Olares One in Daily Use: Strong Gaming, Aggressive Temperatures

After already sharing my first impressions of the Olares One, I wanted to approach the system from a much more practical angle this time.

Windows, browsers, YouTube, AI tools, gaming, Discord, OBS, and multitasking. I used the system exclusively with Windows for about one full week to get a realistic daily-driver experience.

My Setup

For my setup, I connected:

• a WQHD monitor directly to the Olares One via HDMI — runs at 144 Hz instead of the panel’s 180 Hz, which I assume is an HDMI bandwidth limitation
• two FHD monitors through the included USB hub via HDMI
• mouse, keyboard, and headset through the same USB hub
• a USB condenser microphone directly to the system itself

I also ran OBS Studio during testing alongside gaming, browsers, and Discord.

Even under those conditions, the system remained stable throughout.

Temperatures During Daily Use

With Chrome, YouTube, Claude, Discord, and multitasking running simultaneously, temperatures mostly stayed around 60°C — and the system never felt sluggish during normal use.

Gaming Performance

Windrose

Windrose ran at Epic settings with a stable 120 FPS, completely without lag.

Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown also held up well:

• WQHD resolution
• Very High settings
• 120 FPS capped
• no noticeable lag or instability

For its size, the gaming performance was impressive.

OBS and Stability

What surprised me most was how stable the system stayed with OBS running in the background alongside:

• three monitors
• Discord
• browsers
• audio peripherals and USB devices

The one recurring issue: screen flickering on the secondary monitor after boot, which I could always resolve by replugging the USB hub. Annoying, but not a dealbreaker.

Local AI with LM Studio

I also used the system for local AI inference via LM Studio, running Qwen3 27B at Q4_K_M quantization. For a 27B model at that quant level, inference speed was decent — usable for testing and experimenting, not instant.

More model testing is on the list. I’ll update this as I go.

Noise and Temperatures Under Load

Under full load, the system definitely became audible. It briefly peaked around 105°C for a few seconds before settling at 82–84°C during sustained workloads — very similar to how high-performance gaming laptops behave when they aggressively boost before thermally stabilizing.

Final Thoughts

After a week of using the Olares One exclusively as a Windows desktop, it feels less like a NAS or mini server and more like a compact high-performance desktop. Gaming held up, multitasking was solid, and the multi-monitor setup with USB peripherals worked without issues.

Impressive performance for its size — but clearly operating close to its thermal limits.