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Intel NUC5CPYH NUC + 4GB Kingston Ram + 120GB OCZ SSD - $278 @ Mwave

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Intel NUC5CPYH NUC + 4GB Kingston Ram + 120GB OCZ SSD - $278 @ Mwave
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Lrevolutio on 24/01/2016 - 03:24 mwave.com.au (2300 clicks)
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Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been doing a lot of research on mini PCs to run some custom business software and to use as a replacement HTPC for my Roku 3. I had considered options costing between $190 (Intel Computer Stick) and upwards of $700 (Gigabyte Brix i3), but I really couldn't go past this for price, even though I think the Intel boxes are ugly as hell.

I actually bought a slightly different option, but it expires today:

Intel NUC5CPYH + 4GB Kingston RAM ($205): http://www.mwave.com.au/product/diy-bundle-deal-intel-nuc5cp…
Sandisk Ultra II Plus 120GB SSD ($69): http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sandisk-ssd-plus-120gb-25-sa…

They have a pickup option for Sydney residents, but shipping starts at $12.50. Bank Deposit and BPAY are available, but they'll hit you with a 2% surcharge for PayPal and credit card.

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  • BamBam cheapsk8 on 24/01/2016 - 07:30
    +1

    I look for deals where I can use the 3 ssd's that I have laying around.

    • OzzyOzbourne on 24/01/2016 - 18:28
      +12

      I look for bread to use with the ham in the fridge.

  • gankmeplz on 24/01/2016 - 07:53
    +2

    Its only a celron … ok for Media Server I guess

    • garage sale on 24/01/2016 - 08:45
      -4

      needs os Windows 10 would add $100 or you need Linux so it depends how time rich and technology oriented you are in that selection.

      • noise36 on 24/01/2016 - 09:31
        +8

        Don't need either for kodi media streamer…just run openelec…super easy.

      • algy on 24/01/2016 - 13:08
        +1

        Linux is really easy.

        • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2016 - 14:10
          +4

          Linux is really easy.

          I have one of these. HDMI sound using Ubuntu 14.04LTS + Kodi was a disaster. Clicks, pops, drop outs. As always with Linux, there was no practical help towards a solution to be found other than a regurgitation of suggestions that didn't help or that classic Linux Fanboys' response "it works for me".

          I eventually gave up. Running Win8.1 + Kodi now. Works fine.

        • noise36 on 24/01/2016 - 14:39
          +5

          @GuiGuy:

          Why not just run openelec?

        • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2016 - 14:54
          +1

          @noise36:

          It's still 'nix and I just couldn't be bothered mucking around with stuff that usually works but when it doesn't becomes a nightmare.

          At the risk of going OT, I use Linux for my NAS boxes and MythTV server. But that's it. Anything involving video and audio displays I prefer to pay the price for Windoze and relax…

        • chriaj2689 on 24/01/2016 - 17:54
          +3

          @GuiGuy: noticed this, I love Linux and promote it every opportunity I get, but for multimedia output quality Windows will work 99.9% of the time without any loss in quality.

        • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2016 - 18:52

          @chriaj2689:
          Yeah, that's pretty much my conclusion. I've been using Linux since the early days of Redhat, probably ~1994. I used to have high hopes, but these days I use it only for what it does best- servers.

        • algy on 24/01/2016 - 19:59

          @GuiGuy: Ubuntu is pretty rubbish, Debian will always give consistent results. Did you give anything else a go?

        • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2016 - 21:56
          +1

          @algy:
          I have no regrets using Debian based distros for my server and NAS needs.

          This thread started about Linux's suitability for rendering multi media. Again, it's fine when it works. But when it doesn't be prepared for many sleepless hours. I hit such a snag with HDMI audio. I found many with the same problem, kernel bugs that were raised & triaged 18 months ago but not yet fixed, lots of gratuitous advice and very little practical help.

          Sure, I could have stuffed around with other distros, but with every likelihood of the same problem raising its head.

          In the end, and as others have pointed out, for a few dollars a legit copy of Windows worked out of the box to drive the little box without a hitch.

          Wadday reckon?

        • noise36 on 24/01/2016 - 22:48
          +1

          @GuiGuy:

          If you are just running this NUC as a Kodi box then openelec is better than windows/linux.

          You just install it onto a SD card, USB or SSD if you must and then it boots up into Kodi.

          No real setup or stuffing around…just works.

          If you want to run a multi purpose device you wouldn't/shouldn't buy this celeron NUC anyway.

        • Nilfunds on 25/01/2016 - 21:38

          @GuiGuy:

          i agree with you. I love Linux but HDMI audio was a nightmare, dont have all weekend just to get sound going - like back in 1994 lol

        • Nilfunds on 25/01/2016 - 21:40

          @algy:

          so true.
          it's so easy to break ubuntu with package manager, it's just easy to up and going thats all.

      • dzhay on 24/01/2016 - 13:19
        +4

        Windows 10 (well, windows 8.1 and then upgrading) costs $20 USD if you know where to look.

        • deanylev on 24/01/2016 - 15:12
          +3

          $15 USD if you really know where to look

        • ONEMariachi on 24/01/2016 - 16:45

          @deanylev: Care to share?

        • deanylev on 24/01/2016 - 16:46
          +5

          @ONEMariachi: r/microsoftsoftwareswap

          You buy a Windows 8 (yes 8, not 8.1) for $15, and boom, use that for Windows 10. Don't need to upgrade on the latest build, you can plop a 7/8/8.1 key straight into a 10 ISO.

          Edit - realized you might not know about Reddit, here's a link to r/microsoftsoftwareswap https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

        • ONEMariachi on 24/01/2016 - 17:10

          @deanylev: Awesome, thanks mate :)

        • deanylev on 24/01/2016 - 18:07

          @ONEMariachi: You're very welcome :)

        • Bob Wang on 24/01/2016 - 19:35

          @deanylev:

          Can this be done and activated after the MS free w10 upgrade period?

          Thanks,

          Bob

        • deanylev on 24/01/2016 - 20:42

          @Bob Wang: I don't believe so, in fact I'm almost 100% sure you can't.

        • RedTyson1 on 25/01/2016 - 10:08

          @deanylev: What is the best payment method to use for outside of the US?

        • ThadtheChad on 25/01/2016 - 16:17
          +1

          @deanylev:

          Motherf****r. I seriously didn't know that. I once went through the whole circlejerk of:
          1. Install Win8
          2. Update win8 till I get the update to 8.1
          3. Upgrade to Win8.1.
          4. Install all updates till I get the option to update to 10.
          5. Upgrade to 10.

          Wish I could you a lot more upvotes.

          PS: I always buy my keys from r/microsoftsoftwareswap

        • deanylev on 25/01/2016 - 19:11
          +1

          @gearhead: I know man, I was so pissed when I discovered they had made it like that. Every PC I installed 10 on took 10x (pun not intended :P) longer. So stupid. Should've been like that from the start.

        • deanylev on 25/01/2016 - 19:11
          +1

          @RedTyson1: PayPal my friend :)

    • Diji1 on 24/01/2016 - 11:41

      Well that all depends which Celeron.

      At least 1 new Celeron performs benchmarks comparably with some low end i5 chips. It can easily take on the duties of a non-gaming PC with ease.

      • happychappy1 on 24/01/2016 - 13:10

        It's based on the successor to Bay Trail, so it's very low power and not comparable to i5.

        • dzhay on 24/01/2016 - 13:35

          I have a cherry trail Tronsmart chinese jobby. It's great for kodi but nothing else. Compared to my j1900 brix its gutless.

  • rooster on 24/01/2016 - 08:13

    The Celeron is great for kodi or media server. I think you just pay the extra $100 to get the NUC5PPYH that is quad core - it can happily run W10 or OSX , and cpubenchmark puts it almost with the i3 iteration.

  • ocoolio on 24/01/2016 - 08:16
    +1

    It's a good deal. I have something similar (the bit older version) and use it for watching movies and playing music running on Ubuntu.
    As a desktop PC the Celeron CPU isn't viable but as a home server / media center it's great.
    I'd consider buying without the SSD and putting in a larger HDD to store all the movies / music.

  • garage sale on 24/01/2016 - 08:41
    +3

    I have one of those mini pcs with z8300 chip cost $140 and came with Windows 10 already ….. I have 120gb ssd in external case hanging off the usb3 port ( left over from upgrade) works ok as media server and browser but I wouldn't run buss apps on it.
    there are a lot of these mini PC bundles with Windows 10 bundled, yes legit activated Windows 10, I think Microsoft does a deal with certain processor types for the manufactures so they can compete with android on tv boxes and tablets. they are all fan less and low power about 10 watts. that is why often they dumb then down to 32 bit Windows 10 and you need to reinstall to get 64 bit but with only 2gb ram not much point in pushin to 64 bit for a media server.

    my current one is an RKM mk36s 2gb ram 64 bit Windows 10 and 32 gb rom for the c drive, I also used to have a pipo x7, sold it because it was dual boot and the. android took up too much space and too time poor to stuff around with partitions ( changeover was $30 after selling the pipo to get the RKM )

    it's the extra $110 for Windows that makes the nuc options expensive if you want to run Windows apps and not tinker with Linux, though I do still a Windows 7 in shrink wrap…. hmmm.

  • Damonator84 on 24/01/2016 - 08:57
    +5

    I have a i7 nuc. Best thing I ever got.
    The size of these are awesome, mount them on the back of a tv.

    • sween64 on 24/01/2016 - 09:04

      Do you have an IR receiver attached somewhere else?

      • Damonator84 on 24/01/2016 - 09:48

        nah, don't use IR, pretty sure it has one in the front of it.

        • sween64 on 24/01/2016 - 10:06
          +2

          It does. That's why I was surprised you mounted on the rear of the TV.

        • retiredfeline on 24/01/2016 - 10:11
          +2

          @sween64: IR can bounce off walls.

        • Damonator84 on 24/01/2016 - 12:25

          @sween64:
          I just use an old logitech Media Remote.

      • chu-oh on 25/01/2016 - 10:34

        I've got one of these in my older Haswell Intel Nuc https://www.pulse-eight.com/p/154/intel-nuc-hdmi-cec-adapter

        Works a treat, allows us to control the soundbar volume and control Kodi with the TV remote.

        • sween64 on 25/01/2016 - 10:37

          I use a Harmony 650, does everything.

    • Nilfunds on 24/01/2016 - 09:35
      +3

      agreed,
      i7 seems a luxury for tv attached box,
      but it sure is nice and fast :)

      • Damonator84 on 24/01/2016 - 09:49
        +3

        it replaced my Hex core AMD Tower :)
        Saving lots in power going from 750W to ~35W haha

        • Nilfunds on 24/01/2016 - 12:24

          yes. AMD looks great on paper, but thats about as far as that goes lol

      • sween64 on 25/01/2016 - 10:37

        Great if you wanna play games on steam!

    • CyberMurning on 24/01/2016 - 13:03

      how much all together for you i7 setup?

      • Damonator84 on 24/01/2016 - 14:18

        Just under the 1K mark

      • Nilfunds on 25/01/2016 - 13:03

        i got a nice mini itx i3 box on gumtree in a Lian Li case for 160$
        Gigabyte GA-z77x-u3d mobo/ 8 GB Corairs Vengance RAM.
        and later upgraded the CPU to i7 3770.
        total cost just over 300$
        then add 200$ for 120GB SSD (patriot blaze) and 4TB HDD.

        under 1k if u go new.

  • Mr BoMBAStiG on 24/01/2016 - 09:07
    +3

    My i5 NUC runs Kodi, utorrent, spotify and Internet browsing flawlessly. Works with my Harmony remote too. I tried giving it 4k content and it struggled but 1080p is fine.

  • noise36 on 24/01/2016 - 09:25
    +2

    These run kodi flawless with openelec…don't even need the ssd.

    I paid about $25 less than this for 8gb ram and no ssd MSY regular pricing.

    You also don't need an IR remote… I find the free official android remote Kore really snappy and wife proof.

    • Diji1 on 24/01/2016 - 11:43
      +4

      Touchscreen remotes are awful though.

      • noise36 on 24/01/2016 - 13:19

        I have thought that in the past..but Kore is great.

        I put my ebay IR remote back in the cupboard.

        If you must have a remote they are $10 on ebay

        • spoco2 on 25/01/2016 - 07:25
          +2

          Yeah, it's fine as far as selecting media and so on (As is Yatse)… however, you want to pause the movie? Wait, hang on… have to wake up my phone… then look at it so I'm pressing the right place for the pause button.

          No, for general usage, physical buttons can't be beat…

          I love using Yatse for picking the music to be played or for throwing youtube from my phone to Kodi… for that it excels!

  • kml22 on 24/01/2016 - 09:56
    +5

    I have one of these. A bit laggy when u surf the net. You can tell by when scrolling through the screenight in IE Have tried both wireless and Cat5e connection. Have Windows 10 and 8GB ram install with 120GB SSD setup. I reckon spend a bit more and get i3 or above version..Sold mine.

  • cryptos on 24/01/2016 - 10:20

    Have and i3 and love it, but wish they were fanless

    • Chongy288 on 24/01/2016 - 10:54
      +2

      Yeah damn thermodynamics..

    • ItsMeAgro on 24/01/2016 - 11:03

      Why - can you hear the fan during quite moments when using it? Or just wishing it used so little power and ran so cool that it didn't need one?

    • CH on 24/01/2016 - 15:29
      +1

      Yeah the Haswell NUC's can get hot and loud. I'm about to get the new Skylake based i3 one which should run cooler.

      Beats me why they didn't release a fanless Core-M version though.

  • hibijibis on 24/01/2016 - 11:14

    R these meant to be better than those stick ones?

    • noise36 on 24/01/2016 - 11:20
      +1

      atom vs celeron.

      • kml22 on 24/01/2016 - 12:20
        +4

        Still having nightmare about the Atom chip back in the Asus eeepc mini laptop day.

        • pensionday on 24/01/2016 - 12:31

          I loved the 1215n… Was great for work, although this was only basic plotting and statistics

    • Damonator84 on 24/01/2016 - 14:18
      +1

      2.5inch removable ssds and M.2 hdd slots (will that's in the i7 model ;) )

  • CyberMurning on 24/01/2016 - 11:31
    +1

    looking for good i5 NUC deal to replace my old all in one dell pc…. mainly for browsing myob excel and simple lightroom/photo management

  • jaylee88 on 24/01/2016 - 12:36
    -1

    Would this be good enough for 4K 24fps playback? If not any recommendations??

  • The Finn on 24/01/2016 - 14:28
    +3

    MWave also have Dell Optiplex 780 referbs for $100. I purchased one and put a 120 SSD, 4GB Ram, and GT610 graphics card. Networked to my NAS and instant HTPC. Its pretty quiet, has a bit of expandability, and most importantly has Win 7 64 bit Pro on it already. I just imaged the HDD o SSD and off it went. Pretty snappy for a duo because of the SSD. Total cost was about $280 I think. My first machine from them wouldnt register windows and they were very good with response and support. They paid for post back and sent another machine immediately. Also gave me the option of money back. Thanks MWave.

  • OzTech74L on 24/01/2016 - 14:44

    Will this run on Windows 7 64bit?

    I asked because I need this to run on a software that only have windows 7 support. Thanks.

  • Click_It on 24/01/2016 - 15:07

    I might get this to replace my aging (and dying) Fit-PC2 from 2009.

    Essentially everything spec-wise meets my needs. Upgrading from 100Mbit to 1Gbit will make a huge difference for me.

    I'll use one of the SSD's I already have lying around.

  • megadeth on 24/01/2016 - 15:21

    Think I'll prefer to stick with my $50 RPi2 (running Kodi/openelec), and giving more than satisfactory performance for home DLNA/streaming…

    • lonix on 25/01/2016 - 09:39
      +1

      I'm pretty happy with rpi2 but no support for h.265 means its future may be limited.

      • sween64 on 25/01/2016 - 10:39

        HEVC h.265 is great. Half the size for the same quality.

        • CyberMurning on 25/01/2016 - 14:00

          do you think NUC with i3 or i5 can handle and encode hevc x265? (intel hd graphic 5500 /6000)

        • sween64 on 25/01/2016 - 14:27

          @eisniwre:

          I have an i5 with Intel HD and I played 1080p high bit rate HEVC on Kodi with no problems.

        • CyberMurning on 25/01/2016 - 14:30

          @sween64: thanks. because my synology cannot play x265 how annoying

  • revolutio on 24/01/2016 - 15:43
    +1

    I guess I have an advantage with an MSDN subscription that I have free access to Windows. I moved to 10 a couple of months back after using 7 and haven't looked back, I was planning on running 10 on the NUC.

    I struggled to find an i3 mini PC - even an older model - for a comparatively good price. I would have spent upwards of $120 more just for a 30 month old chip. For something I just need to watch movies on and running some basic mail parsing software, I couldn't justify it.

    I pick up the components on Monday, and I'll report back with my findings. I may find its too slow for my tastes, but worst case I'll just resell it and lose $20.

  • ONEMariachi on 24/01/2016 - 16:47

    Would this work well for streaming Steam games?

    • sween64 on 25/01/2016 - 10:39

      Doubt it.

  • notout50 on 24/01/2016 - 18:37
    +2

    Careful with the OCZ, heard and experienced bad things.

  • revolutio on 26/01/2016 - 06:47

    So I've set it up, the rig boots quickly but it's a bit of a slouch after you open a few browser tabs or when playing/streaming 1080p content. Looks like I'll probably end up investing in an i3 setup.

    Anyone have much experience with the K400 Logitech keyboard? Both my Microsoft and Logitech mouse/desktop combos really struggle more than a couple of metres away.

    • Alzori on 26/01/2016 - 21:32
      +1

      I've got a K400r, works well. Mouse is slow but I think that's just because I have my computer setup for my desktop mouse. I use it with the TV while my PC (and the receiver) are in a different room and I've never had reception issues. Battery has lasted since I got it many months ago, but I've barely been using it.

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