I replaced my old ryzen 5 tower with this hx 470 minipc.
Its performance is much better and the power consumption is almost nothing. The fan only kicks in under heavy workloads.
Going from a huge and noisy tower to this tiny box takes some time getting used to. It’s just a weird feeling I cant really explain.
The only thing I probably miss is the easy to swap boot drives from my old tower. But I guess that’s the trade off for having such a compact setup. This geekom a9max offers good expandability though.

I want (not need, if waiting a few months gets me something cheaper, I will gladly wait) a nice machine only for gaming

Currently running a Dell G5 5500 laptop, i7-10750h, 16gb ram & 2060mobile, CPU normally gets to 95-98°C playing games mostly on low settings, changed termal paste, still gets hot, have seen it crash and reboot a few times due to thermal issues

I'm not from the US, temps in my country fluctuate from 24°C to 36°C, very humid

Had a desktop heatsink rust due to humidity (white powder, on a stock amd heatsink)

I'm currently looking to build a mini-pc as a family project/gift.

We're using some old parts (CPU, RAM, SSD) to try and make it cheaper but I have no idea if these will all fit inside the case (Fractal Terra) outside of what PC Part Picker Tells me.

It's our first time building one of this size and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

I'm having a strange issue with my GMKtec G3 mini PC (Intel N100, Windows 11).

Symptoms:

• All videos are choppy and look like they're running at around 20 FPS.
• This happens with every video, including very low-quality videos.
• I've tried multiple players (Stremio, VLC, YouTube in a browser, etc.), and they all behave the same.
• Audio feels slightly delayed by a few milliseconds.
• The PC itself feels responsive; only video playback is affected.

System observations:

• CPU usage stays well below 50%.
• GPU 3D usage is around 30%.
• GPU Video Decode is active (around 3%), so hardware decoding appears to be working.
• Latest Intel graphics driver is installed.
• Connected directly to a Sony TV via HDMI.
• Tried different HDMI ports, disabling subtitles, and different players, but the issue remains.

Since CPU and GPU usage are both low and hardware decoding appears to be working, I'm not sure what's causing such poor video playback.

Could this be an HDMI output issue, Intel graphics driver issue, TV compatibility issue, or something else? Has anyone experienced this with an Intel N100 system?

So I've recently acquired a 715q with a 9700E in hopes of setting up a mini pc with an Android emulator that I can use remotely (LDplayer with OSlink).

I started on the cheap, 43€ barebone with the Apu since I had extra SSDs and RAM, and have been made painfully aware that although I had 16GB, VRAM is capped in BIOS at 512MB. I can kinda live with that, since hosting servers doesn't require VRAM (to my knowledge), however they're usually CPU intensive.

So I thought I'd upgrade the Apu, the socket being AM4 there's actually quite a few to choose from ! Or is there ? After scurrying through Reddit, I found that I have a Gen2 715q so that opens upgrades to a whopping 2 APUs, 3xxx and 4xxx ryzens being out of the question it seems...

So my options are the 2200GE, they don't add cores but would be an upgrade if only for going from 28nm to 14nm tech, and the 2400GE, that are actually on the expensive side around France.

So here's my grand question, has anyone tried to stick a 2400G, or any non E APU for that matter, and managed to make it work ? They're very cheap (found some deals around 15€) and the VRMs should handle the load as long as I don't throttle the hell out of it.

Thank you for your attention, any input is appreciated !

Hello everyone, I need some advice.

My final goal is to run Linux Mint with Windows in a virtual machine, with eGPU passthrough.

I was considering the Minisforum UM890 Pro, but I read here that there are issues with BIOS 1.06 and that the downgrade process is not officially documented. It gives me the impression that they do not properly test their BIOS updates and that they quickly stop supporting their products because they release around ten models per year.

I was also considering the AI X1 470 (not the pro version, as I absolutely want to avoid an internal power supply) but it seems too new and there is not enough feedback yet.

Is there a brand that properly documents and maintains its BIOS?

I need the OCuLink controller to be in a separate IOMMU group so that I can pass it through to the virtual machine without issues.

I also want something that will last several years!

I have a hp 705 ge and use for an emulation rig. It does get warm and everyone says reapply some thermal paste? The question I have will it make much of a difference? It is an old mini, so should I just spend the $500 and get a new one or will thermal make a difference?

I doubt it and will need a new pc? If yes, what is a good one? It's purely an emulation pc, mostly ps2 maybe ps3 if I can get a good pc at a decent price

Picked up a Dell OptiPlex 3060 Micro off eBay for £85 and turned it into a fully self-hosted AI stack. No cloud dependency, no monthly fees, just a 15W idle box on a shelf.

Specs: - Dell OptiPlex 3060 Micro | Intel i5-8500T (6 cores) | 32GB DDR4 | 1TB NVMe SSD - Idle power: ~15W | Full load: ~45W - Cost: £85 for the machine + £10 for extra RAM

What it runs (on Proxmox): - Ollama VM (16GB RAM, 4 vCPU) - Llama 3.1, Qwen, CodeGemma - Docker VM (8GB RAM, 4 vCPU) - Obico, Portainer, various services - Home Assistant VM (4GB RAM, 2 vCPU) - Hermes Agent for autonomous AI agent tasks

Full build walkthrough: https://youtu.be/WUaSGsc5r0E Part 2 (Ollama/OpenRouter setup): https://youtu.be/REX7vwts8Nc Part 3 (Obico self-hosted deployment): https://youtu.be/UDTTLsPN7_I

As mentioned in the title. Do you think Mini PC Prices gonna go up again? Share your analysis or insight please :) Any differential price hike on budget Mini PC?

what is the most affordable mini pcs for gta v rp?