OCuLink Mini PCs Have NEVER Been So Cheap! | GMKtec M7 PRO Mini PC Review

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@EVOTech1 3 ай бұрын

GMKtec M7 PRO: amzn.to/3TU5Rc6 GMKtec M7: amzn.to/3XKW35f Budget OCuLink Setup: amzn.to/4en4OcX MinisForum OCuLink Setup: amzn.to/3N5CFen

@mwales2112 3 ай бұрын

I'm running a Minisforum UM780 XTX with the Minisiforum DEG1 dock and a older Powercolor 5700XT Red Devil and 650w PSU I had laying about. The first time booting with Oculink you do need to turn the dock on first, but when you shut the system down the dock/graphics card shuts down also. Now every time I start the system the dock and card start automatically without issue. I'm able to control the egpu thru Adrenalin.

@Perses-_- 6 күн бұрын

Hey, so I know nothing about pcs or anything, so on the website, it says you can upgrade the ram to 64gb, so if I do that, what would be the best gpu to buy to use it to its fullest without going overboard?

@mwales2112 6 күн бұрын

@@Perses-_- Hello, Mine came with 32gb of DDR5-5600 and I feel that's fine for anything I'll do with this PC. If you are going to connect using an Oculink dock make sure the Mini you get has an Oculink port. I have only used the Radeon 5700XT I have it connected to now, but have seen people use 4090's in you tube video's so that part is up to you. Good Luck

@kattz753 2 ай бұрын

I got the non-pro version with 16 GB RAM & 500 GB NVME. It was over $300 cheaper than the pro version on Canadian Amazon and I had a spare 1 TB NVME so a no-brainer. I'll order more RAM for it. It was a replacement for a SER5 Max that died after 3 days. The M7 is much quieter than the SER 5 Max and better overall quality. All drivers for a clean install are also available. You often don't see that mentioned in reviews but it's a big thing.

@luvinfunvan 2 ай бұрын

Can’t seem to find the non Pro version. Got a link? Cheers!

@GeeksAndGamingNetwork 3 ай бұрын

If you look a little harder you can get either the minisforum 780m xtx or the gem12 for about $470 which would be cheaper than these and blows both of these PC's out of the water...and they both have oculink ports... (One in the back). Also, for a lot of games, usb4 vs oculink makes a big difference...to say that you'll have "a lot of wires exposed" isn't that big of a deal when you're attaching an external GPU to a mini PC... for the performance you're getting in comparison, not to mention the versatility, I think a lot of people would learn to live with it if gaming is that important to them... If they didn't want any wires exposed they probably would have opted for a full size desktop PC.

@psionx1 3 ай бұрын

the Minisforum BD790i makes more sense being only slightly bigger but having a legit PCI-e slot and no need to sacrifice any other I/O. since they aren't trying to skimp by removing the chipset.

@GeeksAndGamingNetwork 3 ай бұрын

@@psionx1 but that's an Intel though. And connecting a graphics card directly into it makes for a very obscure setup as opposed to having a cable connected which lets you manipulate the graphics card into various setups.

@r.poelen8141 3 ай бұрын

Can you plz test Battlefield 1 with high and ultra settings on the m7 Pro?? That's the only thing important to me :)

@Rushil69420 3 ай бұрын

Are you looking to sell any of the other mini PCs in the background there?

@Rayu25Demon 3 ай бұрын

please provide results at native resolutions.

@azizimran8805 2 ай бұрын

have you try it with the new minisforum MGA1 docking station?

@AlphaHark Ай бұрын

Should I go for this over an Xbox series S? Mainly want to use for emulation up to PS3 and also some newer titles but not bothered about 4k or 60fps

@avalagum7957 3 ай бұрын

Can ollama use the GPU in this $500 machine? How much memory does the GPU have? Edit: somebody said that iGPU's shared memory with the system

@markdove5930 2 ай бұрын

Can it do ps3 emulation?

@shlby1873 3 ай бұрын

how much vram does the graphics card have?

@yissnakklives8866 3 ай бұрын

this can generally be allocated in the bios - iGPU's share memory with the system

@isbestlizard 3 ай бұрын

USB4 80Gbps will double bandwidth and increase it to more than oculink and it'll be hotswap so tbh oculink is obselete at this point

@clearnowjacob7789 3 ай бұрын

im new around these parts, is USB4 80gb available now?

@isbestlizard 3 ай бұрын

@@clearnowjacob7789 Cables exist! Still waiting on the ports and OS support, there's some announcement due in December so I guess 2025 before it starts appearing :D

@zildeandespa681 2 ай бұрын

Ahmm have you not heard of oculink 8i? It's an 8 lane pcie, and the speed depends with the version of pcie gen. Oculink 8i egpus are also already available in the Market.