HP ProDesk 400 G3 Mini - Teardown, Upgrade and Benchmarks

[@Jonteponte71]

I have a HP EliteDesk G2 800 Mini that I am planning to use as my new Docker host. It has the slightly older i5 6500T but I still expect it to perform much better for Docker then my current Synology NAS which has a much weaker 4-core CPU. The other bonus is that I don't have to listen to the grinding of the spinning disks in my NAS 24/7 :)

[@mohammadnasser3273]

Hi, thank you very much for the detailed video, your attention to details is remarquable. can you share the links to the parts used to upgrade this machine? I've just bought a used one and want to slap in 4T of SSD NVME, a 2,5" 4T storage unit and 32GB of RAM to make a home server and NAS.

[@Earhairy]

Thank you for this. Very informative.

[@williamBryan-k2e]

I was wondering why you did not go with 2x8GB for dual channel. also, why no ssd instead of HD. I was trying to show what the older pc's could do with just ram/ssd upgrades. I have an athlon 2 - 630 ( 4 cpu not hyperthreading ). It was fine with approx 8 or 16 GB ram, ssd, and Linux. it is a little slow on bootup ( when conmpare to faster cpu and nvme ), but as a regular computer - it is ok to use. so I always suggest ssd over HD and if possible nvme.

[@renaud_desvs]

Do you have the reference for the RAM ? I possess the same computer and i want to upgrade it (if you have the list of all the components I'll take it ! ;) ). Thank you for your video !

[@jeroquai3170]

Well done 🌈👍 I have the same HP400 and have a question about the RAM-Upgrade: I have 1x8GB and also want to upgrade to 16GB. Can i add 1x8 to the second slot to have 2x8 or do i have to buy a single 16GB DDR4??

[@jensdbe]

Should be fine to add another 8GB module to upgrade

[@jeroquai3170]

@@jensdbe ok thanks. I see dual channel is even better but i need the exact same type of memory bank.

[@GregPLAngler]

​@@jensdbeHow much RAM can be installed in this computer?

[@siniocafe1217]

Ssd M2 nvme in what gen is that? 3 or 4?

[@lettmons]

Please do a Zotac Zbox :)

[@MarcioNomura]

Is an I5-6600 processor compatible with this PC? The power supply delivers 65W, it is enough?

[@AIEnhanced-ts5ko]

No

[@wojciechb1602]

So, if I wanted to use this kind of PC with RPi 4 PiKVM I won't be able to boot and restart it remotely (not standard/atx front IO panel?)? Am I right?

[@jensdbe]

Correct, the power button is directly connected on the motherboard. You might be able to solder that header/cables to the pins of the power button but it won't be very elegant

[@afjsangkarjepara9479]

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[@JMoura-wm2er]

Hello, can I use a old ssd with the Windows 7 32-bits and all configurated from another windows machine (not HP Prodesk 400 G3 model, a windows standard model pc) in this machine ? this machine work with windows 7 32-bits ? or not ? Thanks Joao

[@jensdbe]

Not sure if it would work with Windows 7 32bit, it would only support 4GB of memory. Especially when the install is from another PC there is a large chance it won't boot. Honestly, I can't find any valid reason why you would want an unsupported, outdated OS not fully supporting the hardware.

[@bondeadmelod5714]

Stock TPM1.2 or TPM 2.0?

[@yuan.pingchen3056]

2.0 because windows 11 minimum system requirement is 7th gen = kabylake, the i5-7500T is 7 gen

[@jensdbe]

I believe it came from the factory with TPM 1.2 but the firmware can be upgraded to 2.0. I even think Windows Update takea care of that

[@sergeymch2985]

Не перегревается HDD диск без кулера?

[@jensdbe]

Didn't have any issues at all. I guess the case is designed for this.

[@sergeymch2985]

@@jensdbe Большое спасибо

[@Morsovuniverse]

does it have a wifi card

[@jensdbe]

Mine did not have one installed but thete is an M.2 slot to install one if desired.

[@hzoltan90]

Cpu fan is really an issue? (In terms of noise)

[@jensdbe]

Maybe I had a bad revision or fan series but it was pretty disturbing, yes. Especially knowing that there are enough alternatives available out there.

[@debronsite]

What kind of alternatives? Other fan? 😊

[@AIEnhanced-ts5ko]

Didn't know that Intel's 7th gen is supported by Windows 11.

[@jensdbe]

It installs fine without any need for a workaround and seems to work properly as well.