AsRock DeskMini x600 with AMD 9700x

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My Laptop is about to die. I urgently need to buy myself a new small machine to travel with.

As there's screen with HDMI input pretty much everywhere on the planet now, I'm thinking of buying this MiniPC.

I mainly use my laptop ( i7-11800H ) for Audio engineering on the go and it has met my needs so far.

Here's the idea of my build :

    ASRock DeskMini X600

    AMD Ryzen??7 9700X

    Noctua NH-L9A-AM5

    Kingston Fury Impact XMP 32GB 6400M KF564S38IBK2-32

    Seagate FireCuda 540 SSD 2TB

    Win 11 Key

    Arteck 2.4G Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Ultra Compact

I'm about to leave early November for my yearly 6 months trip abroad. I plan to buy all of those pieces tomorrow morning when I wake up to be able to build the machine and get it running stable before I leave.

Now I understand that the motherboard bios is maxing out certain specs and I'm a bit worried about the CPU thermal throttling.

1 - Am I right to assume that I won't be able to get the maximum spec performance out of this CPU due to max Wattage by the Motherboard Bios ?

2 - Also, is there a better CPU that you would recommend at that price range or lower based on my needs ? (Audio Engineering, no gaming)

I'm especially scared that the CPU would thermal throttle under heavy sessions. 

Should I be expecting it to thermal Throttle with that small Noctua ?

Thanks.

EDIT: The DeskMini x600 is rated at 65W and the 9700x is rated at 65W.

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martel80 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Sep 2024 Status: Offline Points: 50	Post Options Post Reply Quote martel80 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: AsRock DeskMini x600 with AMD 9700x Posted: 12 Sep 2024 at 10:59pm
	My Laptop is about to die. I urgently need to buy myself a new small machine to travel with. As there's screen with HDMI input pretty much everywhere on the planet now, I'm thinking of buying this MiniPC. I mainly use my laptop ( i7-11800H ) for Audio engineering on the go and it has met my needs so far. Here's the idea of my build : ASRock DeskMini X600 AMD Ryzen??7 9700X Noctua NH-L9A-AM5 Kingston Fury Impact XMP 32GB 6400M KF564S38IBK2-32 Seagate FireCuda 540 SSD 2TB Win 11 Key Arteck 2.4G Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Ultra Compact I'm about to leave early November for my yearly 6 months trip abroad. I plan to buy all of those pieces tomorrow morning when I wake up to be able to build the machine and get it running stable before I leave. Now I understand that the motherboard bios is maxing out certain specs and I'm a bit worried about the CPU thermal throttling. 1 - Am I right to assume that I won't be able to get the maximum spec performance out of this CPU due to max Wattage by the Motherboard Bios ? 2 - Also, is there a better CPU that you would recommend at that price range or lower based on my needs ? (Audio Engineering, no gaming) I'm especially scared that the CPU would thermal throttle under heavy sessions. Should I be expecting it to thermal Throttle with that small Noctua ? Thanks. EDIT: The DeskMini x600 is rated at 65W and the 9700x is rated at 65W.

eccential Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Nevada Status: Offline Points: 4810	Post Options Post Reply Quote eccential Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 5:58am
	I've been fascinated with AsRock's X-series boards for being desktop without a chipset, kind of like how mobile chips are used. Noctua's own page says NH-L9a-AM5 on 9700X is, "compatible without turbo/overclocking headroom." It says its NSPR (Noctua?�s Standardised Performance Rating) is 61 (watts). Anandtech says 9700X's peak power is 88 watts, which exactly matches AMD spec (65W TDP, 88W PPT). So if you're really pushing it, I think it will throttle. And many reviewers pointed out 9700X can do more if given higher power limit (105W or even 120W). Assuming BIOS allows you to set lower TDP (45W) or even set these values manually, I think you'd be fine with the little Noctua. As for performance, even at lower TDP / ECO MODE, it will surely outperform the i7-11800H in a laptop no less. I run ALL of my computers with boost disabled, because I'm particular that way. So if I had a 9700X, it'd max out at 3.8GHz. I'd be perfectly happy with that.

martel80 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Sep 2024 Status: Offline Points: 50	Post Options Post Reply Quote martel80 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 8:57am
	Thanks for the replay mate. I decided to change the fan this morning and bought a Thermalright AXP-90 X47 Full Copper after a user mentioned it on Reddit. https://www.tinytechtweaks.com/en/post/top-6-low-profile-cpu-air-coolers-for-ryzen-7800x3d-a-comparison I also bought a 180W power supply so I can give it more Waats in case it doesnt peak. I saw an article where someone gave it 105W and it gave the CPU a good 10% boost in performance. I'm also not into boost mode but I'd like for it to be able to reach peak performance on short sessions when needed. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how it can perform and adjust to it.