My workstation/buildserver for Mabox died ![]()
It served me well for almost 4 years and probably built hundreds of test ISO images and dozens of official releases. Recently, it started malfunctioning and finally stopped working in November.
I’m currently using hardware borrowed from a friend (for a few weeks). But I need to urgently look for a new one.
I really like this hardware…
It’s an ASROCK DeskMini X300 + AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G with Radeon Graphics + 16GB RAM.
And I’m slowly looking for something similar…
Do you have any experience with the AMD Asrock DeskMini kit?
I’m not up to date on hardware.
Such a kit costs around $500. Box + CPU + Cooler + 16GB RAM + maybe a new hard drive. Fortunately, I don’t need a fancy graphics card. I only rarely play old games ![]()
Is it worth it?
Or do you have any other budget-friendly suggestions?
Three options I'm currently considering
1. Good
~ $500
ASROCK DeskMini X300 -Barebone
CPU + integrated grahpic card: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G Box AM5 (5,000GHz) 100-100000931BOX mit Kühler
Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a-AM5, Cooler CPU Low-Profile Klasy Premium dla AMD AM5 (Brązowy)
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Hard Disc: I can use old one - it is still alive ![]()
2. Dream
~ $750 - $900
Minisforum UM890 Pro
3. Low
~ $300
CHUWI UBox Mini PC. Probably enough power for ISO building; might be noisy.
If you want to help me fund new equipment, you can do it… ![]()