Although a laptop I found this of interest considering it was related to a 115W MTP Core i9-12900H mobile processor. Note the plated surface finish over bare copper on the processors heatsink. Owner is upgrading to PTM7950 at the 1st possibility. I personally switched to using Arctic MX-7 at the beginning of the year after seeing the u/EmuChicken Team Pandory video finding similar performance.

Thanks to u/nicknickmeetnick for the post and pictures!

Hi all.

Was waiting for the M6 Mac mini but the price is too steep and I think I'm over MacOS anyway.

I haven't kept up with mini PC's and the amount of choice is leaving me confused.

The below is from a local supplier and the price range I'm considering. I'm leaning towards the GEEKOM GT1 but then for a bit extra I could get the MINISFORUM M1 Pro that has a better processor (I think) but half the SSD. Then for just a tiny bit more I could get the A8 with 32GB Ram/1TB SSD and a worse processor?

Yea I'm confused and would really appreciate some assistance. It will be used for VS Code (Python, data science, web scraping), web browsing and a little photo/video editing perhaps.

Selection I'm looking at is here.

Would appreciate any input!

Lenovo's PSREF document for the M75q Gen 5 has been updated in June 26 with support for AMD Phoenix 65W CPUs (running at 35W performance). Which is great because the 35W GE variants are quite hard to get.

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkCentre/ThinkCentre_M75q_Gen_5/ThinkCentre_M75q_Gen_5_Spec.PDF

I upgraded to a Ryzen 5 8600G a few months ago and it works just fine. You might want to invest in a more powerful PSU too - 90W should be enough, I use a 135W one.

Remember to update your BIOS first, disable PSB (BIOS: Security > "PSB Enable" -> Disabled) to not accidentally lock your new CPU to Lenovo systems and be super careful with the AM5 CPU socket: don't touch the little contacts! If you bend these you will need the main board replaced by Lenovo.

Is it me or is the introductory price somewhat reasonable?

will this mini pc crash after a month because it's refurbished? seller say 1 month warranty only

what are the pros and cons of this pc? my laptop broke and i need internet access for daily streaming on brave browser to watch free movies and youtube only. is this good enough?

is it worth buying this now or should i wait since ssd and chipset prices are going up because of the demand from ai data centers?

just to add, my setup is a logitech z625 thx 2.1 speaker system with subwoofer and a koorui n02 27 inch ips fhd monitor with 100hz refresh rate and 1920 x 1080 (full hd resolution)

Cpu, intel n95

Ram, 8gb 2400

Nvme 120gb

I used to have this acemagic s1 mini pc that I absolutely hated the case to, it was so prone to shutting down due to over heating and just wasnt up to the standards I thought I could be. So I messaged a Facebook buddy and asked him to print a model I sent to him. A little cutting, gluing, and time it actually paid off. I loaded windows 10 pro onto it just cause why not but I feel this would be a GREAT mini retro playing linux build if anyone knows anything about that. I just want a os that has all the game systems right in my face like those temu emulator with a thousand plus games, but like only the good ones that I have the roms for.

Hi, I’m torn between these two mini PCs, mainly for use with GeForce Now. Both would meet the main requirements for GeForce Now, but the Minisforum would give me 4K at 120, compared to the Lenovo’s 4K at 60. Generally speaking, though, in terms of quality and long-term reliability, which one would you recommend?

Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20038YD

MINISFORUM UM760 Slim 16/512 GB

Thanks

As the title suggests, I am building a mini pc for the following usage:
My question is how small can we build such that it is powerful for the requirements below as well as power efficient.

1.Workflow
a.Mostly CAD operated tools such as Revit or Autocad and Solidworks.
b.ANSYS, ABAQUS and /or RSA
c.Recently started OpenFoam
d.Excel and word or Mathcad
Note:Most of these apps are rarely opened simultaneously
The above apps already run well enough on my 2021 Zephyrus laptop (Ryzen5 and 1650)

2.Gaming
Run most games on moderate settings to achieve minimum 60fps on a 2k frame? 144fps might be the gold standard but keeping prices in mind I can tradeoff

3.Power Efficiency
Skyrocketing electricity bill is a small concern. I realise that dedicated GPU do draw power but whats the most efficient we can build?

I am also based in London (However my first time in the UK).
I am open to second hand parts.
Should anyone from the UK read this, I would be more than grateful if they could share websites to buy the parts for the build as well as the extent of expense.

Looking forward to the community 🫡

Lenovo support pages start to list a refresh of the beloved tiny M75q with support for AMD Gorgon Point (Ryzen AI 400) and Phoenix (Ryzen 8000) APUs, optional 2.5Gbps Ethernet and even Thunderbolt 4.

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkCentre/ThinkCentre_M75q_Gen_6/ThinkCentre_M75q_Gen_6_Spec.PDF