Let's Make This MINI PC Into A KILLER Game Console !
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- In this video we turn this HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini PC into a killer game console with tons of retro games and game collections!
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I’m getting excited to learn more about gaming computers at 54yrs old. Thanks Retro Guy
Glad to hear it! Happy to help!
Picked up one of these with a ryzen 5 2400ge recently for 75$. Love these mini PCs, incredible value. Your previous batocera vids helped a lot. Thank you!
Yeah they're a great option for sure! Thanks I'm glad to hear that!
Hi I know I'm 1 year late here...but if possible, can I ask if it was able to run PS3 and PS2 games? Switch? Wii U? Wii?
So, for us tech dummies....a few questions.
Why did you choose that particular Mini-PC?
Why did you choose that particular build of games?
What is Botacera? Is it just a package you downloaded and has all the games and OS to play them?
Why did you not use all 4 rollers for your new SSD?
Did you have to tell the computer that you have a different SSD, or does it integrate automatically?
Would buying an HP with more RAM or faster processor help playing some of those X-Box or PS2 games you said ran pretty slow?
I just got the Ryzen 2400G version of this and put a 2Tb m.2 in it and some more RAM. They also sell an HDMI flex io card so you can replace the port in the middle on the back. Mine had a USB-C port there but now it’s HDMI. Cost about £12 (UK) to give it built in HDMI instead of an external adapter. Enjoyed your videos.
Did you notice improved performance or more fps compared to this intel i5 ?
I'd be interested to know also @iandowwright whether you experienced a better GPU performance on the Ryzen version.
I too want to know the same plz
“Mine had a USB-C port”….
Man, I’m looking for five more USB-C expansion cards for these EliteDesk G3/G4…. Too bad you’re in UK….
I bought a Lenovo Thinkcentre Tiny with Ryzen 5 2400 GE and 16 gb ram and 256 gb M.2 NVME for just under $100. I added a Retrofighter Defender controller and installed Batocera on the M.2. It runs like a beast.
can run ps3?
@@littergamerhave not set it up to try.
What games system does it run as a beast?
If you want a handheld experience, get a Snapdragon 865 equipped smartphone (or upwards) and a Razer Kishi. Also emulates up to PS2.
I have one of these and its a very capable emulation device and perfect for an arcade cabinet. Plays up to and including Gamecube and PS2
Do PS2 and GC run at fullHD, 60fps-ish? With batocera?
I want mini PC where you can plug SSD drives at top as you plug cartridges on NES!
Just watched your g2 video and now this for the g3 👍 which is the better of the 2 for retro gaming?
I was going to buy the g2 until i watched this??
Great videos 👍👍
Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day
Dude… you have the best tutorials! Gonna try this out when I get this mini pc. Thanks!
Thanks! Beat of luck. I think you'll love the setup it creates
My current setup my first pc, every console in a pc the size of a wii man its awesome
there are replacement modules for this. where the vga port is, you can get display port, mini display, usb, and hdmi to put in there.
Some guide or link please?
Saves me a ton of time. I do have a few of these mini pc and already turning one into 2tb Batocer retro gaming. Thanks
Where do I find this botasarah hard drive with all the games on it?
What is batocer?
Wassup, RGG! Wassup, everyone! I officially retired my Raspberry Pi after building my mini-PC retro setup (I have a Dell instead of an HP).
which Dell?
@@yungpdot1000 Optiplex 5050 Micro, with an i7-7700T CPU, 32gb of memory, and a dual drive setup (an M.2 NVME for my Windows boot drive and a Kingston 1TB SSD for my Barocera build).
Nice! I just got the same PC but 16 ram and 1TB. I installed RetroBat on an external HDD. Works wonderfully as well.
Awesome!
That machine has only one Ram module installed. If you connect another module you can increase performance with Dual Channel.
by how much? Have you tested this? I would think it varies, but generally yes, this is an accepted truth.
@@neolancer 12GB isn't dual channel last time I checked. 4GB+8GB? How's that work as dual channel? I would think they would need to be the same.
@@SeeJayPlayGames You are right on that.
In case it helps anyone, in addition to disabling Secure Boot I had to disable HP Recovery for it to detect the USB drive I was using to install into an internal SSD. I also had fast boot disabled by then, although I am not sure if disabling that one was necessary.
Thats all well and good but you didnt show us how to set it up i know you cant show to to get the roms but how to put them in the program and how to get the program would have been appreciated considering the videos called let's turn this PC into a gaming console. Thought showing too much might get you in trouble i guess but more help with the stuff for less tech savvy people would be nice
picked up this unit with a Ryzen 2200g , 8gb and no hdd for $50 cdn recently...was going to do batocera + Flatpak Firefox (UA-cam/streaming) or UA-cam Kodi...but want to see your take on this
oh that's a nice deal
Did your G3 come with the two PCIe slots on the Motherboard under the sata caddy and if so,running the OS from a PCIe SSD might solve the Switch load time problems you mentioned.
Hyperkin X91 is a great Controller. I also see 8Bitdo just came out with a very SEGA Saturn looking X BOX/Windows Controller that I may pick up.
So how does Wii U work? Like emulating a DS, where you switch screens with a button?
I also like the idea of building an arcade cabinet with one of these.❤
Depends on the game. Most lets you select if you're playing on the gamepad or tv screen. You can switch between screens with hot keys. Some games require some novel use of the gamepad and motion controls and makes it almost impossible to play. but 90% of games are playable on cemu emulator.
@@claudiodiaz9752well said!
How do you get all those games, Thanks for the video btw Do you have a zip or something.
What all the details on the game list, is there a specific collection or are these just games you collected individually?
Do you have a video of the steps I would need to take the ssd that came with this & install the setup on your ssd?
I am having issues with my HP Elitedesk 705 g4 ryzen 5 pro 2400g displayport settings:
When using VGA output to a computer monitor it produces 1920x1080, looks great. Now when I use a displayport to hdmi dongle, hdmi into tv it only produces 480 (640x480) results. Then I tested the dongle by going displayport to hdmi dongle to hdmi to vga dongle to vga into the computer monitor I get great 1920x1080 results. If I unplug that dongle setup while the mini pc running and then go displayport to hdmi dongle to hdmi cable into the tv it forces 1080p and the results look great. But....... If I restart the mini pc it then goes back to 480 on the TV. I know it's not the displayport dongle and I shouldn't have to plug the dongle into the computer monitor and unplug to plug it into the TV every time. Anyone with a HP Elitedesk 705 want to chime in. I know this is a thing with these displayports.
do you have a link for the 4tb batocera img file?
In regards to the SSD with Batocera, where did you purchase that?
The Nacon Rig has been a controller I like as well.
Instead of pushing esc. if that doesn't work sometimes it's the Delete button.
How do you get your video to look so good? I bought this exact machine and it's all pixelated...
sorry for the "did you get punched in the face" comment from the last vid.. i have a birthmark that if i didnt wear a cap would get allot of unwanted attention.. so my bad bud..
All good! I've got to coke up with a more exciting story lmao
Next step conect it to an old Crt Tv. I'm interested in amd ryzen 5 with Vega Apu but not sure if RGBuntu runs on it to get native resolutions maybe a older machine is neccesary ?
Where did you get the batocera image from ?
I need
Great review you got yourself a subscriber 👍
Thanks!
Thanks for this, I'm up & running with a decent 1TB image & it's damn near flawless. I went with the mini HP 705 with a Ryzen 5 2400G. Question do you know if i can run ps3/xbox at a playable rate?
Awesome! Glad to hear it. Xbox some games yes but ps3 no.
I found all my Ps2 games ran flawlessly on my HP G3 600 mini. Mine has the Intel 630 chip tho
Great review, I decided to buy 2 of these one for this purpose and the other for my atgames pinball cab
Not planning on using batocera as I want to use this oc for some editing and vector design and stuff like that, but would you suggest adding a 2gb VRAM? Would it improve gaming Performance at all? I'm aiming for PS3 emulation but idk if that's too ambitious or even possible
Why not do dual boot with windows and batocera
I think it will but it's the OpenGL or Vulkan version of the gpu that should be more prioritized.
hi from the UK thanks so much for this video....ive just got my daughter an anbernic for portable gaming as she is just getting into retro gaming and i want to build her a unit for her at home Retro gaming unit to play at home this will be great however i am looking at modding a hp touchsmart 520 all in one pc as a complete unit i got mine for £30 UK or around $40 US im keen to do this as it has beats audio built in
I just picked one of these up and there is no blue tooth. what is your recommended wired controller for this bad boy. thanks for a great video!
8bitdo ultimate C 2.4ghz wireless
The spec of this sounds similar to a 2014 Mac mini I'm in possession of and this vid has me thinking it might be my new Batocera console soon!
Wat is batocera?
Hi mate, is the i5 version the better one for gaming? Or if I can find a i7 model is that better still?
Currently looking at the g2 800 version but I think this g3 looks slicker so probably source this model just a bit confused which chip set to grab.
Great Vid. I got the g3. Nearly everything from Nintendo works finde through retrobat. But Switchemulation isn't really playable. Do i get better results with emulation through batocera? Do you know any Hardware or software tweaks fror the g3
I Connect That To My Flat Screen TV Samsung Or LG But The Games On This Mini PC Starts To Lag But The Games Play Smoothly On Portable TV Monitors
Do you think this would work with one of the x-arcade tanksticks? If so that could make an amazing home arcade setup
Hey man thanks for posting this. I bought this same PC to 'upgrade' my vitual pinball cabinet only to find it didn't have enough power to do what I needed (dual monitor seems to be too much). By chance and a great YT suggestion your video popped up at just the right time!
I got this installed and working with my xbox 360 and wii controllers without much effort. This is not my first emu project as I built a 3/4 scale Donkey Kong cabinet that runs Emulation Station on a rpi3. Seems like things have come a long way since then and I'm excited to strap this little pc to my tv to share some old games with my kids. By the way, you're absolutely right that Dreamcast Virtua Tennis is one fine game!
All the best to you!
I got the mini Pc G2 256 gig mini HP pc... would that play xbox 360 games on it... it does have 16 gigs of ram?
How does the HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini PC compare with a Raspberry Pi 5? I want to play the arcade version of Marvel vs Capcom 2.
Just bought mine today coming Thursday wish me luck
Can u put a low profile graphics card in this mini pc?
Where can I get the fully loaded image?
I picked this PC up on a great sale. Should I upgrade the 8gig ram to 16 or higher?
Personally I'd rather go with a more modern Mini PC from like Beelink, Minisforum, etc. You get Alder Lake Celeron Systems (N95 / N100) (performance is on the level of i5 8250u) for less than 200$ but with modern I/O and way lower TDP and an even smaller form factor. Or you could spend a bit more and get Ryzen 5000+ systems, which are valid for even lesser demanding modern PC games.
Great vid! Question: is it possible to map 2 player arcade joysticks and buttons to this type of system running Batocera? Cheers
After i save the changes and exit out of the secure boot configuration i get a black screen after the reboot. What am i doing wrong?
I know this vid was done a while ago now but do u recall if u can play these gamecube, psp and such with a x2 resolution?
How would I go about connecting my Nintendo pro controller to the HP? I added an Asus Bluetooth USB but I still can't get it to connect.
Hey! Have you checked out the Xbox and/or PlayStation versions of HORI's Fighting Commander Octa? I wanna set mine up for RetroPie!
thank you so much, i think the g2 also has the same CPU
How do I buy this? I can’t seem to get to any of the links that show a price anywhere. Is batocera already built into the pc?
This Is Awesome Dude I Need That
I have a question, given that I followed this and build up an arcade machine with a mini PC. If you attach a power switch, how do you turn OFF the PC? I assume just cutting off the power via the switch may result in corruption if done often. So is there an option via the OS to switch the pc off and then turn the switch off or there's something better ?
Does all xbox games run as well? I would like to play some Buffy again.
Which controller are you using to play each system?
I Downloaded Batocera On A Dell Laptop And PS2 Original Xbox And Xbox 360 Games Don't Play Too Good Except Nintendo's Gameboy Advance DS Gamecube Sony PSP And Super Nintendo Works Perfectly
Is there a way to contact you about getting the ROMs and bios for a hard drive?
my website has a contact page
My usb driv is not showing under Legacy. It shows "USB: " its just blank after usb. I have same bios menu as you. Any ideas?
I know this is an older video, but I wonder if the i7 with 32 gigs of RAM will be a major performance improvement over the one that he is demoing right now with 16 gigs of RAM and an i5. Is it worth spending the extra $80 or $90?
if you are looking 7th gen, get a non-mini version with 7600 non-t cpu. non-t is like 25% more powerful, though they use about twice as much power. bigger case also would allow a low end gpu that would be way more powerful than the hd630.
Guys, what controller do you recommend? And/Or how do I connect my PS4 controller(s) to this thing?
You can buy a USB bluetooth dongle and pair it with the PS4 controller.
@@FGLKyouma thanks, but somehow didn't work for me. I ordered a GameSir controller, that one is wired. Hope this will work
Do you have directions to create the HD you installed?
I want to fallow one of your builds and add Clone Hero into batocera. Do you have any idea if that’d be possible or a how to?
i actually order the hp elite desk g2 the first one you reviewed a few weeks back and got sent a g3 instead XD mine however sadly is giving me freezing issues. so i guess imma have to tear it apart and see if its something internal XD but i have high hopes for this and im actually glad i got it. just need to get it working so i can play some
I saw the g2 video but does this emulate the same consoles g2 does? Is it powerful enough to emulate nintendo switch and ps3 games?
This is a great video it’s part of what I need next qst for me is how do I go about getting n setting up a ssd like this?? Yes I’m a complete noob
Your 4tb retro gaming HD looks very good. Are you selling those? I want one.
he's not even answering questions
what if i change the configuration and when i reboot instead of going to the secure boot screen, all i get is a blue screen that says verification failed: (0x1A) security violation
I have no idea what to do here. I followed all the steps and now im stuck
Hi my friend how did you after you put in secure boot with the number 2513 hit enter does it automatically take you to bacotera 21:19 and into game menu for list game system s. Or do you need download anything else . I’m looking to buy the same go mini pc and follow your instructions cheers luc 😊
i had a nightmare getting mine to always boot from usb....its an issue with HP mini's, they dont like booting from usb....in the end i got batocera installed to the internal ssd and then deleted windows ...so it now just boots straight into batocera when i turn on as i don't use it as a pc, just a games machine.
I bought this build and I’m having a lot of trouble. My controller won’t work on anything ps2 and up. (Switch controller and yes I mapped it and have set to player 1) I can exit the games just not press any buttons. Secondly my old games are very pixel heavy. Thirdly my audio randomly turns off. Any advice for this and I would be super greatful.
Dope, could you point me in the direction of pre-biild collections?
Could i get two and run one like a regular pc to setup the other one for emulation also where are you getting all the roms
Should get the same but with a Ryzen 2xxxx processor they have better integrated GPU than any Intel
Agreed. I just got a refurbished 705 G4 with R5-PRO-2400G for $105. I'm in the process or adding another 8GB SO-DIMM to make it "complete."
@@catsspat Please do share your results if you use it for retrogame 👌
Could you use this on an At Games Ultimate Arcade? Would love to know if you can and how to do it.
how to config keyboard as your gamepad? i dont have a game controller.. cant buy at the moment.. im broke
I love Ned For Speed! as the vid spells it!
im having a issue with batocera my hp 800 g3 is not booting up batocera i have it on a usb i tried every usb port nothing not sure what to do
I am thinking about buying one from Amazon. I found one I like but the reviews talk about issues with password when trying to change bios. Is there a way to recover the password?
I've never encountered this issue. Nothing should be password protected. If so, you'd just have to reach out to your seller through amazon. I've bought many of these though and never had that issue. All thru amazon.
Thanks for the quick response. I have been doing some checking and if there is an issue I think biosbug website can help. Will let u know how it goes.
Hi can i ask would performance improve much with either 16gb ram rather thab 8gb or rhe i5 7500 rather than 6500 which options would give more power. Thabks
8gb of ram is plenty tbh...its only around wii u and ps3 emulation that 16gb may help...i have 16gb in mine but only because they stuck an extra 8gb in for free when i bought it....8gb is fine
Please can you answer if I were to buy this mini pc and wanted to use it as a Super Model 3 emulator, will it be strong enough? I can’t tell you how badly I want to play the 98 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade at home. If this can pull it off, I’d like to make a good Arcade console out of it that doesn’t have the 274,967 junk files most “retro arcade” devices have. Thanks for any info you can give.
This would definitely be able to handle star wars arcade very well. I'm a big fan of that game myself and haven't played it on a mini pc with less power and speed than this one here and it worked well.
How much did you pay for the 4 tb ssd hard drive?
Anyone know how to set this to power on when power is applied? (Aka when I turn on the power strip)
Man so I got this in the other day and havnt done anything with it yet , I’m wondering if it’s strong enough to run the games on Tekno Parrot ? Those are new arcade games and they are some of the ones I REALLY want on my light gun cab I’m building…what do u think bro ? Are those games a lil too much for this PC or will it be ok ,?
Hey there yeah I think they will be too much for this unfortunately. Some may work but many wont.
@@OfficialChaseBrogan thanks bro In that case I will probably go ahead and and return it then I had a guy that was telling me to get a optiplex and a gt1030 or rx550 he said that should do, I’m not to knowledgeable on that side of tech world lol I better at wiring and building cabs … I just want to make sure I’m able to play and run the type of games I’m looking for without OVER spending on it
Which one provides better performance? The G2 or the G3?
They are extremely similar and it depends on which processor the g3 has. If they both have i5 then it’s the same, but if the g3 you are looking at has a i6 then it would be faster. The g3 is more modern in general so it makes more sense to go with that.
@@JaceJonesie no such thing as an i6
Is this open to any mini PC, or just the HP Elite Desk?
Any x86 architecture although Batocera has frontend builds on their download page for basically any system.
Will The HP Prodesk 600 G3 Mini Desktop Play Batocera
Try running those games on a raspberry pi. It'll never happen. I'll never get another sbc. These little PCs are the way to go.
Yep 100%
I got the elitedesk 800 g4 i5 8500 and nothing runs smoothly. It barely supports wii at native resolution and switch emulation really sucks:37 fps at 0.5 resolution. Which settings arentou using for that performance? Are they real?
So would keep this one, or the G2? I feel like Switch and Xbox playeed better on the G2 than on this one. What did you think?
They're pretty much the same. I think it depends on the Xbox titles. Switch seemed the same to me.
So technically you could take this mini pc and put it in a Arcade 1up Street Fighter 2 game and have a great gaming experience right? :)