So, I Finally Bought a GPD Win
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- The "GPD Win" launched as the result of a successful crowd-funding campaign back in 2016. I could never justify the price of it, but today I guess my finger slipped on the "buy it now" button ;) Anyway, I'll be taking a quick look at it today as well as following up on it's modern day performance in another video.
Specs:
Intel Atom X7-Z8700
Intel HD Graphics
4GB DDR3
64GB Storage
Windows 10
Thanks for watching :) - Věda a technologie
"Sticky at times, probably through heavy use"
Well let's hope it was gaming use...
EdgyShooter I would like but it has 69 likes.
@@d-o-n-u-t Now you can like
Pocket pool is a good game.
disinfect that with some alcohol please!
I believe it's also used as the mouse button
Only LowSpecGamer had a Lot of time tweaking with gpd products
sponsered by lowspec
And he sucked at it. His games run like crap on it compared to what they should be running
@@BuildProne ok you try tweaking games on it to run better than him
@@BuildProne U are an ass
AND THEN CAME THE STEAM DECK
ONE PC TO RULE THEM ALL 😉
As a hint about calibration: Mine also came way a way off profile. Windows 10 has an build-in function to calibrate your touchscreen. Just try searching "calibration" in the start menu.
It worked on mine :)
Addtionally: There are BIOS-version for the GPD-Win which unlock a lot more options. These can be downloaded officially from GPD.
They allow for some RAM-OC and getting the graphics card into a more powerfull mode (well, more of a "keep GPU-boost-for-longer-mode).
But, flashing the BIOS and playing with this stuff can lead to a bricked system only recoverable via reflashing the BIOS. As the System won't turn on this can only be done with a special pice of hardware (altought cheap) and doesn't always seems to work.
Garrus would like to know your location.
Next month video: Buyer on eBay try to scam me when I sold him my GPD. He send me back a Tetris
did you win the case tho?
BootlegScarce :0 except that the GPD WIN has no ssd
This one looks pretty good to have fun with JRPG and older emulators.
That's exactly what I'd use it for, everything GBA and back should work, maybe PSX and PC ports of games like Disgaea or smaller indie titles.
Not to mention Steam's in-home streaming would work for games that don't.
Gamecube emulation works surprisingly well with Dolphin Ishiiruka, use DX12 mode which works better with slightly older drivers, can get full speed on a lot of games (Twilight Princess and Wind Waker run great) if you fiddle with the variable clock.
Plays Xbox360 era games really well too at low settings
@@MegaTerryNutkins any ideas for ssx 3?
@@heydoeradio7298 Can get it to run at a full speed with no slowdown by dialing the CPU clock back to around 27-30%, not as smooth as original hardware but still very much playable. Seems to get frame rates between 33 and 60 but runs at full speed which for SSX is probably more important than more consistent frames with slowdowns.
For most other GC games I use it at around 60-70% however on this setting SSX 3 has some slowdowns while going from 43-60fps.
Really Dolphin on the Win is all about using that slider (in Config-Advanced) to get games to play at full speed by scaling the CPU, most games don't require it to go that low. Worth mentioning that I set mine up for balanced power as I want better battery life and less heat so YMMV if you want to crank it.
Cool, glad to see videos about this computer. I'd like to hear more about it, things like temperatures, over clocking potential, if you can modify it in any way (hardware and software) to get more performance from it. Maybe a video on using it as a desktop with a monitor, mouse, etc. I welcome a whole series of videos on just this machine haha
@RandomGamingHD I have a gpd win 2 model that I wouldn't mind letting you test out if you're interested.
Just came back to this video to say I really appreciate all the work you put into these videos. Not only this one but all of the others. I love to watch you talk about computers, more than any other tech channel including Linus, or bitwit. Just my personal opinion.
I would love to see you build a "sleeper build" with older parts that are still viable today in gaming. For example, something like an AMD FX build, with DDR3 ram and stuff like that.
Really hoping they go all out on the Win 3. Vega 8 or better graphics I'd hope at this point in mobile processors.
Hopefully an arm with rdna graphics like Samsung's 2021 SOC
bad news for u,they haven't start win3 yet, their boss is waiting for the performance of intel 10000 g1 and g4 .it may come out in 2021
I wonder if you could mod the input of one so it comes from a UDOO bolt. Itd be ridiculous and not very mobile, but still neat lol
same if they do I will save up long and hard to buy one.
I wish it wad possible for gpd to give the win 3 a rtx 2080ti m a Ryzen 7 mobile and 128gb of ram might happen on the gpd win 9999999
I love your channel dude
Instead of trying fallout 3 , Skyrim , CS GO , my man directly went for the GTA V overkill
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Haha, I can see you using that tripod and phone to make your videos. I love it, its proof that you can make a youtube career not with your equipment but with your content. Keep up the good work!
I've thought about getting one of those. The idea of a full Windows computer being that small and totally self contained...
I've satisfied myself with an 8" Windows tablet.
I did the same thing, bought an 8" Windows tablet that had worse specs than this, used to play stuff like portal ect on it had a lot of fun until my microsd card got stuck in it so I tried opening it and destroyed the screen
If I was using public transport frequently I think I'd get one. I bet it would run modern ports of Doom (like gzDoom) really nicely!
Use this for 1 or two weeks as your primary PC and come back with a video on that, I'm interested in buying the win 2
tbone3366 get one, had my win 2 for 2 weeks, best purchase i ever made.
@@superfried5971 sw3et thx for the reply
tbone3366 no problem
Super Fried why only 2 weeks?
you're not really supposed to use it as a primary pc it's more for portable gaming good for lots of indie gems you wont find on a switch from your steam library
I'm happy that you finally got your GPD
*"A bit sticky at times."*
*You might want to use gloves with that.*
I've been looking forward to this.
My powers have doubles since the last time we met count
@@rustyking5099 nani what ?
good twice the pride double the fall
Looking backward to it would have been odd.
I have the GPD XD, modded with Legacy Rom to root the device and remove the bloatware OS that was originally on it. These are amazing little computers, nice to see you got one. All though mine is the Android based one it is very good at older game emulation.
This looks really cool!
Perfect timing. I needed a video to watch before I touch my dinner.
oddly relatable
The lowspecgamer has a few videos worth checking out in regards to the gpd win
He even runs Crysis:
czcams.com/video/KBTBBqP6uq4/video.html
I have never heard of this product until now.
I like how it runs full Windows 10.
I've had mine for 2 years and sadly the batteries go bad fast and there is no way to buy new ones. And the unit NEEDS a battery to operate because it doesn't run on the power alone, it takes from the battery. So, eventually it's gonna a useless paperweight.
That seems odd that you can’t find any battery of similar size (yes, people questioned my phone with a different random phone battery hot glued to the back, but it worked, and you definitely knew who’s phone was who’s in a day where mass production makes them all look the same, nobody else would claim the one with wires sticking out of it). Surely there is some battery that fits in them, I’ve got lots of different shaped lithium batteries, there are even some batteries you can cut to fit (special battery that was bragging how safe they were, I don’t think cutting to fit was their goal, but kind of cool feature anyways...)
@@jakegarrett8109 Yeah I keep searching through forum posts and whenever you find something that could work, it's either been months or years that it's no longer available, or that it won't ship to Canada. Anyway, just trying to let people know what they might experience with this product. It's still great and I love it but for the price it costs, it's unfortunate. A lot of problems seem to have been addressed with the GPD Win 2 but that version also costs twice as much.
RGinHD video, a good way to start off the day c:
Great video, I'm a subscriber and love all of your content. I do experience an issue when I watch you when I'm out and about however. Something about the sound quality for your intro and outro scenes makes it difficult to hear. Otherwise I love that you tackle these slightly more obscure topics.
Your choice of garden gnomes is impressive.
SO glad you reviewed this- I have always wanted one but the price for what you get is too high. I would like one to play 1990s games on like Quake.
I've actually considered buying one of these specifically to play an older MMO i still enjoy, Final fantasy XI. I'd love to see that thrown into your benchmarking if you're planning to add a few older or less demanding games to it and (if you do decide to try it on the device) you'll find it's having a free login campaign atm so, perfect timing.
Burnout Legends is my favourite PSP game too! I still play it on my PSP 1000 occasionally
Nice! You should definitively try the steam game streaming on the GPD!
As for games, you should give a try those games that would have been an amazing fit for the PSVita or 3DS but never got released on them. Also the GPD seems pretty nice for VN as well, I found much more enjoable reading a few on them on my PS Vita rather than on pc.
Nice video. Didnt know about these. Look forward to learning more
I love your videos! Have you thought about trying this with some of the newer indie games? Rimworld, for example? :)
Interesting video. I went a bit mad today and bought an SH Surface Go (Microsoft Surface Go 128GB + black type cover bundle) plus the pen SH for another £40.
I have wanted the Go (well the Pro really but I can’t justify £1K on what is, at the end of the day, a tablet) for a while as the hybrid has really worked for me, using a Huawei M5 with a BT keyboard showed me lugging around an i5 laptop was just silly, I didn’t need the capability and when I did I needed a desktop and a STX A300 based system could manage that (and is sort of portable at 6 by 6 by 4”, you just need power- I have mine fitted to a 7” screen) . Still a lot of money, but it is boxed SH, so very new and I have the keyboard and pen. I did look at these things but they lose out on the productivity (there are some that don’t but they are expensive). Nice to see what I’m (not) missing really.
All the reviews that I’ve seen say they are emulation machines and that makes me think I’d just use a tablet, quite probably my now unneeded Huawei if I can be done- although that isn’t exactly cutting edge it should manage emulation for the older games, at least in hardware. There’s a YT called ETA prime who does a on that sort of stuff.
As it is, I will save my money for the Ryzen upgrade (which also means I will be building a ITX from the old Ryzen stuff, probably sell that on as it is going in a small production run case imported from the USA.
Great video though, thanks.
Cool vid lad
Can you try the elder scrolls 4 Oblivion love your videos man keep up the great work!
Oblivion and Skyrim both run fine on the Win, low settings 720p is fine. Same for Fallout 3 and NV.
Yeah, check out LowSpecGamer, he has tons of videos that show off this system.
oblivion and skyrim run fine from my window pentium d, graphic nvidia 1g, ram 2gb
I remember playing it in one of those. Worked really well in the gdp win 1 actually. The only problem are the controls.....
@@manirea
What was wrong with the controls in TES IV: Oblivion? No XBOX controller support?
I'd really like to see you review one of those "windows pc sticks" that look sorta like a roku streaming stick. I'm really curious about their performance and what types of old games it could handle. Keep up the great videos.
pretty sure he's already made one
GDP has a windows image with the lightweight mods and drivers already on it but it's like 1703 or something old
iv just bought the updated gpd win one with the aluminium cover.loving it so far.only issue i had was the fan made a lot of noise and had to be cleaned
I also just recently downloaded PPSSPP to play Burnout Legends. What a great game.
I love mine but it's such a premium. I really want a new more powerful one
you didn't even scratch the surface with this lill thing xD.
this can actually pack a NEAT enjoyable smooth punch if you actually tap into its power and stuffs, as well as with game tweaks and such, NOT all games HAVE or NEED to be played at ultra max mega high graphics lol.
i love my GPD, and i get so many people grouping by me and being mind blown how im playing pc games like RE2 remake on this small portable device. ITS DEFINITELY WORTH IT. let alone, the screen is small, and dropping games to 720p, literally make like no difference in the quality really. i love playing my games on this thing when im like at a hotel, on my bed laying down or sitting, at a family members house where its boring or nothing to do, and at hospitals lol oh man this thing is amazing. even like GTA V, i set that to 800x600 for fun, and still looks pretty damn sharp identical to 720, and plays amazing, though getting a REALLY fast SD card is recommended
I highly suggest trying Parsec on it. It's a "remote play" sort of thing where you can use your own gaming pc to host games and whatever else. It supports controller pass-through (the gamepad on the GPD will act like a gamepad on the hosting pc). It's very low latency, excellent quality and DIY-able. Would be the perfect on-the-go experience, with 4G data that is.
Try lagsters, its pretty Unknown and old game, but it has alot of action going on sometimes. So i think it would be great for testing on gpd
Ahh... Model 1. This brings back memories. My suggestions:
-download another Goodix Touchscreen driver. Just in case. The driver, you might eventually find, goes bad. Not sure why though...
-Buy a replacement battery, while you can. Just do it.
-replacing the left and right analog sticks are easy, as they are the Alps analog sticks used on PS Vita. Check AliExpress for those. Removing and replacing are easy, as they are installed via strip clamps on the board. Use a plastic spudger to release the clamp and to press down when the strip is where it belongs.
Enjoy your purchase! I still keep my model 1 around for spare portable computing.
little beast of a pc!
Can you try graveyard keeper or E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy?
It's really good to see someone make gpd win 1 content nowadays,keep it up the good work :)
these are sweet but pricey! another great video #lifetimesub
About time lol and CZcams paid for it! Bravo
I love my GPD Win 2. Made a bunch of gameplay videos, myself. The GPD Win Max release should be right around the corner.
I got my GPD WIN over a year ago. And having had it for that long I can confidently say this system is great fro low spec games withe the occasional gem like Furi or New Vegas running pretty damn well too.My only complaint has to do with how hot the system can get (not painfully so, just uncomfortable at times) and the increasing floppiness of the screen hinge. I don't plan on getting a WIN2 which does address these problems, but if GPD did a re-release of the WIN that addressed these problems for about the same price then I may get that.
I have a Win 2 and it plays BallisticNG like a champ at 60 frames! It's pretty good for any game that isn't big budget.
That control setup is perfect for ffxiv being its controller optimised anyway since it's on ps4 as well unfortunate that I dont think it could really handle the game.
I think it would shine with some indie games that were never ported to other devices.
Fallout new Vegas runs quite well on it, you got the first model as well.. the second gpd win can play GTA 5 at 25-30fps. It's literally more than double the fps
Think the 2 could run FO4 on low or medium?
I think the old Star Wars Battlefront II would be an interesting test. I'm sure it would run well but it'd be cool to play it on a device that small and portable.
Really good for playing indie games on the go. Something like stardew Valley would be great to play on this when your travelling
I have the same desk speakers! Picked those awful bad boys from Morrison’s for £2 on sale, two sets actually.
Now you can play Crysis while taking a dump.
@@MikkelJespersen98 It runs Crysis fine.
@@MegaTerryNutkins 15 fps isn't fine.
@@joenodden better than the first pc i tried to run crysis on... 30fps looking at the ground... pretty much switches from fps to spf if you look anywhere else
@@SgtPnkks Probably still not much better than your first PC.
@@joenodden ah, i see, you dont watch lowspecgamer
Cool little computer
An alternative to consider if you already have a gaming PC. Consider the open source Moonlight streaming software. What’s needed:
1. Gaming PC with NVIDIA GPU
2. Moonlight App for your phone or raspberry pi.
3. A controller or controller case for your phone (or use built in touch controls).
4. OpenVPN setup on your router and phone to connect to your home network securely (for remote play).
This is amazing and all free if you are willing to tinker to get it working. Gaming performance will likely be far better than this device and your settings/saves will stay with your PC.
Since the Win got announce I've always wanted one.
This thing will be good for visual novels games
I have the all metal version of the GPD Win. Though I did replace Windows 10 with a GPD Win optimized Linux Mint 19, and installed Retropie X86 for emulation. I will put in Steam for Linux in the near future, and try out Half Life 2 and see if the performance is better with Linux installed. But other than that I use the system to test monitors, TVs, and USB based parts at thrift stores as well as plugging in a 720p webcam to use as a portable security cam when selling things on Craigslist (hidden camera) in case I get robbed. The only issue I have is the HDMI port. I have to cut the plastic off the top of the plug so it'll fit properly because of the screen's hinge is to close to the plug, and forcing the HDMI cable with the overly thick plastic coating of the plug can damage the port on the system. Other than that it's a nice little system to have.
Damn, I was still hoping for the *Reviewing your custom pc's* video, but I guess not.
The gpd win 2 max is coming soon. It has a ryzen cpu and radeon gpu and full mini laptop keyboard.
I owned one of these babies and it was good fun being able to play PC games like Fallout 3 and Skyrim and Half Life 2 on the go, but eventually the charm wore off after I realized that it was quite a hassle to get games going on it. I sold it for an old Sony Aibo and I miss it sometimes, not going to lie.
This would be a great old console emulator on the go. Since old console game ROMs are small and lightweight. You could have a massive PS1 and PS2 library right in your pocket.
I have the second one.
But yea the first is still great for lighter and older games even though it has so many flaws such as bloating batteries and the rather unusual cooling design.
The motherboard is pretty much sandwiched between the battery and the heatsink which was quite a problem with thermals.
As a person who plays a lot of fighting games, I actually really see a want for this system. If you would, there is a game called Brawlhalla on steam, and you could also try some of the older mortal combat series at lower resolutions and settings.
This with Steam in house streaming would be awesome
I really want one of these...
Runs hl2 like a champ. I want to play counter strike source on the go while connecting to hotspot on my cellphone. Now that would be living in 2020 type stuff.
Looks like a neat device to mess around with
to fix the touch screen issue, just install the latest touchscreen driver through the batch file.
Could you try some sort of streaming like steam in-home streaming or rainway, to play the more demanding games off your pc, similar to the original nvidia shield.
Use launchbox/bigbox on it! It's a great front end for steam games and emulators for windows that supports controllers
Windows 10 has a touchscreen calibration tool built in
That's right. I had a GPD Win and after new installation I had the same Problem. Do the calibration and it works fine.
Did you get a new camera?? Your looking good bro!!!
id love to see how GoldenEye Source handles on this.
Please do more GPD WIN stuff
please give us more videos on the gpd win
Pro content
I was a backer of it. One of my recommendations is to get a big microSD card and use apps from PortableApps.com. That will give you more apps and they don’t need to be installed on the internal storage to work. Next you can move some apps to the microSD card from the apps settings in Windows 10. This will allow you you to do thinks like move the Netflix app to the microSD and make use of the extra space on the microSD card.
Try out Van Helsing, Torchlight II, or Grim Dawn. Seeing an ARPG on a screen that small would make my day. Maybe some of the new retro FPS games that have come out like Ion Maiden(Fury?), DUSK, Amid Evil, Project Warlock.
You should try out a N64 emulator and get the classic titles working like Goldeneye and Mario Kart
I'd love to see how Euro Truck Simulator 2 runs on it :)
For PPSSPP you could just use a phone with a controller attachment
this probably fits better
Always wanted something like this, just for Unreal Tournament on the go. Epic Games, please open source unreal engine 1 or make an android port.
For what they are, they are a tad expensive.
But there cool as duck to have
My gpd win is 7 years old and is still perfect. Up to PS1 emulation is great, i use retroarch. Anything more and it works great as a client for cloud gaming and i use parsec to connect to my pc. Battery life is really good when streaming. I use a really cut down win11 and it runs great. It's really surprisingly usable. The Atom x7-8700 benchmarks the same as a first gen i5, but using 4w vs 88w 😂 Nothing like the older generations of Atom. The GPU can really push the temps if under stress and it's good to monitor it and also set an alarm incase you forget to turn the fan up
about time
The gpd win would probably be good streaming games with shadow
Something like a PS Vita would do the job as well..
Heck even a phone with a controller will do the job...
@@shreyasplays3929 that's true but if you could pick one of these up cheap then it would be decent
Long time listener first time caller. Are you sure that the touch screen calibration being off isn't just so that you can see what's under your finger easier? Thanks for the great video!
Try Linux on that thing, it would be nice to have a capable enough workstation in my pocket, for an emergency.
There's a Ubuntu MATE build for the Win (2)
Yes Linux Mint Mate for me, the distro that I use. three netbooks are running it and no problems, so I wonder of the GPD can do the same. It's a bit smaller to take with you.
Would make a nice thin client to a real workstation too
Or you can install blackarch Linux and make it a Hacking machine in your pocket.
@@roger.monitor If gaming isn't a priority for you this company makes a cheaper model with a bigger keyboard and no game controls, its just called the gpd pocket
Honestly it would be cool to see some more benchmarks for this.
Yeah got a long list lined up. Trouble is fitting the games on haha
this would be incredible for older PC games with dgVoodoo 2 like Clive Baker's Undying
Glad to see you join the pocket sized Master race!
Oh wait...
"master race"
For it to be called the "master race" it would need to be better than everything else. Pocket sized form factors are way worse.
@@joenodden r/wooosh
@@saladalt4999 This isn't Reddit stupid. And even if it were it's woooosh with 4 Os. And what's even the joke here?
I sold my win 1 about a year ago and just ordered a win 2 a few days ago. The win 1 just wasnt powerful enough for the games I wanted to play on it. mostly JRPGS. It ran Neptunia Rebirth 2 at like 5fps. The win 2 should run the rebirth games at around 40fps. also my win 2 should come in the mail tomorrow.
You should have tested some indie games, that's where this machine shines in my opinion...