Dear STH Members,
I successfully bought a new Elitedesk 705 Gen 5 88RM51ET#ABU from UK with 32 months HP warranty, under the retail price (new in box).
Factory configuration:
1x8GB sodimm DDR4
Ryzen 5 pro 340 CPU with integrated Vega 11, cpu 4 core, 8 threads
1x240GB WD nvme SSD in M.2 nvme port
Another M2.nvme port under the SATA cage
1xSATA port with SATA cage
Intel Wifi 6 AX200
Display output: 2xDisplayport.
Compatibility:
- NVME ports are not compatible with M.2 SATA. I tried an 1TB Team M.2 SATA SSD, it was not visible in BIOS.
- There is not enough space to install NVME ssd in nvme slot 2 if the sata cage is installed. You have to remove the cage, if you want to use 2 nvme ssd.
Upgrade:
- I replaced the factory ram module with 2x16GB Cruical ddr4 sodimm.
- I installed Sata M.2 converter to sata cage.
- I ordered HDMI Flex port, because i want to use 3 display, there is a lot of HP p/n in internet about this module, the L37415-001SPS-PCA HALI HDMI OPTION BOARD ENT18 is the compatible one with gen5, i asked HP about that.
Upgrade2:
- The option board has been arrived, beware, the 2 very expensive accessories, the 2 screws are NOT included. I had an old fujitsu 2.5" hdd disassembled, the screws from this drive were perfect to fix the board.
Now I have 3 monitors attached.
Experience:
- Latest Ubuntu desktop is crap, I experienced vga problems (flickering boxes, etc) in different browsers.
- Windows 10 is fine.
- Cooler basically is quiet, if you stress the cpu, the cooler will be loud.
- Temperatures: CPU in normal load: 58 C, in multi thread-stress: 85 C
. SSD in SSD cage: not stressed: 60C in normal usage, high usage: 85C.
- GPU temperature: in normal 57 C, in load 80C.
I am satisfied, I wanted to use for internet, IOT development, in Fusion 360 soft drawing, and I didnt want to use my gaming rig for smaller tasks.
Perhaps this would be a nice base of soft virtualization., but only if you satisfied with one GBE port.
Kind regards
I successfully bought a new Elitedesk 705 Gen 5 88RM51ET#ABU from UK with 32 months HP warranty, under the retail price (new in box).
Factory configuration:
1x8GB sodimm DDR4
Ryzen 5 pro 340 CPU with integrated Vega 11, cpu 4 core, 8 threads
1x240GB WD nvme SSD in M.2 nvme port
Another M2.nvme port under the SATA cage
1xSATA port with SATA cage
Intel Wifi 6 AX200
Display output: 2xDisplayport.
Compatibility:
- NVME ports are not compatible with M.2 SATA. I tried an 1TB Team M.2 SATA SSD, it was not visible in BIOS.
- There is not enough space to install NVME ssd in nvme slot 2 if the sata cage is installed. You have to remove the cage, if you want to use 2 nvme ssd.
Upgrade:
- I replaced the factory ram module with 2x16GB Cruical ddr4 sodimm.
- I installed Sata M.2 converter to sata cage.
- I ordered HDMI Flex port, because i want to use 3 display, there is a lot of HP p/n in internet about this module, the L37415-001SPS-PCA HALI HDMI OPTION BOARD ENT18 is the compatible one with gen5, i asked HP about that.
Upgrade2:
- The option board has been arrived, beware, the 2 very expensive accessories, the 2 screws are NOT included. I had an old fujitsu 2.5" hdd disassembled, the screws from this drive were perfect to fix the board.
Now I have 3 monitors attached.
Experience:
- Latest Ubuntu desktop is crap, I experienced vga problems (flickering boxes, etc) in different browsers.
- Windows 10 is fine.
- Cooler basically is quiet, if you stress the cpu, the cooler will be loud.
- Temperatures: CPU in normal load: 58 C, in multi thread-stress: 85 C
. SSD in SSD cage: not stressed: 60C in normal usage, high usage: 85C.
- GPU temperature: in normal 57 C, in load 80C.
I am satisfied, I wanted to use for internet, IOT development, in Fusion 360 soft drawing, and I didnt want to use my gaming rig for smaller tasks.
Perhaps this would be a nice base of soft virtualization., but only if you satisfied with one GBE port.
Kind regards
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