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expiredSuryasis posted May 08, 2024 04:39 PM
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Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro Mini PC Barebone: Ryzen 9 7940HS, 2x DDR5, 2x M.2 2280 Gen4 Slot, Wi-Fi6 + BT, USB4 @ $439 & More

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Minisforum is offering Venus UM790 Pro Mini PC Barebone [minisforum.com] @ $519 - $80 Off via Coupon UM790-80-off = $439 with freee shipping.Coupon will be applied to the Cart automatically.

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32GB Ram + 1TB SSD @ $589 [minisforum.com]
64GB Ram + 1TB SSD @ $699 [minisforum.com]

Note:
  • Windows 11 is only shipped with Ram + SSD models.
Spec:
  • Active fan Cooling for SSD and Ram
  • Ryzen 9 7940HS 8C/16T 4 GHz (5.2 GHz Boost, 24MB Cache)
  • Radeon 780M RDNA3 Graphics @ 2800 MHz
  • 2x DDR5 5600 SODIMM Slot (96GB max with Bios v1.09)
  • 2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot
  • M.2 2230 Slot for NIC (Populated)
  • Intel Killer AX1675 Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • DC 19V Adapter
  • 130mm*126mm*52.3mm (5.12*4.96*2.06 inches)
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 10 Gbps
    • 2x USB4 Type-C Port (Alt Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, 8K@60Hz/4K@144Hz)
    • 2x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz, 8K@60Hz)
    • 1x RJ-45 2.5Gbps Ethernet (Realtek RTL8125)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x DMIC
    • 1x Clear CMOS
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Minisforum is offering Venus UM790 Pro Mini PC Barebone [minisforum.com] @ $519 - $80 Off via Coupon UM790-80-off = $439 with freee shipping.Coupon will be applied to the Cart automatically.

Alternative Configurations:
32GB Ram + 1TB SSD @ $589 [minisforum.com]
64GB Ram + 1TB SSD @ $699 [minisforum.com]

Note:
  • Windows 11 is only shipped with Ram + SSD models.
Spec:
  • Active fan Cooling for SSD and Ram
  • Ryzen 9 7940HS 8C/16T 4 GHz (5.2 GHz Boost, 24MB Cache)
  • Radeon 780M RDNA3 Graphics @ 2800 MHz
  • 2x DDR5 5600 SODIMM Slot (96GB max with Bios v1.09)
  • 2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot
  • M.2 2230 Slot for NIC (Populated)
  • Intel Killer AX1675 Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • DC 19V Adapter
  • 130mm*126mm*52.3mm (5.12*4.96*2.06 inches)
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 10 Gbps
    • 2x USB4 Type-C Port (Alt Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, 8K@60Hz/4K@144Hz)
    • 2x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz, 8K@60Hz)
    • 1x RJ-45 2.5Gbps Ethernet (Realtek RTL8125)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x DMIC
    • 1x Clear CMOS

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May 09, 2024 11:23 AM
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May 09, 2024 11:48 AM
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Skitch BeatzMay 09, 2024 11:48 AM
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Quote from MyBallsItch :
That's a lot of money for a non upgradeable, non gaming capable, limited system, that's only about the same speed as a 5600g desktop which can be often bought for 1/2 or less the price and which would be gaming capable given a half decent video card.

Even for just an office pc it's a huge premium for the small size, we've seen many 5600g refurb desktops for 1/3 the price that already come with ram and ssd.
It's actually a pretty capable mini gaming box. I threw SteamOS on mine and am having a blast.
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AGA7dMay 09, 2024 12:34 PM
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Quote from MyBallsItch :
That's a lot of money for a non upgradeable, non gaming capable, limited system, that's only about the same speed as a 5600g desktop .....
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7940HS 30565
5600g 19851

guess mixed with 5800HS which is slightly faster than 5600g
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Quote from AGA7d :
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7940HS 30565
5600g 19851

guess mixed with 5800HS which is slightly faster than 5600g
No, unlike you, that person didn't check anything and pulled that information out of thin air, probably for showing off how knowledgeable he is.
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May 09, 2024 04:03 PM
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SRFNYCMay 09, 2024 04:03 PM
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I'm not against this device, but you can find the newer 8845HS units for as low as $387.80 US on AliExpress. It's a pain because of the delays on shipping from China (same with Minisforum directly) and I know people would prefer it if it was on Amazon, but still, it's slickdeals for a reason.

But not a bad price for what you're getting. Max TDP of 65W. Not bad.
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wake09May 09, 2024 05:47 PM
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Quote from SRFNYC :
I'm not against this device, but you can find the newer 8845HS units for as low as $387.80 US on AliExpress. It's a pain because of the delays on shipping from China (same with Minisforum directly) and I know people would prefer it if it was on Amazon, but still, it's slickdeals for a reason.

But not a bad price for what you're getting. Max TDP of 65W. Not bad.
I see topton cyberpunk on there but the minisforum are over $600
May 09, 2024 05:51 PM
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SRFNYCMay 09, 2024 05:51 PM
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Quote from wake09 :
I see topton cyberpunk on there but the minisforum are over $600
Look for the GMKtec K8

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32...63808.html

I bought it a week ago directly from GMKtec's website on AliExpress for $375.55, when there were some great $50 coupons. But that deal is not there now.
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May 09, 2024 06:39 PM
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Vilen77May 09, 2024 06:39 PM
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Same price on Amazon for barebone:

https://www.amazon.com/MINISFORUM...3D3HS?th=1
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OrangeSnake211May 09, 2024 06:40 PM
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Quote from MyBallsItch :
That's a lot of money for a non upgradeable, non gaming capable, limited system, that's only about the same speed as a 5600g desktop which can be often bought for 1/2 or less the price and which would be gaming capable given a half decent video card.

Even for just an office pc it's a huge premium for the small size, we've seen many 5600g refurb desktops for 1/3 the price that already come with ram and ssd.
You tried
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Quote from Vilen77 :
Same price on Amazon for barebone:

https://www.amazon.com/MINISFORUM...3D3HS?th=1 [amazon.com]
Stupid question but how does a barebone PC (no harddrive) ship with windows 10 OS
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testuser123May 09, 2024 09:53 PM
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Quote from omniocean :
Stupid question but how does a barebone PC (no harddrive) ship with windows 10 OS
I don't think it comes with it. I suppose it could ship with a product key but doubt it.
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DamienT83May 09, 2024 11:27 PM
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It did not come with any windows product key when I bought it 6 month ago.
I'm not going to comment on the price. But about performance it's beyond my expectation.
The most demanding use case for me is llama 3 and it's incredibly fast - 64GB ram with 16 allocated to video.
Apparently it can easily be pushed to 85w and 3Ghz but I haven't tried it.
I occasionally play Black Mesa in 4K and it's great (60hz). CS 2 in HD without any issue as well.
Manjaro distro works perfectly out of the box.
I also have a 5600g and it's night and day...
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Quote from omniocean :
Stupid question but how does a barebone PC (no harddrive) ship with windows 10 OS
Only models with Ram and Storage, come with Windows. For Barebones, you need to source your own OS.
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MyBallsItchMay 10, 2024 09:47 AM
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Quote from Suryasis :
No, unlike you, that person didn't check anything and pulled that information out of thin air, probably for showing off how knowledgeable he is.
No, I looked it up to see where it stands and found:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...vsm1553183

That site gives the 5600g +3% effective speed over this 7940hs.

That's not to say the 5600g is faster in all respects, it's obviously not, but the gpu in this will seriously limit what it's capable of.

When looking it up I also sought to compare the GPU effective speed and found this:

"AMD's Radeon 780M integrated graphics get close to GTX 1650"

So basically not that much above the integrated graphics in the 5600g, but with a 5600g desktop you're not limited to the built in GPU.

I have two hp desktops with 5600g and 5700g, and rx5500 and 6600xt video, both are better gaming systems and the cheaper one was only $200 as a refurb and it came with ram and ssd and windows license, that's not a barebones price. Even the cheap one came with a 400w power supply, so it's not limited to the slow video card it came with either.

I'm sure some people will have special use cases where video speed plays no role, but that's probably not most people.
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MyBallsItchMay 10, 2024 10:29 AM
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Quote from Skitch Beatz :
It's actually a pretty capable mini gaming box. I threw SteamOS on mine and am having a blast.
I've never tried SteamOS, but I have tried amazon luna and GeforceNow. I'm assuming that's a similar streaming service where the games run remotely so you don't need much video performance?

It would be totally fine for some types of games, but I wasn't satisfied with either streaming service I tried with fast first person shooters. Better than nothing, but not as good as a cheap video card running the game locally like a 6600xt.
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