Strix Halo Beelink GTR9 Pro teardown reveals a vapor-chamber dual-fan design filling most of the chassis, delivering silent 120B LLM performance at 120 W

[Redaktion]

A recent teardown by Patrick Kennedy of the ServeTheHome YouTube channel offers an inside look at the Beelink GTR9 Pro powered by AMD's new Strix Halo APU. The findings highlight a surprising focus on cooling and performance balance, with results that suggest how far compact AI-ready PCs have come.

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[M. T.]

Too bad the as-shipped fan is not quite silent. Much louder than a PS5. In addition most units are plagued by firmware issues for the 10GB NICs causing significant stability issues regardless of OS.