8845HS performs around a i5-14400, 12700, 11900k, R9 5900, or R9 3950X For me: 14400 is a $150 CPU Decent LGA 1700 MOBO for $150 32gb DDR5 - $100 Cheap Air cooler - $25 Cheap case - $50 1tb M.2 SSD - $50 Trustworthy cheap PSU - $75 $600 in parts alone ignoring sales and using the cheapest parts i could find with minimal effort This is infinitely higher quality and a fraction of the size of that desktop build
@@djnes2k7 Upgradable RAM is repairable RAM, and since RAM failure accounts for around 8% of hardware failures (circa 2017 when figures were last analysed on a large scale) up to 20% when you remove dGPU and HDD as mini-pc won't suffer from those defects. That means a fifth of hardware failures go from easily repairable to irrecoverable once RAM gets soldered. That's assuming the PSU failures effect mini-pc's the same way as their desktop brethren too, as they are the most common point of failure. With external bricks and lower wattage failures there are likely less common and less destructuve to other hardware.
I got a barebones 8845hs mini pc from aliexpress for £220 recently,i just hope it doesnt have some bios level virus or smth lol 😰 Edit: It works fine!, cpu-z thinks its a 8845hs and benchmarks are correct, im still concerned about a virus though...
It will be an 8845HS stuck on to an older mini-pc board that they couldnt shift or had a defective CPU on it and it's taking up space. Had a few deals where i've bought barebones machines at the cost of the CPU only
i have the k8 plus for about a month and am loving it so far. i plan to put an led strip for the translucent lid... i'm amazed at how quiet it is, with 2 fans no less; i haven't had the need to add an egpu cause every game i've played on it so far it has handled with ease... i appreciate you using newer games to test it out other than the usual games every tom, dick, and harry uses for their reviews. i'm just tired of seeing cyberpunk, spiderman, forza on just about every pc review they make.😄
honestly i just click on your videos because of the intro and transition music. background music also awesome, it makes me want to install games or go crazy and buy the 5950x for 300 bucks i'm drooling after for years to my 2020-bought 3900x workhorse.
"not a mini pc channel" to be clear i dont mind, i too find them interesting also i really like your presentation style, you are really good with your filming, the music is nice but not intrusive and your voice is clear and concise.
2:50 USB 4 = Thunderbolt so the most cost effective solution is an eGPU enclosure. Those custom builds are stupid expensive although far more throughput honestly.
would like to see how these perform when streaming while playing games like league or valorant. Want to gift it to a friend with a strict household so it's easy to hide/move around
Funnier than usual edit/script. Well done. I really like this PC. The one thing I would have different is options for colors than just black. How about orange, or yellow or green or blue, with the translucent scheme..mmmm
Hello!! Is it possible that you could make a video tutorial on how to configure this minipc from the Bios to get the most performance of it? Mine will arrive within this week and I am very excited to find this video. Thank you so much!
there are plenty of videos showcasing that.... it's not that hard to go into the bios and simply adjust it from quiet mode to balance or performance....same with the temperature.
The auto translated title, at least I German, isn’t perfekt but absolutely getting the point across. I’d still like them to be in English, anybody know how I can change this?
@@Fuscao_Preto Yes, that's why I asked Iceberg if he could test if the port works with Thunderbolt eGPU enclosures. USB4 _can_ support Thunderbolt, but doesn't have to.
@@MagnificentUsernameGuy Haven't checked, but I think it's safe to assume this one doesn't. After all, I don't think they'd shy away from mentioning it if it does. Also, I don't see why they'd bother including the Oculink port if the USB-C does indeed support TB3. These companies like to cut cost, so probably would only include one option, not both.
Honestly I don't understand the mini PC uploads in the channel is the videos with h least views and attention from the community most people include me care for GPU and CPU stuff or main pc components, I feel if the mini PC videos stop the channel will leap forward
Most of the time, my videos cost almost as much money as they earn. I buy old CPUs and GPUs, prebuilts, motherboards etc., then sell them when I'm done. Mini PCs are sent out as review samples by marketing companies, so even though the videos I make about them have less viewer interest than some of my other videos, they didn't cost me anything except time. I don't have anything to replace them with. The only review samples being offered to me are things that aren't relevant to the channel, like chargers and tablets and so forth. I'm making as many videos as I can with the budget I currently have, so if I stop making mini PC videos, I'd simply have fewer videos. I don't see how that would help me "leap forward".
Until these things can play 1440p 60 at medium i'm not gonna touch these. Lose upgradibility and performance just for size is not a good trade off. Hopefully halo point fixes that
love the channel, but if this miniPC shit keeps going i'm going to bail. i like your delivery and commentary, but a video about each nerfed laptop is literally selling my time watching. i ain't gonna hang around for a parasocial relationship even if i like your delivery. invest or sell out.
Hi, thank you very much for the information you provide in this video. But I have a question: does the processor that comes with this Ryzen 7 8845HS computer have an AI NPU? I don't understand why this mini PC is not promoted with AI features when GeeKom or Beelink are promoted with AI with the same processor. I would appreciate it if someone could help me with my question.
Yes, it has an NPU. The 8845HS is capable of 38 TOPs, 16 of which are from the NPU. I don’t know if GMKTec promotes the NucBox K8 Plus as an AI PC, or if not why not. For my reviews, I’ve decided that NPU-specific tests aren’t going to be a part of my benchmarking process for the moment. This is mainly because I’ve yet to find a good way of properly benchmarking NPU capabilities. The only machine learning benchmarking software I have is Geekbench ML, which doesn’t utilise the NPU - hence why it scores about the same as the 8745HS, which is the same CPU sans the upgraded NPU. (There is an NPU benchmark called Ulead Procyon, but it’s not intended for small outlets like myself. It’s only available on an annual subscription basis, and it’s priced over $1500 - or rather, “from $1495”, which I imagine is the lower unit price available to businesses buying multiple licenses, not the single license price that I’d want. I think LTT has it, so if you want specific NPU benchmarks, maybe they have something that will help?) Anyway, I polled the audience in my community tab a while back, and it seems not many people were interested in local AI benchmarks at all, so I decided not to pursue it further.
![Incredible Performance & Value from $389! [GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus REVIEW]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OkaSLBVLPp0/mqdefault.jpg)
Iceberg Tech sold me an illegally manufactured mini pc behind Tesco's
Can you get me 1 too?
The "Rivals" callback had me rolling. I can't believe he was able to make that connection. Bravo!
At over $1000 CA ($700 US) for the base model, this definitely isn't anywhere near cheap.
Just steal one tbh
@gorillagroddgaming the mini-PCs at the store are free, you can just take them home. I have 471 mini-PCs
1000 canadian maple syrup 🍁 is insane
8845HS performs around a i5-14400, 12700, 11900k, R9 5900, or R9 3950X
For me:
14400 is a $150 CPU
Decent LGA 1700 MOBO for $150
32gb DDR5 - $100
Cheap Air cooler - $25
Cheap case - $50
1tb M.2 SSD - $50
Trustworthy cheap PSU - $75
$600 in parts alone ignoring sales and using the cheapest parts i could find with minimal effort
This is infinitely higher quality and a fraction of the size of that desktop build
isn't it 550 usd on the site?
The next gen strix halo in these mini PCs are going to be interesting
Yes and no, they don't have upgradable ram an will lack an oculink connection.
@@Fuscao_Pretowhy are people obsessed with upgradable ram? 32/64 bought now will be enough for the next 10years. Only 16gb buyers should be concerned.
Exactly ^ 32gb is just fine for now and a while in the future for gaming
@@djnes2k7 Upgradable RAM is repairable RAM, and since RAM failure accounts for around 8% of hardware failures (circa 2017 when figures were last analysed on a large scale) up to 20% when you remove dGPU and HDD as mini-pc won't suffer from those defects. That means a fifth of hardware failures go from easily repairable to irrecoverable once RAM gets soldered.
That's assuming the PSU failures effect mini-pc's the same way as their desktop brethren too, as they are the most common point of failure. With external bricks and lower wattage failures there are likely less common and less destructuve to other hardware.
I got a barebones 8845hs mini pc from aliexpress for £220 recently,i just hope it doesnt have some bios level virus or smth lol 😰
Edit: It works fine!, cpu-z thinks its a 8845hs and benchmarks are correct, im still concerned about a virus though...
Run lots of antivirus testers...
I think the more likely issue is it straight up not working, or you not being sent a mini PC at all.
It will be an 8845HS stuck on to an older mini-pc board that they couldnt shift or had a defective CPU on it and it's taking up space. Had a few deals where i've bought barebones machines at the cost of the CPU only
Good luck , I'm sure it will b ok, good pickup 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@@ElSkeppo Is that a bad thing?
Oh look it's Iceberg's Tech mini PC video!!
i have the k8 plus for about a month and am loving it so far. i plan to put an led strip for the translucent lid... i'm amazed at how quiet it is, with 2 fans no less; i haven't had the need to add an egpu cause every game i've played on it so far it has handled with ease... i appreciate you using newer games to test it out other than the usual games every tom, dick, and harry uses for their reviews. i'm just tired of seeing cyberpunk, spiderman, forza on just about every pc review they make.😄
100£ cheaper because they realized its overpriced and not selling. They better give it to you for free
honestly i just click on your videos because of the intro and transition music. background music also awesome, it makes me want to install games or go crazy and buy the 5950x for 300 bucks i'm drooling after for years to my 2020-bought 3900x workhorse.
How about dishonestly?
"not a mini pc channel"
to be clear i dont mind, i too find them interesting
also i really like your presentation style, you are really good with your filming, the music is nice but not intrusive and your voice is clear and concise.
Now thts a good price to performance ive been waiting for outta 1 of these
Genuinely awed that it can run the new Indy game, some older desktop PCs with full size GPUs cannot pull that off
I've got this exact pc and yeah its honestly pretty damn good i got mine on sale doe.
2:50 USB 4 = Thunderbolt so the most cost effective solution is an eGPU enclosure. Those custom builds are stupid expensive although far more throughput honestly.
would like to see how these perform when streaming while playing games like league or valorant. Want to gift it to a friend with a strict household so it's easy to hide/move around
Funnier than usual edit/script. Well done.
I really like this PC. The one thing I would have different is options for colors than just black. How about orange, or yellow or green or blue, with the translucent scheme..mmmm
Funnier? What was funny.......
@@XuroX. If you watched the video and didn't find the funny parts, then don't laugh.
Hello!! Is it possible that you could make a video tutorial on how to configure this minipc from the Bios to get the most performance of it? Mine will arrive within this week and I am very excited to find this video. Thank you so much!
And what about T° with egpu??
there are plenty of videos showcasing that.... it's not that hard to go into the bios and simply adjust it from quiet mode to balance or performance....same with the temperature.
"Concord clone of choice" ha!
The auto translated title, at least I German, isn’t perfekt but absolutely getting the point across.
I’d still like them to be in English, anybody know how I can change this?
What is your opinion on running 5600x on X470? Overkill MoBo?
(I got great deal on X470 ussed/same price as something like b350)
Omg... More minis 😢
If you guys are gonna continue pushing these, then I'd like to see future videos about their durability.
If you are willing to try an indie game , make sure to try Raji an Ancient Epic
they are not lowering the price in india, still around 800 USD for 32GB 1TB
Please disable title translation, thank you
Hmm... It's around the same price as some consoles as well.
ffs I clicked on the spin to win wheel ad.
did you change your mic?
A few months ago, yeah
Can you test if the USB4 port works with an older Thunderbolt 3 eGPU enclosure?
If the usb is TB3 yes, otherwise it won't. The important isn't the bandwidth but the protocol.
@@Fuscao_Preto Yes, that's why I asked Iceberg if he could test if the port works with Thunderbolt eGPU enclosures. USB4 _can_ support Thunderbolt, but doesn't have to.
@@MagnificentUsernameGuy Haven't checked, but I think it's safe to assume this one doesn't. After all, I don't think they'd shy away from mentioning it if it does. Also, I don't see why they'd bother including the Oculink port if the USB-C does indeed support TB3. These companies like to cut cost, so probably would only include one option, not both.
Honestly I don't understand the mini PC uploads in the channel is the videos with h least views and attention from the community most people include me care for GPU and CPU stuff or main pc components, I feel if the mini PC videos stop the channel will leap forward
Most of the time, my videos cost almost as much money as they earn. I buy old CPUs and GPUs, prebuilts, motherboards etc., then sell them when I'm done.
Mini PCs are sent out as review samples by marketing companies, so even though the videos I make about them have less viewer interest than some of my other videos, they didn't cost me anything except time.
I don't have anything to replace them with. The only review samples being offered to me are things that aren't relevant to the channel, like chargers and tablets and so forth. I'm making as many videos as I can with the budget I currently have, so if I stop making mini PC videos, I'd simply have fewer videos. I don't see how that would help me "leap forward".
Never been this early just felt the need to comment lol
Cool
I love Mini PCs when they give me money to use them
I hate AI,You sound gay in French and Spanish. 😂😂😂
hi
Cheap is 100-150 tops
Until these things can play 1440p 60 at medium i'm not gonna touch these. Lose upgradibility and performance just for size is not a good trade off. Hopefully halo point fixes that
love the channel, but if this miniPC shit keeps going i'm going to bail.
i like your delivery and commentary, but a video about each nerfed laptop is literally selling my time watching. i ain't gonna hang around for a parasocial relationship even if i like your delivery. invest or sell out.
JACOB GELLAR MENTIONED 🔥🔥🔥 literally the best video essay guy out there
The ai voiceovers are cursed
Hi, thank you very much for the information you provide in this video. But I have a question: does the processor that comes with this Ryzen 7 8845HS computer have an AI NPU? I don't understand why this mini PC is not promoted with AI features when GeeKom or Beelink are promoted with AI with the same processor.
I would appreciate it if someone could help me with my question.
Yes, it has an NPU. The 8845HS is capable of 38 TOPs, 16 of which are from the NPU. I don’t know if GMKTec promotes the NucBox K8 Plus as an AI PC, or if not why not. For my reviews, I’ve decided that NPU-specific tests aren’t going to be a part of my benchmarking process for the moment.
This is mainly because I’ve yet to find a good way of properly benchmarking NPU capabilities. The only machine learning benchmarking software I have is Geekbench ML, which doesn’t utilise the NPU - hence why it scores about the same as the 8745HS, which is the same CPU sans the upgraded NPU.
(There is an NPU benchmark called Ulead Procyon, but it’s not intended for small outlets like myself. It’s only available on an annual subscription basis, and it’s priced over $1500 - or rather, “from $1495”, which I imagine is the lower unit price available to businesses buying multiple licenses, not the single license price that I’d want. I think LTT has it, so if you want specific NPU benchmarks, maybe they have something that will help?)
Anyway, I polled the audience in my community tab a while back, and it seems not many people were interested in local AI benchmarks at all, so I decided not to pursue it further.
Fsr is very ugly in 1080p even at 1440p