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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 16:30:06 +0100
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title = "HP Prodesk 600 G1 DM Review"
+++
-I bought this mini pc a while ago from eBay for about £40, and I've been using it as my main PC for the last month
+I bought this mini pc a while ago from eBay for about £40, and I've been using it as my main PC for the last month. Overall its been really good, especially the low power consumption which keeps the temperature down in the room.
+
+
+
+Picture of the PC, 15cm ruler for scale
+
+## Specs
+
+CPU: Intel i3-4160T (2 cores, 4 threads, 3.10 GHz)
+8GB RAM (2x 4GB DDR3 SODIMM sticks)
+GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4400 (according to intel.com)
+SSD: 512GB Patriot P210 SSD
+PSU: Included standalone power brick
+
+
+
+## General Info
+
+The PC doesn't have inbuilt WiFi or bluetooth, but it does have slots inside for a WiFi/bluetooth card. There aren't any HDMI ports, but there are 2 DisplayPorts. I've been using a cheap adapter from Amazon to connect it to my HDMI monitor and have had 0 issues display wise.
+
+There are 4 rear USB ports, 2 2.0 and 2 3.0. It also has ethernet, although I haven't used it.
+On the front there is a headphone port, and a headphone + microphone combo port, plus 2 USB ports.
+The 2 front USB ports are both USB 3, and work fine for connecting my phone or my backup drive.
+
+I'm running Linux on the PC, and all the tests here are done within Linux. Debian Trixie hasn't given me any problems, and I haven't had any graphics issues or crashes. The CPU is very old so I doubt a slightly more modern kernel would make a different, any issues are probably long since ironed out.
## Performance
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### Games
-I tested GBA games with 2 emulators, GPSP (via retroarch) and mGBA, with Castelvania Aria of Sorrow. In the intro, and beginning gameplay, both performed fine. The fast forwad options got 10x+ speed on both.
+I tested GBA performance with 2 emulators, GPSP (via retroarch) and mGBA, with Castlevania Aria of Sorrow. In the intro, and beginning gameplay, both performed fine. The fast forward options got 10x+ speed on both.
Minecraft (26.2) ran okay, around 40 fps with all settings on low (fast graphics, fast clouds, no smooth lighting), 8 chunk render distance at 1080p. With Sodium and Lithium the fps increased to 50 fps, so it is playable.
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| Compiling Retroarch core | 38W |
| GBA game | 22W |
| Minecraft | 55W |
-| Terraira | 48W |
+| Terraria | 48W |
| Unigine Heaven | 43W |
### Photo Stuff
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glmark2: 619 (glmark2-es was the same)
-Unigine Heaven (no AA, 1080p fullscreen, no tessalation): 6 fps (windowed was the same)
+Unigine Heaven (no AA, 1080p fullscreen, no tessellation): 6 fps (windowed was the same)
WebGL [Aquarium](https://webglsamples.org/aquarium/aquarium.html) (1080p, fullscreen, Firefox): 5,000 fish: 50-60 fps, 10,000 fish: 35-45 fps, 15,000 fish: 25-32 fps
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| Write: RND4K Q32T1 | 300 | 446 |
| Write: RND4K Q8T1 | 53 | 111 |
+### Temps
+
+I forgot to log the temperatures when testing, so here's a selection of quick tests I ran:
+
+| Test | CPU Temp !
+| :- | :- |
+| Idle | 42°C |
+| Playing Video | 53°C |
+| stress -c 4 | 70°C |
+| Unigine Heaven | 62°C |
+
## Connectivity
+I had WiFI issues with my USB adapter, until I added:
+
+```
+[connection]
+wifi.powersave = 2
+```
+
+as a config file at `/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-wifi-powersave.conf`. Since then the WiFi has been fine, although it struggles to get above 4 MB/s (for context my internet uplink is only 6 MB/s, so this wasn't a huge deal). Note I think this is the fault of the TPLink USB WiFi adapter, not the PC.
+
+Bluetooth has given me more issues, again probably because I'm using a rubbish USB bluetooth adapter. It's a Mercusys 530, so I have to patch the module code with `dkms` ([GitHub link](https://github.com/ProgrammingRainbow/mercusys-ma530-dkms)).
+Note the `dkms` install script doesn't work unless you add `kernel="${kernel%%+*}"` after line 4.
+
+After patching the `btusb` module, Bluetooth works but I was experiencing a lot of disconnections/resets. Putting the USB bluetooth adapter on the end of a USB extension cable, and dropping it under my desk helped. Upgrading the `rtl8761bu_fw.bin` blob with the latest one from the Windows drive install package made a big difference.
+
+Right now my bluetooth keyboard works *fine*, on average once every 3 hours it will cut out for a few seconds and re-connect. If I'm using bluetooth earbuds with the PC, or downloading a file using a lot of network bandwidth, the frequency increases to about once every 30 minutes.
+I don't blame the PC for any of this, it's a combination of a cheap bluetooth keyboard, and a cheap small USB adapter.
+
+## Noise
+The fan rattles a bit, only at specific RPMs seemingly. It's a minor annoyance which can be drowned out by even quiet music. Honestly based on the temperatures I saw, I could probably just run it without the fan and it would be fine. I might install a switch to toggle the fan at some point, just so I can turn it off when it's night time and everything's quiet.
-* Bluetooth abnd wifi issues
+It has a problem that a lot of electronics seem to, the fan is louder when it's on a solid surface, presumably because it reverberates through the material. Maybe it's just because I'm using a cheap hollow IKEA desk, but I had this issue with my PS4 slim as well. My current solution is to rest the PC on a jotter I had lying around, which seems to be sufficiently soft to dampen the vibrations.
+I haven't noticed any coil whine *except* when plugging my phone into one of the front USB 3.0 ports. My guess is the phone draws a decent amount of current as it's trying to charge, and that activates some otherwise under-used power circuitry that causes the whine.
-## Other
+## Maintenance
-* Fan rattling
+Opening the PC up is easy enough, there's just one thumb-drive screw on the back. You can access the SSD and the RAM (by removing the SSD). Getting the CPU fan and heatsink off is easy enough too. I gave the PC a clean when I first got it, although I haven't replaced the thermal paste yet, so it's still using the old stuff. I dropped the CPU when I first opened it, but it doesn't seem to have been damaged.
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