BOSGAME Mini PC [Dual LAN], AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (8C/16T, up to 4.5Ghz) 32GB DDR4 1TB SSD Mini PC Dual Channel, 4K@60Hz Mini Desktop Computers Wi-Fi 6E/BT 5.2

I purchased this to replace an aging Gigabyte Brix J4105 pc which was used as a media server. So Connecting to the TV and powering up I was impressed at the speed. Windows 11 Professional was installed in around 5 minutes and everything worked fine. So it was time to set everything up. I did some Debloating, removing a number of unwanted windows components. . This significantly improved windows overall performance. Checking the memory speed in BIOS it showed PC2400 - So I installed the 8GB PC2400 from my Brix computer, and added a second 512GB NVME drive which I had from a previous project. Then increased the graphics frame buffer size to take advantage of the extra RAM. Next installed NEXTPVR to take advantage of my HD homerun. Installation was a breeze This little PC is faster than I expected. It will play games, not the power hungry Cyberpunk (don't go there) bit it was happy with Civilization IV though slowing down as game play progressed. But still playable. In Conclusion Good value for money overall. Easy to upgrade the memory and NVME Reasonable power for the price If you upgrade drivers and do a bit of optimizing it becomes even better than at first glance Microsoft office and basic productivity tools are all snappy and run without any issues. I would recommend that you install the latest drivers from AMD once windows is set up as they are newer and work better than the drivers which come with the original install.

I wasn’t expecting a particularly capable PC for this sort of price, but I was really pleasantly suprised at it. Firstly, it’s well-packaged and the power supply seems sturdy enough. I thought it would all be cheap junk, but it’s actually very good. It worked well out of the box and there doesn’t seem to be any unnecessary bloating software on it. I ran a few tests and scans to look out for hidden spyware etc and found nothing. It’s really easy to set up. I would recommend that you don’t connect your Ethernet or any other internet until the Windows setup is complete otherwise as with Windows, it will insist on doing a ton of updates and not be useable for ages. When you get the screen asking you to connect, just click that you don’t have internet. When Windows is all set up and booted up, and you’re looking at the desktop screen, then go ahead and connect it to the internet. It’s very small. Smaller than I thought it would be. It’s about the width of a CD case across the top. They seem to have worked hard to squeeze all the components inside. It comes with a 512GB SSD PCIe3 and includes an empty slot next to it for if you want to add an extra card. I’ve added a 2tb SSD. I asked the Bosgame customer service what the maximum possible size SSD it can accept and they told me the motherboard can accept a theoretical maximum of 4Tb. Incidentally, kudos to their customer service: They answered quickly and gave me an explanation about what affects the maximum capacity. It comes with 16GB DDR RAM included which is snappy enough for what most people will need who aren’t going to be playing the most recent games. It can stream media well so it would make an excellent media server. I’ve actually added another 16GB of RAM, taking it to the maximum of 32. A couple of things that puzzle me though: It has TWO Ethernet ports. I can only assume that is so that you can attach a router and a NAS drive on a physical connection. The information says that it can support three displays but there are only two ports for display: 1 HDMI and one Display Port. It has one USB 2 on the rear along with a USB3. ON the front are two USB3 and one USB-C. In summary, unless you’re playing high end games and just want a really good value PC that can do most of what the average needs to do, then you really can’t go wrong. I’ve checked it out carefully for anything untoward, but I couldn't find anything at all. EDIT: I have been having issues with the display flickering and bouncing so I contacted Bosgame support through their website. I had narrowed down the issue to the display driver, and thought it needed a driver update. Instead they guided me to a setting in the AMD driver software that I hadn’t known about and it fixed the issue immediately. So I’m gonna say it was user error, not a problem with the machine or the installed firmware/software. I just wanted to add that their support staff were friendly, patient and helpful, which is more than you get from many companies. So if I could add an extra star on, I would.

Great little micro PC for a home lab! It’s compact, quiet, and surprisingly powerful for its size. Power consumption is low, making it perfect for running 24/7 services like Docker, media servers, or lightweight VMs. Setup was quick, and it handles multitasking smoothly without overheating. An excellent value if you’re looking for a reliable, space-saving home lab solution.

I purchased one of these to run a Emby server and Plex server 24/7. It works efficiently and was easy to set up straight out of the box. Cpu is fast and to come with 32gb of ram and a 1tb internal ssd for £319 it was an absolute bargain. When running both servers at the same time streaming 4k films simultaneously and recording 6 cctv cameras continuously with Blue Iris software the cpu never exceeds 16% load. This is an excellent piece of kit

Much more impressive that I was expecting. Very easy to set up, very quiet. Proper UK power supply. From what I can see, also expandable. Really good value.

I was a little torn writing this review, but after living with this for 1.5 months, I'm just frustrated. The device looked quite good, its quiet, performant, has 2.5Gbps network, and is very capable. Its a small footprint, and is relatively energy efficient, and setup on linux distros seemed to work fine on this with no challenges at all. My issues comes with the quality control and support. Within less than 3 weeks, one of the 16GB DDR sodimm modules completely failed as you can see from the photo. Trial and error removal resulted in the isolation of the failed RAM, which I then removed and rerun the test to confirm it was resolved, but the RAM issues had also corrupted files on disk from the operating system, so the whole device needed to be setup again. I could have returned the whole device to Amazon as it was within a month, but because I bought this on a deal, returning and buying again would've cost more than buying new RAM. As such, I ordered a new set of quality 32GB DDR2 ram for next day delivery, installed this, run a memtest, and then proceeded to rebuild the entire machine, being a little more confident that this RAM might survive longer. I also contacted bosgame support to raise the issue with them around the RAM, and despite an initial quick response, I've had no resolution, and it's been more than a month now, so I'm not expecting anything. The 'working' 16GB RAM was Gofatoo branded - see pic, and honestly, I'm not confident to use it anywhere, and I'm slightly concerned given the quality issues with the RAM, about how long the nvme SSD may last, and even the quality of the power supply Even after swapping out the ram, I'm was getting random complete freezes on this where it just completely locks up and stops responding, even though the device is actually quite cool. I swapped out the SSD and the power adapter but none of those helped, so I've cut my losses and returned it under warranty for a refund - I cannot have a device that is so unreliable, and with support that doesn't care/reply. If you don't want to buy a PC then spend hours/days/weeks trying to figure out what components aren't working as expected, avoid. Downgraded to 1 star due to lack of quality control, and lack of decent support, which resulted in a return.

Amazing computer. It comes with Genuine Windows 11 and no malware.

This tiny little, it ta box is such a contrast to my previous computer, it takes up so little space and everything is plugged in in one way or another, it's fast, simple to set up and is compatible with everything. It works well and I am delighted with it.