{"id":334122,"date":"2026-03-07T17:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/334122\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:31:11","slug":"got-spare-parts-lying-around-this-cheap-mini-pc-is-going-to-be-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/334122\/","title":{"rendered":"Got spare parts lying around? This cheap mini PC is going to be for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mini PCs are the way to go if you&#8217;re looking to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/mini-pc-outperforms-raspberry-pi-5-at-similar-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a new project off the ground affordably<\/a>. And while most mini PCs will come preconfigured, we like the idea of a barebone mini PC offering, simply because you may be able to utilize old parts to make it an absolute beast. If you&#8217;re in this particular situation, then this might be the mini PC for you.<\/p>\n<p>                        Not for everyone<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Binxarn Mini PC\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/copy-of-169-3.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/copy-of-169-3.png\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now we know that popping in parts into a mini PC isn&#8217;t going to be for everyone. But, if you have some old parts you&#8217;ll never use lying around, then this mini PC might be a good way to get a project started.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to its core, you&#8217;re looking at an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor, which is a versatile CPU that can handle most things you throw at it. Plus, it has an integrated Vega graphics card that&#8217;s powerful enough to play most modern games.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this is where things get interesting, because this model doesn&#8217;t come with any RAM or storage. So, you&#8217;ll have to supply your own. The device can support up to 64GB DDR4 RAM and up to 2TB of M.2 SSD storage.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a decently high ceiling for a cheap mini PC, especially when most affordable models can&#8217;t even be upgraded. When it comes to the ports, you&#8217;re looking at two USB-A in the front, along with two additional USB-A in the rear. The rear panel also features Ethernet, two HDMI, USB-C, and power port.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also wireless connectivity using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 6. One final note is that this mini PC doesn&#8217;t come preloaded with an OS. So, you&#8217;ll have to supply your own, using a Windows license or downloading Linux. Again, the $200 price tag and what you get won&#8217;t be for everyone, but this is going to speak to someone out there.<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"420\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Binxarn Mini PC\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft-photoroom-5.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/draft-photoroom-5.png\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tCPU \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAMD Ryzen 5 550oU<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tGraphics \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAMD Vega 7<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMemory \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNone<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tStorage \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNone<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tOperating System \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNone<\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-description override\">A barebone mini PC that&#8217;s the right fit for someone out there with extra parts. It has a solid base; it&#8217;s now up to you to build it out. Get it now for $200.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mini PCs are the way to go if you&#8217;re looking to get a new project off the ground&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-334122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}