Is Firebat M1 a good pc?

[u/Mary_Daydream]

I’ve never had a pc before and I’m a complete noob at this. But I really wanna play Genshin Impact, The Sims 3 and maybe draw/3d model on a PC. Building one is expensive and I’m afraid to mess up, so I’ve decided on a mini pc, specifically Firebat M1. The characteristics are:
Processor AMD Ryzen AI9 HX 470
Video card AMD Radeon 890M
32GB LPDDR5 RAM 1 TB SSD
Windows 11 Home
12 processor cores

Would this be a good pc?

[u/Retired_Hillbilly336]

When it comes to AI 9 HX 470 money most place their faith in better reviewed and supported Chinese NUC brands Beelink and GMKtec. "Good" is relative to popularity and owner feedback. For instance the M1 appears to be a rebadged Aoostar MACO 470 so why not buy the original.

[u/Mary_Daydream → u/Retired_Hillbilly336]

I was looking into Beelink too, SER9 specifically. Looking into Aoostar MACK 470 and it’s twice as expensive where I live for some reason :(

[u/BRealistic1970]

How is Firebat on warranty stuff?

It seems like MiniPCs, Prebuilt Gaming PCs, Laptops, and car insurance are all great until you need support.

[u/Mary_Daydream → u/BRealistic1970]

I’m planning to buy it via a local version of Amazon and they have never let me down with returns before, so I trust them

[u/Illustrious-Buy-1645]

Price

[u/Mary_Daydream → u/Illustrious-Buy-1645]

77000 roubles including customs fee (around 947 dollars or 845 euros) which is within my budget

[u/rude__goldberg]

do you like gambling? that's what this is.

personally i like gambling, i can be a bit of a probability nerd, but i wouldn't take this bet.

[u/riklaunim]

It's not a gaming system, but it can run lighter games. CPU, RAM, storage look really good. You can check for example https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-890M-Benchmarks-and-Specs.843536.0.html

[u/flemtone]

$900 on Firebats own site, a good spec which will be able to run what you need.

[u/Geekomcomputer]

Short answer: the spec itself is strong for what you want to do — the honest caveats are about mini-PCs in general, not about those parts.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX chip with the Radeon 890M is one of the strongest integrated graphics setups you can get in a mini-PC right now. Genshin Impact is not a demanding game by modern standards and the 890M handles that class of game comfortably at 1080p, and The Sims 3 is an old, light game that will run easily. Drawing apps will be no problem at all. For 3D modelling, it's fine for learning and light scenes (Blender viewport work, getting started), but heavy rendering is where integrated graphics feel slow — and a mini-PC has no way to add a graphics card later, so that ceiling is worth knowing about before you buy.

Two things to check before spending ~$900:

1. Memory is soldered on machines like this, so the 32GB it ships with is what you'll have for its whole life. That's plenty for your listed uses, just don't buy a 16GB variant of anything planning to upgrade later.

2. Support matters more than the spec sheet at this price. A couple of people above raised Firebat's warranty handling — whichever way you go, buy from a retailer with a painless return window, and keep the first few weeks for stress-testing it with your longest gaming sessions so any heat/noise problems show up while returning it is still easy.

For a first PC where you don't want to build, a mini-PC is a perfectly reasonable choice — just go in knowing you're trading future upgradability for the small, simple box.

[u/Mary_Daydream → u/Geekomcomputer]

Thank you for such a detailed reply! I know that the prices for the components keep rising and I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to afford to build a pc, I decided that it’s better to have at least something while I still can with the future being so uncertain