Agreed. It does seem that prices do tend to come down though with more and more mini pcs coming into the market. A couple years ago they were all quite expensive and now at least the lower end ones have become more affordable. I think we will see that with the more expensive higher end ones in time.
Yes.. agree. It's definitely possible too.. someone in China needs to refine and brand as a simple plug & play game emulator and it would sell like crazy at $100 each
Nice, I still find it amazing how much power these mini pc's can pack and this one seems one of the better ones so far, the price is a bit much we are getting into the territory of being able to build yourself a HTPC , yea the HTPC is larger but would pack a bigger punch
You are definitely right. In time I think prices will drop on mini PCs. These more powerful ones are newer but not long ago all mini PCs were expensive and now your more basic lower performance ones are around 150-225 give or take
Nice video. I'm actually interested in this one. The last console I bought was a PS3 back in 2011. I'm all about finding a great mini PC for a current console price
Nice review, thanks for putting this together! How does this guy compare to the Beelink SER6 Max Mini you reviewed a few weeks ago for emulation? What kinds of framerates are you seeing on the more demanding games to emulate?
I just ordered one of these today and was curious if anyone was turning it into a retro gaming system. I'm going to put Batocera on it and install Steam so I can play some newer games too. Excited to work on this thing. I'm glad the RGB isn't tied to Windows so I can still use them with another OS.
Hi, Got one today but having some issues with the AX200 wifi card - tried everything so far - could be defective. Processor is a beast. Trying a factory reset now. Wifi signal strength is garbage. 2.4ghz works fine when next to the router. I purchased a wifi dongle. Everything else about the pc looks good. Ram gets hot under load but my benchmarks have all shown good results. I have the 7735hs model with 32gb ram (2x16gb), 1tb ssd. Crazy offer on Amazon, was £279.99.
Update: The memory runs super hot. 82.5c when gaming. This is a massive concern for me. There is no cooling for the ram at all. Gutted. I will be returning the unit. Also the tech support takes ages to respond.
Excellent review. I just ordered one this morning. 03/14/2024 Gotta find out what these are all about. This will be my first mini pc. Always used laptops before. Great video, great review! PS: Please do a follow up review after you've used it awhile. Would love to hear your thoughts afterwards. Thanks in advance.
What is the end all be all best mini computer out there that will play modern and retro games perfectly, no compromises? I’ve watched countless hours of videos about this and there’s always a compromise where it doesn’t play perfectly, it’s plays it good enough. I want something flawless, I want to buy one computer and be good so I’m not buying another computer because it’s better. I want to buy it once, not twice or thrice.
Hi I really like this Mini PC but can you tell me is it better than Beelink SER6 Max? You had great things to say about both but which one is better overall?
Im considering buying this after your great review, did you have to download all the emulators or can you get them and the games in one place ?? this would be great for my kids , Thanks 👍
Hey! It's a great mini pc. One of my personal favs. I used batocera which comes with everything ready to go you just have to add rom and bios files but that's easy to do.
Hey, thanks for the video! I do have a question and I’m sorry if I missed it , but if I was trying to play a PS2 game and stream it through OBS at the same time, would this computer be able to handle that even if I crank the graphics in the emulator?
Hey! Love your videos! Quick question, in your opinion what is the best plug and play retro gaming console under $200?? plays up to PS2 w no lag...Thanks!!!!!
As one commenter said the link off your page is to a slightly different model. How much of a downgrade is the older one compared to the new one do you think? Would the older one on amazon be able to handle the same type of performance when it comes to the higher end emulation? Xbox 360 and PS3 would be the newest systems I'm interested in
Sinden light guns are made for modern tvs and connect via usb so they are compatible with just about anything modern. If you use batocera to emulate games the sinden light guns are plug and play with their software being fully integrated automatically.
Great video ! I'm trying to get into mini pc to get into retrogaming. My prevuous experience with the raspberry pi4 was ... not great to say the least. How would you rank this mini pc compared to the ser6 max ? Thanks
I like the ser6 max more. It's got the same amount of power better graphics and it's smaller. It's not light years better by any means. They are definitely very close in performance but that one inches ahead slightly in my opinion.
Hi: I've watched a few of your videos, thanks for sharing. Do you know if you can run virtualization on one of these? Is it in the bios to turn off/on? I can't seem to find a clear answer on it.
I saw ur vid in the 100$ HP one. And i saw u removing the ssd in order go flash n write it, how does that work with this/higher end mini pcs. Can i just take this apart m take the ssd out and do the same as the HP elite.
Would it be able to run games like fallout three fallout new Vegas fallout four mainly single player games that’s the main use. I will also like to use it for cyberpunk 2077 games like that and Skyrim
How do this compare to something like AcePC's Power Box Mini Ryzen 5700u? With the $150 price difference I was wondering if you think the AcePC would have the ability to play the same games? Being that I am disabled with a broken back in 01' my income is limited as I make the same amount as in 2001 every penny I can save helps....
I am watching this video from a mini PC with a 5700G processor and vega 8 graphics, so believe me, this Peladn Mini PC must be probably twice as fast on gaming.
No it's not a plug and play setup. I use a batocera drive which I connect externally and boot right into for the older stuff then I use steam on windows for the new stuff
The Amazon link you posted seems to go to a version with the 7735 instead of the 7840, its a slower processor with zen 3+ cores and a 680m instead. I also couldn't find a price on their website linked.
I used the sinden light gun very similar to guncon but modern tech so it works better. I just did a video on the gun con 3 with modern emulation and wasn't a big fan. Found it to be very limited and definitely had some lags.
@@OfficialChaseBroganbummer. I bought it and it loads the games just fine but any game play on the higher end games theres studdering. Maybe a resolution issue with my TV vs setting? I'm using the recommended screen resolution. Hmmm
@@TomKarelscheck your ram temps for throttling, i benched mine flat out and the ram went to 82.5c this is ofc an extreme situation n games should be cooler.
I love, no LOVE the large booklet/manual. I am not a young boy any more, I can't stand tiny font on tiny pages. Plus I love computer manuals. :) Why are all the retro games footage stretched? I know some people don't mind, but I find it disgusting stretching 4:3 games to widescreen. Just me. Good review, the system looks good for what it has inside. The slightly larger size isn't really a problem as far as I am concerned, especially if it helps with the cooling. The overall looks is fine by me and I do like the lights. The price is nowhere to be seen Amazon or the official site. Not that I could afford it, just saying. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the support here. Stretched just for the sake of the video. Content here is 16:9 so I try to use all of the screen in videos. A lot more people get worked up and confused about the 4:3 being in videos so I generally will stretch purely for the sake of the content. I get the frustrations for purists like yourself. Have to remember we have a whole generation now that has no idea that 4:3 aspect ratio was ever a thing and they wonder what's wrong with the pc when they see something in 4:3. We are getting old I guess haha.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan Your reply to my comment was very good and appreciated. However, no matter how good it was, my favorite part of it was that you hearted your own reply. I think that's just amazing and made me laugh, thank you. :)
Didn't try that but that's a good idea for me to start testing in the future. I believe based on the specs and performance it would be good though. Those titles aren't more demanding that the steam ones.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan couple can be. Reason I ask because building a new arcade for shooters and will be adding guns and teknoparrot. Better option then building gaming rig for it.
There's only 2 reviews 1 is 5 star and 1 is 1 star. It averages out to 3 star but I don't think there's enough reviews posted to accurately cover it. The bad review seems to be due to an issue the user had with usb ports being tight. Seems like a weird issue. I didn't experience that myself. They claim there's other units with the same layout for less but I don't know that to be true. Often times mini PCs can easily share the same layouts and shells but they differ heavily inside. I have 2 minis I'm reviewing now. One is a AceMagic and one is a KAMRUI. They are almost identical yet have different specs.
This really looks like what I've been looking for, thanks for the information mate
Still wish these mini PCs had a MORE mini-sized price. In steam deck territory
Agreed. It does seem that prices do tend to come down though with more and more mini pcs coming into the market. A couple years ago they were all quite expensive and now at least the lower end ones have become more affordable. I think we will see that with the more expensive higher end ones in time.
@@OfficialChaseBroganhiya mate,im from the UK,is there anywere i can get one of these mini pc's with the same amount of games loaded already ???
Yes.. agree. It's definitely possible too.. someone in China needs to refine and brand as a simple plug & play game emulator and it would sell like crazy at $100 each
I just brought kinhank mini pc.... 61k games. 🇬🇧@@hongkongphooey-kw4nd
So 400-600
Nice, I still find it amazing how much power these mini pc's can pack and this one seems one of the better ones so far, the price is a bit much we are getting into the territory of being able to build yourself a HTPC , yea the HTPC is larger but would pack a bigger punch
You are definitely right. In time I think prices will drop on mini PCs. These more powerful ones are newer but not long ago all mini PCs were expensive and now your more basic lower performance ones are around 150-225 give or take
@@OfficialChaseBrogan i just bought 1 with 32gb ram and 1tb mem for $309 on temu after using a $100 coupon😂 Total Steal❤
You really should run some benchmarks. Would love to see the fps, temp etc while it's playing the games as well so we can see the realtime performance
I'll start adding those into review videos
Great video! Would definitely be interested in one of these! As always thank for a honest and great review!
Thanks!
Nice video. I'm actually interested in this one. The last console I bought was a PS3 back in 2011. I'm all about finding a great mini PC for a current console price
It's definitely a solid option. We are now seeing some amazing high performance mini PCs hit the market
Do you ever shoot top-down unboxing vids? It makes it easier to see all the components as you unbox
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Nice review, thanks for putting this together! How does this guy compare to the Beelink SER6 Max Mini you reviewed a few weeks ago for emulation? What kinds of framerates are you seeing on the more demanding games to emulate?
We ❤ the Retro Gaming Guy lol
haha thanks!
very thorough review...as always.
Cool mini pc. Love the LEDs. Like the specs. Its a bit on the bigger side but i think its a must to get the extra performance. Love your channel❤
Totally agree thanks so much!
I just ordered one of these today and was curious if anyone was turning it into a retro gaming system. I'm going to put Batocera on it and install Steam so I can play some newer games too. Excited to work on this thing. I'm glad the RGB isn't tied to Windows so I can still use them with another OS.
I used it with retro gaming and it did work very well.
Hi,
Got one today but having some issues with the AX200 wifi card - tried everything so far - could be defective. Processor is a beast. Trying a factory reset now.
Wifi signal strength is garbage. 2.4ghz works fine when next to the router. I purchased a wifi dongle. Everything else about the pc looks good. Ram gets hot under load but my benchmarks have all shown good results. I have the 7735hs model with 32gb ram (2x16gb), 1tb ssd. Crazy offer on Amazon, was £279.99.
For anyone interested :
Geekbench 6.
Vulkan : 29785
OpenCL : 28972
CPU Single: 2119 / Multi: 10063
Cinebench R23.
Multi : 12078
Update: The memory runs super hot. 82.5c when gaming. This is a massive concern for me. There is no cooling for the ram at all. Gutted. I will be returning the unit. Also the tech support takes ages to respond.
Excellent review.
I just ordered one this morning. 03/14/2024
Gotta find out what these are all about.
This will be my first mini pc.
Always used laptops before.
Great video, great review!
PS: Please do a follow up review after you've used it awhile.
Would love to hear your thoughts afterwards.
Thanks in advance.
What is the end all be all best mini computer out there that will play modern and retro games perfectly, no compromises? I’ve watched countless hours of videos about this and there’s always a compromise where it doesn’t play perfectly, it’s plays it good enough. I want something flawless, I want to buy one computer and be good so I’m not buying another computer because it’s better. I want to buy it once, not twice or thrice.
beelink ser6 max is the best of the best for minis so far for me. I have a video on it too here on the channel.
Hi I really like this Mini PC but can you tell me is it better than Beelink SER6 Max? You had great things to say about both but which one is better overall?
I'm scoring one of these for $150 USD today. I'm so stoked.
Bruh reppin da D, I love it✌🏻
Big tigers fan lived outside Detroit for a little while 👍🏻
Bru which do you recommend with the most mame and PC engine games? Help me out .
Im considering buying this after your great review, did you have to download all the emulators or can you get them and the games in one place ?? this would be great for my kids ,
Thanks 👍
Hey! It's a great mini pc. One of my personal favs. I used batocera which comes with everything ready to go you just have to add rom and bios files but that's easy to do.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan brilliant man thanks and keep up the videos they are awesome 👍
Hey, thanks for the video! I do have a question and I’m sorry if I missed it , but if I was trying to play a PS2 game and stream it through OBS at the same time, would this computer be able to handle that even if I crank the graphics in the emulator?
Thanks for showing Saturn, Dreamcast, and og xbox, bc then it should be able to handle everything else retro no problem.
Hey! Love your videos! Quick question, in your opinion what is the best plug and play retro gaming console under $200?? plays up to PS2 w no lag...Thanks!!!!!
Are the retro games pre loaded ? Is it plug and play?
As one commenter said the link off your page is to a slightly different model. How much of a downgrade is the older one compared to the new one do you think? Would the older one on amazon be able to handle the same type of performance when it comes to the higher end emulation? Xbox 360 and PS3 would be the newest systems I'm interested in
How do you play light gun games on a modern tv/monitor? Thank you, great video too.
Might be the sinden light gun works of pc, Linux, ps1 and ps2 I believe. Check ‘em out
Sinden light guns are made for modern tvs and connect via usb so they are compatible with just about anything modern. If you use batocera to emulate games the sinden light guns are plug and play with their software being fully integrated automatically.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan freaking awesome. Love the vids. ❤️
@@OfficialChaseBrogan Thank you so much, will check and get
@@DAsalsa33 Thank you
Perfect for music production! I just hope these Chinese products to last long enough. How does it work for you after 10 months?
Great video !
I'm trying to get into mini pc to get into retrogaming.
My prevuous experience with the raspberry pi4 was ... not great to say the least.
How would you rank this mini pc compared to the ser6 max ?
Thanks
I like the ser6 max more. It's got the same amount of power better graphics and it's smaller. It's not light years better by any means. They are definitely very close in performance but that one inches ahead slightly in my opinion.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan thanks for your answer !
How did you get time crisis to work? Light gun controller on a CRT?
Gud you plug the 12tb hyperspin hardrive in to this??
A good device especially for those who live in mini house, apartement.
One thing, do this come with the games included ?
You didn't show if you're using i hard drives or not
Hi: I've watched a few of your videos, thanks for sharing. Do you know if you can run virtualization on one of these? Is it in the bios to turn off/on? I can't seem to find a clear answer on it.
I saw ur vid in the 100$ HP one. And i saw u removing the ssd in order go flash n write it, how does that work with this/higher end mini pcs. Can i just take this apart m take the ssd out and do the same as the HP elite.
What did you do to get all the games on it mate???
Would it be able to run games like fallout three fallout new Vegas fallout four mainly single player games that’s the main use. I will also like to use it for cyberpunk 2077 games like that and Skyrim
How do this compare to something like AcePC's Power Box Mini Ryzen 5700u? With the $150 price difference I was wondering if you think the AcePC would have the ability to play the same games? Being that I am disabled with a broken back in 01' my income is limited as I make the same amount as in 2001 every penny I can save helps....
Does it come loaded with games ready to play?
Will this mini pc work with Kinhank 12 tb hard drive? The one that has like 90000 games?
Are you playing ps2 games etc in native resolution or upscaled?
Hi great video. I was wondering if it works in the uk, and if so were could I get one from. Cheers
Have questions? Can this unit plug up with HDMI to the television, with out the use of "PC" thanks
I am watching this video from a mini PC with a 5700G processor and vega 8 graphics, so believe me, this Peladn Mini PC must be probably twice as fast on gaming.
150%
Are both channels populated for the 16GB ram configuration?
What would you recommend between this and the beelink ser 5? thanks!
Probably beelink if I had to pick between the two
How is the game with two controllers?
What was the price on amazon when it was available? It seems to be sold out / unavailable now
I didn’t see any Xbox 360 games tested and I was just wondering if they worked well
Can i just plus this up to my tv and start playing?
No it's not a plug and play setup. I use a batocera drive which I connect externally and boot right into for the older stuff then I use steam on windows for the new stuff
Use standalone emulators they are better
can you play this on a tv? and can you use a ps4 controller or any type of controller
does it come with a sata cable? apparently you can put a 2.5 ssd and its supposed to come with a cable.
Two things;
1. Is this plug & play? Just hdmi to my tv & good to go?
2. Any love for my channel would be appreciated bro. Love your videos!
mini pc with amd 6900 hx and up it has no issues playing ps3 or switch
The games come on there already or u gotta download
Are these games multi player games?
Where I can buy this box and this games are will be ready or I should download after buy???
amazon is the way to go for :)
What controller can I use on this console?
It didn't say
Great video
Please start doing your videos with a 60fps option
Am i able to add extra ps2 and xbox ROMS on this mini pc?
"That's one tight box..." (waiting for someone to take the bait)
lmfao
You sure can cram a lot in there.
How many games are loaded on to the pc?
Will this play xbox 360 games OK or ps4 games
Man 499😢 expensive but this thing is a beast
499 is price? compare that to steam deck.
great pc that is powerful and i think i will buy one
Are all these games already on the pc?
No you have to do that yourself
@@OfficialChaseBrogan dam that knowledge is out of my wheel house.
what's the software do you use
The Amazon link you posted seems to go to a version with the 7735 instead of the 7840, its a slower processor with zen 3+ cores and a 680m instead. I also couldn't find a price on their website linked.
You have to reach out to them with the inquiry button. I believe they have a limited stock but more is coming.
Can you set the VRAM in bios to 16GB?
I have issues on playing Zelda Breath of the wild on cemu... it ask for an update when i open the game.
Can it run Xbox 360. Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey
Did you use a gun con for time crisis and house of the dead ?
I used the sinden light gun very similar to guncon but modern tech so it works better. I just did a video on the gun con 3 with modern emulation and wasn't a big fan. Found it to be very limited and definitely had some lags.
What is the Thunderbolt number?
Next time try God of war, so we can see if can run high graphics games, thanks
What were your settings? I bought this and it's dropping frames
I didn't alter anything at all. I left everything as it was out of the box
@@OfficialChaseBroganbummer. I bought it and it loads the games just fine but any game play on the higher end games theres studdering. Maybe a resolution issue with my TV vs setting? I'm using the recommended screen resolution. Hmmm
@@TomKarelscheck your ram temps for throttling, i benched mine flat out and the ram went to 82.5c this is ofc an extreme situation n games should be cooler.
I just wanted to know what games cone on it ..
There are no games on it, you have to install these by yourself..
awesome
I love, no LOVE the large booklet/manual. I am not a young boy any more, I can't stand tiny font on tiny pages.
Plus I love computer manuals. :)
Why are all the retro games footage stretched? I know some people don't mind, but I find it disgusting stretching 4:3 games to widescreen. Just me.
Good review, the system looks good for what it has inside. The slightly larger size isn't really a problem as far as I am concerned, especially if it helps with the cooling. The overall looks is fine by me and I do like the lights.
The price is nowhere to be seen Amazon or the official site. Not that I could afford it, just saying.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the support here. Stretched just for the sake of the video. Content here is 16:9 so I try to use all of the screen in videos. A lot more people get worked up and confused about the 4:3 being in videos so I generally will stretch purely for the sake of the content. I get the frustrations for purists like yourself. Have to remember we have a whole generation now that has no idea that 4:3 aspect ratio was ever a thing and they wonder what's wrong with the pc when they see something in 4:3. We are getting old I guess haha.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan Your reply to my comment was very good and appreciated. However, no matter how good it was, my favorite part of it was that you hearted your own reply. I think that's just amazing and made me laugh, thank you. :)
Can this play teknoparrot games?
Is def jam fight for Ny on there?
Where can I download the roms
Like this one 👌
Extremely Too Good PC
I need one of these
Dude better love it for $519...good lord!
needs open and see the inside, and temperature.
How will it handle teknoparrot ?
Didn't try that but that's a good idea for me to start testing in the future. I believe based on the specs and performance it would be good though. Those titles aren't more demanding that the steam ones.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan couple can be. Reason I ask because building a new arcade for shooters and will be adding guns and teknoparrot. Better option then building gaming rig for it.
Home game: Count how many times he says "Definitely" or "go ahead" or "dive in"
I would definitely go ahead and dive in that game 💀
You did not show any modern games the emulators had no internal upscaling most 250 quid mini pc,s could run at those specs.
Can this mini PC handle Fallout 4?. That's all I care about.
It’s an actually pc?
yes
Dose have wwf superstars
Emulation is the way to go
Does it play Eccles cakes then potato cakes
Great
Why are the rating so bad on amazon for this
There's only 2 reviews 1 is 5 star and 1 is 1 star. It averages out to 3 star but I don't think there's enough reviews posted to accurately cover it. The bad review seems to be due to an issue the user had with usb ports being tight. Seems like a weird issue. I didn't experience that myself. They claim there's other units with the same layout for less but I don't know that to be true. Often times mini PCs can easily share the same layouts and shells but they differ heavily inside. I have 2 minis I'm reviewing now. One is a AceMagic and one is a KAMRUI. They are almost identical yet have different specs.
I knew I seen a Detroit tigers tattoo on your finger?
Yep lives outside Detroit for a little while back in 08. Still a tigers fan
where do you download the games for these emulators??they are free and are there any preloaded? thanks
😮 Tengo una tarjeta gráfica de esa marca.
Nice machine but kinda expensive
Yey!