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5.0 out of 5 stars Solid if you put in the work
This machine looked amazing, so I got the barebones version knowing it would be a bit of work, but I wanted better components than what the prebuilt ones come with. I ordered Crucial 2x16GB memory and dual Samsung 990's with the intention of using the hardware RAID that they brag about.It took 2 1/2 days to get it stable with an OS on it, but I learned a lot. The first thing was that it came with 1.04 BIOS which was stable but clearly had issues with video and dual monitors. After much research I discovered that you don't need an OS installed to flash the BIOS to 1.07. Just boot to the built in terminal, switch to the flash drive with the firmware on it, and type the name of the executable, I think it's a .SH file and boom. I thought was bricked but it just switched monitor #1 and 2 and I needed to turn the other monitor on! Be advised the 1.07 BIOS keeps the monitors reversed which is more work to configure the OS but works perfect!After much experimentation, I figured out the most stable BIOS settings were setting the power to performance mode, and setting the graphics to manual with the highest setting of 8 GB. I left the RAM to the default of 5600. The RAID settings are confusing af but it creates the new array of the 2x Samsung 990 SSDs just fine. Other than the monitor glitch, this 1.07 is probably the only near perfect BIOS I've seen in 30 years of building AMD-based computers. Make sure to also set the secure boot to off when you're installing an OS.I couldn't get any flavor of Linux to work with the hardware RAID which I'm pretty sure is AMD's fault for not making the drivers. Mint had too many issues but I didn't try the new Edge version. Ubuntu had a whole bunch of issues getting it installed but was rock solid and pretty much perfect running with the SSDs as 2 separate drives. Yes, I know I could've used the software RAID but I believe the hardware RAID is much faster and these are amazingly fast SSDs. Ubuntu is beautiful: rock solid, stable, and both monitors work great other than having to reverse them in the settings. Both flavors of Linux I tried boot from a power off in about 2 seconds without even using RAID!But I wanted RAID, and MINISFORUM provides the Windows drivers, so I downloaded the 15GB special version of WIndows they use that has all the drivers. Ironically the install script crashes with the RAID enabled, which is the only reason I downloaded that huge image in the first place. Don't download! Instead, get the universal image of Windows straight from Microsoft and put the all the drivers on a separate flash drive when installing, and manually point the Windows install to them.Well into day 2 of tinkering with this thing and taking my time, Windows 11 came up ridiculously fast. And then I had to install the rest of the drivers to get everything to work. In fact Win11 wouldn't even see the 2 monitors without the built their driver. It all runs solid, and I waited until it was fully updated to install all the AMD stuff. I usually dread the AMD software but for once it's completely stable and lets me set all those neat options that this system can do!Installing all the software I normally use blue screened once early on, but before Windows was fully patched I believe. The error message looked like Win11 having an issue with secure boot turned off, but I kept it off and it's been almost a week now of this thing being a rock solid absolute beast, and the Linux virtual machines are also beasts. Overall the SSDs aren't as fast as I expected, but this turns out to be due to the fact that pretty much nothing can feed them fast enough, and nothing has write speeds anywhere near the ballpark of what the Gen4 bus can do. But I have a beast mode SSD enclosure that peaks over 1 GBPS (bytes not bits, it's 10 GbPS) copying to the new system from the front USB-C 4 ports, which is crazy.I'm only running gigabit Ethernet but this new setup would push 10 gigabit to its limits. I have a custom built 40 TB NAS also gigabit but probably not worth upgrading since it uses mechanical drives. The gaming performance is surprising but also a little disappointing because of how fast the CPU is. The upside is that with an external discrete card, it'll basically be as powerful as any desktop PC for gaming. So far it's running all my 1080p games at ulrtra, which is above expectations.Overall though, my expectations were sky high and this surpassed them. With the disclaimer that I'm a computer engineer and for the 2 days it took to get it to work right, I thought about returning it the whole time. The internet is full of people who wanted to love this system but gave up on it because this CPU is so new and AMD is a little slow getting all the drivers working right.Looking at task manager while I was installing software and updates shows that the system having every single bit of performance I'd expect it to have, for once ever haha. I was practically drooling watching it show it peaking above 5GHZ under heavy load and most of the time not breaking a sweat at lowest the frequency in what should be heavy load but isn't to this beast.This is replacing a Zen3 full size 4700G desktop with essentially a Zen4 laptop, and I can't stress the difference with DDR5 and the Gen4 bus. This machine looked amazing, so I got the barebones version knowing it would be a bit of work, but I wanted better components than what the prebuilt ones come with. I ordered Crucial 2x16GB memory and dual 990's with the intention of using the hardware RAID that they brag about.It took 2 1/2 days to get it stable with an OS on it, but I learned a lot. The first thing was that it came with 1.04 BIOS which was stable but clearly had issues with video and dual monitors. After much research I discovered that you don't need an OS installed to flash the BIOS to 1.07. Just boot to the built in terminal, switch to the flash drive with the firmware on it, and type the name of the executable, I think it's a .SH file and boom. I thought was bricked but it just switched monitor #1 and 2 and I needed to turn the other monitor on! Be advised the 1.07 BIOS keeps the monitors reversed which more work to configure the OS but works perfect!After much experimentation, I figured out the most stable BIOS settings were setting the power to performance mode, and setting the graphics to manual with the highest setting of 8 GB. I left the RAM to the default of 5600. The RAID settings are confusing af but it creates the new array of the 2x Samsung 990 SSDs just fine. Other than the monitor glitch, this 1.07 is probably the only near perfect BIOS I've seen in 30 years of building AMD-based computers. Make sure to also set the secure boot to off when you're installing an OS.I couldn't get any flavor of Linux to work with the hardware RAID which I'm pretty sure is AMD's fault for not making the drivers. Mint had too many issues but I didn't try the new Edge version. Ubuntu had a whole bunch of issues getting it installed but was rock solid and pretty much perfect running with it as 2 drives. Yes, I know I could've used the software RAID but I believe the hardware RAID is much faster and these are amazingly fast SSDs. Ubuntu is beautiful: rock solid, stable, and both monitors work great other than having to reverse them in the settings. Both flavors of Linux I tried boot from a power off in about 2 seconds without even using RAID!But I wanted RAID, and MINISFORUM provides the Windows drivers, so I downloaded the 15GB special version of WIndows they use that has all the drivers. Ironically the install script crashes with the RAID enabled, which is the only reason I downloaded that huge image in the first place. Don't download! Instead, get the universal image of Windows straight from Microsoft and put the drivers on a separate flash drive when installing, and manually point the Windows install to them.Well into day 2 of tinkering with this thing and taking my time, Windows 11 came up ridiculously fast. And then I had to use the rest of the drivers. In fact Win11 wouldn't even see the 2 monitors without the built in driver. It all runs solid, and I waited until it was fully updated to install all the AMD stuff. I usually dread the AMD software but for once it's completely stable and lets me set all those neat things that this system can do!Installing all the software I normally use blue screened once early on, but before Windows was fully patched I believe. The error message looked like Win11 having an issue with secure boot turned off, but I kept it off and it's been almost a week now of this thing being a rock solid absolute beast, and the Linux virtual machines are also beasts. Overall the SSDs aren't as fast as I expected, but this turns out to be due to the fact that pretty much nothing can feed them fast enough, and nothing has write speeds anywhere near the ballpark. But I have a beast mode SSD enclosure that peaks over 1 GBPS (bytes not bits, it's 10 GbPS) copying to the new system from the front USB-C 4 ports.I'm only running gigabit Ethernet but this new setup would push 10 gigabit to its limits. I have a custom built 40 TB NAS also gigabit but probably not worth upgrading since they use mechanical drives. The gaming performance is surprising but also a little disappointing because of how fast this thing is. The upside is that with an external discrete card, it'll basically be as powerful as any desktop PC for gaming.Overall though, my expectations were sky high and this surpassed them. With the disclaimer that I'm a computer engineer and for the 2 days it took to get it to work right, I thought about returning it the whole time. The internet is full of people who wanted to love this system but gave up on it because this CPU is so new and AMD it taking a while to figure out the firmware and drivers.Looking at task manager while I was installing software and updates shows that the system having every single bit of performance I'd expect it to have, for once ever haha. I was practically drooling watching it show it peaking above 5GHZ under heavy load and most of the time not breaking a sweat at lowest the frequency in what should be heavy load but isn't to this beast.This is replacing a Zen3 full size 4700G desktop with essentially a Zen4 laptop, and I can't stress the difference with DDR5 and the Gen4 bus. I only have 1080p monitors and with no video cards this runs some of the newer games I play like Diablo 4 cranked up to ultra settings.The pre-built versions of this rig I believe come already configured with RAID in beast mode so the barebones isn't going to be worth the hassle for most people, but I don't really regret the effort running this thing day to day. And if you don't care about hardware RAID then it'll run Ubuntu stable at mind blowing speeds but technically not as fast as hardware RAID.Hopefully sharing my experiences will help someone not be as frustrated building the barebones version of this amazing machine to squeeze out that last 10%.The pre-built versions of this rig I believe come already configured with RAID in beast mode so the barebones isn't going to be worth the hassle for most people, but I don't really regret the effort now that I finally have my dream mini PC. And if you don't care about hardware RAID then it'll run Ubuntu stable at mind blowing speeds but technically not as fast as hardware RAID.Hopefully sharing my experiences will help someone not be as frustrated building the barebones version of this amazing machine to squeeze out that last 10% performance. Unless something fails or a bad update bricks it, this is exactly what I was looking for: a desktop PC that fits in my pocket and can be powered from a USB battery pack from the front ports! I don't need a laptop anymore because I can just throw this into a bag with a couple portable monitors. Thanks for reading!
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid mini-pc, great after purchase support
I've purchased several of these over the years, 4 for myself and 3 for my business. The overall quality and performance of the unit is excellent given form factor, power consumption, and the fact that it's a mobile variant APU. What really hits home for me was the support. The lower fan on my oldest unit failed a few days ago so I reached out to Minisforum prepared to purchase a replacement fan. Without hesitation they sent me a new part free of charge and it arrived very quickly. Installing it was a snap and my UM790 Pro is back in service. Thanks Minisforum for keeping the customer's needs in mind!
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent desktop replacement, but needs better fans
I built a AMD 7950X desktop with water cooled CPU. It ran very hot all the time, even when set the CPU to 65W and only running one VM. So I decided to try the UM790 PRO 64MB/1TB to reduce the heat in my office. I run linux on these boxes. I added a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVMe, and just recently removed the supplied 1TB NVMe as it was running hotter than I wanted (since I was not really using it).This has a 7950HS (laptop) CPU chip, so instead of 64 threads like the 7950X, it has 32. It has no HDD, so no mechanical parts, except for the 2 fans. I run 3 monitors, docking station, with 2-3 trading programs (updating all stock quotes every 3 seconds), many tabs in firefox and chrome, and monitor several servers. I back up nightly critical file server and VM files. This machine handles it all with no problem and maintains a cool and (was) quiet environment. I don't realize the 32 vs 64 threads difference. I probably run 5-10% CPU most of the time, that is how fast this CPU is. CPU runs maybe 45C/114F. Samsung 990 Pro runs 37C/98F.Recently, like I think many people after 6 months to 1 year, one of the fans has started to have issues after less than a year. It was dead quiet in the past, but now has a wobble and makes enough noise to be noticeable in a quiet room. Getting a replacement fan is a problem, the fan manufacturer doesn't sell it anymore but maybe available in China, and will likely require soldering wires to use the special connector is a second bigger problem. Even minisforum has changed the fan they use for new models. I get a mini computer or laptop needing custom fans to cram into a tight space, but wish replacements were easily available. In short, going to be a difficult time replacing the fan.Except for the new fan issue, I love this mini computer. It has changed my mind about mini computers vs desktop computers. Desktops are still good for file servers and burning BDs. This computer is fast, capable, expansive, lots of features: all around a great machine.This computer deserves more than 5 stars with a good fan and maybe 3 stars with the fan issue.
Hasta el momento todo bien
Hasta el momento todo bien con el producto, con 3 semanas de uso, le instale muy facilmente un SSD HP FX700 y una memoria de 32GB ddr5 4800mhz que ya tenía de un equipo anterior y va de maravilla, con 2 monitores conectados vía HDMI. lo uso principalmente para trabajar programando, en caso de viajar tener la flexibilidad de echarlo en la mochila y llevar todo ahí, tengo pensado comprar un par de monitores portátiles y conectarlo por USB4 tipo C ya que cuenta con 2 puertos frontales de este tipo. Muy rápido el procesador ryzen 9 7940HS sin ningún congelamiento o apagón hasta el día de hoy. Para el costo de 9 Mil pesos mexicanos se me hizo una buena opción, considerando que ya tenía la memoria y el SSD
Excelente
Excelente
Una falla principal tiene
The media could not be loaded. Muy bonito el diseño materiales buenos buen software hardware pero... Cada vez que instalo un programa por primera vez se reinicia mostrándome el error driver power failure en pantalla azul y al terminar de reiniciarse ya me dejaba instalar pero apenas la dejaba unos 10 minutos sin hacer nada y se reiniciaba sola mostrándome otra vez el mismo error, consulté con Bolo para la garantía con defectos de fábrica y me contactaron con El vendedor el cual no ha podido solucionar el problema., 1.- solución actualizar el chip (no funcionó) 2.- solución presionar el botón de power por 30 segundos para que reiniciara la computadora por completo (no funcionó) 3.-actualozar la bios corriendo el riesgo de que pueda quedar muerta de por vida por no tener la asistencia de un profesional a cargo esta opción no la voy a tomar porque es poner en riesgo la computadora por completo 4.- formatear por completo la computadora (no funcionó) tome sus precauciones y piensa comprar esta computadora ya que El fabricante en ningún momento me ha indicado cuánto tengo de garantía yo tuve que comprar una garantía extendida para poder apoyarme definitivamente no la recomiendo y no recomiendo al vendedor voy a tener que reclamar mi garantía de 30 días con Bolo
It does what it says it can do
It performs all taks I want in a PC.Fast and keeps cool for the 7 or so hours it is in use.I am completely satisfied with this mini PC.
Costo/Beneficio muy bueno
muy buen equipo los felicito todo muy bien
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MINISFORUM Venus UM790 Pro Mini PC AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS up to 5.2 GHz 32 GB DDR5 1 TB SSD Radeon 780M Graphics, 4X USB3.2, 2X USB4, 2X HDMI 2.1, 2X PCIe4.0, BT5.3, RJ45 2.5G
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