8L Mini DIY Gaming PC: ASRock DeskMeet X300

[@matthewhubbell471]

This case is very interesting. Thanks for reviewing it! You’ve now done the “sensible” build. It would be cool to see an “average” build with midrange parts , and then an “extreme” build with overkill parts and possible mild case modification to get temps as low as possible. Thanks again for the interesting and entertaining content!

[@MrDutch1e]

Lol the foam biting sound in the time-lapse music 🤣

[@andrewkrzywdzinski4816]

Got one of these - amazingly, an EVGA RTX 3060Ti at 202mm "just" fits in the case (I would say there is a little more room even - perhaps for a card up to 205mm long...) . My build uses a 5700G. I used an SFX PS (Focus 650W), so while in theory there should now be more room in the case, the longer cables made installation a PITA. Had to uninstall/install several pieces to get everything in (RAM, SSD, PS). The PS fan faces UP, which is not good, no holes there (I decided to stand the case on the side so that the MB is on the bottom; I could make the PS fan face down, but there is a little tab for mounting an ATX PS in the way of the switch - it can be cut or bent, I suppose). But even if the PS fan faces down, the PS fan is hardly used, so air does not really flow through the PS. After booting, running into a fairly huge issue - CPU temp is out of control. In a 22C room, idling 50C, if anything needs to use the CPU for a prolonged time, it jumps to mid-90s quickly. Using stock fan for now, and did not reapply paste, so there is some room for improvement, but the major problem is that with the 3060Ti, there is really no more room for a fan so air can flow through the case. It is really stagnant in there, and that's a huge issue. Debating how to solve this issue without making this build a monstrosity. Was very excited to get it, now I'm a little worried if I can make it work for me. (I remember a friend of mine had a similar heat issue - his solution was to open the case and blast a huge external fan onto the case innards - it worked, but was very ghetto, lol).

[@bmk2561]

is it worth gambling to put a 1070 mini 210mm gpu? do you think the space could handle another cm?

[@vconc3pt]

This would make for a great home theater pc.

[@puddleduckist]

Such a small case, would be cool to see you make a powerhouse out of this. Thanks for sharing!!

[@maximum8414]

I haven't heard of this one so it's cool to see more small cases as I've always loved how they look, they look clean, small, saves space etc. And deskmeet looks really clean too, minimalistic, nothing crazy and it just sitting there looks nice. Hope to see more small builds!!

[@ronyzmiri]

Just finished building my Asrock Desk Meet X300. All I can say about it one just ONE BIG WOW! I simply love it!

[@AbhishekRamesh1]

Can you please tell me idle power consumption of your system? I'm looking to build one as well.

[@ronyzmiri]

@@AbhishekRamesh1 I have no idea how to check it. Otherwise it is very solid and very quiet

[@AbhishekRamesh1]

@@ronyzmiri No worries👍🏼. That's good to know. Would the AMD wraith CPU cooler that comes along with the processor fit in this case?

[@ronyzmiri]

@@AbhishekRamesh1 yes, it does, but I invested a bit more and installed the Noctua NH-L9a-AM4

[@AbhishekRamesh1]

@@ronyzmiri That's great. Thanks

[@wolfgangchristl9978]

Asrock does great small form products indeed. That small box can still fit a pretty good gaming card.

[@DonnyDonnMendoza]

Definitely very interesting case and system. Replacing the PSU with SFX and then having those 75mm coolers would be interesting (assuming it’d fit of course)

[@JezyYT]

Love the new look of the set my favourite Nick Host lol

[@kell7689]

LOVE cases like this.

[@RamonAndino]

Push this Lil box to the limits

[@bajannovazone]

cool mini case, nice budget build, 8 minute build nice 🙃👍

[@K1LO_]

Yes I wanna see the upgraded rig!

[@sptaggert]

"Seekers of the Gear" 🤣 Would love to see this suped up!

[@jamesvon0078]

Asrock rocks with this 8L!!! Damn!! 🔥

[@jwaye89]

fantastic video fams, keep up the hard work. This setup would be awesome for a HTPC setup too

[@DannysTechChannel]

Ahhh, jealous you got to play with this already. I’ll have to wait till it’s available for purchase. Thanks for giving me a look into it. Can’t wait to buy one!

[@neilg97]

Super powerful build in this - Hell Yeah....

[@sootynukkels8366]

Your new studio looks dope AF

[@KlaireGearSeekers]

Thank you!

[@GearSeekers]

Thanks so much!

[@sootynukkels8366]

@@GearSeekers did I hear you in the video correctly that the mobo supports Gen 3 pcie only or was that the low watt cpu you were talking about?

[@blxckbirdy]

Yup I wanna see it!

[@danebeee1]

Yes do the better build In This thing!!

[@Mongoloidmyke]

sponsored by Scythe.....Bringing you the only screwdriver you'll ever need!

[@humilicious]

we wanna see the maximum air cooler that can fit in there too

[@JemCruz]

Nice easy build! Studio looks better. Cleaner.

[@wildman00sax]

Just bought one of these a week ago. I'll be using my R7 5700G, 32GB of Corsair Vengance, Sapphire Pulse RX 6600, and a 750W SFX PSU. (Not sure how thermals will be, but I got a solid low-profile cpu cooler on the way as well) Really just building it for kicks. I love the SFF builds for some reason.

[@Cakebattered]

I'm curious how it turned out.

[@wildman00sax]

@@Cakebattered it turned out amazing! Had to swap the CPU cooler out for something more capable (went with the ID cooling IS-60 EVO and slapped a 120mm Noctua on top) Currently getting the case modified since there isn't a ton of airflow in the standard setup

[@chrsm]

@@wildman00sax these units look pretty cool. Where did you purchase your Deskmeet x300 from?

[@17Namur]

I think the new studio setup is great 👍! Nice spin, but I know you mentioned before that you are struggling with space for a while now. Hope soon you will find a longer-term solution, maybe expansion!? Hehe, keep up the good work, I really appreciate both your and Klaire's enthusiasm and professionalism!

[@KlaireGearSeekers]

We're waiting for the right time to sort it out. Sydney housing market at the moment is a no-go :)

[@ronyzmiri]

My first ever DIY PC was the Asrock DeskMini X300 which I love so much. I just gave it to my son and have build the Asrock DestMeet X300 . So far it is great! It is with AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Corsair 32GB 3200 RAM. In the BIOS by default AUTO it opens as 2133Mhz. The BIOS version is 1.4. Is it safe to tweak it to right speed 3200Mhz? Will work OK or crash? Is there any danger in doing so? Sould I change also the voltage- Will I feel big difference between the Mhz?

[@aone5361]

Hi is it possible to change the motherboard?

[@roebucksruin]

Haha! Freedom Dollars?! I love it.

[@rentaspoon219]

Dude it took me a day to build my dad's PC

[@gamerwarzone9993]

simply great post

[@esehombre2580]

Yes. I really want to see what this little box can handle.

[@esehombre2580]

Please do Proxmox and XCP-NG tests.

[@sootynukkels8366]

Would love to see the souped up build in this case.

[@calumgray]

Would love to see a 3060ti and a better CPU in this!

[@apeleteseketeli5269]

Please try and "whack a much more powerful CPU" in this thing like you said: why not try a Ryzen 5950X inside and see how that runs given the small factor ? Would love to see that video !

[@apeleteseketeli5269]

@Gear Seekers Did you organize a contest to win a DeskMeet X300 prebuilt machine, or was that just a spam in the KZbin channel ?

[@la009895]

Videoception. And yes all the ultra sff content!

[@MrDutch1e]

That aero 3060ti and a 5600 or 5600x with an l9i cooler would be cool. I believe it's lower profile than the ryzen cooler so should allow more air being brought into the cooler. Honestly even flipping the l9i fan so it pushes hot air into the power supply intake might help.

[@DeeDee.Ranged]

I agree, but you could also use a 3600 and an ASRock RX 6600 XT mini-itx videocard.

[@TheGameBench]

Interesting that they went with an ATX PSU and not an SFX. Certainly would open you up to some MUCH better coolers, and better CPU temps. But yeah... an SFX PSU would have cost more. BTW... the new studio looks awesome.

[@aguspribadi9753]

Does it fit with Ryzen 5700G?

[@donaldexley1852]

Nice to see ASRock do something like this, they have been kind of quiet the past couple of years. Would love to see you stuff some stronger gear in that and see how it performs.

[@nssfeeling1]

pls make another video for more powerfull setup on this casing,great video bro

[@GearSeekers]

I think it has to happen now! Lots of people want to see it :)

[@michaelthompson9798]

Hey Nick 👋🥰 SCORPTEC AUBURN NSW I see … was That Centenary Drive overpass?

[@RUHappyATM]

How does this compare with something like the SGPC Itx Mini Case - New K49(Steel)? Its a 6L case. On Amazon, this case is currently $74. Add ASRock B550M-ITX/ac ITX Motherboard, $130. Add EVGA SuperNOVA 550 GM 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX, $111. Total ~$315. Newegg currently has the ASRock DeskMeet X300 for $348.

[@Shartmachine1]

I would love to see a build with an sfx power supply and beefier cpu and cooler please. Keep up the good work mate.

[@cj_zak1681]

yes! would defo like to see a higher wattage CPU in there with a nice cooler

[@PlayaJay32]

Have you had issues with overheating?? Is there a way to keep the temperatures down while gaming? Any mods or any ideas? Thanks.

[@hradlo5705]

I want the upgrade video of this please. I am considering buying this PC.

[@bits2646]

Me like that :DDD I was just thinking about deskmini X300 for some basic gaming pc in living room, hoping to find older model with MXM graphic card, but in this case, I'm probably going with that but putting in 5600x (if boots) with challenger ITX version of 6600xt 8gb and with some mods looks like it could handle AIO or a custom loop with 240mm (probably on outer side of the case, like I said, mods necessary) so in this case would even consider 5800(x3d) and a gpu version with smaller pcb as possible, maybe even some RTX founders edition and custom loop w/ cpu-gpu blocks. Love that has 4 USB-A + type-C on the front. Looks perfect for "steam deck OS" PC, the "all gamepad controlled" PC just for gaming, you can just remote into for managing, but you can just create a startup script to boot directly in some frontend for gaming library and just go

[@michaelthompson9798]

TELSTRA 5G …. Thought you looked familiar Nick 😂🤩

[@GearSeekers]

That's me hahahaha 🤣

[@KlaireGearSeekers]

HAHAH You caught him

[@michaelthompson9798]

@@KlaireGearSeekers very slipper lil sucker he is 🤣

[@michaelthompson9798]

@@GearSeekers that was SCORPTEC AUBURN NSW you were at?

[@jassassine6973]

Great Vid! Muchly enjoyed :-). Just wondering if a GeForce EVGA 3060 12gb black edition GPU would fit? Also 10,11 gen are also a 65 watt chips how would they go? Re: with the proprietary Mobo and Psu already in the case. Cheers - Jass.

[@blacksun472]

GeForce EVGA 3060 12gb black edition GPU would fit.

[@jassassine6973]

@@blacksun472 Thankyou, for your reply muchly appreciated - Jass.

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

Thanks. I am sorely tempted to get this... but is it available to the general public yet?

[@GearSeekers]

I don't know :(

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

@@GearSeekers Thanks for your reply. I'll see whether ASRock responds on their Facebook page.

[@JoshuaTheYouTubeGuy2000]

Can a single fan NVIDIA graphics card fit inside this case?

[@hoppyt3ch]

4 dimm slots! dang, nice mobo

[@mariusruk2971]

Really nice shame I have ryzen7 5700g. It will accept 5700g CPU?

[@GearSeekers]

Of course!

[@tld8102]

can you review the Bunnings gaming pc?

[@GearSeekers]

I thought this was a joke but after some investigation. Seems legit. I'll see what we can do lol

[@DAIV]

It's dollarydoos and freedom bucks

[@michgolov]

Yes. A more powerfull CPU in this case with a sfx psu and please once again make a reference about the noise. I need the system to be dead silent because i want to use it in my office. Thanks again man!

[@andrewm6179]

Hey Nick, love your content , any news on where and when this will be available for purchase in Australia yet?

[@alanw737]

I have never heard of US dollars called freedom dollars.. does that make the power cord a freedom cord?

[@GearSeekers]

It does indeed lol 🤣

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

Shame on me for not saying to before, but the new set is excellent, and yes, I'd love to see another video about the Deskmeet.(Maybe running Linux?)

[@pietrmuffei8874]

Thanks, Nick. Does video out work without a gpu on a non apu with this board? You can use proxmox without a gpu and this 5500 would be a good start to some homelab

[@blacksun472]

No

[@_B.C_]

Would like to see you put a 5600X3D cpu and a AMD Radeon 7600 gpu in this. Should make for a killer 1080p portable gaming rig. Seems like the low profile noctua should fit and work with that X3D chip and the clearance and the only 7000 Radeon gpu that will fit is the 7600 from amd.

[@Shrek765]

How is the New Server working out for you?

[@GearSeekers]

It hasn't been built yet ;)

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

Assembling my Deskmeet X300 based computer now...sadly, it's taking me longer than eight minutes. Would love to see you return to the Deskmeet and go whole hog on it.

[@craigprocter1232]

where did you manage to buy one of these please? No Aussie retailers have them, only overseas.

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

@@craigprocter1232 I got mine at Newegg.

[@craigprocter1232]

@@JamesJones-zt2yx newegg australia?

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

@@craigprocter1232 I'm in the US, so got it from Newegg in the US. Ah... just looked it up; had to log out as myself to say I wanted to shop in Australia. As I type, 0734 UTC 4 Feb, Newegg Australia says they have it for AUD 323.40.

[@craigprocter1232]

@@JamesJones-zt2yx yikes.. so double the US price. Thanks for the reply and info. cheers!

[@taehunan4302]

Great review! I was wondering how big of clearance you got between the wraith stealth and the psu. Quite interested in building one myself :)

[@blacksun472]

2mm, no need to worry about clearance because it will not fight for air with psu.

[@xtrabaka]

is the airflow fine knowing that the psu fan and cpu cooler facing each other? wont that be hot?

[@ABP8214]

How kind of them to include some watermelon with the case!

[@KlaireGearSeekers]

😂

[@msa3d-814]

Hi Nick, I'm from Middle East and I suffer from dust. Can you help me choose a dustproof case? I love you and thanks in advance

[@korezako3930]

Please use RTX mini to test nick! Love this type of mini pc from asrock's.

[@greenprotag]

VERY interested in a higher end build. Could we do a TUNED 5800x or a Stock 5600x with a Blackridge or Noctua L12s, 3060ti, and maybe a 750 or 850w SFX PSU? With SFX PSU, what is the CPU cooler height limitation? 65mm? 70mm? I think the stock height limitation is like 54mm with their modified ATX PSU... so stock PSU is like 54mm clearance... at that point you COULD do a 5600X and an L9a.

[@blacksun472]

With SFX PSU, the CPU cooler height limitation is 71mm.

[@greenprotag]

@@blacksun472 L12s is 70mm. So theoretically possible.

[@bdhale34]

That is standard ITX form factor not extended .The boards most people are familiar with, the most common ones, are Mini-ITX.

[@purplecrayon7281]

I don't understand why haven't more SFF case manufacturers don't utilize this cage-style model of cases. There are a few, most notably the NZXT H1, but you would think there should be a lot more, considering how much easier it will be to build a SFF system.

[@ericg7490]

Great video. I just got me one of the DeskMeets. I'm hoping I bought a good processor. I bought the Ryzen 5 5600G. I see you went with just a 5500. I haven't opened it yet. Any thoughts if you readi this comment would be appreciated.

[@ghost_of_m403]

It feels like such a missed opportunity. Why would they include a board that is only PCI 3.0 compatible? :( It's still cool and useful, but it would have been so much better with a newer chipset and better motherboard.

[@blacksun472]

If you concern about PCIe 3.0, you can choose DeskMeet B660 version with PCIe 4.0 spec.

[@ghost762]

Nice! Just got mine running with a Atholon 2200G for now. Plans are for a 5700x Or 5700G and RX 6600. Im finding it really difficult here in the US to find a GPUs under 200mm.

[@anthonya.jumelles7103]

PowerColor Fighter 6600/6600XT can fit it!

[@sweetasdude]

I watched somewhere that the psu fan acts as an intake from the rear, blowing down on the CPU internally, so probably beware replacing with a conventional bottom intake psu. Though that could be an interesting test.

[@GR-cd2kx]

I wonder if the EVGA 3060ti XC fits @ 201.8mm. together with a 5600, it would be a good combo

[@blacksun472]

EVGA 3060ti XC fits.

[@andrewbozenagabrielkrzywdz9209]

Yes it fits, but blocks out any air movement in the case, making it a tragically hot box... Running a 5700G is even challenging... I think a very good HSF and an air mover fan are a must, this CPU ran fine in a micro case with lots of fans.

[@vedrisca]

Considering how little room the Wraith Stealth takes, I'm morbidly curious to see how far you can push an X000G cpu or a full build with the latest and greatest components. I just got a 5700x without any case, mobo, or RAM, so if that hypothetical build can be tested, you'd be doing me and a lot of other Cyber Monday customers a favor!

[@JohnStone-qw1ep]

whens part two coming

[@sheldonkupa9120]

Very good and fair review 👍👏, i would love to own one. But you are right, its a bit expensive. I went away from itx builds (ye they are kinda cool) as micro atx cases are still pretty, but have so much more expandibility and cooling capability. And ez to build btw.After years of experiments, itx has always a problem. I love my Dell micro 3050 sff for light office use, or even a small homelab, but gaming needs to be in a atx case when you ask me. Less efforts.

[@courtlandbrugger6770]

Nice case but it's too bad that finding one of these is like finding a sasquatch. I wish these things were a lot easier to get. I don't understand why they don't make these more available.

[@alexb458]

FORREAL i have been looking since I saw this video and absolutely nothing. Announced back in January and youtubers getting them as of 2 weeks ago so hopefully soon

[@volvot6rdesignawd702]

when zen 5 drops with rdna 3 gpu included small form factors will be all the rage for 1080p gaming .. wonder if a 2 fan 6650xt would fit ?? might also be another option over a 3060ti

[@maliceflare]

please do test it with the 3060, an SFX power supply and a non-stock cooler. this interests me for an alternative build. i have you and ETA PRIME on notification for this product...

[@andrewbozenagabrielkrzywdz9209]

Yep, done that, see my description from yesterday (minus the non-stock cooler), downside is a very hot box that I'm trying to cool off... Will try with a Noctua HSF next, and see if I can insert a fan on the side to move air in the box...

[@micky1067]

My question is which ram I should use for 32 GB (2x16GB) ? Corsair or some othe one ?

[@cars291]

Just a thought.. that CPU in question is basically a Ryzen 5600G, right? Do you still have that and would that be an option? =)

[@jazzyniko]

Hi everyone! Could this mini itx make a good proxmox virtualisation server ?

[@kalitvenec]

cool

[@mdinelle]

Nice SFF! Great review! Why do they bother putting an HDMI label on the front of the case? It's been a standard for at least,10 years!

[@GearSeekers]

It's funny you say that, I was thinking the same thing. It's pretty weird lol

[@mdinelle]

@@GearSeekers display port should get more love :)

[@Eik44]

Nice 👍

[@konrad999999]

I just built a xproto mini with no compromises. Ryzen 5600x with a 3060ti and is smaller than this case. The only downsize is that it uses a flex psu and is somewhat noisy

[@blacksun472]

Flex-ATX PSU is noisy, that's why ASRock doesn't choose Flex-ATX PSU design.

[@anoopsinghtanda]

What is that keyboard I spy? Looks super clean and low!

[@GearSeekers]

It's one of the new NZXT keyboards with custom keycaps.

[@anoopsinghtanda]

@@GearSeekers thanks for the reply!

[@rgracon]

If it comes in at $200-250 (US), I'd be really interested!!

[@GearSeekers]

The Deskmate X300 which is a smaller version of this comes in at $249AUD ($175USD). I think you're probably right on the money with that.

[@gussalex3740]

I'm amazed that every video I've seen they never say anything about the crap bios mine boots right into bios and I can't get out of the bios and get the system to boot

[@retroarcade1up]

Can you mount 3.5 hdd?

[@shivinexzliao]

why you can not find these in the states?

[@KlaireGearSeekers]

Nobody complimented me on my box throwing skills. Sad :(

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

Newegg has them for 190 USD minus epsilon. (When last I looked, it said in stock, limit 2 per customer... but I looked again and it said out of stock.)

[@blacksun472]

It is available on Newegg again.

[@JamesJones-zt2yx]

@@blacksun472 Thanks--got my order in and it arrived today. Looking forward to the watermelon..um, to finally taking a step up from my seven-year old computer.

[@MrLittlecat123]

if it is using SFX PSU + compact low profile GPU then that would be perfect

[@cakeisalie]

this sounds like the way to go instead of a NUC

[@blacksun472]

Much cheaper and flexible.

[@GearSeekers]

First

[@maximum8414]

Second.