THIS is One BLAZING Mini PC

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The Minisforum NPB7 was much faster than we expected but also came with a number of very surprising design choices. This is almost a complete re-design of the mini PC compared with the Minisforum UM790 Pro. With a fast Intel Core i7-13700H processor, this system is also in a different class from others we have seen.

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00:00 Introduction
00:55 External Hardware Overview
04:57 Internal Hardware Overview
07:41 Performance
08:45 Power Consumption and Noise
10:25 Key Lessons Learned
11:39 Wrap-up

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11:10 the Mediatek wifi module can be used as access point, to the contrary of Intel wifi modules. It has decent Linux drivers afaik

marcogenovesi

He's working his way to having the 'monster truck' show voice. BE THERE!

glynnetolar

Hey P - Just bought this barebone. It's maybe worth mentioning this tiny thing... Minisforum says supports 64GB of RAM but I dropped in 96GB of 5600 Mhz DDR5 and it's operating the 96GB at 5200 Mhz. I am the market that wanted a dinky hypervisor that would be mostly idle.

I think the biggest pain point for me is locating drivers... like for the Mediatek wireless adapter (Windows).

aaronsmetana

The days of a giant PC box is over. I have a mini PC that replaced a gigantic PC box from a few years ago, and it's considerably more powerful. The only reason left for a gigantic PC box is if you are a gamer in need of a gigantic dGPU to make things work, although why an energy sucking gigantic dGPU is still needed today is a different question to ask on another day.

What's really cool is I can pack up my mini into a pack back and go on a trip for several weeks. I have dual portable 4K monitors, and will set it up on a desk as if I'm still at home, no one even knows I'm away, no one cares as long as sh*t gets done on time. BTW I took the mini and monitors across North America and Europe without any issues, easy to get it through security checks.

geekinasuit

Can you please confirm if the 2 USB4 ports support eGPU? Thanks

cutesammie

Serious question: Is it possible that you come up with some kind of diagram/classification scheme that allows one to identify "clusters" of similar Minisforum models and a respective ranking _regardless of model names_? It takes *way too much time* so look up the differences between DFTGRET7, CRTATG057 and TXYAÖÖ9. And it would be *GREAT* if it was possible to identify very similar configurations from other brands.

anonymous

It's amazing what they can fit in that tiny form factor. This little box has about the same performance of my full size Ryzen desktop from just a few years ago. I thought these mini PCs were toys but your reviews have opened my eyes. Thanks!

rdwatson

Couldn't agree more with your key lessons learned. I don't want a super powerful and expensive configuration with inadequate cooling. Make the cooling solution fit the TDP, or at least go above the absolute minimum is a priority for me in any product. I wish gaming laptops followed this as well. I want to buy a system based off it's energy use vs it's cooling solution so I can get the most of the the hardware.

gustersongusterson

That NVME fan is mental as there doesn't seem to be any ventilation, so its just circulating inside that top space getting hotter and hotter.

alexatkin

Patrick, do you think it would be possible to put a 15mm U.2 SSD in the NPB7 with a U.2 to M.2 adapter?

lodestarsd

So you think the i5 version would be quieter and have less power consumption? @ServeTheHome

be-kind

Minisforum seen a lot of QC issues from them

Mutation

Which would be the better purchase? Um790 pro or npb7?

IDecaturX

That's the problem with Intel-based mini PCs and NUCs -- the thermal throttle themselves like crazy (or they have PL1, PL2, and tau, which means that you can only get that peak level of performance for a short period of time before it will just cook itself).

I can get more consistent and more reliable performance out of AMD CPUs than I can with Intel-based systems.

ewenchan

What is the vertical white connector for situated near the Wi-Fi card? I suspect they used that type of Wi-Fi card because it was what they had. The size of these miniature PCs is kinda cool until you see the size of the power brick. Which in this case is the size of a real brick. Do the external power bricks produce a lot of heat? Like to the point you'd have to place them on a metal box to serve as a heat spreader? I have to do that with the power bricks for my laptops and mini PC. Personally I still favor baby towers and full tower server cases for the greater internal upgrade options they afford me. Plus I still use optical drives and HDDs for my computers.

IraQNid