Ser Pro Beelink Mini PC with AMD Radeon 680M

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  • Опубліковано 10 гру 2024

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  • @mbertolijr
    @mbertolijr Рік тому +23

    I received an i3 as my company issued laptop when I started and was told by my boss that everyone gets one and we have to open a ticket with IT to get the machine we actually need. Everyone in engineering has done this, it’s ridiculous. But I did get a nice i9, 32 GB or ram and a 1 TB NVME SSD in the replacement so that’s nice. However it does sound like a jet trying to take off on occasion.

  • @DaveMacara89
    @DaveMacara89 Рік тому +1

    07:31 ITS OVER 9000!!!! missed a good meme opportunity there Wendel!

  • @tzviasegal3003
    @tzviasegal3003 Рік тому +6

    I had bought the SER4 4700u model just to use as the 'kitchen' PC, connected to the VESA mount on the TV there, and it works great. Really nice tiny PC when you don't want a big PC. This replaced an old FM2+ box and cleaned up the corner of the dining room. Nice little PC.

  • @pkt1213
    @pkt1213 Рік тому +42

    I can understand what AMD is trying to do with their mobile naming but having completely forked 7000 series is infuriating.

  • @VideogamesAsArt
    @VideogamesAsArt Рік тому +4

    This is currently one of my dream mini PCs to have. Hoping for even better Zen 4 versions

  • @denvera1g1
    @denvera1g1 Рік тому +4

    A re-kegiggered 6800U, i like it, this is actually sooner than i would have expected the 6800U to show up in these smaller production run manufacturers considering how recent the 6800u launched.

  • @CorruptName1
    @CorruptName1 Рік тому +1

    I just got this thing. Mine actually came with a DisplayPort in the back instead of dual HDMI. Just FYI, you don't actually need the power brick. You can power it from the front USB. I have a dock that goes from type-c to DisplayPort & has my keyboard & mouse and pumps in PD. So with 1 type-c i can connect everything to this computer. May even upgrade to an eGPU!
    Thanks for the review.
    edit: Also, I only paid $550.

    • @ChrisG9978
      @ChrisG9978 Рік тому +1

      Beelink sells 2 variations of the Ryzen 7 7735HS SER6 Pro...the black version is dual HDMI + USB-C, the gray version is DP + HDMI + USB-C. They're both the same price and identical otherwise.

  • @DasTechnomancer
    @DasTechnomancer Рік тому +2

    7:40 Missed opportunity to emphasize the "Over 9000!" score.

  • @goblinphreak2132
    @goblinphreak2132 Рік тому +11

    The 7735 from beelink is cheaper than the 6800hx from beelink. I think these mini-pcs are cool as shit. I just want AMD to step it up a bit. I think the AM5 version mini PCs (when they exist) are going to be mad lads mainly because of how AM5 chips being so efficient at lower power. Add in a killer gpu for the apu and "hell yeah"

    • @HuntaKiller91
      @HuntaKiller91 Рік тому

      Expect radeon780M to perform like r9 290 if fully loaded since this 680M already match hd7970

  • @KingAjs47951
    @KingAjs47951 Рік тому +5

    Upgrade these to 64GB of RAM and these would make an excellent power efficient compute nodes for a home-lab.

  • @stanislavtihohod
    @stanislavtihohod Рік тому +1

    It steps on the heels of my liquid-cooled tr2950x in multicore and rips it in singlecore. And in such a small box. The industry has advanced well in 5 years.

  • @paszmaty
    @paszmaty Рік тому +1

    These tech youtubers are so hilarious, Wendell, Linus and co, Steve (both of them)...

  • @techtechuw597
    @techtechuw597 Рік тому +8

    It seems like I'm the only nutcase who wants a 10G (SFP+) network on the mini PC. Nothing on sight yet.

    • @TheKrister2
      @TheKrister2 Рік тому

      That would be nice.

    • @chrisbaker8533
      @chrisbaker8533 Рік тому

      You're not alone, just going to have to wait for the market to catch up.

    • @LisaSamaritan
      @LisaSamaritan Рік тому

      Does it have to be AMD? There is Intel ones. Not extremely powerful, but it have nice, server grade network cards:
      ua-cam.com/video/Z-YLy-RRZnM/v-deo.html

    • @joemarais7683
      @joemarais7683 Рік тому

      I think the best you’re gonna be able to do for a long time is an itx board with a 10g add in card. At least they can get as small as 3L with a dc-dc psu.

    • @niter43
      @niter43 Рік тому

      GW-R86S offers three 2.5GbE and dual 10GbE SFP if you're fine with soldered memory and Celeron/Pentium

  • @Frequincy100
    @Frequincy100 Рік тому +6

    The joke about core i3s spoke to me lol. I work for the air force and the laptop they give you has 4 gb of ram and it's painful. Makes me want to scream

  • @puppet_master
    @puppet_master Рік тому +2

    @Wendal, would love to know all the uses of mini-pc you've found

  • @ericpenrose3649
    @ericpenrose3649 Рік тому +1

    I've never been saddled with an i3, but I've been saddled with an 8-year-old i5 and enough corporate overhead to take it well below whan you would expect from an i3. And I did get the "You're just editing text files" argument. To which I responded "do you need me to make sure that they work?".

  • @munocat
    @munocat Рік тому

    I am running gtr 6 as my war thunder machine, the apu does a great job, runs ultra setting as 75+ fps, i am using the 6900hx it has a faster 680m. The gtr6 also came with a more higher end 7000 ssd. I use Gurada Linux as the OS. I have a ser5, use this for my dev system

  • @ChrisG9978
    @ChrisG9978 Рік тому

    Beelink did a great job with these SER6 Pro Mini-PC's. Don't forget that these SER6 Pro's are packed with name-brand Crucial RAM, Intel Wifi6, and Kingston NVMe SSD drives. That's quite a departure from the no-name, knock-off hardware that is typically found in less expensive mini PC models.

  • @davefroman4700
    @davefroman4700 Рік тому +1

    Those 680M graphics are a lot better than you may think.

  • @LeJimster
    @LeJimster Рік тому

    I almost bought an Asus P51 5700U and was thinking of pairing it with the Akasa A50 Turing MKII for a completely silent, low power Proxmox server. In the end I missed out on the sale and it was probably for the best as SSD's are almost but not quite at the price level for what I want to do. These machines are super impressive though and I'm definitely getting one to do this within the next year or two.

  • @MiniArts159
    @MiniArts159 Рік тому +4

    In defense for the dual HDMI - these mini computers are great beasts for HTPCs, so dual HDMI becomes quite useful in a wide array of media center setups!
    Honestly I wish we'd get one of these at my work, where we have dual HDMIoE leading back to an old Mac Mini with only one HDMI out, meaning we have a super jank HDMI -> HDMI Splitter -> Dual HDMIoE setup.

    • @PainterVierax
      @PainterVierax Рік тому

      not having a single (mini) display port except on USB-C is ridiculous, especially when some models like the 6800H cram up to 4 fullsized HDMI outputs on the rear panel.
      Display Port is much more versatile, capable of tramsmitting HDMI, DVI and even good old VGA analog signals all of that with inexpensive passive adapters (though most GPU nowadays don't have the analog circuitry to output VGA signal). HDCP is also possible.
      Those are sold as a mini-PC, not just as fancy media centers.

    • @jmcminn1076
      @jmcminn1076 Рік тому

      I was… in my case unpleasantly surprised to find that the back of my ser6 pro 7735h had display port and hdmi. So this got changed somewhere along the line.

  • @mechamussolini
    @mechamussolini Рік тому +1

    Looking good!

  • @Nightykk
    @Nightykk Рік тому +1

    Where do I find a machine like this, but with a minimum of 2x m.2 and 6x SATA?
    Preferably with 2x NIC.
    Alternatively, SoC like this, but on an ATX/mATX board, with PCIe for expandability.
    Mainly I want the 'loads' of cores, at a super low power draw. Even if the 'loads of cores' are fairly weak vs. desktop parts.
    Got a 2200G running at 16W atm, with 2x m.2, and 2x SATA SSDs + 2x SATA SSD over USB. It's a great little machine, but would like some more cores to work with, and more storage.

  • @neccros007
    @neccros007 Рік тому +1

    Got a link to these Thunderbolt enclosures for $50? I have a T480 Lenovo I been wanting to add a GPU to but dont want to spend a ton since I only paid $200 for the laptop and dock. both were almost new

  • @wyattarich
    @wyattarich Рік тому +1

    Excellent video :)

  • @hexiy_dev
    @hexiy_dev Рік тому +3

    getting one this week, the inability to run ubuntu/windows on my current m1 macbook is so infuriating....

  • @jad1079
    @jad1079 Рік тому +2

    Two questions: Can you install your own NVMe SSD into it? Can you attach a USB drive and boot from that?

  • @massgrave8x
    @massgrave8x Рік тому +1

    Wendell's dropping weight, looking good sir!!

  • @MikeBob2023
    @MikeBob2023 Рік тому

    Thanks, Wendell! 👍

  • @sheldonbenoitphotography
    @sheldonbenoitphotography Рік тому

    Great Video! What are your thoughts on using this as a 4K video editing PC?

  • @BBWahoo
    @BBWahoo Рік тому +1

    That tiny ass box outperforms my 3950X in 8 core mode

  • @zyhawk42
    @zyhawk42 Рік тому +1

    Have you disassembled it by chance? I'm thinking of reviving an old netbook by replacing its motherboard with a mini PC one, but I couldn't find a lot of info about the actual Mobo size online (especially thickness)

    • @relsre
      @relsre Рік тому

      2nd the suggestion to take it apart, but for different reasons -- I'm curious as to how much disassembly is involved to get to the SSD/RAM/wireless card! Hopefully they're all easily replaceable.

    • @CorruptName1
      @CorruptName1 Рік тому

      @@relsre very easy. small phillips screwdriver is all that is needed. take out four bottom plate screws then 3 screws for the 2.5" sata tray. just be easy with the ribbon cable.

  • @lilblackduc7312
    @lilblackduc7312 Рік тому

    Thank you, Wendell! 🇺🇸 😎👍☕

  • @Sunlight91
    @Sunlight91 Рік тому +1

    Isn't the 7735HS just a renamed 6800H? Officially the latter was released over a year ago in Jan 2022. AMD just never really shipped the 6000 series.

  • @paulwratt
    @paulwratt Рік тому

    Yep, Beelnik along with MinisForums, shame the cost is creeping (like original sub 100$US Chromebooks)

  • @BriefNerdOriginal
    @BriefNerdOriginal Рік тому

    Tried to play on my SER6 Pro+ yesterday evening. It delivers. Now i l want now to install the BIOS upgrades I received from the Beelink support. BTW, with an additional SSD I added it's soooo much better

    • @jeb5124
      @jeb5124 Рік тому

      Did you put in a 2.5 inch SATA in that open space below the RAM/NVME M.2 fan or did you replace the 500Gb NVME SSD with a bigger/faster card? I'm debating which course to take as I am literally opening one right now. Thanks you!

    • @BriefNerdOriginal
      @BriefNerdOriginal Рік тому

      @@jeb5124 Sorry for being late :⁠-⁠) I went for SATA. Works really well for me. To be perfectly honest, I didn't check temps before and later, but given that I tried and succeeded in playing Spiderman Remaster with it, I'm perfectly satisfied. In any case I'm not a great gamer and fans are not loud, so it's right for me.

  • @catriona_drummond
    @catriona_drummond Рік тому +4

    In many slavic language countries this is actually known as the "Cheese Pro". No, really. :P

  • @kozmizm
    @kozmizm Рік тому

    In regards to what you said about HDMI, TVs don't have DisplayPort and I suspect a lot of these mini PCs are going to end up as media consoles in the living room and bedroom

  • @Anhedonis
    @Anhedonis Рік тому

    How were you able to get the HDMI to output to a WQHD monitor? I don’t think my LG 38 WQHD monitor with the 1.4a HDMI will be able to handle it, so I’ve always had to use thunderbolt.

  • @ThunderKat
    @ThunderKat Рік тому +1

    7:31 It's over 9000!

  • @b2bb
    @b2bb Рік тому

    I was indeed one of those programmers that got the "New Hire" Hp Elite Book with 8Gb of RAM and something like a dinky i5...thankfully, I was given an engineering laptop less than a month later--after complaining...lol
    _engagement_

  • @JuanJDumeP
    @JuanJDumeP Рік тому

    Ageing well my amigo unlike Logan from the tigerdirect days. 🤣

  • @MMartyMM7
    @MMartyMM7 Рік тому

    can you connect 5k Display ? Generally to the AMD 680m ? I can't find any information on external display connectivity.

  • @namikazeloves
    @namikazeloves Рік тому

    Is this mini pc can do OBS live game streaming smoothly? Plan to buy one. Thanks

  • @gam469gfs
    @gam469gfs Рік тому +2

    I wouldn't be recommending these products. B-Link is a company does not stand behind them. I purchased two identical billing systems about a year ago and almost at the exact 12 month mark. The NVMEs died on both of them. When I contacted their support through their support contact page I received no response and that was about 4 months ago

    • @vngeorge
      @vngeorge Рік тому

      Check if the NMVEe manufacturer offers its own warranty, you may be able to get a replacement from them. I had my Crucial memory fail on me after 5 years and had no luck from the PC manufacturer but Crucial replaced it with no questions asked.

  • @paulwratt
    @paulwratt Рік тому

    Meh, cant find that Master Cooler Master Case EG200 anywhere .. nobody else offers TB3 + GPU + HD

  • @DrDingus
    @DrDingus Рік тому

    How would running a linux server or proxmox on this thing do? Would be a cool video.

  • @HuntaKiller91
    @HuntaKiller91 Рік тому

    Im thinking of doing a portable pc
    Can that power adapter be connected to battery charger like laptop?
    Since i already hv anmite 15" portable monitor

  • @eXsoR65
    @eXsoR65 Рік тому

    Question can it run Linux? Debian/Ubuntu or Fedora?

  • @krazypeople4
    @krazypeople4 Рік тому

    Basic diskpart use knowledge prevents 99% of the headaches associated with installing windows.

  • @Maxjoker98
    @Maxjoker98 Рік тому +1

    How did that Ser get all those bees inside? He must be a pro.
    (That's no fan noise, it's bees.)

  • @SirSavesALot1977
    @SirSavesALot1977 Рік тому

    Man, I don't know which energy drink you're drinking but I need some. :)

  • @jmcminn1076
    @jmcminn1076 Рік тому

    “The 680m is no slouch”
    No kidding. I mean let’s just get out of the way, a recent discrete GPU will perform better. But let’s look at this on just it’s merits and not comparing it to a discrete GPU. I have this box in a counter top arcade. It’s running a main screen that is 10 inch, 1366x768. I am running games like MK11 and SFV on it at high settings, near static 60 fps. I’m emulating Dreamcast and PS2 like it’s nothing. No, this isn’t going to run Cyberpunk 2077 at 4k high and 120 fps. But it’s capable to 60 fps gaming in a lot of relatively recent high end titles, which is pretty damn impressive for a integrated GPU and a mini form factor that sips power and doesn’t overheat. Just remember to go into the bios and feed the GPU more ram. It defaults to 3gb. Giving it 8gb drastically improved performance.

  • @mrchad97z49
    @mrchad97z49 Рік тому

    Can you install Windows 10 on that?

  • @abavariannormiepleb9470
    @abavariannormiepleb9470 Рік тому

    Meanwhile on AM5 desktop they just slap Intel Maple Ridge controllers on there to get 40 Gbit “PCIe Tunneling with DisplayPort” and mostly hooking the PCIe Gen3 x4 controller up to one of the CPU’s PCIe Gen5 x4 interface, basically wasting 75 % of its bandwidth instead of connecting it through the chipset like they did on a few AM4 motherboards… :(

  • @mrfilipelaureanoaguiar
    @mrfilipelaureanoaguiar Рік тому

    At least 32GB on a i3 text editing file and a cooler to compile with good compiler... does it run 4k UA-cam without lag and overheating after 3 hours? Small like that it looks cool and cute mate black but it must heat quickly.

  • @thefozzybear
    @thefozzybear Рік тому

    I believe these are discontinued because they overheat.

  • @AgentLokVokun
    @AgentLokVokun Рік тому

    $750 isn't terrible.

  • @ralegar1
    @ralegar1 Рік тому

    650? not bad

  • @joesworld396
    @joesworld396 Рік тому

    If I buy one of these and ship it off to grandma...it's showing up at her house with Linux.

  • @paulhol6669
    @paulhol6669 Рік тому +1

    OVER NINE THOUSAAAND. Ahem.

  • @rhekman
    @rhekman Рік тому +3

    Sigh, "7000" series just means a mobile chip AMD released in 2023.
    Congrats AMD for making a naming scheme I hate more than Intel's.

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 Рік тому +2

      If you've never learned how it's actually codified, then, yes, obviously any naming scheme you don't understand will be a "terrible" naming scheme or whatever lol. AMD sent out a press release(all the major media covered it) in early January announcing the 7000-series mobile - AND breaking down the naming scheme. We're probably at an all time low for people actually reading articles these days though...
      1st digit - model year; '7' is 2023, '8' will be 2024, '9' will be 2025; you can take this all the way back to Ryzen 1000 in 2017 (no, this isn't the architecture, and NEVER has been - why everyone just assumes every generation that the first number is the architecture, I have no idea. Ryzen 2000 APUs were Zen 1 CPUs, not Zen+; this ain't a new trend...) (and, oh god, looks like AMD may follow Intel into the "10,000-series", ugh...)
      2nd - model segment; 1 = Athlon Silver, 2 = Athlon Gold, 3/4 = Ryzen 3, 5/6 = Ryzen 5, 7 = Ryzen 7, 8 = Ryzen 7/9, 9 = Ryzen 9
      3rd - CPU architecture; 1 = Zen 1/+, 2 = Zen 2, etc.
      4th - market segmentation between 0 and 5; 0 = lower end chip, 5 = higher end chip
      Suffix(HX, etc.) - TDP/form factor; e = 9w, HX = 55w
      Is it miles worse than Intel? I mean, they're codifying their SKUs with numbers & letters lol, it's more or less the same thing. If you can come up with a better naming scheme that communicates all of this information better, I'm sure these companies may be open to suggestions lol. Easy to criticize companies over this stuff; but I'm not raising my hand to take over this job.

    • @rhekman
      @rhekman Рік тому +1

      @@RyTrapp0 I understand how the new scheme works, and yes I saw the coverage. But average consumers don't watch GamersNexus (even if they should).
      It should've been obvious the marketing team was too far up their own **s when they contracted to produce a cereal-box style decoder ring even for the media.
      If the new system was truly meant to be helpful and informative why not start over at 1000? They already have Ryzen 3/5/7/9, so why re-use a digit for the segmentation? Just make the model 3 digits.
      When Zen3+ was 6000 series, starting the new scheme at 7000 is an obvious ploy to placate laptop manufacturers that want to refresh and resell last years models. It's intended to confuse normies.
      No, it's not fraud, it's not deceptive. It's not the worst thing ever. It's not going to smash your windows and run over your cat. But it's still dumb corporate shenanigans that should be roasted by anyone who knows better continuously until these companies stop.

    • @BBWahoo
      @BBWahoo Рік тому

      @@RyTrapp0
      tl;dr

  • @dualbeardedtech
    @dualbeardedtech Рік тому

    Is it just me or does that look like a Dell thunderbolt dock? Just saying 😂

  • @admiralbosch2851
    @admiralbosch2851 Рік тому +3

    so this says it was released 14 mins ago, yet someone posted a commnet 11 days ago ? 🤔
    also, can i say it ?
    IT's Over 9000!!!
    ty .👍

    • @Level1Techs
      @Level1Techs  Рік тому +7

      We release videos to our Patreon subscribes early! ~Editor Autumn

    • @CheapBastard1988
      @CheapBastard1988 Рік тому +1

      What 9000!?

    • @Level1Techs
      @Level1Techs  Рік тому +2

      We also have a Floatplane! The link in our descriptions can take you to both if you are interested ~Editor Autumn

  • @jaharileah
    @jaharileah Рік тому

    😅Need more space😂😂😂. I like to hoard files and old games.

  • @HoundDogMech
    @HoundDogMech Рік тому +4

    There should be a Rating system for Computer systems that tells Unenlightened Like me a simple Number from 1 to 100 where a system lyes.

    • @KomanderKain
      @KomanderKain Рік тому +4

      Remember the Windows Experience Index number and how useless it was from the Windows 7/8 days? Pepperidge Farms remembers :)

    • @chrisbaker8533
      @chrisbaker8533 Рік тому

      @@KomanderKain Oh lord that thing was hilarious.

    • @chrisbaker8533
      @chrisbaker8533 Рік тому +1

      While i like the idea, it's basically impossible.
      What's a 100 today, will be a 1 tomorrow.
      And i guarantee the marketing won't get updated accordingly.

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 Рік тому

      If this was possible, we wouldn't have to benchmark every CPU and every GPU individually against a multitude of applications. If you can make this possible, I'm pretty sure there's a LOOOOOT of potential wealth in your future LOL.

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 Рік тому +1

      @@KomanderKain TBF, it was decent enough for their purposes - especially given that a LOT of hardware couldn't run the then-new 'Aero' desktop(the WEI score automatically disabled it if the hardware wasn't good enough). Kinda misleading to call it a single score too, it still had the sub-scores that certainly told you more about your system than the 'main' WEI score did.
      BTW, only the GUI went away - the module still exists, still runs regularly, and still spits out a score, ya just gotta get it from Command Prompt lol.
      Run Cmd as Admin
      Input 'winsat formal' (WinSAT = Windows System Assessment Tool)
      Results are in - C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore
      "[date of test] Formal.Assessment (Recent).WinSAT.xml"

  • @donaldpetersen2382
    @donaldpetersen2382 Рік тому +2

    Oh yuck windows 11

  • @HoundDogMech
    @HoundDogMech Рік тому +1

    Who gives a CRAP what color it is U hide it on the back of a monitor and never see it again. Wish it had at leapt 2 NVMe SSD slots.

  • @gejamugamlatsoomanam7716
    @gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 Рік тому +1

    Why couldn't they put the rx 7900 xtx die in this instead of cheaping out with this tiny gpu.

    • @blegi1245
      @blegi1245 Рік тому

      Imagine being this dumb.

    • @tim3172
      @tim3172 Рік тому +1

      Not sure if sarcasm or stupidity...

  • @Lionheart1188
    @Lionheart1188 Рік тому +3

    Congrats on losing weight Wendell.