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MINISFORUM Venus UM790 Pro R9-7940HS, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Radeon 780M Mini PC $1159.20 Delivered @ MINISFORUM via Amazon AU

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MINISFORUM Venus UM790 Pro R9-7940HS, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Radeon 780M Mini PC $1159.20 Delivered @ MINISFORUM via Amazon AUAffiliate
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64GB model currently cheaper than the 32GB
Zen 4 Ryzen 9 + Radeon 780M 12CU RDNA3 iGPU = desktop GTX 1650 / RX 570 performance
Supports quad 4K displays and dual M.2 drives

‎UM790 PRO

AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7940HS (8C / 16T, 4.0 / 5.2GHz, 8MB L2 / 16MB L3)
64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-5600MHz SO-DIMM, dual-channel, upgradable
AMD Radeon 780M Graphics, maximum 4 displays 4K@144Hz x2 (HDMI 2.1) + 8K@60Hz x2 (USB4)
1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe, 1x spare M.2 2280 slot
2x USB 4.0 (40Gbps, full function, PD), 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x 2.5Gb Ethernet port, 1x audio jack
Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + BT5.3
2.5Gb Ethernet (RJ-45)
AC power adapter
130mm x 126mm x 52.3mm
Windows 11

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  • Hybroid on 05/01/2024 - 11:31
    +31

    As per previous post, these discounts are all fake. They jack up the prices every day with fake offers to create an illusion of discount.

    The 32GB version was $999 a month ago: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/813833

    Price history all over the place: https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/255280/109607/mini2.pn…

    • Eduardo on 05/01/2024 - 13:14

      It should be illegal to have those fake discounts. In some countries it is.
      Yesterday they called that “lightning deals”.

  • esq on 05/01/2024 - 11:37
    +1

    What's the use case for this at this price point?

    • shaybisc on 05/01/2024 - 11:50
      +2

      If I had a dollar for every time that question is asked here about a mini pc …

      https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=MINISFORUM+Venu…

      • esq on 05/01/2024 - 12:05
        +1

        I phrase it as a question to not sound like I already have an answer, as I want to hear opinions and bearing in mind everyone's $ is finite.

        I would use this as replacement for laptops that rarely leave desks.

        There are many other garden variety use miniPC use cases I can think of that can be achieved at lower price point and spec.

        What would you use it for?

        • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 13:14
          +6

          I've essentially replaced my gaming desktop (which would draw over 100W at idle) by using an Intel N100 chipset mini PC (cost me about $200) - I use it to do my nightly youtube video watching at 1440p, web deep diving and overnight torrenting (since it only uses about 6W for that.. max. draw is 35W). If I want to play a AAA game then I fire up the gaming PC, otherwise for work from home and daily web use the mini PC suits me much better. I bought a USB switch box which connects to both PCs, so I only need the one mouse and keyboard on my desk and it is shared between both PCs. Same for audio, I bought a 2 male to 1 female audio splitter so I only need the one set of speakers on the desk as well. Gaming PC is connected to display port, mini pc connected to hdmi on the monitor. Can have both on at the same time and just flip between inputs on monitor and usb switch to use each at a time.

        • cobknob on 05/01/2024 - 13:15
          +2

          I would use this as replacement for laptops that rarely leave desks

          I would use this for laptops that leave desks regularly too. If your taking it home and then work but it stays at a desk. More compact.

          If you could fashion a powerbank, portable screen(s), and a compact wireless keyboard with track pad/ball, it might even have a smaller footprint than a 17" equivalent laptop for the same price as components listed above but I'm no diyperks guy.

          • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 13:46

            @cobknob: hahah the thing is small enough you just put it in your pocket and take it home :)

            • cobknob on 05/01/2024 - 17:12

              @gizmomelb: Really. Wow. Didn't check dimensions or anything.

    • atlas on 05/01/2024 - 13:54
      +1

      I replaced an older gaming desktop with the HX99G. I'm not a serious gamer but I wanted a powerful and smaller footprint machine, and one that emitted less heat. This ticked all the boxes.

      • David-Digital on 12/01/2024 - 20:17

        kind of a waste if not for gaming with this one

        • atlas on 13/01/2024 - 15:10

          Yes a cheaper machine could have sufficed but it wasn't that expensive and I like having the power

    • sparky42 on 05/01/2024 - 14:29
      +3

      I have 3 of them for a micro server cluster. They sip power for the powerhouses they are. Equivalent "real" servers would easily be triple the price and take up way more space.

      • Pixie13 on 05/01/2024 - 22:38

        What back end are you using for the cluster?

        • sparky42 on 06/01/2024 - 10:21

          USB4, ie USB4NET. Getting about 12gb/s on mine, but I've seen 20+ on other setups.

        • sparky42 on 06/01/2024 - 10:28

          Or do you mean back-end storage? In which case I'm using either CEPH or ZFS replication depending on the VM.

  • shaybisc on 05/01/2024 - 12:09

    You would only spend that much if you were into gaming, otherwise it's overkill But why not if you have the money to spend. You can see what kind of games it is capable of playing in the reviews. Intels are better at video editing.

  • mostlygordon on 05/01/2024 - 12:10
    +1

    Picked up one for $999 a while back. Great little machine. Geekbench 6 scores: 2750 /14126 / 33170

    • kaikor on 05/01/2024 - 12:34

      Can it do any light gaming in low settings?

      • vanyellow on 05/01/2024 - 12:39

        would think the answer is yes, the 780m is better than a GTX1650m / possibly desktop version too

      • mostlygordon on 05/01/2024 - 15:03
        +2

        I use it for Development and Docker. So, It had not has no had any gaming. In fact, it does not have a monitor attached. YouTube is your friend;-)

      • cgltower on 10/01/2024 - 16:54

        I bought it when it first came out - it is an excellent CPU with one of the current-best iGPUs out there. And Minisforum's case design finally learnt from their other earlier models and got the cooling right. I use it for many current gen games for 60-100fps, basically circa Unreal Engine 4 which it handles well. Sorry just qualitative not benchmark scores but yes around GTX 1650 ish for comparison. And all in one! And fastest possible interconnect to CPU so its optimised.
        I got the barebones with no OS, RAM or SSD (US$559 / AUD$833 + postage) and bought Crucial components locally. I did this because their Discord had many clients returning because of faulty RAM - I think they source fairly cheap RAM and SSD, which is unfortunate. Returns from Aus will be pain too so thought I distribute the risk. Very happy so far 8 months in.

    • David-Digital on 12/01/2024 - 20:13

      Any heat problem？

      • mostlygordon on 13/01/2024 - 14:40
        +1

        Not on mine, better to ask cgitower who is gaming.

  • lycos on 05/01/2024 - 12:56
    +2

    I have been monitoring this particular model. Its the normal price. They normally jack up for 2-3 days, then offer discount soon after that.

  • appledeuce on 05/01/2024 - 12:59
    -1

    I’m dabbling with media servers for the first time and have been looking for a decent mini-pc.

    Budget: no more than $400
    Users: 1-2
    Apple TV 4K 2nd gen + 4K monitor / iPad / iPhone / Lenovo Pad Pro 2022

    Not techy enough to know difference in specs vs price range so appreciate your suggestions, guys.

    If I decide that Plexing is too complicated for me, would like the mini pc to be good enough for basic use (web browsing, watching videos directly from YT and paid streaming sites and Word/Excel stuff), so can stretch the budget to $500 to “future proof”.

    I’ve been looking at discounted mini pc’s on Amazon and Aliexpress but cant quite decide on whether to wait for a true ozb listing first.

    Thank you!

    • Doge on 05/01/2024 - 13:03
      +1

      If your only use case is Plex, Probably better to stick to lower cost/lower power Intel (N100 based) as Plex can use the integrated GPU for transcoding if needed. This PC would be both massive overkill on the CPU side and lacking on the GPU side as Plex doesn't support AMD transcoding at the moment.

    • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 13:17
      +1

      intel n100 based mini system for $200-250 would suit this. Initially I thought you were after a media player front end - I'm considering buying a second N100 system to use as a kodi front end (probably run LibreElec or maybe use Kodi in the Batocera emulator front end, if they have sorted out the kodi audio pass-through) as it would multitudes of times faster than the S905x android box I use currently.

    • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 13:50
      +3

      ahh I was going to suggest an intel n100 like this 16GB kamrui AK2 plus for $229 would be perfect.. but it appears I bought the last one and the price is up to $449 or so. Just do a search and usually you'll find an N100 mini pc under $250 with 16GB RAM (RAM is not upgradable and I would not suggest getting one with 8GB RAM, especially if you're going to keep the windows 11 on there). The only thing that I find annoying about the newer mini PCs is that finding one with theh dual 2.5GB/s ethernet controllers as well as wifi 6/bluetooth 5.2 is getting harder and harder to find - the early N100s had those pretty much as standard, but I understand these things are made to be 'cheap'.

      https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CCD9J7KN

      • appledeuce on 05/01/2024 - 14:04

        Thank you for helping this noob out!

        Would you kindly check this:

        https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CLL1JT4V/ref=syn_sd_onsite_de… = $269

        The one you had suggested is showing as in stock for $229. Are the differences (wifi 6/bluetooth 5.2) worth the price difference?

        • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 14:11
          +1

          wifi 6/bluetooth 5.2 are only important if you have a wifi 6 router and will be using the PC wirelessly (personally most of my computer gear is connected via cable so I don't have dropouts, and yes I'll be connecting the kamrui to a cable and using it mostly as a kodi front end to play 4K movies).

          For the $40 difference you could always buy the Kamrui and then swap over the M2 module to a wifi 6 / bluetooth 5.2 in the future (if you really needed it) and you'd still be saving $10 or more :) - https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=wifi+6+m2&i=computers&crid=208…

          • appledeuce on 05/01/2024 - 15:27

            @gizmomelb: Cheers! I have sent you a DM when you have a bit of time. Thanks again! :)

        • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 14:15
          +1

          the secondary use for the Kamrui I just bought will be emulating older console games - all the classics from NES, SNES, megadrive, master systems, PS1, N64, PS2, gamecube, wii, wii u, xbox, xbox 360 and even capable of PS3 and nintendo switch (as well as thousands of old arcade games like pac-man, donkey kong, strett fighter etc.etc.)

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mwgH9xY6WE

    • desync on 28/01/2024 - 19:19

      for media server all your need is hardware encoding/decoding of 265/264

      a dell wyse is perfect for that and only costs around $65
      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/266293932581

      however: embedded emc is only 16gb so you'll need to add a m.2 ssd for your OS, and add 4gb so-dimm to boost it up to 8gb ram

      high capacity external USB hdd for movie/tv storage, unless you want to fork out for a 4tb nvme - which you could do with the savings

      this will handle multiple concurrent transcodes at 1080p

  • gizmomelb on 05/01/2024 - 13:51
    +2

    oh and don't buy an N95 chipset mini pc - they have about half the performance of the N100 chipset.

  • MadoxNet on 05/01/2024 - 19:05
    +1

    This is the same price for almost entire of December, before they jacked it for the boxing day special to 1449-250coupon. I know… Because I bought it a few days ago after waiting for the jack to end…

    • MadoxNet on 05/01/2024 - 23:45
      +2

      So I had just set up the Windows half of this machine along side a Ubuntu 22.04.02 LTS, as many of you will (and should) do your research before buying this machine I'll share with you my experiences so far…

      1) The Wi-Fi/BT issues seem resolved, I'm doing an update right now at around 120Mbps average from some distance away from the access point…
      2) The power brick is pretty damn big, my monitors cap out at 65W PD so I'm not sure I'll dare run it in performance mode on the USB-C alone.
      3) No driver / instability issues in Windows or Ubuntu so far, on an older BIOS at the moment.
      4) Very fast, and very quiet normally

      CPUScore : 9.4
      D3DScore : 9.9
      DiskScore : 9.55
      GraphicsScore : 8.2
      MemoryScore : 9.4
      TimeTaken : MostRecentAssessment
      WinSATAssessmentState : 1
      WinSPRLevel : 8.2
      PSComputerName

      • esq on 06/01/2024 - 20:15

        love how WinSAT WinSPRLevel is just the lowest of above scores, very asian tiger parent mentality.

        Could you please share cinebench score?

        • MadoxNet on 07/01/2024 - 02:45
          +1

          Sorry no benchmarking stuff myself, refer to this - https://www.techradar.com/pro/minisforum-um790-pro-review

          Just bumped up video RAM to 8GB instead of the default 2 and it seems to run a lot better with around 3.8GB being used in a simple game of AOE4.

          Pretty happy with the device thus far!

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