Reasons to purchase Before using the ThinkPad T410, i5 520M, high score screen version, 10 years to buy the old guy, has been used so far, during which over and over memory, plus LG IPS224 group dual screen, plus a Samsung 850 SSD system disk, plus The wireless mouse and keyboard, according to the current use demand, the performance can actually be just right. Helplessness T410's heat dissipation has always been a problem, replaced by dual-tube cooling, and then replaced the fan, to the end of the increase of an exhaust fan on the outside, but recently mad again, the CPU temperature is appalling, the program a little over thermal shutdown. . . Seeing that the hot summer is coming, it is worth it. Has been interested in MiniPC, before actually pay attention to Intel NUC for a long time, bought a NUC5PPYH to his parents at home last year, use it is also very good, then thought to buy a good performance replace T410, this time the original thought is also waiting Buying NUC7i5, but unfortunately not listed for a long time, watching T410 is almost gone, is thinking about buying GIGABYTE BRIX BKI5HA-7200, only to see Deskmini here in Aunt Zhang, several times to understand, feel more suitable: First, the desktop CPU The performance is much better. Second, although scalability is limited compared to a standard desktop PC, it is flexible compared to notebooks and NUCs. It does not say that there is room for improvement in performance. Even if there are problems like T410 cooling, It will be a lot easier to solve; the last is the price factor, and the price/performance advantage is obvious. Final configuration Deskmini 110/COM ; Intel I3-7300 (In fact, originally wanted i3-7100, but before the Jingdong out of stock, do not want to wait); Shiyan DDR4 2400 8GB (7th generation CPU supports DDR4 2400); Lite-On T10 120G M.2 NVMe SSD; Removed from the old T410: Samsung SSD, Seagate 500G HDD, wireless mouse and keyboard, LG's display will also be on the back, then get a 2K or 4K dual screen. Did not catch any discounts, spent 3K in the past, the price, Gigabyte BKI5HA-7200 barebones can not buy. Unpacking, installing, and loading the system is very simple and all goes well. The BIOS does not need to upgrade to directly support 7-generation CPUs. Out of the box and running even if the points, there have been many posts before, itself is a novice, said no nutrition, went straight to the subject say feelings. experience feelings For a person like me who uses 7 years old + air extractor + Win7, the configuration of Deskmini + Win10 is full of happiness regardless of noise or performance speed. . . As far as the motherboard is concerned, if there are any deficiencies, I think that if one or two USB3.1 interfaces can be added, it will be more perfect. Although it is not currently used, it is always necessary to leave some vision for the future. NUC And BRIX has, or, even if the serial port is necessary to get a model, then set up a new model for USB3.1 is also not a bar. In addition HDMI is slightly weaker, 4096x2160 @ 24Hz / 3840x2160 @ 30Hz, but little effect, there is DP 1.2. What I would like to tell you about this is the chassis. When installed, my biggest feeling is that if Intel NUC and Gigabyte BRIX are MiniPCs that are configured with hard disk memory and peripherals, I think Deskmini is more accurate. The positioning is just like the title. Buy the motherboard and send it to the chassis, that is, you bought ASRock Mini-STX new standard motherboard, and then people send a matching chassis, or the bundled sales of the motherboard chassis (maybe people are so positioned , I think much more ~ ​​~ ~), rather than the CPU hard disk memory and peripheral configuration of the MiniPC. This argument is not a word game, but reflects the design focus of the product, the chassis from the packaging, design, details, and even including the chassis screws, are more or less rough. The design of Intel NUC is not really outstanding, in addition to its attractive figure, and Deskmini is a cost-effective and flexible upgrade in terms of the size of a large circle. However, on the NUC, the MiniPC has a sense of integrity. To be much stronger. If you purchase Deskmini with the expectation of “Buy Board to Send Chassisâ€, satisfaction will be higher. 1, cooling holes There have been many posts mentioned before, dense array of square holes, is entirely a thermal functional considerations, simple and rude. For dust prevention and aesthetics, I added a dust filter: PVC dustproof net_Taobao search Taobao search is the most intelligent commodity search engine, through the operation of big data, accurate understanding of goods and users, to provide accurate personalized search experience. Direct links to s.taobao.com After adding, it is not as beautiful as expected. Because it is fixed on the edge with tape, the middle is not tightly attached to the chassis. If you use a magnet to fix it, the effect may be better, or the chassis may be disassembled. As for preventing dust, you have to check the time. Before and after the installation, the CPU temperature seems to increase several degrees (inaccurate test), with Master Lu pressure test no problem. For your reference only, benevolence is not recommended. 2, hard disk installation There are also posts mentioned before, disassembling the hard disk needs to remove the motherboard, in fact, is not entirely accurate, close to the front panel hard disk can not need to uninstall the motherboard, one side of the hard drive mounting hole inserted in the chassis of the hook, the other side of the screw You can. However, the position near the backplane is not enough. If you have two 2.5-inch hard disks like me, this side can only be used to demolition of the motherboard. In fact, this disk position should be designed to be similar to the side installation. The structure, at most, when disassembling the hard disk, you need to remove the other hard disk next to it, at least easier than removing the motherboard. Or if the design is re-improved, hard disk installation can be done more humane. 3, side USB expansion The problem with this point was that I did not expect it before. It is also a problem that I think is a big issue for the chassis. Of course, if you don't need to extend the USB sideways, it doesn't matter. Since my keyboard and mouse are all wireless 2.4G, this place is just extended to install two 2.4G receivers for the mouse and keyboard. Therefore, I bought a USB extension cable on TB. At the time, the following two were found. It should be the same, but the first seller was more intimate with a bundled tape. At that time, it did not care too much. In the principle of diligent family-keepers, it purchased a second, more recent and cheaper one. DeskMini 110 to expand USB_ Taobao search s.taobao.com direct link Yue Zhi Renxin dual USB cable 9 hole DuPont USB with ear flap USB2.0 with shielding host built-in line 5.5 yuan Lynx featured direct link After receiving a package to know the pain, the extension cord itself is not particularly faulty. The problem is that the Deskmini's disassembly method is to pull out the backplane together with the main board drawer, while the side USB port is located inside the cabinet drawer near the front panel, on the motherboard. The USB extension pin is located on the edge near the front panel. After the chassis is installed, the straight line distance between the two ends of the cable is 2-3cm visually. This design position is short. The connection is slightly longer. The motherboard can be easily mounted on the line. In particular, the two cables of the extension cable are thick and hard. The memory, CPU fan interface, and the pin header on the same edge of the motherboard (including this USB Extending the interface itself) is accidentally tipped up. Similar to the system panel connection, but because the panel line is much smaller, the cable clamp is also on the chassis, so no problem. Later, I learned to bundle the cables as the first linking seller (need to sideline the line as far as possible), after which the installation will be easier, but still need to pay more attention, just have a reasonable clip, use one on the top (if There should be no need to use it. Going back and say, if the chassis has relatively high requirements for this USB extension line, manufacturers should attach it. For a more thorough solution, if you want to retain drawer-style disassembly, I think that the direction of extraction should be changed. Chassis removal screws can remain on the backplane, but the motherboard with the front panel, from the front, even the two side USB port, simply do not be too stingy, directly to the side of the front panel is good, so that the chassis assembly and disassembly process only the serial line of this active cable, there is no problem, but also need to use this serial port The users of the line should be far less than users who want to extend the USB port on the side. BTW, two M3 fixing screws for the USB extension cable, the chassis is not included (the included M3 screws are too short to be used), and I did not buy the line inside. . . At the end I was temporarily holding the old two M3 screws fixed. to sum up In general, if I now let me choose between NUC / BRIX and Deskmini, I think I wouldn't hesitate to choose Deskmini. The price-performance ratio and flexibility are there, but I still hope to believe it. In the future, there will be more and better Mini-STX specification products with more MiniPC models.