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Toward the end of the video I have the power consumption.

​@@handmedowntechi have bought a watt meter, i tested my mini pc overall power consumption is different from processor power consumption

Greater or less?

@@handmedowntech greater, because i use too much ram and ssd at heavy load

Do you intend to use it for hard core stuff or casual surfing?

Interesting, is the gobi card allow for 4g connections to a cellular network?

@@handmedowntech I would think so, but I'm not a network expert :) The laptop needs a sim card, and you can then just switch on a cellar network, similarly too Wi-Fi.

The G4 and G5 have an optional GPU but the performance is not great. ua-cam.com/video/2846Pt6I-gM/v-deo.htmlsi=sE5QHUxv_GZ2lYwz is a video from the Toasty Bros. Other folks have used M.2 to PCIe as adapters to add a GPU but you need to leave the top off and get additional power.

Thanks! Ah yes - the elusive G6 - hoping to find one at a good price soon.

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For me it's the cost of the CPU. That's why I stress the need to decide at the beginning which one you want to use and check the price.

I have to build up a cache of CPUs. Thinking of getting something cheap like i3s

Just tried laying a 3.5 inch into a G2 and unfortunately it's just a bit too wide and it hits the screws for the heat sink. If you keep the top off you could sort of lay it on top of the case edge and the heatsink screws.

@@handmedowntech Thanks, yea and I read after I asked that 3.5s need 12v anyway. 2.5s are a lot more expensive, unless you know of a good source for new ones?

I've done well with eBay used and also Amazon. They have been going up in price lately. I also stick with smaller sizes, less the 500gb. How large are you looking for?

@@handmedowntech 4-5 tb

I can see why you want to use the mechanical drives - you can get a 4TB HDD for next to nothing but a SATA SSD will require a small loan. Have you thought of using external USB drives? I actually have a backup NAS running on a G1 using two external 2TB drives - TrueNAS complains that I shouldn't do that but it has worked so far - I have a video on it too.

Been burnt on both. Thankfully not too big of a financial hit 😉

Very welcome. The EliteDesks make it easy to have that choice to build it up from the bare mobo.

Have you tried using the Xeon with the G1?

You're welcome!

Glad it helped.

"Officially" the highest processor for the G4 SFF would be the i7-8700 of i7-8700K but since the G4 and G5 are basically the same computer (at least for the Mini - but it looks like the SFF copies the trend) you "should" be able to use the i7-9700 BUT I wouldn't risk too much money in case it doesn't work. Do you need the extra cores (6 core for 8700 vs 8 for 9700)? I've been able to get a 9500T to work in a G4 (like the video) but I've also tried a 9700K and failed. The difference is that the 9500 is 6 core vs 8 for the 9700s. Not sure if that was what caused it to fail.

Bienvenidos desde el norte :). Cuando estaba haciendo pruebas de consumo de energía, el G4 en realidad era mejor que los anteriores. Utilizo un G1 para un NAS de respaldo.

Prefiero Intel porque lo entiendo mejor.

Good idea - I will add that to the list.

I tried using speedfan and others to control the fan and they just don't show up. I checked on reddit and other places and everyone seems to say that the HP fan controls are proprietary.

I went through much the same thing when I wanted to get into VMs and mini computers - the PI was actuallly pretty expensive and when I saw these HPs I thought "I'm getting a great deal"!

Necesita la pieza 834949-001, pero a veces es más económico comprar una que ya esté acoplada a un carrito. Consulte ua-cam.com/video/NwdWaDWp5Sw/v-deo.html

Around about where in the video? I'm a bit fuzzy since it's been a while since I made the video.

@@handmedowntech yes that’s where I was getting the Win10PE SE files. I ended up having to find them somewhere else. Extracting them didn’t do anything. However, there were two downloads available. A gz tar file or something

So you're saying the files in the archives are not runnable? I may have to go through the steps to see if anything stopped working.

Is it possible you have a ProDesk 600 G2 vs the 400?

​​@@handmedowntechIt is a 600! I forgot there was a lower 400 tier. So is the 600 basically the 800 with less warranty?

600 and 800 are really close. The 800 had vpro remote connections. Also the 800 could have non T processors. Not sure on the warranty. My guess is that it was also 3 years.

It does help to convince corporate buyers that their investment is protected for 3 years. And obviously we're still using ProDesk 400s years after their supposed "expiration date".

I wouldn't be surprised if it did. I just haven't had that much memory around to test it out 😉

i own pro 400 and i have 128g ram installed

Dang!! In a ProDesk 400? Which model?

@@handmedowntech yes pro 400 model.but i know also models are artificially limited by bios how much ram u can install.

G3 or G4?

Tengo varios

The nucs were my early inspiration to get into the mini PCs. I'm just surprised at the different directions HP has tried with their minis.

@@handmedowntech cool, I just noticed they were inexpensive on the used market.

Any particular model?

Is that the one for conferencing or is that the one that is the newer retail HP? I see it now on eBay - might be one to consider getting.

Correct, just 2.5 sata

Which units have you played with? Seeing the Q190 at the lower cost end.

@@handmedowntech i just watch things ;-;. Q190 is pretty good at lower cost

Which NAS sofware are you using?

I had never noticed that before - my G4 says "TBTcard" on the motherboard. The Thunderbolt youre' looking for is Part Number 3TK77AA HP Thunderbolt 3.0 Port Flex IO. Check out h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c06042607 - Let me know if you end up getting one and how it worked out.

They really set the stage for the following units. Beware, they are addicting and crave more of their kind 😉

That combo should work. You can also get a T processor.

@@handmedowntech thanks, I will try with i3-9100T and i5-9400 and update the result later. 👍

​@@handmedowntech, I got a question from my friend here, Sir. He has 800G4 35 watt with 65watt adaptor. He also has 90watt adaptor. If he put non-T processor in 800G4 (i3-8100) and use 90watt adaptor, should it work?

Yes. Just need to check the thermals since it has the aluminum heatsink, non vented case, and single fan. In my one video I didn't see a big change using the copper heatsink but I was using a T processor for comparison.

@@handmedowntech hi, do you have name for flexible sata cable to connect ssd sata to sata port on motherboard elitedesk 800? My friend's cable seem tear a bit.

I had a stick of RAM once that made the fan go and incredible speeds and had to pull the plug. I thought the unit didn't like the RAM, turned out to just be bad. Thanks for tuning in!

@@handmedowntech I have 2 of those too, beeps on start, no display, after 15 sec fan going crazy, I assume they bad, but still keeping them around

Thanks!

That's what I try to put in my units. I just never have good luck putting those connectors on and sometimes they're a little bent so it makes it tough to get a good "snap".

Lo siento por tu computadora. ¿Es el DisplayPort incorporado?

But then you don't get the 4ft CPU on your 65 inch TV 😉

Unfortunately the screw layout is proprietary for HP's own heatsink.

They are great - you're getting a $1000 PC for peanuts and it still runs perfect.

@@perhansen3959 I'll have to look into primocache

That is where the antenna comes out. Hp puts a little covering over it

Most welcome

Thank you for letting me know the comments for the one video were off - they have been turned back on. I believe all the rest should have them on but please let me know if you find another one. Now as far as the wifi is concerned. You pretty much need the antennae to get a decent connection. For most of the HP models adding the antennae wires is not trivial - you have to remove the motherboard to string the wires. The only thing it buys you is the bluetooth if you want to use it for mouse/keyboard. I myself just use one of those dongles that controls both a keyboard and mouse. If you really don't need wifi I wouldn't sweat it.

@@handmedowntech ok, thank you for advise !

That's hilarious!! I guess it's good that I say the videos are not for kids 😆

On the G4/G5 you can install a graphics card - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09FS4X3Y6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or www.ebay.com/itm/374948567132 But I've only seen it be successful with folks using the EliteDesk 705 G4 Mini

Totally awesome thank U​@@handmedowntech

Just a reminder that you'll need a 150w power supply