We Turned This 1L SFF Lenovo M920Q Into A Fast RTX Gaming PC!

[@ETAPRIME]

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[@intela1515]

@ETAPRIME Thanks for the video and your content. I have a similar device M90Q. Would it be possible to install a 3060? Im really on a tight budget (like no budget) but if I can scrounge something together I would try with a 3060.

[@gamegangsta]

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[@Samurai_2552]

This 3050 LP was one of the better cards for small PC's/Gaming machines. Ordered one last week!

[@ZeroHardware]

vip-urcdkey saved me a lot of money-definitely a great choice for buying Windows keys!

[@mohdnormohdaminnullah4064]

i love it when you do cheap SFF built. The world needed SFF.. we dont have space anymore....😢

[@zerocal76]

😅very good point. We don't have space in 2024!

[@kennethkateregga3546]

I'm definitely building this with an Intel arc a380 lp it would be super clean plus it's less than 170$

[@ll_spud]

This is not Sff. It's usff. So even smaller 😂

[@chilledbroccoli899]

its not a sff its a tiny but yeah pretty cool

[@Fraunzi]

This is such a dope little wall build very cyberpunk

[@LogI_Bear]

funny when you say "i know not everybody's going to like the look of this" twice at 11:35😆

[@GeeksAndGamingNetwork]

He actually didn't say it twice, it was just a bad edit point where he made part of the video (or voiceover) and came back to it later on to pick up where he left off. It happens alot with him, sometimes 2 or 3 times in 1 video... I know people think these videos are done in 1 shot but they're not. It could take 3 to 4 days, sometimes a week to make a 10 min. video in this way...unless you're the type to just do it raw with bad lighting, audio, and jerky camera movements.

[@stey2590]

These Lenovos are awesome. I have an m720Q paired with a 10G network card serving as my home router.

[@TheMrhoneycutt]

Same. 720 with an i5 and a 4 port NIC. Awesome little Firewall.

[@STLJonny]

I run Proxmox one of those.

[@ProtoMario]

I'd like to see you take a small screen, keyboard and mouse and make it a powerful laptop/ desktop convertable.

[@Karti200]

Hey ETA - here is the thing you could also try doing with M920q. It is to get cooler of P330 Tiny . P330 Tiny is the workstation version of M920q that comes with extra m2 slot - but also comes with full cooper cooler that + it is also good idea to sand down the IHS of the CPU you put into that PC did that with 2 units already - one with RX 6400 and i7-8700T and other with Quadro T1000 and i5-9400T :D

[@maclainjohnson7666]

Lenovo also sells a Tiny PC with 12th gen intel chips, and PCIE slot. I want one of those, and just run a RX6400 to fit inside the case and not draw any extra power.

[@asteve2622]

Model number please?

[@maclainjohnson7666]

@@asteve2622 P360 Tiny

[@asteve2622]

@@maclainjohnson7666 Thank you!

[@crispycritter911]

I wish I remembered what KZbinr I watched the other night. He designed and made a 3d printed case solution with a replacement front bezel for his SFF build.

[@glenswada]

optimum

[@SwampyF4RT]

ITG Gear, he mentions them in the first minute of the video.

[@andrewmarvinkeuning7024]

Something like this with an AMD CPU and a Radeon card running Bazzite would be an awesome TV gaming setup!

[@dicebeatsofficial2525]

This is the content that makes this channel unique.i hope those haters will see this video.

[@Bums001]

The main reason I like this channel is because you will show us stuff just because they are "cool" and thats more than what we need! xD

[@trunksviper6583]

I'm liking the looks, it looks organic in a mechanical way.

[@adamyelle4901]

Dude every video you produce lately is just killer idea after killer idea. I love that you are doing so many interesting builds that are outside the norm, especially when you are repurposing budget friendly hardware. You've certainly found a niche. Keep it up!

[@BFY-yc7fw]

A franken-build just in time for Halloween. Love it

[@MountKash1]

I made one of these. A non T version though. & paired it with a RX 6400 LP. 🤔With I believe... a 130w adapter. Works fine with the OEM top on. I stuck 2 small 40mm fans (usb) side by side to the front to blow a little air (airflow) into the case where the CPU is. The GPU side of the OEM top actually has a vented square above the GPU fan. Though I've still been thinking of switching to a better fully vented 3D printed top.

[@toni_capo]

Even if you could rise the TDP you will be VRM limited. I don't know this 920Q but in a 720 non-Q the VRM's max power delivery is around 50W (tested with a 4890HQ with interposer) and also the VRM get very hot (I had to stick a little heatsink)

[@sheesh7719]

I almost build a new pc before I stumbled on this video. Upgrading from Vega 8 to a RX6400 will be godlike 🙏

[@sheesh7719]

3050 LP = the way to go

[@atmphil1]

This is very nice man I did not know they had small pc like this that could do that. Are there a lot of small things like this out there? I want to see more.

[@criostasis]

This also works with the m720q. You can also put a 9th gen cpu in it. I used to have an m720q with an i9-9900K.

[@MrFiorano87]

there is no PCi slot in m720q ... is that correct ?

[@kenangain102]

hey , i've been watching your content , its so damn good, quality is beyond any other yt channel out there , please make a video on Megamini gaming pc from techno. Please and Thank you

[@Mr-Pub-J]

At last, Thank you for sharing the idea!

[@mr.dilanger]

I have to admit...this is pretty slick.

[@exturkconner]

BD PROCHOT is short for Bi Directional Processor hot. It's a means of keeping the processor cooler when it's experiencing load from multiple sources. So technically it should probably be pronounced as pross-hot despit being spelled like proc hot. It's actually a safety measure for pc's that don't get maintained long term. It's why you often see it in business class minipc's and laptops.

[@bionic_warrior]

If you don’t want the hassle of modding the M910X has a version that comes with an RX460 which still plays a lot of games, downside is 7th gen i7 which won’t allow windows 11 to install officially.

[@FSK1138]

throttle stop 🤯 could you do an review on some of the software tools you use for testing and optimizing systems many thanks and you always get a like on all your videos from me 🥰

[@Maulana_rhodes]

I really love your intro and channel name

[@recycledsoldier]

I use one of these as my router with a 4 port 2.5g nic in it. Love these little things.

[@dz187]

I built a similar system with a Lenovo P330 tiny using a i9-9900T and a Dell RX 6500 LP. Thing's pretty quick for what it is, and the video card fits inside the 1L chassis.

[@comosehace2767]

@@dz187is that rx6500 better than a 6400?

[@dz187]

@@comosehace2767 A little faster than a 6400. Hwinfo64 detects it as a RX 6500M

[@MichaelHughes124]

Super cool, but I do worry about those open fans. Cheese graters, lol

[@DonaldMolter]

This is awesome I really liked this video

[@jackflash6377]

Very cool! I've followed you for a while and have several small PCs thanks to your videos. Probably should subscribe.

[@greenprotag]

This was such a cool package. I wish there were more budget single slot GPU options that didn't have so many issues. Maybe the Arc A380 single slot conversion OR maybe we even just go with a little Quadro. But for sure the 3050 makes the most sense from a system balance perspective. I need a BIG company to make a single slot 3050.

[@eskanderx1027]

Love it.

[@intela1515]

ITG gears channel goes into detail on configuring the system after the upgrades.

[@TechandShoot]

Nice video thanks for Windows keys

[@wesbtrm]

Awesome build

[@darvader00]

This looks like a fun little project.

[@GeeksAndGamingNetwork]

I wouldn't mind having a small screen like that velcrowed onto my mini pc.🤔

[@gdjaybee742]

16GB single stick + 8GB single stick is still running in single channel. Am I missing something here? Did RAM config rules changed? To make it a dual channel configuration, you need to a similar 16GB stick running at the same speed, and if it is running slower, the whole system will run at the slower speed.

[@bigl9527]

Don't know, some said that it will run at dual channel until the lowest capacity full then it'll switch to single channel to move the load to the bigger capacity. This is just my theory, never checked any research

[@zechengwang9776]

I think the first 8g of the 16g stick will run in dual channel. If you run more than 16g total, the machine run at single channel 😮

[@123Suryasis]

@@zechengwang9776 Ys, you are correct and that mode is called Hybrid Dual Channel Mode.

[@vinyfiny]

It'll run dual channel at the slowest speed and lowest capacity.

[@Sup_D]

@@vinyfiny So, basically 16 GB as dual channel and 8 GB as single channel (since total is 24GB with 8GB stick being the lowest capacity).

[@morpoi00]

very nicely put PC i love that display

[@threeswept]

Great video as always! Have you seen the new Walmart Onn Pro tablets released a few days ago? From the spec sheets, both the 11" and the 12.1" sound like great budget devices, with the 12.1" Tablet Pro having 6GB RAM, quad speakers, stock Android 14, a 90Hz 1440p+ panel... Seems like it would be right up your alley

[@CraftComputing]

"I wanted something with a bit more power, and really to get up there, we've got to go with a low-profile dual slot..." Someone hasn't seen the 4000 ADA SFF single slot mod ;-)

[@jamal678yui]

the 4060m is even crazier

[@zerocal76]

Oh you're talking about that $1,300-1,500 RTX ADA card. Yeahh.. nope 😄

[@justin_lee3005]

Did ETA mention the program he uses for the stat display? Pretty neat!

[@kaisersolo76]

Hmmm. This gives me an idea. Topton N17 motherboard itx with built in 7840HS with desktop ddr5 5600 and a PCI 4 x8 slot. Add that to an open bench stand with a screen.I can use it when mobile or at home, with or without a GPU.

[@Jetsfan0786]

Since it has a spare m.2 slot you can use the oculink adaptor and use external graphics card that way

[@maltomeal3]

I had to disable BD Prochot on a mini Dell with an i7 6700t that was throttling and not boosting. That fixed its issue.

[@MayankJairaj]

I think the power limits arent present on M920X and P330 (of the same gen)

[@YKSGuy]

Man if the lower profile cards had more vRAM I would build a local LLM machine with this.

[@asteve2622]

Amazing ! Would the same build using the i5 version of the M920Q gives similar results ?

[@Tiberit]

ETA have to use rtx 3050 or rx 6400 gpus with minipcs like this, because they need only pci-e power. Otherwise additional atx power supply required.

[@nyxox2102]

Question, What happens to the builds you make? do you sell it? or do you make a huge collection of it?

[@mahetylan5119]

Top la vidéo, tu utilise quoi pour l'affichage sur le petit écran ?

[@Byzkit]

Would love to use this as a living room media center PC. Wouldn't be able to game on 4k, but would love it out there. Would love the link to that little monitor, I have been wanting to put one inside of my gaming PC

[@iam.jasonhoward]

I was thinking the same thing. 💯

[@zerocal76]

Mini-PCs are great media center PCs. Look at ones w/ Intel N97; they can do retro emulation up to PS2 😀

[@Byzkit]

@@zerocal76 Once I have the money I shall, thanks for the info

[@Dekerus]

What would have been the initial intention for that pci-e x8 slot? Without the adapter, what would you be able to add to it?

[@rcvillapando]

Prime ETA Prime

[@PixxelCatz]

ETA Prime ETA

[@time2eat850]

I love open case build. I have couple pc build. My favorite is my 4080 open pc build.

[@clandestino_usr]

Hey ETA, great setup you got there 🙂 Any chance you could provide the link to your video about the stat screen? Thanks a lot in advance 👍

[@hurielmza]

steampunk PC! 💪

[@greenprotag]

With the chassis open or even with a 3D printed hat... I wonder if we can swap out the cooler... I do realize it might be difficult to get the right one do to the nature of the custom board/ chassis

[@flatlandfreak66]

What screen and program are you using to show system info? And where to get it?

[@STLJonny]

Do you have a link to that mini display? I’ve looked through all your comments and didn’t see one.

[@NiGHTSChao689]

Is there any possibility of doing a larger card and just keeping it as an open bench? If only the PCI slot could be extended out enough to clear the heatsink...

[@Spreadie]

I was thinking about doing this with my P350 Tiny

[@nelsonpun]

IGPUs nowadays are rly close to this build.

[@freerunner7822]

Mh...ok, but I don't get the point: an X box series x is more cheaper that this, more powerful and compact: - power adapter: 50€ - lp 3050: 200€ - m920q with 16 gb DC: 200€ - pcie adapter: 20€ - 1TB ssd: 45€ If you are very lucky, 515€ more or less.

[@nonholographic]

The PC and GPU are about 160 USD here and an Xbox will never be as flexible as a PC. Not to mention PC exclusive games and no extra subscription for online access

[@guardiancreator]

I picked up one of theses tiny things, a while back to run ps2 games the one I got off eBay came with an i9-9900T I didn't know you could plug a GPU into it that's crazy...

[@prowrestlingmundial685]

In India especially in the south a youtuber is in trouble for promoting a site selling windows OEM keys. Many other creators point out the problems! Is there any problem using OEM cd keys?

[@PraetorBeast]

You might see a bit of uplift and less CPU limited scenarios if you swap the CPU for a regular, non K i7 8700.

[@RaflyFirmansyah]

Cool af

[@cordlesswire]

it would be nice if you added the link for the sensor panel. tried searching for it, eta prime sensor panel, and the only one is a different one from a year ago, not from two years ago as mentioned in the video. looking for that one here in eu since you said it supports video playback… any info would be great. thanks.

[@clem9808]

There's a new thing about bios modification on Msi claw ultra. That slows the cpu but boosts the igpu of the device. Perhaps you can make a video about it?

[@LemonMann]

can you put regular pc cooler with that mother board tho?? i mean small form cooling from Idcooling would looks great with the setup

[@habs798693]

Are you going to be doing a review of the new Minisforum 790S7?

[@docbrody]

Link to that screen on Amazon?

[@dnavarro0212]

can this be done with an optiplex micro?

[@tcnymex]

@@dnavarro0212 gee i hope so. Something out of the Dell used system Warehouse. Ive got a $600bdell credit that should be enough to buy 3 of these older micro 1 liter units and could learn proxmox clustering by adding a 10gb nic in the pcie slot

[@RCfromtheNYC]

ETA, what kind of emulation does this system max out at?

[@workdesu]

There is single slot RTX 3050 made by Yeston been available recently

[@1Luckyforyou1]

What software are you using for the screen?

[@AI.Musixia]

cheap windows keys? no thanks i open the window and throw the keys outside and close the windows and then i hugging a cute penguin 😂

[@zgriggs]

If you're running it open air anyway, why not shove a bigger CPU cooler on there and reduce the thermal throttling?

[@createx1751]

10:51 You always gonna blow up these poor bastards, dont you 😂😂😂

[@3v1k1]

would the Core i5-9400T perform the same?

[@tiko257]

Nice!

[@samisonline99]

😌😌well... cpu is socketed, not soldered and this board supports: Intel Core i7-9700T (8 Core/ 12 MB/ 8T/ up to 4.3GHz) Intel Core i9-9900T (8 Core/ 16 MB/ 16T/ up to 4.4GHz)

[@samyabdelm7895]

Hey man, it would be great if you build a small form factor pc with the new minisforum board BD790i SE it's a Ryzen 9 7940HX, I have one that i want to put in a small form factor build using a graphite fractal terra case, I'm not sure which GPU to go with but I really love 4K GAMING, I have a nice 4k monitor, so if there's any advise for me in terms of gpu it would be great and thank you. Ps: have sfx psu 850 cooler master, 64gb ddr5 5600mhz, and a 2tb samsung 990pro and a 4tb samsung 990 pro.

[@hanztvph]

is there anyway to improve i5 9500T with GTX 1050ti bottleneck in PUBG?

[@leopoldomunozbrioso8724]

A Rtx 4060 work in it? The low profile Rtx?

[@chad3692]

Question, would Bazzite work on this system?

[@GeeksAndGamingNetwork]

Why wouldn't it? It's just software...although, you would have to use a Linux OS instead of windows, in which case why bother if you can just load steam on windows and enable big picture mode.

[@chad3692]

@@GeeksAndGamingNetwork he had to use Throttlestop to keep the power going for the pcie so I didn’t know if that would run in the background of Bazzite

[@GeeksAndGamingNetwork]

@@chad3692 I don't know what throttle stop is but if it's to provide power then that has nothing to do with the PC running gaming software...bazzite is just a Linux version of steam OS...whether a PC can run it has more to do with the available ram and GPU which can be upgraded if needed.

[@martinvergaravargas4301]

I know not everybody is gonna like the look of this

[@BornToCrank90s]

Please put N3rdware’s RTX a2000 in the m920q

[@SSANCHEZ1985]

Have you considered an RTX A2000 12GB card to use? It only uses 75W and outperforms the 3050

[@sdmalpas]

He already did a build with an A2000, but it was a 6GB due to cost. That's what i would use if i had the option though

[@GSSchimpf]

Built such one with the single slot A2000 cooler. Allows for closed case 😊

[@RoyOlsen-uf3tp]

Just got my box and it came with 135w power supply not the 65w. Trying to figure out if that is enough instead of the 230w mentioned. Box on 3050 says it needs 300w. Thanks for help.

[@MahmudulMithun]

any link for that small display?

[@mkunikow]

Can you do case build -> Xikii Industry FF04 LP ? :)

[@garryherriman4222]

Im building an almost identical system, currently I have a t1000 8gb with a i7-9700T and 32gb ram which works well with a 135watt psu. Got a friend 3d printing the dual slot top case for my 3050lp. Do you think 135 watt will be enough as the i7 only has a TDP of 35 watts?😂

[@sdgx0]

mate i dont want windows 11 i stay on windows 10 anyway nice video

[@RahulSaini]

Can you fit rtx 4060lp in this??? Or rtx a2000??

[@convoyprimex]

What software does that spec monitor use?

[@voodoon4781]

спасибо