GMKTec K11 Mini PC Unveiled With up to 96 GB of Memory, Ryzen 9, and OCuLink Support

[GGforever]

GMKTec is a relatively well-known brand of mini PCs that ships internationally from its official online store. The brand's latest offering, the K11, is an RGB-fied mini PC that sports adequately powerful internals for almost any task. At its core, the K11 is powered by the Ryzen 9 8945HS "Hawk Point" APU with eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads. The system comes pre-installed with up to 32 GB of memory and a 2 TB SSD, both of which can be upgraded down the line.

The memory can be upgraded to a whopping 96 GB, whereas the storage can be upgraded to 8 TB via the dual M.2 slots. The integrated Radeon 780M GPU is decently powerful for most non-intensive workloads, but pushing it any further might be futile. For such cases, the OCuLink port will definitely come in handy, offering speedy eGPU connections that far outshine USB-based solutions. The cooling solution appears to be sufficient on paper, allowing the system to draw up to 70 watts.




In terms of ports and connectivity, the K11 sports dual USB4.0 ports, dual 2.5G LAN ports, HDMI 2.1, DP2.1, dual USB 2.0 ports, as well as an audio jack. Wireless requirements, on the other hand, are managed by Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. The system itself is rather compact, unsurprisingly, and sports an RGB fan that shines through the top case. Pricing is quite steep, starting at $479.99 for the barebones version, and going up to $649 for the 32 GB + 2 TB variant. That said, first-time buyers can opt for a $10 discount coupon by providing their email address.

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[Daven]

Clear lid on a SFF showing the RGB HSF on the CPU is a cool concept.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Does anybody know the truth with respect to anecdotal reports claiming that these mini-PCs come with malware that attempts to communicate with "Chinese servers"?

I see these claims in the reviews on amazon for mini-PCs all the time regardless of brand/manufacturer.

 

[Random_User]

Does anybody know the truth with respect to anecdotal reports claiming that these mini-PCs come with malware that attempts to communicate with "Chinese servers"?

I see these claims in the reviews on amazon for mini-PCs all the time regardless of brand/manufacturer.

You can rest assured, that there's loads of spyware inside any compute device, whether it's Chinese or not. Even if the PCB won't have "peoples" chips, the CPU/SoC itself is stuffed with "obligatory" holes like the swiss cheese.
At the end of the day, basically each of these mini-PCs is made in the "Mainland" area. It just the matter, whether the security services allow these for import, or not.

 

[Tahagomizer]

Does anybody know the truth with respect to anecdotal reports claiming that these mini-PCs come with malware that attempts to communicate with "Chinese servers"?

I see these claims in the reviews on amazon for mini-PCs all the time regardless of brand/manufacturer.

It comes with Windows 11. It might or might not come with more spyware, but at that point it really doesn't matter. I did buy the K8 plus model from them, but it came faulty (iGPU crashes after a few minutes of load) and regardless, I nuked the disk immediately so don't even know what was on it. As the Windows license key I believe is kept in UEFI, you should never, as a rule, use preinstalled OS.
You might want be more concerned by practicalities of buying anything from China, as RMA often ends in package disappearing into ether - in my case 2 of 5 RMA packages, each worth over 200 euro, in recent years.

 

[bonehead123]

You can rest assured, that there's loads of spyware inside any compute device, whether it's Chinese or not. Even if the PCB won't have "peoples" chips, the CPU/SoC itself is stuffed with "obligatory" holes like the swiss cheese.
At the end of the day, basically each of these mini-PCs is made in the "Mainland" area. It just the matter, whether the security services allow these for import, or not.

Does anybody know the truth with respect to anecdotal reports claiming that these mini-PCs come with malware that attempts to communicate with "Chinese servers"?

I see these claims in the reviews on amazon for mini-PCs all the time regardless of brand/manufacturer.

"Phone Home" - ET

It's not a question of IF, but how much....

1st thing I did when I got my mini-me box a few years ago was to wipe the preinstalled OS using the multi-layer overwrite function.....nottaproblemo since !