Hello,
I would like to preface this by saying that I am an idiot. Five years after I bought my last PC, I thought that it was time to upgrade to something that could play modern games.
Systemlabs.com recommended that this mini desktop PC could handle Star Wars: Squadrons -- i7-7920HQ with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 DDR4.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DHWJ6VT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
But then I thought, that the CPU Core i9 9880H model (advertised on the same page) wasn't too much of a leap in cost to upgrade; so I went with that. But I really shot myself in the foot, which I found out when I tried to run Star Wars: Squadrons, because I chose a PC which has an Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU. As one review put it, the Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU is fantastic for playing older games on low settings.
The HTPC Mini Desktop computer really is a tiny machine at, 5.675.282.52 inches. Do I have options for upgrading the graphics, or have I bought a "gaming" computer that simply isn't fit for modern games ?
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Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i9 9880H @ 2.30GHz 33 °C
Coffee Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB
Motherboard
SYWZ S210H Series (U3E1) 35 °C
Graphics
ASUS VS228 (1920x1080@59Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Intel)
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 (SATA (SSD)) 28 °C
238GB KingFast (Unknown (SSD))
465GB Seagate Expansion SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA) ) 30 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Manufacturer Intel
Model UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 8086-3E9B
Revision 3
Subvendor Intel (8086)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Driver version 27.20.100.9316
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1 - "Perf Level 0"
CPU
Intel Core i9 9880H
Cores 8
Threads 16
Name Intel Core i9 9880H
Code Name Coffee Lake
Package Socket 1440 FCBGA
Technology 14nm
Specification Intel Core i9-9880H CPU @ 2.30GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model E
Extended Model 9E
Stepping D
Revision R0
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Supported, Enabled
Fan Speed 833 RPM
Bus Speed 99.7 MHz
Stock Core Speed 2300 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 100 MHz
Average Temperature 31 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 8 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 8 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 8 x 256 KBytes
L3 Unified Cache Size 16384 KBytes
Motherboard
Manufacturer SYWZ
Model S210H Series (U3E1)
Version To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model ID3E20
Chipset Revision 0D
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model HM370
Southbridge Revision 10
System Temperature 34 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 5.17
Date 26/01/2021
Voltage
CPU CORE 0.360 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.832 V
AVCC 3.312 V
3VCC 3.296 V
VIN4 0.240 V
VIN5 0.128 V
VIN6 0.840 V
VIN7 0.152 V
VIN8 0.360 V
VIN9 1.704 V
VIN10 0.240 V
VIN11 1.832 V
VIN12 0.840 V
VIN13 1.832 V
VIN14 0.128 V
VIN15 1.648 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation J6B2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J6B1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J6D1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J7B1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J8B4
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
I would like to preface this by saying that I am an idiot. Five years after I bought my last PC, I thought that it was time to upgrade to something that could play modern games.
Systemlabs.com recommended that this mini desktop PC could handle Star Wars: Squadrons -- i7-7920HQ with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 DDR4.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DHWJ6VT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
But then I thought, that the CPU Core i9 9880H model (advertised on the same page) wasn't too much of a leap in cost to upgrade; so I went with that. But I really shot myself in the foot, which I found out when I tried to run Star Wars: Squadrons, because I chose a PC which has an Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU. As one review put it, the Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU is fantastic for playing older games on low settings.
The HTPC Mini Desktop computer really is a tiny machine at, 5.675.282.52 inches. Do I have options for upgrading the graphics, or have I bought a "gaming" computer that simply isn't fit for modern games ?
----------------------
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i9 9880H @ 2.30GHz 33 °C
Coffee Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB
Motherboard
SYWZ S210H Series (U3E1) 35 °C
Graphics
ASUS VS228 (1920x1080@59Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Intel)
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 (SATA (SSD)) 28 °C
238GB KingFast (Unknown (SSD))
465GB Seagate Expansion SCSI Disk Device (USB (SATA) ) 30 °C
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Manufacturer Intel
Model UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 8086-3E9B
Revision 3
Subvendor Intel (8086)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Driver version 27.20.100.9316
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1 - "Perf Level 0"
CPU
Intel Core i9 9880H
Cores 8
Threads 16
Name Intel Core i9 9880H
Code Name Coffee Lake
Package Socket 1440 FCBGA
Technology 14nm
Specification Intel Core i9-9880H CPU @ 2.30GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model E
Extended Model 9E
Stepping D
Revision R0
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Supported, Enabled
Fan Speed 833 RPM
Bus Speed 99.7 MHz
Stock Core Speed 2300 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 100 MHz
Average Temperature 31 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 8 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 8 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 8 x 256 KBytes
L3 Unified Cache Size 16384 KBytes
Motherboard
Manufacturer SYWZ
Model S210H Series (U3E1)
Version To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model ID3E20
Chipset Revision 0D
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model HM370
Southbridge Revision 10
System Temperature 34 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 5.17
Date 26/01/2021
Voltage
CPU CORE 0.360 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.832 V
AVCC 3.312 V
3VCC 3.296 V
VIN4 0.240 V
VIN5 0.128 V
VIN6 0.840 V
VIN7 0.152 V
VIN8 0.360 V
VIN9 1.704 V
VIN10 0.240 V
VIN11 1.832 V
VIN12 0.840 V
VIN13 1.832 V
VIN14 0.128 V
VIN15 1.648 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation J6B2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J6B1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J6D1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J7B1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation J8B4
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
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