Honestly PS3 still looks great. I dont mind whippin out that ol baby to play Twisted Metal PS3 or lost gems like Hardcorps Uprising. I furshure want the lost PSN games like Earthworm Jim HD.
Still hard to believe tech has gotten this far, I guess I'll try it. The biggest problem I have is I don't know how to transfer the roms to the handheld. I have no idea where people learn this shizz.
@@Jonhurts If the game is no longer sold by the publisher or available on any modern consoles or PC game service (Steam, etc.), then how is it theft? The only people profiting are resellers. The original developers and publishers already got paid. It's absolutely preservation. Retro game media won't work forever.
Have had this unit for about nine months, has worked flawlessly. Best thing I noticed was how well the Wii controllers setup on the unit. Excellent investment.👍😁👍 Play On
@AnythingGozePodcast No you download emulators to play roms or disk images. Once you get above ps1 it starts to require more and more power to emulate later systems.
I’ve been emulating for years- starting with pokemon on my first cheap android smartphone. As the years have gone on, I’ve learned to appreciate the original hardware more. Something about cartridges and controllers really tie it together
Man I've spent so many years with different systems, if I had to buy it all back again it would cost me a small fortune. Good to know people still like the original software but in some cases it is not viable 😂😂 imagine having to buy the ps1 PS2 and 3 it's games the Xbox 360 the N64 and a PSP , those were the consoles I have the most nostalgia but would never have the money to buy it all lol
I'm obsessed with running roms and backups on original hardware. Modded ps2, xbox 360 ect with large hdd. Modded ps1, n64, snes with multicarts or micro sd readers. Modded handhelds. I have an odin for handhelds i dont have yet and a mini pc for consoles i dont have yet. This obsession started with an arcade one up that i stuck a pc in and over engineered and now my room looks like a gaming harware museum.I just buy physical copies when I see them in the wild or at trade shows. I can't justify spending tens of thousands of dollars on physical copies of old games ill never play but somthing feels right about original hardware in your hands.
I remember running SNES on a 633 MHz Celeron and GeForce 2, Chrono Trigger was my first game I really loved. I wished it could handle the N64 emulators but they weren't very well developed and ran horribly on that system.
Do you know if there are people who will do it for me if I pay them? I paid a kid for a modded 360 that had an old college game I loved to play but I’m not good with computers. I was told I can play my old sports game in 4K now with a series X. I’d love to pay someone to do the heavy lifting so I can plug n play if possible!
I have been looking for something that can run PS2 and this might be what I'm looking for. Good to know that it can also run GameCube, original Xbox, PS3 , and XBOX 360.
I have been following your channel for a while, and then I saw this video, and I was like, "Ah, that's my computer!" I use this as a workstation, and it performs very well for the form factor and price. I have also managed to run some fairly intensive Steam games on it too, but haven't tried emulators. Something to try next, I guess! The other thing I love about this mini PC is that it's easy to velcro under my standing desk adapter so it's completely out of sight but still easily accessible for cables etc.
That was my question. I am thinking about getting this for my son for his b-day, he'll be 16. What is the O.S. that comes with it? And can he also use it for school? If you use it as a work station, then I guess he would be able to access school projects and meetings, or whatever with no problem.
@@dabearsden3655 Mine came with Windows 11, I was a bit put off at first as my other machines are all Windows 10 but 11 isn't bad and with a few extra apps I can get back my favourite Windows 10 features that were missing. It's definitely good enough for work/school too.
Dude, I just got to say I appreciate that you've become a huge retro head like me. I listen to spawn wave all the time I watch your videos. I appreciate your work and I'm super stoked that you fallen in the emulation hole the same as me. I currently have emulators all over my house. I'm running them on my steam deck. I did not know about this many PC. This is a major hookup. I appreciate it. I will hit the affiliate link. Keep up the work man. I'm loving it. I notice you also have the sinden light gun there? How are the light gun games on that thing and how difficult are they to set up?
There are already a TON of people that have made those videos, UrCasualGamer and Mr. Sujano have really good videos on any emulator you want to install, very clear instructions from both of them.
I did the same thing about 2 years ago. I sold my ps2, Wii, Dreamcast ,NES , SNES, Genesis and O.G Xbox games made a pretty penny.. I got a modded Xbox, nodded ps2 and also a mini PC with a 4TB pre config with all I need... And still had about 12k left from my collection.. only games I kept was my PS3 collection with over 400 games.
Been using these for point of sale systems. Ones we purchased came with an Intel m2 ssd and crucial ram. Circuit board looked good too. Only 2 issues: 1. windows will fry your cmos thanks to a “system repair” bug where it gets stuck in some endless loop of whatever until it starts cooking (windows problem, not computer). 2. employees love covering the fan and vents with bullshit.
Try using Windows 10 LTSC... its a stripped down version of windows meant to be used for point of sales systems, kioks, medical equipment, electronic signs, so on.
Absolutely love the small form factor. Thanks for sharing your setup for this tiny little device (EDIT): misspelled form just FYI only edit to this comment
I bought one of these on sale from Amazon per your recommendation. I've been running everything up to PS3, Switch, and XBox360. I threw a 4 Tb drive into it to store roms, upgraded the RAM, and use 8 Bit Do controllers. It's awesome. The only issue I've run into has to do with emulator compatibility, has nothing to do with the box itself, it's a beast. I've played a ton of games I never got a chance to play including translated games that never got released outside of Japan.
@@FiggsNeughton I would imagine so. I have a better miniPC with the next gen version of iGPU, a 780m with 8core 16 thread CPU that maxees out at 5.1 Ghz, 64 GB of DDR5 instead of 16/32 that comes stock of DDR4 along with whatever the 680m that the SER5 and SER6 has and runs PS2 games perfectly. Runs Burnout Revenge for PS2 perfectly. But the SER5 only has 3 GB of VRAM. So I'd imagine something on the level of the PS1 would run just fine. Not certain of the quality of Sega Saturn emulation though so if there are no good Saturn emulators? It wouldn't matter. Just guessing since I've had the SER6 and Dreamcast/Gamecube games run ok to well on it
If you follow the link in the description you will see that this is the SER5 Max variant, which has the TDP "maxed" out at 54 watts. The SER5 Pro is the model with it's TDP locked at 35 watts.
I used to be a hardware snob, and still am a bit, but I have really started to appreciate PS2 and other emulation. I almost prefer it to the actual hardware most of the time, now!
The reason Xenia is choppy on your mini PC is because it requires a more powerful graphics chip, wheras most other emulators is all about the CPU. Mini PC's are great but they are terribly lopsided in terms of CPU/GPU ratio.
@@nicotoscani1707 just buy xbox series s on sale between 200-250 and it is much powerful emulation machine than this mini pc, with solid gpu, put it in dev mode.
Ha! Crazy timing. I bought this exact rig three weeks ago. I run Linux Mint on it and emulate everything up to the Wii U. It was mainly a rig for experimenting and learning Linux. It's done very well. Cold boots to XFCE in like three seconds. The Vega 8 GPU is it's real weakness but it still emulates everything up to Wii U just fine. The Switch is really hard to set up the emulator for without hacking my real switch so I can't say how that is.
looks really good for $329. Tthe cpu has a lot of cores for daily things so thats a good plus. The apu in this is basically the same that you'd find in a 5700g those can reach upwards of 2400mhz on the igpu not sure if these are unlocked to push that high, but well you have the current best apu on the desktop, since AMD won't give us the 680m/780m
Yeah. I went ahead and bought it. I can hook it up to the tv in the bedroom. What is great about it you can use the Windows emulators that are usually the most current and least buggy.
The biggest advantage for the 5700g is the higher TDP and the ability to build a small rig with better cooling. You will get better performance, but mobile chips are catching up to desktop APUs
I bought this exact PC at the link you gave and well, this machine is a gold mine. I added a 1TB HD to it and a gaming mouse and keyboard from Reddragon and its amazing
people with expensive original hardware or FPGAs get all elitist looking down on emulation these days, but the truth is emulation is amazing and is expanding gaming to way more people than ever before, and the technical state of emulation has never been better with big developer communities really engineering remarkable projects
Just like this video shows, some games have glitches and issues, thats how its always been that way with emulation and always will be. Some old N64 and Sega Saturn games still cant be emulated perfectly. So if you have tons of patience and are ok with some games you might want to play "just not working" then emulation is feasible. But if you want the pure original experience, nothing beats original hardware and software. Now if you just want a selection of games from different systems and know the ones you want work well, then emulation is a great solution.
Is there any chance you could do a video where you rank different mini-PCs for "out of the box" performance at different price points? This one is around $350, and I was curious about ones at the $250 and $150 areas as well. This was a great video though, and I appreciated it. I'm mainly just trying to emulate PS2 with standard resolution, and I'm not as tech knowledgeable as I'd like.
@billyp9288 easier said than done. I'm an owner of the SERIES X, and for exactly 3 weeks (yeah, you read it right) I've been trying to emulate on my Xbox without success YET!!!!!! The problem is that all the videos online or on TH-cam explain the steps in ways experienced emulators can grasp easily while people below the novice level still be confused (like myself)... then to top it off I downloaded every software they tell me to and still no success. Then they don't show you how to get the bios because it's illegal, but there's ways around that and no one helps with that. There's the reddit megathread but it too doesn't help because a novice only sees a series of numbers and letters and zips etc etc. Can't tell if it's the bios or the roms or a mix. Then if you get it from the megsthread in the zip format (which all is on megathread) it's not enough... you then have to extract them but the right click gives no option to do so. These mini computers (if they actually work and is safe) are the better routes to take if you're a novice level or below because tho some videos help a lil, they'll never help in the way one actually needs.
I was considering buying one. Once you showed that it plays nes games I was SOLD! But seriously I find it hilarious when emulation videos show the old stuff working. That’s something we can all assume works at this point. Right?
Really considering getting this. Thanks for exposing me to these. PS3 would be the limit of what I'd want to emulate so this seems pretty much perfect. Would no doubt run most of my Steam games decent enough as well.
@@arcueid3352 If that's the experience you are looking for....Playable. -Meh Maybe when a new more efficient emulator comes out, but right now PS3 Emulation is very taxing to any system let alone one without a Discrete GPU. Games that Push the PS3 to the limit will not run well in this system.
It's very good for PS3 (RPCS3) but far from perfect. It works perfectly for fighting games, Shmups, Platformers games and some lighter racing games. I use the Beelink Ser5 inside an arcade machine so pretty much all these type of games work perfectly at PS3 native resolution. I can even upscale most 3D fighting games to 1080p. For FPS, not so much but that's more a compatibility issue with the emulator.
The reason why he said, "Poke Ken Tournament" is because that's how it's pronounced in Japanese. In Japanese a double consenant is separated when pronounced. Tekken would be pronounced, "Tek-ken" in Japanese, for instance.
Just received mine and I immediately swapped out the Batocera HDD from my other miniPC (GMK intel i8279U miniPC), powered it up and works like a charm, don't even need to change anything or do any setting adjustments in Batocera. My GMK intel i8279U miniPC when running PS2 Shadow of the Colossus will sound like a jet engine with frame drops too, whereas this SER5 miniPC there is barely any audible fan noise and framerate is smooth so I'm pretty happy. Interestingly, both miniPCs are using a 65W PSU (19V, 3.5A).
I mean that is indeed amazing at the price point but I'm more blown away that phones can do the same thing (albeit at a higher price point) . That's huge
@@otakukj the switch is a tegra x1... That's like 4 generations old hardware. Current phones are way more than 10 times more powerfully than a tablet from 2015... Cellphones can't do ray tracing yet. The hardware isn't included
I got me a pc from a black friday sale from 2020 still holds up Extremely well, along that i have a nintendo switch, a ps3 (With ps1 backwards compatibility) and a wii i bought to act as my gamecube, also bought a steam deck i rarely touch and forget i have, i almost regret buying the steam deck since i hardly use it.
I have to thank @RGT 85. I really wasn't a pc player until I found out about these emulators and came across this video. I went on Amazon and bought a 12 tb emulator hard drive and I can say, see you later ps5 lol. Got the mini pc for $150 and the hard drive for $340 but it was so worth it. Thanks bro I will subscribe to you
It's crazy that we're now emulating PS3. I remember when people used to mod their PS3's to play retro games and now PS3 is considered "retro" in some circles. Ah well, time for my metamucil and nap now.
I am glad to see you've come around to emulation. You've come a long way. You've let go of material attachments. You've transformed. I appreciate the recommendation. I was looking for a good mini PC and you sold me. I will certainly purchase this one. It's $420 right now. They better give you a cut.
@tumelomorore7894 No, you have to find one that's called a Batocera Build for one's that have collections already on them. Usually it's best to make your own collection, it's simple
I think if he was willing to do a video where his viewers can request he try specific games that would be helpful. I'm worried with the random games he chose if everything from that console runs this well.
@STAKESisHIGH84 Oh I would definitely do some more research before buying one. There may also be some issues that didn't occur with the games that he's played so far. And I agree that if he were to do a live stream or something of him playing requested games, that would be nice. But from everything that I've seen of RGT, he's always come off as a good dude, and I do generally trust his judgment.
After watching this, and many oyher Beelink emulation videos... Im hyped. Just ordered a 32gb ram 1tb model for less than $400. Cant wait to re live my childhood.
It's nice to see our nintendo you tuber branching out to other console games. I gotta say that's a sweet mini pc emulation system. Great option for a dedicated system.
This thing is nearly £700 in the UK. Would have got one at the US price as I need to update my very old PC and just want a mini that does a decent job of emulation.
Just get a X96Max + Android Box, 256gb sd card - Burn Emuelec or Retroarch or Retrobat onto it. Finding roms and bios ain't that hard. Plays well up to DC and PSP.
@@britishwordplay4335 I don’t want something that is just an emulator box. I have a RPi4 for that and my old PC plays up to DC without any issues. Even my Surface Pro does. I would like something that can be used as a PC too and can handle up Wii U.
Pretty impressed with the pc. I'm actually considering getting one. My question is, what emulators did you use for the each console system and where did you find them along with the roms. I've been playing roms from original ninetindo and prior for years. Tried ps1 with lots of issues and lagging.
Dude... Thank you for this video. It's hard to sift through all the bs, even when comes to what will work well with emulation. I've got the raspberry pi 4 setup in a 4-player arcade stick controls that will do most arcade and Dreamcast well, but it won't do more modern shooter arcade games like Jurassic Park and others from the late '00's with Sinden, GameCube and PS2. Thanks for this. Super helpful.
Love the form factor. Would love to see a video with a pure emulation os on it and see how user friendly it is to navigate and configure settings on the fly. Please make one!
Just a note that this product apparently only ships with a 65W PSU and the TDP is locked at 35W. Other miniPC brands using the Ryzen 7 5800H APU can boost the TDP to 45W and they ship with a 90W/100W PSU. Other than that, I think this one is still decent for the price, just don't expect max performance out of the APU.
As mentioned this is very decent for the price, i.e. value for money. If money is no objection and you want the best miniPC out there check out the latest Ryzen 7000 series or 6900HX models.
Based on everything you said here, it's a little better speced than the SteamDeck. I use that as my primary emulation device, and it's connected to the TV with an external Xbox one controller for it. Neat...
Been looking into a mini pc as my next actual PC...but the brands on Amazon I've never heard of at such a low price concern me. An Intel one is about the price of a lower end desktop
@@TheOnlyGHOST1015yup. I couldn't afford a gaming PC so I tried this out and I can run fallout 4, 76, and call of duty warzone no problem. Warzone is only like 4 years old. That's pretty good value if you ask me.
I get what you are saying about it handling the High End systems so no need to test older systems. However, many systems have trouble running PSP (God of War) and some Dreamcast and N64 games (Goldeneye). We know it isnt a hardware issues. If it was just hardware then most modern smartphones could run those systems. So, it comes down to how the emulators, games and hardware work together.
If it's not a hardware issue like you said then it doesn't matter the results from this miniPC or even a miniPC with Ryzen 7940H. The solution is to wait for updates from said emulators and see if they get better, regardless of what PC you run it from. If, however, the game performance is bottlenecked by the PC HW then a Ryzen 7940H PC will definitely run better than another lower spec PC.
I really hope that they have the games that I grew up on that. I’ve been wanting to play again for years like DEF jam, fight for New York, NBA street, volume two midnight club, three dub edition, and blitz the league.
As soon as I can find a mini PC that can play all the PS3 era games WELL (craving Last of Us), I'm sold. Especially if theres no overheating issues or anything.
After a small delay, just got mine! I was able to get a certain new nintendo game that starts with Z.... Performance is a bit spotty at times, but damn thats cool!
I agree with everything you said bro i think emulation is the way to go not just to save space in your house or apartment but all so being able to raise the resolution on some of this old Games to make them look way better is a plus in my book
Mini pc are not the best for emulation in terms of value for your money. I get it wont take much space, but a tower can easily be tucked away under the table. I will rather get a basic office tower for $100 or so with 16gb ram, ssd, throw in gtx 1060 or 1070 and you'll be able to emulate everything just fine.
I have a tower still sitting in it's box because there is no room in my room. My room has enough room for a bed and dresser and that's it. All my hardware is mobile
At this price point honestly just get an Xbox Series S and use that for emulation alongside having a small form factor, and the ability to play recent titles. Better performer too overall. That's of course as long as you don't plan on using it for any PC related stuff. (In my opinion)
I have this exact mini pc. I use it mainly for fusion 360, 3d scanning with 360 Kinect skannect, Arduino ide. It works really good for those things. I haven't used emulators on it, i thought about it, but i feel that ita more useful for other things.
@@johnmadison3472 Same. If you already have everything set up tho on your PC/Laptop etc, it's easy to just transfer everything over to the mini PC so you don't have to do it all again.
@@JanJansen985 It's also not emulating PS3 and XBOX360 games at those specs well, the emulation for it just aint that great to begin with. Sure it can run everything upto Gamecube and PS2, but so can most peoples computers their currently running.. i'd buy the console.
@@gatelessbarrier89 easily runs the ps3 and xbox emulators with the games. Only issue you will have is if the rom dump is flawed. I'm pretty sure it's more powerful than my ps4 pro and it came with an m.2 drive in it.
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You should do a video on how you have all the settings configured. Also..... Does it Dreamcast? 😁😂
Honestly PS3 still looks great. I dont mind whippin out that ol baby to play Twisted Metal PS3 or lost gems like Hardcorps Uprising.
I furshure want the lost PSN games like Earthworm Jim HD.
Can you play Metroid prime games ?
Does this come with the roms built in?
Tell us how to get the ROMS.
Maybe that might be a kink in your advertisment? lol
Mini PCs for $300 can open an entire library to people in 2023! I am thankful for the emulator creators and people who preserve games.
I want to go drinking with rgt one day, I kinda wanna become a famous TH-cam channel so we can meet
Still hard to believe tech has gotten this far, I guess I'll try it.
The biggest problem I have is I don't know how to transfer the roms to the handheld. I have no idea where people learn this shizz.
This is the theft of games not the preservation. You are stealing content.
@@Jonhurts If the game is no longer sold by the publisher or available on any modern consoles or PC game service (Steam, etc.), then how is it theft? The only people profiting are resellers. The original developers and publishers already got paid. It's absolutely preservation. Retro game media won't work forever.
@@joeg4707 do some research before you make comments that are unintelligent.
A good rule of thumb is: PS3 is so demanding to emulate that if it can play PS3 well, then you can play anything.
Have had this unit for about nine months, has worked flawlessly.
Best thing I noticed was how well the Wii controllers setup on the unit. Excellent investment.👍😁👍 Play On
How well does God of war 3 work on ps3?
Do you connect old game systems to the unit?
It is a PC so you can't physically connect old game systems to it.
@AnythingGozePodcast No you download emulators to play roms or disk images. Once you get above ps1 it starts to require more and more power to emulate later systems.
Can it run pinball FX3 in a tiny cabinet?
I’ve been emulating for years- starting with pokemon on my first cheap android smartphone. As the years have gone on, I’ve learned to appreciate the original hardware more. Something about cartridges and controllers really tie it together
Man I've spent so many years with different systems, if I had to buy it all back again it would cost me a small fortune. Good to know people still like the original software but in some cases it is not viable 😂😂 imagine having to buy the ps1 PS2 and 3 it's games the Xbox 360 the N64 and a PSP , those were the consoles I have the most nostalgia but would never have the money to buy it all lol
Gosh and all the space dude! And Fucking SCART adapters?! Kill me now and we haven’t even thought about starting this epic pilgrimage…..
I'm obsessed with running roms and backups on original hardware. Modded ps2, xbox 360 ect with large hdd. Modded ps1, n64, snes with multicarts or micro sd readers. Modded handhelds. I have an odin for handhelds i dont have yet and a mini pc for consoles i dont have yet. This obsession started with an arcade one up that i stuck a pc in and over engineered and now my room looks like a gaming harware museum.I just buy physical copies when I see them in the wild or at trade shows. I can't justify spending tens of thousands of dollars on physical copies of old games ill never play but somthing feels right about original hardware in your hands.
I remember running SNES on a 633 MHz Celeron and GeForce 2, Chrono Trigger was my first game I really loved. I wished it could handle the N64 emulators but they weren't very well developed and ran horribly on that system.
Do you know if there are people who will do it for me if I pay them? I paid a kid for a modded 360 that had an old college game I loved to play but I’m not good with computers. I was told I can play my old sports game in 4K now with a series X. I’d love to pay someone to do the heavy lifting so I can plug n play if possible!
I have been looking for something that can run PS2 and this might be what I'm looking for. Good to know that it can also run GameCube, original Xbox, PS3 , and XBOX 360.
I have been following your channel for a while, and then I saw this video, and I was like, "Ah, that's my computer!" I use this as a workstation, and it performs very well for the form factor and price. I have also managed to run some fairly intensive Steam games on it too, but haven't tried emulators. Something to try next, I guess! The other thing I love about this mini PC is that it's easy to velcro under my standing desk adapter so it's completely out of sight but still easily accessible for cables etc.
That was my question. I am thinking about getting this for my son for his b-day, he'll be 16. What is the O.S. that comes with it? And can he also use it for school? If you use it as a work station, then I guess he would be able to access school projects and meetings, or whatever with no problem.
@@dabearsden3655 Mine came with Windows 11, I was a bit put off at first as my other machines are all Windows 10 but 11 isn't bad and with a few extra apps I can get back my favourite Windows 10 features that were missing. It's definitely good enough for work/school too.
My favorite Nintendo TH-camr is starting to convince me to learn how to do emulation.
Dude, I just got to say I appreciate that you've become a huge retro head like me. I listen to spawn wave all the time I watch your videos. I appreciate your work and I'm super stoked that you fallen in the emulation hole the same as me. I currently have emulators all over my house. I'm running them on my steam deck. I did not know about this many PC. This is a major hookup. I appreciate it. I will hit the affiliate link. Keep up the work man. I'm loving it. I notice you also have the sinden light gun there? How are the light gun games on that thing and how difficult are they to set up?
Show us how to install the emulators you use.. that would be an awesome DIY video...🎉 for people who are new to emulators 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
There are already a TON of people that have made those videos, UrCasualGamer and Mr. Sujano have really good videos on any emulator you want to install, very clear instructions from both of them.
Even a kindergarten knows how to install. It is surprising you reached your age without knowing how to do basic actions. SMH.
@@jacksonrazorback5626 That's a very ignorant thing to say. Clearly you're not much beyond kindergarten yourself.
@@jacksonrazorback5626not all of us are nerds
I did the same thing about 2 years ago. I sold my ps2, Wii, Dreamcast ,NES , SNES, Genesis and O.G Xbox games made a pretty penny.. I got a modded Xbox, nodded ps2 and also a mini PC with a 4TB pre config with all I need... And still had about 12k left from my collection.. only games I kept was my PS3 collection with over 400 games.
Any chance you could tell me where you got the 4tb pc pre loaded? It sounds like something I want
Thanks for the recommendation. Picked one up and you weren't exaggerating. This has run practically everything I've thrown at it.
how much u want for it?
Right I run fallout 4, 76, and cod warzone on mine without any issues.
Been using these for point of sale systems. Ones we purchased came with an Intel m2 ssd and crucial ram. Circuit board looked good too. Only 2 issues: 1. windows will fry your cmos thanks to a “system repair” bug where it gets stuck in some endless loop of whatever until it starts cooking (windows problem, not computer). 2. employees love covering the fan and vents with bullshit.
Which version of windows? Anyway to still use windows and get around or fix it?
@@travislowrider6623waiting for him to answer lol
Try using Windows 10 LTSC... its a stripped down version of windows meant to be used for point of sales systems, kioks, medical equipment, electronic signs, so on.
Absolutely love the small form factor. Thanks for sharing your setup for this tiny little device
(EDIT): misspelled form just FYI only edit to this comment
I bought one of these on sale from Amazon per your recommendation. I've been running everything up to PS3, Switch, and XBox360. I threw a 4 Tb drive into it to store roms, upgraded the RAM, and use 8 Bit Do controllers. It's awesome. The only issue I've run into has to do with emulator compatibility, has nothing to do with the box itself, it's a beast. I've played a ton of games I never got a chance to play including translated games that never got released outside of Japan.
Can this run street fighter 5?
@@theeyenzier8190 I haven't tried that game, sorry.
Have you tried emulating Sega Saturn games with it?
@@FiggsNeughton I would imagine so. I have a better miniPC with the next gen version of iGPU, a 780m with 8core 16 thread CPU that maxees out at 5.1 Ghz, 64 GB of DDR5 instead of 16/32 that comes stock of DDR4 along with whatever the 680m that the SER5 and SER6 has and runs PS2 games perfectly. Runs Burnout Revenge for PS2 perfectly. But the SER5 only has 3 GB of VRAM. So I'd imagine something on the level of the PS1 would run just fine. Not certain of the quality of Sega Saturn emulation though so if there are no good Saturn emulators? It wouldn't matter. Just guessing since I've had the SER6 and Dreamcast/Gamecube games run ok to well on it
@@timclark_420 My friend, the Saturn confounds all wisdom devised by man.
If you follow the link in the description you will see that this is the SER5 Max variant, which has the TDP "maxed" out at 54 watts. The SER5 Pro is the model with it's TDP locked at 35 watts.
I used to be a hardware snob, and still am a bit, but I have really started to appreciate PS2 and other emulation. I almost prefer it to the actual hardware most of the time, now!
Most games don't work good though, most only big games. Ps1 down is great for emulations.
@@oasisbeyond more like GameCube and down play great.
The reason Xenia is choppy on your mini PC is because it requires a more powerful graphics chip, wheras most other emulators is all about the CPU. Mini PC's are great but they are terribly lopsided in terms of CPU/GPU ratio.
@@nicotoscani1707 just buy xbox series s on sale between 200-250 and it is much powerful emulation machine than this mini pc, with solid gpu, put it in dev mode.
Thank you for your review RGT, good to see we have an emulation expert now on the Spawncast. Some are too distracted by Carbon engines
Ha! Crazy timing. I bought this exact rig three weeks ago. I run Linux Mint on it and emulate everything up to the Wii U. It was mainly a rig for experimenting and learning Linux. It's done very well. Cold boots to XFCE in like three seconds. The Vega 8 GPU is it's real weakness but it still emulates everything up to Wii U just fine. The Switch is really hard to set up the emulator for without hacking my real switch so I can't say how that is.
How good is the emulation? Is it up to date with the emulators on PC?
I would think the Vega graphics are leaps ahead of Intel's UHD graphics.
In terms of igpu it's the best until the 680M came out.
How’s xenoblade x run?
You don't have to hack your real Switch. Prod keys are dumped online literally everywhere and that's the only thing you need to hack the Switch for.
What about ps2/3?
This is the exact mini PC I bought a couple weeks ago. It’s a Beast.
how is it for ps2 games?
@@antshaw5389 I haven’t tried upscaling yet. But it’s good.
@@Bandorn okok 8 month after, still on the same opinion ? wich emulated console did u test ?
@@aycaramba1773 I actually had a problem with mine then sent it back. I now have a Steam Deck and a Rog Ally.
@@Bandorndoes it come pre installed ready to play ps2 games?
This is a great deal! It's nice that the mini PC is very portable and that it can run even emulate HD era games very well!
Uhhh... you have to STEAL the ROMS to play on the system. Not fucking worth it.
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@DmmeonNicegramRGT853.. FAKER SCAMMER ALERT!! NOT RGT85!!
Does it come out with those games inside it?
@@tumelomorore7894nope you need plug and play emulator
looks really good for $329. Tthe cpu has a lot of cores for daily things so thats a good plus.
The apu in this is basically the same that you'd find in a 5700g those can reach upwards of 2400mhz on the igpu
not sure if these are unlocked to push that high, but well you have the current best apu on the desktop, since AMD won't give us the 680m/780m
Yeah. I went ahead and bought it. I can hook it up to the tv in the bedroom. What is great about it you can use the Windows emulators that are usually the most current and least buggy.
The biggest advantage for the 5700g is the higher TDP and the ability to build a small rig with better cooling. You will get better performance, but mobile chips are catching up to desktop APUs
Now it's $419 and $529 for the two different options
@@hanloncaldwell8571 yeah it went up just 1 day later making it a nope for me.
@@krathoon2338can you play ps2 games on it?
I bought this exact PC at the link you gave and well, this machine is a gold mine. I added a 1TB HD to it and a gaming mouse and keyboard from Reddragon and its amazing
Love that you jumped right to what we really care about. Every other channel starts with Streets of Rage 2 😂
I'm loving your new content, the direction you have gone, and the overall flavor and tone of these type of video. Big Ups bruh.
I've been looking for the right mini to build around and I think you just found it for me. Great video,. Thanks!
people with expensive original hardware or FPGAs get all elitist looking down on emulation these days, but the truth is emulation is amazing and is expanding gaming to way more people than ever before, and the technical state of emulation has never been better with big developer communities really engineering remarkable projects
Just like this video shows, some games have glitches and issues, thats how its always been that way with emulation and always will be. Some old N64 and Sega Saturn games still cant be emulated perfectly. So if you have tons of patience and are ok with some games you might want to play "just not working" then emulation is feasible. But if you want the pure original experience, nothing beats original hardware and software. Now if you just want a selection of games from different systems and know the ones you want work well, then emulation is a great solution.
it's amazing how the integrated GPU on Ryzen 7 5800h can perform this well. I'm speechless
Is there any chance you could do a video where you rank different mini-PCs for "out of the box" performance at different price points? This one is around $350, and I was curious about ones at the $250 and $150 areas as well.
This was a great video though, and I appreciated it.
I'm mainly just trying to emulate PS2 with standard resolution, and I'm not as tech knowledgeable as I'd like.
This miniPC should be able to handle PS2 games at native res.
just buy xbox series s on sale between 200-250 and it is much powerful emulation machine than this mini pc, with solid gpu, put it in dev mode.
@billyp9288 easier said than done. I'm an owner of the SERIES X, and for exactly 3 weeks (yeah, you read it right) I've been trying to emulate on my Xbox without success YET!!!!!! The problem is that all the videos online or on TH-cam explain the steps in ways experienced emulators can grasp easily while people below the novice level still be confused (like myself)... then to top it off I downloaded every software they tell me to and still no success. Then they don't show you how to get the bios because it's illegal, but there's ways around that and no one helps with that. There's the reddit megathread but it too doesn't help because a novice only sees a series of numbers and letters and zips etc etc. Can't tell if it's the bios or the roms or a mix. Then if you get it from the megsthread in the zip format (which all is on megathread) it's not enough... you then have to extract them but the right click gives no option to do so. These mini computers (if they actually work and is safe) are the better routes to take if you're a novice level or below because tho some videos help a lil, they'll never help in the way one actually needs.
@@JuniorNel21bro facts. Finding someone to explain it to me like a 5 yo is impossible. They all make too many assumptions
I was considering buying one. Once you showed that it plays nes games I was SOLD! But seriously I find it hilarious when emulation videos show the old stuff working. That’s something we can all assume works at this point. Right?
Really considering getting this. Thanks for exposing me to these. PS3 would be the limit of what I'd want to emulate so this seems pretty much perfect. Would no doubt run most of my Steam games decent enough as well.
This would not emulated well PS3 Games.
@@RulzSG if it's listed as playable it definitely can
@@arcueid3352 If that's the experience you are looking for....Playable. -Meh
Maybe when a new more efficient emulator comes out, but right now PS3 Emulation is very taxing to any system let alone one without a Discrete GPU.
Games that Push the PS3 to the limit will not run well in this system.
It's very good for PS3 (RPCS3) but far from perfect. It works perfectly for fighting games, Shmups, Platformers games and some lighter racing games. I use the Beelink Ser5 inside an arcade machine so pretty much all these type of games work perfectly at PS3 native resolution. I can even upscale most 3D fighting games to 1080p. For FPS, not so much but that's more a compatibility issue with the emulator.
Man I've been waiting for a solid one to look into buying!
The reason why he said, "Poke Ken Tournament" is because that's how it's pronounced in Japanese. In Japanese a double consenant is separated when pronounced. Tekken would be pronounced, "Tek-ken" in Japanese, for instance.
Glad I looked, because I was going to comment this EXACT thing!!!
I actually was looking for a mini pc to rock for retro gaming. Thanks RGT
I might be wrong with this take, but as emulation becomes more mainstream (even RGT now) companies like Nintendo are becoming more focused on remakes.
I have been using them at work for several months now. Great computers!
Well damn.. I might have to go ahead and get one of these! Very impressive
Good review as well!
Just received mine and I immediately swapped out the Batocera HDD from my other miniPC (GMK intel i8279U miniPC), powered it up and works like a charm, don't even need to change anything or do any setting adjustments in Batocera.
My GMK intel i8279U miniPC when running PS2 Shadow of the Colossus will sound like a jet engine with frame drops too, whereas this SER5 miniPC there is barely any audible fan noise and framerate is smooth so I'm pretty happy. Interestingly, both miniPCs are using a 65W PSU (19V, 3.5A).
I'm using my own Batocera build.
This miniPC only comes with the hardware and preinstalled Windows OS and nothing else.
Take a drink every time RGT says mini PC 😂
If i needed a new PC right now, this would seriously be it.
I mean that is indeed amazing at the price point but I'm more blown away that phones can do the same thing (albeit at a higher price point) . That's huge
Phones cannot emulate ps360 and we're probably another 10 years away before even thinking about it
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 In 10 years we're emulating PS5 and XSX and you can bookmark this lmfao
@@SnoopLobster you need a minimum of 10 times the power of the native hardware to emulate the hardware environment.
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 I doubt that highly considering the fact that they are already able to do ray tracing and can emulate the switch so well.
@@otakukj the switch is a tegra x1... That's like 4 generations old hardware. Current phones are way more than 10 times more powerfully than a tablet from 2015... Cellphones can't do ray tracing yet. The hardware isn't included
I got me a pc from a black friday sale from 2020 still holds up Extremely well, along that i have a nintendo switch, a ps3 (With ps1 backwards compatibility) and a wii i bought to act as my gamecube, also bought a steam deck i rarely touch and forget i have, i almost regret buying the steam deck since i hardly use it.
legend has it that this video took a whole day to complete ✨
@DmmeonNicegramRGT853. FAKER SCAMMER ALERT!! NOT RGT85!!
I have to thank @RGT 85. I really wasn't a pc player until I found out about these emulators and came across this video. I went on Amazon and bought a 12 tb emulator hard drive and I can say, see you later ps5 lol. Got the mini pc for $150 and the hard drive for $340 but it was so worth it. Thanks bro I will subscribe to you
It's crazy that we're now emulating PS3. I remember when people used to mod their PS3's to play retro games and now PS3 is considered "retro" in some circles.
Ah well, time for my metamucil and nap now.
I am glad to see you've come around to emulation. You've come a long way. You've let go of material attachments. You've transformed. I appreciate the recommendation. I was looking for a good mini PC and you sold me. I will certainly purchase this one. It's $420 right now. They better give you a cut.
Beelink makes good products. I have a Beelink G35 I installed Batocera on & use it all the time
Does it come out with those games inside it
@tumelomorore7894 No, you have to find one that's called a Batocera Build for one's that have collections already on them. Usually it's best to make your own collection, it's simple
@@guardianbeardizer6361 alright thanks I've been educating myself about to these mini Pcs the past week very interesting
Wow they just increased the price for it overnight
its been decreased
Pretty neat brother, thanks I’ll be checking it out. Prayers go out to you as well hope you are getting better each and every day 🙏🏽
I may actually pick one of these up now, especially for the PS3 emulation, and the really decent price. Great video.
I think if he was willing to do a video where his viewers can request he try specific games that would be helpful. I'm worried with the random games he chose if everything from that console runs this well.
@STAKESisHIGH84 Oh I would definitely do some more research before buying one. There may also be some issues that didn't occur with the games that he's played so far. And I agree that if he were to do a live stream or something of him playing requested games, that would be nice. But from everything that I've seen of RGT, he's always come off as a good dude, and I do generally trust his judgment.
After watching this, and many oyher Beelink emulation videos... Im hyped. Just ordered a 32gb ram 1tb model for less than $400. Cant wait to re live my childhood.
It's nice to see our nintendo you tuber branching out to other console games.
I gotta say that's a sweet mini pc emulation system. Great option for a dedicated system.
He does it to hide being a Nintendo TH-camr of the highest calibre.
About to purchase immediately, love the old consoles
Does it come out with all those games installed in it?
This thing is nearly £700 in the UK. Would have got one at the US price as I need to update my very old PC and just want a mini that does a decent job of emulation.
Just get a X96Max + Android Box, 256gb sd card - Burn Emuelec or Retroarch or Retrobat onto it. Finding roms and bios ain't that hard. Plays well up to DC and PSP.
@@britishwordplay4335 I don’t want something that is just an emulator box. I have a RPi4 for that and my old PC plays up to DC without any issues. Even my Surface Pro does. I would like something that can be used as a PC too and can handle up Wii U.
It's not now. I've just ordered the 1TB and 32 Gig of ram version for £390 in the UK.
Looking at it now, I know your comment is a year old, but with a voucher I can get it for £279.
I love this new RGT 85 emulation guy, this is great, I'm glad you're not a Weaktendo fanboy anymore
Pretty impressed with the pc. I'm actually considering getting one. My question is, what emulators did you use for the each console system and where did you find them along with the roms. I've been playing roms from original ninetindo and prior for years. Tried ps1 with lots of issues and lagging.
Bro just look up whatever console you want followed by “emulator”, then any of the first few links will likely be a good emulator. There’s a few.
Dude... Thank you for this video. It's hard to sift through all the bs, even when comes to what will work well with emulation. I've got the raspberry pi 4 setup in a 4-player arcade stick controls that will do most arcade and Dreamcast well, but it won't do more modern shooter arcade games like Jurassic Park and others from the late '00's with Sinden, GameCube and PS2.
Thanks for this. Super helpful.
Now im wondering how well this would run ableton live. Probably pretty well considering what consoles it can emulate smoothly.
I have this very mini PC that runs Ableton 11 with gig performer THU and lots of VST & VSTi and it runs perfectly.
@@steverushforth7009 Awesome, definitely gonna check this out!
Finally someone played and uploaded Scarface great I love Scarface one of my favorites and this budget PC can play it
Love the form factor. Would love to see a video with a pure emulation os on it and see how user friendly it is to navigate and configure settings on the fly. Please make one!
Great for the price for that spec imo. Nice!
Our Favorite Nintendo TH-camR!
Just a note that this product apparently only ships with a 65W PSU and the TDP is locked at 35W.
Other miniPC brands using the Ryzen 7 5800H APU can boost the TDP to 45W and they ship with a 90W/100W PSU.
Other than that, I think this one is still decent for the price, just don't expect max performance out of the APU.
Which one do you recommend exactly? I’m looking to preserve a digital library
As mentioned this is very decent for the price, i.e. value for money.
If money is no objection and you want the best miniPC out there check out the latest Ryzen 7000 series or 6900HX models.
@@recce555ifywhat's the link? For those mini pcs?
Based on everything you said here, it's a little better speced than the SteamDeck. I use that as my primary emulation device, and it's connected to the TV with an external Xbox one controller for it.
Neat...
Been looking into a mini pc as my next actual PC...but the brands on Amazon I've never heard of at such a low price concern me. An Intel one is about the price of a lower end desktop
I just bought one, liked the idea of not having to use my physical collection and set up multiple consoles.
Emulating Nintendo games and showing it in your videos? I guess being THE Nintendo TH-camr offers certain protections.
He should. He's put A LOT of money in Nintendo's pocket. They should be paying him tbh
Bro, I love that u showed SoulCalibur II right after Tekken 5. For those of u that don't know SoulCalibur is from the creators of Tekken.
$350 is cheap? *Laughs in poverty*
My wallet with my last 3 dollars in it:
$350 is Alot But if can buy it with all those games I think in the end it's worth it
@@TheOnlyGHOST1015yup. I couldn't afford a gaming PC so I tried this out and I can run fallout 4, 76, and call of duty warzone no problem. Warzone is only like 4 years old. That's pretty good value if you ask me.
Lmao
😂😂😂
I get what you are saying about it handling the High End systems so no need to test older systems. However, many systems have trouble running PSP (God of War) and some Dreamcast and N64 games (Goldeneye). We know it isnt a hardware issues. If it was just hardware then most modern smartphones could run those systems. So, it comes down to how the emulators, games and hardware work together.
If it's not a hardware issue like you said then it doesn't matter the results from this miniPC or even a miniPC with Ryzen 7940H.
The solution is to wait for updates from said emulators and see if they get better, regardless of what PC you run it from.
If, however, the game performance is bottlenecked by the PC HW then a Ryzen 7940H PC will definitely run better than another lower spec PC.
What was the gamecube setup? I have this PC and gamecube games stutter and freeze
This video is perfect for this. I want to know what works for emulation and this gets right to it. Great work, I'm now subbed. You rock.
I really hope that they have the games that I grew up on that. I’ve been wanting to play again for years like DEF jam, fight for New York, NBA street, volume two midnight club, three dub edition, and blitz the league.
As soon as I can find a mini PC that can play all the PS3 era games WELL (craving Last of Us), I'm sold. Especially if theres no overheating issues or anything.
The highest end miniPCs with dedicated GPUs should fit your bill, though be prepared to shell out 1K or more.
I tried to emulate the rgt85 nes game on this thing and cigarette smoke came out of it
After a small delay, just got mine! I was able to get a certain new nintendo game that starts with Z.... Performance is a bit spotty at times, but damn thats cool!
Have you tried emulation on xbox series S/X ? It is absolutely FANTASTIC 👍👍
Ya man, they have a whole Dev mode setup on the Series and you just download emulator software like a regular pc
You can emulate a wii u game pad screen with cemu.
Really liking this pc!
what about wii and wii dolphin bar does it work ?
Nintendo TH-camr.
Yes, and?
m.th-cam.com/users/shortskIaF7lFsZ34
He said he always felt like Nintendo was watching him.. This is a TH-cam Short about it..
Wow real original comment. Get a life!
TH-camr Nintendo
Lame
I agree with everything you said bro i think emulation is the way to go not just to save space in your house or apartment but all so being able to raise the resolution on some of this old Games to make them look way better is a plus in my book
Mini pc are not the best for emulation in terms of value for your money. I get it wont take much space, but a tower can easily be tucked away under the table. I will rather get a basic office tower for $100 or so with 16gb ram, ssd, throw in gtx 1060 or 1070 and you'll be able to emulate everything just fine.
Sometimes physical dimensions drive buying decisions even more than specs, ultimately.
I have a tower still sitting in it's box because there is no room in my room. My room has enough room for a bed and dresser and that's it. All my hardware is mobile
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 you can put the tower on top of the dresser lol xD
@@SeNniN06 and then how do I see my TV, loll
You can also just get a gaming laptop and get the same results and be able to run the latest games.
It looks awesome. I am more into the old school side of thing's though. That is just what I do. USB stick and a android tv does me just fine.
At this price point honestly just get an Xbox Series S and use that for emulation alongside having a small form factor, and the ability to play recent titles. Better performer too overall. That's of course as long as you don't plan on using it for any PC related stuff. (In my opinion)
Microsoft nuked the ability for it to emulate recently. Nice try, though!
@@Astrodude55 you can still emulate if you pay to have developer mode.
Nice try, do your research before spewing 💩. You just have to pay $20 bucks and you're off to the races.
@@Astrodude55 wow that’s disappointing to hear
@@sharebear421 that’s false use dev mode to emulate on Xbox it’s 20$
I really liked the video with Caleb. He gets dumped on, but seems like a decent guy.
I agreed. Usually I don't like flippers but at least he is honest about the price he is willing to pay and he doesn't hide the fact he's a flipper.
These emulators are always very interesting!... If you have the option of just plugging it into a TV..I'm definitely considering this mini pc!
So just connect hdmi to TV and all the games are instantly available❓️
I have this exact mini pc. I use it mainly for fusion 360, 3d scanning with 360 Kinect skannect, Arduino ide. It works really good for those things. I haven't used emulators on it, i thought about it, but i feel that ita more useful for other things.
What kind of accuracy can you get 3d scanning with a Kinect? I have one laying around and that sounds handy
Too bad it went up $80... they saw this video and said 'NOW BOYS' lol
its back down now
I would buy one if it came with a emulator and games. It’s just a hassle to do it yourself.
But that's part of the fun. Create your custom emulation machine. For me, the tinkering is almost as much fun as playing the games.
@@johnmadison3472 Same. If you already have everything set up tho on your PC/Laptop etc, it's easy to just transfer everything over to the mini PC so you don't have to do it all again.
TH-camr: says it’s cheap
Me: checks price
Also me: dies
Its about half the cost of a modern gaming console
And ita not like you have to pay for the games
@@JanJansen985 It's also not emulating PS3 and XBOX360 games at those specs well, the emulation for it just aint that great to begin with. Sure it can run everything upto Gamecube and PS2, but so can most peoples computers their currently running.. i'd buy the console.
Isn't this a Nintendo channel?
he did mention that nintendo emulator, ya?
Small correction, this does NOT have a graphics card. BUT, it does have excellent on board graphics.
Cheap? This is not cheap.
Love your honesty. Great video. Thanks for sharing, Liked and subbed
Dude you got a steam deck- dookies on these machines…..
I have my Deck docked on a 50in upscalling TF out of the entire Nintendo & CO comete librarys.. Not to mention Elden ring etc if I want.
@@Millennialaire can it do ps3/360 thou? I'm not challenging, I'm asking BTW jajaj😅. I'm still not sure what I want
@@gatelessbarrier89 easily runs the ps3 and xbox emulators with the games. Only issue you will have is if the rom dump is flawed. I'm pretty sure it's more powerful than my ps4 pro and it came with an m.2 drive in it.
@@Millennialaire what kinda dock are you using with your steam deck, are you using the official dock?
You can tell rgt doesn't know anything about computers 😅
That Mini PC looks amazing, if I didn't already have one I would get that for sure😉
Got the same one brother! Welcome to the club 👽
Interesting video from our favourite Nintendo TH-camr
Finally, a dedicated Nintendo TH-cam presenter.