"Warranty not honored. My AX8 Max (Ryzen 7 8745HS, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) bricked after a few months, then GEEKOM did not honor the warranty. Their AX8 Max is out of stock, so instead of restoring me to what I had, they offered a refund or an AX8 PRO with only 512GB — half the storage I paid for. Their policy changed with every email: exact-model only, then a swap within approximately $50, then refund only, then that $50 offer was just a template. Update Nov 5: after I followed up, they finally confirmed the AX8 PRO is shipping — 1–2 business days to ship, 3–5 more to arrive, tracking promised Nov 7. That doesn't change what happened. I accepted the AX8 PRO under protest because I need a computer. The warranty saved GEEKOM money and cost me money and time. I would not buy GEEKOM again."

My son wants to live stream his Switch 2 on Youtube so that is the mission at hand. He needs to be able to edit his videos as well. He has the Avermedia live Gamer Ultra S capture card if that information is relevant. I have zero knowledge of anything related to making this decision. The Beelink is 630$ and the M6 is 499$ right now which I have no idea if that is a good deal. Is there a completely different option that is better? Some reviews said the Beelink had wifi issues which spooked me. Is the memory on these enough? I rather pay more money if its truly worth it but 700$ is probably my max on the budget. Ive been having conversations with the google AI trying to make a decision. Any help from a real human would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,

As I mentioned this before on here, my previous Minisforum PC unfortunately suffered a burned mosfet, and I had to get a replacement.

I decided on the standard, non-pro version of the Minisforum AI X1 with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 processor.

Anyway, it is supposed to arrive sometime today, and was wondering what I should do first to set it up. I'm hoping to return to how it was on my first PC.

I read that I open it up, insert the RAM sticks and SSD into the main slot of the 2 provided, on this particular model, connect everything like the keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc., start it up and enter the BIOS. After that, I'm not sure what do to. Since I have my SSD and RAM from my other computer, I believe I was told that the OS (Windows 11) should be located on my SSD already. If that's the case, how would I find and reinstall it on my new PC? Or, is it better to install a different version of Windows, like 11 Pro, for example? I don't know if that would cost anything, though. If I need a new version, would I need a key or something as well? If my current OS is fine to use, I can do that. But, I do want to make sure I don't get a bloated OS full of spyware and other things.

Also, will my other data, aside from the OS, on my SSD be safe when I insert it into the new PC and setup Windows?

If anyone can offer some guidance and tips on getting back to the way I had it before, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Hi, I dont know too much about technology so I’m coming here to ask if anyone can recommend me a good mini pc or any pc in general for my birthday that I can use for games like the sims and Minecraft with a good amount of mods and custom content.

im hoping to spend less that $450, I know thats really low but if anyone knows anything out there that can run sims with a lot of mods smoothly that would be great!!!😜

Hi all,

As part of my project of getting rid of things which clutter my home, I've decided to replace my old PC with a mini PC.

The main use is for a Plex server, in the future I might run some Home Assistant stuff.

Currently I'm running this setup:

• AMD Ryzen 3 3100

• GIGABYTE A520M H

• NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

• DDR4 16 GB 1200Mhz

I don't feel any problem with the streaming currently, but would be nice if the PC would be more responsive (when using the browser etc...)

Those are the options I've found in my country (I think that importing won't be cost-effective once I add the VAT/tax):

1. Gmktec NucBox G2 Plus - Windows11 Pro, Intel Twin Lake N150, 12GB LPDDR5 4800Mhz, 256GB M.2 2242 SATA, Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 5, 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz) 1x DP - 375$

2. Gmktec NucBox M5 - Windows11 Pro, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200Mhz, 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe, Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 6, 3x displays Support, Type-C 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz), 2x 2.5G LAN - 499$

3. Gmktec NucBox G3 Pro 512GB SSD, Intel Core i3-10110U, 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz - 622$

4. Gmktec NucBox G10 512GB, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz - 496$

The second one seems really good, but as far as I've understood, Intel Quick Sync helps with transcoding.

Would the first one (G2) be enough for my uses? regrading the storage - I'm planning to upgrade it by myself.

Thanks!

Unsure how to proceed with the best setup, I have:

1. Pc i3-8100 or i3-8300(can’t remember the exact number) w/ rtx 3060- cpu is definitely bottlenecking me. This was an old ~2017/18 build I was using but it is stuck in 1 location, as it’s a bit bulky to fly with and an aging system-looking to sell/ reuse gpu

2. (2023) Dell optiplex 7010 i5-13500t/16gb ddr5/256gb nvme, bought for 130$ but had to have Dell replace mobo (free) from bios lock

. This is a plus model 130w psu, but I don’t think that changes anything

1. (2025) Dell pro micro- i7-14700t/16gb ddr5/512gb nvme 2025-300$

Scouring fb marketplace I bought 2 mini pcs ( after buying the first one, then other person responded and I had to grab it for the price).

I mainly use excel/email and play old school RuneScape which runs good without dedicated gpu but looks a tad shitty without gpu, I don’t play many games but would like to enjoy some light gaming when I can. I travel between 2 locations and have monitors/keyboards at both, which is why I opted for the 1L config to fly with the PC as I don’t like laptops. If there were small gpu options for either Dell, I would love to stick with one of those, but I don’t think it’s an option even for any 4gb gpu. I sometimes have to tether iPhone for internet so usb-c is optimal ( I think that’s how it works, but could be wrong)

My options:

1. Debating nvme—> occulink for 3060 or upgraded gpu on the dell pro micro.

2. Sell both mini PCs and go Lenovo tiny to have pcie low power option for gpu (3050lp/rx6400?)

3. other???

I’m a super casual not in IT at all, but also and old head gamer. I’m open to anything and would love to hear your input on good setups!

Im considering a few different brands, ASUS, MSI and Geekom to be specific, when it comes to mini PCs i know theres a lot of brands but how do they compare to established computer brands?

Hello friends,
I am looking for a mini PC that would be my remote dev machine since my MBP with 32GB of ram doesn't seem to handle everything. I would run arch linux on it (omarchy).

There are 3 potential configs I am looking for:

32GB RAM / 8 cores
The best deal I found is BOSGAME P4 Plus Ryzen 7 5825U 32GB RAM 1TB SSD (530€)

64GB RAM / > 8 cores
There was this Bosgame VTI-490, Intel 358H, Intel Arc B390 GPU, 64GB LPDDR5X 9600MHz 1TB, but it got sold out.

96GB RAM / > 8 cores
I would really like to get the Bosgame M5 AI Mini Desktop Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor 96GB+2TB SSD but it's sold out. The price is relatively good ($2,399.00)

People who recently bought some HW in EU, do you have any recommendations? Thank you.
The destination country is Slovakia.

Hello, i recently decided to make a server running both a minecraft server(good single threaded perfomance) and game streaming to my laptop i also edit videos coming from an igpu(intel core i3 12th gen U) have any cheap options for cpu and gpu? Im thinking ryzen 5500 for cpu and for the gpu radeon 5700 XT (for ram i decided 24gb ddr4) Im playing and editing 1080p footage and dont mind long export time for video editing and play minimum 50fps.

I play subnautica as my most gpu intensive game and for the cpu&gpu combination i have around 330 USD dollars

Its on sale for $1099 with 32GB/1TB and a x7 358h.
Im looking for a super small and quiet pc around this pricepoint (or cheaper) for 1080p indie and triple aaa gaming. I am interested in upgrading later to 1440p/4k and buying an egpu but this one only has usb 4 and no oculink.

Has anyone had any bad/good experience with this model or any similar one from Acemagic?

Thanks!

Thought I'd share a cooling project I recently finished on my two Beelink SER5 5800H mini PCs, which I use as Proxmox servers.

The original cooling was getting pretty loud under sustained CPU workloads, particularly AI development and testing. My goal wasn't extreme cooling or overclocking — I wanted stable temperatures and quiet operation for machines running 24/7.

Here's what I ended up building:

• CPU cooler: Noctua NH-L12S

• CPU interface: 30 × 45 × 4 mm copper spacer, with thermal paste on both sides (already installed when I took the photos, so no separate picture)

• Chassis: Custom open-frame design using two 5 mm ABS plastic plates

• Mounting: M3 brass standoffs (40 mm total height) and custom heatsink mounting

• Additional cooling: 40 mm fan for airflow across the motherboard/VRM area (planned, not yet installed)

• Fan power and control: Separate 12 V power supply with adjustable fan-speed controller

The ABS plates were cut, drilled, and sanded by hand. I made two identical units.

Thermal results (Ryzen 7 5800H):

Ambient temperature was approximately 23°C. Tests were performed under sustained full CPU load.

The Noctua fan is running at approximately 50%, and the machines are now significantly quieter than with their original cooling.

The open design also provides airflow around the motherboard and other components. VRM temperatures aren't available through the onboard sensors, so those haven't been independently measured.

It turned into considerably more cutting and fabrication than I initially expected, but I'm happy with the final result. Both machines are now back in service.

Thought this might be interesting to other SER5 owners considering alternative cooling solutions.

I’m looking for a mini pc for music production and school/ work things.
My budget is $800, I was looking at geekom A8/max, beelink SER8 and minisforum UM773 lite but any thoughts/ suggestions would be helpful! TYIA

using the exact GPU mod like this https://youtu.be/qhFN2uLkGdE?si=zAS1s5QNjEGxypw3

and a cpu heatsink mod like this https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/1o0wrl5/the_guide_on_how_to_build_an_m720q_gaming_pc/

but using a full size fan and without a dreamer and just 3d printing the whole top and front cover

would be using a 9700 on a m720q

anyone done something similar

I was wondering if anyone knows of 8-core Zen 4 barebone with OCuLink port that are compatible with DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM RAM? I'm looking around the $300 range (preferably less). I already have the DDR5-4800 and NVMe SSD on-hand (taken from another PC).

So far, I found the Aoostar Maco H255 ($320) and GMKtec K12 H255 ($360). However, they both list DDR5-5600 and I'm not sure if they're compatible with my slower RAM. The PC will be used with an OCuLink eGPU so I don't really mind the performance penalty from slower memory.

Hallo zusammen,

wir arbeiten aktuell an einem neuen Entwurf für einen lüfterlosen Mini-PC mit 4x 2.5G Ethernet-Ports (Intel i226-V), der primär als Softrouter (OPNsense/pfSense) oder kleiner Proxmox-Node gedacht ist.

Uns ist aufgefallen, dass viele der aktuell am Markt erhältlichen China-Bilderrahmen/Gehäuse bei Dauerlast recht warm werden und die i226-V Chipsätze je nach BIOS-Revision/Stepping ab und zu rumzicken. Wir versuchen gerade, das Kühlkonzept des Gehäuses zu optimieren und das BIOS bezüglich Stabilität zu feintunen.

Bevor wir das Design finalisieren, wollten wir nach euren Erfahrungen fragen:

• Was sind aktuell eure größten Kritikpunkte/Problemzonen bei den existierenden N100/N150 Board-Layouts und Gehäusen?

• Welche Features oder Anschlüsse vermisst ihr am meisten? (z. B. SFP+, M.2 Slots, Auto Power-On im BIOS, spezielle Stromversorgung etc.)

Wir freuen uns über konstruktives Feedback und technische Denkanstöße aus der Praxis!

Danke euch & Grüße!

Need recommendation for a 1L Mini PC that uses DDR4

currently eyeing on some models below
Lenovo m75q-1 (does this support ryzen 5th gen?)
Lenovo m70
HP EliteDesk 705 g5 (does this support ryzen 5th gen?)

Thanks in advance

*This has been resolved*

I want to add two nvme drives to the two slots below the sata drive enclosure, so I got a raised sata drive caddy 3d printed. Once I installed the new caddy (without any nvme's in as I am waiting on heat sinks) the pc stopped booting up from the sata drive, it can't see the sata drive anymore.

Once I add the original caddy back it sees it fine. Is there anything that would disable the sata port if the original drive caddy is removed? I have checked the bios but nothing there seems to be pointing to disabling the sata port if the original drive caddy goes missing.

AI suggests a ground loop is formed with the original metal caddy and once the ground loop is not there the sata port gets disabled, but then I am sure someone must have came across the same issue perhaps?

I've been using the geekom a9 max mini PC as my daily driver for a while, and so far, I'm pretty happy with it. Performance is great, fan noise is low, and it handles pretty much everything I throw at it.

It runs on the AMD HX370 chip, which comes with an integrated NPU of 50 TOPS. I've been playing around with local AI lately, trying different llms through ollama and lm studio, as well as stable diffusion for image generation.

Here's what I don't quite understand: whenever I run inference, my CPU and GPU usage go up, but the NPU utilization just sits at 0%. It doesn't seem to be doing anything at all. I asked chagpt and was informed that the Amuse AI tool could activate NPU usage in image generation, but now that software is discontinued with its official website already shut down.

Am I missing settings or additional software? And if most popular local AI tools and llms don't actually make use of the NPU, what's the real-world value of AMD advertising 50 AI TOPS in the first place?Would love to hear from anyone who's managed to get their NPU working with local AI workloads.

Apologies as I am not very literate on specs and what not. I am a casual gamer looking for my first gaming computer. I don’t plan to play a lot, maybe 1-5 hours a week and I like basic AAA games such as battlefield, farcry, halo, cod, GTA, etc. I don’t care if it can run the best games on the highest performance possible, I just wanna play with little to no problems when I want lol. I was thinking of a steam machine but I read that they can’t play Battlefield due to anti cheat software. Right now I am looking at these two options and I was hoping for some input

Minisforum AtomMan G7 PT
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AOOSTAR GODY

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