😄😄If I had any idea what I was talking about, this would be a better channel😀😀 and that attitude, my friends, is what keeps me coming back to this channel!!

@haydenc2742

Ай бұрын

He is speaking Nerdanese...and us nerds (PC and home server geeks) understand it perfectly...it is a bit of a learning curve...especially for us tinkerers and nerds...and THAT is why we keep coming back ;)

@SnordCranston23

Ай бұрын

@@haydenc2742 yuppers. I find his videos consistently both educational and entertaining.

@jonathandoe7490

Ай бұрын

Same lol

Plot twice, the malware was in the driver export! lol. Actually, my mind was blown learning you can export the drivers on a machine!! TOO COOL

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

LOL I honestly had the same thought about the drivers being infected. And I only learned about exporting drivers this way recently :)

@haydenc2742

Ай бұрын

Yeah...give us a link on the script to do the backups for drivers!!! Most definitely!

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

@@haydenc2742 I created a folder called "drivers-backup" in the root of my C:\ drive. Then ran this command as admin in a command prompt: dism /online /export-driver /destination:C:\drivers-backup More info here: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/backup-all-device-drivers-in-command-promt-admin/3afc5088-1d1d-4aeb-842d-8ed3e89b82d3

"If I had any idea what I was talking about, this would be a better channel" I like this channel particularly because of this. I get tired of hyper-produced KZread content, it has it's place but IDK I don't like how KZread became like this Hollywood lite thing where you don't get anywhere without a professionally polished final product made with professional equipment. Just give me a nerd playing with tech, I'm happy.

8 cores mini PC for just over $400. Pretty cool!

I am not in love with off brand motherboards due to issues with updating BIOS. They often don't do many updates and when they do, the process isn't as straightforward as the name brands. I bought an off brand Windows 11 laptop from Walmart and tried to update the BIOS and it bricked the laptop. Of course this was after the warranty expired. So lesson learned for me. Love the video though!

Eta Prime does a number of videos on oculink devices and mini-pc's - you might check them out. One does oculink on the cheap with an M.2 interface board, cables, and an external PCIe bracket for a video card (or whatever). I might give that a try with one of my HP EliteDesk 800 G4 mini's. You have it easier since the AOOSTAR has an oculink port already.

@carll9615

Ай бұрын

Saw a video for a gpu upgrade of the EliteDesk G4 using a pcie 16x slot. Search"HP Elite Desk Mini RX 560 4GB Upgrade" youtube. You need to upgrade to 150 PSU but neater than adapter and external GPU power. Of course make sure your unit has the pcie slot first. Oh, and hard to beat the Elite Desk G4 for the best bang emulation unit around as is.

Yes never.. NEVER trust the factory install on these devices.

@PiManiac

Ай бұрын

@@Trains-With-Shane had a few GMKtec branded & they have checked out fine tbh.

It is always great to have options in the SFF market and this is a nice option to have. I haven't gotten my hands on any AMD Ryzen devices yet but it looks like they are holding their own in the market.

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

I'm really liking this device. Am still shocked at its ability to do what it does in such a small form-factor. Even edited this video on it. It struggled a bit with 5 layers of video in a few spots, but it just kept going until it was done :)

Tutorial request? Throw Proxmox on it with iGPU pass through to an LXC

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

If I wasn't actually using the device as my daily desktop device, I would consider looking into that.

@ididathing1754

Ай бұрын

@@DBTechYT Any AMD mini-pc would be basically the same. IDK if you have any others though.

@thestreamreader

Ай бұрын

@@DBTechYT Turn it into your desktop with iGPU passthrough. I am doing that for my desktop allows snapshots before updates etc. Some other advantages as well running multiple desktops for different testing you may want to do just gives you so many more options to run it this way.

@haydenc2742

Ай бұрын

The home server geek in me just perked up :D Yes please!!!!!

Why would I ever buy a device from a company that ships malware? I was honestly considering this device when I found your video.

@DBTechYT

6 күн бұрын

I've been using this device for a while now (since before I made the video) and I'm actively using this device to write this comment. Just reinstall the OS if you get it an you should be good to go.

I take it you tested using the balanced power profile? the tdp can be set in the bios up to 75W did you try the performance (55-65W) and 75W modes?

You need to add the powerdraw at idle/under load at the wall. Then load ubuntu or other linux distro and list out the pci devices to show their ASPM setting and check what c states can be reached at idle with power top

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

I might do that in future videos, but that wasn't the point of this video

Do you have a guide on how you wiped the drive and did a fresh install of Windows? Does a reset just bring back any malware/spyware? I picked up a new mini-pc recently and need to sanitize it and then transfer either my Windows install + data from an old SSD to it, or just the data. It really depends on if I can get a clean activated install of Windows on the NVMe drive. If I can't then I'd like to use the install from from the SSD.

@daninogil

3 күн бұрын

basically you need to boot into another os from a usb, there are a lot of guides on how to do that, usually for installing Linux. you don't need to actually install the os though you just need to use it's disk management tool on the pre install interment (and maybe delete the bios boot option to the previous os, i recommend using fedora for this due to the small file size)

I hope that you changed all passwords for any services you logged in to before reinstalling Windows on that device

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

I did. Even though they all have 2FA on them, I changed my passwords

Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

For that price, I'd find a mini pc with the 7840HS. Better in very way, and with a far better GPU.

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

Cool. I hope you find what you're looking for

@lexlopez15

14 күн бұрын

out of all the mini pc's i've seen i have yet to come across a 7840hs "with a far better gpu" given that they have the same 780m gpu.

@johngleeson7919

14 күн бұрын

​@@lexlopez156900HX uses the 680M, not the 780M

@lexlopez15

14 күн бұрын

@johngleeson7919 i know but YOU previously said you can find a mini pc with a 7840hs with a "far better gpu"...the pc he's reviewing here has a 780m gpu.

@johngleeson7919

14 күн бұрын

@@lexlopez15 8:23 It shows the 6900HX, and that PC is in the affiliate link. Where is 7840HS mentioned?

good review.......and no you shouldnt get a ltt screwdriver, they are sooooooo over priced.....i-fix-its stuff is way better and less $

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! I'll have to look more into the iFixit stuff

@haydenc2742

Ай бұрын

What about one of those small pencil type powered screwdrivers??

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

@@haydenc2742 I've been looking at those, too

Yikes, it is over priced and an underperformer. Did you notice or look for throttling?

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

Never experienced throttling

need more OMV7 vids not this

@DBTechYT

Ай бұрын

There's more OMV on the way. Sometimes, though, I make content about other things.

@RaduRadonys

Ай бұрын

@@DBTechYT Good, since I'm not at all interested in OMV, only in Proxmox, Docker, mini PCs, servers, etc.

@haydenc2742

Ай бұрын

@@RaduRadonys speak for yourself :P LOL But with that said...only doing one type of content makes for a dull DB Tech...the spice o' life is new and exiting...(but unfortunately out of my price range :( )