A good price for NUC7i3BNH. I just wonder if it is because today is Sunday, so no one in the office to jack up the price. Enjoy!
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thanks for sharing this deal, how well would this perform a server in a large house for streaming 1080p/4k videos to a device auch as a laptop/gamesconsole? cheers in advance
Easily done.
Gonna only handle 2 Plex streams simultaneously most likely.
two 1080p or 4k?
1 4k stream is already too much to ask, let alone 2. Currently not many apps or platforms can stream 4k smoothly, probably YouTube and Netflix are better in this regard.
Currently not many apps or platforms can stream 4k smoothly
Huh? Where do you get this from? Are you expecting the server to transcode in realtime?
My old much slower N3050 NUC can send data at 50MB/sec over an encrypted link. (the crypto in CPU seems to be the bottleneck).
@manic: that's their theoretical answer, my server running i5 4th gen and all gigabit connections to the router can't play any 4k smoothly.
I'm thinking about one of these (more the i5 version but still considered) for my parents to replace their ~5 year old laptop.
was planning 8gb ram possible a 16gb optane module and using a 250gb 2.5" ssd I've got from a previous system.
anyone got experience/thoughts to sway me either way, or a similarly spec/priced (~$640 for the parts from shoppingexpress) laptop that might be an option?
Id seriously consider one of the refurb sff pcs that go up on here quite often. If you don't want to replace a laptop with another laptop for $200 or so you get a hdd, ram and windows thrown in. If course it's not quite as small as this unit
Any examples of others that have been on sale lately? Keen to see what they are and difference between this.
I got my parents the Celeron NUC for web browsing and word processing. Most CPUs do the job now days with enough ram and SSD.
i got a 3050 nuc and sold it even with ram and ssd, it was a one task only PC. Opening several tabs or browsing and watching youtube, didnt go smoothly :/
I think next time i'd go for the SFF
It all depends what software you run.
I have a chromebook with similar CPU to the N3050, which runs web and youtube smoothly.
But regular Chrome under Windows, or a mainstream Linux desktop? I doubt it would be pleasant.
This i3 NUC is much faster, but sure, a used SFF Optiplex would make a better desktop.
I'm fairly sure the NUC CPU's are mobile versions, so less power than the desktop (fan based cooling) versions. I love the form factor, but a similarly priced SFF machine would be my preferred choice after trying a NUC with my parents and having okay performance, but not great compared to an older build based on desktop i3.
Depends what you're trying to do with these. They're not gaming machines, and most people use them as "servers" or just media consumption which they are beyond good for that. Throw in an NvmE SSD and you're sweet. This thing is lightning quick.
Parents stuff = email, web and the occasional Skype call. Not saying they wouldn't make a great server, just that I would take the desktop version of the cpu given the choice.
I really wouldn't personally. The CPU plays barely any part in any of those things that you just said. There could be a few factors at play, as performance is generally in regards to the SSD. It's quite important as well that there aren't like RAM intensive tasks, particularly if there is only 4GB of RAM. A safe number would be 8 - 16GB of RAM. I believe you're focusing on the CPU too much, you're not going to see the CPU even ramp up unless you're using something that is far more CPU intensive.
we have i5 nucs at work, and yes they are. mobile cpu, same as a laptop , but appeal was small physical footprint and low noise ….. ideal for people who don't have the space for a desktop or the noise or power consumption.
biggest space hog is then the screen.
Before I hit buy on this can some one reassure me that adding in a SSD and 8GB of ram will male this a machine capable of running League of Legends?
From visors I've watched and things I've read Intel HD620 is capable or running it pretty smoothly.
I know this is not the most cost effective solution for a machine to play LOL on but the ability to Vesa mount it onto a computer is a huge appeal and requirement for me.
Thanks in advance
Wait for Coffee Lake… They'll be quad core. Most probably out early next year.
what do I need to get this going? hard drive + OS and RAM ?
Yes
Power adaptor is normally included.
Power as in electricity. Absolutely necessary to "get this going" as asked by devpress :-)
@alvian: Well if you are going to include that you might as well include the wires to your power station/solar cells/diesel generator/whatever. Also strictly speaking the KVM isn't necessary if you run it headless.
@greenpossum: Don't you need kvm to install the os? Or is the nuc set up for an unattended installation out of the box?
need windows on a usb stick to install os.
easy enough to download from microsoft web site and make installer….. then you just need an activation code.
@alvian: I suppose if one were installing lots of NUCs one could devise some kind of USB stick to install without any human input. Or write the OS on the SSD/HD before adding to box.
@garage sale:
If you need windows, its not much of a bargain. Butter to buy a PC with OEM license included.
This is one of the few PCs to sell without the Windows Tax. A lot of people use them for home servers, so Linux is easier and cheaper.
no disk is provided so you need to download enough drivers from MS web site onto USB to get it going eg network etc
I can't wait till this becomes the new form factor and prices drop although maybe making computers smaller is an additional cost we pay for? Not sure.
You've been able to buy computers in this kind of form factor for a decade or more. They're great for some things, but they sacrifice upgradeability and performance for size.
Planning to use this as a HTPC, would this output to 4k and play media stutter free?
I have both Gen 4 and Gen 5 NUC's and they are great machines.
Out of the box windows remote functionality and great form factor make these an excellent media device. Get a good SSD or as mentioned above by Tuttorix go one better with a M.2 NvmE SSD and >8GB RAM and they are great devices. My Gen 4 plays audio only and my Gen 5 for video in HT room.
Note if you are using it for Audiophile applications the Power Supply is poor and noisy. Not noticeable unless your system is of a decent HiFi spec.
Initially improved background noise (audible fuzz in quiet parts of tracks) by 10-20dB by grounding a spare USB port direct to modified mains socket.
Eventually replaced PSU with a mammoth 90W external supply from a HP workstation and noise floor is now as low as my audio system and now with LAN connected to server/router 24Bit 192Khz tracks a audible very clean. I did need to disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to help get the noise floor to an absolute clean level. Plus the Wi-Fi running could be heard as feedback from my valve amp.
Are you talking about your amp picking up RF noise, or noise on the analog audio-out?
Both, biggest problem was the noise on the analog out from external USB DAC that was generated from stock noisy PSU from the NUC.
Next issue was the SET Amp getting RF noise from Wi-Fi/Blutooth card, disabling in device manager cured it.
I wouldn't think many people would use the analog-out for hi-fi on these.
Most people use digital audio - s/pdif or hdmi. I guess your valve-amp does not support that :-) You might have to hitch up the buggy and canter on down the market for a new amp with a bit more RF shielding :-)
I managed to solve my noise problems by using optical s/pdif, and moving the wifi gear a couple of metres away.
It there any advantage of a USB DAC over the one in a standard digital receiver/amplifier ?
I use an Arcam iRDAC from the USB out of the NUC and it sounds excellent with High Res Audio. The quality of DAC used in it is very good compared to a standard digital receiver/amplifier, if you used it in place of the internal DAC on a standard digital receiver/amplifier you may not hear any discernible difference as you would likely be limited by the amps. Also the Oppo HA-2 headamp DAC sounds excellent attached to the NUC, great value and double as an excellent headamp.
Thanks to the +vote from Savas, in just 5 second of my post, and of cause, to the support of +voters. 😃