Budget Mini Gaming PC | Kamrui AM02 PRO Ryzen 7 5700U Review ($253!)

[@retrohandhelds]

What's your thoughts on this 5700U box? For the price, we are pretty keen on it.

[@TheBeavTrap]

What I want to know is if it will keep up with vr steam games. It has the cpu and you requirements but will it keep up? I want to play fallout 4

[@thejaxstevens]

As far as using it as a media center, is it capable of HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision? And on the sound side, Atmos? 7.1? 5.1? I can't seem to find any information on these topics

[@juliantrujillo1475]

Is this device good for video and photo editing? DaVinci Resolve mainly, (Probably capcut) Lightroom and Photoshop. Not 4k, only FHD

[@AishTalksTech]

As long as you're not looking to use a lot of heavy effects it'll hold up just fine, the 5800u chip in it is fairly capable for productivity.

[@juliantrujillo1475]

@@AishTalksTech thank you! And what about the Ryzen 7 5700G? Is it better than this one? With the same specs, 16GB of Ram and SSD m.2 500GB

[@AishTalksTech]

@@juliantrujillo1475 the 5700g is going to be much better but that's going to go into a full build not a mini PC

[@juliantrujillo1475]

@@AishTalksTech yep! I found an option with the same specs but with the 5700g for the same price, I was looking for portability but if I can have more multitasking and better perfomance it is ok for me. I just had my doubts ans wanted an expert opinion. Thank u for that!!

[@AishTalksTech]

@@juliantrujillo1475 glad I could help.

[@Heazytoohot]

My son is almost six and his interest in video games is FLOURISHING. I wanted to get him one of these as an all in one console (nes-ps2) for his tv!

[@retrohandhelds]

If you want to set it up for retro games I would recommend looking into EmuDeck for windows. -Aish

[@Heazytoohot]

@@retrohandhelds do you think emudeck has as good of PS2 support as pcsx2? Or does it run a fork of it inside the front end? Appreciate the advice a lot thank you Aish

[@bhirawamaylana466]

Calling Witcher 3 and Doom 2016 not the latest AAA game feel so weird, coz AAA game now days is garbage while Indie game keep on pushing the hardware, btw if I can suggest how to push mini PC in gaming than use 3D game try use 2D like Vampire Survivors or Holocure, despite being 2D game Vampire Survivors and Holocure can push your hardware to the limit with how many sprite they throw at you, if can try Vampire Survivor test using 2 mode the normal one and No Lag Fix which help the game run better for low end PC but give lags for middle-high end PC

[@retrohandhelds]

I'll give it a go on the next one.

[@bhirawamaylana466]

@@retrohandhelds just keep on mind Vampire Survivors and Holocure will push your hardware only when they throw many sprite at once so it happen at 10-20 minute in game timer.

[@Bobzilla206]

You can play Doom Eternal on the Vulcan engine at low resolution at 1280X720 on this machine because it's my main PC I know.

[@Luissv72]

Nice video. I'm wondering how this would fare with a game like Helldivers 2. The GPU requirements for it are incredibly low for a AAA game, my 2060 only uses 12% max when playing, it's all CPU based.

[@retrohandhelds]

Thank you. It'll average around 35fps set to 1080p using fsr set to performance. -Aish

[@RadOpsTV]

Would I be able to run the new modern warfare three online on this? Or in your opinion what’s the best way that I can play the new call of duty modern warfare three multiplayer while traveling? I already have a MacBook. That’s my daily driver, so I don’t want another laptop. But I’m not opposed to getting a mini PC like this and grabbing external portable projector. Thanks in advance man I love your videos.

[@retrohandhelds]

I wouldn't try a game like that on a budget PC like this, something like a ROG ALLY or legion GO might be a better fit for you especially if you're going to be traveling. -Aish

[@RadOpsTV]

@@retrohandhelds Thanks a million. someone on Reddit literally just suggested the ROG Ally. Was that you? Lol i must admit I have a fear.. FOMO. It feels like I’ve heard just about every retro handheld, and this seems like “just another one”.. I don’t want to buy and then In a month the next best thing is here 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@retrohandhelds]

Not me but it's a popular choice. The ALLY has a lot of power so for big AAA games on the go it's a good choice, my only issue with it is the battery life leaves a lot to be desired so you'll need a power bank, and there's an SD card problem on some units. Unfortunately there's always going to be a next best thing especially with handheld PCs, but that won't change the fact that it has a powerful processor. If you don't mind something bigger I would look at the Lenovo legion Go as another solid choice with a bigger battery, I would love to recommend the steam deck but it doesn't have official support for CoD MW3.

[@DougLarsenMN]

@@RadOpsTV I’ve owned the Ally and have the Legion Go the Z1 Extreme runs MWII and MWIII fantastic just at lower resolution.

[@wizzel22]

For the price given, it's O.K. I went with the Beelink SER5 Max 5800H and 32GB RAM for $70 more.

[@retrohandhelds]

Sounds like a solid choice

[@Sonnidayday]

Hi can you edit videos on this and stream on obs

[@retrohandhelds]

Yes as long as you're not trying to use a lot of heavy effects, light color grading and transitions are fine. I can't confirm how good the streaming experience will be but I used OBS to capture all the footage and didn't see any impact on performance. -Aish

[@amdboy5873]

I managed to grab same spec mini PC for 85$ on Ali and hell it's amazing. As a home multimedia centre, it's the perfect device.

[@retrohandhelds]

That's an awesome deal! -Aish

[@thejaxstevens]

You mentioned you're using it as your home multimedia center, may I ask, is it capable of HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision? And on the sound side, Atmos? 7.1? 5.1? I can't seem to find any information on these topics

[@gplustree]

wish it had a 2.5" SATA bay, using mini PCs as servers, I like to use the NVMe slot for Optane disk cache on a slower, larger, cheaper SATA SSD

[@Razor_Burn]

Decent specs for the size/price so thanks for sharing Aish. 👍

[@retrohandhelds]

Yeah I was actually surprised at how much it can handle for the price, sure it's not going to run big AAA games but for under 300 bucks it's sold.

[@tonyaguilar4538]

Would you say to get the best out of this system pairing it with an external gpu would allow more modern games (cod black ops 3)?

[@retrohandhelds]

Unfortunately since it doesn't have a USB 4 port it doesn't support an external GPU. -Aish

[@Gamingcs11692]

@@retrohandhelds That unfortunately is incorrect. You can use an external GPU on that mini PC.

[@Krankysimo]

@@retrohandhelds If you use an m2 to pci adapter?

[@thejaxstevens]

As far as using it as a media center, is it capable of HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision? And on the sound side, Atmos? 7.1? 5.1? I can't seem to find any information on these topics

[@YaamiYugi]

Can running football manager 24

[@alberez9605]

Can this pc be used as a regular computer to stream movies, browse online, and use applications like Microsoft office?

[@retrohandhelds]

Yes sorry for the late reply, it's just a regular windows PC in a small form factor. -Aish

[@homselcp9493]

Somebody knows how to add an external gpu on this model specifically???

[@retrohandhelds]

Since there's no USB 4 port it doesn't support external GPUs. -Aish

[@michaelbenny659]

Good review, but it’s missing a performance test of a large vlookup in excel

[@retrohandhelds]

You're right I need more Excel.

[@Antiiant_48]

Do you know if this pc could run lethal company?

[@retrohandhelds]

I haven't tried that game but it should work, it runs on the 5500u at about 40fps so it should perform better with the 5700u. -Aish

[@hayden12321]

2 questions as I’m looking to buy one of these for not gaming but to start and run a buisness through shopify, aswell as trading. Was wondering if the system for £140 which I can get it for is good. And was also wondering what the difference between nipogi and kamuri is?? Are they the same and just have different names due to one being UK model and other being US. Would be great to know before making the purchase.

[@retrohandhelds]

For everyday use this is perfect, your use case is more in line with what a mini PC like this is good for. As far as the difference I'm really not sure, it's likely just a rebrand since that's very common with products like this. -Aish

[@faei1897]

@@retrohandhelds It appears to be a rebrand. AM02 Pro is under several dropshippers. The manufacturer itself is chinese, but the dropshippers are enabling this to appear in EU/UK/US markets. I'm about to test the 64GB Max DDR4 claim. The CPU is slated to take 32GB while the marketing for this is rated for 64GB. It's an annoyingly weird inconsistency and I've got a Corsair Vengeance 2933MHz kit coming for this purpose.

[@faei1897]

I can confirm based on manufacturer specifications of the Mini PC (AM02 Pro, Multiple Vendor, Single Manufacturer), that it DOES take 64GB of DDR4 Memory. I have upgraded mine with a 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance 2933MHz DDR4 Kit because I plan to use this for programming and light cases when not in need of my larger PC. The Ryzen 7 5700U is limited to 32GB only in laptop vendors, it seems, and AMD has made no official max memory support to my knowledge. For buyers of this PC, if you need COMPUTE and RAM for tasks over any graphics workloads, this will do well.

[@retrohandhelds]

I love reading about how people are using mini PCs like this.

[@faei1897]

@@retrohandhelds i can talk more about it too, it's really underrated. I started my uni project on an i9-10900F / 128GB RAM / RX 7900 XTX desktop, but I got barely any performance difference just using the mini PC with 64GB of RAM. I finished most of the final stuff and light programming tasks on the device and couldn't even push the device past 20GB with UnityEditor, multiple Visual Studio tabs, multiple MS Edge tabs, Spotify and various files. The only performance hit was the SSD being slower to read and decompress compressed files/folders. This device is extremely capable for Software Engineering, Computer Science & Games Programming and I hope to use it for the entirety of my dissertation (2 month project) to see how far I can get it going.

[@faei1897]

​@@retrohandhelds Oh! And my lecturers saw me with it in uni and how it handled all the tasks I was throwing at it. They're now looking at replacing the "Free Chromebook" scheme with these mini PCs for CompSci and Games students to do work with as they are more cost effective and give the students more things they can do at home instead of waiting to come back into uni to do the same tasks.

[@Atomic-toons00]

I dont get it why this pc suck its rayzen 7 why

[@retrohandhelds]

It's not that it sucks it's just a low power version of the chip. -Aish

[@danielocana7569]

can i play far cry 6 or those kind of games on this minipc ?

[@retrohandhelds]

You could run far cry 6 on the 5700u, as long as you're ok with running it at 720p you can get between 30 and 45 fps. But something with a little more power would be a better fit for games like that. -Aish

[@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-]

Dude for the future, you gotta show us how loud it is at idle AND under load. That's the most important part.

[@retrohandhelds]

Normally I would have but I didn't really notice much of a difference, at least not one I would consider noteworthy; I recorded the fan noise right after I finished testing a bunch of emulation and PC games. But I'll be sure to include it in the future. -Aish