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The AMD-based mini PCs like this that’ve been showing up recently are cool, but I’m guessing that they all get pretty hot and noisy when under load (similar to
by jwells89 3y ago
The AMD-based mini PCs like this that’ve been showing up recently are cool, but I’m guessing that they all get pretty hot and noisy when under load (similar to a compact laptop).
I think it’d make for a compelling product if one of these extended their vertical footprint a bit, making for a more cube-like shape and adding space for a 2-4x more heatsink and a big slow fan (maybe even a 200mm fan if making footprint slightly larger is permissible). It’d be a bit larger but cooler and much more quiet.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoI had one from Asrock and it just had one big noctua CPU fan and low profile heatsink that also blew straight out of the case since it was so small. It ran very cool and quiet
- jwells89 3y agoThat’s cool that Asrock went with Noctua, not surprised it was quiet.
- blueferret 3y agoI use a Beelink mini-PC with a Ryzen 7 chip as my main PC. It handles everything I throw at it (not a gamer though). Worst it's been is making a little fan noise and warm to the touch. Never once overheated or made so much noise it bugged me. YMMV.
- Demiurge 3y agoI've also been using a Ryzen7 mini-pc, it spins up the fans when maxes out, but doesn't sound or behave any different than any laptop, except its a box. It's actually very quiet most of the time, until I have to process a photo in Lightroom or play a game.
- jwells89 3y ago> …until I have to process a photo in Lightroom or play a game. That’s pretty much what I was expecting. Would prefer a slightly larger machine (e.g. Mac Studio) that’s inaudible even at load.