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Minisforum EliteMini HX90 PC: Ryzen 95900HX, 2xDDR4 SODIMM, 2x 2.5" SATA Bay

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Minisforum.com has Minisforum EliteMini HX90 Mini PC Barebone Pre-Order on sale for $649. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Ryzen 9 5900HX 3.3 GHz (8C/16T, 4.6 GHz Boost, 20MB Cache)
  • 2 x SODIMM DDR4 Slot (64GB Max)
  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 Slot
  • 2x 2.5" SATA 3.0 6 Gbps Bay
  • 1x M.2 2230 with Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.0
  • Ports:
    • 5x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4k@60Hz)
    • 2x DislayPort (4k@60Hz)
    • 2x Line Out
    • 1x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x Clear CMOS
Includes:
  • Power Adapter DC 19V / 6.3A
  • 1x HDMI Cable
  • 1x USB Cable
  • 1x Mounting Bracket
  • 1x Computer Stand

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  • Deal Expert Suryasis recommends that you watch Review Video posted below for deciding whether to go with various Ram + Solid State Drive option.
  • Review: Head on over to TechTablet for their In-Depth review of this PC.
  • Warranty: Includes 12-Month Warranty which starts at date of purchase (details).
  • Minisforum Return Policy: Undamaged products may be returned within 7-Days (details). -slickdewmaster

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Minisforum.com has Minisforum EliteMini HX90 Mini PC Barebone Pre-Order on sale for $649. Shipping is free.

Thanks community member Suryasis for sharing this deal

Specs:
  • Ryzen 9 5900HX 3.3 GHz (8C/16T, 4.6 GHz Boost, 20MB Cache)
  • 2 x SODIMM DDR4 Slot (64GB Max)
  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 Slot
  • 2x 2.5" SATA 3.0 6 Gbps Bay
  • 1x M.2 2230 with Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.0
  • Ports:
    • 5x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4k@60Hz)
    • 2x DislayPort (4k@60Hz)
    • 2x Line Out
    • 1x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x Clear CMOS
Includes:
  • Power Adapter DC 19V / 6.3A
  • 1x HDMI Cable
  • 1x USB Cable
  • 1x Mounting Bracket
  • 1x Computer Stand

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Deal Expert Suryasis recommends that you watch Review Video posted below for deciding whether to go with various Ram + Solid State Drive option.
  • Review: Head on over to TechTablet for their In-Depth review of this PC.
  • Warranty: Includes 12-Month Warranty which starts at date of purchase (details).
  • Minisforum Return Policy: Undamaged products may be returned within 7-Days (details). -slickdewmaster

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Aug 22, 2021 5:34 AM
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Todd.ZAug 22, 2021 5:34 AM
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Quote from gt350 View quoted comment :
that would be an awesome developer workstation. supports four 4k monitors. Wish there were a 64gb memory option.
It would be, except the fact that the recent companies I have worked at all issue macbook pro for work.
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Aug 22, 2021 6:31 AM
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hans007Aug 22, 2021 6:31 AM
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Quote from Todd.Z View quoted comment :
It would be, except the fact that the recent companies I have worked at all issue macbook pro for work.
I have an m1 pro for work..... my company thought doesn't really care if I use my home machines for work too, so if you work at a place like that and prefer a non mac, I still think this is a better alternative for a home / sometimes work machine than say a mac mini
Aug 22, 2021 8:15 AM
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WanderwegerAug 22, 2021 8:15 AM
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I'm really tempted but see it's a pre-order, does anyone know the estimated ship date?
Aug 22, 2021 9:35 AM
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3.1337Aug 22, 2021 9:35 AM
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Quote from topiary View quoted comment :
I'm really tempted but see it's a pre-order, does anyone know the estimated ship date?
From FAQ section:

Q6. When will HX90 ship ?
A: In Mid-September.
Aug 22, 2021 11:47 AM
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slipknottinAug 22, 2021 11:47 AM
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Quote from daniel6speed View quoted comment :
noob question; why spend $650 on this when you can buy a PC computer?
what is so special about this thing?
This IS a PC computer. Not sure what you are asking lol
Aug 22, 2021 12:30 PM
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moro310Aug 22, 2021 12:30 PM
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Pre-ordered one of these to potentially replace a Hades Canyon HVK, to be used as a Plex and Roon server, for VMs etc. CPU seems like a beast. Does anyone know how reliable the m2 egpu method is? I use a 1080 on and off with the NUC, it's just enough for occasional gaming and any work that needs GPU - would hate to lose that.

I imagine if reliable the m2 method would be significantly faster than 40/40 tb3?
Aug 22, 2021 4:10 PM
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mackoftrackAug 22, 2021 4:10 PM
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Anyone running linux on this?

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Quote from mackoftrack View quoted comment :
Anyone running linux on this?
Read the Product page description section. It has out of the box Linux support for that specific distro
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Quote from AlbertY6916 View quoted comment :
I have 2x16GB DDR4 2400 laying around. If I use it in this system how is it?
You can definitely use that but that will reduce the CPU performance by good margin but the integrated GPU performance will be severely reduced as that uses system ram for graphics memory and relies on the bandwidth it can get from the system memory. Anyway, if you can try your ram and if you see the performance is satisfactory for your workload, then use them.
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Quote from seanleeforever View quoted comment :
this form factor is called thin mini itx. the board cost about the same as mini ITX, with laptop style coolers, rams and 19V power inputs.

honestly this concept has been around for at least a decade (and i have build thin min back in the day with sandybridge systems), the price for this system is meh at the best. perhaps youtuber of today didn't touch any computer devices 10 years ago and thought this is something new, but it is not.

you culd get a thin mini AM4 board for like 130 dollars
https://www.newegg.com/p/2MG-0001...4REFGX6047

some decent 19v power supply for 30 dollars, case often goes for 30 dollars. amd APU for 250 dollars, you can build it yourself for less than this product, and you can upgrade your processor as time comes (unlikley as AM4 is dead end, but point is you can change processor)

for example, get silverstone PT13-B-120 case, it comes with a 120 PSU
https://www.amazon.com/SilverSton...B01LVYKF5Y
The motherboard is STX in these kind of NUC like mini PCs, including the popular Asrock Desknini which supports upgradable desktop processors. They are not ITX like the way you explained.
Aug 22, 2021 6:03 PM
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SDSummerDayAug 22, 2021 6:03 PM
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Quote from Suryasis View quoted comment :
The motherboard is STX in these kind of NUC like mini PCs, including the popular Asrock Desknini which supports upgradable desktop processors. They are not ITX like the way you explained.
i mean we can argue about details (that is this board does not actually follow any standard), but the M/B on this device is sized much more like thin min itx than min STX, and NUC doesn't use STX either, they use 101x101

the min STX is a 147X140, which is in between NUC and ITX size.
this machine board is about 185x190? (guess based on external case dimension)
thin mini ITX is 170x170

i don't know how you could make a statement this machine uses STX, it is about 170% of the STX board size.

in fact, the thin mini case listed above has dimension of 186X181X42, which is actually SMALLER than this case at 195x190x60mm, but they all vastly larger than NUC.
i use to build AMD APU SFF machines for fun, so i know quite a bit about those systems and cases. until NUC came along with things like intel nuc 8, at which point all SFF build lost their practical reasons. the NUC 8 still has one of the very best IGP performance with very good CPU performance even by today's standard, especially when they are on sale for 600 dollars (https://slickdeals.net/e/13219942-amazon-prime-members-intel-nuc-nuc8i7hvk-596-99-plus-up-to-6-back?src=SiteSearch)
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myrepAug 22, 2021 6:28 PM
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Why is it so hard to get Thunderbolt3 in 2021??? Hard Pass
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Quote from seanleeforever View quoted comment :
i mean we can argue about details (that is this board does not actually follow any standard), but the M/B on this device is sized much more like thin min itx than min STX, and NUC doesn't use STX either, they use 101x101

the min STX is a 147X140, which is in between NUC and ITX size.
this machine board is about 185x190? (guess based on external case dimension)
thin mini ITX is 170x170

i don't know how you could make a statement this machine uses STX, it is about 170% of the STX board size.

in fact, the thin mini case listed above has dimension of 186X181X42, which is actually SMALLER than this case at 195x190x60mm, but they all vastly larger than NUC.
i use to build AMD APU SFF machines for fun, so i know quite a bit about those systems and cases. until NUC came along with things like intel nuc 8, at which point all SFF build lost their practical reasons. the NUC 8 still has one of the very best IGP performance with very good CPU performance even by today's standard, especially when they are on sale for 600 dollars (https://slickdeals.net/e/13219942-amazon-prime-members-intel-nuc-nuc8i7hvk-596-99-plus-up-to-6-back?src=SiteSearch)
From where are you getting the motherboard dimensions in the first place? Looks like you're quoting the case size instead of the motherboard. They went with a bigger chassis to accommodate a bigger cooler and those extra storage optipns. Check some of the reviews published in YouTube which has the disassembly showing the actual motherboard size rather than guessing. The motherboard is even smaller than the motherboard in Asrock Desk mini which uses STX Form Factor. This is way smaller than a mini ITX motherboard. A mini ITX uses standard desktop components including normal DIMM and PCIe x16 slot.

By the way, the alternative you are suggesting, has a quad core cpu which can be 60% slower and there is no support for the graphics driver from either AMD or Intel. May be you're not aware of that. May be for your work cases,vthst 4 core cpu in fine but this one is of a different league and your alternative is not really any alternative of this one.
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Aug 22, 2021 8:12 PM
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RalphMachioAug 22, 2021 8:12 PM
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Would this be good as a higher end game emulation machine? Or without graphics card that's a no? My Pi 4 8 gb is pretty limited for anything beyond PS1 era.

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Aug 23, 2021 11:47 AM
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Meribela_SAug 23, 2021 11:47 AM
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Quote from RalphMachio View quoted comment :
Would this be good as a higher end game emulation machine? Or without graphics card that's a no? My Pi 4 8 gb is pretty limited for anything beyond PS1 era.
Take the time to watch ETA Prime YouTube channel. I follow him exclusively for my retrogaming needs. He has videos of this unit running emulation

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