Minisforum has its
Minisforum UM773 Lite Barebone Mini PC (UM773 Lite) on sale for $359 - $65 with code
UM773-65-OFF (automatically applies in-cart) =
$294.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Specs:- AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8-core, 16-thread (3.2GHz Base / 4.75GHz Boost) Processor
- 2x DDR5 SODIMM slots (up to 32GB each)
- 1x 2280 NVMe Solid State Drive slot (up to 2TB)
- 1×2.5 inch SATA HDD Slot (SATA 3.0 6.0Gb/s)
- Integrated Radeon 680M Graphics
- M.2 2230 WIFI Support (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Ports:
- 2x HDMI
- 1x USB 4 (up to 40Gbps transfer speed and 8K@60Hz display)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x USB-C
- 1x RJ45
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While I love these mini PCs(I've owned four Minisforum PCs, now), they aren't without their weird bugs. Myself and a lot of other 790 Pro users found that they randomly reset about once a day. Turning the RAM speed down from 5600 to 5200 solved it.
Also, more rarely(every 3 months or so), all USB becomes unresponsive and even survives reboots. Unplugging for about 30s solves it.
I'm not saying not to buy them, they are a fantastic value. But if you want a more bug-free experience, you may want to look at a NUC.
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While I love these mini PCs(I've owned four Minisforum PCs, now), they aren't without their weird bugs. Myself and a lot of other 790 Pro users found that they randomly reset about once a day. Turning the RAM speed down from 5600 to 5200 solved it.
Also, more rarely(every 3 months or so), all USB becomes unresponsive and even survives reboots. Unplugging for about 30s solves it.
I'm not saying not to buy them, they are a fantastic value. But if you want a more bug-free experience, you may want to look at a NUC.
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B) These systems aren't meant for people like you. Period. Again, they're cheap because you're not paying for a level of customer service you'd get from a company with a bigger name. Some people need hand holding, others don't. You can see this in the links you provided.
As for your nonsense about BIOS updates having no effect, you're very misinformed. A perfect example of this is the latest issue with ASUS Intel motherboards where their voltage tables were shipped out of spec. Those tables are stored in the BIOS, which is why the problem is being resolved through updates instead of a bunch of RMAs from limp-wristed users.
If this system follows trend of other AMD systems, the RAM is being pushed aggressively and that can be resolved with a BIOS update.
If you think voltage has no effect on heat production, you really aren't up on whatever physics you claim to know.
Moreover, nobody said anything about bad RAM, which is apparently especially inapplicable to you, since you admitted you don't even own this system.
What I said was overheating can be due to cheap RAM running bare without a heat spreader. More expensive memory comes with heatsinks. There's no debate there.
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B) These systems aren't meant for people like you. Period. Again, they're cheap because you're not paying for a level of customer service you'd get from a company with a bigger name. Some people need hand holding, others don't. You can see this in the links you provided.
As for your nonsense about BIOS updates having no effect, you're very misinformed. A perfect example of this is the latest issue with ASUS Intel motherboards where their voltage tables were shipped out of spec. Those tables are stored in the BIOS, which is why the problem is being resolved through updates instead of a bunch of RMAs from limp-wristed users.
If this system follows trend of other AMD systems, the RAM is being pushed aggressively and that can be resolved with a BIOS update.
If you think voltage has no effect on heat production, you really aren't up on whatever physics you claim to know.
Moreover, nobody said anything about bad RAM, which is apparently especially inapplicable to you, since you admitted you don't even own this system.
What I said was overheating can be due to cheap RAM running bare without a heat spreader. More expensive memory comes with heatsinks. There's no debate there.
I have ROG Ally with 780m that's already struggling with running 2023/2024 games at 1080p low setting.
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EDIT: This is the email response from MinisForum support:
"Ah。
Firstly, you need to find a place where international logistics can be done, so that the international logistics (A) can be sent to China. Then, find an international logistics transfer station (B) in China, contact this transfer station (B) in China, and send the computer to the transfer station (B) first. Then, the transfer station (B) in China will be sent to our factory (C). After we have repaired it, we will help you send it to the transfer station in China (B), which will then send it to your international logistics transfer station (A), and the transfer station (A) will send it to you"
While I love these mini PCs(I've owned four Minisforum PCs, now), they aren't without their weird bugs. Myself and a lot of other 790 Pro users found that they randomly reset about once a day. Turning the RAM speed down from 5600 to 5200 solved it.
Also, more rarely(every 3 months or so), all USB becomes unresponsive and even survives reboots. Unplugging for about 30s solves it.
I'm not saying not to buy them, they are a fantastic value. But if you want a more bug-free experience, you may want to look at a NUC.
Honestly I gave up on trying to track it down until I found some thread where some guy had the same issue, and just decided to try lowering the RAM speed in the BIOS and it worked. I'm now on week 3 of no-random-reboots, so I can confirm this helps.
They do game - but I wouldn't buy one as a gaming rig. A Radeon RX 580 still absolutely smokes it in performance and you can get one used for $75 pretty readily. I run Civ6 on mine periodically and it runs fine.
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