This Mini Gaming PC Blew Me Away!

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Summary

TLDRIn this review, the Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC surprises with its performance capabilities, delivering high-end gaming experiences in a small form factor. The reviewer, an enthusiast of mini PCs and PC gaming, tests several games including Counter Strike 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Elden Ring, and Doom Eternal. The mini PC manages to run these games efficiently, with Counter Strike achieving 150 FPS, which is commendable for a compact device. This performance is powered by a Ryzen 9 7940HS processor, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, and an integrated Radeon 78m graphics. Despite its small size, this mini PC impresses with its low noise level and good thermal management. Price-wise, itโ€™s available for $589 on Amazon, making it an affordable yet powerful option for those looking for a compact computer without compromising on performance. It's also noted for its ease of upgrades and robust I/O options including multiple USB and HDMI ports. The review appreciates the Retan Alloy 9 not only for gaming but also for productivity tasks, attributing to its powerful specs. Overall, this mini PC stands out as a top performer amongst its peers.

Takeaways

  • ๐Ÿค The Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC is compact yet powerful.
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ It runs AAA games smoothly with high performance.
  • ๐Ÿ’ต Priced at $589, it's affordable for its specs.
  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Easily upgradeable in terms of storage and RAM.
  • ๐Ÿ”‡ Notably quiet during operations.
  • ๐Ÿ”Œ Comprehensive I/O includes USB and HDMI ports.
  • ๐Ÿ“ถ Supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Ideal for both gaming and productivity tasks.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Comes with essential accessories like HDMI cable.
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Clean installation of Windows 11 Pro with no bloatware.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The host, Tech, expresses enthusiasm for mini PCs despite being a PC gamer who enjoys building customizable systems. They find mini PCs fascinating because they offer a complete computing experience without the need for assembly or upgrades. The Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC is highlighted as a standout device, and the host shares their excitement about trying it out, especially after positive reviews from RobTech. The review format plans to intersperse gaming performance tests with hardware specifications discussion, starting with a test of Counter Strike 2, achieving an impressive 150 FPS at 1080p, suggesting its strong capability for esports titles.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:15:20

    Continuing the review, the host tests Assassin's Creed Mirage, achieving 72 FPS at 1080p with medium settings and balanced FSR. They highlight the PC's strong performance, even for newer AAA titles. The device boasts a Ryzen 9 7940HS processor, integrated Radeon 780M graphics, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. A further tour of the PC shows its comprehensive I/O options, including USB ports, HDMI, and Ethernet. With additional game tests and performance benchmarks like Cinebench R23 and 3DMark Time Spy, the Retan Alloy 9 exhibits excellent results, solidifying its status as a top-performing mini PC, especially noted for its quiet operation and great BIOS options.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • What is the Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC?

    The Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC is a compact, high-performance computer designed to play AAA PC games and perform various computing tasks.

  • What are the specs of the Retan Alloy 9?

    It features a Ryzen 9 7940 HS processor, integrated Radeon 78m graphics, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, and 1 TB NVMe storage.

  • What games can the Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC run?

    The PC can run popular games like Counter Strike 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Elden Ring, Dragon Age: The Veil Guard, and Doom Eternal with good performance.

  • What is the price of the Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC?

    The Retan Alloy 9 Mini PC is priced at $589 on Amazon, with a cheaper option for the 512 GB model.

  • How does the Retan Alloy 9 handle in terms of noise and heat?

    It is one of the quietest Mini PCs, handling noise and heat efficiently even during intense gaming sessions.

  • What is included in the box with a purchase of the Retan Alloy 9?

    The package includes the Mini PC, a power adapter, an HDMI cord, and additional rubber feet.

  • Can the Retan Alloy 9 be upgraded?

    Yes, the SSD and RAM are accessible for upgrades.

  • Is the Retan Alloy 9 suitable for productivity tasks?

    Yes, it is equipped with a powerful processor making it suitable for productivity tasks as well as gaming.

  • Does the Retan Alloy 9 support Wi-Fi?

    Yes, it supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 features.

  • Does the Retan Alloy 9 come with any pre-installed software or malware?

    No, it comes with a clean installation of Windows 11 Pro without additional software or malware.

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    this is the retan alloy 9 Mini PC let's
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    see how far we can push
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    [Applause]
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    [Music]
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    it hey there how you doing I'm Tech
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    welcome thanks for clicking on the video
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    today I'm a big fan of mini PCS I'm a
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    big fan of lots of stuff mostly various
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    snacks and beverages handhelds too of
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    course I'm a PC Gamer at heart I like
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    building PCS tinkering with PCS so you'd
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    think that the idea of a tiny little
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    mini version of a PC that isn't as
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    powerful as a big PC or something that
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    you can build yourself or Tinker with an
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    upgrade isn't something that I'd be into
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    but you'd be wrong as usual that's the
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    exact reason that I find mini PCS
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    fascinating I love the idea that that
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    this is an entire computer that you
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    don't have to build yourself you don't
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    have to Tinker you can buy it on a store
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    shelf or Amazon or steal it from your
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    neighbor's porch and it just you open it
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    up and plug it in and start playing PC
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    games until the cops show up because
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    your neighbor caught you on their ring
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    doorbell hypothetically speaking of
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    course and I'm not talking about just
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    like easy to run low speec PC games no
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    no no you're playing the latest and
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    greatest AAA PC games on a device that's
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    no bigger than 27 Oreos not nearly as
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    delicious though to be fair I've
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    reviewed a whole bunch of these things
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    and to be honest I get offered so many
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    of them that I usually just turn them
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    down because most of them are so similar
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    and I don't want to have a thousand
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    videos they're all the same thing but I
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    was genuinely excited when retan reached
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    out and offered to send me this because
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    this Mini PC was on my radar I had seen
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    a few reviews about it including a
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    review by my boy robtech basically the
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    king of Mini PC channels makes my Mini
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    PC videos look like a pile of garbage to
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    be honest and he said that this was the
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    best PC that he's ever tested so I had
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    to say yes to this one and see for
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    myself and and I did and that's why it's
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    here on my desk definitely not because I
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    stole it from my neighbor's porch and
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    denied that it was me on their ring
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    doorbell and I'm going to try a new
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    format for this Mini PC review video to
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    mix things up and go back and forth
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    between the fun stuff which is the games
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    and the boring stuff like the specs and
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    the benchmarks and stuff so please after
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    the video let me know what you think of
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    this new format I'm curious to know if
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    you like this or if you prefer I do the
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    old way of the boring stuff up front and
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    then all the games at the end so with
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    that out of the way let's move on to our
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    first game test which is Counter Strike
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    2 I wanted to test this game first
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    because I feel like Esports style games
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    are a great fit for Min PCS in general I
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    played a decent amount of Cs go but I've
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    barely touched CS2 and my skills in
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    firstperson Shooters has generally gone
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    way downhill in recent years these days
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    I do most of my PC gaming from my couch
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    or handhelds which which are not ideal
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    for Counter Strike to say the least but
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    I figured since we're going to be doing
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    some PC testing and this is still
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    steam's most played game yeah I should
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    probably at least be playing it every
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    now and then at least when I do PC game
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    testing so here I am failing at CS2 I
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    got a few kills so that's fine for me
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    I'm playing at 1080p with the low preset
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    FSR off and I got about 150 FPS on
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    average but overall heck yeah this is a
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    great experience if you have a high
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    refresh rate display and you're into
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    Esports style games considering that CS2
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    is actually one of the more demanding
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    Esports style games you'll have a great
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    experience playing this kind of stuff on
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    the alloy 9 let's take a little break to
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    talk about what we get and the specs in
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    the Box we get the PC itself along with
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    a bunch of word papers of course and an
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    HDMI cord to add to your HDMI cord
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    collection the power adapter is a big
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    old brick with a barrel Jack connection
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    and it's 120 WTS and we also get some
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    extra rubber feet to replace yours if
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    they get stolen in a Mini PC rubber foot
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    robbery this bad boy is powered by the
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    ryzen
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    97940 HS processor which is a badass
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    processor for both productivity and
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    gaming as you'll see it has integrated
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    Radeon 78m graphics we have 32 gabt of
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    dual Channel DD ddr5 sodm Ram clocked at
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    5600 Mega things per second we also have
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    1 terabyte of nvme internal storage the
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    m.2 slot is Gen 4 however the included
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    SSD is only gen gen 3 the system is
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    Windows 11 Pro and we get Wi-Fi 6E and
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    Bluetooth 5.3 moving along to some more
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    gaming with Assassin's Creed Mirage I
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    really loved Valhalla but Mirage is kind
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    of like a throwback to the older style
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    of Assassin's Creed games I'm not that
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    far in yet only a few hours this isn't a
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    huge massive open world Assassin's Creed
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    where they try to simulate an entire
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    country which is fine by me I was ready
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    for a change of pace after the huge open
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    worldness of vhal and I hear Mirage is
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    shorter too which is what I need right
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    now it also feels more stealth focused
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    than the newer Assassin's Creed games
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    this is actually giving me Assassin's
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    Creed Unity Vibes in the actual gameplay
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    which is a good thing because Unity was
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    awesome this is running at 1080p with
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    the medium preset and balanced FSR and I
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    actually got 72 FPS on average I should
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    have known it would run well I'm playing
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    this on my steam deck at medium settings
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    and it's actually playing Amazing there
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    it's a a perfect kind of game to play on
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    the deck too because it's a controller
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    Focus game and also it's just one of
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    those games that looks way better than
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    it should considering how well it runs
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    here is hoping that Assassin's Creed
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    Shadows works as well as this one does
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    real quick let's take a quick tour of
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    the alloy 9 it's a square a a square
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    shape it's a plastic shell with a dark
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    gray color matte texture with a deboss
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    retan logo on the top on the front we
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    have a power button and two gen 4 USB C
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    holes and a headphone microphone speaker
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    hole and one of those tiny bios reset
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    holes I have my crucial X10 Pro 4 tbte
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    SSD Plugged In which is where I store my
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    games and those load super quick on this
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    thing over USBC Gen 4 plenty of
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    ventilation on the sides around back we
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    have a hecton of iio there's our power
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    plug hole and two HDMI 2.1 holes a 2.5
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    gigabit Ethernet hole and four usba a
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    holes all USB 3.2 Gen 2 and underneath
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    we have more ventilation and some rubber
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    feet I didn't record a tear down but if
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    you want to see the guts of this thing
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    definitely check out Rob Tech's review
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    because he dug deeper than I wanted to
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    the short version is that it's easy to
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    access everything that you can upgrade
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    including the SSD and RAM time for our
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    next game test and I know you've all
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    been super eager to see my progress with
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    Elden rck as pathetic as it is well I
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    finally got past those bosses The
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    Crucible Knight and the Mist begotten
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    Warrior and then I talked to some guy
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    about getting the redon festival going
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    and he said I needed to wait and then I
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    was kind of stuck after that I didn't
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    know how to progress so I resulted to
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    looking up a guide and holy crap this
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    game is not forgiving if you lose track
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    of what you should be doing and where
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    you need to go because even looking up
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    the info in a guide is a daunting task I
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    eventually puzzled that I needed to get
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    to this place on the map uh to get get
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    to the next area so this play session
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    today is just kind of working my way
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    there there was some new stuff to see
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    along the way so I kind of took my time
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    and I had a few fun fights and stuff
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    nothing too epic although this walking
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    building was pretty badass anyways I'm
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    running at 108 with the medium settings
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    except I turned up the shadows and
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    anti-aliasing to high and I averaged
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    just 41 FPS I was expecting more than
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    that to be honest this game is capped at
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    60 FPS but I'm not even close to that
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    here I could probably get closer if I
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    lowered some settings though this is is
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    just a weird game in terms of
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    performance I can never predict what's
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    going to happen with this one sometimes
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    it just doesn't run well on certain
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    configurations for whatever reason
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    definitely not a great game to Benchmark
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    Hardware with because of that which is
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    why it's a terrible choice to show in
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    this video and that that's why I'm
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    terrible at my job the system we have on
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    here is Windows 11 Pro there is zero
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    extra stuff installed no blow Weare no
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    viruses no bull crap the system is quick
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    and snappy no issues browsing the web or
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    using uh websites 4K video playback is
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    no problem no drop frames and the BIOS
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    actually has a good amount of options
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    you can do the normal stuff like
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    security settings you can toggle a
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    performance mode for the CPU mine was
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    set to Performance out of the box but if
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    you bump that down to balance you might
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    get some quieter fan noises I didn't
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    test that though because the fan was
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    really quiet even at performance you can
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    also dig a bit deeper in here to access
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    the ability to overclock the ram that's
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    beyond the scope of this video but you
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    can Tinker around with that if you want
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    and lots of other stuff in there it's a
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    it's a good amount of Bio settings for a
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    Mini PC I think next up on the gameplay
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    test is going to be Dragon Age The Veil
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    guard which is a game that I'm having
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    fun with but I was informed that this is
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    a controversial game I I don't know what
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    everyone's mad about but I think it has
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    something to do with Nev's hat and you
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    know what I can get behind that hand me
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    my Pitchfork this hat is freaking stupid
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    but but I guess writing off an entire
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    game because you don't like an NPC's hat
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    maybe that's a little extreme anyways
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    I'm having fun with this but I don't
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    know how I feel about it in the big
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    picture I'm not loving it so far but I'm
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    enjoying it I played all of the Dragon
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    Age games and I was excited to see what
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    they do with the story after Inquisition
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    there is lots to like though good
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    writing and acting so far I'm enjoying
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    the combat I like most of the companions
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    especially luconis but I'm only like 8
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    hours in we'll see how it shakes out
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    once I meet everyone and do more side
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    quests and see more of the story I'm
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    playing at 1080p with the low preset and
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    balanced FSR ended up getting 52 FPS on
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    average during the heavy action parts
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    now this game isn't a lightweight game I
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    installed this on my steam deck and it
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    was barely playable even at the lowest
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    settings even with performance FSR there
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    were lots of dips below 30 on the deck
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    in busy areas so I was actually happy
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    with how well it was doing here now keep
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    in mind this is a Mini PC we're talking
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    about it's a gaming Mini PC but it's not
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    a gaming PC but considering it's
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    handling a brand new AAA game not an
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    easy to run AAA game either at 52 FPS
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    and it still looks really great you can
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    totally play through this game and have
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    a great time on this Mini PC or if
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    you're angry about Dragon Age because of
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    Nev's hat maybe you can play something
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    else I hear good things about milfy City
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    final Edition that that would probably
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    run well in here I fig figured I
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    wouldn't be doing my job as a tech wee
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    if I didn't do some benchmarks keep in
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    mind these are all done on the
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    performance profile enabled from the
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    BIOS starting off with cinebench R23 I
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    got a single core score of
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    1,833 and a multi-core score of
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    17,150 which is just Bonkers to me I am
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    blown away at this level of performance
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    we're getting from mini PCS and this is
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    like top of the class I was getting like
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    1500 multicore on my desktop 5800 X just
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    a couple years ago and that processor
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    cost almost as much as this entire Mini
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    PC what a future we live in in 3D Mark
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    time spy I got an overall score of
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    3,421 with a graphics score of
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    3,051 and a CPU score of
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    10,970 this score is 5% higher than the
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    average for this chip so whatever Secret
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    Sauce reten is cooking with on the alloy
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    9 it's it's paying off in the numbers
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    and the SSD Benchmark was fine I got
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    these results which are good considering
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    the SSD is Gen 3 but my boy robtech
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    tried this PC with a Gen 4 SSD and he
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    got much better sequential reads and
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    writs with that so if SSD performance is
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    important to you then it might be worth
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    considering getting an upgrade there and
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    the final game that we're going to test
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    is
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    Doom Eternal this is 10 native with the
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    medium settings and I got an average of
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    97 FPS by the end of this run and I know
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    Doom Eternal is a bit long in the tooth
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    at this point it's a bit of an older
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    game as far as games go and it's not
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    cutting edge and it's really well
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    optimized and it runs well on all sorts
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    of machines including this one this is
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    incredible performance from a Mini PC
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    but to be honest the real reason that I
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    wanted to play this today was that I was
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    really really sick of being stuck at
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    this one part of the game because every
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    time I fire this game up to play when
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    I'm benchmarking something I usually end
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    up dying in this area that I've been
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    stuck on for ages it's it's in the Doom
  • 00:12:24
    Hunter base and I'm playing on Ultra
  • 00:12:26
    nightmare difficulty and I stopped
  • 00:12:28
    playing at this part which is pretty
  • 00:12:29
    late in the game and this freaking arena
  • 00:12:32
    is filled with so many baddies like the
  • 00:12:34
    game is just throwing everything at you
  • 00:12:36
    wave after wave I just couldn't get past
  • 00:12:39
    it usually because I'm just testing
  • 00:12:40
    games for benchmarks and my heart really
  • 00:12:42
    isn't in it I'm not really playing them
  • 00:12:44
    usually sometimes I'm playing with a
  • 00:12:46
    controller but I said no more I'm
  • 00:12:48
    getting past this freaking part if it
  • 00:12:50
    takes me hours it didn't take me hours
  • 00:12:52
    after a few warm- up deaths I finally
  • 00:12:54
    got into the flow and I I did it without
  • 00:12:56
    too much difficulty a few hairy areas
  • 00:12:58
    where I forgot to go for my glory kills
  • 00:13:00
    to top up my health but I managed and I
  • 00:13:02
    did it even without resorting to
  • 00:13:04
    lowering the difficulty I really wanted
  • 00:13:05
    to beat the entire game on Ultra
  • 00:13:07
    nightmare so now I'm finally on my way
  • 00:13:09
    again all thanks to the alloy 9 Mini PC
  • 00:13:13
    thanks buddy I am enamored with this
  • 00:13:16
    Mini PC in terms of the performance on
  • 00:13:18
    the outside it's not super interesting
  • 00:13:20
    it's just kind of plain looking which is
  • 00:13:23
    better than being ugly but it's not as
  • 00:13:24
    good as being sexy but once you get the
  • 00:13:27
    stuff going on it it's freaking awesome
  • 00:13:29
    it but blows away every other Mini PC
  • 00:13:31
    that I've tested in the benchmarks it
  • 00:13:33
    plays all my games great even
  • 00:13:35
    graphically demanding AAA games it has
  • 00:13:37
    all the io I could want great bios
  • 00:13:39
    options and great system and this is one
  • 00:13:41
    of the quietest and least annoying
  • 00:13:43
    sounding mini PCS that I've ever heard
  • 00:13:46
    it it's just a delight to have this
  • 00:13:48
    thing on my desk to use and play with
  • 00:13:50
    and this alloy 9 is by far the most
  • 00:13:53
    performant Mini PC that I've tested so
  • 00:13:55
    far which is kind of weird because this
  • 00:13:57
    isn't crazy expensive even for a Mini PC
  • 00:14:00
    it's 589 bucks on Amazon even cheaper if
  • 00:14:03
    you go for the 512 gigabyte model which
  • 00:14:06
    might be a good choice because you might
  • 00:14:07
    want to upgrade that SSD anyways it's
  • 00:14:09
    going to be weird now that I've had this
  • 00:14:11
    to be able to recommend anything else at
  • 00:14:13
    this price at least I'll put a link to
  • 00:14:14
    this where you can buy it on Amazon in
  • 00:14:16
    the thingamabob below and of course if
  • 00:14:18
    you want to spend less there are lots of
  • 00:14:19
    good deals to be had at almost any price
  • 00:14:22
    point it's just it's such a crazy Market
  • 00:14:24
    the Mini PC World if you think there are
  • 00:14:26
    too many retro handhelds you should see
  • 00:14:28
    what's going on with mini PCS it's nuts
  • 00:14:31
    literally a new one every day I don't
  • 00:14:33
    intend on reviewing as many mini PCS as
  • 00:14:35
    I do handhelds but you can definitely
  • 00:14:37
    expect more in the future so please let
  • 00:14:39
    me know in the comments what do you
  • 00:14:40
    think of this thing but also what would
  • 00:14:42
    you like me to show when I test mini PCS
  • 00:14:44
    and also what do you think of this new
  • 00:14:46
    video format going back and forth
  • 00:14:48
    between the games and the specs and
  • 00:14:50
    stuff I really like this but I want to
  • 00:14:52
    know what you think please let me know
  • 00:14:53
    and while you're down there click the
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    Thumbs Up Button if you like the video
  • 00:14:57
    or don't if you didn't that's it for me
  • 00:14:59
    I'm Tech be thanks for watching bye-bye
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