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May 22, 2023 2:06 PM

Minisforum Venus Series UM790 Pro Barebone Mini PC: Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M

$519

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+ Free S/H (Ships Late June 2023')at Minisforum
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Minisforum has Minisforum Venus Series UM790 Pro Barebone Mini PC on sale/pre-sale for $519. Shipping is free.

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Product will start to ship in late June 2023'

Specs/Key Features
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Cores/16-Threads Processor
  • AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
  • DDR5 Dual Channel (SODIMM x2 Slot; Up to 5600MHz w/ Max 64GB)
  • M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD x2
  • WiFi 6E w/ Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro OS
  • 5.12"x4.96"x2.06" Product Dimension
    • Inputs
      • 4x USB 3.2 Gen-2 Type-A
      • 2x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz)
      • 2x USB4 Port (Alt PD)
      • 2x USB (8K@60Hz)
      • 1x DMIC
      • 1x Clear CMOS
      • 1x RJ45 2.5G Ethernet Port

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Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Limited time discount/offer; $120 Off or 18.78% Overall Savings; normally priced at $639
  • Please note that this is the barebone mini pc version
  • This barebone mini PC operates on AMD Zen4 architecture w/ dual PCIe 4.0 SSD support + Killer wireless and 0.8L in size; freeing up to 40 times of space compared to a desktop computer
  • This product is available for purchase and will ship in late June 2023; must login to your account to checkout
  • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
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Minisforum has Minisforum Venus Series UM790 Pro Barebone Mini PC on sale/pre-sale for $519. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member PowerPC for finding this deal

Note, ensure that you select the 'US' adapter.

Product will start to ship in late June 2023'

Specs/Key Features
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Cores/16-Threads Processor
  • AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
  • DDR5 Dual Channel (SODIMM x2 Slot; Up to 5600MHz w/ Max 64GB)
  • M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD x2
  • WiFi 6E w/ Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro OS
  • 5.12"x4.96"x2.06" Product Dimension
    • Inputs
      • 4x USB 3.2 Gen-2 Type-A
      • 2x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz)
      • 2x USB4 Port (Alt PD)
      • 2x USB (8K@60Hz)
      • 1x DMIC
      • 1x Clear CMOS
      • 1x RJ45 2.5G Ethernet Port

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Limited time discount/offer; $120 Off or 18.78% Overall Savings; normally priced at $639
  • Please note that this is the barebone mini pc version
  • This barebone mini PC operates on AMD Zen4 architecture w/ dual PCIe 4.0 SSD support + Killer wireless and 0.8L in size; freeing up to 40 times of space compared to a desktop computer
  • This product is available for purchase and will ship in late June 2023; must login to your account to checkout
  • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
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PowerPC
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Radeon 780M Graphics are nearly as fast as Nvidia GTX1650

3DMark Time Spy
780M 2950
GTX1650 3000
RX6400 3330

My um733 with Radeon 680M time spy gpu is 1969 which seems to be underperforming according to below article benchmarks.
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/5...enchmarks/

If I don't include demo on benchmark aka shorter run um733 timespy score
2700
9744 CPU 7735HS
2390 GPU 680M

Beware 780m benchmark is most likely a short run and prolonged use will be a lower score.

Still a powerful compact system with decent cooling / throttling performance.
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tayhan91
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correct but there are workarounds...for now...

>On the "Oops, you've lost internet connection" or "Let's connect you to a network" page, use the "Shift + F10" keyboard shortcut.
>In Command Prompt, type the OOBE\BYPASSNRO command to bypass network requirements on Windows 11 and press Enter.
>The computer will restart automatically, and the out-of-box experience (OOBE) will start again.
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bhazard
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TDP on this can go twice as high as the Ally. Has USB4 as well.
Different use cases.
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Original Poster
May 22, 2023 2:28 PM
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May 22, 2023 2:28 PM
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Radeon 780M Graphics are nearly as fast as Nvidia GTX1650

3DMark Time Spy
780M 2950
GTX1650 3000
RX6400 3330

My um733 with Radeon 680M time spy gpu is 1969 which seems to be underperforming according to below article benchmarks.
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/5...enchmarks/

If I don't include demo on benchmark aka shorter run um733 timespy score
2700
9744 CPU 7735HS
2390 GPU 680M

Beware 780m benchmark is most likely a short run and prolonged use will be a lower score.

Still a powerful compact system with decent cooling / throttling performance.
Last edited by PowerPC May 23, 2023 at 08:30 PM.
May 22, 2023 4:44 PM
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hos01May 22, 2023 4:44 PM
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barebone systems do not come with any operating system because there is no hard drive. Even if they give you a link to download windows 11, it won't have a license key.
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May 22, 2023 4:47 PM
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cheapaznMay 22, 2023 4:47 PM
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Quote from hos01 View quoted comment :
barebone systems do not come with any operating system because there is no hard drive. Even if they give you a link to download windows 11, it won't have a license key.
Why not? My laptop had the windows key built in the bios. When I booted to Windows install, it recognized my key
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May 22, 2023 5:08 PM
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KelvinT4560May 22, 2023 5:08 PM
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Quote from cheapazn View quoted comment :
Why not? My laptop had the windows key built in the bios. When I booted to Windows install, it recognized my key
My UM773 was barebones and had no key embedded on the mb.
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May 22, 2023 5:35 PM
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May 22, 2023 5:35 PM
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I bought the um733 barebones, installed my own ram and ssd. Installed win10 pro which automatically activated once online. Maybe win11 is more strict when it comes to activation?
May 22, 2023 5:37 PM
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hos01May 22, 2023 5:37 PM
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Quote from cheapazn View quoted comment :
Why not? My laptop had the windows key built in the bios. When I booted to Windows install, it recognized my key
I have never seen a barebone laptop
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May 22, 2023 6:54 PM
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bhazardMay 22, 2023 6:54 PM
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Quote from Stevenxx View quoted comment :
poor value considering rog ally using essentially the same cpu die is only 180$ higher.
TDP on this can go twice as high as the Ally. Has USB4 as well.
Different use cases.
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May 22, 2023 8:29 PM
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wirelessfreakMay 22, 2023 8:29 PM
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Quote from hos01 View quoted comment :
I have never seen a barebone laptop
I've seens tens, if not hundreds of laptops that didn't have an OS installed. Recently, some get Linux instead
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May 22, 2023 8:34 PM
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youra6May 22, 2023 8:34 PM
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Quote from bhazard View quoted comment :
TDP on this can go twice as high as the Ally. Has USB4 as well.
Different use cases.
Obvious but this also has much better cooling.
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May 22, 2023 10:00 PM
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AmusedPlastic6071May 22, 2023 10:00 PM
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In stock and ready to ship? Why advertise it when none is available ?
May 22, 2023 10:05 PM
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AmusedPlastic6071May 22, 2023 10:05 PM
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Quote from Stevenxx View quoted comment :
poor value considering rog ally using essentially the same cpu die is only 180$ higher.
An you install Adobe software on the Ally?
May 22, 2023 10:21 PM
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Indus_FLMay 22, 2023 10:21 PM
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This or the new Intel i7/Xe 13gen NUC for just a little more?
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May 23, 2023 12:39 AM
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May 23, 2023 12:39 AM
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Quote from Indus_FL View quoted comment :
This or the new Intel i7/Xe 13gen NUC for just a little more?
Iris xe isn't nearly as powerful as the Radeon 780m. Iris xe is a giant leap in Intel integrated graphics and is preferred if you're a content creator having Intel quick sync video encoding. Both of the Intel models allow use of an external GPUs via usb4 or thunderbolt. The um790 also allows egpu connection.

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May 23, 2023 2:02 AM
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Nelson777May 23, 2023 2:02 AM
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Quote from Stevenxx View quoted comment :
poor value considering rog ally using essentially the same cpu die is only 180$ higher.
Yeah but the rog ally has buttons that get stuck and a number of other problems

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