BOSGAME E2 Mini PC Ryzen 5 3550H(Max 3.7GHz) DDR4 Mini Computers, 16GB RAM
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BOSGAME E2 Mini PC Ryzen 5 brand was born in March,2021.So far, BOSGAME has 300 R&D technicians and continues to export a number of innovative technologies for the microcomputer industry every year. We believe that everyone deserves a cost-effective, high-performance, level of appearance mini computer that you can use anytime, anywhere.
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George S –
Astronomers – Works Wonderfully With 12V
I bought this to replace an aging (and venerable) NUC 7 to run my observatory which requires telescope control, dome rotation, basic/initial data stacking and plate solving. IYKYK. I required this to run on 12V. At least when I bought this, this was not specified to run on 12V on Amazon, though Bosgame’s website indicates it runs on 12-20V. For my fellow astronomers out there, this is true.Background: I replaced the 512GB SSD with a 2TB SSD (Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2), upgraded to 32GB RAM (Timetec 32GB KIT(2x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz), and replaced the WiFi card with an Intel AX210. None of this was necessary, and this unit was still cheaper than any alternative I found with a processor at this performance level. The Wifi module upgrade was $26 and installed in 4 minutes. The RAM and SSD upgrades were easy for someone who can barely use a screwdriver and knows little about computers. Note: there is only one slot for the SSD. Opening this up showed decent quality control and an easy layout to work with.Power consumption: A stress test with N.I.N.A image capture, PHD2 guiding, Cartes du Ciel, Gemini mount control, ASCOM Hub (for dome control), and, just to make it interesting, SIRIL (astronomy image processing program) stacking 450 subexposures peaked at 37 watts before settling down to 25-26 watts with BIOS settings unchanged from factory settings (“Balanced performance”). Under “normal” conditions, meaning capturing images; controling the dome and mount and cameras; and PHD2 guiding running, this hummed along between 15-21 watts, so less than 2 amps. This is slightly less than my NUC7 with an i5-7260U processor, but this AMD 3550H processor has twice as many cores and threads. The speed improvement over my old processor was significant and immediately noticeable. This will also run laps around Intel N100-N300 processors while allowing for dual-channel RAM.WiFi – Astronomers will know why I automatically upgraded the WiFi module before even turning the computer on. For most users, the standard WiFi module will be more than good enough, but I’m running this 65 feet from my house. The computer is inside a fiberglass observatory. With the upgraded module, download speeds were around 240-260 Mbps in perfect conditions in the observatory with the computer away from the metal telescope pier and without an USB Wifi antenna. With the computer attached to a steel pier, the signal dropped (very expectedly) down to a respectable 35-70 Mbps download (enough for Windows Remote Desktop). As planned, I use this with a relatively cheap TP-Link USB wifi antenna away from the telescope pier. Wifi speeds in this configuration range between 150 to 220 Mbps download. The connection is quite stable and still plenty fast over Windows Remote Desktop. For comparison, inside my house, download speeds were over 600 Mbps, so the physics of walls and distance still apply. In my use so far, I have not had any latency issues controlling this from inside my home (with the computer outside in the observatory) using Windows Remote Desktop in a suburban neighborhood with quite a number of Wifi networks visibile (houses are close together). The connection does not drop.I ran a CrystalDiskMark Read/Write Test with the somewhat generic SSD I bought to replace this was a respectable ~2800MB/s write and a RNK4K speed of ~280MB/s. It is no speed demon, but this was both better than I expected and more than good enough for astronomy.In indoor and outdoor testing, I’ve only ever heard the fan turn on at initial startup. Even while “stress testing,” I never heard the fan turn on during normal use. This thing was cool to the touch indoors and outdoors. I did check temps via HWmonitor a couple of times and never saw temperatures approach 50C. Heavy gamers might have a different experience here. It should be noted that astronomy programs intended to run telescopes and observatories do not tax processors and memory like modern games do, so gamers’ mileage may vary. However, image stacking and processing programs can tax processors and memory a little and the fan never turned on and power consumption remained below 40 watts in my limited use.Cons:1. The plastic quality is somewhat to be desired. I’m nitpicking hard here as that same plastic allows for more effective WiFi range than my NUC had, which was a metal Faraday cage of otherwise beautiful build quality. I’d rate the build quality as good enough, particularly at this price.2. No SATA expansion slot: Hence the reason why I got a 2TB SSD. I knew this going in, and now you do. I will not take a star off of my rating for this because they do not advertise this as having the capability to add a second SSD/SATA drive.3. This is advertised as only being able to use 2400Mhz DDR4 memory, but the module inside the unit was 2666Mhz DDR4. I don’t know whether this was faster memory operating at 2400Mhz or whether the motherboard/processor can handle faster memory, but I had bought new memory sticks for this computer before I knew I could potentially squeeze out a little more speed with 2666Mhz DDR4. It is difficult to call this a con because I don’t know the actual limitations of the computer. For most users, this underpromise and overdelivery might be a good thing. If expecting to upgrade from 16GB RAM immediately, check with BOSGAME first to ensure it can only operate with 2400Mhz.Overall, in the two weeks I’ve had this, I’ve been happy with its performance for astronomy. It has significantly better performance than an ASIAir and uses marginally more power than otherwise lower-performing N97, N100-N305 Intel processors. 1-1.5A under normal loads is extremely reasonable either in the field or in an observatory. This thing is a steal thus far.
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Business User –
Low price, good performance, clean Windows 11 install
This is a gift for a child who plays casual/medium spec games. Before hiding it in the closet, I took it out to make sure that it wasn’t junk.1) The Windows 11 install that shipped with the system was clean as far as I could tell (via offline scan on unmounted volume with up to date definitions ClamAV). I did not rescan after testing the system and being internet connected but I did monitor requests from a networked Pihole and detected nothing out of the ordinary.2) The system seems very performant in desktop usecases. I opened a bunch of tabs in Edge, tried using the desktop while running Passmark, etc. Very snappy.3) I tested the few games the child plays to make sure it was a good experience. I didn’t write down numbers bit Roblox ran perfectly with its auto configured quality setting.4) The system is physically smaller than I expected, and was surprisingly well built. The case feels metallic and very dense. I felt like this was a positive as things like heavy HDMI cables won’t flip the system up.5) To test, I used an existing powered USB-C dock I use for work with 2 monitors connected via HDMI, a mouse and keyboard. It did not work at first. Only when I unplugged one of the monitors did the dock function. This is not a negative just an observation and could have been specific to my setup.6) The company actually has a website with drivers and specs and stuff. That’s pretty rare among the unknown Chinese brands of mini-pcs.Overall for $279 (the final price I paid) this was definitely a great buy and fantastic value.
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David Bixler –
A bizarrely powerful, capable, workstation PC/NUC
Dev:Excellent for GameDev. Runs Unity 3D scenes well enough to make games, but I wouldn’t build the final executable with this. I would offload that to Unity services etc.It runs Godot / Redot nicely in a scene with lots of objects. Handles Rider nicely. Vivaldi and Discord on a second screen while sharing desktop, all worked nicely.3D ModelingI was able to cook up to 1 million poly (tris) in Blender and yes, it WILL run Cycles, but denoising will be slow, and cycles iterations will be slow. So, great for modeling, sculpting etc, not great for rendering. Maybe see if it supports an eGPU? Theoretically it does with the USB 4.0 / USB-C support.GamingIt runs 2 screens 4K@60hz nicely, but you’ll get a lot more bang for your buck gaming if you’re at 1080p. I was able to run Fortnite with 1080p @ 60hz solid with 60% 3D resolution and everything on low. Satisfactory with low-med settings ran nicely. Don’t expect to be frying people on Fortnite and your Satisfactory builds shouldn’t be super congested in one area. Break it up on the map for better perf. Other games like Frostpunk or IDUN will run, but you might encounter jumps/stuttering in some scenes / UI.Pros:-> It’s amazingly quiet for how powerful it is.-> The ports, size, and overall capabilities are better than expected.-> It’s a solid media center, workstation, technical bench, surveillance station etc.-> Throws some heat, but nothing crazy.-> Preloaded with Windows-> Boots fast, like bizarre fast.-> Impressive wifi speeds, seriously. This thing bucks. I have an ASUS ROG Ally X (2TB) and this NUC’s wifi outpaces it.-> Comes with a convenient bracket for wall/desk/monitor mounting. You can stash this thing out of sight or just put it somewhere out of the way at your workstation.-> It’s a solid piece. Does not feel cheap to handle, and care was taken with presentation and assembly.-> Comes with a 4K capable HDMI cable.Cons:<- It’s not as capable for gaming as I’d like, but that may be a non-concern with an eGPU setup.<- I wish the specs were more clear, does it support more than 1 M.2/NVME? Does it have additional space for RAM modules? I’ll have to open it up and see I suppose.<- It comes with the bloatware version of0 windows (may disregard your selections for prompts like skydrive etc).<- Bulky power supply and prongs can’t be pivoted so you’ll either need a short extension cable to make it fit on a congested surge protector.Honestly though, the cons seem trivial. This is a solid unit for anyone who needs a relatively inexpensive but oddly capable workstation, which is exactly what we needed.Cons aside, this unit deserves 5 stars.
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Tough Customer –
Worth every cent and then some
Serouisly impressed with performance so far.Really pissed becuase this mini pc rivals my $3k monster desktop i last built. I wish i would have built this before my last desktop.Running 2 monitors moderate gaming and serious number crunchying in excel.Systems stay cool and barely hear fans when they kick on.BTW: i very rarely rate any pc equipment at max
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Bruce Garrett –
So far its peefect for my needd
It fits my needs and more. Computer quality is very good, wifi connectivity no problem works well. The size is perfect it s not heavy ,so I don’t have pay much for weight when i ship it overseas.
Sean –
Perfect Emulation Machine
I purchased the AMD Ryzen 5 3550HS model of this product. My wife has an astigmatism and is only able to play older 2d games. I was looking to prepare an emulation machine that allowed her to play all the games of her childhood and others that she missed. I looked at every budget model of mini pc and in the sun $200 range, this provided the best bang for your buck. I purchased at $178 and can run any emulation up to PS2/GameCube/XBox. This has allowed me to box up all of the old machines and consolidate 8+ consoles into one, tiny windows 11 box. This machine will also perform any streaming you may want to do, a Plex server, or any number of Office tasks in word, excel, etc. The Radeon integrated graphics of this computer double or triple the Intel options in this price for similar CPU performance. If you are looking for an emulation platform, a streaming box or a light office processing unit, I would absolutely purchase the Bosgame 2 as the best value sub $200 mini pc.
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Formual48Formual48 –
Powerful Compact Gaming Mini PC
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Case Design: The case itself is very compact and looks nice. There are plenty of ports for a mini PC that enables more peripherals than i will probably need for this but it is good to have extra. Having USB-C and USB 3.0 lets me use plenty of newer devices without issue with this mini PC.Easy out of the box setup: Comes pre-loaded with a windows 11 pro image. After examining this image I was happy to find that there was no pre-installed bloatware and the image was very snappy and quick. Choosing to not include any nonsense software or marketing grabs was a nice surprise. This helps speed up the setup process a lot.SPECS Matched Description: Validated that the installed specs matched the order description. With 32GB of DDR5 Ram, a Ryzen 7 with Radeon 780 graphics and 1 TB NVME Drive, this little PC was a surprising powerhouse. I was happy that they went with the Ryzen chipset for this since AMD has recently edged out intel for gaming and multi-use performance.Gaming: After setup I fired up League of Legends and played a round of TFT. Out of the box with no configuration, I was able to see 220FPS on a 4K(3840×2160) ultra-wide monitor. The machine had 0 stuttering while playing and remained very quiet to my pleasant surprise. It maintained this quiet sound throughout the entire round and I was also happy to find that there was no crazy heat to feel on the case.The only caveat I ran into was that the pre-loaded image was not on the latest feature update so expect to have the machine run updates at first launch to grab that. This is not the fault of the PC company as microsoft releases these but it will affect the initial setup timeline.Overall, I was very happy with the performance of this Gaming MiniPC at this price point. There was thoughtful design put into this PC and it pays off with how it runs. I would gladly purchase this again 10/10.
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Jacob Bruner –
works great, no issus
Works great, no issues
Peter Domínguez –
BOSGAME E2 Mini PC Ryzen 5 3550H: Impressive retro emulation station
I have a powerful desktop PC with retroarch that I use to stream more demanding emulation into the TV of my living room for some couch play sessions, but it can be a pain to get it to function correctly all of the time. I’ll admit I bought this PC with very low expectations, thinking I may not be able to even properly emulate anything beyond the 4th gen (SNES, Genesis, etc); what I planned for was to leverage vulkan to see how much more I could squeeze out of this device, and I am pleasantly surprised: with the exception of N64 (a notoriously difficult, hardware heavy platform to emulate), I can pull off everything up to the 6th gen (PS2, Gamecube and, more importantly for me, Dreamcast; haven’t tested OG Xbox emulation since it’s not part of Lakka/Retroarch yet).And honestly, that’s where my testing stopped: I am not interested on emulating 7th gen and beyond, so maybe this mini pc can handle even more than what I tried. That said, the Ryzen 5 5500H is still a mobile chip and won’t perform any miracles, so for very graphically intensive gaming, pairing it up with a GPU running externally may be the best bet.My overachieving goal for this experiment was to get Saturn emulation working with Virtua Fighter Remix not running at 2 fps; not only did this mini pc managed it, but exceeded it by giving me decent Dreamcast, GameCube and PS2 emulation as well. The only point of contention is that you need to fiddle around in the BIOS to get the iGPU to use vulkan properly and you’re unlikely to get as much performance as I did if you run Windows on it. In my case, I used Lakka (lightweight Linux based os for making your own retro consoles) and it was compatible with everything: Bluetooth, Wifi, etc. So keep in mind that some knowledge of Linux and system administration is required (SSH, Samba and general Linux terminal usage).Overall, I’m very satisfied with this purchase and was surprised at the capability of this device for retro emulation.UPDATE 08/04/25: I managed to get N64 emulation working by disabling threaded sync in the retroarch settings, which was messing with it and even other emulators. That said, I couldn’t get Mupen64Plus-Next running, only Parallel-N64; that’s good enough for me, however. As a bonus, I also tested Wii emulation with Dolphin and seems to work great too, although I did have some black screen flashes that I managed to get rid of by disabling shader compilation before games start and using Async Ubershaders. So all in all, even more impressed with this item after some time; just keep in mind you will have to fiddle around the BIOS settings to enable vulkan/have the igpu working properly and likely need to swap operating systems to squeeze more performance out.
Wendy T. –
Good things come in small packages!
So far so good! I really like this little computer. I needed a Windows 11 upgrade anyway and I have recommended it to my sister, who also purchased.We got the extended warranty just in case.It’s fast for me.(Although we’re not doing anything fancy.)A great buy! And it freed up a lot of room on my desktop, which I desperately needed.