HOT: Barebones Ryzen 9 6900HX Mini - $484

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https://store.minisforum.com/collections/amd-®-ryzen-®/products/minisforum-um590

$15 further off with coupon 'EMUCOUPON' - and no tax in my case.

Screaming deal if you have an SSD around. And DDR5 SO-DIMMs have dropped in price a lot. You can equip this with 32GBs and be right about $600-even.

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Oh I wonder if this new APU is worth a damn for a mini HTPC? I was considering putting a PC back in the living room but don't want to commit my giant black box to the cause

edit - watch some reviews of other 6900hx/680m APUs and while impressive, they are not gaming powerhouses. 1080 low/720 high.... basically 1050ti / 1060 territory. I love the tiny footprints though, and for a person who is only a casual gamer something like this would be fine.
 
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Looks like could be a very cromulent little workstation. Dual HDMI + Alt-Mode Type-C, 2.5Gbit LAN, and the USB-C 4 port supports Thunderbolt(!). Can't tell if it supports tall 2.5" drives though.
 
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NattyKathy said:
Can't tell if it supports tall 2.5" drives though.
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Their support staff has answered 'only supports up to 2TB' on every question that's been asked of them in regards to storage. Infer what you can from this.
 
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I like how the coupon code kind of hints at what these could be used for. :) An emulator box indeed. Its a really neat looking device it sure would make for a fun project box.
 
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I have the same CPU in my Razer Blade 14 - it's nice, but it's not much faster than the 5900HX - which is solid in its own right. $500 is solid but with those similar CPUs in a lot of last years (and the year before's) laptops - you may be able to get a whole computer with screen, keyboard, and mouse for not much more. :)
 
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It does have USB4, aka Thunderbolt. So you can run an eGPU off of this thing and have it have reasonable graphics performance at roughly a 10-20% hit depending on the application. Most here would likely not want to spend another $200-$300 for an enclosure plus the cost of a GPU for such a project though.
 
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sk3tch said:
I have the same CPU in my Razer Blade 14 - it's nice, but it's not much faster than the 5900HX - which is solid in its own right. $500 is solid but with those similar CPUs in a lot of last years (and the year before's) laptops - you may be able to get a whole computer with screen, keyboard, and mouse for not much more. :)
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But the use case for this is different than a laptop. And the IGP in this is twice as powerful as the 5900's. There's also more thermal headroom here, including the TDP being configurable in the BIOS to 55w - beyond the default of the CPU.
 
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sk3tch said:
I have the same CPU in my Razer Blade 14 - it's nice, but it's not much faster than the 5900HX - which is solid in its own right. $500 is solid but with those similar CPUs in a lot of last years (and the year before's) laptops - you may be able to get a whole computer with screen, keyboard, and mouse for not much more. :)
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Not true. I looked on ebay just now and didn't see much of anything with a 5900HX for under $1000. I'd be interested if I could get a 5900HX system in the $600-700 range, but it's just not there yet.
 
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Not true. I looked on ebay just now and didn't see much of anything with a 5900HX for under $1000. I'd be interested if I could get a 5900HX system in the $600-700 range, but it's just not there yet.
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I guess if you consider $500 more for a discrete GPU, screen, mouse, and keyboard a lot more.

I get it. Different use case - but you can gut lappys. Turn it into a cabinet
 
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I guess if you consider $500 more for a discrete GPU, screen, mouse, and keyboard a lot more.

I get it. Different use case - but you can gut lappys. Turn it into a cabinet
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Lol...you said "not much more." When you double the price, I think it's more than "not much more" personally. I like the Razer Blade 14 and the Zephyrus G14, but I just can't pull the trigger when I don't game that much on the road and I already have a steam deck.

I think you'd be hard pressed to find a comparable package for the price though. One thing that might be more interesting is the B550 Elite mini they have that takes a 5700g and has a dock for external graphics.
 
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I ordered one. Thanks for the heads up.
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Hell yeah. I'm going to need to 'create a use' for mine as I honestly didn't have much reason for one - plenty of other systems. :p But mostly old and power inefficient. I think I'm going to VESA mount this to the back of a spare 32" display I have and use it as a dedicated Linux box. I also keep my system on 24/7 as a Plex server and network tuner server - not exactly power efficient. Might try to migrate some of that over to 'Lil Man'.

I also sat on YouTube last night and watched a few early reviews of this model - they're universally excellent. Excited to tinker with it.
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Not true. I looked on ebay just now and didn't see much of anything with a 5900HX for under $1000. I'd be interested if I could get a 5900HX system in the $600-700 range, but it's just not there yet.
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Yeah, there isn't anything remotely close to this for the money - used.
 
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What can I say, a deal is a deal...and I'm into [H]ardware.. :D I'm thinking this might be a solid replacement for my DVR box or as a homelab.
 
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Still a refurb.

I don't know why this thread is going off the rails with recommendations to stuff much-more-expensive used/refurbished laptops into makeshift cases. We supposed to 3D print them or something? Or glue popsicle sticks together?
 
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Still a refurb.

I don't know why this thread is going off the rails with recommendations to stuff much-more-expensive used/refurbished laptops into makeshift cases. We supposed to 3D print them or something? Or glue popsicle sticks together?
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Yes. I have a kit for just $499.99 but with the coupon EMUCOUPON it goes down to $484.
 
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As I think about it, I could replace 2 of my full sized systems with these. I need to stop thinking.
 
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In spite of the fact that MinisForum said this wouldn't ship until February, and the fact that they never sent me a tracking number... and my order status still shows Processing... Look what DHL dropped off today directly from China.

Still putting it through its paces. First thing I did was swap out the WiFi for an Intel WiFi 6E, then dropped in 2x 16GB DDR-4800/CL34 sticks and an SSD I had laying around.

BIOS is extremely minimal, but it picked up RAM speed and timings correctly without me having to do a single think. Currently running it through Windows 10 before I throw Manjaro on it in all likelihood.

Spunky little dude...


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Centauri said:
In spite of the fact that MinisForum said this wouldn't ship until February, and the fact that they never sent me a tracking number... and my order status still shows Processing... Look what DHL dropped off today directly from China.

Still putting it through its paces. First thing I did was swap out the WiFi for an Intel WiFi 6E, then dropped in 2x 16GB DDR-4800/CL34 sticks and an SSD I had laying around.

BIOS is extremely minimal, but it picked up RAM speed and timings correctly without me having to do a single think. Currently running it through Windows 10 before I throw Manjaro on it in all likelihood.

Spunky little dude...


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I received a text message from DHL today but had no idea what it was for. I guess it's this shipment.
 
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Super cute. Just wish they made one with GPU options other than APU. I know the 6900hx igpu is better than intel's, but I want something that can at least rock out 1080p/60.
 
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