This is why I like your reviews! The fact that you actually compare models in the same group (in this case, 7940HS) is useful for consumers and means your videos don't turn into glorified ad spots...unlike...cough...*ETA PRIME* cough. Also it's a shame you don't have Amazon Japan affiliate links (where I am) since I'd love to support the channel through my purchases from time to time.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I just want to cover things I think are important but also point out any issues I have encounter. I've also heard some units have had reboot issues due to older bios version and bad RAM. I guess it's down to luck. Thanks for your support and no ad spots here :)

@ferrellsl

7 ай бұрын

I thought it was just me who was annoyed by ETA Prime's shill videos. He's also obsessed with the idea that if a game cannot achieve 60fps on given hardware that it's unplayable even if the game, such as many of those running under emulation, were only designed for 30 fps on native hardware.

@oviandre

5 ай бұрын

@@ferrellsl ETA Prime's shill videos

This was a super helpful review thank you for showing real time clock specs. So many people reviewing these don't reveal that and it's majorly helpful.

We appreciate your reviews. Keep working hard as always.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Thank you for this review. It would be nice if you could consider running some of the gaming benchmarks on a Arch Linux or rolling distribution under Steam with Vulkan instead of DirectX, you will probably notice an improvement in gaming FPS for many titles, and it would be a nice comparison with Windows 11.

Chris never disappoints, great review brother.

Thanks to your reviews of other minis forum PCs I bought my own and I'm very happy with it!

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Thanks for the review Chris! Finally a stable Mini PC from Minisforum with very good performance. I'm thinking to get this one as soon as I catch a good deal

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Well worth it, in my eyes this is now the best mini pc (Without dGPU)

@oholimoli

10 ай бұрын

I have one Mini PC from them and I regret buying it. It was crashing all the time and after an endless conversation via Email I could send it back. Waiting now for 3 weeks... They told me to wait patiently... Never buy something from a company where the support is in China!

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

That's unacceptable!

Very useful once again, Chris. This unit seems to have almost everything.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Indeed it does!

Excellent! Thanks for testing Linux as well.

I purchased the 64GB - 1TB version of this UM790PRO in August 2023 and love it thus far, snappy when opening about any applications, fast on ethernet to move files, video playback is smooth, even 4K from KZread. I'd recommend to anyone looking for a smaller form factor device. I have a gaming PC for those purposes, this is more of a secondary or workday device, so I cannot comment on the FPS for gaming.

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

Exactly my use of this now. Second work PC and I have my desktop for the heavy stuff gaming and 4k video editing. Tha ks for the feedback on the UM790.

@idk-yl1fb

Ай бұрын

7 months after your comment, im planning to buy the UM790 PRO, have you had any issues with it as of now?

@hackatak

Ай бұрын

@@idk-yl1fb NOPE, i did do a reinstall of WIN 11 PRO to ensure all potential malware was removed, which my antivirus said it found none, but I did a clean install anyway, to be sure. Download the re-install instructions for NVME from minisforum, you do have to load a driver for the SSD to get it to be recognized by the installer.

Awesome review, you make easy to understand

I have recently placed an order for one of these devices from Amazon. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to utilize it in conjunction with emulators.

@SS-kr5us

3 ай бұрын

How's it working out?

Finally :) Thank you Chris, great review and I am glad I ordered this one as well, just barebone. Just that deliver time... How long did you wait for your unit? Have you actually tried connect at least 3 monitors?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Well I was meant to get it 7 weeks ago liek all the others but lately Minisforum seems to hold back and delay my units since I have no issues mentioning issues unlike some. They finally got onto it and it took from when they said it was being sent about 2 weeks. I tried 3 screens yes but one is only 1080p max. I sadly don't have 4 x 4k monitors for it. Since 4k120 was glitchy for me via HDMI I have my doubts it will actually do 4k60 x 4.

Its going to be amazing to see what FSR 3 does to the performance of these units, from what I am seeing from the mod.

Thanks for the video Chris. I was wondering if both NVME drives are bootable and if you can select which NVME drive to boot from in the BIOS? I always appreciate you testing Linux since that's the only OS I use 😃

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

You can yes. Yes on both.

Thanks for the great review. How is the power usage?

Thank you for your review! Looking to order this one though I don't know if it would fit a double sided NVME SSDs. Would you know if it fits?

Does it support eGPUs and have options for resizable bar and 4G decode in the bios? Fantastic review BTW. 🙏🏾

Great video mate! Have been following your videos for quite some time. What happens when you switch the Buffer to 6G and performance mode? Asking because I am planning to get one of these for work and having used R9 CPUs before I have confidence in their performance and stability for my use case. I am planning to build ML models for orbit dynamics sims.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Hi, what I've noticed is it will make gaming a little smoother high 1% lows. Also for video editing it seems to help a little smooth out the timeline.

@justanotherperson2960

9 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets Interesting, thanks for answering. Just a follow-up, is there a noticeable increase in Single Core performance when the buffer gets increased or is it only for the graphics performance?

Thank you so much! Best reviewer!

@Techtablets

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

I also bought it and came to me last week, until now it is perfect, cool and stable!

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

4 days with it now I love it, thinking to switch it over as my main work pc for everything expect video editing and gaming (Got a RTX 4090 PC for that) The fan & cooling performance and everything is great. I hope a bios update can fix the HDMI 2.1 cutting in and out when running high refresh rates.

@muSPKWoW

9 ай бұрын

Could also be the cable that minis forum send with this minipc, maybe try another working HDMI 2.1 cable?@@Techtablets

@exqploit

Ай бұрын

How is it after 8 months?

Hi, great review, I was just debating between the UM790 Pro and the GTR 7 Pro, after countless problems I saw with the GTR 7 Pro that crashes non-stop, I decided to go with the UM790 Pro, a simple question, if I want to upgrade the fan can I do it this?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

HI, my GTR 7 Pro has been a huge pain in the arse always randomly rebooting even after countless bios updates. I gave up and just sold it recently so this is the unit to get I think. No issues with mine but some have had issues. Luck of the draw I guess. As for fan upgrades not possible for this little unit, but it's also not required.

This is the best size for me as I connect them on my huge living room 4K LG TV for gaming. What would be the best of the best and 24/24 started without fan (or very quiet) ? I don't mind of the prices. Thanks.

I want to thank you for showing more graphically demanding games for the hardware you review.

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome

Thanks for this thorough review. How did you enter the Bios menu? I just bought it (April 2024) but it comes with Windows home (why ??).

Great review, but missing comparison. Please make a chart and compare minipcs with the latest models, the top products to make it easier to understand how well a minipc is performing - thanks!

I have one and it's fantastic mini PC. Silent and powerfull. I'm very happy playing games with this beast!

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@crystalwater505

9 ай бұрын

What games have you played and finished on that mini PC so far, friend?

@jbote2068

9 ай бұрын

God of war, Uncharted 4, and lot of games in PS3 PS2 and PS2 emulators. And God of war I play in ultra mode graphics.

@crystalwater505

9 ай бұрын

That is awesome. Thanks for sharing friend!@@jbote2068

Keep up with the brilliant job! I've been following you since 2012. By the way... How do you like it in Spain?

@Techtablets

7 ай бұрын

Thanks I have another mini pc review today which is the best yet. I love Spain, bee here half my life, my wife is from here.

I bought the UM790 Pro last week but had to return it yesterday because the Wifi stopped connecting after about 2 days of use. I contacted MinisForum and they were quick to respond, however, they could provide me with assistance to get the WiFi working again (they tried but it proved futile). I believe the plug in board failed and needed to be replaced. They didn't offer to replace the board or the unit itself so I had no choice but to return it. I would have loved to keep it because it was fast and powerful. I bought it to run Photoshop Elements 2024. Now I am skeptical of purchasing another unit. I will wait to see future reviews, etc.

Any thoughts how the Minisforum UM790 compares to UM690 or other popular Mini-PCs from Beelink..or ASRock Industrial (ex. BOX-7735U )?

Seems like a great mini PC to own but I won't be surprised if companies release mini PCs with more powerful Ryzen 9 7945HX3D in the next few months. Yes, it still has the same 780M iGPU but they could push more frames per second provided with more improved cooling system & perhaps Oculink port for faster eGPU support.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Yes I'm waiting for an Oculink Mini PC and with this chipset it would be crazy good. Goodbye tower PC as my dream set up is Mini PC + oculink external GPU.

@muSPKWoW

9 ай бұрын

You are wrong, Ryzen 9 7945HX3D uses AMD Radeon™ 610M, not the 780M. Minisforum will release a new mini pc with Oculink port.

@MaxPower-11

9 ай бұрын

The next variant of this unit (expected release by the end of the year), the UM790 XTX, will include an OcuLink port! I am hoping this feature becomes standard at least on the higher-end mini PCs. Hopefully on the Intel side of things Thunderbolt 5 will eliminate the bottlenecks associated with extGPU connections today. That said, iGPUs are getting better and better and should continue to improve such that in 2-3 years they may well fulfill most use-cases that require dGPUs today (especially as Intel switches to their new, tiled iGPU architecture).

@ps3301

9 ай бұрын

The oculink version will come out in Nov this year. Please review it !!!

@ps3301

9 ай бұрын

​@@MaxPower-11thunderbolt 5 pc won't be out until 2025.

Hello. Great review. I did read on a couple of web sites that there has been a problem with over-heating. However, your review states the opposite? Thank you

@Techtablets

7 ай бұрын

I've not had issues my unit has been great for me.

I'm on the fence between the the UM790 Pro and the GTR 7 / 7 Pro. My main issue is that GTR 7 models aren't available on Amazon and GTR 7 Pro is hard to get from bee link (Sold out)

I'm almost buying this one after having a gaming PC for many years. Currently I play on PS5 and I also used GeForce Now without an issue even on my i7-8700K. My only concern is if this would be good to use also as a Plex local server. I don't want to stream outside my LAN, only to my Chromecast with Google TV. Do you think that will work fine?

The Beelink GTR7 throttling issues seems to have been fixed with a recent BIOS update. They're also releasing an updated bottom cover with better ventilation and fan. That said, I'd still get this one anyway. Smaller size, better cooling and cheaper price.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Good move as in the end while Beelink were good to fix this and offer the new bottom cover it really should have been there to start with. This has the better power plug standard easy to get, better cooling as my RAM was hitting 95 degrees C (Before the new bottom). Shame I got this review unit so late for some reason Minisforum didn't want my video in the first batch of them scared I would say something against it I guess, I did find the glitchy HDMI at 4k120. But enjoy the mini pc it's on of the best yet.

@_GarethRossUK

10 ай бұрын

Beelink base cover is already released it's out and I have one. I actually installed one I had laser cut already and the ram doesn't go over 56c and the SSD no higher than 60c and the CPU 83c and GPU 73c is my highest. I haven't seen throttling I'm on v13 no reboots and I've done benchmarks yesterday my results on 7840hs benched higher than most reviewers gtr7 😯😁 95c isn't something the memory does and I suspect the high room temperatures had a big part in that outcome. Random reboot solutions are wip on the official forum. But heating, rebooting, throttling aren't anything I've seen.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

My room temps are 24-25 degrees C with AC on it's not like i'm testing it outside in the sun 😁 I haven't tried the new bios as I go sick of the 2nd or 3rd still having random reboots and Beelink wouldn't replace the unit for me. Glad you're is working well. Great machine now it's all fixed up!

@_GarethRossUK

10 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets I had heard it could have even been the ram, I have a theory it could have been a bad batch of memory involved who knows. I'm having a lot of fun with Ratchet & Clank never thought I'd run it on high and mixed very high settings with no upscale. I've been living the Intel iGPU life too long. I've got no plans to update the bios. Theres a video that got released yesturday on youtube all in Chinese but its showing what difference the baseplate can make, 14*c less for memory and ssd is a huge benefit.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Great that they did this. Sad it should have been like that from the get go and I wouldn't have had these issues. At least they were quick to correct the thermals and issue the new bottom plates.

Looking good but I’m waiting for meteor lake to see whether I’ll go with MTL or the 7940HS.

Hi, I was considering picking one of these up or some other variant of it but planned to upgrade to a larger power supply and some custom cooling methods but I had 2 questions for you guys. 1) is there any way to remove the power limitation for the 7940HS in the bios? 2) What would be the best method of using an external GPU? or the least bottlenecked way.

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

Hi there is not way to remove it in the bios only set 54w. However there is universal x86 tuning utility which allows you to set higher tdp on each boot. As for eGPU I've done some testing at even set a world record for external GPUs with 3DMark timespy and my text 4090. The best is using Oculink 63gbps pcie 4.0 to eGPU. Thunderbolt gets 40 Gbps but it's actually less with the USB 4/TB overhead taking up some speed. However thunderbolt is the cleanest set up without having to the m.2 connection and loosing one m.2 slot.

Hi, how do you think Flight Simulator 2020 can run with this UM790 PC? At what resolution? I thank you in advance for what you can help me choose. Thank you

Its a older video, but hope my message gets to you: Would you recommend this one over the UM780 XTX?

i bought a barebone UM790 from Amazon....as Chris said, no thermal issues, not too noisy(even on performance mode) but unplugging and plugging cable from the peripherals ends up with a restart in order to work as intended. Minisforum provides Windows and drivers from the site but in my experience made the mini PC sluggish and clunky(minis forum drivers apply only for Windows 11 for some unknown reason)

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Maybe try the Minis form Win 11 image ? I've got no sluggish issues. Also try the bios update for some reason it's offline but should be up again soon.

@oviandre

10 ай бұрын

Was a bios update, but they pulled down, probably because everyone was complaining about ( capping the CPU power)....i had a um 790 pro with first bios 1.03 and i can tell that was far better than actual 1.05 ....they capped CPU performance big time...anyway i don't like to depend on minis forum for software and drivers updates...i returned all of them already

Did you ever solve the issue with the HDMI ports? I bought a lowend Beelink Ser5 5560U, which had the same issue on HDMI with 4K60hz. I tried different cables, I tried cabling directly to the tv, without going through the receiver and it kept blacking out for a few seconds. I reached out to Beelink support who gave me the most ridiculous pieces of advice. "Clean the ram", "Ensure the fan works", "Take a picture of the bios" etc. I really would like to know if it is my unit or if it just a China problem - or if it can be solved software-style (probably not). The pc will go back as the return window is still open.

@Evilkingus

Ай бұрын

Anyway - I returned it today. Now I'll run my Batocera on my 7800x3d / 4090 rig. Maybe an excess of power-use, but probably most stuff will run.

So, just to be sure, and based on the picture that the manufacturer has on Amazon, does this have 2 fans? 1 with the heat pipes, and another one at the bottom?

Why does the Minisforum UM790 Pro give static noise problem when scrolling a Web page or changing between KZread videos?

Is it a good idea to change the VRAM from 2GB to 6GB in the BIOs for AAA games and emulation?

Preface by saying, outstanding review, i.e., I am considering a purchase of this mini pc . . . Question though - were you able to resolve/fix the HDMI 2.1 issue at 4k120hz? In effect, I scrolled though most of the comments and I only saw one comment from you where you alluded to a BIOS upgrade seeming to fix the issue? Fast forward today, HAS THE ISSUE BEEN RESOLVED? Again, thank you for the excellent review!

@Techtablets

2 ай бұрын

Yes it was fixed I can run 4k120 no issues.

@StevenMelikean

2 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets Thank you for the quick response! Follow-up - was it the BIOS upgrade (1.09 I think was the version?) that resolved the problem? Again, outstanding review, but more important, you seem to be one of the few pc reviewers that get back to your viewers, i.e., that's impressive!

really useful review, just bought one of these, unfortunately before i saw this so couldnt use your affliate link

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

No worries! It's a shame I got this so late for some reason.

Got a unit ..arrived today, the antenna wires no longer on the buttom - Design is cleaner this way

Hiya. I am obviously late to the party, but is there any difference between this UM790 model as compared to the less expensive UM780, aside from the very slight clock bump? If note, since I will be Occulinking this to a 7900XTX, that clock bump is essentially irrelevant to me, I think. Arguments against this thought process?

I have one. Keep it on bios 1.03 (default from factory) thats a stable one. Minisforum had version 1.04 and 1.05 out but the took ik back because of randomly crashes. Bios 1.06 is coming in the a few weeks.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Mines on 1.01 random crashes. Okay that explains why there are no updates in the support page.

pretty cool video, hey you think the UM790 Pro is better than the HX99G, for 3d software ? thanks !

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely as it has the 6600M better for GPU for 3d work.

@camiloduartef

10 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets so the HX99G for the win here ? thankls

My dear Sir, good morning. I come from your video of the Geekom IT13, and this is exactly what you recommended to me, and thanks to your wonderful info, I think this is the right decision to buy. Thanks really for the wonderful videos! Just one small question. I will buy the standard one with 32 gb ram and 1 tb ssd. Do you have any recommendation for the ssd? I would like to buy an extra ssd of 2 tb, but which one would be the best option (the brand I mean, kingston samsung, etc...) thanks a lot in advance.

@Techtablets

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I recommend the WD Black SN850x if you can very good Pcie 4.0 SSD.

@sebassilvap

8 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets dear sir. Thanks a lot. Just to tell you that I already purchased this wonderful device. I think the next month I will go for your suggestion for ssd. You and your wonderful videos have helped me a lot! Here in Germany there was a coupon of 50 euros so at the end it was 719 euros for the UM790 Pro, and I think that is so nice for the things that this pc offers!!! Since the first time I saw this mini pcs I wanted to buy one, but I was not sure which one can be the best. Thanks to you I could make a decision. I have a last question, and sorry if this is a silly question, but as a grown man that most of the time is working, I have always used a pc for my engineering CAD stuff and programming. For the games I have my ps4, but I have always had the doubt about these wonderful games that I see on the reviews. I heard and saw this xbox app on windows, and heard about this "steam" which one do you use to demonstrate the games on this laptop. Sorry once again for this basic and silly question, but it would be nice once in my life to play something as well on a pc... Thank you so much in advance.

currently using HX90 and really like it. A few rare intermittent issues. Planning on getting The UM790 Pro in a couple weeks. Having trouble deciding to go barebones and add performance components like I did with HX90 or just use the factory supplied mem and SSD. Would save some money, but have to open the tiny case. Any thoughts anyone? is it worth it, would I notice the difference?

@mct8888

7 ай бұрын

what did you end up doing? Thanks!

Comparing the UM790Pro to the UM780 XTX we get the 7940HS vs 7840HS, no occulink vs occulink, 1x 2,5Gbps NIC vs 2. The vendor is offering the UM790 Pro as a replacement for my UM780 XTX which has stability issues. Wondering if it is worth the loss of oculink (I did get an eGpu) and the second NIC vs 100MHz speed bump...

Hi could you recommend an extention for that little fam cable please.

Can you test at a higher tdp for a future video im curious to see the results … Also what would be the best way to power this up remotely via a wireless keyboard etc …. Also if you attach vesa mount does it block the fan ventilation on the bottom ?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Hi, I did test higher TDP today and I see no difference really at all. Still hits 49W max running Cinebench even when set to 54W. The fan with the VESA mount isn't blocked half is still open, doubt it will make too much of a difference a few degrees more.

@ritualdelo

10 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets thx and last question is there a way I can power this up remotely via keyboard… Bluetooth etc

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

I haven't looked into it, but I believe so, power it up over LAN or Wifi.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Okay I updated the bios to 1.04 and I could up to TDP to even 70W the cooling was fine. No real increase in performance barely really not worth it. You can overclock the 780M clocks but the gain is 3-5% really faster RAM is what it needs. If only the Kingston 6400Mhz DDR5 kit would work...

I purchased this product, I don't understand why, even when I stress the processor to the maximum, it never reaches 5.2Ghz as declared by the manufacturer. Can someone explain to me why?

Hello and greetings from Germany, great video, have now also bought a UM790 and am a little disappointed, unfortunately I cannot set a resolution of 5120x1440, is that with you too?

@Techtablets

8 ай бұрын

I only tested max 4k res 120hz no issues. As that's all I have with my monitor and TV.

Any airflow issues when you use the VESA mount?

Hi there, i have one (32GBs/1TBs) and i have a restart/reboot with black screen everytime i let it idle with no activity. Under load no problem. I had crash watching videos with Chrome (seems to solved with latest AMD drivers), i had to disable hardware acceleration under Chrome. Bios 1.04 for me (performance mode, GFX VRAM to 4GBs), GFX/chipset drivers up to date. With bios 1.05 it was worst for reboot/restart, and TDP was locked to 45W only (even set to 54W or AUTO). With PSS disabled, my machine hanged every time, i had no choice except playng with the power button. Once stable, it could be a great machine, but here i feel like being a beta tester.

What about running hot? Can i use it with resolve 18.6 for video editing

This is the 2.nd review trhat make me buy a Mini Pc. The first I buy de T-Bao Mn4800 and now, when I expected for review of UM790 Pro I buy it and it's amazing. Out of this world. The best review! Thanks!

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes this PC is great and today I have another if you want to game at 1080p with it.

Anyone know what the maximum capacity of each of the M.2 slots one and two on the UM790 Pro and UM780 XTX?

Nice PC, but wish it had a full service USB-C port on the back so you could have just one USB cable from the PC to your monitor that supports powering devices.

Thank you for the review. How is the Wifi connection?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

It's good no issues I thought the location of the antennas would be an issue but no fine.

@JamesWesleyCheng

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot that's reassuring to know

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

But what I have just notice using a BT mouse it lags a bit where my other pc it doesn't!

How much performance can you get with having 6gb memory for gpu?

i believe if you configure the bios in gaming mode and the memory for gpu to 6 the score could be different

With all comparative tests done on mini-PCs, the Minisforum UM790 is the best for personal gaming using an integrated GPU on a mini-PC. It's less hot 🔥 than the it's previous model (UM690) too. I'd still pick the Beelink GTR7 due to the unique fingerprint reader and 2nd best gaming performance. Either one you cannot go wrong.

@tono971

9 ай бұрын

Beelink has a magnetic power supply, and I'm worried about whether it will be possible to buy a replacement if it breaks. Minisforum uses a classic connector.

@tono971

9 ай бұрын

@@Hogan4079 Using UM790Pro(1.04 BIOS) for two weeks. No restarts, no problems with RAM on full speed 5600MHz . Writing from it now. I'm using Linux Mint 21.2 with 6.2 kernel. 2x16GB RAM Kingston Fury CL40, SOLIDIGM P44 Pro 1TB SSD and removed WI-Fi card. I was afraid and expected certain problems, but nothing yet. My first choice was Asus PN53 but it is expensive and was out of stock for long time so I order this miniPC at the beginning of July.

which is fastest for general computing.. Their 7940 or the occulink mini pc? I don't care about external graphics

I had this PC and returned. It would bluescreen multiple times a day. I saw some other commmenters on amazon with the same issue.... I'm rocking a gaming laptop instead, which i'm glad i purchased. However, i would probably get one of the ryzen z1 extreme handhelds over these mini PCs.... I no longer see the value in these mini-pcs.

Is it possible to improve cooling by adding an external fan to the bottom of the miniPC? to increase air circulation inside the box?

@Techtablets

7 ай бұрын

Yes that would help later units they did add these cooling fans.

is this durable? better than gmktech ryzen 9 nucbox?

My guess (not an owner) I wonder if after the fan has gathered 3-6 months worth of dust, and thermals start to get pushed and things start to go south. Would love to see a unit that's super easy to remove dust from.

@blackoverlord89

9 ай бұрын

Элементарно все чистится баллоном со сжатым воздухом или электрической воздуходувкой.

Getting this for my main driver for some Adobe Illustrator work. My Mac doesn't have drivers for my main print machine unfortunately.

Has anyone encountered data exchange problems between 2 devices connected to the USB ports? I purchased this product, it happens to me that by connecting 2 SSD devices in two ports of the mini PC, there is an incredible slowdown in data exchange. Has anyone encountered the same problem?

I googled and binged but still can't wrap my head around it. Do these perform as well as their laptop counterparts? Do they have similar longevity? The performance:price ratio is absurd. Even after seeing several positive reviews, it still seems too good to be true.

@Techtablets

6 ай бұрын

They perform the same as they are laptop chipsets. Some people have had random reboots and powering off with some units due to bad RAM. But they are normally fine and longevity no issue. I even use the UM780 XTX has my main desktop PC now and no issues performance is great.

How does this thing handle music production and heavy thirsty plugins? I have a i7 now that can't handle anything

@Techtablets

6 ай бұрын

Without knowing exactly what it is it's hard to say but it handles 4k video editing well and is very powerful as long as you don't need raw GPU power which is all this lacks.

I use the Ser6 Pro and the CPU Temp is nearly never under 50 Celsius during browsing... do you had the same problem?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Seems so but the fan noise is very good so i'm not too worried. Seems they run hotter at idle than intel.

Does linux come with drivers for the GPU?

Am I the only one who would prefer one of the USB4 ports to be on the back? Connecting a USB-C monitor, eGPU or whatever to the front just seems awkward....

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Yes would prefer them on the back with two USB type a and maybe two USB 3.2 type A on the front for quick flash drive plug in etc .

Which is best this or the Geekom A7

Will it run games like Baldurs Gate 3 or Elden ring?

Do those new mini PC's have better performance than All in ones at a similar price point

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

These ones do yes.

I just got one of these. Mine has this issue where it won’t always boot. Sometimes I have to unplug it from power then plug it back in before it will properly boot. What’s weird is that unplugging it is the cause of the problem but then I need to unplug it again to fix for the problem. That is, if I leave it plugged in continuously, it always boots fine. Anyone know what the issue could be?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

Tried a power delivery power supply? Might be a PSU issue. Still get onto support to get you a replacement.

how and what keys do you use to access the Graphical Bios, I have tried 'Del' and 'Esc' and 'F7' but none of them seem to work, the computer just stops loading and I have to reset it to get the desktop back again, any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt

@Techtablets

3 ай бұрын

Tap on boot F2 and del keep tapping them the moment you boot it up and you'll be able to enter the bios.

Which one is better performance ? Beelink GTR7 pro (7940HS ) Minisforum UM790 pro (7940HS ) GMKtec K4 (7940HS ) Morefine M600 pro (7940HS )

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

I can't speak for the M600 Pro as I never got sent one but this is the best yet. I had issues with the GTR7 Pro thermals and the GMKtec.

Can you elaborate about the hdmi 2.1 cutting out? My main goal is to get a mini pc that has the ability to cleanly do 4k120, so I'd love to hear what was going on while it was cutting out.

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

I found it was cutting out and then coming back at times running 4k120hz I assumed it was my cable but using my other cables the issue eventually showed up. Running 4k100hz it seems to almost never happen and 4k60 zero issues.

@brycedayton4092

9 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets Bummer. I've finally got a nice TV for the first time forever that can do 4k120 so I definitely need that part to be stable. Thanks for the reply! You make awesome vids!

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

So so just now I started testing a different bios today and guess what so far so good! Might be fixed by MinisForum.

@muSPKWoW

9 ай бұрын

Can always buy a Type C cable to HDMI 2.1 and connect it to the front on the minipc@@brycedayton4092

@muSPKWoW

9 ай бұрын

Which bios did you test?@@Techtablets

What key gets into the bios menu

The GEEKOM A7 goes up to 1745 with cinebanch 23

I would have liked to see ya turn up the ram for video to the full 6gb....Due to folks like me mostlly would be running 32gb of ram or at least 16gb and do not see a lot of multi tasking needing ram. I wonder how much better if any the fps would have been in gaing. Games have a mini and prefered game mem reauirements. The GTX 1650 had 4 gb and the GTX 1660 has 16 gb. i do not see that system not ver being as good as one of those cards when you are not matching the memory.

Hi Sir, is it ok to replace its SSD with a PCIE GEN4 X4 M.2 2280? Thanks

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

Yes if course it supports that.

So how much extra performance in games would you expect by setting the bios to performance and allocating the max 6gb to vram?

@Techtablets

3 ай бұрын

Not much at all but a tiny boost to average FPS and 1% lows. Plenty of videos on this just search iGPU and dedicated RAM benefit.

@Crovon1

3 ай бұрын

@@TechtabletsThanks! The reason I ask is I want to get a mini PC (my first) but I am not sure whether to wait for the new ones to come out this year or go for a top one now. Geekom A8 max & Apro8 max for example.

I have the UM790 Pro and I run MXLinux 23.1 with absolutely no issues whatsoever. Matter of fact, I just moved my M.2 2TB drive, "OS and all" into the UM790 Pro and it booted up with no issues whatsoever, It recognised all the Hardware and reconfigured itself for the new hardware. Granted, I was running a first gen Ryzen 5 with a radeon video card in my old PC.

@IphoneSamsung-wv8or

3 ай бұрын

do u mean u connected mini pc to a ryzen 5 laptop and it is working fine?

@LanceD188

3 ай бұрын

@@IphoneSamsung-wv8or No, I pulled the m.2 HD with MXLinux installed on it out of my Desktop and installed it in my UM790 Pro and went into the UM790 Pro's bios and changed it to boot from it. and it booted with no errors or issues. as if I installed it from scratch.

@IphoneSamsung-wv8or

3 ай бұрын

are you using desktop? i want to know if i can connect it using my laptop??

@LanceD188

3 ай бұрын

@@IphoneSamsung-wv8or I'm sorry, I don't quite understand? The UM790 Pro is a standalone computer. essentially a PC in tiny form. When you say "connect" to a laptop, do you mean network the two computers together? or do you mean something else?

@IphoneSamsung-wv8or

3 ай бұрын

i wanted to know how to use this mini pc?? im young man idk much so pls say@@LanceD188

which fps counter do you use in your reviews?

@Techtablets

8 ай бұрын

MSI afterburner

I bought the same model, but unfortunately it has a crashing problem. This seems to be quite widespread, but unfortunately no KZread review actually addresses it.

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

My unit doesn't crash at all otherwise I would mention this like I did in the Beelink 7840HS and GMKTeck 7940HS reviews my issues with crashing and reboots. All I've found is issues with HDMI 2.1 ports at 4k120 cutting in and out. Maybe review units are golden units, there was a huge delay in me getting this. One unit got lost (apparently) like Minis Forums didn't want to send me it. Fianlly 2 months later I got it. I know one bias mini channel never mentions any issues ever he would have encountered and everything is always amazing go buy it etc. All to keep the review units and paychecks coming...

Much better review than that bias ETA Prime. Turned off from his videos lately even if he is first I prefer watching your take Chris. He is like LTT now seems very bias and does paid conent. I have also noticed or didn't before that he never mentions issues or problems at least you have.

Do you know if the USB4 ports also USB 3.2 gen 2x2 20Gbps? Many thanks

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

USB 4 and 40 Gbps and the 3.2 Gen2

Re: Video Editing. So, do you think the AMD cpu is actually comparable to an Intel cpu with Quick Sync? That wasn't made clear in the review...

@Techtablets

8 ай бұрын

Edits better but export times due to quick sync are faster on the Intel machines.

So it's possible to play at 1080p with higher settings if the BIOS as tweaked to performance mode?

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

Yes it is but with lower FPS, I used 720p for Cyberpunk as 1080 was around 30-40fps.

@markmontes007

9 ай бұрын

@@Techtablets ok thanks!

😍 I would choose barebone option

@Techtablets

9 ай бұрын

Good move and then you can get a faster PCIe 4.0 SSD

Does the bios allow for overclocking the RAM?

@Techtablets

10 ай бұрын

It will not allow us to go over 5600Mhz so nope. And I tried to lower the CAS only a tiny bit and it failed to boot. Sad as it's quite easy with Intel powered units.