I'm 17 and I want to become a software engineer.
I need a pc to start but I can't afford a full PC because of the ram shortage so I'm thinking of purchasing a mini PC but they are kind of expensive so I thought of thin clients which one should I buy
PS. I'm thinking of install Linux mint XFCE so low spec recommendations are welcome. :)
Thanks 😊
This was $1 less on Prime Days - $188. Was $319 yesterday. Today there's a coupon (one click) making it $189. It's not the newest processor but capable. Grab an extra stick of 8GB DDR4 RAM for $50-$60 (or 16GB on Ebay for ~$70) and for $239+tax and it's still an excellent deal. (Not affiliated in any way, just saw it was a good deal, and it has good reviews on YouTube and it's upgradeable. Thought I'd share! I grabbed one on Prime Days and will post how it works out for me.)
https://www.amazon.com/BOSGAME-E5-Computers-Display-Computer/dp/B0HH8HQGCL/ref=sr_1_2
Computer is primarily used for light-to-intermediate gaming and light productivity work (1440P, WoW, Witchfire, fairly efficient or low-demand games and 3d modeling to make files for printing) and is ~5L. I have the option to buy a lightly used Minisforum 7945HX3D board/CPU fairly local to me for slightly less than the ~400-dollar pricetag of a new 8945HX, or just buy the 8945HX instead new. Most benchmarks are showing the HX3D slightly ahead or much ahead at 1080P, depending on the game, despite being an older release/design.
The CPU will be paired with a 9060XT or a 5060LP.
What should I expect the performance difference to be?
What would you do?
Anybody have experiences with delidding 8th/9th gen low power CPUs in ThinkCentre Tinys or similar? It's been a hard thing to search for results on, but seeking more benchmarks and datapoints if anybody out there has some bookmarks or content creators they follow who've done this.
I'm building out my m920q as we speak and will likely have an 8700T or 9700T in it. I'll be packing a lot of GPU heat into the chassis and have the usual plans for ventilation, thermal pads, and the like.
NOTE: I'm aware folks will have opinions on how worth it they think delidding is for a T-series chip. Respectfully, I already have that skepticism and know that. I'm curious and looking to explore it with those who've personally done it or have heard of others who have. Thank you!
So I have a question for people who would know more about mini PCs. Can you play games like cod and battlefield and halo on a mini pc? If so which mini pc should I look into getting?
The RAM crisis has been brutal when it comes to small devices.
I've been seeing some devices with decent specs for my server use case (16GB ram, i3-6100u). However, I'm afraid that they might have fake specs.
I've only seen people complain about fake specs for the i9 version of these mini PCs there (i3 instead of i9 and 8gb instead of 16gb), but this puts into question whether these differently-specced machines won't also have fake RAM or an even worse CPU.
Are there any indicators prior to buying, other than none or low reviews?
To anyone that saw my last post on here regarding this "amazing deal"
I just got an email from Amazon saying this:
"Hello,
We are sorry to let you know that your message(s) associated with Order ID 205-3284148-7853109 cannot be delivered. The seller associated with your order or inquiry has left the Amazon store or is no longer able to receive any further email communications."
So it seems like he really was a scammer (to nobodies suprise) but it was worth a shot right?
Anyway, hopefully everyone gets their money back. (Especially the one who bought 5!!) And sorry if I got anyones hopes up.
I've been thinking about using my geekom for a few more always-on tasks, and I'm curious how people running mini PCs as home servers handle reboots.
Do you periodically reboot yours even when nothing is wrong?
I've seen completely different approaches. Some people schedule restarts while others leave the machine alone for months.
Hi everyone! This is my current setup for my ASUS NUC mini-PC (power cable omitted).
I'm happy with the portability so far, as long as I can secure a power socket. Right now, I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 as a wireless monitor, but I have encountered a few delays in responsiveness while using my mini-PC. I have a separate ASUS Zen screen portable monitor working via a USB-C connection, but it's 16.5 inches and ruins the whole idea of keeping it lightweight.
Any good recommendations for a small and cheap portable monitor that could complete the setup?
I saw some Raspberry Pi ones, but they don't have a frame, so I'm not sure how to use those.
Hello! I am shopping for a mini pc to host a jellyfin server as well as emulate games (preferably up to Wii, PS2), does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you so much for the help!
So I recently just got this Kamrui for my birthday a few days ago, it was a gift and I was very excited since I have been wanting a mini pc.
Okay well at first I noticed my wifi was very slower than usual, which is weird because my wifi is not slow at all it is fast speed. I did not think much of it and thought it was an internet problem but it has been a few days and it is still the same.
My wifi still works greatly on every other device I use.
And what is weird is my normal wifi doesn't work, it will connect but it is super slow and does not load anything at all. It will legit take forever.
So, I instead have been using my 5G version of my wifi for my mini pc and it is better than my regular, but is still occasionally slow at times. I do not really understand why it is so slow and I am pretty mad about this since it was quite a bit of money just for this to happen.
If anyone knows why this is happening or please like any solutions to fix this would be greatly greatly appreciated. I really do not want to buy another mini pc or anything at all to fix the problem since I've already spent quite a bit of money on stuff for my setup.
hi,
I bought last week a DEG2... but when i plug an ethernet cable into my minisforum deg2 it suddenly spurs data out trying to connect to a russian DNS over that ethernet ??
so i wanted to instlal proper drivers to be sure the DEG2 is correctly installed but on the minisofurm website you can't even download these drivers (when you click on the link nothing happens)
anyone can point me to a proper download link ? as i had to pull out the ethernet cable from the DEG2 due to too many firewall warnings.
thanks
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The beelink has been sitting at about 500 deep, wondering if this is worth it and if it is the all in one (not bare bones). I am not educated in the tech world, so if there are any recommendations, any and all are appreciated.
(I am getting a mini pc to replace my Xbox slim, as it has finally met the end of its life. My main games are the sims 4 and Roblox (at my big age Ik), but I do want mods and cc for the sims, I also own a majority if not almost all of the sims dlcs… please do tell me if this is an impossible feat and if I should just suck it up and get a big boy pc)
Hi everyone, I need your help. I have an Alliwava GX55 mini PC, and the clips on the modules broke, which means the RAM doesn't fit properly. I don't know what to do—buy new modules or clips, or take it in for repair. I'm attaching a photo of what it looks like; it would be a big help, since these now cost around $300.
OK, I have a question. Does anyone have any experience or currently use a mini PC?
Do you like it? Why/Why not?
What made you look into/purchase a mini?
tbh, I don’t even know all the questions I have! i’ve been neck deep in youtube reviews and would like to hear from actual people!
I’ve been looking at a few. I am not looking to game on it heavily mostly for editing and work things. I might hook my switch up to it but that’s about it.
Any good mini PCs or gaming laptops I should add to my cart to Watch for Black Fridays, and cyber Monday deals. I wanna be able to run cyberpunk on it.
I never bought a mini PC before so any good recommendations will be helpful. Thank you. 😊 Amazon beeline or anywhere budget like 2500 can’t have tower as I travel a lot for work
To anyone who has the Minisforum UM880 Pro: is it possible to install an NVMe Gen 4 SSD with double-sided DRAM?
I’m wondering if any of you have been able to fit a 2TB NVMe with DRAM, as many of those drives are double-sided.
I'm not sure why this was removed last time. I'm trying again without the link I included before.
I want to purchase a mini pc for my boyfriend. It should be able to run BG3 and batocera (which I imagine is much less intensive?). I cannot for the life of me read these specs. Reddit searches turn up such highly specific suggestions that are either not available anymore or are so expensive (thousands) that I can't afford it at all. When I google how to read the specs, it's all sponsored videos pushing specific graphics cards and not neutral suggestions.
I'd welcome specific guides if folks don't want to spell it out for me (and they aren't 95% adverts) or any specific models that are capable of running these. I really appreciate your help.
Ideally, it would be less than 1k but if it's 6-800 that's of course best.
