A SILENT Intel N5105 Mini PC [Mele Quieter 3Q REVIEW] 

¡Gracias! Hemos cubierto algunas unidades de mini PC. Mejoran... Poco a poco 🙂

Yep. Turn on - Windows 11... Honestly, I'm not a fan of Windows 11. It's strange, and was sluggish for a few hours until the whole thing settled. There are a few reports of this and would rather just roll back to win10 or win7... Win8/ Win8.1 has always been awful. I had a minipc that did the same. Best advice - turn off all Microsoft updates ... And damnit!!! You just reminded me of a section I wanted to add !! I even recorded all the video ! (Arghhh!). Basically- debloat!

Do you check your email ? Tried contacting you a few times through that. Or is the secret phrase "Hello you"?

@@TeamPandory Um, can you message me through Facebook or Twitter pls, I seem to be losing quite a bit of emails from people as of late :S

@@Larry Got it- Just messaged your twitter

No, didn't realise that was a thing... I mean there are a million options in the bios, that might be one of them.

yes you can it's in the bios options.

It's Intel's budget range, for sure. Like how you can get cheaper Porsche cars... Kinda :-)

I reckon it would. I'll give it a bash this weekend. I'm having fun testing Linux on stuff :-)

A full sized pc with decent gpu... Bar none. :-)

Don't see why not ...

It's "holy"

Yes, soldered in. Not upgradable.

While that is true, I think that Burnout 3 is generally a difficult one to emulate ala "God of War" on the PSP.

@@TeamPandory It's useful to use as a testing to compare hardware. To say is a game playable the bottom requirements are conditions of real platform: original resolution, >30 fps, no additonal filters. Original or some lower conditions were not checked and the degree a game is playable stood unknown. I suspect in lower resolution can be >40 fps. Also, it's important to check CPU temperatures during games and other load, as generally >70 C is prefered be avoided to reduce a harm for electronics (disks, wifi, etc.). This thing may get up to 90 C in games, what would lead to think about placing active cooler for such tasks.

@@shampec6185 it honestly depends. It is impossible to check every setting for every game, and to keep changing things away from default values adds to faffiness that not many people are willing to do. Temperature also depends on the hardware, but generally yes, high temperatures should be avoided if at all possible - which also depends on where it is being tested. If you had a computer set up in a sauna I don't think it matters if wind is blowing on it or not.

I have a wattmeter incoming, so soon as that comes I'll let you know the values. As mentioned in comments, this model is the evolution of the j4125- it is faster, and is faster when it comes to all round usage. Saying this, the j4125 is alright for what you stated.. how much are you willing to spend is the main question 🤠

@@TeamPandory Thank you for the reply. If you could let me know that would be appreciated. Electricity consumption is going to become a factor when deciding on what PC to purchase due to the increase in energy bills. I'm hoping it will max out at around 12watts.

If you're in a very hot location, I'd advise against it (think, Africa, southern parts of Spain etc)- If you're in a cool (ish) office environment, you should be fine. Here are a couple of alternatives. 1. - Mele PCG35. That thing won't break a sweat- even if it is fanless. 2. - the hk1box - A very cheap alternative. It runs Android- so you have VLC player

adding AV1 codec capability might be considered

@@TeamPandory Ok that's great thank you. I'll try using Mele Quieter 3Q Mini-PC for a while and see how it goes. We're running OptiSigns software, majority of sites 24/7 and require a windows player so we can provide remote access. Ideally I'd also try Raspberry PIs but these are constantly out of stock.

@@chrisscollick261 - I guess it's worth considering that. If a Raspberry PI would be enough for your application. One of these would feel like a "Rolls Royce" by comparison! And almost sure cheaper also! The only real drawback of one of these tiny SBC's on office environment is that people tend to put all sorts of stuff ON TOP of a fanless PC! Not good. ;-)

Quieter2 doesn't get as hot, that's for sure. w Will see if new thermal grease helps the 3 out a bit over the weekend.

So for watching videos and youtube, the Quieter 2 will be better? thanks

@@forit3061 For the price difference... Yeah maybe. There's also the possibility of Windows 11 working more in the background than 10- so that could also be a thing (turn off those updates!)

Just tried changing the thermal paste to MX4. FAR better results on the quieter3q- 40 degrees at idle and on average 10-20 degrees cooler.

@@TeamPandory That's great news - but to be honest I can't really change the thermal paste myself haha too complex for me P; I really like the new processor on the new Quieter 3, but I'm worried it might overheat and never work again... is it gonna happen in your opinion if I'm gonna use it only for videos and web browsing?

OZ Amazon can be pretty steep, but in regards to your question- this is a new product for a new user. When used goods can be great and much better bang for buck, but they are... Used. Maintenance may be needed, and it can be daunting for new users.