ODROID H4 Cube First Look: The BEST X86 SBC Retro Case Is Here!

[@GoblinArmyInYourWalls]

ETA actually mentioned the price of something in the video? Wow

[@SebasTorron]

Yeah? He said 100 bucks the computer and 25 the case

[@obinator9065]

he didn't hahahhahahaha

[@Leopez02]

and the most lowest price of all time WOW!

[@ranjitmandal1612]

He did mention in the last video 😐

[@EffectualPoet]

The one time he does, he gets the price wrong. It's $130. If you look at Ameridroid, they include the $30 shipping up front instead of trying to hide it like Hardkernel does.

[@tebo2286]

Everything about this project is dope. The price, the performance, and the case aesthetics. Simply beautiful, I love it.

[@ionamygdalon2263]

This is more like the old ETA Prime I remember

[@craciunator99]

What you don't like a million mini pcs with a 8840u in them?

[@PCGACID]

@@craciunator99 or Asrock DeskMini X600 32GB DDR5 6000 XMP ram and Ryzen 8700G ( got i hope AMD Makes the 8core Strix Halo /Sarlak (12Core 24thread apu with 40CU RDNA3.5 iGPU 🤤🤤🤤 ( but i wan the Strix Halo with one CCD of 8 Cores X3D CCD with the 40 CU RDNA3.5 iGPU I/O Die on AM5 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 cuz ill buy it day one once released on AM5..🤤🤤🤤.. @AMD YOU BETTER RELEASE STRIX HALO 8Core with X3D CCD with all 40 RDNA3.5 Compute Units and use empty CCD location for a Mall Cache Die for CPU and iGPU .. YOU CAN DO IT @AMD on AM5 SO @AMD .. DO IT 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 and i wan a 65Watts (max 120Watts APU)

[@Woodwerker]

How?

[@RetroCrisis]

I'm so glad you didn't gut a real gamecube for the build

[@supercutefun8869]

Haha came to say the same

[@alexdavis9324]

There are tons of dead cubes around

[@der-Troet]

once he did 😎

[@juniorbarranqueiro]

You can buy repro cases nowadays, so is not that problematic

[@delmaralvarado7776]

Cool video, and I would definitely love to see you add something with more power to it.

[@danielemigliori7155]

I've literally been waiting four years for this video

[@danielemigliori7155]

Because not only we finally have an affordable SBC that's actually capable of good GameCube and Wii emulation, but also the perfect case for it! I started watching ETA Prime four years ago exactly because I wanted a small, dedicated device for GameCube and Wii emulation and now it's (hopefully) finally here!

[@EffectualPoet]

If you add up the $30 shipping, all the accessories, and tax, you'll see it's not actually affordable. You're looking at $300ish.

[@sacolbert]

Would love to see what the H4 Ultra can do Emulation wise! But so far this does look promising. And yes please, for modding and putting something with a bit more juice in this.

[@zigenstern]

you could absolutely use that power button and reset button with another SBC, just gotta figure out which pins are for the buttons than you can use female to female jumper cables to whatever other SBC you want

[@IceBlokee]

can you do usb over GPIO, not really looked into that side of it?

[@zigenstern]

@@IceBlokee that's what that USB board's extra internal type c was for, USB

[@IceBlokee]

​@@zigenstern Oh duh, thanks friend, ignore me having a blonde day!

[@zigenstern]

@@IceBlokee all good lol

[@hualni]

I would love to see you build a "Console Killer" in one of these things. Something that can run as many console games as possible.

[@Woodwerker]

😂😂😂

[@evangelionbh]

Circa 2000 nostalgia wrapped into such a neat unit....at an actually affordable price ❤️

[@seethruhead7119]

This case is going to sell far more than the SBC

[@eobardthawne3333]

Missed an opportunity to make the memoy card readers take sd cards.

[@sdmalpas]

Love the case. Needs something a bit beefier in there.

[@harleyn3089]

This is brilliant. It's a Gamecube case with a board that can emulate Gamecube. I want it in Indigo or Silver though. I picture Gamecubes as either the Nintendo Indigo or Silver.

[@montecorbit8280]

You said the $199 version comes with the N305 chip....can you test that one as well please? I really liked this SBC.

[@comyf5986]

Nice review! I'm in the market for a htpc ... so the contendants are RPI6 and Odroid M1S but never considered x86 variants. But.... now I'm curious.... especially about the box. What do you think... will it run 1080p videos and 60fps youtube?

[@theopendoor3716]

You should make a running performance chart of all the small box Ryzen systems you have tested. Wattage, noise, benchmarks etc.

[@XPlodeCinema]

Hi there great video ones again. I was wondering if this board is any good to use as a mediaplayer with kodi. I know the output is 4k but I couldn't find any documentation about the audio output. Do you have any idea what that is? Thanks in advance for redding this.

[@gentoguy8749]

The most beautiful device I have ever seen in my life I did not expect that there was a box that looked like a game cube How I wish I had such a device, but unfortunately I am currently broke I hope my situation will improve in the future to own this masterpiece Wish me good luck Thank you with all my heart you are the best

[@carlgreene538]

I still have a GameCube and love it!

[@tubguinace]

This gamecube looks like that Fry from Futurama meme

[@EffectualPoet]

explain dang it

[@tubguinace]

@@EffectualPoet The USB ports look like eyes being sus

[@Leopez02]

OMG I LOVE how that ODROID H4 Cube looks just like one of the best Nintendo coneole of all time Nintendo Gamecube and only 25€ WOW! 💜💙

[@Takintomori]

I wonder, ETA do you think that you can squeeze a Ryzen 8000 APU build in that case? Id love to have a small psudeo-gamecube running modern AA games

[@LeonardoTrejoicasinovi]

Beautiful is very cool I really need one 😮

[@EffectualPoet]

Correction: Base price = $130. They like to surprise you with $30 minimum shipping fee.

[@Lando00100]

I wanna see a cut-down wii in this thing. Iv seen a few people make a mini game cube from a wii. Those 4 front usb ports just look awsome idk why 😂 but I like them.

[@turbojobo]

Yes what would be the most powerful ryzen or intel this could handle?

[@danielhulan3058]

Now I know that cpu is probably very weak compared to handhelds and such but since you have the option of buying extra boards with m.2 slots on them, could you hook an m.2 to oculink adapter to this and use a egpu over oculink? It would be heavily bottlenecked but what kind of frames would you get?

[@EffectualPoet]

Homie, that's like plugging a jet turbine into a Hot Wheels car. Why, just why?

[@Neopulse00]

Legit since your video, was looking at cases for Nano-ITX boards and it's ridiculous the lack of them. The only thing close I found was a Nano-ITX to Mini-ITX adapter in order to mount it in a more mainstream case, but it defeats the purpose 😕

[@PeteG1979]

Can you provide a link or information on the Ram and storage you used for this- would like to build this out for retro games- looks awesome

[@jeremy__hopkins]

1:07 - I'm very curious how this fits a standard itx and the mods necessary to make it work. Nice case.

[@j.ianmichel3059]

Yeah ETA, max out this case platform. Show us all the 80's, 90's,and early 2k games! Looking to do this for my 8 year old daughter.

[@ghostbaleada]

I missed this videos for projects that can be purchased. Can this run on a CRT for the ultimate early 2000s nostalgia factor?

[@saltyjr42]

Thank you for telling us the price. Also for reviewing something quite affordable.

[@EffectualPoet]

Don't get your hopes up. He failed to mention the $30 shipping. If you add up the $30 shipping, all the accessories, and tax, you'll see it's not actually affordable. You're looking at $300ish.

[@bigdeelearning6406]

Very interested in what else powerful board can fit in that case

[@mattweatherly]

How is the size compared to an actual GameCube?

[@PDot585]

I want a x86 board in my PS classic!!

[@PiManiac]

I know another N97 device that would go in here nicely.

[@wanyuss5487]

love ur video

[@Deutschehordenelite]

Looks cool, love the Gamecube

[@lars309]

I was so excited until ETA said no to XBOX...still will consider buying

[@jorenmartijn]

Wish I could get it for a future project but the site he linked to is weird. Never seen a checkout process that wouldn’t let you check out. Hope these come to Europe soon

[@brandonphilander661]

Definitely need a Ryzen APU.

[@NightRaven650]

💯

[@63supercobrajet]

Actually, it's an x86_64 capable system. Install any Linux distro, or even any *BSD/Unix OS. Presently, I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon 22 likety-split.

[@declangallagher1448]

Ah shit I might need to do this.

[@EffectualPoet]

Don't. It costs far more than it sounds like.

[@8bitnation419]

That's awesome, no need to gut out the original console.

[@der-Troet]

at least, they listened to us. there is an ODROID, H4 Ultra version. think it fits in this case? @Eta prime: will you get your hands on the Ultra Version?

[@heroic-manrhoden2650]

Does it run really fast for the Minecraft and Roblox?

[@thegrapevine10]

Nice except for the whole in intel gpu thing lol

[@EffectualPoet]

The 35W mobile Intel CPUs have significantly improved GPUs if you do a bit of research to find the right ones. That said, the n97 is not one of them.

[@thegrapevine10]

@EffectualPoet not to talk down, but intel has genuinely has always made bad gpus and igpus, they're great for indoor home decoration and modeling, but it's because they're cpu's are their bread and butter.

[@sabataexe101]

Cool product

[@XanYT]

I don't put SBC in cases that resemble consoles, but this is nice. Love how they designed it so the fan blows through.

[@Autotrope]

I am confused about which version of the H4 board you are testing.

[@Autotrope]

I think it's the H4+, which is same performance in theory as H4 but adds the SATA ports. I am hoping that's right.

[@pierrepaj2367]

Petit regret que la carte H-4 ne soit pas sous le N-100 . Le plus c'est ce boitier GAMECUBE ,pas mal pour en faire une machine d'émulation . Qu'elle est la Qualité d'émulation pour la PS-2 ? sinon pour la PS-1 et la N-64 ce devrait le faire .

[@JB-zd2rk]

Is it better than the new Pironman Raspberry Pi 5???

[@justinthomas2458]

No badge for the lid inset?

[@mando7558]

Who makes the ethernet ports, Intel or Realtek?

[@Shadeamous]

Intel obviously they make everything including AMDs chips

[@mando7558]

@@Shadeamous no that is not true. the past versions used Realtek ethernet ports.

[@EffectualPoet]

Who cares. That whole thing is overblown and makes no difference for 99% of people.

[@jasonmeister6988]

I mean I really love that case

[@jeremyr9067]

Is 199 the ETA price, I see 220 on the website.

[@JokaGaming2K10]

Oh, NO!! Nintendo taken down this video,,,

[@zacmitchell_1984]

The videos are top notch quality, but I tend not to watch them anymore because they are never upfront about the cost.

[@freeziekat]

It seems lile this is the same footprint as the hp mini pcs like the elitedesks that are puke a hundred bu ks for a amd version, seems like you could easily modify a gamecube model and 3d print it to fit a hp and have alot more power

[@joeyjojojunior4886]

When did Prime start making videos like this.? Why isn’t he reviewing the fastest mini pc or most expensive handheld released this week?

[@JohnWindberg]

got a link to that optional fan?

[@skorpysk]

You should have used it with a CRT

[@djmiggy1778]

GIVE US A VIDEO WITH MORE POWER BRO! thanks.

[@MonamiTech]

SteamOS next

[@EffectualPoet]

Nah, support non-DRM sellers instead.

[@joeyhhhhh]

Interested!!!!!

[@jazzg4]

I would love see more powerful one that can play. Xbox360

[@63supercobrajet]

Also, that classic mini-cube design is just silly. Try finding a Noctua 4-pin 92mm x92mm x15mm fan ? -oh look, 'cause they do NOT exist. !!! Odroid/Hardkernel, should've made a proper MODERN mini-cube-case to fit the zillions of standard 4-pin 92mm x92mm x25mm Fans.

[@sv6k0a39]

Why does it have two Ethernet ports?

[@vinn_aleixo]

just in case the user has gorilla hands and the reserve is ready to use

[@EffectualPoet]

If you add up the $30 shipping, all the accessories, and tax, you'll see it's not actually affordable. You're looking at $300ish.

[@mikedeath7333]

can you drop a gtr7 7840hs/7940hs motherboard in there xD

[@gabrielprandini2629]

Big Box is the worst. Batocera is lightyears ahead

[@illustriouschin]

Best how? I don't see anything that makes it better than any other sbc case. Is it even the best GameCube looking case? Because it looks like SHIT!

[@EffectualPoet]

The color does not inspire.

[@PCGACID]

id rather just buy the ASRock DeskMini X600 AM5 BArebone X600-STX with an even an 8600G would destroy this H4+ ... bu i have teh X600 DeskMini with 32GB Dual-Channel DDR5 6000 and Ryzen 8700G 8/16t CPU and Radeon RX 780m iGPU and yes it is a bit more expensive but alot smaller actually

[@EffectualPoet]

The deskmini will cost $500-$600 depending on parts. FYI, there are plenty of mini PCs on sale that meet or exceed the iGPU power of the desktop APUs for half the TDP. Deskmini is not what it once was; now it has a lot of competition.

[@Hungryman-Ryan]

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[@HelloSnake]

My GameCube was black like this case

[@boooyaaababy651]

Can anyone tell me if Dave mirra or matt holfman bmx is on there?!?!? :D

[@Punisher6791]

FOO I SAID I GOT GAMECAST!

[@Fancy405]

"cant do ps3 or even ps4" no shit ps4 is barely playable on anything

[@MistakeNumberFour]

it should come with the gamecube knock off controller.

[@patrickcadette]

😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@roberts.3712]

Overpriced

[@JoeyJoJoJr17]

"The ODROID H4 Cube Has The Power You Need To Game! Emulation And PC Gaming Beast!"