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  • @neetpurple2753
    @neetpurple2753 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +674

    The reason why the hitbox controller isn't registering left and right at the same time is called SOCD cleaning, which makes it tournament legal. Holding 2 of the opposite movement directions needs to be neutral for a controller to be used in fighting game competitions

    • @holdenhodgdon3756
      @holdenhodgdon3756 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +90

      It was physical painful to watch him try to WSAD it instead of spending 5 minutes watching a TH-cam video.

    • @TheLeroy1981
      @TheLeroy1981 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +54

      Blaming the controller because he clearly didn't do any research into what he was buying is great. Leverless controllers are way more ergonomically compatible with our hands than a stick

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +172

      Reading the comments from all these seething redditors coping over their shitty controller is so fucking funny 😂😂

    • @rossclutterbuck1060
      @rossclutterbuck1060 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +187

      @@fakename287 it's almost as if they think Dawid is a legitimate hardware reviewer or something, not a glorified, yet charismatic, shitposter of the internet's finest e-waste and junk.

    • @griftgfx
      @griftgfx 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +52

      @@fakename287 Right? All the OGs know that Dawid only does casual tech videos for a casual tech audience

  • @GR8SALAD
    @GR8SALAD 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +68

    Calling this a "gaming PC" is definitely crazy behavior, but the N100 is absolutely incredible for many other uses. You briefly mentioned how weak the power brick is, and that's not because the power brick is under-serving this thing. the N100 is EXTREMELY efficient, clocking in at just 6W tdp. It has become a champion for light home server work, NAS stuff, a light and low power way to drive multiple displays, and various mobile application. I have a mini pc with an N100 that I have stuck to the tripod leg of my telescope mount as the control computer for my telescope. Even if I'm taking it out into the middle of nowhere away from civilization (aka away from light pollution) and running it on a battery, the low power draw lets it and the telescope mount easily run for hours and hours

    • @ChrisHoopes1
      @ChrisHoopes1 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      It’s an incredible Home Assistant device.

    • @impuls60
      @impuls60 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Its 15W stock, not 6w. Set it to 30w and increase the ram speed to 4800 its becomes wicked fast for surfing.

    • @DennisSchmitz
      @DennisSchmitz 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ChrisHoopes1 was about to say that, am intrigued.

  • @jonathanto99
    @jonathanto99 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +567

    This thing is more upgradable than Apple's $3000 Mac Studio 💀

    • @RusticRonnie
      @RusticRonnie 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +111

      The Mac Studio is completely upgradable. You just have to start from scratch.

    • @ranjitmandal1612
      @ranjitmandal1612 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      😶💀😶

    • @riffdex
      @riffdex 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +75

      @@RusticRonnieyou can easily upgrade the Mac Studio by putting it in the trash bin and buying a real PC

    • @grzybki
      @grzybki 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It is far easier to access it's components as well :D

    • @fistofthesnortstar
      @fistofthesnortstar 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      But it’s also like 100x more powerful so you’re not as prone to upgrading

  • @mapwheel00
    @mapwheel00 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    The N100 benchmarks similarly to a Haswell i5 from a decade ago. But on a mere 6w of power. We've come a long way.

  • @fish_bacon
    @fish_bacon 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +360

    half expected the OUYA logo to show up.

    • @Blowfeld20k
      @Blowfeld20k 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      OUYA would have had better performance bruv :D

    • @laurenmp7486
      @laurenmp7486 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Oh there's a blast from the past

    • @edcdad1124
      @edcdad1124 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I loved my ouya lmao

    • @racing_mntage1584
      @racing_mntage1584 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Ouuuuhya

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      It does have a bit of an OUYA vibe to it. 😂

  • @pdt1060
    @pdt1060 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +244

    I wonder if you can jam the innards of a mouse inside the computer to make some sort of unholy computer mouse hybrid

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +34

      Using the computer as a a mouse, that would be pretty damn funny!

    • @michael.sierra
      @michael.sierra 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      This is the best comment I have ever read on TH-cam.

    • @ser777XD
      @ser777XD 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Diabolical

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +80

      Good thing I just got a 3D printer. 😃

    • @sannyassi73
      @sannyassi73 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      That's not just Holy, that's the Holy grail! Some Day- we can only dream for now!

  • @sir.fender6034
    @sir.fender6034 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +155

    "Anything is a gaming PC as long as you lower your standards enough"
    -Dawid 2024

  • @roninvampire05
    @roninvampire05 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

    That leverless arcade controller is made more for fighting games. The weird layout for the face and shoulder buttons make sense for FG players because they are usually mapped to the default controls of the most popular modern FGs like SF and Tekken. Definitely a niche controller that is not entirely suitable for most games, but it's what some competitive pro FG players use. It also has some other features that FG tournaments take into consideration like SOCD cleaning, which makes it impossible to register opposing cardinal directions that are pressed together at the same time.
    Though, yeah, if you practice enough with it, I reckon you can use it for any game.

    • @MarginalSC
      @MarginalSC 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I wouldn’t try a FPS with one. Old arcade games and other games that don’t require analog controls, sure.

    • @CheapCheerful
      @CheapCheerful 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      "modern FGs like SF and Tekken".... Suddenly I don't feel so old, thank you!

    • @roninvampire05
      @roninvampire05 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@CheapCheerful As long as they keep adding numbers after the title every half a decade or so, they're still modern in my book. :P

  • @BitZapple
    @BitZapple 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

    I own this guy, it's on my 4k 60hz TV for streaming anything that I want to it.

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      As puny as the N100 is, I'd have to say you're wasting its potential.

    • @maxnum1sgameclub263
      @maxnum1sgameclub263 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I would use it as portable emulation. Just have some razer hardware (multiple wireless devices on one dongel) so you can save usb ports. And a bleutooth controller IF this little pc supports bleutooth ^^.

    • @Crum24
      @Crum24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What do you you use to control it? I’ve been looking at some keyboards with built in trackpads for my living room mini pc

  • @Lemintoon
    @Lemintoon 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    The controller is mostly designed for fighting games. It's a deep rabbit hole to dive into but can answer some of the problems in video.
    The "Up" button is usually at the bottom like position of space bar.
    Shoulder triggers being that way is because of arcade cabinet layout and later home console arcade controllers.
    R1 and R2 being that way again because of fighting games, specifically 6 button ones that use R1 and R2 as default binds for attacks.
    "Left" and "Right" but also "Up" and "Down" inputs not being registered at same time is because of "Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions" or SOCD for short and introduced as way to not break games and balance out competition against pad and arcade stick users.

  • @itsdeonlol
    @itsdeonlol 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    Destiny 2 being able to run is crazy...

  • @shaunrattee224
    @shaunrattee224 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +183

    That would make a pretty decent home firewall.

    • @ivanmalinovski7807
      @ivanmalinovski7807 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +41

      N100 is super popular home people who are into home servers. They sip power, they're exceedingly good at trancoding videos (for Plex/Jellyfin), generally low noise and they're reasonable powerful for running selfhosted service.
      They're not for gaming, though.

    • @Pittato
      @Pittato 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ⁠@@ivanmalinovski7807I use my N100 mini system for Plex and it has been great for the past year.

    • @michael.sierra
      @michael.sierra 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      Except it likely uses crappy Realtek NICs. I tried a similar generic N100 mini PC (about $200 on Amazon) for an opnsense router a few weeks ago and ended up sending it back. I could only manage about 600Mbps through it on my gigabit internet.

    • @SpoonHurler
      @SpoonHurler 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      I have on similar also with an N100 and dual RJ45 that I use as my pfsense box between my cable modem and the rest of my network. I couldn't imagine playing any game on it though.
      Edit: Mine has 2.5g realtek NICs so it might be a better model or something

    • @laitinlok1
      @laitinlok1 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      and router

  • @gundalfthelost1624
    @gundalfthelost1624 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +73

    Many of the local businesses use these for powering multiple info screens for customers. Things like food menu's, schedules and general info stuff.
    Would probably make for a pretty ok media pc if that cpu can handle live streams and high-res content.

    • @Timmycoo
      @Timmycoo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

      Yeah whenever I see these little cheapo PCs, especially with lots of peripheral access, you just know they are meant for businesses with basically showing slideshows and short videos for things like ads, helpful screens etc. But you gotta love that clickbait title by the seller lmao.

    • @nadtz
      @nadtz 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      N100 makes a pretty good media PC with it's igpu, pretty popular in the homelab scene for exactly that use case.

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nadtz So do any one of a number of ARM SBCs. For that matter, there are Ryzen APU SBCs and minis these days which will completely destroy all of the above in any type of gaming scenario.

    • @nadtz
      @nadtz 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@Lurch-Bot Ok and? The question was about an N100 unit as a media PC not all possible options for a media PC.

    • @queenbeeautumn
      @queenbeeautumn 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@Lurch-Botyeah, but if it's main use case is static (or near static) signage, then the goal is to perform that task with as little power consumption as possible, this thing is like 6w, which is in ARM territory without the added headache of having to use ARM versions of any software you need

  • @tek_lynx4225
    @tek_lynx4225 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +49

    What you bought for that control pad is called a hitbox it's a fighting game centric alternative to a joystick. The reason Left and right didn't work at the same time is called SOCD (Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions) and its built into that hitbox's PCB to make it tournament legal as your not supposed to be able to do right and left, up and down at the same time as a joystick can't physically do that, but of course leverless can and that makes the playfield level again.

  • @MrMultiB
    @MrMultiB 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I learned that Dawid never used an arcade stick or a hitbox before.
    but if you want a budget Hitbox style controller, a Haute 42 is amazing for its price point

  • @jamiemoodley
    @jamiemoodley 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +43

    I'm contemplating getting a similar one to use as a media pc.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      well for that purpose it should handle job easily specialy if its sporting linux

    • @ozreshef5182
      @ozreshef5182 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I Have the T9 Plus variant for my parents for media PC.
      The N100 gets 1140 points at cinebench R20, at only 69c ( nice ), and super quiet.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@ozreshef5182 but can it run crysis?🤔

    • @soundofsingleslbz
      @soundofsingleslbz 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      i have been using mine now for about 5months and it is running great as a htpc. ( N100 16g ddr5 512gb )
      I have given it a little more juice in the bios from max 15w up to max 25w and that made a quite big performance boost without getting too hot or loud.
      And you also need to adjust the ramspeed up to 4800mhz from 3200mhz when it arrives.
      No malware or other shit was found on my ex.

    • @johnroberts2905
      @johnroberts2905 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Should be fine. Run Kodi on one, also a couple of dedicated game servers.

  • @Rspsand07
    @Rspsand07 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Refurb steam deck is only 250$ in Canada. Comes with a controller, a screen, and two track pads included. Can't beat the value with a cheap dock.

  • @straybricks
    @straybricks 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    The last time I was this early, Dawid was still recording the name Linooooooooooode

  • @Zerbey
    @Zerbey 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    What you have there is a business PC designed mostly for running remote applications (think Terminal Services). I used to maintain a bunch of similar ones, they did nothing but RDP in a different system from them. I'm still impressed the Celeron iGPU could game at all, just shows how far the lower end has come.

  • @avoidthevo1d
    @avoidthevo1d 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +150

    Dawid just casually insulted the entire FGC and the community of Hitbox users
    Sidenote: obviously there isnt any "offense" taken its just a joke

    • @bligh1156
      @bligh1156 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +27

      I've been gaming since just after the dinosaurs died off and I don't know what any of those things are.

    • @JT-ry5ei
      @JT-ry5ei 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

      @@bligh1156 Exactly, people in a comparatively small community acting like this is some world wide known thing is insane.

    • @MaoMavo
      @MaoMavo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I always thought he could test these shitty pcs for fgs since even new one dont need much power.

    • @StarCo11
      @StarCo11 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I like it though 🥰

    • @Gio98art
      @Gio98art 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      Oh no. All 12 people

  • @brianrussell7369
    @brianrussell7369 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    "It's so cute and little!"
    Is that what she said, Dawid? 😆

  • @avoidthevo1d
    @avoidthevo1d 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +71

    Dawid, the controller you bought is a Hitbox style controller. Its not a terrible layout, and not because its "based on a thing". The thing you didnt get is that the lowest button is actually the UP button. Like a spacebar on a keyboard. So the keyboard layout makes sense.

    • @jake_hyo
      @jake_hyo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      If you didn’t say it, I would’ve

    • @lucutes2936
      @lucutes2936 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who

    • @StarCo11
      @StarCo11 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      The left 4 buttons, are they a WASD kind of?

    • @Saneful_insanity
      @Saneful_insanity 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I believe these are popular for fighting games now?

    • @iamperplexed4695
      @iamperplexed4695 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      If it takes that kind of learning curve, then it's still a bad product for laymen.

  • @RickUsesComputers
    @RickUsesComputers 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I use a computer with an N100 in it as my daily driver. I really like it, because it is completley silent and extremely energy efficient. I don't do gaming on it and i use Linux on it. I built it myself a couple of weeks ago and it was absolutely worth it!

    • @Bareego
      @Bareego 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mine flies with XFCE4 Mint, which one did you put on it ?

    • @RickUsesComputers
      @RickUsesComputers 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Bareego Arch Linux XFCE.

  • @pranayaadhikar1
    @pranayaadhikar1 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    05:40 Dawid, just press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open task manager instead of Ctrl+Alt+Del and then clicking task manager

    • @dmo848
      @dmo848 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Never knew this

    • @kamX-rz4uy
      @kamX-rz4uy 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dmo848 Me too. I usually right click on the taskbar to select and open it.

    • @KizXii
      @KizXii 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      what i do is pin it on my taskbar lmao and just have it open 24/7

  • @dotxyn
    @dotxyn 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    _Looking at a Power Point presentation_
    Dawid: This is borderline a usable gaming experience

  • @thewarriorofice
    @thewarriorofice 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The shoulder button localization is the best for fighting games. Normally, heavy punch and kick are mapped to the R1 and R2 buttons, so it makes sense putting those next to the 4 face buttons.

  • @108kitsune
    @108kitsune 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    I would be very excited to see some traffic analysis!

  • @remainsmemories626
    @remainsmemories626 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    5:40 you can press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open task manager

  • @CFWhitman
    @CFWhitman 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Leverless controllers are hard to get used to because they don't operate as one might expect. To use one properly, you have to use your first three fingers and your thumb for the directions, your thumb being 'up' in the intended layout. If you can get used to it, it works. If you just can't, then you are better off using something else. As a disclaimer: I haven't used the new leverless controllers, but I have used other controllers that you similarly have to get used to a complete paradigm shift to use, so I understand the principle.

  • @mindinversions4487
    @mindinversions4487 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +65

    In fairness, I've looked into those controllers a little.... my understanding is that they're NOT super intuitive for the layman.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I would get SO confused by it.

    • @griftgfx
      @griftgfx 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      They're not intuitive, but they're very good. It only takes a couple hours to train the muscle memory and then bam, it's now intuitive.
      People seem to forget that game inputs weren't always universal. WASD and the Xbox pad aren't intuitive to people who have never used them before either.

    • @tekidtheblack5946
      @tekidtheblack5946 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      No, those are more for people who are serious tournament players in fighting games. The average person is better off buying or building a standard fightstick, which just uses standard arcade controls

    • @MRNo.8
      @MRNo.8 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This "pad" is just arcade stick🕹 with stick swap into a wasd isn't it? Or arcade stick is out of fashion🎮

    • @griftgfx
      @griftgfx 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@MRNo.8 Pretty much. There's some additional care taken to make sure you can't simultaneously press cardinal directions (for tournament legality), and the bottom movement button is actually "up", emulating how a lot of keyboard players play fighting games.

  • @WholesomePotato1
    @WholesomePotato1 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +40

    I've never actually seen 100% CPU utilization in-game (no shaders building). The power of Celeron. I still have nightmares from 2003-ish and Celeron 2. They were famous for combusting and being crap even then.
    Edit : oh I didn't know you have such CPUs guys 😳

    • @TrusteftTech
      @TrusteftTech 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      My i7-4710HQ gets 100% CPU utilization, though partly because of thermal throttling. At least I think it is reaching 100% as I am too depressed to check it lol.

    • @elitepauper7400
      @elitepauper7400 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      My 7600x gets close with my modded cyberpunk. 90% at the worst😅.

    • @MrCed122
      @MrCed122 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That thing is actually very similar to an 8th Gen U class i7, it's using the exact same cores as the modern i5 and i7, it's just using exclusively E-cores and no P-cores. Microsoft themselves are using a slightly better version of this CPU (the N200) in their Surface Go 4 and it's so much better than the 10th i3 they were using in the Go 3, at least double the performance.

    • @SilentDawn4004
      @SilentDawn4004 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      My i5-8600k does that quite a lot

    • @WholesomePotato1
      @WholesomePotato1 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@elitepauper7400 I have 7700X and a 4090 and it's true the utilization is really high in Dogtown 😳 but not that high.. what mods do you use? 🤔

  • @JohnRock14
    @JohnRock14 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    5:22 not the first time I've heard that 😅

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I love how windows chokes the life out of it not good for it having any power left to do anything else🤣

  • @MrCed122
    @MrCed122 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I have one of these. For casual computer stuff, it works really well and the Ethernet ports are 2.5Gb if I'm not mistaken. It can apparently run Wii U pretty well on Batocera, but I've had no luck on Windows to do the same. For less than $200 CAD, it's actually pretty good for pure emulation and I've used it multiple times to do things that take days since it's so energy efficient (like download a 1TB torrent or converting hundreds of songs and videos into a new format).

  • @arcadeguyceej6805
    @arcadeguyceej6805 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Watching Dawid dunk on hitboxes made my entire week.

  • @KSPRAYDAD
    @KSPRAYDAD 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    What i'd reallyy like to know is if a: the bios is compromised and b: can you do a rull re-install of windows without having to get drivers from some sketch as hell website?

    • @robertd7275
      @robertd7275 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I have a similar mini PC to this one and the windows install was sketchy as hell so before I did much, I reinstalled a clean windows install.
      Microsoft had all the drivers needed without going through the manufacturer. My bios seemed fine and I found some alternatives to flash onto it but never bothered.

    • @19CD91
      @19CD91 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You could always use command prompt to dump the drivers from the ssd to a flash drive.

    • @francois738
      @francois738 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I've got one of these myself. Same casing, same N100 CPU but with 16GB RAM and it came with a 512GB. I reinstalled Windows on it as soon as I got it, but Windows 11 had no problems with any of the hardware so no specific custom drivers needed. It's actually a pretty decent performer for light tasks. Just obviously not for gaming - I use it as a PC to remote desktop to so I can kick off downloads and a few other things, it's low power and ideal for that kind of stuff.
      As for the BIOS, not sure how to check on that. But I have checked my firewall logs and there are no weird outbound connections appearing in my logs at least :)

    • @Bareego
      @Bareego 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Windows 10 and 11 will install all needed drivers, same goes for Linux with not too old kernel. Everything works, ethernet, wifi, bluetooth. I recommend though either running a cut down version if Windows 10 or Linux, Windows 11 really slows this down.

  • @AMDGBananaBen
    @AMDGBananaBen 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Oh Dawid found a Haute.. that's a great find!
    It's kind of taking the Fighting Game Crowd by storm, as it's a good alternative to the more expensive stick or hitbox options (also pretty nice for arcade play as well). The main blessing is the cost being extremely reasonable and also very portable =)

  • @The_Extron
    @The_Extron 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hey, this is the exact machine that replaced my Raspberry Pi as a home server. Intels N100 really is great for these applications, e.g. as a NAS, Homeassistant server etc. 👌🏼
    Obviously running a headless Linux though, so the 3 HDMI ports are a bit wasted in my application.

  • @nextnomura
    @nextnomura 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It's a leverless fighting game controller and the layout designed specifically for fighting games like Street Fighter and/or Tekken, it's really popular among FGC right now, definitely not for all other genre of games.

  • @brandon_gb
    @brandon_gb 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I recently built my first pc and then my sons. Your content was a major factor in my learning experience. I appreciate your entertaining and very informative videos. Thanks

  • @MrSkeptikos
    @MrSkeptikos 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I have the older model, based on an N5095, which is lamer :-).
    I use it as an NFS server and plan to use it as a NAT box. It is hooked up to my main TV and I play media from it. I can watch 4K TH-cam videos on Windows perfectly, although it skips too many frames on Linux. For these uses it is an ideal machine. Dawid did not show the bios options in the video. For my version at least, it is surprisingly feature-rich. If you buy one check the thermal paste. In my case, it was pretty dry.

  • @LRPhotographer
    @LRPhotographer 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    9:45. Awesome dig at the Quest 3. 😂

  • @jeffreypaul9428
    @jeffreypaul9428 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    PubG kind of looks (and plays) like Tomb Raider from 1996.

  • @807800
    @807800 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If you love strategy games, there are plenty of good old games that still looks nice, you can play on it that would take hours of your life. Here are some of my recommendation:
    1. World In Conflict
    2. Anno 1404
    3. Civilization V
    4. Xenonauts
    5. Men of War: Assault Squad (1&2)

  • @ozreshef5182
    @ozreshef5182 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I got this PC but the T9 Plus variant, for HTPC for my parents, It's doing greate job with that.
    The N100 gets 1140 points at cinebench R20, at only 69c ( nice ), and super quiet.

  • @chupitolepame5357
    @chupitolepame5357 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Retro part of the video with the stupid controller was a nice add-on. Great work Dawid!

  • @markwilliamson9199
    @markwilliamson9199 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Did you do bios tweaks to raise voltage to 15W and C states on?

  • @rednath7734
    @rednath7734 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I enjoy you interacting with your fans in the comment section, shows that this channel is yours

  • @actuallyusingmyrealnameher5061
    @actuallyusingmyrealnameher5061 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I have an N95 version from Amazon, 16GB, 512GB SSD, does everything it needs to do as a replacement for a fourth gen I7 with a similar level of performance and is good enough for PS2 emulation so happy days.

  • @projectbbeats3327
    @projectbbeats3327 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Nice for the alien 👽 pc to make an appearance in the background 😅

    • @BowsettesFury
      @BowsettesFury 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It was there last time too

  • @cesarand02
    @cesarand02 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fightpads like that, for the most part, are meant for Tekken. I modified an old keyboard I have to have that layout. Takes a bit of practice but eventually you do get used to it and it works really really well

  • @chanm01
    @chanm01 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It's a leverless fighting game controller, Dawid. Now you have to do an in depth expose piece on the west coast competitive fighting game scene.

  • @barrypyren5178
    @barrypyren5178 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What overlay do you use to show the FPS, temperatures and component usage?

  • @Flymonster0953
    @Flymonster0953 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    My school chromebooks have the N100! it's a godsend compared to the previous chromebooks we had

  • @dino_soup
    @dino_soup 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Will it work good as a "smart tv"

  • @DonaldWyman
    @DonaldWyman 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    a little dedicated emulation box seems like the perfect use case for this little PC.

  • @therealbinchicken
    @therealbinchicken 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    im interested to know if this new n100 mini pc would be a good option as a mini opensense or openwrt router. since all E cores and the low power with dual ethernet

  • @666Counterforce
    @666Counterforce 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The narration is always too funny ! Genius ! 😂🤣👍👍👍

  • @dionelr
    @dionelr 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    You need that quote on a Tshirt, "Anything's a gaming PC if you lower your standards enough".

    • @maxnum1sgameclub263
      @maxnum1sgameclub263 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The fossil called pentium 2 on my attic will agree with you xD.

  • @ShaCaro
    @ShaCaro 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It's really (genuinely) funny to see you pull out that Haute gamepad and insult it from a place of ignorance. No hate, I understand you dont know, but I was looking at that exact pad a few weeks ago to give as a gift.

  • @eldibs
    @eldibs 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That thing would be great as a control box for multiple screens and/or USB devices in a commercial setting. Low power, plenty of HDMI and USB, easy to tuck out of the way, and redundant Ethernet ports! It could also be an excellent media console PC if it can do 4K video playback comfortably.

    • @Bareego
      @Bareego 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      does 4k video fine and youtube at least 1440p fine, I found youtube 4k it depends a bit on the video.

  • @luheartswarm4573
    @luheartswarm4573 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The pad came with a singular extra switch?
    How generous!

  • @johngleeson7919
    @johngleeson7919 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1:57 Mocking the current doesn't mean anything if we don't know the voltage. You could have 2.5A @ 110V, and that's 275W, or 2.5A @ 220V for 550W. Both of which would be quite a bit of power.

  • @Ultimatebubs
    @Ultimatebubs 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    That thing would be awesome for digital signage.
    So, maybe it's a "Gaming PC" if you're an ad executive or a fast food shop owner playing the "Maximum Profit" game?

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Too bad this thing has more than 4 GB of RAM, and probably no XP drivers either...

    • @eTiMaGo
      @eTiMaGo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I bet minesweeper runs smoooooooth on this

  • @PureMaddness2151
    @PureMaddness2151 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i like how you see the instructions for the Haute pad and just toss them aside like a real man hell yeah Dawid you the man!

    • @AnnaDoes
      @AnnaDoes 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s great until he tries building ikea furniture 😂😂😂

    • @PureMaddness2151
      @PureMaddness2151 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@AnnaDoes i bet its like watching a small child building something with Lego 😂😂😂 I really enjoy your guys videos always makes my day when when I watch a Dawid video

  • @Gurvtz
    @Gurvtz 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "looks like metaverse" made me chuckle

  • @andrewroes7942
    @andrewroes7942 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Yeah no those controllers are VERY much meant for fighting games in specific. This actually seems like a REALLY good one, it's just the button layout is meant to fit fighting games, where X, Y, RB, LB, are light punch, medium punch, heavy punch, and a macro to hit all 3 punches (same with the lower buttons for kicks instead of punches). Since it's emulating a joystick with the directional buttons where it is physically impossible to hit opposite directions at the same time, that's why they cancel out here. Also, having that up button above the down button in a WASD layout is actually a way to make it more user intuitive, as this controller type typically has up on thumb in a way that is both much more comfortable and also insanely less intuitive and takes a ton of getting used to. It seems this controller has both.
    These type of controller are much more niche than joystick based arcade controllers, so it makes sense to want a joystick for this more, but it fits that niche very well and gives a great best-of-both-worlds between controller and keyboard for people who like the precision of the latter, as well as great for accessibility for people who develop RSI playing Smash Bros Melee with a gamecube controller lol

  • @lorduggae
    @lorduggae 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    it might make a decent streaming box for a media center. The vesa mount would hide it nicely, then add a wireless keyboard/mouse.

  • @nastbaster
    @nastbaster 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The display on the controller is a monochrome oled. I love you.

  • @X862go
    @X862go 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    that tiny heat pipe is adorable 🤩

  • @Shelby_Arr
    @Shelby_Arr 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    So, the reversed shoulder buttons on the controller has to do with the standard Xinput layout for fighting games. In a six-button game like Street Fighter, RB/R1 is typically heavy punch and RT/R2 is typically heavy kick by default. Because the top row tries to be light-medium-heavy punch and the bottom light-medium-heavy kick, they organized the buttons around matching that default control scheme.
    This way, if you've been playing on a standard controller and want to switch to a stick (whether a standard fightstick or a leverless, like what you got), you don't have to reprogram the controls for it to work with the game out of the box.
    With regard to the controller having buttons instead of a stick, and the utility of that, there are motions that are fundamentally faster or more precise when you don't have to travel through neutral the way a fightstick does. I'll point out that Tekken, though a 3D game, makes a major distinction between down+back, down, and down+forward. Pressing any of these plus one of the attack buttons can bring out three completely different attacks.

  • @darkholyPL
    @darkholyPL 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That controller is called a 'hitbox' and it's not based on any old hardware. It's a new type of arcade controller, that quite a few people like. People play in fighting game tournaments with those. It's a very steep learning curve, but it has it's advantages over a standard joystick (as well as it's disadvanages obviously).

  • @MATTP545
    @MATTP545 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Honestly it seemed to hold up alot better than I expected.

  • @_Ekaros
    @_Ekaros 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I love how you are actually testing most popular games... Even if most of them are jokes...

  • @zenny1884
    @zenny1884 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That tiny thing actually more powerful than my laptop 😂

  • @chryoko
    @chryoko 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That controler is designed exclusively for fighting competitive games such as StreetFighter. That Intel N100 PC is great at emulation until N64/Saturn/Dreamcast. PS2 , Game Cube can emulate some of the games correctly but not all. That N100 is still more powerfull than a RPi5. Therefore a pretty good capable system for its low price.
    Big ATX boxes and such are just dinosaurs with their huge expensive GPUs and power useage. New gen APUs are getting very interresting for PC gaming and complete emulation of the PS3/XB360/Switch....

  • @gtijason7853
    @gtijason7853 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It looks like to the right of the fan connection there are pins for 6 wire LEDs and on the other side an unpopulated 4 pin for an LCD screen. Could make for a fun custom mini PC project

  • @HarlockTheSin
    @HarlockTheSin 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Dawid, the controller is a lever less and it's one of the best ones. You should use it to play fighting games as street fighter 6 and tekken8. It's not for retro gaming!

  • @cmdr_talikarni
    @cmdr_talikarni 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hard wipe the drive, check and clean up the bios, then load OPNSense and use it for a small home firewall.

  • @Underskore
    @Underskore 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The hitbox is a pretty standard layout, it's used for pretty much just fighting games, even the original hitbox goes rt, lt

  • @Illumina_Blade
    @Illumina_Blade 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Those weird Hitbox style gamepad is for a very niche group of fighting game players, it only makes sense in the context of you wanting the tiniest competitive advantage after spending 500 hours learning to use the thing.

    • @DissipatedTire
      @DissipatedTire 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      500 hours !!! Looks like a diff type of keyboard to me, so i thought maybe it would be ez to get used to after a week or two.

  • @CodeSnowy
    @CodeSnowy 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Also, I bought that for running a powerful router in my house, it's helpful that it has 2 Lan port
    It is surprisingly powerful for what it is and it sips power.

  • @FixItViggo
    @FixItViggo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    got a n100 box and love it i can record with obs and browse schematics online and use elgato things with it

  • @jasethorp2661
    @jasethorp2661 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i have one of these i play valheim 20ish fps but for some reason i love it, the silent little work horse runs linux really well did a bit of distro hopping with no problems nobara 39 came out top i love saving elec and you tube looks great on it

  • @denisprilepskiy745
    @denisprilepskiy745 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    You instantly need to inject 4090 into it!!!

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      How?

    • @cl00x3r
      @cl00x3r 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Michael-Archonaeus it has pci express storage so its possible

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@cl00x3r Well, that would certainly not fit in the case, so you would have to make a new chassis for it then. Would be cool, but the non-upgradeable RAM and terrible CPU would be a serious bottleneck.

    • @denisprilepskiy745
      @denisprilepskiy745 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Michael-Archonaeus I'm sure Dawid would handle both problems with ease :)

    • @hopmajibhohepeajibho7595
      @hopmajibhohepeajibho7595 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      eGPU?

  • @waynemarsh7775
    @waynemarsh7775 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awesome! Finally another Firebat mini PC in a video from someone I actually follow!
    Also quick tip...
    Ctrl, Alt, Delete
    Saves much time bringing up task manager

  • @UA_GecK0
    @UA_GecK0 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great timing!
    Just got exactly the same miniPC yesterday. 16 GB LPDDR5, 512 GB SSD.
    Great little box for hide behind my tv and run some Kodi with definitely legal IPTV and streaming services.

  • @KoleckOLP
    @KoleckOLP 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    N100 is not a Celeron it's an "Intel Processor", also it's not terrible it can do some fairly impressive 720p gaming while pulling almost now power.

  • @marccaracal7443
    @marccaracal7443 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "These days, anything is a gaming PC as long as you lower your standards enough". That's quite a good sentence.

  • @Odder-Being
    @Odder-Being 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    While you where bashing this little box, it actually is build very well including the cooling system.

  • @satomitrinity9096
    @satomitrinity9096 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the hitbox controller is used by certain people in the fighting game scene. though the joystick versions still heavily dominate the market. those kind of controllers though are more for niche players who know their way around that kind of thing

  • @Blind-Ambition
    @Blind-Ambition 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I got one of these very similar generic Mini PC units from Aliexpress, however it was far more capable for not all that much extra (was barebones with a Ryzen 5-5600H in it). with some bottom of the barrel 32GB kit of DDR4 and a cheap 512GB SSD it actually is useable for stuff

  • @shawnwright4129
    @shawnwright4129 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am using a mini PC and really like it. I am using Linux Mint and can play Guild Wars 2 through steam proton (basically allows windows games to run under Linux). Yeah, the fan kicks in, but the highest temp I have seen on it was like 180 F during gaming. I paid like $318 for it on amazon. Beelink Mini PC SER5 MAX, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H(Up to 4.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 1TB PCIe3.0 SSD, TDP 54W Mini Desktop Computers Support Triple 4k@60hz Display/WiFi 6/BT5.2/USB3.2/WOL

  • @thescouch
    @thescouch 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Always great work! Can't wait for the next one.

  • @Sma5hy
    @Sma5hy 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cool and all, but what’s that watch?

  • @I_like_some_BG
    @I_like_some_BG 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Did you reapply the thermal paste? And the cover that allows breathing room?

  • @OsX86H3AvY
    @OsX86H3AvY 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this is awesome...i wonder how itd do with pfsense...

  • @Uyuzefe
    @Uyuzefe 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

    My fridge is a gaming pc too, it has a screen on it

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      I mean, if it has screen and some kind of cpu it can run doom, soooo...

    • @SpoonHurler
      @SpoonHurler 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      I can play tic-tac-toe on a forehead... so is my soon-to-be ex friend also a gaming pc?

    • @WirrWicht
      @WirrWicht 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      At least it has some real cooling power..

    • @jonathannovak132
      @jonathannovak132 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      if it can run Skyrim then thats all you need lol

    • @zeberto1986
      @zeberto1986 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Can it run Crysis?

  • @TruelyView
    @TruelyView 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What keyboard was in the video?

  • @TheMrsaintevil
    @TheMrsaintevil 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "Any PC is gaming PC if you lower your standards enough" best quote in entire video.

  • @LordVipah
    @LordVipah 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've got one (16 Gb model) and it's pretty handy as simple desktop pc. I think the idle wattage is like 5/6.
    Btw, you need to set the memory speed to 4800 Mhz in the bios, I think its set to 3200 Mhz by default, prolly doesn't make a whole lot of difference but hey "it's free real estate" .
    The only bummer is that it's only HDMI 1.4, so it can do 4k but just at 50 Mhz max.
    For ppl running 4k screens or high resolutions, I'd recommend the Chuwi Larkbox N100, got 12 Gb DDR5 but supports HDMI 2.0 and Displayport, also got a usb-c connector on the front. So I'd personally pick that one over the Firebat. Chuwi can be found for around the same price ($120) just keep a eye out for aliexpress deals