ThinkCentre M75q Gen 5 Tiny

Probably a bit unusual setup, so I just wanted to share and ask if anyone else is doing something similar. I got myself a Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q Gen 5 with Ryzen 7 Pro 8700GE + Radeon 780M. Initially I planned to use it for light couch gaming with Bazzite, playing games like Giana Sisters Twisted D

Basically, you're 100% correct. ASRock, ASUS & MSI are among the few who use mobile, non-socketed mPCs builds, with prices which reflect the market. The Chi-NUC brands have taken of this "void" in the landscape over the past few years. Bottom line, comes down to budget & long-term expectations. When

Does anyone know if there are any significant differences e.g. fan noise, cooling, support, upgradability etc - would love to hear any recommendations or thoughts. The Dell has a better mix of rear IO. The Lenovo has more front IO and a wee bit faster RAM support. Other than those, they are pretty m

When a major PC OEM launches a product, technical & component is in the forefront. Chi-NUC brands only provide the effort given to consumer electronics found @ the corner drugstore. From decades of PC experience, any branded product which doesn't require official registration for warranty has an exc

Ich würde ja sowas nehmen: lenovo tiny m75q gen 5

There's only a handful of AM5 minis out there: Lenovo's M75q Gen 5, Minisforum's MS-A1 and Asrock's Deskmeet X600, Deskmini X600 and Deskmini X600/USB4. The Deskmeet has a x16 PCIe slot and is really more of an SFF unit at 8L. The Deskmini X600/USB4 has USB4 replacing the VGA of the X600 at the back

I spend over 5 months with the same dilemma as you. Needed a minipc with radeon 780m but couldn't trust any of this Chinese suppliers. Found Lenovo m75q gen 5 with the AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 8700GE, which is limited to 35W, meaning low energy consumption, and no concerns about thermals, but still very pow

After a few failed attempts I ended up choosing the GMKtec K8 Plus. Beelink and GMKtec currently seem to be the more popular Chinese NUC brands at the moment. I would have liked a Beelink but they don't offer the 8845HS or Ryzen 7 260, just the cheap Chinese processors. If your budget supports it po

For the best results with PS3/PS4 emulation in BatoceraOS with integrated graphics, one is generally focused on a system with an RDNA3 Radeon RX 780M iGPU + 32GB of memory. As for 5-10 years of longevity, most Chi-NUC brands are questionable beyond 3 considering most like a history beyond that lengt

With the release of p-core & MTP thermals, Intel mPCs have been a heat dissipation issue. This is in part why Intel dropped the NUC line before ASUS stepped forward to accept licensing. Corporate pushback after the release of 12th gen was immense. In 2025 it's TSMC who has a wide lead in silicon waf