Gaming mini-PC looks like a laptop without a screen — AtomMan G7 Ti packs Core i9-14900HX CPU, RTX 4070 Mobile GPU, and up to 96GB RAM

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The AtomMan G7 Ti boasts a 14th Gen Core i9 and mobile RTX 4070, while the SE version bumps down the affair to a Core i7

Official render of the Minisforum AtomMan G7 PT Ti
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This week, Minisforum launched another AtomMan-branded mini-PC for pre-orders: the AtomMan G7 Ti and its G7 Ti SE counterpart. This mini-PC is so slim that it has also been compared to a laptop without a screen. Internally, the machine has the mobile versions of Intel's 14th Generation Core i9-14900HX or Core i7-14650HX CPUs and an RTX 4070 Mobile GPU in either model.

While the device is officially announced for pre-order, the page says nothing regarding final pricing besides offering a $50 off voucher to those who join a mailing list. We aren't sure why this information has yet to be added, and there doesn't even seem to be a way to pre-order the machine yet, but it's a downside worth noting. The AtomMan G7 PT, which comes in a slightly thicker form factor while outfitted with AMD hardware, currently starts at $999 in a barebones configuration.

Minisforum AtomMan G7 Ti (SE) Specifications

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Header Cell - Column 0 AtomMan G7 Ti SpecsAtomMan G7 Ti SE Specs
CPUIntel Core i9-14900HXIntel Core i7-14650HX
RAMUp to 96GB Dual-Channel @ 5,600 MT/sUp to 96GB Dual-Channel @ 5,600 MT/s
Storage2 NVMe Gen 4 Slots2 NVMe Gen 4 Slots
GPUNvidia RTX 4070 MobileNvidia RTX 4070 Mobile
Front I/O2 USB 3.2 Type-A Ports; 1 3.5mm Audio Jack; 1 SD Card Slot; 1 "Mode Switch" Button2 USB 3.2 Type-A Ports; 1 3.5mm Audio Jack; 1 SD Card Slot; 1 "Mode Switch" Button
Rear I/O1 USB 3.2 Type-A Port, 1 USB4 Type-C DP/PD Port; 1 HDMI 2.1 Port, 1 RJ-45 Ethernet Port1 USB 3.2 Type-A Port, 1 USB4 Type-C DP/PD Port; 1 HDMI 2.1 Port, 1 RJ-45 Ethernet Port
Wireless TechnologiesWi-Fi 7 (M.2); Bluetooth 5.4 (BE200)Wi-Fi 7 (M.2); Bluetooth 5.4 (BE200)

Besides the form factor and basic specifications on offer, the Minisforum AtomMan G7 Ti (and SE) also offers a reasonably involved software Command Center, which includes controls for RGB lighting, toggling between Office Mode and Game Mode, some temperature readings, and a "Fast cooling" toggle. The Office and Game Modes operate at 140W and 180W, respectively, and can also be toggled with a Mode Switch button available on the front I/O of the device.

There's also some implication here: users must bring and install their own SO-DIMM RAM kits and NVMe Gen 4 storage. The AtomMan G7 Ti supports up to 96GB of DDR5-5600 RAM in a dual-channel setup. Meanwhile, storage options include two PCIe 4.0 M.2 ports.

The overall offering seems promising, and the supplementary features are pretty nice. However, it's challenging to provide any sweeping recommendation without openly available pricing information, and, strangely, Minisforum would announce a device for pre-order without making it available for pre-order or even finalizing its price.

Christopher Harper
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Christopher Harper has been a successful freelance tech writer specializing in PC hardware and gaming since 2015, and ghostwrote for various B2B clients in High School before that. Outside of work, Christopher is best known to friends and rivals as an active competitive player in various eSports (particularly fighting games and arena shooters) and a purveyor of music ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Killer Mike to the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack.

12 Comments Comment from the forums
  • thestryker
    Article states DDR5 6500 multiple places which is just a transpose as it's 5600.

    I'm really curious what these types of devices will end up looking like when CAMM modules have more general availability. I'd be really tempted to get something like this as a low power consumption gaming system if it could support higher speed DRAM.
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  • kealii123
    thestryker said:
    Article states DDR5 6500 multiple places which is just a transpose as it's 5600.

    I'm really curious what these types of devices will end up looking like when CAMM modules have more general availability. I'd be really tempted to get something like this as a low power consumption gaming system if it could support higher speed DRAM.
    The cheapest RTX 4070 laptops are under $1100 right now. Very unlikely this will be anywhere near that price.

    Unless they offer a significant value over a traditional clamshell laptop I just don't see the point of these.

    I would think that a mini PC with a laptop CPU in essentially an eGPU enclouser that allows for smaller form factor desktop GPUs would be a better consumer product. I get that this kinda exists with external Occulink adapters, but they are all clunky, made up of several different parts, bring-your-own-power-supply affiars that don't fully enclose the GPU.

    Maybe a slim as possible mini PC, not unlike this, that has a GaN power supply for the desktop GPU and use an in-house branded GPU with a blower cooler, or even an offset cooler, to reduce the footprint. IDK if that could ever get price competitive with a laptop, when the cheapest RTX 4090 laptops are under $3k and will perform as well as a 4080 desktop for most workloads & gaming.
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  • thestryker
    kealii123 said:
    The cheapest RTX 4070 laptops are under $1100 right now. Very unlikely this will be anywhere near that price.

    Unless they offer a significant value over a traditional clamshell laptop I just don't see the point of these.
    Minisforum pricing is usually comparative to equivalent hardware laptop pricing. It's the big name manufacturers who always fleece for the minipcs which I've never quite understood for exactly the reason you state.

    That being said a 14900HX/4070 laptop is more like $1700+ still so there's a lot of room for them to undercut not that they will. If it's anything like the Intel 11th Gen/3070 one they did the pricing will be about the same as a laptop or a bit higher than the lowest available. The time to get one of these would be when they're closing them out as that Intel one I mentioned went for around $800 when it was still competitive.
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  • jkhoward
    Eew 14ty gen
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  • t3t4
    Finally, they're beginning to finally think about making what I've been wanting for far too long now. I don't need/want the mouse/screen/keyboard, I only want the motherboard with desktop chip cooling, in a small box. None of these mini-PC's to date have any GPU power, but laptops do! I'm still thinking about just building my own to finally get what I want, but I cringe at the thought of paying for a bunch of hardware I don't need just to get the one part I do need.

    But unless they put some real desktop chip coolers in there somewhere, it's just going to be another obnoxious oven with tiny little baby fans that cry all day long!

    Thermal throttle is never an acceptable condition, let alone an option! My 12th gen i9 will thermal throttle just simply opening a web browser.... Unacceptable! Yeah, I still probably have to build my own to finally get what I want, none of these manufacturers seem willing to do what it takes to pack top of the line hardware into a small box AND keep it cool enough without using obnoxious little baby fans that just make my ears bleed. But it is nice to see that someone is finally beginning to think in this direction.
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  • kyzarvs
    Someone skipping the proofread?
    announce a device for pre-order without making it available for pre-order
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  • pixelpusher220
    kealii123 said:
    The cheapest RTX 4070 laptops are under $1100 right now. Very unlikely this will be anywhere near that price.

    Unless they offer a significant value over a traditional clamshell laptop I just don't see the point of these.

    I would think that a mini PC with a laptop CPU in essentially an eGPU enclouser that allows for smaller form factor desktop GPUs would be a better consumer product. I get that this kinda exists with external Occulink adapters, but they are all clunky, made up of several different parts, bring-your-own-power-supply affiars that don't fully enclose the GPU.

    Yeah, all the portability with none of the actual 'portable' use. A *slight* improvement over NUC type form factors with the actual GPU but that seems about it to me.
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  • truerock
    Admin said:
    Minisforum launches another NUC-like Mini PC, now in the form of the AtomMan G7 Ti.

    Gaming mini-PC looks like a laptop without a screen — AtomMan G7 Ti packs Core i9-14900HX CPU, RTX 4070 Mobile GPU, and up to 96GB RAM : Read more
    Take any notebook computer...
    Delete the screen
    Delete the keyboard
    Delete the battery
    and you have a mini-PC at a good price point.

    You would be using industry standard parts in an industry standard form factor.
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  • fla56
    kealii123 said:
    The cheapest RTX 4070 laptops are under $1100 right now. Very unlikely this will be anywhere near that price.

    Unless they offer a significant value over a traditional clamshell laptop I just don't see the point of these.

    I would think that a mini PC with a laptop CPU in essentially an eGPU enclouser that allows for smaller form factor desktop GPUs would be a better consumer product. I get that this kinda exists with external Occulink adapters, but they are all clunky, made up of several different parts, bring-your-own-power-supply affiars that don't fully enclose the GPU.

    Maybe a slim as possible mini PC, not unlike this, that has a GaN power supply for the desktop GPU and use an in-house branded GPU with a blower cooler, or even an offset cooler, to reduce the footprint. IDK if that could ever get price competitive with a laptop, when the cheapest RTX 4090 laptops are under $3k and will perform as well as a 4080 desktop for most workloads & gaming.
    Er 14th Gen Intel? Good luck
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  • fla56
    Why is Toms Hardware pushing / shilling Intel 14th anything at this point?
    Reply