GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

AOOSTAR

GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

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Minisforum X1-255 AI Thoughts

Check the thermal design before you buy. While the Beelinks look nice, their cooling and related case design is more for looks than efficiency ... I have an Aoostar GEM12+ and that can game for hours without thermal problems ...

Hugh_Ruka602 in r/MiniPCs

October 31, 2025 7:45 AM

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Steam Machine alternative

I love my aoostar gem12+ ryzen 8845hs 780m but I’m running an egpu with it also. It’s awesomely designed and you can get it bare bones for under 350 and tailor make it like I did. 64g ddr5 4tb ssd I got all on eBay much much under current prices brand new. Or you can get the full built which I belie

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EXPOPSPEC in r/MiniPCs

June 24, 2026 2:02 PM

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Best mini pc with oculink to pair with a 5070?

Aoostar gem12+ Ryzen 8845s if you have ram and ssd you can get it for like 350’barebbones which I did but it’s amazing cooling is next level and it’s a beast I can’t speak to the 5070 I’m an amd person but oculink is there

EXPOPSPEC in r/eGPU

June 18, 2026 9:52 PM

3

Need some advices

I strongly back the aoostar gem12+ barebones with 8845 hs 780m it’s $329 US. This thing is a beast though, super high quality dual fans and vapor chamber cooling. I’m Running it with an egpu it comes equipped with Oculink and it’s freaking awesome

EXPOPSPEC in r/MiniPCs

June 2, 2026 8:49 PM

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Mini-PC Recommendation - Minisforum UM890 pro vs alternatives

A few "things". The 8945HS tends to cost more/dissipate slightly greater heat than the Ryzen 7 8845HS, with less than a 5% gain in processing power. The actual intent is to assist in supporting a dGPU in laptops (or eGPU for mPCs), although the findings "for software development, engineering simulat

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Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs

June 17, 2025 9:17 AM

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First time going into Mini PC, need some advices.

Native SFF-8612 i4 OCuLink + Hawk Point 8040 series/Hawk Point Refresh 200 series APUs quickly narrows the field. The AooStar GEM12+ Pro 8845HS & GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus/K11 sum up popularity, both sharing a similar PCB architecture. IMHO, I've found more GEM12s & NucBox K11s on the diagnostics bench

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Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs

October 6, 2025 10:14 PM

2

Thoughts on Bosgame M2 vs P3?

Glad your family and yourself are enjoying the P3. I don't have either mini pc but the closest I have are the Beelink SER6 6900HX and GTR7 Pro 7940HS which are not exact but similar to the Bosgame P3 and M2. If you are looking for M2 reviews, it is a clone and reskin of the Herk Orion1 Pro and their

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SerMumble in r/MiniPCs

April 20, 2025 3:38 PM

3

Help choosing a mini pc

I have an aoostar gem12+ I love it. The cooling system on it is insane it’s vapor chamber and dual fan it’s a beast

EXPOPSPEC in r/MiniPCs

June 6, 2026 1:27 AM

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Help! Replacing my MacBook Pro.

Short answer yes you can, long answer..:budget? I have the aoostar gem12+ it’s a littleBeast Ryzen 8845hs with 780m igpu. I have it slammed with 64g ddr5 and 4 tb but this thing stays frosty it has two great fans on it. Also has oculink for the egpu dock. I would recommend the aoostar ag02 supports

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EXPOPSPEC in r/eGPU

May 18, 2026 7:27 AM

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Ser8 8745HS or SER9 Pro H 255 as replacement from Beelink?

Just throwing this out there but I have an aoostar gem12+ has the 8845hs with 780m. I bought the barebones because I had the 64g of 5600 crucial and 4 tb from my previous mini that burned out and I got a full refund on. The aoostar is awesome has amazing ventilation and solid metal construction. I c

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EXPOPSPEC in r/MiniPCs

April 29, 2026 9:54 PM

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