We Turned This Tiny Low-Cost HP Office PC Into A Mini Gaming Machine!

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We Turned the Cheap Low-cost Mini HP Office PC into a Gaming PC by adding an external M.2 Graphics card using a GTX1650 Super and the ADT-Link M.2 Key M NVMe External Graphics Card Stand Bracket!
This Tiny PC costs anywhere from $99 to $150 depending on the configuration.
by itself, it does a great job at emulation but I wanted a bit more out of it and the built-in Intel HD530 graphics just art gonna cut it.
Powered by an i5 6500T and backed by 16GB of ram this tiny pc actually does much better than I thought with the GTX 1650 added in.
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00:00-Intro
00:20-Overview
01:53-adding the M.2 Graphics Card
04:12-Booting It Up
04:45-Specs Overview
05:40-Forza Horizon 5 Test
06:17-Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite Test
06:45-Project Cars 2 Test
07:17-GTA5 Test
07:58-Doom Eternal Test
08:31-Cyberpunk 2077 Test
08:55-Final Thoughts
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  • @latibass
    @latibass2 жыл бұрын

    If only 'low end' GPU prices weren't so ridiculously high in 2022

  • @ETAPRIME

    @ETAPRIME

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know, it seems to only be getting worse

  • @tomzpl

    @tomzpl

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ETAPRIME lets hope for cheap amd 6xxx apu's then.

  • @Sioux-periorGaming

    @Sioux-periorGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    People love their entertainment

  • @EliezYT

    @EliezYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    It sucks because right now is the best time to buy a Gpu but it’s already pretty darn high!

  • @moetop

    @moetop

    2 жыл бұрын

    This still might be a worthwhile upgrade if you have an old 2gb video card laying around.

  • @cmdrclassified
    @cmdrclassified2 жыл бұрын

    I really love your budget focused content! And yes, I know the market for ANYTHING these days has been way overpriced. But folks like you doing their best to look out for the little guy, gives me hope for humanity! A little late, but I want to wish you and yours, a very Happy New Year! o7

  • @digitaldonovin1189
    @digitaldonovin11892 жыл бұрын

    I literally just bought one of these on Monday from ebay. Although mine is coming with the i5-6600. I’ll be using mine for a personal game server. But this video was really cool to see.

  • @unojojo

    @unojojo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which game?

  • @digitaldonovin1189

    @digitaldonovin1189

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@unojojo 7 Days to Die, Ark, The forest, conan maybe. Just for me and my buddies.

  • @xman2k2

    @xman2k2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@digitaldonovin1189 can I use this pc for a plex server?

  • @digitaldonovin1189

    @digitaldonovin1189

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xman2k2 100%

  • @agent_447

    @agent_447

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can you explain how exactly would you make this said game server? I mean just using it as machine used for game or more of a server streaming games elsewhere.

  • @mudit1
    @mudit16 ай бұрын

    WoW! Never thought this can be possible. Thanks for the video brother

  • @PizzaWormLight
    @PizzaWormLight2 жыл бұрын

    I've used a setup just like this with the exact same adapter and power supply for a few years using an AliExpress mini pc. It served me amazingly well, was incredibly silent and as messy as it seems! :D

  • @divyaakashdutta4038

    @divyaakashdutta4038

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't dust get inside the GPU? How do you clean it?

  • @ClayWheeler

    @ClayWheeler

    Жыл бұрын

    @@divyaakashdutta4038 opening and disassembling GPU Fans & Heatsinks are pretty easy. Even on RTX 3090. What's your GPU in question?

  • @fractalarbitrage

    @fractalarbitrage

    Жыл бұрын

    may i ask which mini pc? i'm looking at getting one maybe a mini forum or a beelink and adding a gpu like this video

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fractalarbitrage genuinely speaking for triple A gaming, any processor starting from 8th gen intel is alright. Go any lower and you'll have this video's performance results. I have an 8th gen i5 and it works way better, running GTA V on high / very high settings well above 60 fps.

  • @alchercraft7014

    @alchercraft7014

    Жыл бұрын

    @fractalarbitrage you use Intergrated graphic?

  • @dogfacezombie
    @dogfacezombie2 жыл бұрын

    Bruh that thing still manages to be more portable than my school's school-provided ThinkPad 💀😭

  • @thegodhoward8037

    @thegodhoward8037

    Жыл бұрын

    My school had Chromebooks and they even came with special cases and slings

  • @tacobo
    @tacobo Жыл бұрын

    I feel like this is the new old school Linus tech tips channel before he became a big shot. Frankenstein PC content is great to watch. I’ve worked in IT for a long time and use to do stuff like this for fun with old equipment. Thanks for the content.

  • @CrapkinsTheBrave
    @CrapkinsTheBrave2 жыл бұрын

    I love this stuff. I'm a min-maxxer, myself, and this kinda thing gives me much entertainment.

  • @armyofninjas9055
    @armyofninjas90552 жыл бұрын

    As someone with a 1650S in my primary pc, it warms my heart to see this gpu used as the upgrade component. It's a great little card and does what I need it to. I game in 60hz 1080p.

  • @dalkammarak6594
    @dalkammarak65942 жыл бұрын

    Love this kind of content

  • @user-fk2dm2th7n
    @user-fk2dm2th7n Жыл бұрын

    Awesome build bro 👍🏻

  • @blingVolcano
    @blingVolcano2 жыл бұрын

    I've gotta say, i picked up an elitedesk mini pc based off your vid ETA, been casually tinkering with it now for about 6 months. I finally have everything working the way I can enjoy it for some high quality couch gaming, however despite you recommending not attaching a GPU to the mini pc, I'm inclined to actually get the m.2/sata adapter and use a 970 to augment the mini pc performance. OOTB, the HP elitedesk mini 800 g2 BARELY runs gamecube games, and only after some lengthy optimization and numerous PCSX2 nightly build updates over a series of months was I able to get PS2 to playback at 60fps, yet many PS2 games still struggle to hit 60 on the 6600T cpu. This is still amazing though, considering my home arcade journey started with comparing prices of tiny SBCs like rpi 3b+ and odroid boards, but ultimately if you can get a mini pc, a cheap older gpu, and the adapter, you're looking at the most cost effective way of playing any console pre-gen 8 on a modern TV.

  • @asawarai
    @asawarai2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting! Been using basically the same exact mini PC as this except with a Ryzen 5 2400G instead, for low end gaming using the APU. It works pretty well! Never thought to add a GPU, but maybe I will eventually since this video is basically a guide for me lol. Awesome video!!

  • @d2vlogs707

    @d2vlogs707

    8 ай бұрын

    How did it go bro

  • @feniX0nE27
    @feniX0nE272 жыл бұрын

    Always great seeing what can be done with an ultra small form factor PC. Where there's a will there's a way! Thanks as always ETA.

  • @saray8007
    @saray80072 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I was just going to buy that same PC and was going to try a setup like this. Guess I'm not now. You saved me.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    The G2 is quite an old machine now. The newer models are way better. The Prodesk 600 G4 (i5-8600T) for example can run GTA 5 at 60 FPS with high/very high settings.

  • @faves2064
    @faves20642 жыл бұрын

    Good video, glad I wasn't planning to do more than emulate on mine.

  • @Chocoboengorilado
    @Chocoboengorilado2 жыл бұрын

    Have you tried raising all the graphic settings that exclusively impact the GPU so the GPU usage goes up and the CPU has a bit more room to process all frames? You might get better graphics and less dips (probably not higher performance, but more consistent)

  • @warthog2k

    @warthog2k

    2 жыл бұрын

    Came to say just that - if the GPU is causing bottlenecking on the CPU then push the GPU harder - sounds counter intuitive, but could give smoother gameplay AND better graphics.

  • @thegodhoward8037

    @thegodhoward8037

    Жыл бұрын

    Many games today also have fsr including cyberpunk

  • @hereis_Tiff
    @hereis_Tiff2 жыл бұрын

    Recently I brought home a couple of desktops from work, including a HP Prodesk 600 G4 Mini. Did some digging online, and with the help of this video, I added a GTX 1650 to the mini computer and added a SATA SSD. Works like a charm, runs GTA V at 60 FPS with a mix of high and very high settings. Really love how the graphics card sits behind the machine. It's definitely worth it to convert & upgrade such an ex-office computer for 2-300 bucks.

  • @LesFaul

    @LesFaul

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is your adapter same as mine ie. like this on video?

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LesFaul I'm using the Dell PSU, same one as in the video.

  • @LesFaul

    @LesFaul

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hereis_Tiff The same as I do too…

  • @henry_pq
    @henry_pq8 ай бұрын

    I have this exact PC and I found a cheap 1650 to buy so thank you a lot for making this video!

  • @IkariAin
    @IkariAin Жыл бұрын

    thank you ETA for sharing this experiment

  • @theunreal_TOEBEANS
    @theunreal_TOEBEANS2 жыл бұрын

    That's pretty sick. That card is as big as the whole PC!!

  • @chriswiggins3896
    @chriswiggins38962 жыл бұрын

    2 things: 1. I'd love to see this same test with the 65w version. 2. Some type of 3d printed case for the GPU that can adhere to the top of the HP?

  • @moetop

    @moetop

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing. You just need space for airflow. Its almost to bad the slot isn't rotated 180 degrees. EDIT: Maybe go out the front of the case..

  • @westleyjohnstone4719

    @westleyjohnstone4719

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have a 65w i7 8700 version of this. Wanting to put it in a bartop arcade cab. This may be a option, uhd 630 is pure crap. Be interesting to see if someone has done a case.

  • @form4li7y

    @form4li7y

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know, it looks kind of cool as it is. A 3d printed stand that improved the stability of the graphics card and made the pc stand vertically might be interesting. I like look of these projects when they have a minimalist approach to enclosures.

  • @ntgm20
    @ntgm202 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. I have the same mini PC with a i5-6600T. I'll have to check out your emulation video.

  • @MicahDaRhuler
    @MicahDaRhuler2 жыл бұрын

    You recorded this on my birthday. Very cool build BTW

  • @form4li7y
    @form4li7y2 жыл бұрын

    I've got an Optiplex with an i5-7500t that I've thought about doing this with if I get a good deal on a graphics card some day. EGPU builds like this are really interesting.

  • @Ender_Wiggin
    @Ender_Wiggin2 жыл бұрын

    If you are willing to flash a new BIOS you could over clock the thing all the way to 4 ghz. The hard part is finding a bios that is unlocked

  • @1986Redfield

    @1986Redfield

    Жыл бұрын

    Can you tell us where to look for? I have a lenovo thinkcentre m715q with 2400ge cpu

  • @pleasentnokia
    @pleasentnokia Жыл бұрын

    amazing channel subscribed because of this video how resourceful way to use a small budget pc for gaming what i was looking for

  • @miro5052
    @miro50523 ай бұрын

    I actually picked these up, I'm working abroad for a year and I needed something so I got the adapter and minipc and hooked up my old GPU. Works great for casual games.

  • @timothypeart3116
    @timothypeart31162 жыл бұрын

    i’ve done this in reverse building a full enclosure around The Beast adapter running a gtx 1050ti over mini pcie then got a hp elite desk 800 g1 usdt with a i5 4690s got great performance even with the cpu being older intel’s s variant cpu draw 65w and reach similar clock speeds of their non-s counterparts

  • @bryan.t777
    @bryan.t7772 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been curious about adding a gpu via m.2 on this machine. I have one for my Arcade1Up mod because it was cheap and small. I mostly want to see how well the Windows version of Killer Instinct runs but the cpu does give me some concerns.

  • @unorthdoxcleric6953
    @unorthdoxcleric69532 жыл бұрын

    I LVE THESE WEIRD SETUP VIDS. They are awesome.

  • @cyrus3055
    @cyrus30552 жыл бұрын

    Very nice thanks for doing it :D

  • @franciscocasillas6562
    @franciscocasillas65622 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always wondered, does having it connect to m.2 negate some of the performance lose that would normally occur with a thunder bolt port?

  • @januszcebula9324

    @januszcebula9324

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, the performance lose are the same on both interfaces, because the thunderbold 3 and m.2 slot in this mini pc and cpu with pcie 3.0 lines version, have the same pcie 3.0 x4 bandwidth speed

  • @ClayWheeler

    @ClayWheeler

    Жыл бұрын

    Thunderbolt is running at 22 Gbps (yes you read that right) Not 40 Gbps as advertised M.2 PCIe Gen 3 is at least 32 Gbps. No speed penalty by any means

  • @franciscocasillas6562

    @franciscocasillas6562

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClayWheeler that’s wild

  • @1986Redfield

    @1986Redfield

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClayWheeler I'm sorry, but i try to understand this prot/Speed loss thing. So if i have a 1660 Super, how much % of performence i lost? How can i look it up?

  • @carlolalattacosterbosa5821
    @carlolalattacosterbosa58212 жыл бұрын

    really nice! unpractical in reality but very interesting to see... Do you know how many Watts can you pull from the m.2 connector? it will be really more confortable to use a 1030 instead of the 1650s if you don't need any extra power... ;)

  • @stephensliger4306

    @stephensliger4306

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah, wouldn’t work, m.2 doesn’t put nearly as much power as a regular Pcie :(

  • @McKluskie

    @McKluskie

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stephensliger4306 gutted, I have one of these laying around I was going to try a 1030, dont think its worth shelling out of the PSU and adapter, you could pickup a cheap used desktop for the same money or less and drop a card straight in.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    Жыл бұрын

    For GPU power you absolutely need that Dell PSU or a standard PSU.

  • @jeremy121690
    @jeremy1216902 жыл бұрын

    Ok so Ive thought about doing this for a while after seeing people do it with laptops but dont have the money to wast if it didnt work. Glad to see someone finally try this! You could probably get all this to fit in a itx case with a few mods

  • @overcrazy9940
    @overcrazy994010 ай бұрын

    That's is so cool and he really knows his stuff amazing video

  • @JeremyLeePotocki
    @JeremyLeePotocki2 жыл бұрын

    When your dealing with the low power T series especially older gens you need the I7 variants due to them having hyper threading. The I7-6700T has nearly double the performance than the 6500T with less bottlenecks issues. Heck even a 3770T would have less issues. I've built many PCs with the T series CPUs so I've seen this problem with the I3 & I5 T class however the I7 have a longer shelf life.

  • @davem1027

    @davem1027

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing during this video lol, if only he had an i7. A lot of these newer games are demanding multi-core performance. Everything's a trade-off, sff=low power cpu. Maybe an 8th gen i5 would be able to handle this. But there's always cloud-streaming if you have a good enough connection.

  • @JDMsohc

    @JDMsohc

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have the same Mini PC as the one in the video, except mine has the i3-6100t. I called HP to see what the max CPU I could put in was but even they seemed a bit confused about how they can help me. Would I be able to put an i7-7700t in there? Thank you!

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davem1027 I have a HP Prodesk 600 G4 Mini with an 8th gen I5 (8600T). From my experience with the machine so far, it works absolutely great with a GTX 1650, even going as far as being able to play games like GTA on a mixed high & ultra high settings.

  • @mcgillm5149

    @mcgillm5149

    Жыл бұрын

    800 G2 mini will only work with 6th gen CPU. Highest model would be the i7-6700t if you have the 35w model or the i7-6700 if you have the 65w model. If you get the larger 90w power brick for this machine, you can run the faster non-t variants (6500,6600,6700) which is the way to get the most performance out of this machine.

  • @JeremyLeePotocki

    @JeremyLeePotocki

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JDMsohc as Mcgill M stated the system works with 6th Gen only. However I would only recommend the I7-6700T at the most, and not upgrading it to a 65W I7-6700. The heatsinks they use are weak (0.5 inch all aluminum) like a "non gaming" laptop so even if you put in a 65W CPU thermal throttling would be a issue as well as a noise issue from the fan ramping up to full blast even for 50% workloads.

  • @wayland7150
    @wayland71502 жыл бұрын

    This is a lot of fun and very cool. However it's impractical. The practical solution is to plug that GPU into a cheap Dell tower i5 system. In fact GPUs are so valuable these day that it make sense to hook it up to an overkill CPU just to squeeze all the performance out of the 1650 super.

  • @ChodyRay

    @ChodyRay

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I got an i5 4590 with a 1650 and it's pretty decent. Newer AAA titles are usually a no go without scaling down the resolution to an unplayable point, but it's great for emulation and I get 200ish fps in rocket league so it does what I need from it

  • @DiamondDepthYT

    @DiamondDepthYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ChodyRay I have an i5 4670 with a 1650 super, and it's okay but it bottlenecks for sure

  • @joejones6968
    @joejones6968 Жыл бұрын

    24 fps on a low-end PC is still very much playable, So, all in all you did well, And good job. Thank you for posting this video for all of us to watch it and see you work as well as play your games. Thank you.

  • @EnterpriseKnight
    @EnterpriseKnight2 жыл бұрын

    this channel is so relaxing sometimes.

  • @kibbee890
    @kibbee8902 жыл бұрын

    A great idea if the GPU didn't cost 5 times as much as the rest of the PC.

  • @proudofyourroots9575

    @proudofyourroots9575

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah without amd cards your performance per dollar is highly restricted. if you could get a rx580 8gb to work youd be set

  • @TharcioSantana
    @TharcioSantana2 жыл бұрын

    A nice upgrade to this mini PC would be the i7-7700t, it seems to be way better than the 6500t having the exact same TDP, idk if would be easy to find one though

  • @LesFaul

    @LesFaul

    2 жыл бұрын

    It will not work! I7-6700T (Skylake) is max for this particular HP mini PC. I7-7700t is Kaby Lake and will not work on this motherboard.

  • @TharcioSantana

    @TharcioSantana

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LesFaul ohh idk that, it would be a great upgrade too, right? At least, to handle the 1650 performance?

  • @RCfromtheNYC
    @RCfromtheNYC2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This will definitely help in getting PS3 emulation up and running!

  • @Infini-Toons
    @Infini-Toons Жыл бұрын

    I literally have about 40-50 of these at wok that I refurbish and sell for $200. I use these for emulation machines all the time lol, good stuff my man

  • @LazyBunnyKiera
    @LazyBunnyKiera2 жыл бұрын

    This with the 16GB+ of ram would be perfect for a tiny dedicated game server. I've been trying to find really affordable and especially tiny systems to use as game servers.

  • @efeloteishe4675

    @efeloteishe4675

    2 жыл бұрын

    Game servers don't use gpu, they only use cpu. What are you trying to mine crypto

  • @HDErickGames

    @HDErickGames

    Жыл бұрын

    @@efeloteishe4675 This miniPC on itself does not have a dGPU in itself though.. So that person may be talking about the machine without an e-GPU

  • @3godzilla3
    @3godzilla32 жыл бұрын

    No idea how you're finding these so cheap, it's literally 160-190 on Ebay.

  • @melvishabbo

    @melvishabbo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah and almost 200/230 on amazon kinda sad

  • @LordManhattan

    @LordManhattan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I can't find them for under $300 where I'm at (outside the US)

  • @melvishabbo

    @melvishabbo

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LordManhattan Same here fam, all "cheap" pc here are already refurbished and really bad (And almost expensive as a new one) so it's lame

  • @quentinwilliams1158

    @quentinwilliams1158

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is a rumored ETA Prime effect. Soon as he post a video of a cheap PC, it sells out at eBay really quickly. At least the cheapest versions of that pc sell out fast.

  • @switchx182
    @switchx182 Жыл бұрын

    I love this.. I need a pc game system on the go for work travel and this is perfect. I didn't know there was an adapter m.2 for Gpu, thanks

  • @udance4ever
    @udance4ever Жыл бұрын

    would have loved to see a before & after on this set up!

  • @AndyMelton
    @AndyMelton11 ай бұрын

    I love this little computer! It has became my daily driver. I upgraded it from the 8 GBs of RAM / Core i3 it came with to 32 GBs of RAM / Core i7 Quad. It serves me amazingly well. I do a lot of HDR photo processing in Lightroom and virtualization with it. I switched to this as my daily driver to conserve power because my HP Z820 was drawing massive amounts of power while idling. I was shocked that I could do so much more with it than I thought I could. It's awesome that you can technically add a GPU to it but I am afraid I can't give up the m.2 slot! I need that for extra storage! Awesome video, as usual!

  • @jayajoniyarso

    @jayajoniyarso

    11 ай бұрын

    right, I need M.2 nvme, I can't sacrifice m.2 nvme, is there an external gpu riser that uses the wifi card slot..?

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@jayajoniyarsoRead my reply to your original comment

  • @KevinG761

    @KevinG761

    7 ай бұрын

    @@jayajoniyarso Yess, aliexpress

  • @sovan781
    @sovan781 Жыл бұрын

    i have this same elite desk unit and a bunch of video card sitting, i only use this pc for youtube and web surfing to save electric since my desktop computer draw alot of power and only kept that for gaiming, however this is a neat trick and going to try this . thanks

  • @XxUltimateGodzXx
    @XxUltimateGodzXx2 жыл бұрын

    Yooooo we have the same background. That's awesome.

  • @Manolox4
    @Manolox42 жыл бұрын

    OH! it is exactly the same thing that I want to do, I have a prodesk 400 g4 with i7 8700t, thanks, I already had an idea of ​​how to do it, but with this video I get rid of all the doubts.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go for it man, the GTX 1650 Super will work very well with your i7-8700T. One thing that's overlooked in this video is how big of a bottleneck the processor is in the G2 mini version.

  • @TheRollsen
    @TheRollsen2 жыл бұрын

    nice work ETA

  • @Nick-hz9no
    @Nick-hz9no5 ай бұрын

    What a cool interesting mod!

  • @leavemealoneandgoaway
    @leavemealoneandgoaway2 жыл бұрын

    this is bonkers, I like it

  • @plutoniumshore
    @plutoniumshore2 жыл бұрын

    Picked one up after watching this (about $150) and loaded it up with Batocera. No complaints so far! Originally tried Retropie/Ubuntu but couldn't figure out the default audio. Wasn't an issue with Batocera as it has a menu option to select audio devices built right in.

  • @mojoosodope

    @mojoosodope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Does it work good with ps2 like he said? I can’t find the original video

  • @plutoniumshore

    @plutoniumshore

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mojoosodope I did not do any testing with PS2. I actually JUST modded an old PS2 console last week (cosmic coincidence) and really like having a dedicated console for that. I just shuffled some stuff around..but as soon as I pull the HP back out of storage, I'll load up some of the PS2 ISO's I have and give it a try.

  • @mojoosodope

    @mojoosodope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you using it right out the box?

  • @Colo2K
    @Colo2K2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video as always! but like you said this set up is not really worth it specially with how much it ends up costing but it's still entertaining nevertheless.

  • @armandoescobedo2125
    @armandoescobedo21252 жыл бұрын

    Interesting ty for the vid

  • @alfajiri0013
    @alfajiri00132 жыл бұрын

    can you start testing xemu on these type of emulation machine videos? your channel inspired me to start searching for a mini PC to turn into an emulation machine, and I'd like to get something that I can do solid xbox emulation on. thank you and love your videos!!

  • @carlosgrant7740
    @carlosgrant77402 жыл бұрын

    Will be doing this with a i5 6500 and yes will be putting it in a box, Mr. Dust...... More Power LOL Love your content

  • @grzegorz__
    @grzegorz__2 жыл бұрын

    wow, crazy. didn't know there are adapters like this xD

  • @gdjaybee742
    @gdjaybee742 Жыл бұрын

    Another idea is external male PCIx expansion slot on the mini pc, which would dock into a PCIx slot on a external Video card enclosure case that has an external PCIx slot "dock" which you can dock the mini PC on(think modular design). This external PCIx slot is wired to an PCIx riser cable into the external Video card enclosure case. This Video card external enclosure should have custom designed and standardized power supply for this enclosure, so that you don't need to connect a standard atx power supply, and there would be no external clutter.

  • @blazetankdestoryer
    @blazetankdestoryer2 жыл бұрын

    I've got the dell optiplex 7050 micro with a i5 7600 non t with a gtx 970 and over this same adapter and it's a beast

  • @brad7207
    @brad72072 жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual ETA. I love these franken minis. I got a beelink gt I5. Do you think you can do a video like this with something like that cpu. Love all your vids.

  • @jaykeeggleston4093
    @jaykeeggleston4093 Жыл бұрын

    im so excited to do this, i just got a 9th gen i5 elite desk with, 8gb ddr4, and no storage for $75! ordering everything this friday, probably gonna go with a 1650 like you did.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    Жыл бұрын

    Go for it! I have an ith gen i5 prodesk with 16gb ddr4 and 750gb storage, using an external GTX 1650. It really plays games like GTA V smoother with fps well above 60 on average!

  • @jaywarren3505
    @jaywarren3505 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see you apply this mod to that 705 G4 you were able to up the TDP on.

  • @Infini-Toons
    @Infini-Toons Жыл бұрын

    Also you can swap out the CPU in those, unscrew the three T-10 screws and remove the heatsink. It's an LGA-115X socket so you can fit 6th gen to 9th gen CPUs (check PC compatibility). I have an i5-9600 with a GTX 980-ti in mine.

  • @ytxzw

    @ytxzw

    Жыл бұрын

    wow ok, good to know! thanks

  • @gabytrifan838

    @gabytrifan838

    11 ай бұрын

    Fitting 8th gen+ CPUs would requiring modding the bios, did you get that working on a OEM Mobo?

  • @HunterBikelife

    @HunterBikelife

    8 ай бұрын

    How did you get the power supply to work ?

  • @lautundobszoen
    @lautundobszoen Жыл бұрын

    Perfect for Emby/Plex or Jellyfin. Awesome

  • @kakashi99908
    @kakashi9990811 ай бұрын

    Used corporate computers are such a good value because there are so many of them and so few know to look for them they are also highly serviceable to please I.T departments . If anyone wants a used laptop you can get a EliteBook G6 for like $150 even cheaper if you buy one with a trashed screen and just close the lid to use it as a HTPC or emulation box, they also work with GPU enclosures and the same m.2 to PCI in this video

  • @jrtirado8266
    @jrtirado82662 жыл бұрын

    Great review as always. Hope you can try the hp prodesk 600 g5 with i5 9500t. Planning to buy it for light gaming.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm using the Prodesk 600 G4 mini with i5-8600T. Got a GTX 1650 with the same ADT-link adapter. It can run GTA V with 60FPS & a mix of high and ultra high settings. Considering the G5 has a 9th gen processor, you might even be able to get the maximum performance out of a 1650 Super or 1660!

  • @IRWPD
    @IRWPD2 жыл бұрын

    The more I see on this little PC. The more I thinking about getting one.

  • @shahan1465
    @shahan14652 жыл бұрын

    You need to do a detailed "how to M.2 external gpu''

  • @malawisupasoldier7478
    @malawisupasoldier74782 жыл бұрын

    The person who made that is amazing. Now I can actually play games on that To me more than 30fps in GTA v is great

  • @ruxcooking
    @ruxcooking2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Thank you ETA Prime.

  • @azmiraclegirl441
    @azmiraclegirl441 Жыл бұрын

    You are a God send!!!!!!!!!

  • @draggonhedd
    @draggonhedd2 жыл бұрын

    it looks like you could pretty easily set the card on top of the case so you're not blocking the rear ports

  • @udance4ever

    @udance4ever

    Жыл бұрын

    it looks like that would block the airflow to that gargantuan fan tho?

  • @luisfelipegonzalez4423
    @luisfelipegonzalez44232 жыл бұрын

    Y have similar setup, installed everyhing inside a broken xbox 360 fat....looks amazing

  • @Dougget
    @Dougget Жыл бұрын

    I did a very similar setup with a i5 10gen Mini HP and a RTX2060, so far I've been having some problems with crash and reboots, not very often and related with high intense tasks, just random. Event viewer points to PCI express slot. I hope I can figure this out.

  • @ericdanielski4802
    @ericdanielski48022 жыл бұрын

    Nice video.

  • @downundergarage6968
    @downundergarage69682 жыл бұрын

    I am really surprised that a 6500T was so bad at some of the older games you were showing. The regular 6500 is quite capable chips esp at GTA5.

  • @surendramaharjan6047
    @surendramaharjan60472 жыл бұрын

    Love all your videos especially emulation videos. I have a dell laptop with thunderbolt but no extra nvme slot. Can i use a thunderbolt ssd enclosure and use the egpu dock? Could you make video if possible. Thanks

  • @jallen1227
    @jallen1227 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to see a refresh of this video with a newer G4 version with the i5-8500 CPU.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a G4 using this setup and it works absolutely fantastic. I managed to get all of it for just under 300 euros.

  • @jallen1227

    @jallen1227

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hereis_Tiff Great little PC these Prodesk 600 G4s. Added a fast Gen4 NVME and 32GB RAM upgrade then went to Win11 Pro as a renewed - close to $300 USD myself. Little Powerhouse !

  • @MrFaceonline
    @MrFaceonline2 жыл бұрын

    use throttlestop to set unlimited turbo boost on all 4 cores and increase tdp.

  • @luisfelipegonzalez4423
    @luisfelipegonzalez44232 жыл бұрын

    If you manage to catch the g1 with amd a8 7600, it came with the gpu locked on 450mhz, but using amd overdrive, you cant unlock it and works perfect for light gaming and emulation.

  • @elevate32767
    @elevate32767 Жыл бұрын

    That 'T' suffix on the CPU really killed this build

  • @parha123
    @parha1232 жыл бұрын

    RDNA2 APUs will really be a Dream Come True.

  • @CapApollo
    @CapApollo2 жыл бұрын

    if you use that 590 for mining there is a chance it have a bios mod. restore the bios in order to driver to work..

  • @maxcady360
    @maxcady3609 ай бұрын

    Even without a dedicated graphics cards it should be pointed out that the HP EliteDesk Mini G2 is a very solid device for gaming as it is.

  • @Fantazysz

    @Fantazysz

    8 ай бұрын

    I have a mini elite desk coming in the mail rn haha I have the egpu adapter dell PSU and a rx 580

  • @DemureTrack
    @DemureTrack3 ай бұрын

    This is a nice package that I might use for my home lab setup. The dell power supply and the m.2 adapter are a really nice package. From cost and appearance, I plan to add a 1060 6gb gpu to a mini pc with a ryzen 5800H. The goal is to have 1-4 people playing something easy to run like Minecraft over Liam workspaces for self hosted cloud gaming. I kinda have the dream achieved already but after reviewing some documentation and from my own testing, I believe I need to have an nvidia gpu for the best video encoding experience.

  • @gooberclese
    @gooberclese5 ай бұрын

    I play Destiny 2 all the time with this exact mini PC through STEAM. I added another 16 gig ram stick so it has 32 gigs of ram but is otherwise bone stock and it handles it ok.....the extra ram (and custom mostly low settings)helped a ton with low frame rates. I still get the occasional graphical glitches but it's very playable. This would be a huge improvement but the cost is still prohibitive if you dont already have a GPU card to use....like me.

  • @edwarddolezal559
    @edwarddolezal559 Жыл бұрын

    When testing did you use the latest bios revision I noticed better performance after updating to the latest revision.

  • @tavaszicsaba9247
    @tavaszicsaba92472 жыл бұрын

    @ETA PRIME I'm a fairly new subscriber of your channel , but I love how you turn old junks into nice emulation machines. I'm bit confused about the software side, googleing a lot, I found many many alternatives. Do you have a video about what would be a best solution to follow? For windows , for linux? Really confusing where and how to start on the sw side. Maybe I just mist one of your videos, as I have spare time I look at your older videos. If you don't have, maybe you could do a complete tutorial about this to. Best regards.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've followed this video's idea to upgrade a newer version of the Prodesk. I could drop a comment explaining what I've done if that interests or helps you out!

  • @jayhdgaf
    @jayhdgaf2 жыл бұрын

    dam i love your channel

  • @geralt7144
    @geralt71449 ай бұрын

    Cool Idea. The solution: Get a mini PC that packs a bit more beefy CPU. Regarding the the cables running directly under the card. There must a different solution too. Depending on the card, the PSU and NIC cable could melt

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    9 ай бұрын

    The third and 4th gen HP prodesks and elitedesks have an optional port on the back. Removing it (usually it comes with a VGA adapter) allowes you to run the wires for the eGPU through the rear IO of the mini PC

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    9 ай бұрын

    And to be fair, I have been running the cables under the eGPU dock for more than a year now and I havem't noticed any melting paarts or distortion in the cable.

  • @geralt7144

    @geralt7144

    9 ай бұрын

    @@hereis_Tiff In the video the cables are not running under the adapter. They are sandwiched between the adapter and the GPU.

  • @hereis_Tiff

    @hereis_Tiff

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@geralt7144I'm not sure which VOD you've watched, but during the entire installation process the cable was running under the eGPU dock, not directly under the card. That would be near impossible aswell, considering the length of the cable (25 centimeters) and the PCIE slot length.

  • @rmo9808

    @rmo9808

    9 ай бұрын

    You can swap out the cpu on these things to get a little more juice. I think the the 800 mini G2 can go all the way up to the i7 6700t maybe even the non t version. It's not cost effective but then again this really isn't about that.

  • @AmoyamoyamoyaYouTube
    @AmoyamoyamoyaYouTube2 жыл бұрын

    I've got a pair of these EliteDesk 800 G2s I got for the same price ETA Prime quoted. I'm tempted to try this "mod" myself and use an idle GTX-1050 just to see what happens. The CPU can be upgraded to an i7-6700 for around $120-ish (eBay prices as of April 2022) which might address some of the performance short-comings of the i5. The TDP is the limit here I wouldn't expect much of an improvement

  • @mojoosodope

    @mojoosodope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Using it right out the box, was it easy to run GameCube like he said?

  • @drock1717
    @drock17172 жыл бұрын

    I have a i5 6500 gtx 970 pc that I got at the start of covid and its running pretty well, especially since I only paid $300

  • @roobes
    @roobes2 жыл бұрын

    Love the content

  • @MojoMagic977
    @MojoMagic977 Жыл бұрын

    I had no problem getting this pair to work with the ADT-Link Graphics m.2 adapter and Dell power brick. Runs the newer games I tried really well! - ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RX6600 CLD & - HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini i5-8500T 16GB DDR4

  • @jvtc

    @jvtc

    7 ай бұрын

    The g4 has an extra m.2?

  • @AndrewBob
    @AndrewBob7 ай бұрын

    Kindly Provide links and tutorials for setting up those games you've tested.

  • @DZTMTaqiy
    @DZTMTaqiy2 жыл бұрын

    7:53 That's an epic stunt fail XD

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