We Turned This Tiny Low-Cost HP Office PC Into A Mini Gaming Machine!

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  • We Turned the Cheap Low-cost Mini HP Office PC into a Gaming PC by adding an external M.2 Graphics card using a GTX1650 Super and the ADT-Link M.2 Key M NVMe External Graphics Card Stand Bracket!
    This Tiny PC costs anywhere from $99 to $150 depending on the configuration.
    by itself, it does a great job at emulation but I wanted a bit more out of it and the built-in Intel HD530 graphics just art gonna cut it.
    Powered by an i5 6500T and backed by 16GB of ram this tiny pc actually does much better than I thought with the GTX 1650 added in.
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    00:00-Intro
    00:20-Overview
    01:53-adding the M.2 Graphics Card
    04:12-Booting It Up
    04:45-Specs Overview
    05:40-Forza Horizon 5 Test
    06:17-Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite Test
    06:45-Project Cars 2 Test
    07:17-GTA5 Test
    07:58-Doom Eternal Test
    08:31-Cyberpunk 2077 Test
    08:55-Final Thoughts
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Komentáře • 898

  • @latibass
    @latibass Před 2 lety +446

    If only 'low end' GPU prices weren't so ridiculously high in 2022

    • @ETAPRIME
      @ETAPRIME  Před 2 lety +111

      I know, it seems to only be getting worse

    • @tomzpl
      @tomzpl Před 2 lety +19

      @@ETAPRIME lets hope for cheap amd 6xxx apu's then.

    • @Sioux-periorGaming
      @Sioux-periorGaming Před 2 lety +8

      People love their entertainment

    • @EliezYT
      @EliezYT Před 2 lety +11

      It sucks because right now is the best time to buy a Gpu but it’s already pretty darn high!

    • @moetop
      @moetop Před 2 lety +6

      This still might be a worthwhile upgrade if you have an old 2gb video card laying around.

  • @cmdrclassified
    @cmdrclassified Před 2 lety +61

    I really love your budget focused content! And yes, I know the market for ANYTHING these days has been way overpriced. But folks like you doing their best to look out for the little guy, gives me hope for humanity!
    A little late, but I want to wish you and yours, a very Happy New Year! o7

  • @digitaldonovin1189
    @digitaldonovin1189 Před 2 lety +33

    I literally just bought one of these on Monday from ebay. Although mine is coming with the i5-6600. I’ll be using mine for a personal game server. But this video was really cool to see.

    • @unojojo
      @unojojo Před 2 lety

      Which game?

    • @digitaldonovin1189
      @digitaldonovin1189 Před 2 lety +4

      @@unojojo 7 Days to Die, Ark, The forest, conan maybe. Just for me and my buddies.

    • @xman2k2
      @xman2k2 Před 2 lety

      @@digitaldonovin1189 can I use this pc for a plex server?

    • @digitaldonovin1189
      @digitaldonovin1189 Před 2 lety +1

      @@xman2k2 100%

    • @agent_447
      @agent_447 Před 2 lety +1

      Can you explain how exactly would you make this said game server? I mean just using it as machine used for game or more of a server streaming games elsewhere.

  • @mudit1
    @mudit1 Před 5 měsíci +4

    WoW! Never thought this can be possible.
    Thanks for the video brother

  • @PizzaWormLight
    @PizzaWormLight Před 2 lety +91

    I've used a setup just like this with the exact same adapter and power supply for a few years using an AliExpress mini pc. It served me amazingly well, was incredibly silent and as messy as it seems! :D

    • @divyaakashdutta4038
      @divyaakashdutta4038 Před 2 lety

      Doesn't dust get inside the GPU? How do you clean it?

    • @ClayWheeler
      @ClayWheeler Před rokem +3

      @@divyaakashdutta4038 opening and disassembling GPU Fans & Heatsinks are pretty easy. Even on RTX 3090.
      What's your GPU in question?

    • @fractalarbitrage
      @fractalarbitrage Před rokem

      may i ask which mini pc? i'm looking at getting one maybe a mini forum or a beelink and adding a gpu like this video

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před rokem

      @@fractalarbitrage genuinely speaking for triple A gaming, any processor starting from 8th gen intel is alright. Go any lower and you'll have this video's performance results. I have an 8th gen i5 and it works way better, running GTA V on high / very high settings well above 60 fps.

    • @alchercraft7014
      @alchercraft7014 Před rokem

      @fractalarbitrage you use Intergrated graphic?

  • @dogfacezombie
    @dogfacezombie Před 2 lety +90

    Bruh that thing still manages to be more portable than my school's school-provided ThinkPad 💀😭

    • @thegodhoward8037
      @thegodhoward8037 Před rokem +2

      My school had Chromebooks and they even came with special cases and slings

  • @tacobo
    @tacobo Před rokem +17

    I feel like this is the new old school Linus tech tips channel before he became a big shot. Frankenstein PC content is great to watch. I’ve worked in IT for a long time and use to do stuff like this for fun with old equipment. Thanks for the content.

  • @CrapkinsTheBrave
    @CrapkinsTheBrave Před 2 lety +7

    I love this stuff. I'm a min-maxxer, myself, and this kinda thing gives me much entertainment.

  • @armyofninjas9055
    @armyofninjas9055 Před 2 lety +4

    As someone with a 1650S in my primary pc, it warms my heart to see this gpu used as the upgrade component. It's a great little card and does what I need it to. I game in 60hz 1080p.

  • @blingVolcano
    @blingVolcano Před rokem +3

    I've gotta say, i picked up an elitedesk mini pc based off your vid ETA, been casually tinkering with it now for about 6 months. I finally have everything working the way I can enjoy it for some high quality couch gaming, however despite you recommending not attaching a GPU to the mini pc, I'm inclined to actually get the m.2/sata adapter and use a 970 to augment the mini pc performance. OOTB, the HP elitedesk mini 800 g2 BARELY runs gamecube games, and only after some lengthy optimization and numerous PCSX2 nightly build updates over a series of months was I able to get PS2 to playback at 60fps, yet many PS2 games still struggle to hit 60 on the 6600T cpu.
    This is still amazing though, considering my home arcade journey started with comparing prices of tiny SBCs like rpi 3b+ and odroid boards, but ultimately if you can get a mini pc, a cheap older gpu, and the adapter, you're looking at the most cost effective way of playing any console pre-gen 8 on a modern TV.

  • @hereis_Tiff
    @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety +3

    Recently I brought home a couple of desktops from work, including a HP Prodesk 600 G4 Mini. Did some digging online, and with the help of this video, I added a GTX 1650 to the mini computer and added a SATA SSD.
    Works like a charm, runs GTA V at 60 FPS with a mix of high and very high settings. Really love how the graphics card sits behind the machine. It's definitely worth it to convert & upgrade such an ex-office computer for 2-300 bucks.

    • @LesFaul
      @LesFaul Před 2 lety

      Is your adapter same as mine ie. like this on video?

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety

      @@LesFaul I'm using the Dell PSU, same one as in the video.

    • @LesFaul
      @LesFaul Před 2 lety

      @@hereis_Tiff The same as I do too…

  • @miro5052
    @miro5052 Před 2 měsíci

    I actually picked these up, I'm working abroad for a year and I needed something so I got the adapter and minipc and hooked up my old GPU. Works great for casual games.

  • @henry_pq
    @henry_pq Před 7 měsíci

    I have this exact PC and I found a cheap 1650 to buy so thank you a lot for making this video!

  • @asawarai
    @asawarai Před 2 lety +20

    Very interesting! Been using basically the same exact mini PC as this except with a Ryzen 5 2400G instead, for low end gaming using the APU. It works pretty well! Never thought to add a GPU, but maybe I will eventually since this video is basically a guide for me lol. Awesome video!!

  • @ntgm20
    @ntgm20 Před 2 lety +1

    Very interesting. I have the same mini PC with a i5-6600T. I'll have to check out your emulation video.

  • @feniX0nE27
    @feniX0nE27 Před 2 lety +10

    Always great seeing what can be done with an ultra small form factor PC. Where there's a will there's a way! Thanks as always ETA.

  • @faves2064
    @faves2064 Před 2 lety

    Good video, glad I wasn't planning to do more than emulate on mine.

  • @jeremy121690
    @jeremy121690 Před 2 lety

    Ok so Ive thought about doing this for a while after seeing people do it with laptops but dont have the money to wast if it didnt work. Glad to see someone finally try this! You could probably get all this to fit in a itx case with a few mods

  • @IkariAin
    @IkariAin Před rokem

    thank you ETA for sharing this experiment

  • @MicahDaRhuler
    @MicahDaRhuler Před 2 lety

    You recorded this on my birthday. Very cool build BTW

  • @RCfromtheNYC
    @RCfromtheNYC Před 2 lety

    Thanks! This will definitely help in getting PS3 emulation up and running!

  • @sonyami8793
    @sonyami8793 Před rokem +1

    I literally have about 40-50 of these at wok that I refurbish and sell for $200. I use these for emulation machines all the time lol, good stuff my man

  • @pleasentnokia
    @pleasentnokia Před rokem

    amazing channel subscribed because of this video how resourceful way to use a small budget pc for gaming what i was looking for

  • @saray8007
    @saray8007 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this video. I was just going to buy that same PC and was going to try a setup like this. Guess I'm not now. You saved me.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety

      The G2 is quite an old machine now. The newer models are way better. The Prodesk 600 G4 (i5-8600T) for example can run GTA 5 at 60 FPS with high/very high settings.

  • @joejones6968
    @joejones6968 Před rokem

    24 fps on a low-end PC is still very much playable, So, all in all you did well, And good job. Thank you for posting this video for all of us to watch it and see you work as well as play your games. Thank you.

  • @AndyMelton
    @AndyMelton Před 10 měsíci +1

    I love this little computer! It has became my daily driver. I upgraded it from the 8 GBs of RAM / Core i3 it came with to 32 GBs of RAM / Core i7 Quad. It serves me amazingly well. I do a lot of HDR photo processing in Lightroom and virtualization with it. I switched to this as my daily driver to conserve power because my HP Z820 was drawing massive amounts of power while idling. I was shocked that I could do so much more with it than I thought I could. It's awesome that you can technically add a GPU to it but I am afraid I can't give up the m.2 slot! I need that for extra storage! Awesome video, as usual!

    • @jayajoniyarso
      @jayajoniyarso Před 9 měsíci

      right, I need M.2 nvme, I can't sacrifice m.2 nvme, is there an external gpu riser that uses the wifi card slot..?

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@jayajoniyarsoRead my reply to your original comment

    • @KevinG761
      @KevinG761 Před 6 měsíci

      @@jayajoniyarso Yess, aliexpress

  • @user-fk2dm2th7n
    @user-fk2dm2th7n Před rokem

    Awesome build bro 👍🏻

  • @overcrazy9940
    @overcrazy9940 Před 9 měsíci

    That's is so cool and he really knows his stuff amazing video

  • @dalkammarak6594
    @dalkammarak6594 Před 2 lety +3

    Love this kind of content

  • @Chocoboengorilado
    @Chocoboengorilado Před 2 lety +43

    Have you tried raising all the graphic settings that exclusively impact the GPU so the GPU usage goes up and the CPU has a bit more room to process all frames? You might get better graphics and less dips (probably not higher performance, but more consistent)

    • @warthog2k
      @warthog2k Před 2 lety +12

      Came to say just that - if the GPU is causing bottlenecking on the CPU then push the GPU harder - sounds counter intuitive, but could give smoother gameplay AND better graphics.

    • @thegodhoward8037
      @thegodhoward8037 Před rokem

      Many games today also have fsr including cyberpunk

  • @unorthdoxcleric6953
    @unorthdoxcleric6953 Před 2 lety

    I LVE THESE WEIRD SETUP VIDS. They are awesome.

  • @switchx182
    @switchx182 Před rokem

    I love this.. I need a pc game system on the go for work travel and this is perfect. I didn't know there was an adapter m.2 for Gpu, thanks

  • @udance4ever
    @udance4ever Před rokem +1

    would have loved to see a before & after on this set up!

  • @chriswiggins3896
    @chriswiggins3896 Před 2 lety +35

    2 things:
    1. I'd love to see this same test with the 65w version.
    2. Some type of 3d printed case for the GPU that can adhere to the top of the HP?

    • @moetop
      @moetop Před 2 lety +4

      I was thinking the same thing. You just need space for airflow. Its almost to bad the slot isn't rotated 180 degrees. EDIT: Maybe go out the front of the case..

    • @westleyjohnstone4719
      @westleyjohnstone4719 Před 2 lety +2

      I have a 65w i7 8700 version of this. Wanting to put it in a bartop arcade cab. This may be a option, uhd 630 is pure crap. Be interesting to see if someone has done a case.

    • @form4li7y
      @form4li7y Před 2 lety

      I don't know, it looks kind of cool as it is. A 3d printed stand that improved the stability of the graphics card and made the pc stand vertically might be interesting. I like look of these projects when they have a minimalist approach to enclosures.

  • @cyrus3055
    @cyrus3055 Před 2 lety

    Very nice thanks for doing it :D

  • @plutoniumshore
    @plutoniumshore Před 2 lety +1

    Picked one up after watching this (about $150) and loaded it up with Batocera. No complaints so far! Originally tried Retropie/Ubuntu but couldn't figure out the default audio. Wasn't an issue with Batocera as it has a menu option to select audio devices built right in.

    • @mojoosodope
      @mojoosodope Před 2 lety

      Does it work good with ps2 like he said? I can’t find the original video

    • @plutoniumshore
      @plutoniumshore Před 2 lety +1

      @@mojoosodope I did not do any testing with PS2. I actually JUST modded an old PS2 console last week (cosmic coincidence) and really like having a dedicated console for that. I just shuffled some stuff around..but as soon as I pull the HP back out of storage, I'll load up some of the PS2 ISO's I have and give it a try.

    • @mojoosodope
      @mojoosodope Před 2 lety

      Are you using it right out the box?

  • @Manolox4
    @Manolox4 Před 2 lety

    OH! it is exactly the same thing that I want to do, I have a prodesk 400 g4 with i7 8700t, thanks, I already had an idea of ​​how to do it, but with this video I get rid of all the doubts.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety

      Go for it man, the GTX 1650 Super will work very well with your i7-8700T.
      One thing that's overlooked in this video is how big of a bottleneck the processor is in the G2 mini version.

  • @sovan781
    @sovan781 Před rokem

    i have this same elite desk unit and a bunch of video card sitting, i only use this pc for youtube and web surfing to save electric since my desktop computer draw alot of power and only kept that for gaiming, however this is a neat trick and going to try this . thanks

  • @alfajiri0013
    @alfajiri0013 Před 2 lety

    can you start testing xemu on these type of emulation machine videos? your channel inspired me to start searching for a mini PC to turn into an emulation machine, and I'd like to get something that I can do solid xbox emulation on. thank you and love your videos!!

  • @gdjaybee742
    @gdjaybee742 Před rokem

    Another idea is external male PCIx expansion slot on the mini pc, which would dock into a PCIx slot on a external Video card enclosure case that has an external PCIx slot "dock" which you can dock the mini PC on(think modular design). This external PCIx slot is wired to an PCIx riser cable into the external Video card enclosure case. This Video card external enclosure should have custom designed and standardized power supply for this enclosure, so that you don't need to connect a standard atx power supply, and there would be no external clutter.

  • @theunreal_TOEBEANS
    @theunreal_TOEBEANS Před 2 lety +6

    That's pretty sick. That card is as big as the whole PC!!

  • @form4li7y
    @form4li7y Před 2 lety +3

    I've got an Optiplex with an i5-7500t that I've thought about doing this with if I get a good deal on a graphics card some day. EGPU builds like this are really interesting.

  • @bryan.t777
    @bryan.t777 Před 2 lety +7

    I’ve been curious about adding a gpu via m.2 on this machine. I have one for my Arcade1Up mod because it was cheap and small. I mostly want to see how well the Windows version of Killer Instinct runs but the cpu does give me some concerns.

  • @EnterpriseKnight
    @EnterpriseKnight Před 2 lety

    this channel is so relaxing sometimes.

  • @kakashi99908
    @kakashi99908 Před 10 měsíci

    Used corporate computers are such a good value because there are so many of them and so few know to look for them they are also highly serviceable to please I.T departments . If anyone wants a used laptop you can get a EliteBook G6 for like $150 even cheaper if you buy one with a trashed screen and just close the lid to use it as a HTPC or emulation box, they also work with GPU enclosures and the same m.2 to PCI in this video

  • @Colo2K
    @Colo2K Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video as always! but like you said this set up is not really worth it specially with how much it ends up costing but it's still entertaining nevertheless.

  • @geralt7144
    @geralt7144 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Cool Idea. The solution: Get a mini PC that packs a bit more beefy CPU. Regarding the the cables running directly under the card. There must a different solution too. Depending on the card, the PSU and NIC cable could melt

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 8 měsíci +1

      The third and 4th gen HP prodesks and elitedesks have an optional port on the back. Removing it (usually it comes with a VGA adapter) allowes you to run the wires for the eGPU through the rear IO of the mini PC

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 8 měsíci

      And to be fair, I have been running the cables under the eGPU dock for more than a year now and I havem't noticed any melting paarts or distortion in the cable.

    • @geralt7144
      @geralt7144 Před 8 měsíci

      @@hereis_Tiff In the video the cables are not running under the adapter. They are sandwiched between the adapter and the GPU.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@geralt7144I'm not sure which VOD you've watched, but during the entire installation process the cable was running under the eGPU dock, not directly under the card. That would be near impossible aswell, considering the length of the cable (25 centimeters) and the PCIE slot length.

    • @rmo9808
      @rmo9808 Před 8 měsíci

      You can swap out the cpu on these things to get a little more juice. I think the the 800 mini G2 can go all the way up to the i7 6700t maybe even the non t version. It's not cost effective but then again this really isn't about that.

  • @brad7207
    @brad7207 Před 2 lety

    Great video as usual ETA. I love these franken minis. I got a beelink gt I5. Do you think you can do a video like this with something like that cpu. Love all your vids.

  • @jaykeeggleston4093
    @jaykeeggleston4093 Před rokem

    im so excited to do this, i just got a 9th gen i5 elite desk with, 8gb ddr4, and no storage for $75! ordering everything this friday, probably gonna go with a 1650 like you did.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před rokem

      Go for it! I have an ith gen i5 prodesk with 16gb ddr4 and 750gb storage, using an external GTX 1650. It really plays games like GTA V smoother with fps well above 60 on average!

  • @sonyami8793
    @sonyami8793 Před rokem +2

    Also you can swap out the CPU in those, unscrew the three T-10 screws and remove the heatsink. It's an LGA-115X socket so you can fit 6th gen to 9th gen CPUs (check PC compatibility). I have an i5-9600 with a GTX 980-ti in mine.

    • @ytxzw
      @ytxzw Před 11 měsíci

      wow ok, good to know! thanks

    • @gabytrifan838
      @gabytrifan838 Před 10 měsíci

      Fitting 8th gen+ CPUs would requiring modding the bios, did you get that working on a OEM Mobo?

    • @HunterBikelife
      @HunterBikelife Před 7 měsíci

      How did you get the power supply to work ?

  • @XxUltimateGodzXx
    @XxUltimateGodzXx Před 2 lety

    Yooooo we have the same background. That's awesome.

  • @Ender_Wiggin
    @Ender_Wiggin Před 2 lety +5

    If you are willing to flash a new BIOS you could over clock the thing all the way to 4 ghz. The hard part is finding a bios that is unlocked

    • @1986Redfield
      @1986Redfield Před rokem

      Can you tell us where to look for?
      I have a lenovo thinkcentre m715q with 2400ge cpu

  • @timothypeart3116
    @timothypeart3116 Před 2 lety +10

    i’ve done this in reverse building a full enclosure around The Beast adapter running a gtx 1050ti over mini pcie then got a hp elite desk 800 g1 usdt with a i5 4690s got great performance even with the cpu being older intel’s s variant cpu draw 65w and reach similar clock speeds of their non-s counterparts

  • @gooberclese
    @gooberclese Před 3 měsíci

    I play Destiny 2 all the time with this exact mini PC through STEAM. I added another 16 gig ram stick so it has 32 gigs of ram but is otherwise bone stock and it handles it ok.....the extra ram (and custom mostly low settings)helped a ton with low frame rates. I still get the occasional graphical glitches but it's very playable. This would be a huge improvement but the cost is still prohibitive if you dont already have a GPU card to use....like me.

  • @malawisupasoldier7478
    @malawisupasoldier7478 Před 2 lety

    The person who made that is amazing. Now I can actually play games on that
    To me more than 30fps in GTA v is great

  • @blazetankdestoryer
    @blazetankdestoryer Před 2 lety +1

    I've got the dell optiplex 7050 micro with a i5 7600 non t with a gtx 970 and over this same adapter and it's a beast

  • @mindphaserxy
    @mindphaserxy Před 2 lety

    I bought an HP Omen 15 laptop...from a rent-to-own store. Yeah I overpaid a bit but I just paid it off and got it in fall of 2020. It's a Ryzen 7 4800H and GTX1660 Ti. With GPU and component prices...it's still holding pretty much all of it's value.
    Glad I got it before the insanity.

  • @lautundobszoen
    @lautundobszoen Před rokem

    Perfect for Emby/Plex or Jellyfin. Awesome

  • @grzegorz__
    @grzegorz__ Před 2 lety

    wow, crazy. didn't know there are adapters like this xD

  • @LordManhattan
    @LordManhattan Před 2 lety

    I have a desktop PC with a Ryzen 5 4600G and a GTX 1650, and I installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 last week. You know, I wanted a laugh. It does however actually run it well, even though MFS is a really heavy "game". I'm getting 30-40 fps at 1080p medium/high (w/ a couple of settings at Ultra), and I've been playing it on my PC this week instead of my Series X. GPU utilization is locked at 95-100%, while the CPU is pretty much relaxing at 30-40%.
    The 1650 is basically ridiculed in the gaming community, but I think it's incredibly underrated! We're capable of getting some good results out of it without a CPU bottleneck, as we're seeing in this video. The GPU says yes! - but the CPU tells you no no no.

  • @carlosgrant7740
    @carlosgrant7740 Před 2 lety

    Will be doing this with a i5 6500 and yes will be putting it in a box, Mr. Dust...... More Power LOL Love your content

  • @armandoescobedo2125
    @armandoescobedo2125 Před 2 lety

    Interesting ty for the vid

  • @franciscocasillas6562
    @franciscocasillas6562 Před 2 lety +25

    I’ve always wondered, does having it connect to m.2 negate some of the performance lose that would normally occur with a thunder bolt port?

    • @januszcebula9324
      @januszcebula9324 Před 2 lety +8

      No, the performance lose are the same on both interfaces, because the thunderbold 3 and m.2 slot in this mini pc and cpu with pcie 3.0 lines version, have the same pcie 3.0 x4 bandwidth speed

    • @ClayWheeler
      @ClayWheeler Před rokem +2

      Thunderbolt is running at 22 Gbps (yes you read that right) Not 40 Gbps as advertised
      M.2 PCIe Gen 3 is at least 32 Gbps. No speed penalty by any means

    • @franciscocasillas6562
      @franciscocasillas6562 Před rokem

      @@ClayWheeler that’s wild

    • @1986Redfield
      @1986Redfield Před rokem

      @@ClayWheeler
      I'm sorry, but i try to understand this prot/Speed loss thing.
      So if i have a 1660 Super, how much % of performence i lost?
      How can i look it up?

  • @DemureTrack
    @DemureTrack Před 2 měsíci

    This is a nice package that I might use for my home lab setup. The dell power supply and the m.2 adapter are a really nice package. From cost and appearance, I plan to add a 1060 6gb gpu to a mini pc with a ryzen 5800H. The goal is to have 1-4 people playing something easy to run like Minecraft over Liam workspaces for self hosted cloud gaming. I kinda have the dream achieved already but after reviewing some documentation and from my own testing, I believe I need to have an nvidia gpu for the best video encoding experience.

  • @jrtirado8266
    @jrtirado8266 Před 2 lety

    Great review as always. Hope you can try the hp prodesk 600 g5 with i5 9500t. Planning to buy it for light gaming.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety +1

      I'm using the Prodesk 600 G4 mini with i5-8600T. Got a GTX 1650 with the same ADT-link adapter. It can run GTA V with 60FPS & a mix of high and ultra high settings. Considering the G5 has a 9th gen processor, you might even be able to get the maximum performance out of a 1650 Super or 1660!

  • @elevate32767
    @elevate32767 Před rokem

    That 'T' suffix on the CPU really killed this build

  • @ruxcooking
    @ruxcooking Před 2 lety

    Yes! Thank you ETA Prime.

  • @TheRollsen
    @TheRollsen Před 2 lety

    nice work ETA

  • @Nick-hz9no
    @Nick-hz9no Před 4 měsíci

    What a cool interesting mod!

  • @jaywarren3505
    @jaywarren3505 Před rokem

    Would love to see you apply this mod to that 705 G4 you were able to up the TDP on.

  • @willn8664
    @willn8664 Před 2 lety +1

    Would it help to put one of those small magnetic slap on filters in front of the GPU's fan to cut down on dust going in?

  • @JeremyLeePotocki
    @JeremyLeePotocki Před 2 lety +5

    When your dealing with the low power T series especially older gens you need the I7 variants due to them having hyper threading. The I7-6700T has nearly double the performance than the 6500T with less bottlenecks issues. Heck even a 3770T would have less issues. I've built many PCs with the T series CPUs so I've seen this problem with the I3 & I5 T class however the I7 have a longer shelf life.

    • @davem1027
      @davem1027 Před 2 lety +1

      I was thinking the same thing during this video lol, if only he had an i7. A lot of these newer games are demanding multi-core performance.
      Everything's a trade-off, sff=low power cpu. Maybe an 8th gen i5 would be able to handle this. But there's always cloud-streaming if you have a good enough connection.

    • @JDMsohc
      @JDMsohc Před 2 lety

      I have the same Mini PC as the one in the video, except mine has the i3-6100t. I called HP to see what the max CPU I could put in was but even they seemed a bit confused about how they can help me. Would I be able to put an i7-7700t in there? Thank you!

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety

      @@davem1027 I have a HP Prodesk 600 G4 Mini with an 8th gen I5 (8600T). From my experience with the machine so far, it works absolutely great with a GTX 1650, even going as far as being able to play games like GTA on a mixed high & ultra high settings.

    • @mcgillm5149
      @mcgillm5149 Před rokem

      800 G2 mini will only work with 6th gen CPU. Highest model would be the i7-6700t if you have the 35w model or the i7-6700 if you have the 65w model.
      If you get the larger 90w power brick for this machine, you can run the faster non-t variants (6500,6600,6700) which is the way to get the most performance out of this machine.

    • @JeremyLeePotocki
      @JeremyLeePotocki Před rokem

      @@JDMsohc as Mcgill M stated the system works with 6th Gen only. However I would only recommend the I7-6700T at the most, and not upgrading it to a 65W I7-6700. The heatsinks they use are weak (0.5 inch all aluminum) like a "non gaming" laptop so even if you put in a 65W CPU thermal throttling would be a issue as well as a noise issue from the fan ramping up to full blast even for 50% workloads.

  • @patriskin
    @patriskin Před 5 měsíci +2

    Why it crashes with driver for rx 590? How can you find out in advance which video card will not have problems?

  • @luisfelipegonzalez4423

    If you manage to catch the g1 with amd a8 7600, it came with the gpu locked on 450mhz, but using amd overdrive, you cant unlock it and works perfect for light gaming and emulation.

  • @leavemealoneandgoaway
    @leavemealoneandgoaway Před 2 lety

    this is bonkers, I like it

  • @ItchyKneeSon
    @ItchyKneeSon Před 2 měsíci

    For the real estate it requires, you might as well have a SFF or standard desktop PC without the risk of bumping it and ripping the ribbon cable. I just picked up an Elitedesk 800 G4 to replace the ChromeCast on my 'dumb TV'. It's great for web browsing and watching YT w/o ads and @ 2x speed. Even so, it's a cool idea and proof of concept.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před měsícem

      I found that I would have to spend more on a SFF or a full sized PC in comparison to this build. Especially if you can source the mini PC for a low price or for free when clearing an office for example.

  • @surendramaharjan6047
    @surendramaharjan6047 Před 2 lety

    Love all your videos especially emulation videos. I have a dell laptop with thunderbolt but no extra nvme slot. Can i use a thunderbolt ssd enclosure and use the egpu dock? Could you make video if possible. Thanks

  • @MojoMagic977
    @MojoMagic977 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I had no problem getting this pair to work with the ADT-Link Graphics m.2 adapter and Dell power brick. Runs the newer games I tried really well!
    - ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RX6600 CLD
    &
    - HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini i5-8500T 16GB DDR4

    • @jvtc
      @jvtc Před 6 měsíci +1

      The g4 has an extra m.2?

  • @downundergarage6968
    @downundergarage6968 Před 2 lety

    I am really surprised that a 6500T was so bad at some of the older games you were showing. The regular 6500 is quite capable chips esp at GTA5.

  • @edwarddolezal559
    @edwarddolezal559 Před rokem

    When testing did you use the latest bios revision I noticed better performance after updating to the latest revision.

  • @tavaszicsaba9247
    @tavaszicsaba9247 Před 2 lety

    @ETA PRIME I'm a fairly new subscriber of your channel , but I love how you turn old junks into nice emulation machines. I'm bit confused about the software side, googleing a lot, I found many many alternatives. Do you have a video about what would be a best solution to follow? For windows , for linux? Really confusing where and how to start on the sw side. Maybe I just mist one of your videos, as I have spare time I look at your older videos. If you don't have, maybe you could do a complete tutorial about this to. Best regards.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 2 lety

      I've followed this video's idea to upgrade a newer version of the Prodesk. I could drop a comment explaining what I've done if that interests or helps you out!

  • @carlolalattacosterbosa5821

    really nice! unpractical in reality but very interesting to see...
    Do you know how many Watts can you pull from the m.2 connector? it will be really more confortable to use a 1030 instead of the 1650s if you don't need any extra power... ;)

    • @stephensliger4306
      @stephensliger4306 Před 2 lety

      Nah, wouldn’t work, m.2 doesn’t put nearly as much power as a regular Pcie :(

    • @McKluskie
      @McKluskie Před 2 lety

      @@stephensliger4306 gutted, I have one of these laying around I was going to try a 1030, dont think its worth shelling out of the PSU and adapter, you could pickup a cheap used desktop for the same money or less and drop a card straight in.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před rokem

      For GPU power you absolutely need that Dell PSU or a standard PSU.

  • @luisfelipegonzalez4423

    Y have similar setup, installed everyhing inside a broken xbox 360 fat....looks amazing

  • @parha123
    @parha123 Před 2 lety +1

    RDNA2 APUs will really be a Dream Come True.

  • @maxcady360
    @maxcady360 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Even without a dedicated graphics cards it should be pointed out that the HP EliteDesk Mini G2 is a very solid device for gaming as it is.

    • @Fantazysz
      @Fantazysz Před 7 měsíci

      I have a mini elite desk coming in the mail rn haha I have the egpu adapter dell PSU and a rx 580

  • @shahan1465
    @shahan1465 Před 2 lety +1

    You need to do a detailed "how to M.2 external gpu''

  • @roobes
    @roobes Před 2 lety

    Love the content

  • @IRWPD
    @IRWPD Před 2 lety

    The more I see on this little PC. The more I thinking about getting one.

  • @Dougget
    @Dougget Před rokem +1

    I did a very similar setup with a i5 10gen Mini HP and a RTX2060, so far I've been having some problems with crash and reboots, not very often and related with high intense tasks, just random. Event viewer points to PCI express slot. I hope I can figure this out.

  • @ericdanielski4802
    @ericdanielski4802 Před 2 lety +2

    Nice video.

  • @jayhdgaf
    @jayhdgaf Před 2 lety

    dam i love your channel

  • @DZTMTaqiy
    @DZTMTaqiy Před 2 lety

    7:53
    That's an epic stunt fail XD

  • @MrFaceonline
    @MrFaceonline Před 2 lety +1

    use throttlestop to set unlimited turbo boost on all 4 cores and increase tdp.

  • @Malik-pe2gm
    @Malik-pe2gm Před rokem

    Bought this bad boy for $110 from an office pullout. Works really well

  • @drock1717
    @drock1717 Před 2 lety

    I have a i5 6500 gtx 970 pc that I got at the start of covid and its running pretty well, especially since I only paid $300

  • @AndrewBob
    @AndrewBob Před 5 měsíci

    Kindly Provide links and tutorials for setting up those games you've tested.

  • @begcoins
    @begcoins Před 9 měsíci +1

    So the Ryzen version of the 705 G4 should be able to load the AMD GPU drivers just fine since your version is Intel NUC correct?

  • @STRUMMERBOY1975
    @STRUMMERBOY1975 Před 3 měsíci

    Hi ! Gr8 stuff! Am wondering if this mini pc is wireless internet or needs to be hardwired?

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před 3 měsíci

      The mini PC's do support wifi (built-in M.2 wifi slot) but you'll have to check when purchasing these (new and used) if they come shipped with an added wifi card.

  • @CapApollo
    @CapApollo Před 2 lety

    if you use that 590 for mining there is a chance it have a bios mod. restore the bios in order to driver to work..

  • @jallen1227
    @jallen1227 Před rokem +1

    Would love to see a refresh of this video with a newer G4 version with the i5-8500 CPU.

    • @hereis_Tiff
      @hereis_Tiff Před rokem

      I have a G4 using this setup and it works absolutely fantastic. I managed to get all of it for just under 300 euros.

    • @jallen1227
      @jallen1227 Před rokem +1

      @@hereis_Tiff Great little PC these Prodesk 600 G4s. Added a fast Gen4 NVME and 32GB RAM upgrade then went to Win11 Pro as a renewed - close to $300 USD myself. Little Powerhouse !