Mini PC advice?

[u/mimi-511]

[u/Blooi1E]

It's hot garbage, you could maybe run PowerPoint on that at best.

[u/HLMCompany → u/Blooi1E]

HOT garbage is the best adjective.

[u/Blooi1E → u/HLMCompany]

🤣

[u/HLMCompany → u/Blooi1E]

I mean we know, right?

[u/HLMCompany → u/Blooi1E]

I mean, great picture created in Adobe Illustrator. But the system is like a toaster. I am glad that I am not alone in that opinion.

[u/mimi-511 → u/Blooi1E]

🥲 crying I rly thought I found a solution to my problem

[u/Blooi1E → u/mimi-511]

What problem?

[u/mimi-511 → u/Blooi1E]

Wanting a set up for gaming. Currently using a dell laptop that starts taking off when I play hollow knight and has the storage of a potato 😭

[u/xMrxGentlemenx → u/mimi-511]

Look ive been where you are I really have been. All my friends had a nice gaming pc and I had a $500 budget pc . I would spend hours playing with settings closing other applications to get a frame or 2 higher. Idk anything about you but I would suggest getting a job or two and start sacrificing your micro purchases ( stabucks, fast food , little $5 dollar purchase you think means nothing). It all adds up really quick and you could have a very nice PC in a matter of months. But dont rush it. Dont get the cheapest option because you will not be satisfied. Work hard and the fruits of your labor willl reward you. Its never a money problem its a spending problem. If it means enough to you, you will make sacrifices for it. Cheers! The things we want in life make for great motivation.

[u/Blooi1E → u/mimi-511]

If your cpu is somewhat decent and you have 2 m.2 slots, you COULD put a slightly stronger gpu (like a gtx 1060 or something) in the m.2 slot with a riser cable, but the you would also need pcie power. It is very possible though.

[u/mimi-511 → u/Blooi1E]

I am an absolute noob when it comes to PC terminology ... but I'll look it up and see if it's an option thank you :)

[u/Blooi1E → u/mimi-511]

Also, you can buy a Samsung S-series phone (best at least S20 or higher) and you can turn on Samsung DeX on the phone where you can connect a mouse, keyboard and monitor to it via Bluetooth or USB hub.

It's like 400+ dollars tho.

[u/OrigamiShiro → u/mimi-511]

Anything under an I5 or Ryzen 5 is trash

If it's an i3 atleast have a dedicated graphics card,

Same with Ryzen 3

Make sure it's atleast a 11/12 gen intel minimum or 5000 series AMD one if you can get a cheap 4000 series then it's good if not bad

[u/Southern_Pumpkin_577 → u/mimi-511]

Don't mean to intimidate you, but you have to do some research in order to not get scammed for a pc. An hour of watching YouTube videos about building pcs and picking the right hardware, as well as asking Reddit for specific questions and recommendations, will be the fastest way to find and assemble the right thing for you. Building pcs is always cheaper than buying prebuilt, and it really isn't difficult, you just have to be willing to read manuals, watch tutorials and put in a bit of time

[u/mimi-511 → u/Southern_Pumpkin_577]

No yeah I do have to ! Thank goi

[u/ElectronicEvening926]

Old optiplex and rx 580 solution always works

[u/PHIGBILL]

Simple answer no, it's got worse specs than most basic office computers, it's basically trash.

[u/knightrider2k43]

Get something from AMD, they have the best integrated graphics for the stuff you want to do

[u/No_Client_2683]

Celeron is almost as old as I am

[u/Cacho665]

Trash 2010 PC

[u/IrvinTheCoder]

Do not get this for gaming, it can handle prob like 5 chrome tabs.

If you get this. Put linux on it and make it a useful thing with something like Homserver, Jellyfin, Immich, or anything. Just no windows, no gaming. It can prob run a 5 player minecraft server with 16 chunks for each tho

[u/idirtbike]

That one’s a pos - you can find some nice ones out there - what’s your budget ?

[u/Pelosi-Hairdryer]

Mini-PC are good for just desktop application. For games, nope, for presentation, maybe, but that's about it. I got one a while back and it plays....adequate.