GMKtec K8 "NucBox" Mini PC With Ryzen 8845HS Processor

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Buy one on Amazon: lon.tv/bx6kh (compensated affiliate link) - GMKTec's Mini PC packs great performance into a relatively small and low cost package. But the network and USB 4.0 performance I found a bit lacking. See more Mini PCs - • Mini PCs and subscribe! lon.tv/s
VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Price
01:05 - CPU, RAM, Storage and Upgradeability
01:57 - Build Quality
02:11 - Ports
03:27 - Windows 11 Pro
04:10 - Ethernet Test
05:33 - Thunderbolt / USB 4 Test
06:33 - Video Editing & Power Consumption Under Load
07:32 - Gaming: Red Dead Redemption 2 & No Man's Sky
09:33 - Dolphin Emulator
10:22 - 3DMark TimeSpy Benchmark & Stress Test
11:06 - Fan Noise
11:22 - Idle Power Consumption
11:31 - Linux
12:23 - Conclusion
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 47

@Pantherman1979 Місяць тому

I have one of these, I use it as a plex server and to that end it works great. I chose the barebones option and supplied my own RAM and NVME stick; 4 TB.

@JonKho83 Місяць тому

It will work well without intel’s quick sync? Just curious..

@Pantherman1979 Місяць тому

I have 16Gigs RAM in the system, I only ever need to stream a video/movie to two devices and already have the files on the sever as MKV/MP4, etc, etc. Been using it now for about 2 months without any incident.

@proce09 Місяць тому

Always appreciate the honest disclosure, keep up the good reviews lon

@MostlyBlindMitch Місяць тому

As someone who's legally blind I HATE Amazon's "clip the coupon" system. I use several accessibility options, but not a screen reader as I have some vision left, and often don't see that stupid little line telling me to clip to apply more savings. Makes me frustrated to think how much money I've wasted. /Rant Good video as always Lon!

@LonSeidman Місяць тому

Have you reached out to them ? They should address this !

@MostlyBlindMitch Місяць тому

@@LonSeidman I haven't as I don't feel I have a solution/idea to offer them. As long as it's a "notice the coupon" system I'll struggle. JAWS (most common PC screen reader) does pick it up but I don't use it as I can generally navigate a PC and phone using enlarged text, reduced motion, and high contrast. A flag that would always clip coupons for disabled folks would be nice but also kinda discriminates against regular users. Just a stinky situation. Thanks for the reply!

@GadgetAddict Місяць тому

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@j340_official Місяць тому

Almost every time I’ve received a used item from Amazon when the product listing purports to be ‘new’ it happened when I clipped a coupon. What’s up with that?

@avni462 Місяць тому

@@MostlyBlindMitch I think it's good to bring it up so they can try to find a solution themselves. It'd be nice if the coupons were automatically applied for everyone honestly.

@TrusteftTech Місяць тому

After the not so recent events with malware and certain mini-pc companies, I see no problem with having the Windows installation skipping the signing in the MS account. Something which I would do so anyway. But as I don't trust them, I will proceed with a clean installation of Windows and see if it will re-activate as it should. One issue that might exist, other than the potential non re activation of Windows, is drivers. In many if not most of the mini PC manufacturers sites I have checked, they don't tend to have drivers available to download. Which is really really really not the way to do this. I know I would never buy a PC made by someone who doesn't have the drivers on their site. Regarding the ports, I wonder if it is a hardware issue, a lie from them, or a software issue. Thanks for the video!

@bbgarnettTotallyNotABot Місяць тому

Keep up the great work

@Ironic-Social-Phobia Місяць тому

Might be an idea to retest the ethernet and USB4 on Linux just to check it's not Windows being funky..

@keithrobinson6201 Місяць тому

Fantastic review!

@JeremyPeeples Місяць тому

I've got a Geekom A5 and love it for gaming - I would love to check out a GMKTec one at some point.

@agr-tech Місяць тому

would be interesting to see if you had the network issue running Linux.

@SinaFarhat Місяць тому

The windows 11 local account solution is interesting. One major downside of requiring windows account before you can get into windows 11 is that if someone is building a new pc or servicing a current pc for a person and they have to install a fresh copy of windows in order to make sure that everything works with the hardware, they then cant just give the person a ready to use pc unless they use the local account method.

@polarvortex6601 Місяць тому

hey lon, did you tested it for malware? aside from that the gigabit issue is quite concerning as well. sometimes when your computer has driver issues it can lead to issues later on. i know because i have a lenovo gaming pc that had issues with the headphone driver that caused the computer to had crashes and locks up . i had to go to my motherboard to disable the whole headphone audio thing. its rather known issue for a few gaming pcs of them. thank God for Bluetooth huh! anyways, thanks for the video

@LonSeidman Місяць тому

Yes it was mentioned in the video it came back clean.

@polarvortex6601 Місяць тому

@@LonSeidman sorry i didnt noticed. maybe because i just woke up from a nap. either way thank you for your honesty

@john_in_phoenix Місяць тому

I know from experience that these license types will let you register to your Microsoft account. Then you can just make a windows installer USB stick, wipe the SSD and do a clean install. I did it a week ago on a GMKtec n100 nuc (G3).

@xybersurfer Місяць тому

nice review. one of the ethernet ports is probably 1 Gbps. i've seen it before with other reviews of these kinds of systems

@LonSeidman Місяць тому

Both are supposed to be 2.5 - as you saw one of them could get 1 on the downstream but was uploading at 2.5

@xybersurfer Місяць тому

@@LonSeidman oh that's interesting. i didn't notice that it was fine uploading

@danapretzer1895 Місяць тому

Thanks for the information new subscriber here. Looks like you will be my go-to guy for tech. Just curious what do you do with these review items. Return them donate them give them away? Anyway glad to be here Lon.

@LonSeidman Місяць тому

Welcome aboard! I have a whole write up on what I do with the stuff here: lon.tv/disclosures - generally I donate the Mini PCs to local schools.

@graysonpeddie Місяць тому

The Ethernet speed test for the second Ethernet port in the back of the Mini PC is the same in Linux as well. Am I correct on that you only get 1Gbps down and 2.5Gbps up with Linux? I'm hoping this might or not not be a Windows issue.

@john_in_phoenix Місяць тому

I was wondering the same thing myself.

@graysonpeddie Місяць тому

@@john_in_phoenix Glad I'm not the only one.

@SB-qm5wg Місяць тому

I see not having to deal with an MS online account as a plus. It takes a reg hack to get around in usually.

@biocyber4544 Місяць тому

...I have the GMKTec K6 (7840HS) and eGPU doesn't work/recognized on USB4 (win 11 or win 10).... I think their implementation of USB4 doesnt support PCIe Tunneling or its actually only USB 3.2....had to use an m.2 version of eGPU adapter on the 2nd m.2 slot....

@TrusteftTech Місяць тому

If this is a regular thing, that's a big problem.

@dansanger5340 Місяць тому

I love the idea of these mini PCs, but reliability is the big question for me. I recently got one similar to this, but from a different manufacturer, to replace my ancient tower PC that died after nearly 15 years. I'm shocked at the value and performance. Considering the price, I'll be happy if the new one lasts for at least three years.

@randomvlogs5818 Місяць тому

I think I have a different defitintion of "cheap" to you Lon. The link you've provided has the PC as £2,044! That is $2500 dollars, haha.

@LonSeidman Місяць тому

Amazon does these auto referrals to the local version of the product. Sometimes it links up to the wrong one or it's an alternative.

@ElionildoMiranda 22 дні тому

I just bought the Gmktec K8, but it has signal problems on the HDMI, as soon as I turn it on the gmktec logo appears but then my screen goes black and I lose the HDMI signal, with the headphone in my ear I hear Windows starting normally . how to resolve this? I have been using the USB C port as a video output.

@CEG3RD Місяць тому

Personally, I would never spend 6 to 800.00 on a mini. I've seen many reviews of mini PC's and in my opinion in order to get close a decent gamer you are going to have spend 800.00 plus. As cool as I think these are it's just too much money. This one at 6 to 800.00 should function perfectly, but Lon found issues with the hardware you would not accept even on a new Optiplex for example. If I spent that kind of money and it wasn't perfect there would be no excuse making. It would be on the way back to the seller.

@StaceyAyodele Місяць тому

Amen! Screw that. $800 and it's defective out of the box. NO THANK YOU!

@SlowPCGaming1 28 днів тому

I was under the impression that Windows 11 Pro doesn't require users to have a BS MS account to use their computers. That is the real appeal for getting the "pro" version. I would reset the OS to new status to get rid of any bloat or spyware that might be on the installation that ships from the factory.

@ariessilva Місяць тому

Hopefully no malware/viruses on this one?

@trapexit Місяць тому

I wish they'd stop putting 2 ethernet devices on these and put more display outputs. I have a Hades Canyon with up to 6 monitors being able to be connected and I use 5 or 6 pretty regularly. Would love to see a more modern mini computer with that many displays. Though likely a single GPU can only do 4. 4+ USB-C ports all with DP Alt mode would be nice. 4 USB-A ports and 6 USB-C with 4 of them with DP Alt would be a great setup.

@xybersurfer Місяць тому

i kind of like the dual lan. it seems to make setting up vlans easier. i guess it depends what you use it for

@keyboard_g Місяць тому

I would immediately wipe the install and start fresh. Realtek nics are terrible for Linux support, which is a shame.

@mcash2189 28 днів тому

I don't understand what the appeal is with these Mini cyber security risks, price to Performance you can get a regular desktop from a reputable brand. I know some people say because they're mini they're portable but you would still need to carry a screen and a keyboard. the fact that several of these lesser PC makers have been shown to ship PCS with malware makes it a hard pass.