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

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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
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MINISFORUM is offering the Pre-Order of EliteMini HX90 Mini PC Barebone at $649 with $100 off as early bird pricing.

LINK: https://store.minisforum.com/prod...8846440609

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS:
  • 16GB Ram + 256GB SSD @ $799
  • 16GB Ram + 512GB SSD @ $829
  • 32GB RAM + 512GB SSD @ $909

SPEC:
  • 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

Package Content:
  • Power Adapter DC 19V / 6.3A
  • 1x HDMI Cable
  • 1x USB Cable
  • 1x Mounting Bracket
  • 1x Computer Stand
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Before making the choice about whether to go with various Ram + SSD option, I strongly suggest you watch the review video I've posted in the first post of this thread.

The 16GB Kit comes with two Single Rank 8GB modules (Ram chips only one side of the stick) which reduces the performance by certain degree as Ryzen Processors benefits from dual rank memory.

My recommendation will be buying the barebone and then get your SSD and Ram. They're charging extra $150 for 16GB Ram + 256GB SSD configuration which you can buy yourself. 256GB NVMe SSD can be found as cheap as $30-$40 if you look for the deals and 16GB kit will cost $60-$70.
The review from Techtablets just got posted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHpBsPxixkg
Not sure what you meant.

Memory
2 × DDR4 3200MHz Dual channel (SODIMM Slots×2)
Supports a maximum of 64GB(32GB x 2) of DDR4

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travera
09-12-2021 at 06:00 PM.
09-12-2021 at 06:00 PM.
Quote from astromaster :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V...amersNexus
Comically bad product. Gamers Nexus review says liquid metal was splattered all over the internal component. And reviews on the site are 1.9 stars. Would stay far away from this.

Omg, this is scary, can somebody received the unit confirm?

Can I cancel the order?
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travera
09-13-2021 at 07:31 AM.
09-13-2021 at 07:31 AM.
reply from the company
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Hello,


Recently, some Youtube reviewers have questions regarding our product and the way we market it.
First of all, we would like to apologize for the confusion that we cause to reviewers and our customers and would like to make some explanation regarding the questions that you may have:

1.Liquid metal splitting problem:
We tested our product in several ways and one of them is a drop test. HX90 passed the 60cm test.
But later when we did a 80cm test, we found a problem. Liquid metal leaked.
We want to improve it and raise the standard so the HX90 can survive an 80cm drop.
But because we had limited samples, we removed the liquid metal and used thermal paste in these review samples.

2. Is the product liquid metal applied?
The actual product is definitely liquid metal applied. There will be no problem with sealing. HX90 can survive 80cm drop tests.

In mid August, we were informed that the sealing technique was good enough and we can produce samples with liquid metal applied so we decided to send the second unit to reviewers because it would be better if they can test the sample which can represent the actual product.
The reason why reviewers got confused is that there were misunderstandings in our company's internal communication.
Our factory mistakenly sent the same sample as the first unit which was still using thermal paste.
There is no reason in the world that we would send a false product to reviewers to show our problems, especially reviewers like Linus Tech Tips, Jayztwocents and Gamers Nexus.
As soon as we found out we sent the wrong sample we wrote emails to all reviewers who received the second unit to try to clarify the mistake.
But damage had been caused and we are truly sorry for the time they spent testing the sample.

3. The inconvenient screws:
This is another difference from the actual product. The actual product will use Philip Screw.
As shown in the picture, this was designed before August.

We sincerely apologize for the confusion we caused to reviewers and customers. We will never lie to our customers and our products will be the same as the way we market them. We will upload a video filming how we apply liquid metal.


But regardless, please accept our humble apologies.


Thanks & Regards

The MINISFORUM TEAM


BESSTAR TECH LIMITED

Tel: (00852)30506835

Address: 19H Maxgrand Plaza, No.3 Tai Yau Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon Hong Kong

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ramblintech
09-14-2021 at 06:08 PM.
09-14-2021 at 06:08 PM.
For those that ordered, please post back and let us know how it looks with the liquid metal situation?

(I was thinking of buying one of these until I saw the Gamers Nexus youtube vid)
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asianpianoman
09-17-2021 at 04:38 PM.
09-17-2021 at 04:38 PM.
Quote from ramblintech :
For those that ordered, please post back and let us know how it looks with the liquid metal situation?

(I was thinking of buying one of these until I saw the Gamers Nexus youtube vid)

I gotchu. Mine got picked up by dhl yesterday in hk. Delivery eta says this coming Tuesday.
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09-17-2021 at 07:41 PM.
09-17-2021 at 07:41 PM.
anyone else's status still set to "Shipment on hold?"
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thehoodedone
09-21-2021 at 06:47 AM.
09-21-2021 at 06:47 AM.
Last night I received the barebones unit I ordered and I am currently using it with the ram and ssd I had at hand. No problems so far.
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09-21-2021 at 06:17 PM.
09-21-2021 at 06:17 PM.
Quote from GeoTeo :
anyone else's status still set to "Shipment on hold?"

Mine shows on hold in Cincinnati since Sunday. I didn't get an email from them, just a text that it shipped via DHL.
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travera
09-21-2021 at 07:43 PM.
09-21-2021 at 07:43 PM.
I got no tracking info at all on their website, but to my surprise DHL delivered it today.

It seems they shipped it on Sep 17 and I receive it on the 21st. Four days including a weekend, not bad!
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09-22-2021 at 11:48 AM.
09-22-2021 at 11:48 AM.
Quote from ramblintech :
For those that ordered, please post back and let us know how it looks with the liquid metal situation?

(I was thinking of buying one of these until I saw the Gamers Nexus youtube vid)
Mine arrived yesterday.

https://imgur.com/a/TQgU5nr

Got 13604 on Cinebench R23 multicore and CPU cores reached 90.3C peak.
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09-22-2021 at 07:46 PM.
09-22-2021 at 07:46 PM.
Quote from asianpianoman :
Mine arrived yesterday.

https://imgur.com/a/TQgU5nr

Got 13604 on Cinebench R23 multicore and CPU cores reached 90.3C peak.
Did you get the barebone system or the one with ram and ssd? I have a barebone, and install Windows 10 from the download link they provided, it says it cannot be activated...
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09-22-2021 at 07:55 PM.
09-22-2021 at 07:55 PM.
Quote from travera :
Did you get the barebone system or the one with ram and ssd? I have a barebone, and install Windows 10 from the download link they provided, it says it cannot be activated...
This was confirmed by the manufacturer via email. Someone posted their response in this thread a while back.
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09-23-2021 at 01:26 AM.
09-23-2021 at 01:26 AM.
Received mine yesterday. Pkg in good shape.
Will get it opened up and inspected today.
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Gandr
09-23-2021 at 01:24 PM.
09-23-2021 at 01:24 PM.
As previously noted.
All screws are Phillips.
There was no liquid metal splatter at all.
Base model purchased.
Installed 32gb gskill ram and 1tb Samsung NVMe. Installed win 10, no issues.
Boots to desktop in roughly 5 seconds.
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09-23-2021 at 03:45 PM.
09-23-2021 at 03:45 PM.
Quote from asianpianoman :
Mine arrived yesterday.

https://imgur.com/a/TQgU5nr

Got 13604 on Cinebench R23 multicore and CPU cores reached 90.3C peak.

90 degrees C means it's not liquid metal (from what I read online). As long as LM isn't splattered all over, I'll probably get one too. Would you still buy this after seeing it in action? Is the fan pretty silent like the reviews say?
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09-23-2021 at 03:51 PM.
09-23-2021 at 03:51 PM.
Quote from Gandr :
As previously noted.
All screws are Phillips.
There was no liquid metal splatter at all.
Base model purchased.
Installed 32gb gskill ram and 1tb Samsung NVMe. Installed win 10, no issues.
Boots to desktop in roughly 5 seconds.

Thanks for posting LM not splattered all over.. my guess is it's thermal paste..is the fan pretty silent? Would you buy it again? (Sorry if this is a double post, not familiar with this site)
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