ASRock x300 Deskmini unboxing/review

[@dexter2433]

I am fixing to build this with the 5600g as a back up pc and light gaming box but also when i go and visit family I turn on my main gaming rig and fire up steam then go on my trip and stream games on Steam and it works great even 200 miles away it like playing at home so cool done in past with a small media box and a 3600 with a 1030 low profile card but that box is still very big compared to this build and my old media box will get my Athlon 200ge and it will stay connected to my tv from now on .very nice review good work

[@loadinglevelone]

Great little thing. Have one myself and absolutely love it! A couple of common problems that myself and others have had with this system: 1. The front LED's don't work. This is just a minor annoyance but still. I've torn down the system completely looking for the problem with no luck. I see others report the same problem. 2. No above 4G decoding. Well, according to the manual it should be available, but in my bios it does not show at all. I've tried all the tricks in the book, CSM etcetera.. I see others report the same issue. Some get it to work, most don't. Not a big issue for me, but if above 4g is important to you then well... good luck. Hopefully this will be fixed in a future bios update. 3. No bios flashback. Be aware of his. The new Ryzen 5000g series is only supported with the latest bios. If you receive an older unit with an older bios, your APU may not work. Only solution is to somehow get hold of a older apu, flash the bios, then swap the apu to your final one.

[@omon7745]

I was on r/sffpc just yesterday and I saw the coolest case for the deskmini x300. It's called the cirrus7 incus. It's can completely fan-less cool the deskmini with thermal capability up to the new-ish ryzen 7 4750g! It's probably the coolest fanless + sff system I've ever seen. If the fans ever get to annoying you can switch to silence!

[@ericg7490]

Nice case but that's a lot of money. I'm good with my Asrock DeskMeet. I would have liked to have had the mini but missed out. The DeskMeet is great though.

[@NOSfusion]

I’m so used to sffpc cases being $200+ I was shocked to see this “barebones” case comes with its own motherboard! Super neat.

[@joseanrodriguez2005]

100 cor mobo 100 for 50 for psu 50 for case

[@Noahjestonhasdiabetes]

hey danny, im considering buying this pc and im just wondering if when it arrives, you have to assemble the whole pc or does it come all put together? i have barely any pc knowledge let alone assembling them. and one more question, what software does it run on? my preference is windows 10. if you could please get back to me soon that would be great. keep up the great work :)

[@DannysTechChannel]

It does not come preassembled. I did a video on the A300 a while back with the full assembly process of your curious. I don’t think it’s a step-by-step but it should help. You’ll have to install your own operating system such as Windows 10 too.

[@Noahjestonhasdiabetes]

@@DannysTechChannel thanks I appreciate it

[@mdmantejsingh]

My Bluetooth keeps disconnecting on my A300, thanks for the tip 11:20

[@robertkubrick3738]

He didn't mention the wattage of the power supply. Is it still 120W? I wouldn't overclock the CPU, only the graphics and ram if they didn't upgrade the power supply. ETA Prime did a video with the 5600G and he just clocked the ram and graphics because he only had about 3W left. Computing power isn't the bottleneck in the system anyway, the graphics will be.

[@victorjohnson7512]

I have an A300 with an Athlon 3000G, and an X300 with a Ryzen 3400G. But I wish they would make a fatter qube version to accept a larger cooler for an overclocked Ryzen 5700G perhaps...

[@usau3219]

hey can you tell me your experience with the x300 mini pc I wanna know more about it before I buy it.

[@omon7745]

that’s dope! this is such a great pc case combo. the video was great especially the assembly section. Does the x300 still have an external power brick like the a300? was it easier to build in the desk mini or in an inwin b1 type case?

[@DannysTechChannel]

It does still have the power brick. The deskmini is much easier than the B1. I’d recommend the deskmini over the B1 for sure

[@omon7745]

@@DannysTechChannel X300 for the win!

[@robertkubrick3738]

I bought the MSI PRO DP20z 5600G for $599. With todays prices, you couldn't build one of these for $600 with a 3200G. The 5300G vega 6 MSI PRO DP20Z can be had for $499 when they are in stock and the 5300G with it's 6 updated graphics cores is equal to and trades blows with the 3400G and it's 11 cores in gaming. I'm covered up in graphics cards but I saw how tiny the MSI was and I had to have one. I was going to get the 5300G model but they were sold out and no wonder at 499 inflated American pesos.

[@Crustenscharbap]

Great Video. Is Freesync possible with a 5600G?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Yes it is! Thanks so much Rob

[@Dunc]

Do you have any information on the RAID 1 setup for this? I'm looking at buying one and would like to do RAID 1 using the M.2 NVMe drives. The manual makes it seem like it's possible, but the website makes it seem like this is only possible using the SATA SSDs. Is RAID 1 possible using both M.2 NVMe drive slots?

[@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. 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?

[@DannysTechChannel]

You should be able to set the ram to 3200MHz as long as that’s the advertised speed. I wouldn’t mess with voltages. It won’t be a noticeable gain

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel Thanks a lot!

[@jimw7916]

@@DannysTechChannel WRONG ......everything is a gain........ just give it a go! ....you CANT blow it up you just reset the bios if things go wrong

[@ronyzmiri]

I gave my Asrock Desk Mini as a gift to my son and decided to build a new mini PC where the CPU is AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and the case would be the new Inwin Chopin Max. My question is regarding the motherboard. I like the Asrock motherboard but open for other brands. The new PC is for basic home use with some photo and video editing, no gaming at all. According to this which motherboard that gives best value for the would you recommend? Thanks in advance for your reply!)

[@DannysTechChannel]

I would stick with the ASRock board. It’s a B550 itx board about $130 USD. Correct? You won’t find a better priced itx board for B550 anymore. They aren’t making them anymore so prices will only go up from here.

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel thanks, mate!)

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel is it the ASRock B550M-ITX/AC? With the letter M?

[@DannysTechChannel]

That’s the one!

[@ronyzmiri]

Finally I have all the parts to build the X300. The CPU is AMD Ryzen 2400G. The RAM is Kingston KVR26N19D8/16 - 16GB on a single module. Can I buy another one and install it have 232GB RAM? Can the X300 handle it? Will I feel a big difference in performance?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Yes you can. And it depends on what you need the ram for. The x300 CAN run in dual channel which Ryzen loves. I’d say if you can afford it, do it! You won’t regret it

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel Thanks! I will need it for some basic Photoshop and basic video editing.

[@richzinski7126]

Hi did the heat sink come with a thermal pad? Didn’t see anything in your video but did see something on the Ryzen cpu, wasn’t sure what that was

[@DannysTechChannel]

It came with thermal paste preapplied

[@ronyzmiri]

Having all the components to build my first ever DIY PC. The computer is for home use, some random video editing and Photoshop. The CPU is AMD Ryzen 5 2400G. I have Kingston DDR4 RAM 16GB 2666MHz CL 19. Do you think it is better to get 3200MHz? Will I feel big difference in kind of use?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Yes. Very much so. Ryzen APU’s benefit from fast ram. Do yourself the favor and upgrade it

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel Thanks!

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel As I understand the AMD 2400G maximum RAM is 2999MHz. Does it still make sense to replace the 2666MHz. to the 2999MHz.?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Who told you that? If the board can support overclocking , the ram can go over the AMD supported speed of 2999

[@ronyzmiri]

@@DannysTechChannel according to the official AMD web site in the info page of the 2400G

[@AlexanderAya]

Hola amigo excelente video, tambien estoy a futuro de montar un equipo como este, saludos desde Bogota Colombia 👍😎

[@jimw7916]

I have this pc with a ryzen 5 5600g and im getting 2097 single and 8760 multi on geekbench 6

[@trillyfan2578]

so it can fit the stock wraith fan when removing the top fan cover, thanks

[@warnacokelat]

yea, bluetooth and wifi problem on win10 is pretty common.

[@nasilemakcoconutrice7067]

how the airflow?? good job?

[@DannysTechChannel]

It does decent. Not amazing but doesn’t overheat even with a mid tier APU

[@chemicallust77]

Some overhead lighting would definitely be good

[@chochanga]

Can you overclock the ram speed? From 3200mhz to 3600mhz?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Yes, but it isn’t worth it. You’ll have to loosen your timings most likely and the “gains” you’ll see aren’t worth the extra heat generated. Especially in such a small space.

[@dim3nt0]

@@DannysTechChannel overclocked mine from 3200 to 3533 without loosing timings or raising voltage,its not much but its something

[@woofaki5550]

Are the external antennas needed?Wifi/bt signal wont come through without them?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Yes they are needed. It severely drops your range down without them

[@woofaki5550]

@@DannysTechChannel I need a range around 2m for my BT keyboard if it covers that without the antennas it will be great..it does look ugly with them on lol

[@DannysTechChannel]

The problem isn’t the distance, it’s all the interference and low signal strength without the antennas. Yeh, they are a bit unsightly

[@woofaki5550]

@@DannysTechChannel Wifi might be fine.But BT most likely wont.I will give it a try next week that i will have the build..Thanks :) By the way do you have any Ram recommendation i would like to OC the ram to maximize IGPU's performance. Will kingston Fury do?

[@DannysTechChannel]

Sure. I’ve used quite a bit of Kingston Ram and love it! Plus they usually price it well 😉

[@abnerizaguirre956]

hello, what ram memory did you use?

[@DannysTechChannel]

www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-Laptop-Gaming-BL2K8G32C16S4B/dp/B083VWCZLQ/ref=asc_df_B083VWCZLQ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459410835726&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12120676285677500456&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=21171&hvtargid=pla-907006796821&psc=1

[@saulobitencourtgommidy6953]

What is the power supply used in this mini pc!? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@DannysTechChannel]

It’s less than 200w built into the motherboard.

[@jimw7916]

@@DannysTechChannel WRONG................. its external and its 120W

[@jerrykoh6379]

nice have mine with ryzen 5700g with latest bios.

[@rulee9543]

Hi, do you install 5700g on deskmini x300 with the latest bios? So amazing!

[@jerrykoh6379]

@@rulee9543 yes it's nice little system even oc ram to 3600mhz on windows 11 pro.

[@ryanfulkman]

@@jerrykoh6379 My 5600g is on the way! Your comments got me excited! What memory kit did you choose?

[@jodymaulanavirgiawan3255]

Is it compatible with intel processor?

[@DannysTechChannel]

No, you’ll need to buy the Intel version which is the Deskmini H470

[@YKR3]

*Hello sir I have a slightly offtopic question I recently changed my Ryzen 5 5600x cpu with a newer Cpu after I RMA ed it. But now my MSI Tomahawk x570's EZ debug light lightsup for 5-10 seconds with a zzz sound and then it boots up What could be the issue* ?

[@DannysTechChannel]

I have no clue, does it boot fine? And does the noise go away after boot?

[@YKR3]

@@DannysTechChannel yes it boots fine and the noise goes away after boot. But it wasn't like that before. I have Lian Li lancool ii mesh white case and as you know it has a white led on power button which light-up immediately as you press the button. In my case it lightsup after 5-10 seconds after the sound goes away.

[@DannysTechChannel]

I wouldn’t worry about it then if it’s not affecting operation once booted. Not sure what’s causing that though.

[@YKR3]

@@DannysTechChannel do you know when MSI would roll out it's new BIOS update for Tomahawk ?, might be updating the BIOS fix this issue?

[@YKR3]

@@DannysTechChannel sir will there be any issue with the cpu installation? If it's not installed correctly will my system boot up?

[@npyss3128]

Does that mobo had secure boot & tpm2.0 please. Thanks

[@jimw7916]

yes

[@xandivanyvesvillarosa1964]

So it doesn't have its own cpu then?

[@DannysTechChannel]

No, it does not

[@xandivanyvesvillarosa1964]

@@DannysTechChannel I almost bought this one by mistake but does this thing has its own power supply at least?

[@xandivanyvesvillarosa1964]

@@DannysTechChanneldoes it use a desktop ram? Or laptop?

[@DannysTechChannel]

It’s SODIMM. Same as laptop

[@jimw7916]

@@xandivanyvesvillarosa1964 external brick....120W

[@stayjuice3724]

I wouldn’t bother with the internal wireless card, I’d get an external. Windows 10 also sleeps WiFi cards by default. I’d use a usb WiFi card

[@ulatbulu8524]

U would’n get bluethooth with it

[@sweetalert480]

@@ulatbulu8524 you can use a usb Bluetooth too

[@elduderino7767]

i was compelled to build one of these until i realised how much entry level ryzens with apus cost think i'll stick with my mini g1, or maybe upgrade to a used kabylake like the g3 for hevc/drm support - not sure if it's worth the trouble just to comply with stupid streaming companies hardware and software requirements, i'd rather not use windows so maybe a software based solution like sickbeard is the way to go hmmm

[@AJ-rc5lr]

There's more pain by using X300 Barebone... the temp man, i use Ryzen 7 5700G with X300 Jupiter ( slimmer version of the Deskmini ) You won't even survive playing games for more than 20 minute because Ryzen will get overheat so fast due to the poor cooling options, and it will quickly go to 95 degree so fast that the GPU will start to kill the output connection to the monitor to prevent damage. Im not sure how long you played the game for, but so far with Ryzen 7 5700G, there's no way you can play heavy graphics intense game without the CPU overheating

[@DannysTechChannel]

The 5700G was not released when this video was made. But regardless, I haven’t been able to find an X300 deskmini for sale in months. Thanks for the information on the 5700G though!

[@zombie-survivor]

Do you think the regular Deskmini X300 (not the Jupiter) can handle 5700G temp while playing video games?

[@AJ-rc5lr]

@@zombie-survivor from what i heard, yes it does handle heat better since the X300 Deskmini are able to mount the STRIX fan, which is way way better than the stock fan of the Jupiter