GMKtec Mini PC Gaming, M7 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (8C/16T 4.70Ghz) Dual NIC LAN 2.5G Desktop Computer, 16 DDR5 RAM + 512GB Hard Drive PCle SSD, Dual USB4, HDMI 2.1, USB-C

This is specifically for the K12 with the Ryzen 7 H 255. Honestly, not a bad deal. The CPU is pretty good for its class, and has very acceptable integrated graphics. The H 255 is seemingly only sold to the chinese market, has no real documentation officially (as of the time of writing), and is essentially a recycled die from better chips that didn't meet the cut so to speak (at least as far as I can find), but I don't see any of those as a real problem; die recycling is perfectly fine if it actually works and is stable, and AMD is usually pretty good at the latter... and it makes me feel a little better that AMD can save something that would otherwise end up being e-waste. Despite the borderline unofficial nature of the CPU, I have not experienced any performance issues, instability, or crashes of any kind after a few weeks. Note that I updated the BIOS and microcode immediately after receiving the unit, and I suggest everyone do the same. The unit itself is from GMKtec, which is a chinese company. However, there were some (good) surprises in the box that tells me they actually cared about the end user experience, though possibly only just enough to make sure that the average joe blow didn't immediately return it because they got pissed off at something that would honestly be Microsoft's fault (eg. the horrendous OOBE for Windows). I choose to believe they actually care though, and somewhat reinforcing that, my email to them was answered the next day (I'll get to what the contents of that was later). The specs of the unit, aside from the CPU which is pretty good itself, are actually darn incredible. OCuLink is a quasi-rare connector, but an *extremely* welcome one! That significantly improves the unit's lifespan and enables mostly modern gaming, provided you genuinely do the research into how to use it (remember, don't plug or unplug it when the PC is on!), though it can already handle light-medium gaming with just the integrated graphics. Though I have not tried the OCuLink port yet, I have no reason to believe it doesn't work or anything like that. USB4 is also extremely welcome, and I can confirm that it not only works, but it follows best practices of how to implement the protocol. Since the port does do PCIe tunneling, it should work with all Thunderbolt 4 appliances out of the box. GMKtec could have taken the cheap way out and omitted this detail, but they did not. Absolutely incredible to have both of these available. There are also, seemingly (I have not opened the unit up yet, no reason to), three M.2 slots, one at Gen4x4 and two at Gen4x2, which is perfectly fine in terms of speed and great in terms of how many slots they offer. I cannot think of any other mini PC with this level of overall connectivity. You lose out on some external USB connectors that would otherwise be present, but USB4 seriously more than makes up for it. The dual 2.5G LAN ports are just the whipped cream on top of all this. Though, not all can be as good. There is no S3 power state support in the firmware, so you're stuck with shutting down the computer, hibernating it, or relying on Microsoft's absolutely abysmal "implementation" of sleep in the form of modern standby (S0). This was confirmed in my aforementioned email to GMKtec's support. Oh well, I have the whipped cream but miss out on the cherry. This may be an oversight on GMKtec's part, but it may also be difficulty getting S3 implemented with OCuLink. Don't know exactly how that works. I'm tempted to knock a star off for this, since S3 is a very, very nice power state to have available, but it's something I'm personally not terribly concerned about, especially with everything else so good. Please, if you're reading this GMKtec, add it in a BIOS update! Would love to see it! There may also be an issue with the TPM, specifically in regards to when the firmware tells the OS to initiate S0 sleep (eg. from the power button short pressed). In such an event, when the computer resumes from S0 the TPM will either fail or lock up. This may be an issue with Windows, or with the TPM, or with just my unit, and it requires a reboot to clear it up. Either way, my way around it is to leave the unit turned on or to just shut it down, but again it's not a concern for me personally, and YMMV. Overall, I would recommend this unit. Though I have not opened it to inspect the internals, nor tested the OCuLink connector yet, I see great value in this unit, and I imagine I will keep it around for a very long time, getting significant usage out of it. I would give it 4.5 stars if that were possible, but for Amazon I will leave it at 5.

This is a very neat little box of a computer, and if you know what you plan to do with it, I think it's a pretty good value. Basic setup is extremely simple, literally just plug in your mouse/monitor/keyboard and the power supply and turn it on. It booted with zero issues into the normal Windows 11 setup. For some reason the manufacturer recommends that you do not use a LAN cable when you first start the computer, but I was never planning on using it on anything but wifi, and it worked fine over wifi, so that is not a problem for me. Although I am planning in the future to install Linux on this machine, I was grateful that it came with minimal Windows 11 bloatware (just the windows standard stuff). Although initial setup was very fast, as soon as it connected to the internet it discovered that it had a year's worth of Windows updates to install, which takes a while, so the second time you restart the computer, expect it to go through a long update process (10-15 mins). I had no trouble hooking up Bluetooth peripherals (in my case a controller). If you are planning to use this computer for general purpose web browsing/word processing/light home server use/etc, you will have zero problems. For general purpose tasks, this computer is great. It's extremely snappy when browsing the web, downloading files, and running programs like Steam or Discord. I think advertising this as a gaming PC is a bit of a stretch-- there's only so far integrated graphics will get you, and I suspect this computer will suffer if you try to run any truly top of the line games on it. It is great for older games, or lighter indie games. I tested it on Fallout New Vegas and Celeste and it had zero issues whatsoever. I ran a benchmark test and it performed predictably poorly compared to computers with dedicated graphics cards. You can get a little more juice out of this machine by changing the allocation of VRAM in the BIOS. It's by default set at 3GB, but I went in and bumped it up to 8 (see the options in the pictures). After doing that, I didn't notice any performance dips from reallocating away the regular RAM. The 32GB this machine comes with is very generous. Even when I was trying to stress-test this machine, it was very quiet, and putting my hand on the top of the case, it never produced a ton of heat. The best way I could describe this machine is unobtrusive-- it's really small and could easily be mounted beneath a desk to completely hide it away. The power supply it comes with is almost the same size as the computer itself. The computer comes with a mounting bracket that I think is intended to be used to mount it to the wall. My one grumble is that the 1TB of onboard storage will run out pretty quickly if you're a person with a large media library like I am. I am not sure how upgradable the storage is, but I guess I can always just attach an external hard drive if I need more storage. The display options are HDMI and DisplayPort, which is fine. I wish the audio jack were on the back of the box rather than the front, but it is what it is. It comes very well packaged, works right out of the box, and performs exactly as expected. If you have a need for general purpose computing in a small form factor, this will serve that need.

Pros: - Small - Powerful (8 Zen4 cores, 16 logical CPUs, Radeon 780M graphics, HX power spec) - (Relatively) low power consumption from being a laptop CPU (Though the HX is not as efficient as the U version) - Comes with a good amount of good quality RAM from a name brand - 2x 2.5G nics - USB4 port (haven't tested it out yet, other reviewers had issues) - Good cooling - Quiet at idle (YMMV) Cons: - Came with a moderately used Lexar SSD - Windows 11 (wiping that put even more write cycles on the SSD) - A U power spec option or BIOS support for lowering TDP would have been nice for lower power consumption - No SATA support - Ethernet controllers are Realtek, not Intel - Wifi also not Intel This is just an initial review, but out of the box I noticed that the 1TB SSD that was included in this GMKtek K6 mini PC had logged about 86 hours of usage in SMART, as well as over 8TB written and 7TB read on this 1TB Lexar SSD. That seems like a lot more than initial imaging and burn-in to me. Over 8 full write cycles for every memory cell will have an impact on the SSD's lifespan. I am only using the included SSD as a supplement to my main SSD, so it's not a big issue, but buyer beware! Also, the SSD did come with an extra heatsink pre-installed. That may improve the longevity of the disk enough to compensate for a lot of the usage. I removed it from the included drive and installed it on my 3rd-party drive instead since I use that one more. Overall, this system seems to work well. I wiped Windows 11 and am using proxmox on it. The Ryzen 7840 CPU is really great for my purposes as a VM server / AI host. In July 2024 I got this for $509. With the 32Gigs of ram and a 1TB SSD that is functioning, at least, it's a really amazing deal. Similar machines from other manufacturers cost hundreds more without the RAM or SSDs, so I'm not going to complain too loudly. In fact, I think it's a great deal from Amazon and GMKtec. Time will tell how well this machine holds up, but the construction seems solid, the cooling seems to be well-designed for this form factor with a fan for the CPU being pretty standard, but a second fan for cooling all the other components is a nice addition that you don't see in some competitors. I will update this review with any developments.

Nothing short of amazing. This mini PC blew me away. It was able to handle every task I threw at it with ease. Editing videos, playing AAA games, rendering images and videos. It did just about everything with ease and speed. The only issue I had with it was the fan noise. The fans were very loud, but that's expected from a PC this small blazing through tasks that demanding. I did end up returning the PC, to my regret. I only returned it because I planned on building my own PC. If I hadn't done that, which I wish I didn't. I would've kept this tiny beast.

Good (and fast) product, however ... if you are installing a Steam Deck alternative like Bazzite then expect to get down in the weeds with a little Konsole work. Actually, everything is quite simple. It just needs tweaking. The biggest problem ... of all things ... was the 3.5mm jack! Note: it is TRRS 3-ring. Most likely you will get no audio there, even on a TRRS jack! I went down a rabbit hole of alsactl settings only to find out my USB 2.0 mini-DAC fixed the no audio through headphones issue. I could only tap the HDMI digital audio through my monitor speakers! Now, it's good through the mini-DAC. Bazzite installs GREAT! No problems. Setup your BIOS first. I Clonezilla'd the disk with Win 11 and tossed in drawer. Bazzite runs great and if I need an upgrade, most things are possible with the OcuLink and spare memory and hd slots. Also note: the front ports are electronically noisy for BT and 2.4G. You might have issues. Move to the rear ports. BT is out for my mini-keyboard but 2.4G works fine. All in all, a good buy. I was skeptical of the 'ease' of installation claims. Not the easiest and not the hardest. Typical weird Linux stuff. Bypassing and configuration usually fixes things. Is it the best solution all the time? No, but it gets you into Steam just fine! Runs fast in Performance Mode. Fan runs constantly, so switched back to Balanced Mode. We'll see how some later games play. Recommended!

Absolutely love it,its powerful enough to play games a lot of games, i had emulators from PS3 to Switch working on it along with a some high end gaming at lower setting, but paired with an AMD 7600M XT egpu, it can handle most games at 1080p 60fps. It's compact and quiet with 2 big fans to keep it cool. Highly recommend if you want something cheaper and smaller that a desktop

Really like the hardware. This is by far the fastest computer I've ever owned. At the time, I felt the price was reasonable, given the system specs. However, after only 10 months, the CPU fan gives off a horrible howl and keeps starting and stopping. I tried to contact GMKtec for warranty service, but no web browser will let me access any of multiple GMKtec sites or email addresses. They either indicate that it's a probable scam site, it doesn't have the correct credentials, or it's just plain non-existent. In addition, multiple websites are filled with complaints of non-existent warranty service and/or non-responsive customer service in general. Given the possible liability of continuing to attempt to contact GMKtec, as much as I like this computer, I have to give it a 1 star rating in hopes of saving someone else a lot of grief.

I use this as a dedicated workstation for client work. Comes with windows 11 preinstalled. Immediately popped in another nvme for extra storage. No problems so far. Runs visual studio and sales server without any latency. Would buy again if I needed another workstation. Also runs quiet, cool and low power, supports external video cards for local LLMs and such.

Ich nutze den GMKtec Mini PC mit Ryzen 5 6600H unter Windows 11 und bin bisher sehr zufrieden. Das System läuft bei mir äußerst stabil und zuverlässig mit 2 Bildschirmen. Auch im täglichen Einsatz gab es bislang keinerlei Abstürze oder andere Probleme. Besonders positiv überrascht hat mich die Leistung: Neben Windows 11 auf dem Host-System betreibe ich zusätzlich eine Hyper-V-VM mit Windows 11, die parallel läuft. Selbst dabei arbeitet der Mini-PC flüssig und ohne erkennbare Leistungseinbußen. Ein kleiner Kritikpunkt ist die Treiberinstallation nach einer Neuinstallation von Windows. Einige Treiber werden nicht automatisch erkannt und müssen manuell von der Herstellerseite heruntergeladen werden. Die Navigation auf der Webseite ist etwas unübersichtlich und die Suche nach den passenden Treibern könnte einfacher sein. Positiv ist jedoch, dass der Hersteller auf seiner Webseite auch ein komplettes Windows-Installationsimage inklusive aller benötigten Treiber bereitstellt. Damit lässt sich das System bei Bedarf problemlos neu aufsetzen. Fazit: Ein leistungsstarker, kompakter und stabiler Mini-PC mit sehr gutem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Insgesamt eine klare Kaufempfehlung.

Este mini PC tem funcionado muito bem neste um mês que tenho usado ele. Comprei por 4.500, preço bem mais baixo do que as opções com o processador 8845HS. O processador AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS é competente e praticamente idêntico ao 8845HS, com 8 cores rápidos, e não esquenta demais (temperatura máxima permitida é 100°C, não passa de 85°C em uso pesado aqui), devido ao bom sistema de esfriamento. Alguns compradores reclamam do barulho dos ventiladores internos (tem dois, um pequeno em cima e um maior embaixo), mas a minha unidade é bem silenciosa. Está rodando uns programas para mim que usam 50% do processador e cerca de 73°C o dia todo, todo dia (24/7). A placa de vídeo é a 780M, a mesma do 8845HS, e é bastante potente para uma placa integrada, suportando bem jogos médios e alguns pesados com configurações mais modestas. A BIOS dessa máquina permite alterar a quantidade de memória separada para a placa integrada. O SSD de 1TB é rápido, os 32GB de memória são suficientes para minha utilização. Vem com o Windows completo instalado e funciona bem nos meus testes, mas uso com Linux e tem sido estável. A única reclamação que tenho, que é um pequeno detalhe, é que o sistema não informa a velocidade de rotação (RPM) dos ventiladores, os softwares que mostram esse dado não suportam o sensor instalado. Atualizarei esta avaliação quando tiver mais dados sobre durabilidade.

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Excelente, necesitaba una PC con con Xion Oculink para conectar una GPU externa y mi vieja PC no tenía ni USB 4.0, esta PC tiene lo que necesitaba.

IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WERE WIDER UPGRADE OPTIONS.