News You can use a full-sized GPU with ASRock's new Mini PC — DeskMate X600 only for China, priced at roughly $193 USD

[Admin]

The ASRock DeskMate X600 rounds out ASRock's current Mini PC lineup with a top-mounted PCIe slot intended for use with full-speed graphics cards — size doesn't matter when the card's not inside the case.

You can use a full-sized GPU with ASRock's new Mini PC — DeskMate X600 only for China, priced at roughly $193 USD : Read more

 

[USAFRet]

"...but exactly how you're expected to dock and power that external GPU isn't quite clear..."

 

[chaz_music]

This is awesome, but you should be careful when trying to use it. I might pair this with an external RAID enclosure.

"...but exactly how you're expected to dock and power that external GPU isn't quite clear..."

Oh yes, and if you did try to use an external PSU to power it, the common mode noise from the PSU will eat you alive unless you make a direct power common between the two systems as well as a housing ground strap/braid. I might also try adding common mode cores on the PCI bus cables if I have problems. Chose your PSU carefully and try to find one with low CM EMI to ground.

 

[USAFRet]

This is awesome, but you should be careful when trying to use it. I might pair this with an external RAID enclosure.



Oh yes, and if you did try to use an external PSU to power it, the common mode noise from the PSU will eat you alive unless you make a direct power common between the two systems as well as a housing ground strap/braid. I might also try adding common mode cores on the PCI bus cables if I have problems. Chose your PSU carefully and try to find one with low CM EMI to ground.

A solution in search of a problem.

 

[chaz_music]

A solution in search of a problem.

Well, could be the wrong solution for the right problem. Due to noise and other issues, it might be plain simpler to use Thunderbolt, especially if they ramp up the fiber optic version. Then the noise problems go away inherently. I think it was BitUser who pointed this out a year or so ago.

 

[Notton]

Asrock pulling a minisforum B550/B550 Pro, except they somehow managed to make it worse than the smaller company with less resources.

I don't get it, did minisforum have a patent on that design or something?

 

[Amdlova]

Two psu IS BAD BAD BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!
how to fry your system and the power bill eat you alive!

 

[Amdlova]

@chaz_music build an open frame with an matx board have some nice little chasis with a price tag of 38usd
2.5 and 3.5 cages are five or six dollars
something like that

https://ibb.co/z4W3PpJ

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[watzupken]

Conceptually it sounds great. But the fact that you will have a GPU and PSU that sticks outside the main system is going to take up a lot of space. I feel they should have design the Deskmate in a way that allows you install a SFX PSU.