This computer was purchased by my son because it was “a mini gaming computer” and wouldn’t take up too much space in his dorm.
Goodtico Mini PC- Mini Gaming Computer PC 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H 14Cores 20Threads(up to 5.0GHz) 32GB DDR4 1TB PCIE 4.0 SSD
with Dual HDMI Support Thunderbolt 4 WIFI6 BT5.0 USB3.2 Windows 11 Pro
Bought off of Amazon
What exactly can he do with this? ls the graphics
enough to do anything? ls it attached or can he upgrade the graphics card? He’s going to use it for school, but.of course the gaming part is what grabbed him most im sure, plus the fact he can carry it in a backpack he said was a bonus. (Why not a laptop then??) ľ’m not familiar with brand or mini computers.
I’ve cross posted this but haven’t heard anything
Thank you in advance for your insights!
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You definitely can’t upgrade the GPU in that. It’ll probably play stuff like valorant and fortnite, but it’s not gonna play modern AAA games. It’s definitely not a good PC for gaming
Oh this is unfortunate. I hope he didn’t spend more than $250 on this.
It’s not going to be very good for gaming since it doesn’t have a dedicated graphics card. I see a USB-C port so it might have the capability of being able to use an external GPU dock, but it has to support thunderbolt 3 or higher. You’ll also obviously need to buy the dock and GPU separately, which will take up more space.
Honestly he should return it and buy a laptop if he’s concerned about portability. As someone living in a dorm themselves, it’s much more convenient.
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I’m fairly sure this is what he bought and in my opinion he could of bought a laptop with more power than this.
WHATS IN THE BOX
Should definitely return and get a laptop, if that’s a possibility.
100% return it and get a laptop for that price
Looks like a teenager not knowing what a gaming pc is. Get a laptop for 400 more.
What the hell? It’s an H processor? Even as a CPU it’s shit. Top of the line gaming laptops at least have the HX variant.
Your son learned a hard lesson. Do research before you buy something expensive. He can probably just return it.
It’s Amazon, can’t he just return it?
Couldn’t he use this for GeForce now?
can he still return it?
Well its amazon, you can always return it.
Which I would. Im no expert but a laptop would be so much better.
Retun it …
All the power of a laptop with the portability of a desktop. Brilliant.
All the power of a laptop with the portability of a desktop. Brilliant.
Refund (if possible) or look up emulation for it (only as a last resort).
Refund (if possible) or look up emulation for it (only as a last resort).
Definitely return that if you can. It doesnt have a graphics card, and you cannot add one easily. The only games youll be able to play on the integrated graphics in that thing are stuff like Fortnite and Minecraft.
IMO it should be illegal to call anything without a GPU a “Gaming computer”
Your son can buy a thunderbolt external graphic enclosure.if want plug and uses gigabyte has few them . Sapphire also has them. If want bring your own graphics card razor.
Since it has no dedicated GPU (like a gtx 1650, etc…)
This is just an overpriced mini desktop. Great for schoolwork, office work, light gaming..
You could “technically” game on it, but…… Not any modern AAA titles. If you still have the box, the packaging, and the mailing box. I’d return it and look for something else. Depending on how much you spent would be your budget. There are laptops with MUCH better specs on a budget. Although your best bet is to get a amd laptop with a good igpu. Vega 8 is a “bit” outdated, but you can game at 720p on medium to high on a few titles. But any with the latest igpu will do better.
There are mini PCs like this that can actually game. The ones that do have an AMD Ryzen processor and Radeon (ideally RDNA) integrated graphics.
He can play a few games on the lowest settings. He can also get something like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Sonnet-DuoModo-eGPU-Module-Thunderbolt/dp/B097CS8H81/) which will allow him to attach a proper GPU to the Thunderbolt 4 port. A laptop would have been a better choice, but if he can’t return it, this the good money he’ll have to throw after bad to get a proper “gaming” PC.
Boy *slaps the mini pc* this can game, just not well! How much did he spend on this office pc?
It has thunderbolt so there’s hope but got damn its gonna cost a lot for so little lol
It will play e-sport games.
At this price i don’t even get it. Why not just get a Rog Ally or a Lenovo legion go?
I’ve got a miniforum that runs pretty well and can handle all the games I’ve played on it. Although I don’t play beefy games so who knows. Here is the link if you wanna see if it’s any good https://store.minisforum.com/products/elitemini-hx90g?variant=43587611295989
I think your son might be a bit confused (with all due respect ofc). Carrying it in his backpack is not a bonus because he still needs a display and the peripherals. Why not return and buy a laptop?
A lot of students these days are buying ROG Allys and a dock. It’s powerful enough to run everything on windows and play games.
Please, please return it. That is an insane rip-off.
You can get a mid range laptop for that price and will outperform that box 10 fold.
I’m sure plenty of people here can make Laptop recommendations.
Didn’t know the new PlayStation was out.
Not sure that was a Wyse decision.
jokes aside you could probably get a lot more bang for your buck with a used dell SFF pc and a half height gpu while still being compact enough.
I would return and get him a gaming laptop. A mini PC still needs a monitor, keyboard, mice, speakers to work well when all of that is already on a laptop. A mini PC is a desktop built using laptop hardware but cheaper due to not needing to really shrink everything onto laptop motherboard and putting in a UPS circuit for battery savings.
No dedicated GPU means its mostly a very powerful workstation, not a gaming rig.
Disown him now. That isn’t a pc.
He should return it and do some more research.