This TINY PC does it all! (AMR5 Mini PC Review)

The Ace Magician AMR5 mini PC is tiny. Like, really freaking tiny. But don't let its size fool you - it's a full PC that can handle your PC... stuff. And it can even play games surprisingly well for its size and price. Oh, and did I mention it has RGB lights? Because it does. And that’s what makes it magic!
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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 It's tiny
00:30 I'm a freak
01:24 AMR5 Mini PC Review
01:47 Unboxing
03:08 Specs
04:22 What makes it special?
06:23 Software & desktop performance
07:46 AAA Gaming performance
09:58 ESports & older games
10:59 Emulation
12:33 Value & Conclusion
13:39 What do you think?
#minipc #acemagician #amr5 #ryzen #emulation #pcgaming
** DISCLAIMER: This was sent to me for review, but all of the opinions are my own. **

[@Mico605]

I own one of these for about 3 months now. I've connected an external RX 6700 via one of the free NVME PCIe 3 slots and it runs games with no problems what so ever at high settings. Warzone 2 at 1080p high goes well over 100FPS on average.

[@TechDweeb]

Nice! I'm considering giving that a try.

[@trabucks]

Hey I just ordered one from Amazon what are the search terms for buying more ram and ssd?

[@arraxidugalde9792]

How You adapt the power supply for the grafic card

[@mikolots]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@ladislaugabor2985]

If You want to pair for example gtx 1050ti You need external power supply?

[@sanctusstreams101]

this little computer is so adorable.

[@TechDweeb]

Right?

[@SusNoodle]

I gotta say it. You do an impressive amount of work on these videos. And you hit the nail on the head when you described the use case for these mini pcs. I personally have a minisforum hx99g coming this Friday. I'd prefer to build my own but I'm a father of 3 and simply don't have the time or space. Thank you for the video!

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks for saying so! Yeah I agree, these things are pretty much as no-fuss as you can get.

[@SusNoodle]

@TechDweeb also my son's love your video and ask if you posted anything new every day when I pick them up from school. Keep it up!

[@TechDweeb]

Haha awesome! Tell them I said 'my cat says hi'

[@baroncalamityplus]

That mini pc is doing a lot of things right that mini pcs have trouble doing. Smart design.

[@TechDweeb]

I agree. Easy setup, no bloat, physical TDP dial which means no proprietary software, and easy upgrades 👍

[@da1punisher]

The cat isn't your only friend, you have us. It's a good mini for the plug-n-play crowd no doubt. I'll stick with my ASRock deskmini though. Since you can swap full power desktop APUs, easily overclock the iGPU, and run faster ram.

[@Vegasofficial1]

I’d love to see more ! Was thinking about this for emulation yo plug in to what ever tv I wanted . Mainly to play ps3/gc /ps2 so if you can make a video on stuff like that would be awesome ! 😊

[@KiddyParkerz]

some months ago i saw your subs were at 1k and now its 15k i am glad to see your progress like etaprime

[@TechDweeb]

Yeah it's been going pretty fast!

[@nelliusbrown2014]

I definitely want this mini gaming pc. I already have a laptop so this will go great connected to my living room tv.

[@Wingedmagician]

Something like this and the $100 hard drive that runs on windows without booting. That’s all I need I think for the next 10 years at least.

[@TechDweeb]

That's a great combo.

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

I love the way it looks, I can't believe more OEMs haven't tried selling their PCs using looks.

[@TechDweeb]

RIGHT!?

[@doomdimensiondweller5627]

@@TechDweeb Especially in the TikTok era where people are really concerned with Aesthetics . One thing an OEM has is they can be more creative with the shape of their case and even materials and colors used.

[@advanced4945]

Wow! Very cool

[@I4get42]

Good morning TD 😀! It looks like a little robot friend. It has strong Claptrap vibes, and I just wanna give it arms 🤖

[@TechDweeb]

Totally!

[@RayenIDK]

pretty cool tech!

[@dee_miata_]

Thanks for the video! I just got their ryzen 9 version and ima see how it does. If I don't like I'll return it on Amazon and maybe look at getting a big pc

[@TechDweeb]

Hope you love it!

[@thekingfluffball]

Update?

[@mistergrim_official]

I actually almost picked up one of these. As I've become a HUGE fan of mini PC's. (especially from Miniforums) But I ended up winning an ROG Strix laptop.

[@robertjohnson9187]

The model number and font on the box just make me think of AM2R: Another Metroid 2 Remake

[@joelferguson625]

I think the dial power controller is a really cool feature for noise sensitive people. I'm not going to buy one but that's pretty cool for someone who would.

[@TechDweeb]

Yeah I like the idea of a physical dial for TDP settings.

[@joelferguson625]

@@TechDweeb I'm working on customizing an alienware X51 R3 to switch the GTX 970 for a GTX 1070 and a bump up for the storage from a 500GB SSD to perhaps a 4tb I've been looking at on newegg. I'm planning on making it part of my RV remodel project because in RV's power is kind of limited if I want to run AC.

[@jasonchambers2812]

Im researching this pc, going with a 32gb ram though. I am wondering if it will do world of warcraft retail or classic, I have a feeling classic will be fine at high and maybe tuned down for dungeons and raiding, but probably end up low mid on retail. What do you think? I like the portability of this also, you could actually take your pc with you on a trip if you want to.

[@HERCULES0070]

If you combine this computer with the emulating 5 terabyte hard drive you just made a video about it would be an amazing combo mounted behind your living room TV get wireless controller, mouse keyboard. And if you have a powerful gaming computer use steam link to play your favorite PC games at higher resolutions and frame rates on your living room TV.

[@TechDweeb]

Very true!

[@KyleRuggles]

Looks like an old camcorder lol. Not bad!

[@TechDweeb]

Haha didn't notice that before but now I can't unsee it :P

[@allencumpian-cz8tv]

Hi does it also have a lightgun emulator of arcade games as well?

[@jfs347]

Will that work for multiplayer with Xbox and PlayStation today’s games like call of duty and Fortnite I wanna switch the gaming PC and do some other things with it and this is up my alley of cheap

[@higehige-san]

i saw this model doing rounds a while ago, but seeing that it has two m.2 slots and so easily accesible means you can add an external gpu without much effort and quintuplicate performance

[@TechDweeb]

I might try that!

[@elpathdigital4391]

@@TechDweeb 😮😮😮 that would be so cool!

[@japanesemickeymouse6694]

Were did you get your theme song music from :)

[@camilasmith3859]

Hi ! I’m thinking about getting these one but do you think it can run light 3d projects? Or processing? Please help, I 92% convinced but a need to be 100% Love ur videos Thanks a lot

[@TechDweeb]

Yes, the requirements for 3d work are the same as gaming, so light 3d work is similar to light gaming, and this thing can do light gaming so you should be good with something like this (or similar). Hope this helps!

[@CiCaruana]

5:51 The true test of any gaming PC is if it lets you consult with the Council of Dweebs

[@TechDweeb]

It's the Dweeb Moot

[@neilwhite9343]

Hi @TechDweeb will this play well with the hyper base mix 5tb hard drive? Just brought that but looking for best mini pc to play it on any recommendations?

[@TechDweeb]

Definitely. I think pairing that hard drive with a Mini PC is a great combo, just understand that you won't get amazing PS3 performance on weaker mini PCS.

[@BandoidView]

LOL... That confounded McAllister report is the worst!!!!! This really surprised me with the emulation performance! This is definitely a great value! I'm actually very tempted and, if I were really strapped for cash, I'd jump on it right away. As it is, I'm very much in the market for one of these but it needs to be able to fully replace my desktop gaming PC from 2018. I don't think this one really comes very close but the size is definitely perfect. I'm going to recommend this to family who wants something running Windows 11. In fact, none of my (many) computers meet the requirements for WIndows 11 (?!) so that's definitely something that this PC has over any of mine...

[@TechDweeb]

Good point!

[@akirastorm7313]

Dude that look like a cyberpunk digital book

[@Cumfart_Inn]

This thing looks sweet, theyve got a cool black friday deal going too. Will it be able to run Darktide do you think?

[@TechDweeb]

The warhammer game? Probably not to be honest. That requires a minimum GTX 970, which is more powerful than this PC. Worth a try if you have it but don't buy this for that game because it likely won't be able to handle it.

[@lloydmilton9808]

Maybe that cat is your only friend because you are throwing bananas at them or attempting to knock them all out.

[@TechDweeb]

You know... I never thought about it that way...

[@mattparker9726]

0:49 LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY BROTHER!

[@srajmar3579]

Can this play wow? And at what settings? Thanks

[@klefthsoneirwn]

Does Type-C support Power Delivery to Portable Monitors?

[@RemyBonnici]

No cyberpunk? - deal breaker But cyber stalking my ex? - deal!

[@donman9154]

Yup - definitely made me giggle!

[@vlc9521]

i play cyberpunk on mine

[@lurkerrekrul]

I know a lot depends on the emulator itself, but it's kind of strange that PS2 emulation worked better for you than the PSP. On my OLD system, I can run any PSP game the emulator supports, at full speed, usually at 2x-4x native resolution. I had to change a couple settings (no frameskip though) for a couple games, but most ran fine with the default settings. With the PS2, most games run slow, even at native resolution, with only a few running at full speed.

[@andysledge]

This thing needs a RDNA2 GPU, then it would be amazing

[@TechDweeb]

Agreed!

[@elonmuskrat9244]

Thanks or the review! I plan on using it or games like Bioshock Collection, Fallout 4 and 76, Fortnite, Halo MCC.... does anyone anticipate any issues with those?

[@jeremyshafer9825]

Why is a giggle byte

[@robertjohnson9187]

TechDweeb mentions Burger Time. Me: "Welp, time to pause the video and play a round of Burger Time."

[@TechDweeb]

That's why I keep my Miyoo Mini in my pocket, easily accessible at all times, so that every time the word 'burger' passes through my brain I can squeeze in a round 🍔

[@justvashu]

Would you recommend this mini pc as htpc for plex and docker use?

[@TechDweeb]

Yup! It would work awesome as a media center PC

[@humbertorodriguez18]

I just got my RG35X and I was playing dragon ball z buu's fury and it won't let me continue to play the game. it says the game will not run on this hardware. what do I do? help please...

[@TH3Darksider]

Hi, I was looking into this PC for streaming from console to use OBS for overlays and such, will this be able to keep up? Going from series x to elgato to this with OBS

[@TechDweeb]

Yes, you should have no problem streaming with this depending on which capture card you use. If you're using a lot of extra software to enhance the stream you may run into problems but OBS should be fine.

[@TH3Darksider]

@@TechDweeb just extensions from twitch for an overlay and some sound alerts, thank you very much have been doing so much research for something with good specs for it without costing me 1k or more, I don’t know a lot so correct me if I’m wrong but since this wouldn’t be playing the game just doing the encoding for the stream while the capture card captures the footage (going to get an elgato) it would work fine to process the stream in at least 1080p

[@TH3Darksider]

@@TechDweeb and would that include like high end/demanding games like destiny 2 or the new Jedi survivor etc

[@jonathanellis6097]

Don't worry I don't think you're the only "dirty tech boy" here!

[@lesterparedes8358]

Uh... TD? I think you misspoke. They are RBG lights. Your last video told me so. Edit: I see you corrected yourself later in the video. Good work!

[@TechDweeb]

I'm learnin'

[@roomtemppudding4025]

You think it will play Tarkov?

[@mistergrim_official]

I'm starting to realize that switching from console gaming to PC gaming after the pandemic. That when it comes to fps we are very very spoiled lol. The thought of 30 FPS makes me cringe... Until I remember most console games run at 30 FPS 😂 And I do remember, when the new Far Cry came out on Stadia, which the devs locked at 30 FPS. I couldn't really tell. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TechDweeb]

Depends on the game. For controller games, I'm okay with 30fps. If I'm on mouse & keyboard, especially FPS, I need more than that to be happy.

[@kingcc2]

Do anyone know if it's a way to turn off the gaming lights?

[@TheOgZed]

What exact settings did you put fortnite at?

[@TechDweeb]

1080p, lowest settings, epic view distance

[@TheOgZed]

@@TechDweeb you mean the lowest presets with epic view distance?

[@ogrejd]

Ick. It can't even do 60 on Skyrim (Special/Anniversary Edition, I assume)? Sad. :( [got 8 characters on the go right now :P)]

[@TechDweeb]

It probably would at 900p instead of 1080p.

[@ogrejd]

@@TechDweeb Conveniently, I run a 1440x900 monitor (and will not willingly switch from that since my only choices would be, ugh, 16:9). :p

[@gamefunclub]

Мужик, ты снимаешь угарные видео 😂 спасибо, смотрел с интересом и смеялся, поднял настроение 😂👍 привет из России 🖐

[@TechDweeb]

🍻

[@gamefunclub]

@@TechDweeb 🍻

[@tattoojunior106]

Your succulent has fallen and it can't get up

[@TechDweeb]

It's a lazy bastard.

[@Karti200]

I don't get 1 thing - why do they handicap that CPU with 2666mhz ram ;s I used 5650U based laptop for "spare gaming" (csgo, world of tanks) for almost 4 months, and i will say that going up with memory to 3200MHz, is a huge upgrade for a iGPU

[@TechDweeb]

Actually I just tried swapping the rams this morning. I couldn't get it to run with a 3200 kit. As soon as I set the ram to run at 3200mhz in the bios it wouldn't post. I'm not sure if there is some limitation or something or maybe I'm doing it wrong but as far as I can tell 2666 is the limit for whatever reason :/

[@Karti200]

@@TechDweeb All Ryzen 5000 mobile series CPU, works with 3200MHz memory out of the box :/ In that case looks like a huge bios.. (f)uckup from the creator of that PC

[@TechDweeb]

I've reached out to the company to see if they can give me an answer.

[@acejon2162]

Even if the CPU is spec'd to run 3200MHz RAM speed, it is still very much dependent on the system integrator's motherboard design and support chipsets used. Some hardware may be designed to run at lower speed RAM to save cost on motherboard routing and components used.

[@whyserkan]

I am a dirty tech boy!

[@jackdoobie]

Hey Dweeb, do you have an HDMI cord I can borrow? My special lady friend likes it when I tie her up with them (she's a freak, that's why she works at the carnival) I'll give it right back when we're done.

[@TechDweeb]

These won't work. They're cheap chinese HDMI cords, not kink grade. I suggest amazonbasics. Affordable and durable!

[@jackdoobie]

@@TechDweeb thanks for the heads up, I will, of course, use your link when ordering.

[@TechDweeb]

If only they made more of 'em like you JD 🥰

[@Ryspadda]

seen too many crime documentaries that i’m starting to worry and believe techy when he says that he is a freak and stalk ex girlfriends 😢

[@TechDweeb]

You need to have a girlfriend in the first place before you'll have an ex-girlfriend, so don't worry!

[@sanody555]

Hello

[@Superamak]

Hi.

[@TechDweeb]

Yo

[@kai990]

windows 11? great so i need to reinstall 10 first - why do they do it, 11 is the next millenium edition

[@TechDweeb]

Agreed

[@vlc9521]

ur settings are totally wrong to play cyberpunk

[@TechDweeb]

All lowest, low crowd density, performance FSR

[@vlc9521]

@@TechDweeb yep and 720p. I can play 33fps avrage

[@TechDweeb]

Ah, yeah at 720p I can, but not 1080p. 720p with performance FSR is too blurry to be playable, IMO.

[@AFFL1CTED1]

Meh. For gaming at this price I think you're better off buying a steam deck and a dock.

[@TechDweeb]

Not if you need it to do PC stuff. And at this price ($400) you'd only get 64gb on a steam deck, not many games would fit there. And then add the price of the dock. I'd go for this if portability wasn't needed.

[@mealot7613]

RGB is not magic. Everyone knows the pc will run faster because of rgb..

[@mealot7613]

@@m_mulamu No i mean rgb color model lol

[@sanctusstreams101]

first commment :D

[@TechDweeb]

🏆

[@flaxe6735]

1st

[@TechDweeb]

🥇

[@ionamygdalon2263]

Keep the Tech Dweeb stuff going

[@TechDweeb]

Yes sir!

[@ionamygdalon2263]

@@TechDweeb By the way, out of curiosity... Have you ever tested an Iris Xe iGPU? There have been some cool Alder Lake mini PCs coming out and they may be able to emulate PSP and the 3DS (Citra having an OpenGL API should feel nice and snug with the Iris Xe haha)

[@TechDweeb]

I haven't yet but I'd love to. I've heard good things.