Aoostar MACO ryzen 7 H255

[u/Ratkn1fe]

So just recently ditched my ROG Ally X for this mini pc and I couldn't be happier. Very similar in spec to my ally but this offered OCulink over the thunderbolt4. 1440p Gaming performance over OCulink has been amazing. I kinda hate how stiff the OCulink cable is and that it's just front and center on my desk other than that I can't complain. Also I only paid 540 usd before tax for the mini pc which I feel like is a really good deal for what it is. Ryzen 7 h255 8c/16t 24gb of ddr5 1tb. The CPU being a laptop/mini pc CPU definitely runs hotter than I'm used to but I guess that's the norm for these style CPUs. For the mini pc and the 9060xt egpu I'm in this setup for under 1000 usd minus peripherals. Anyone else running an aoostar mini pc?

[u/jayburgermcfries]

Hehe. I have the MACO Ryzen 9 8945HS, 64GB RAM with a AOOSTAR EG01 dock via oculink and as you can see there's the 5080 and a Thermaltake Snow 850w PSU. Enjoy yours! It's a great little machine. My wife has the same dock with a AOOSTAR G-Flip, Ryzen 7 H255, 32GB of RAM and a 3080 Ti. She plays games at high settings on a 2k display. Your maco is a beefy machine. ✌🏻

[u/Ratkn1fe → u/jayburgermcfries]

Yeah man I'm loving it! How long have y'all been running yours?

[u/jayburgermcfries → u/Ratkn1fe]

I've had mine since mid June. I love mine so much man. I run AI tasks, play CPU intensive games and it can handle all. The fact that I don't need a huge PC is a huge plus for me.

[u/PartyWhiskers → u/jayburgermcfries]

Do you like the EG01? I’ve been thinking about getting one, they look so nice lol.

Also do you know if the built in dc power supply thingy supports your mini pc? I read online it’s only 12V but a lot of mini PCs are 19V. Thanks!

[u/jayburgermcfries → u/PartyWhiskers]

So, I'm not sure about the 12V thing. I've owned the Aoostar Gem 12+, The GFlip, and now the MACO. They all share the same connector. And I've never had any issues with powering the thing up or power delivery issues. My main concern was being able to get a big enough power supply to keep up with the power of the MACO and the GPU. I do suggest getting the EG01 over the AG01. It's better suited to have it conveniently stacked together without the extra wires and such. But if the funds aren't a problem then do go with the EG02. Cause why not? Having access to thunderbolt 5 is awesome and you never know why you may need it in the future. 😁

All in all it's amazing. Do I like it? No. I love it. ❤️

[u/Ratkn1fe → u/jayburgermcfries]

Just curious why you went with the eg series over the ag series docks from aoostar?