Common mini-PC maker Minisforum has simply launched a 7-liter Mini ITX PC, sporting an AMD Ryzen 7940HX (Phoenix) processor with Radeon 610M built-in graphics, referred to as the Minisforum 790S7. Nevertheless, you may improve the system’s GPU as it might probably accommodate a low-profile GPU as much as the triple-fan Gigabyte RTX 4060 OC-8GL. This isn’t the primary mini-PC from Minisforum that encompasses a discrete GPU, it beforehand launched the Neptune Series HX90G which packed a Radeon RX6600M, for instance. Nevertheless, that is the primary one now we have seen that may accommodate a desktop-grade GPU (albeit low profile) inside its chassis.
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Other than the PCIe 5.0×16 slot the place you may suit your GPU, the 790S7 has two M.2 NVMe SSD slots for as much as 4TB of storage and it might probably additionally accommodate as much as 64GB of DDR5-5200 reminiscence in a dual-channel configuration. All that is powered by a built-in 400-watt PSU.
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 610M (built-in) |
| PCIe Enlargement Slot | PCIe 5.0×16 |
| Reminiscence | 32GB DDR5-5200 (2x SODIMM Slots, as much as 64GB) |
| Storage | 1TB (2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Slots, as much as 4TB) |
| Video Output | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DP 1.4, 1x USB3.2 |
| Audio Output | 1x 3.5mm combo jack |
| IO (entrance) | 1x 3.5mm combo jack, 1x USB 2.0 Kind-C, 1x 3.2 Gen1 Kind-A |
| IO (again) | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DP 1.4, 1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Kind-C (Alt DP), 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Kind-A, 2x USB 2.0 Kind-A, 1x line-in, 1x line-out, 1x mic-in |
| Dimensions | 11.73 x 8.86 x 3.74 inches |
| Energy | 400W |
| Working System | Home windows 11 |
Minisforum is promoting its newest system at $1,169, and it comes with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD for that worth. Nevertheless, it’s presently on sale at $939, saving you $230 should you act shortly. Alternatively, you can go for a barebones equipment, which drops the RAM and SSD (and, consequently, the working system), however the worth drops to $569 (with the sale worth going to $459). This presents enormous financial savings, particularly should you’re simply upgrading. However even should you’re shopping for a brand new mini-PC, you could possibly get the RAM, SSD, and working system on Amazon, Newegg, or eBay for lower than the $480 distinction, providing you with web financial savings if you buy and set up the components your self.
The Ryzen 9 7940HX is one in all AMD’s potent ‘Phoenix’ cell processors. Nevertheless, as it’s a top-of-the-line half with an 8-core/16-thread configuration, a base clock of 4 GHz, and a turbo clock of 5 GHz. Thus, it needs to be a succesful chip to energy an SFF PC with extra restricted cooling choices. Including a discrete GPU mixture within the 790S7 ought to provide you with appreciable firepower in a small package deal, although we predict the RTX 4060 is the head of LP. These looking for a extra compact system the place a discrete GPU is not a should, may as a substitute maybe contemplate the EliteMini AI370, which can function the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and may have pre-orders obtainable on the Minisforum retailer web page beginning October 28.