Beelink
SER8
$436.04
GMKtec
Based on 130 Reddit mentions
$359.99
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
any temperture is ok. modern computers are designed to slow down the processor if it becomes to hot and if it gets too extreme even after that it will simply turn off the motherboard. 75 degrees celsius is perfectly fine. mine occasionally run at up to 95 degrees, which is still within their designe
...UltraHorst in r/MiniPCs
December 24, 2025 9:54 PM
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The least you could have done is benchmarking your NVME M2 SSD, things like "i don t trust this , i don t feel like" are not Tech argument. Same goes with the RAM, you could have benchmark its performances and then draw some conclusion.btw TSMC is the best processor manufacturer period, i didn t kno
...RobloxFanEdit in r/MiniPCs
November 29, 2025 6:49 AM
3
Im running a GMKtec K12 for about a month now. I got it as a barebone and installed cheap used 32GB crucial ram and a 512GB china AirDisk + 1tb external ssd In jellyfin it transcodes at about 230fps for a single 1080p stream, but most of my webdl files dont require video transcoding. I got a more po
...Loud-Start-6572 in r/MiniPCs
February 22, 2026 10:43 AM
3
I got my K12 and am using it for over 2 weeks now, I must say its quite good and no issues whatsoever, I installed Linux Ubuntu latest version on it directly and everything running smoothly without any issues, I got mine barebone, got my own RAM 48GB and 4TB. The CPU Ryzen 7 H 255 works great and qu
...Cena_scott in r/MiniPCs
September 9, 2025 8:47 PM
4
I have gmktec k12...when I playing sons of the forest with high-ultra setting,my CPU temperature reach 80-88c with stock thermal paste... So...I decide to change the stock thermal paste with PTM 7950 thermal pad and the maximum CPU temp only reach 69c while playing sons of the forest for 11 minutes
...Electrooxy in r/GMKtec
January 12, 2026 11:21 AM
2
Just played it for an hour or so, so far I like it, the playability is there, ideas obviously taken from other RTS games. Happy with the game engine, played it on my GMKtec k12 mini PC as opposed to my full spec PC tower case, running smoothly, processor and iGPU didn't get too warm. Would love for
...Sea-Examination7457 in r/RealTimeStrategy
March 9, 2026 3:23 PM
2
I have both k12 and k8 plus. My general use cases: run bunch of vms for managing homelab kubernetes, file server etc. on top of proxmox For the cooling I'm impressed with K12 as in idle state it stays around 36 degrees (celsius), while k8 plus. I replaced k8's thermal paste with a thermal pad, which
...the_rpa in r/MiniPCs
August 14, 2025 1:39 PM
3
Hi, I am from Netherlands here, I ordered my GMKTec K12 from Aliexpress (Local+) shipped from France with FedEx. I didn't pay any customs clearance, also the seller confirmed to me before that I don't have to pay anything extra, I received it in less than a week. Beside that, I find it strange there
...Cena_scott in r/MiniPCs
August 22, 2025 8:20 PM
3
hey thank you your reply ^^ wow that looks cool i'll do that mod ^^ i wanted to buy top cover with custom big fan /occulink port, (they go for 30) does this fan bring better thermals compared to the one before? my cpu goes to 90 degres on performance mode. that's good to know i'm in Win 24h2 maybe m
...MissionLoud9894 in r/MiniPCs
October 30, 2025 1:25 AM
2
yeah, I also saw the benchmarks comparing to beelink and losing but in my country I have much more GMKtec models available than beelink :\ I would guess the cooler of K12 is better than the K8 because there is more space inside but I never saw the direct comparison
saposapot in r/MiniPCs
December 23, 2025 6:39 AM
1