ASRock DESKMINI A300W AMD Socket AM4 AMD A300 1 x HDMI Barebone System

Reviews(113)

4.2
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Good little gaming PC

Quick assembly, small, inexpensive. Well thought out. Seems to work well so far for simple games like Dota 2, minecraft, etc.

Second 2.5" hard drive requires motherboard removal to screw down.

One tip that I think everyone would find useful is that the AMD Wraith cooler that comes with the 2400G just fits, without blocking access to RAM. It is much larger and a better cooler. You have to do two simple things:

1) remove clips designed to hold the Asrock cooler (4x screws)

2) remove extra superficial shroud from AMD Wraith cooler.

If you do the above, you should be able to make the AMD cooler work without too much trouble. Just screw it in where the Asrock brackets were, and gingerly slide it into place.

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
STAY AWAY FROM ASROCK!

Great idea/form factor
Business's love the idea
VESA mounting was cool

Since its release its been constantly behind in BIOS/Firmware updates and AGESA release's from AMD.
It took multiple tickets and AMD confirming it was an issue (hint, AMD rarely confirm what AGESA resolves so if they release an update, just do it for the love of all that is sacred) for them to finally push an update for higher VRAM allocation and a small bump in AGESA which resolved some crashing experienced with office applications AS WELL.

In that regard however, that's it, nothing past that, it never got the final v1.0.0.6 of the initial Ryzen v1 AGESA release, and they have opted not to update it to the v2 family v1.2.0.7 release from AMD which would ensure Windows 11 compatibility and prevent the stutters the thing suffers from and was released by AMD specifically to encompass products like this A300

Someone did release a test BIOS which 100+ people on the SFF forums and DE forums it came from that did test (myself as well) and it was GREAT and had AMD AGESA ComboAM4v2 v1.0.0.2 and fixed nearly all my issues, yet, they didn't finish it, and refuse to fix existing issues so my business customers requested they be replaced instead of staying on BETA non Windows 11 compliant BIOS.

If you haven't purchased yet: Stay away from ASRock for these types of solutions, 15~ purchased, 2 for personal, the rest for business's, and all replaced now since ASRock refuses to update the BIOS to fix issues that have been RESOLVED by AMD in AGESA releases.

If you have purchased already, report any issues experienced and simply request they stop abandoning great hardware by updating the BIOS to the latest AMD released AGESA which is ComboAM4v2 v1.2.0.7

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Limited Warranty period(parts): 1 year

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Features & Details

  • Supports RYZEN 3200G and 3400G
  • Supports AMD AM4 Socket CPUs (Raven Ridge, Bristol Ridge, up to 65W) AMD Socket AM4
  • 2 x 260Pin SO-DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz (Ryzen CPU) / 2400 MHz (A-series APU)
  • Include Wi-Fi Kit (Wi-Fi module and two antennas)

Specifications

General
BrandASRock
ModelDESKMINI A300W
CPU Supported
CPU TypeSupports AMD AM4 Socket CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge, Bristol Ridge, up to 65W)
CPU SocketAMD Socket AM4
Chipset
North BridgeAMD A300
Memory Supported
Memory installedNo Memory
Memory slot2 x 260Pin SO-DIMM
Memory Type SupportedDDR4 2933 MHz (Ryzen APU) / 2400 MHz (A-series APU)
Max Memory Supported64GB
Dual Channel Memory SupportedYes
Expansion Slots
Other1 x M.2 (key E 2230) Slot for Wi-Fi + BT Module
Storage
Hard Drive InstalledNo Hard Drive
Serial ATA2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s
M.2M.2_1: Type 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2_2: Type 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4* * Athlon 2xxGE series APU - PCIe Gen3 x2
SATA RAIDRAID 0/1
Graphics
Onboard VideoIntegrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU Integrated AMD Radeon R-Series Graphics in A-series APU
Audio
Onboard AudioRealtek ALC233
Communications
First LANRealtek RTL8111H
Max LAN Speed10/100/1000Mbps
Extension Bays
2.5" Internal bays2 x SATA 6Gb 2.5-inch 7mm/9.5mm Hard Drive (RAID 0/1)
Front Panel Ports
Front USB1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A
Front Audio Ports1 x Head Phone with MIC Jack 1 x MIC-In
Other Front PortsConnectors: - 1 x USB 2.0 Header - 1 x Front Panel Header - 2 x 4-Pin Fan Connectors - 1 x DC-In Jack (Supports 19V Power Adapters) - 1 x 4-Pin Audio Header - 1 x 2-Pin Chassis Intrusion Header
Back Panel Ports
VGA1 x D-Sub
HDMI1 x HDMI
DisplayPort1 x DisplayPort
Rear USB1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A
RJ451
Power Supply
Power Supply120W/19V Adapter
Physical SPEC
Dimensions6.10" x 3.15" x 6.10"
Features
FeaturesAMD AM4 Socket CPU - Picasso, Raven Ridge, Bristol Ridge, up to 65W - Support MAX Height <= 46mm CPU Cooler High-Speed DDR4 Memory - DDR4-2933 MHz (Ryzen) - DDR4-2400 MHz (A-series) Dual Ultra M.2 (NVMe) - M2_1 M.2 (2280) - PCIe Gen3 x4 - M2_2 M.2 (2280) - PCIe Gen3 x2/x4 2 x 2.5" SATA 6Gb Hard Drive Support RAID 0/1 function HDMI, DisplayPort, D-Sub AMD Fluid Motion Technology M.2 For Wi-Fi Module USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C
Packaging
Package ContentsAccessory: - 2 x SATA Data with Power Cable - 1 x Screws Pack - 1 x Intel AC-3168 Wi-Fi Kit (Wi-Fi module and two antennas) - 1 x 65W CPU cooler
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggFebruary 26, 2019
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