaken 😁
the k8 supports 8k resolution at 60hz so your joke fell flat.😄
I have one of these. Works great as is but... I'm trying to run an eGPU (Radeon 6800XT) using oculink with a chenyang Oculink SFF-8612 to PCI-E 3.0 M.2 M-Key to SFF-8611 Host Adapter and can't get it to work! The 6800XT shows up in the devices list, sometimes ok and sometimes with a error, but no output from the GPU. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Watch Ghost keyboard review, he use an oculink egpu on all his video and with this model
will you have a test emulation?
So this is basically the K8 Gaming PC.. which I bought months ago. Only difference based on what I am seeing here is a 70w vs 65w as a max on the one I have. I think it is an impressive little machine but connected to a 65inch 4k tv it struggles on games which makes sense. Smaller games its great..
Bigger and much quieter cooling fan, an extra USB4 port and an added Oculink port for external exposure of the PCIe bus, in case you want to use an external graphics card or an array of NVMe SSDs. And yeah, then the TDP got bumped to 70w, for a bit of extra performance.
@@unplugg3r85 exactly, way quiter than the K8
Do a comparison test with Mac mini 🙌
Mac mini m4 performs better cpu-wise, but costs more for ram and storage.
is there any mini pc using 120mm fan for proper cooling?
The machine itself is 125mm wide. It has good cooling, wapor chamber based cpu cooler and 7mm fan on top of the ram and ssd.
why 2.5gb x 2? id trade one of those for two usb3s in the back. 2.5gb over lan is what, 200MB/s? i mean, if you are copying 100tb of stuff, ok. but, are you?
please do oculink video!
Does this support RAID? If so, where are the drivers? I see nothing on GMTek’s website.
The machine doesn't needs any special drivert. You need the intel i226v lan driver from intel and the amd chipset driver, that also will install the gpu driver.
I don't see any fake-raid option in the bios. But you can set up soft raid in operating system if you want.
Do you have two NVMe drives installed? Typically the RAID option doesn’t show up in BIOS with only one drive installed.
price diff from their own site vs amazon is wild.
Not really, the $389 on AliExpress is for bare bones, once you add the ram and storage it comes out to about the same, maybe more depending on shipping costs.
I need a mini PC with this form factor with 10 Gigabit Ethernet
USB4 can be used for network between two machines. It can be connected to othert machnie with a cable to have thunderbolt p2p connection. Or you can find thunderbolt lan adapter, but that is expensive.
please do an oculink test with the gpd g1
It is going to be my next on-the-road PC nomad living in China, when I ride the 350km/h hsr all over China (they got 26'000 miles of it)
Might want to wait for the one with the HX 370 iGPU in it which should be releasing soon. It'll offer a worthwhile boost. There mini-PCs with it already released, but GMKtek usually offer the best value.
Would this really suit you better for a road trip than a laptop though?
@@Mageoftheyear I'm a never buy the latest generation, $520 is my sweet spot.
Already got my Kado Portable Monitor, the look when I whip out the system on the HSR trains in China. Not sure If I should wait to just buy it when I get there, and use DEX on my S24 FE until then.
this vs a M4 mac mini for productivity
@@Desert_Person I use the m4 Mac mini just for productive. I have used mini PCs as well and the Mac mini is just quieter, runs flawlessly and better supported than the mini PCs. Granted you will not be able to play games as well on it or if your work requires PC specific apps.
Both are great options imo.
Oh no! Horizon Forbidden West Remastered, ALREADY 😮 😅
Very nice
HAY EVERYTHING IS POWERFULL. YOURJUST INFLUINCER......DO LIKE YOUR VIDS
At this point it's more mini pc's than sand on the beach
So?
AMD 370 HX is already being used on many latest Mini PC's and even handhelds and there are rumors about more powerful 395 Max chips coming real soon. And if one is really not into ultra tiny PC's they can build more powerful ones with discrete gpu's... There are plenty of builds on youtube that touts as PS5/PS5Pro killers that are actually good gaming PC builds...
Not mamy, only beelink a d minisforum, it s couple
Day 1 of asking can I have a pc🙂
For this price I rather buy a new Mac Mini for U$599, higher performance and at lower cost.
lower cost? are you sure about that? you can pick up this mini right now for $389 barebones... if you throw in the 16gb of ram and 256gb of storage that the mac mini gives you, you still come up way under $600.
@@GeeksAndGamingNetwork I wish I could get the M4 Mac Mini barebones. The ETA Prime has a video with M4 Mac Mini performance, faster than this, single core 3726 (this 2559), multicore 15004 (this 13048), also shows the M4 Mac Mini running AAA games with good results. Of course we can compare, but maybe the M4 Mac Mini is more value for our bucks, I think!
@@goatgamesofalltimes8201 but in reality, it's not...the cheapest mac mini is $600 and that comes with 16gb of ram and 256gb ssd...even if you wanted to upgrade to 512gb of storage it will cost you $800 and they still give you 16gb of ram. apple are just scam artists as this has been their tactic for years. they give you less and charge you more cause they put it in a pretty package...
those benchmarks are just synthetic. look how they fair using actual applications and games. the difference is minimal at best...to get a real comparison between the 2 with 32gb of ram and 1tb of storage it would cost you $1,200 for the mac mini...again, the k8 plus with those specs can be had for $400 or so...and if you wanted to upgrade to a beefier gpu then you can spend a few hundred more on a used gpu and dock for the k8 and still be way under $1,200
@@goatgamesofalltimes8201 more value for your buck? Granted the m4 chip is a bit faster and more efficient but for $600 they are giving you just 16gb of ram and 256gb of storage, which you CANNOT upgrade. If you wanted more storage you would have to buy the next one up from there which only gives 512gb of storage and STILL gives you 16gb of ram...
mind you that 16gb is the minimum requirement for most triple A games these days which you will have to tweak your games to it's lowest settings and still hope they don't crash. Value for money? Not even close.
Day 1 of asking for a ROG Ally from the Goat ETA PRIME
hes done loads on the ROG
Day 18 of asking for a gamesir g8 galileo
What a lazy review, other reviews i ve seen on this model were better even with A.I voice. 👎
I just got mine it.s rly nice...but I have a question pls if you can help me...I have a razer core x egpu thunderbolt and has 100w power delivery...will I fry the poor thing if I have the original power adapter that came in the box with the barrel jack and the thunderbolt egpu connected at the same time? The original charger has 120w pd and the egpu has 100w pd...I feel like it.s not enough so I wish to connect the egpu without having to switch off the PC and remove the power plug the egpu power back on every time...that should be when connecting oculink but thunderbolt it.s hot swappable...
*NAH SKIP*
AMD throwing same old igpu for generations is just absurd.
its not old. 2nd fastest igpu after the new 890m
The 8845HS is running cooler than the 7840HS, and has bit better gaming performances, so so youhave a better gaming 780m HERE
Macmini is better
Lol no
Sure, anything that makes you happy brother.
dude its just another over priced mini pc with the same chip. W O W
overpriced? not currently it isn't. got mine for $400