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Sep 24, 2026 1:23 AM

BOSGAME E5 Mini PC: Ryzen 3 5300U, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Win 11 Pro

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BOSGAME Direct via Amazon has BOSGAME E5 Mini PC for $359.59 - $161.82 when you apply promo code 5300U45 at checkout = $197.77. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Processor (4 Cores, 8 Threads, up to 3.8GHz boost, 6MB total cache)
  • 8GB DDR4 Memory
  • 256GB M.2 2280 SSD
  • AMD Radeon Graphics (6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz frequency)
  • Empty Internal M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 Slot
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x DisplayPort
    • 1x Full-Function Type-C
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen2
    • 2x USB 2.0
    • 2x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

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BOSGAME Direct via Amazon has BOSGAME E5 Mini PC for $359.59 - $161.82 when you apply promo code 5300U45 at checkout = $197.77. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.W for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Processor (4 Cores, 8 Threads, up to 3.8GHz boost, 6MB total cache)
  • 8GB DDR4 Memory
  • 256GB M.2 2280 SSD
  • AMD Radeon Graphics (6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz frequency)
  • Empty Internal M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 Slot
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x DisplayPort
    • 1x Full-Function Type-C
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen2
    • 2x USB 2.0
    • 2x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $91.23 lower (31.5% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
  • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.

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gomakeitreal
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no good. ordered and returned. it is ridiculously slow out of box. i added another 8GB. same!
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You actually don't need to clone the drive, its loaded into the BIOS, I installed a brand new fresh copy of Windows Pro from MS and it picked up the key. I would highly recommend wiping and starting over as you never know what was loaded on by them. But I can attest it seems to be a decent machine, I recently got 2gig internet so I'm looking to test out the 2.5 ethernet Smilie
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Sep 24, 2026 2:42 AM
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mortwightSep 24, 2026 2:42 AM
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these any good?
Sep 24, 2026 2:43 AM
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gomakeitrealSep 24, 2026 2:43 AM
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no good. ordered and returned. it is ridiculously slow out of box. i added another 8GB. same!
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Sep 24, 2026 4:43 AM
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still_loadingSep 24, 2026 4:43 AM
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These come with awful M.2 SATA SSD. Replaced it with an entry level NVMe SSD, and added 8GB of RAM and it runs fine for a basic YouTube watching system even with Windows. But these are unusable with the stock SSD, event with Linux.
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Sep 24, 2026 6:34 AM
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duenorSep 24, 2026 6:34 AM
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Quote from still_loading View quoted comment :
These come with awful M.2 SATA SSD. Replaced it with an entry level NVMe SSD, and added 8GB of RAM and it runs fine for a basic YouTube watching system even with Windows. But these are unusable with the stock SSD, event with Linux.
How is that possible? I've never seen an unusable ssd
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Sep 24, 2026 12:27 PM
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Frylock364Sep 24, 2026 12:27 PM
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Quote from duenor View quoted comment :
How is that possible? I've never seen an unusable ssd
Back in they day they would use "eMMC SSDs" that were slower then an SD card.
Nowadays you just put this "Go Fatu" brand SSD that has no ram on it.
Sep 24, 2026 12:30 PM
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Frylock364Sep 24, 2026 12:30 PM
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Quote from mortwight View quoted comment :
these any good?
The CPU is about 2x the power of an Intel N150 that comes in a lot of these mini pc's
Sep 24, 2026 1:27 PM
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jkkwSep 24, 2026 1:27 PM
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I got one, largely because of dual 2.5gb Ethernet and I needed a replacement mini server. As someone else said, 256 sata ssd is very slow, replaced it immediately. Ram is also really slow (1700!). I had a nvme drive and 2 sticks of 3200 ram and the device runs well. Note that the ssd actually has a legit copy of windows pro! I cloned that sata ssd into the nvme to use that licensed copy. If you know what you are getting into and have the right replacement parts, this is an ok device, it's much faster than the n150 or n100 machines that are priced higher in these ram/storage inflates era.
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Sep 24, 2026 4:07 PM
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Quote from jkkw View quoted comment :
I got one, largely because of dual 2.5gb Ethernet and I needed a replacement mini server. As someone else said, 256 sata ssd is very slow, replaced it immediately. Ram is also really slow (1700!). I had a nvme drive and 2 sticks of 3200 ram and the device runs well. Note that the ssd actually has a legit copy of windows pro! I cloned that sata ssd into the nvme to use that licensed copy. If you know what you are getting into and have the right replacement parts, this is an ok device, it's much faster than the n150 or n100 machines that are priced higher in these ram/storage inflates era.
You actually don't need to clone the drive, its loaded into the BIOS, I installed a brand new fresh copy of Windows Pro from MS and it picked up the key. I would highly recommend wiping and starting over as you never know what was loaded on by them. But I can attest it seems to be a decent machine, I recently got 2gig internet so I'm looking to test out the 2.5 ethernet Smilie
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Sep 24, 2026 11:11 PM
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ordmasterSep 24, 2026 11:11 PM
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Anyone tried PFSense with this? I'm guessing slow SSD and 8GB is fine for 4 person residential firewall to handle 1gb Fios. .
Sep 25, 2026 1:44 AM
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HardwyreSep 25, 2026 1:44 AM
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Quote from duenor View quoted comment :
How is that possible? I've never seen an unusable ssd
I had an EeePc that had some of the very first SSDs in it.

It was an SSD that couldn't write and read at the same time. So Windows was CONSTANTLY having these blips and pauses. And god save you if you were trying to install anything.
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Sep 26, 2026 9:34 PM
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shaqweekSep 26, 2026 9:34 PM
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Anyone tried PFSense with this? I'm guessing slow SSD and 8GB is fine for 4 person residential firewall to handle 1gb Fios. .
I ordered it to use with OPNsense, 8GB is more than enough for both if you're running them bare metal. The only downside is that it uses a Realtek RTL8125 controller so need to install the realtek-re-kmod and there's a similar thing for OPNsense.
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Sep 27, 2026 3:47 AM
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duenorSep 27, 2026 3:47 AM
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Quote from Hardwyre View quoted comment :
I had an EeePc that had some of the very first SSDs in it.

It was an SSD that couldn't write and read at the same time. So Windows was CONSTANTLY having these blips and pauses. And god save you if you were trying to install anything.
yikes
Sep 27, 2026 3:49 AM
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duenorSep 27, 2026 3:49 AM
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Quote from Frylock364 View quoted comment :
Back in they day they would use "eMMC SSDs" that were slower then an SD card.
Nowadays you just put this "Go Fatu" brand SSD that has no ram on it.
yep i remember those, you had to watch out for 'eMMC SSD'.
they were basically cheap low quality SD cards like Level 2 ones.
Sep 27, 2026 1:00 PM
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psignalSep 27, 2026 1:00 PM
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they also have the 5400u E5 Plus for the same price with no coupon. It's a bit faster with twice the L3 cache, otherwise seems identical. EDIT: Never mind, they jacked the price up a few days after I posted this. You can see it in the price history; perhaps it will drop again someday.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDZPLPP8/
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Jack SchittSep 27, 2026 3:24 PM
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Quote from shaqweek View quoted comment :
I ordered it to use with OPNsense, 8GB is more than enough for both if you're running them bare metal. The only downside is that it uses a Realtek RTL8125 controller so need to install the realtek-re-kmod and there's a similar thing for OPNsense.
The answer to the question I was going to ask. Looking for similar with Intel nics. I'll wait...

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