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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.

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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Suryasis
05-12-2024 at 07:10 AM.
05-12-2024 at 07:10 AM.
Quote from seanleeforever :
Just want to throw it out there: the next gen apu, which suppose to debut starting fall of this year, would almost double the graphic performance, make it actually game ready.
The current apu (which I have) is just too slow to run most game at 1080 high at stable 60 fps
I don't think, it is nowhere near double. The highest end SKU will have RDNA 3.5 based 16 CU and AMD has already confirmed that RDNA 3.5 is just some small improvements over RDNA 3. By increasing CU from 12 to 16, never onna double the performance.
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EdHDVM
05-12-2024 at 07:22 AM.
05-12-2024 at 07:22 AM.
I just need something for web surfing and office for work with a small form factor? Any recommendations?
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Justyourdad
05-12-2024 at 07:28 AM.
05-12-2024 at 07:28 AM.
Is there a oculink?
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max1001
05-12-2024 at 09:31 AM.
05-12-2024 at 09:31 AM.
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.

So confident and yet so wrong.
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GrandMstrBud
05-12-2024 at 10:44 AM.
05-12-2024 at 10:44 AM.
These can't even handle basic torrent downloading and seeding at least with the NAB6. Constant crashes but for basic web browsing and connecting to work it seems to do the job. Support is horrible so keep that in mind as well
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05-12-2024 at 01:49 PM.
05-12-2024 at 01:49 PM.
Good deal, but no QuickSync kills it for me.
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martz0509
05-12-2024 at 02:14 PM.
05-12-2024 at 02:14 PM.
Quote from splunk :
I don't get the use case for these little sweat boxes. Is it just so you can hide it in your entertainment center?

Exactly it's the form factor you can vespa mount on your TV or monitor
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MangekyoSharingan
05-12-2024 at 02:19 PM.
05-12-2024 at 02:19 PM.
Amazon have 790 pro barebones at $431 (which is $8 less than minisforum) if anyone cares.
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seanleeforever
05-12-2024 at 02:48 PM.
05-12-2024 at 02:48 PM.
Quote from Suryasis :
I don't think, it is nowhere near double. The highest end SKU will have RDNA 3.5 based 16 CU and AMD has already confirmed that RDNA 3.5 is just some small improvements over RDNA 3. By increasing CU from 12 to 16, never onna double the performance.

Obviously the strix halo hasn't been properly benchmarked, but all rumor to date says it will be around 7600xt level, surpass the 4060 laptop.

Even if the actual product is only half as fast, it will already be twice as fast compared to 780M


people seems to fantasize the current apu graphic performance, but put in perspective, the fasted apu graphic (780m) is about gtx 960. which is actually quite slow for today's game. the best gaming CPU from same era is things like i7 4790, just to gave you a frame of reference
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05-12-2024 at 03:02 PM.
05-12-2024 at 03:02 PM.
Quote from ScottD2993 :
Amazon has all these for a $10 premium for those that don't want to wait eons for it to be shipped and also want better customer service in case you need to return it.

https://a.co/d/hmbH2OF

Yes, but from Amazon. The return process is so much easier if needed and you won't wait 2 + months for it to ship.
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05-12-2024 at 03:03 PM.
05-12-2024 at 03:03 PM.
Quote from MangekyoSharingan :
Amazon have 790 pro barebones at $431 (which is $8 less than minisforum) if anyone cares.

Just saw this. Not a bad deal at this price.
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MyBallsItch
05-12-2024 at 05:05 PM.
05-12-2024 at 05:05 PM.
Quote from Suryasis :
Did most of the people reach out to you and inform that they don't need these kind of systems? What you're doingg here is justifying the usecases for others based on your own predifined mindset for your type of works or usecases. But the thing is on the on the contrary, these mini PCs have been gaming popularity continiously for the last couple of years and there are plenty use cases. As per the analysis done by Allied Market Research, the mini PC market was of 22.1 Billion Dollar and it is going to be a whopping $33 Billion by 2032.


Even in this thread, plenty of people mentioned different usecases and the thing is gaming is never the main usecase for these kind of PCs. Look for some other threads for similar mini PC deals and you'll see that people have been discussing tons of different usecases for these Mini PCs.
I think it was pretty clear from the beginning that I wasn't speaking to people who know their stuff and who know what system will benefit their needs the most.

People who know enough to not need any advice from someone like me would have had no reason to even read a single word I said.

This is slickdeals, every computer thread that has ever been on here has been full of people asking basic use questions like what I tried to answer in advance.

Also, even people who knew better have been taken in by the novelty of having a small box they could hide behind their tv to use for browsing and maybe game emulation and light gaming stuff to only realize later they regretted the purchase, and should have just gotten a larger and more capable system with quieter fans for the same or less money.
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MangekyoSharingan
05-12-2024 at 05:34 PM.
05-12-2024 at 05:34 PM.
Quote from seanleeforever :
Obviously the strix halo hasn't been properly benchmarked, but all rumor to date says it will be around 7600xt level, surpass the 4060 laptop.

Even if the actual product is only half as fast, it will already be twice as fast compared to 780M


people seems to fantasize the current apu graphic performance, but put in perspective, the fasted apu graphic (780m) is about gtx 960. which is actually quite slow for today's game. the best gaming CPU from same era is things like i7 4790, just to gave you a frame of reference
It isn't too bad at gtx 960. Need it to run roblox
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fuzzyballz
05-12-2024 at 05:34 PM.
05-12-2024 at 05:34 PM.
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.
When you order from AliExpress, most of the time you're not getting things shipped directly from China anymore. Companies send bulk shipment to their US warehouse, and then send the order from that warehouse to you.
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05-12-2024 at 05:45 PM.
05-12-2024 at 05:45 PM.
Quote from MangekyoSharingan :
It isn't too bad at gtx 960. Need it to run roblox

Depends on your needs. Millions people are fine with Intel xe graphics too. My point is simply provide a product that most gamer may be familiar with. most emulator aren't even using GPU, game like Roblox also isn't GPU intensive, you maybe better served by their Intel box with xe graphics as it got faster CPU than amd


For me for example, I want to play a particular game at least 1080 high at 60 fps, and I know that I need about 1070 performance to run. and unfortunately for me, even 1070 is about two to three times faster than 780m. that's why I am waiting for things like strix halo to be a sff box for my need
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