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Hi,I'm currently searching for the same kind of configuration : Desktop PC for Linux and sometimes light gaming - Budget around 400€ : r/MiniPCs After several hours of intense searching yesterday : - AMD Ryzen + integrated GPU seems to be very interesting in terms of power consumption, CPU and GPU p

With the current RAMpocalypse pre-built mini PCs often make a better investment and AMD Radeon RDNA integrated graphics provided better gaming. If there's a problem with shipping or PC function Amazon Prime with 30-day Free returns makes the can remove "Murphy" from the purchasing equation. From tha

I have a "GMKtec Mini PC Gaming, M7 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (8C/16T 4.70Ghz) Dual NIC" and it runs, among many other things, frigate exceptionally well. I didn't need the coral when I got it, and it was handling object detection while streaming on all 7 cams. Now, it's a workhorse. GMKtec also has bom

Depends on overall expectations. I know a few people in recent months have bought the Aoostar MACO PRO 6850H "barebones" (soldered memory/missing SSDs) specifically for HTPC/emulation machines. Usually running Windows from one drive slot and Bazzite OS/EmuDeck from a 2nd. These were only $300 a few

GMKtec NucBox M5 seems like a better deal here since it has more RAM and SSD. It has decent reviews on Amazon. I would go for the M5. Whatever you decide, buy it on Amazon so that you have a hassle free return within the 30 day return window. Load test it. If it does not have any issues within the f

The best starting point is possibly knowing the laptop model number to see if personal upgrades are available. Went through this with my granddaughter (and others) where the Dell given to her by work only had one 16GB of RAM running reduced performance single channel mode. Adding a matching/missing

AceTragic isn't known for build quality or customer service while the Geekom A5 Pro 7430U (2021 5425U rebadge) has weaker Radeon GCN 5 Vega integrated graphics by 2026 standards. https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/5051vs4685/Radeon-Ryzen-5-7430U-vs-Radeon-Ryzen-7-PRO-6850H With a 10% brand p

With modern mini PCs the bottleneck won't be with the processor but the 4GB/s Intel Thunderbolt controller. Something to be aware of is the RAMpocalypse have heavily skewed prices while most minis have moved the the open USB4 standard over Intel's proprietary Thunderbolt. Although USB4 is supposed t

The problem is with RAMpocalypse/RAMageddon $900 AUD doesn't buy what it did last year. You have to either cut back on build quality or performance. If you're already in the Apple ecosystem the Mac Mini M4 is the clear choice here. If you're focusing on gaming 32GB of dual channel RAM and AMD Radeon

The M7 Ultra PRO 6850U may possibly be a better choice. Better features and better serviceability in my opinion. LPDDR5 memory can be better but I've seen too many people already who found 32GB a limiting factor in some experiments. GMKtec allows the 6850H to be set to 7735HS performance levels (54W