minipc

Hi all, I'm currently running a 3rd node for proxmox on and old board, dual xeon, without case, open on my rack machine. This server cannot remain in production in my infra. This node is used almost only to have a third node; I do not realy need the power if this machine in my cluster. I...

Hello Community, first post, please be gentle. I am trying to upgrade my home network to 10Gb. I currently have: AT&T Fiber with the Gateway in the master wiring closet. Capable of up to 5Gb internet, setup in passthrough mode. Then connected to a PFsense passively cooled 6 port gigabit...

Hello, I picked up one of the Topton N100 Mini PCs, and since got it was having some weird issues with a flickering screen and the system freezing in bios before I could get it to boot via USB. Figured I would just clear the CMOS and see if that fixed it. Unfortunately, now the device is booting...

Hello, all. I hope this is the best place to post this question. I'm new to the forum. Here's the deal. I have an old Intel NUC I have had for a couple of years I am afraid could die at any moment. It currently is running Red Hat 8 with KVM/libvirt hosting a few virtual machines and is also my...

So I'm looking with great interest at the Beelink 12/pro/etc series STH has been reviewing, and while I find the P+E cores *really* close to where I want to be, for a virtualization env, i still want to keep storage and VM's on separate interfaces. With proper redundancy, that requires (4)...

Hello Everyone. I've posted several times in this forum, mostly in the N5xxx mini PC Threads. Recently I have been in the unfortunate position having one of these boxes bought on aliexpress fail. My box was a Pentium 7505 one, bought on the "Topton official store". It crashed weirdly a couple...

The i5-1135G7 system arrived this weekend. I placed the order on June 17, making the delivery time about 3 weeks. I purchased a barebone system and the memory I ordered hasn't arrived so I don't have any test results yet. I'll be running prime95 to test thermals and memtest. At my request...

In one of the recent videos Patrick mentioned that some folks have opted to replace the included power supply with a higher quality unit. Are there any brands or SKUs that can be recommended? Looking on Amazon for a 12v 3A power supply returns a variety of products from brands such as SHNITPWR...