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forum threadSuryasis posted Mar 12, 2025 04:49 PM
forum threadSuryasis posted Mar 12, 2025 04:49 PM

ACEMAGIC F3A Mini PC Barebone: Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 2x SODIMM DDR5, 2x M.2, 2x 2.5G Lan, 2x USB4, HDMI 2.1, DP 2.0 @ $669 + F/S & More

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Barebone (No OS Ram and SSD) [acemagic.com]@ $669

32GB Ram + 1TB SSD [acemagic.com] @ $799

64GB Ram + 1TB SSD [acemagic.com] @ $889

Note: All models with Ram + SSD comes with Windows 11 Pro

Spec (Barebone)
  • AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 12C/24T 2 GHz (5.1 GHz Boost, 24MB Cache)
  • 2x SODIMM DDR5 Slot (max 96GB @ 5600 MT/s)
  • 2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 SSD Slot
  • 1x M.2 2230 Slot (Populated with NIC)
  • 120W DC Power Supply
  • Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • 147mm×147mm×56mm
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps (DisplayPort 1.4, 8K@60Hz)
    • 2x 2.5G RJ-45 Ethernet
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • 1x DisplayPort 2.0 (8K@60Hz)
    • 2x 3.5mm Audio Jack
    • 1x Power Button
    • 1x DC Power Input
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Coupon: $10 Off via ACEF3FS

Barebone (No OS Ram and SSD) [acemagic.com]@ $669

32GB Ram + 1TB SSD [acemagic.com] @ $799

64GB Ram + 1TB SSD [acemagic.com] @ $889

Note: All models with Ram + SSD comes with Windows 11 Pro

Spec (Barebone)
  • AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 12C/24T 2 GHz (5.1 GHz Boost, 24MB Cache)
  • 2x SODIMM DDR5 Slot (max 96GB @ 5600 MT/s)
  • 2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 SSD Slot
  • 1x M.2 2230 Slot (Populated with NIC)
  • 120W DC Power Supply
  • Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • 147mm×147mm×56mm
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps (DisplayPort 1.4, 8K@60Hz)
    • 2x 2.5G RJ-45 Ethernet
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
    • 1x DisplayPort 2.0 (8K@60Hz)
    • 2x 3.5mm Audio Jack
    • 1x Power Button
    • 1x DC Power Input

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Mar 12, 2025 05:15 PM
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All4thegloryMar 12, 2025 05:15 PM
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Is this the company that was accused of hiding malware in the BIOS?
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Quote from All4theglory :
Is this the company that was accused of hiding malware in the BIOS?
Yep, stay away.
It was not just an accusation, it was confirmed.
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SlickCrayon1512Mar 12, 2025 05:53 PM
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Quote from torrec37 :
Yep, stay away.
It was not just an accusation, it was confirmed.
C'mon.

They used a windows activation tool to activate the windows and the tool unfortunately comes with malware.

They are just some poor guys try to save a buck. Not good granted but really not as some people claimed it to be.
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Quote from SlickCrayon1512 :
C'mon.

They used a windows activation tool to activate the windows and the tool unfortunately comes with malware.

They are just some poor guys try to save a buck. Not good granted but really not as some people claimed it to be.
They have been caught multiple times not just with the fake windows activation.


https://www.tomshardware.com/desk...t-shipment
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Quote from torrec37 :
They have been caught multiple times not just with the fake windows activation.


https://www.tomshardware.com/desk...t-shipment [tomshardware.com]
That is the exact issue the other guy mentioned and it has been hyped too much. It was a Windows 11 Bypass tool which allows to log in to Windows without using a Microsoft Account and some of their developers were using it for testing, without creating MS account. Those were in the Windows, nothing in BIOS and if you do a clean Install (Not system restore), those will be gone.
I did the same with mine too. I did not detect any malware in the 1st place but still did the fresh install. Simply copied the Product Key to be on the safer side, and ran a fresh install, that's all it took.
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Mar 12, 2025 06:47 PM
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xyliu00Mar 12, 2025 06:47 PM
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Buy barebone, install your own legit windows copy. No malware.
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Keep in mind that if you get this Mini PC, you are going to be using SODIMM memory so you are gonna be limited to 5600MT speeds. that is gonna severely limit the iGPU speed. A big part of the uplift of the 890M is the increased bandwidth from LPDDR5X 7500MT. It's what boosts the overall performance more than the increase core count and clock speed. So don't expect much performance uplift over a 780M. The CPU performance wont really be affected though.
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Quote from asdf4455 :
Keep in mind that if you get this Mini PC, you are going to be using SODIMM memory so you are gonna be limited to 5600MT speeds. that is gonna severely limit the iGPU speed. A big part of the uplift of the 890M is the increased bandwidth from LPDDR5X 7500MT. It's what boosts the overall performance more than the increase core count and clock speed. So don't expect much performance uplift over a 780M. The CPU performance wont really be affected though.
But that allows you to have up to 96GB of ram which opens a lot of other possibilities. I highly doubt that people are buying this at over 650 bucks for playing games, in the 1st place, any laptop with a RTX 3050 would do that way better.
The powerful integrated gpu, coupled with huge memory size, can allow you to run even big LLM. There are multiple demos available online where people are using this or Minisforum AI X1 Pro to run deepseek with over 7B parameters.
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AmusedHill616Mar 13, 2025 08:50 AM
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the spaceship looking one looks cooler, glow box is okay 670 is kinda steep for this

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