GMKtec Mini PC Gaming, K6 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Dual NIC LAN 2.5Gbps Desktop Computer, 32GB DDR5 (16GB*2) 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD, USB4.0, HDMI, DP, USB-C, WiFi 6E, BT 5.2

I've had a Intel NUC with a Core i5 for a little over 6 years but it was starting to show it's age a bit. One of the ram slots died, it would not boot if I had any ram installed in the second slot. The CPU fan was also wearing out; 3rd party options that I tried were less than stellar. So after dealing with those issues for a little over a year, I decided it was time for a replacement. It was a good pc but it's time had come.Wanted to stay with a small form-factor pc for various reasons. After checking out other options that are available, I settled on this NucBox K6 from GMKtec. It has a Ryzen 7 7840HS cpu, 32 GB of DDR5 ram and 1 TB NVME drive. I added a spare 1TB NVME drive I had to double my storage as well. Small footprint, supports 3 monitors, option to upgrade/replace components as needed with 2 user-serviceable slots for both m.2 drives ram. It's also fairly easy to take it completely apart for cleaning the CPU fan. The auxiliary case fan is a standard 40mm x 10mm pc fan; that will be simple to replace when/if the fan dies. Ticks all the boxes for me.After working with this for over a month, I've had no issues. There was no extra bloatware installed out of the box that I could find. Windows 11 has been running just fine with updates on. I do a little bit of everything with this computer: I've ripped several hundred DVDs and Blurays (with an external Bluray drive and MakeMKV) re-coding said rips with Handbrake for our media server. Some video editing with CapCut. Some light gaming. FreeCAD for designs for my 3d printer. Photoshop. Inkscape. This computer runs circles around my old IntelNUC.All that said, one thing I don't like about this computer is that there is only one USB C port on the front. The USB C port is what is used for the 3rd monitor hookup. I did not want a cable sticking out of the front for this, so I took it upon myself to address this issue. I designed a new top to replace the top from the factory. It houses a short USB C extension cable with a panel mount jack for ease of installation in the new upper housing. Works great. I can have everything plugged in to the back with minimal excess on the front. The extension plug is also loose enough in the new extended lid to unplug and move aside if I need to plug something in to the USB C port without having to take the new housing apart. I didn't print it with the best settings and it wound up being a little bit taller than I'd like but works for my needs now.I saw another review complaining that the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is not running at the speed listed. The listing on Amazon states 4.7ghz, and his is showing it running at 3.2ghz. The speed listed on the Amazon listing is the turbo speed. If you check AMDs website on the CPU you'll see it's normal speed listed at 3.2ghz and it turbos up to 4.2ghz. This CPU is running at spec per AMDs webpage. That is not the CPU that came with mine but I wanted to share that info to avoid confusion. The CPU in mine runs to AMDs specs with no issue.Very happy with my purchase, I hope to get many years of use out of this.

I was very excited to receive this computer and it came a couple days ago. Opening the box felt like Christmas to because I was very ready for an upgrade. Included was a mounting bracket which I did not use but it's nice to have for future use. Instead I used a shelf system which I am happy to say supports the lightweight system very well.Despite being lightweight, this system is surprisingly powerful. All of my favorite programs installed and loaded without any issue and in a much more efficient manner than my previous PC. I am a video editor and mild gamer so the DDR5 chips excited me. I could tell an immediate difference in RAM performance. I was vrry happy to see no bloatware installed (refreshing to see).0I use dual televisions as monitors with a media center style setup. Having the option to add a third is not necessary but it is nice to have the option. The video quality is great for a small form and all of my equipment connected seamlessly even with the use of a KVM switch.I am very happy with the early performance and space efficient design. I experienced no connectivity issues, which is very uncommon for me. The only issue that I ran into can be attributed to Microsoft but GMK support was happy to help out and get me rolling quickly.Benchmark testing was solid. The CPU is quick and Cinebench's numbers were quite good especially when compared to more expensive options. I don't see the need to overclock with this system for the time being as I have experienced very little wait time for any processes. The hard drive operates quickly and the LAN is great, faster networking than I currently need but that's a good problem to have.I recommend this system at the price point. It is solid in all categories and support is quick to respond.

**UPDATED - see below**GMKtec replaced the unit no questions asked and as a bonus I bought their AD-GP1 External GPU Docking Stationwith the Oculink port and 96 GB of memory. It is working great! Quiet and cool. Easy to add memory, lots of ports (TBird, USB) - will be running some games through it with the GPU dock and will leave a review for that too!I have other GMKtec NUC's that are a few years old that are still running great too - I am glad this was resolved !**Original Review**I was satisfied with this NUC until about a month ago when it stopped working suddenly. It would not power on and after troubleshooting based on the manufacturers' guidance (remove SSD/NVMe/memory and attempt to get it to post) it would not POST. I noticed when I removed the top cover (the first time I had done so) the top fan was actually stuck. It would spin freely after I moved it manually but I think the fan quit and I did not notice (the unit was in another room). I could also smell the telltale burned component smell. I would like to give a better rating and will amend this review if GMteK repairs/replaces the unit. In the meantime, this is a "heads-up" to anyone else interested in this NUC.

This is a great mini PC for the price. By itself it can be used as a small but powerful office or development machine, or even for light gaming. However, when you throw in an eGPU it readily opens up alerting you to do much heavier lifts, like video editing or regular gaming.The only I don't give it 5 stars is that despite it having a USB 4 port, I was unable to use my Razer Core X with the device. Nothing I could do wroth get it detected. I reached out to support abs they were very helpful. I exchanged emails with Julian, who was very knowledgeable and walked me through several rounds of trouble shooting. In the end we determined something about the Razer Core X and the USB4 implementation on this device is incompatible.I was able to get my hands on a different eGPU - and AD-GP1. This eGPU worked perfectly. It was simply plug and play since the AMD drivers were already installed.