Minisforum UM690 mini PC - Unboxing and Setup

Our Chief Aperture Officer, Lukasz, shares the unboxing and setup video of the Minisforum Venus UM690 mini PC. It's a high performance mini PC powered by AMD's Ryzen 9 6900HX with 8 Cores/16 Threads and the performant AMD Radeon 680M integrated graphics card.

From Minisforum:

【Excellent Performance】Venus Series UM690 Mini PC is equipped with AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processor, 8 Cores/16 Threads,base clock 3.3 GHz, up to 4.9 GHz,6 nm technology & Zen 3+ architecture. Preinstalled with Windows 11 pro,it boasts faster response speed and multi-threaded sensitive response. High performance and low power consumption.
【DDR5 RAM & PCIe4.0 SSD】Installed with dual channel DDR5 32GB RAM(2x16GB), UM690 support expansion to 64GB RAM. Featured with M.2 2280 512GB PCIe4.0 SSD, UM690 has the ability to mount an older generation SATA SSD or HDD (2.5 inch) and doesn’t consume much.
【Small but Powerful】UM690 as a mini computer and mini gaming pc, only 5.04 inch * 5.04 inch * 1.90 inch, very compact and mini-size, one base support to make it gorgeous and space saving. Plus AMD Radeon 680M GPU, whether playing games, graphic design, maxon cinema,3D rendering, web surfing or school or business works,UM690 brings you unexpected experience.

Likes and subscriptions always appreciated.

Find us on social media:

#minisforum #techtravelgeeks #minipc

[agaem]

Czy na tym komputerze jest opcja komfortowego montażu filmów w 4K? Szczególnie chodzi mi o w miarę płynny podgląd. Pozdrawiam

[raminimantalab]

Can I install an external GPU to this model? And which GPU is good for this ?

[thedragonadvances]

So you don't need to install the SATA cable? It's just if you choose to install your own extra hard drive?

[robertmeister]

Mine keeps random shut down even when i uploaded bios 😢

[alfwaibel]

I hope for getting my ordered HX99G very soon, which is equipped with the same CPU, but with added dedicated graphics. Going to beef it up with 32GB Ram two m.2 SSD drives with 2TB each, coupled with an external USB 3.2 4TB HDD and an external slim 4K Blue Ray Disc drive, which I can connect only, when needed. Hope to get some decent every day usage and quite nice 1080p gaming out of it, without wasting too much many on electricity cost, thinking of nowadays energy price rises. Thank you for sharing your experience with your UM690!

[michaelkujawska]

I would Like to boot Batocera from external drive
How can I do it on this pc?

[lucaslabruyere]

On startup my device goes to the BIOS screen and I can’t get past it. Any help? Mine is a UM690S

[piotrpietka]

Cześć Łukasz, zauważyłem, że na twoim pulpicie też masz wyłączone audio, czy miałeś problem z dźwiękiem - nie pokazywał braku urządzeń wyjściowych? Kupiłem ten sprzęt dla znajomych i nie mam go pod ręką. Jak to wygląda u Ciebie?

[Kris-pvxz]

eGPU suport on this device is a joke. If you need something small for codding etc then it's super nice. You can even play some AAA titles on low/medium in 1080p but if you think of connecting to this device eGPU forget. Waste of nerves. Just google how many problems people have. However apart from eGPU device itself is really fast, supports DDR5 and you can add extra SSD.