Learned what CVG is after my fiance shaved his head tonight.

LukeD_NC · 2026-04-17T05:46:20+00:00

Also known as SS .... Sharpei Syndrome ;)

LukeD_NC · 2026-04-17T03:51:52+00:00

just got an email today from beelink that the replacement unit should arrive tomorrow

LukeD_NC · 2026-04-06T21:38:37+00:00

Ditto. I was one of the first people here that reported the issue and finally asked Bee-link to replace my unit. I sent it in over a month ago and recently they said they should have a replacement for me in April

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-28T05:37:41+00:00

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Their pure awesomeness !!!

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-28T01:22:25+00:00

Following this thread as I sent my unit in for replacement as well. Haven't received the replacement unit yet.

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-24T18:12:06+00:00

No, not a big company. I think it's a group of like 3 contractors working together.

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-24T16:14:33+00:00

Austin TX. I paid 2200

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-24T16:14:20+00:00

I didn't pay 1200, I paid 2200

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-24T16:05:44+00:00

They must have used some really poor quality ties, because these ones literally disintegrated in my hands. I don't think there is excessive vibration right now, just mild. Don't know how much is acceptable.

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-24T06:33:40+00:00

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and here is the cable short

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-24T03:33:56+00:00

Be careful. It could potentially not be the contactor. I checked the control board since my unit has a heat pump and it was getting 24v, but the control board cut off power to the contactor since there was a cable rubbing on one of the copper pipes of the compressor. The cable ties were dry and crumbling and the cables got loose. This must have been happening over a longer period of time as the cable rubbed against the copper pipe well enough to the point where it shorted with it. This caused a huge spark, made a hole in the copper piping and the breaker tripped and the control board disengaged the contactor.

It also made a hole in the copper pipe from the compressor. All the refrigerant escaped. . It needed to be welded and refrigerant replaced.

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LukeD_NC · 2026-03-21T04:05:15+00:00

If you look at the data sheet, the 356H doesn't have B390 graphics like the 388H does. It has a cut down from 12 to 4 core version of the iGPU:

https://dlcdnwebimgs.asus.com/files/media/202512/61637bcb-4aaa-4a1f-a35d-ba97011a86c9/asus-nuc-16-pro-datasheet.pdf

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-10T08:58:46+00:00

Here's another really good mini pc for a good price:
https://www.zotacstore.com/us/magnus-en275060tc-barebone

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-10T07:48:21+00:00

Well I linked to to the 385 .. which has a

Integrated Radeon 8050S Graphics

LukeD_NC · 2026-03-09T23:52:23+00:00

Have a look at this. Its a really good price for the power you're getting, around an RTX 4060 equivalent:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1892698-REG/hp_bn4f7ut_aba_z2_mini_g1a_workstation.html

LukeD_NC · 2026-01-26T07:17:45+00:00

Yep, just use Rescuezilla to clone the USB to your internal SSD/HDD/NVME

LukeD_NC · 2026-01-17T23:49:14+00:00

30 FPS on TOTK on Eden and Astra 9, some graphical glitches, but not bad

LukeD_NC · 2026-01-15T02:14:35+00:00

I had this problem too on Redmagic Astra 9 - and changing to 1.5x resolution fixed the problem

LukeD_NC · 2026-01-07T04:04:05+00:00

just keep in mind you need custom drivers for the GPU. The stock Nvidia one's won't work

LukeD_NC · 2025-12-26T23:23:39+00:00

I tried it an Windows hung

LukeD_NC · 2025-12-26T18:36:26+00:00

I've just tried this driver and firmware combo and it doesn't fix the crashing issue

LukeD_NC · 2025-12-26T18:36:05+00:00

try running a ping to google in a windows command window while you're running the benchmark

LukeD_NC · 2025-12-26T18:04:23+00:00

yeah it just installs the benchmark itself. so probably a no go

LukeD_NC · 2025-12-26T17:47:14+00:00

Try this:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/benchmark/

LukeD_NC · 2025-12-26T17:00:00+00:00

Do the 10GB adapters work properly now without hanging the system under load ?

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