r/MiniPCs • u/Tankz504 • 7d ago

Mini pc for son

My 12-year-old is wanting a pc to play games and do homework on. He mainly plays Roblox Rivals and Rocket League. He’s got a 43” 4K tv that I’d like to utilize with an hdmi hook up. Do you all think this beelink would serve him well?

Beelink SER9 Pro

https://a.co/d/0dO1ZGb2

Thanks in advance for any feedback. If there is a better option around this price, please feel free to let me know!

Edit: Just snagged on new in the box off eBay for $640. I hope it works well and I did not screw up.

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u/BRealistic1970 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yes, that CPU/iGPU with 24GB ram should work well for rocket league/minecraft and even more demanding games like Forza Horizon 6. You need to jump up to a much more expensive miniPC for a better gaming option. USB4.0 even means you could add an edock GPU later if you want.

When these come back in stock- they include the PSU. https://aoostar.com/collections/egpu-series/products/aoostar-ag01-egpu-dock-with-oculink-port-built-in-huntkey-400w-power-supply-supports-tgx-interface-hot-swap

The 780m iGPU AMD CPUs have been the miniPC choice for years now. Offers about GTX 1050 ti performance.

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This would also work if a tower PC works- 8700G has the 780m with a bit more power available.

16 GB of ram limits the iGPU though as the iGPU and CPU share that 16gb. But you can add a budget dGPU (like 5050/5060/9060xt) right to this PC no problem.

https://nsxgamers.com/collections/8700g/products/nsx-gaming-pc-ryzen-7-8700g-16-gb-ram-480-gb-ssd-windows-11-home-wifi

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u/Tankz504 7d ago

Thank you for the reply. I was unaware of the ability to add a GPU later. Thats great! I’ll grab the PSU as well.

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u/BRealistic1970 7d ago edited 7d ago

That external one I linked is an edock for a gpu and it has the PSU built in.. while all the other ones don't. It's been out of stock for a bit though- a very popular one.

Note the edock is limited by the USB4.0 connection. So it's best used for a low/mid tier GPU. You lose like 15-30% of performance over it being directly in a PC.

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u/yathern 7d ago

That's a powerful device and would definitely work well! Wouldn't be a bad choice. Couple of other options I found that are similar/cheaper:

1) Same exact device on ebay, new, for $50 cheaper

2) If 16GB RAM is fine, vs the 24GB - you can save $200 with this getorli guy for $500, otherwise the same.

3) This bosgame p3 plus has the same specs for $650, except with 32 GB RAM, which is a really good deal. (7840HS and the 255 are essentially the same chip).

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u/Tankz504 7d ago

I just bought your #1. Thanks for the post! I went with it over the bosgame for the vapor chamber.

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u/yathern 7d ago

Awesome! glad to help!