ETA PRIME
Tech creator making tutorials, PC builds, retro emulation, and gameplay on single board computers.
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@ETAPRIMECapture
Camera equipment1
- Dual‑Sided Magnetic Phone Holder
$21.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it

“We'll grab that dual MagSafe phone holder adapter, whatever you want to call it. And it's pretty sturdy on here with that ring around back. It's not going to go anywhere.”
Sound
Headphones1
- Monk GTR Earbuds
first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“And you can get some pretty decent sound out of this, but if you're looking for something a bit better, for the past couple weeks, I've been using the Monk GTR earbuds.”
View source at 4:20from August 2026
Editing and post
Editing software1
“So, for something like Adobe Rush, we can just maximize this. I've already got this ready to go. And I mean, we can edit video directly from here.”
View source at 5:51from July 2025
AI software5
- ComfyUI
first cited October 2026
“For image generation, I've been using Z Image Turbo from within Comfy UI, and I'm going to go ahead and paste prompt in here.”
View source at 8:13from October 2026 - LTX 2.3
first cited October 2026
“I'm using LTX 2.3. I'm using the same aspect ratio, so 720 by 1280.”
View source at 9:01from October 2026 - Intel AI Playground
first cited February 2026speaks highly of it

“One thing that I've been using quite a lot with any ARC system, it doesn't matter if it's a dedicated GPU or an iGPU, is Intel's AI playground.”
View source at 8:08from February 2026 - Z Image Turbo
first cited October 2026
“Remember, we did run ComfyUI for image and video generation. So, Z image turbo ComfyUI, I just generated this image at 720 by 1280 with eight steps.”
View source at 11:15from October 2026
- Geekbench AI 1.71 video
Productivity software15
- 3DMark
cited in 12 videos
“Now, the first thing I wanted to show you were a few benchmarks that I ran on this whole setup. When it comes to 3D Mark Steel Nomad, we got a total score on this system of 13,131.”
- Windows
cited in 7 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it

“I've been using this site for quite some time now. They offer Steam keys, upplay, Ubisoft, but the main thing I pick up over here are Windows 11 Pro keys.”
- MSI Center
cited in 2 videosfirst cited September 2026positive about it

“But since we've got an MSI system, we do have MSI Center. This will give you all the information you need to know about the system itself.”
- ProArt Creator Hub
first cited October 2026
“And when it comes to controlling performance or TDP on that Spark chip, since we've got an Asus ProArt P16, we do have access to ProArt Creator Hub.”
View source at 7:02from October 2026
- Samsung DeX1 video
- Winhanced1 video
- MLPerf1 video
- GPD Tool1 video
- Windows 11 Pro key (VIP-URCDKey)1 video
- Windows 11 Pro key (URCDKeys)1 video
- MS Win 11 Pro OEM Key (URCDKey)1 video
- MSI Gaming Intelligence app1 video
- GPU-Z1 video
- NVIDIA app1 video
- Rotation Control (Android app)1 video
Desk
Computers90
- Vastarmor Radeon RX 9060 XT Low Profile (16GB)
cited in 9 videosfirst cited August 2026
“I took an old HP Z2 G5 workstation — the kind companies dump by the pallet — and turned it into a full 1440p gaming PC with a low profile Radeon RX 9060 XT packing 16GB of VRAM.”
- Thermalright AXP120-X67 Low Profile CPU Air Cooler
$449.00cited in 4 videospositive about it

“And as for the cooler, I needed something low profile. And this is one that I've used in the past on small form factor builds. This is the Thermalite APX120 X67.”
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
$284.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited September 2026speaks highly of it

“And as for the CPU, we've got an AMD Ryzen 7700X, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, a 500 W power supply, and down here at the bottom, we've got an AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT lowprofile GPU with 16 gigs of RAM.”
- Intel Arc B570 10GB GPU
$259.99cited in 4 videosspeaks highly of it

“This is the Intel Arc B570. You get 10 gigs of VRAM and the ASRock Challenger Edition is $180 to $200 brand new. You can find them for a bit cheaper if you don't mind going secondhand, but I absolutely love these cards.”
- Mac mini (M6)3 videos
- Minisforum MS-02 Ultra (Core Ultra 5 235HX barebones mini PC)3 videos
- 32GB Viper DDR5 RAM2 videos
- AMD Ryzen 5 56002 videos
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D2 videos
- Intel Core i5-11600K2 videos
- Apevia ITX-PFC500W Fully Modular ITX 500W Power Supply2 videos
- RTX 5060 Low Profile GPU2 videos
- 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM2 videos
- Google Pixel 9 Pro XL2 videos
- Apevia SFX-AP500W 500W Power Supply2 videos
- MSI Claw EX2 videos
- ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini Pro2 videos
- Minisforum G1 Pro2 videos
- Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ PSU2 videos
- GPD Win Max 3 (Ryzen AI Max+ 388, 64GB RAM)2 videos
- Iesooy Micro ATX Case2 videos
- XDO STAX Modular Mini PC (Ryzen 7 7840U)2 videos
- MINISFORUM 895D7 Mini PC (AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX)2 videos
- ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi Mini-ITX Motherboard2 videos
- DDR4 16GB RAM1 video
- 550W Power Supply1 video
- HP Z2 G5 (Small Form Factor workstation)1 video
- LZMOD A24 V5 Gen 1 Mini ITX Case1 video
- REDMAGIC 11 Pro S1 video
- Mac Mini (M6, base model, 16GB RAM)1 video
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX1 video
- MSI Claw A81 video
- Asus ProArt P161 video
- ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X201 video
- Khadas Mind Pro (2026)1 video
- Mac Mini M41 video
- Team Force DDR4 16GB 3200MHz1 video
- Zalman CUBIX Compact Micro-ATX Case1 video
- Apple M6 Mac mini (base model, 16GB RAM)1 video
- GeForce RTX 5060 (low profile)1 video
- Intel Core i5-12600K1 video
- High Airflow Mini mATX Mesh PC Case1 video
- Intel Core Ultra 285H Mini PC1 video
- OneXPlayer G31 video
- ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X1 video
- GMKtec EVO X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395)1 video
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX1 video
- HP Z2 G5 Workstation1 video
- AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 Mini PC1 video
- Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5 32GB (6000 MT/s)1 video
- ID-COOLING SE-903-XT Air Cooler1 video
- ASUS ProArt P16 (NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X)1 video
- 12th Gen Intel CPU1 video
- Minisforum T5 Max1 video
- VZMORE AX9 Max Mini PC (Ryzen AI 9 HX 470)1 video
- Intel Core i5-11400F1 video
- AMD Ryzen AI1 video
- AYA NEO Pro (Ryzen 7 4800U)1 video
- LZMOD A24 Mini ITX PC Case1 video
- mATX LGA 1200 Motherboard (B560)1 video
- ASRock H610M-HDV/M.2 R2.0 Micro-ATX Motherboard1 video
- High Airflow Mini mATX/ITX PC Case1 video
- MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB RAM)1 video
- Aiva 600W Semi-Modular Power Supply1 video
- Minisforum EliteMini T5 Max1 video
- ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 (20th Anniversary Edition)1 video
- Zalman CUBIX Compact Mini Tower mATX Case1 video
- Minisforum T5 Max (DeskMini / EliteMini T5 Max)1 video
- MSI Crosshair A16 HX1 video
- ASUS ROG Ally X1 video
- MSI Pro B660M Motherboard1 video
- Morefine M900 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 470)1 video
- MSI Raider A16 HX (B8WI)1 video
- ASUS Prime B550M1 video
- ID-COOLING SE-903-XT V2 CPU Air Cooler1 video
- Samsung Galaxy S101 video
- Jonsbo NV10 Mini-ITX Case1 video
- Acer Predator Atlas 81 video
- Lenovo Legion Y700X (Legion Infinite) Gaming Tablet1 video
- Retroid Pocket Flip 21 video
- Minisforum AtomMan G7 Pro Mini Gaming PC1 video
- Valve Steam Machine1 video
- AMD Wraith Spire CPU Cooler1 video
- VZMORE AX9 Max Mini PC (Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD)1 video
- ASRock RX 9070 XT1 video
- Minisforum Mini PC (AMD Ryzen 7 255 barebones)1 video
- MSI Raider A16 HX (B8WI) 16" Gaming Laptop1 video
- Steam Deck1 video
- MicroATX B560 LGA1200 Motherboard1 video
- AYA NEO 2021 (Founders Edition)1 video
Monitors10
- wisecoco 7" 120Hz 1080p Portable Monitor
$21.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it

“Now, the big claim to fame here, and the reason I picked this up, is the fact that it's a 120 Hz 1080p display. It's IPS. Supposedly, it also supports HDR and FreeSync.”
- MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36
$899.99cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“Today we're going to be taking a look at the allnew MSI MPG 341C QR QD OLED X36 gaming monitor. Definitely a mouthful, but this is a monitor that I've been looking forward to because it's using fifth gen QD OLED technology up to 360 Hz.”
- Portable Monitor 16" 144Hz
$59.99first cited October 2026positive about it

“Another thing that always comes in handy for me, especially while traveling, is a good portable monitor.”
View source at 4:25from October 2026 - 5-inch external performance monitor screen
first cited September 2026positive about it
“I also added this a little external performance monitor screen. These are pretty cheap over on Amazon.”
View source at 2:16from September 2026
- 5" USB Performance Monitor Screen1 video
- wisecoco 7 inch Dual Screen 120Hz Portable Monitor1 video
- ROG OLED monitor (27-inch, older non-tandem model)1 video
- wisecoco 7 Inch AMOLED Clip-on Monitor for ROG Ally/Ally X/Xbox Ally1 video
- Wisecoco 7-inch Clip-On AMOLED Portable Monitor1 video
- Wisecoco 7" 120Hz Portable Monitor1 video
Peripherals18
- Steam Controller
$279.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited August 2026positive about it

“…got a mouse and keyboard connected, but I also wanted to see if the new Steam controller worked with the unit, and it actually does. We can actually navigate the full operating system from the trackpads on the Steam controller, which is pretty cool.”
- Xbox controller
$54.99cited in 3 videospositive about it

“Another thing I always keep my eye out for during these sales are controllers. Be it an Xbox controller, which is my favorite, or like a PS5 controller.”
- AGVEE 180 Degree USB-C U-Shaped Mini HDMI adapter
$15.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026positive about it

“I'm also going to go with one of these 180 USB Type-C adapters. We can plug it directly into the monitor. That way, we don't have the cable sticking right out of the top.”
- 6 inch USB C to USB C Cable Right Angle
$8.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026positive about it

“I've been using this from GKI for a while for a bunch of different projects. USB type-C 90° on each end. I'm guessing it's a 6-in cable, maybe a 5 inch cable.”
- TENOC Universal Metal Ring Sticker (MagSafe Rings)2 videos
- GTBOX G-Dock eGPU Docking Station2 videos
- AGVEE 180 Degree USB-C to C Adapter and U-Shaped Mini HDMI to HDMI Converter1 video
- Mind Graphics 2 (RTX 5060, 16GB VRAM)1 video
- ONEXGPU 2 (Radeon RX 7800M eGPU)1 video
- ASUS TUF RTX 5090 OC Edition1 video
- Flat Short Right Angled USB C to USB C Cable, 90 Degree1 video
- Mind Xplay1 video
- GameSir Tarantula 8K PC Wired Esports Controller1 video
- OCuLink to M.2 adapter (X4 Gen 4)1 video
- K808 Mini Keyboard with Touchpad1 video
- JSAUX Steam Machine Pixel Matrix (Dot Matrix) Faceplate1 video
- AOOSTAR AG03 eGPU Docking Station1 video
- AOOSTAR AG01 External GPU Docking Station1 video
Storage9
- Kingston 1TB M.2 SSD
cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026

“As for storage, I went with a simple Kingston 1 TB M.2 SSD. I've already got it installed.”
- Kingston SSD
$189.99first cited August 2026

“03:19 - Installing DDR5 RAM & Kingston SSD”
View sourcefrom August 2026 - Crucial 1TB External SSD
first cited October 2026

“And this unit only has 256 GB of internal storage. So to hold my games, I've added a 1 TBTE external SSD.”
View source at 2:00from October 2026 “For storage, I opted for a 1 TBTE Crucial P3. 1 TB is kind of the minimum that I want to go with.”
View source at 2:30from April 2025
- 512GB M.2 SSD1 video
- Silicon Power 1TB UD90 NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 SSD1 video
- External 1 TB SSD1 video
- Hynix Beetle 1TB external SSD1 video
- Lexar 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD1 video
Everything else
Other34
- MSI Afterburner
cited in 15 videos
“But if we open up something like Afterburner here from here, we've got our power limit and we can go up plus 10%.”
- Geekbench 7
cited in 9 videosfirst cited September 2026
“The very first thing that I wanted to take a look at were a couple benchmarks that I ran on this. And I know the CPU here is putting down some amazing performance. First up, we've got Geekbench 7.”
- 3DMark Time Spy
cited in 5 videosfirst cited February 2026
“I also ran 3D Mark Time Spy and we're just looking at the graphics score here which came in at 10,710.”
- CPU-Z
cited in 5 videosfirst cited August 2026

“So, I'm going to be in silent mode, and from here I've got CPU-Z.”
- Geekbench 65 videos
- Decky Loader4 videos
- SteamOS4 videos
- Windows 11 Pro3 videos
- Android 16 Beta2 videos
- Cinebench R242 videos
- HP 400W power supply with 8-pin PCIe connector1 video
- Armoury Crate1 video
- ROCKNIX (RockNix)1 video
- Intel Core i7-107001 video
- PredatorSense1 video
- CrystalDiskMark1 video
- GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Low Profile1 video
- Intel G3 Extreme CPU1 video
- Small Tackle Box Organizer (Waterproof Mini Tackle Box)1 video
- RPCS31 video
- 3DMark Steel Nomad1 video
- GameHub1 video
- ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 50901 video
- ThrottleStop1 video
- Hue Sync1 video
- Intel Graphics Software1 video
- SimpleDeckyTDP1 video
- INIU P791 10,000mAh Magnetic Power Bank1 video
- Intel Arc B501 video
- SteamMac (FX Steam Launcher)1 video
- SteamOS 3.101 video
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra1 video
- GameSir Connect1 video
- Dremel rotary tool1 video
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