MSI Cubi 5 12M Barebones PC i3-1215U $369 + Delivery + Surcharge (Redeem 1TB NVMe SSD & $50 Gift Card) @ SaveOnIT

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freefall101 on 26/12/2024 - 19:56 saveonit.com.au (359 clicks)
Last edited 26/12/2024 - 20:07 by 1 other user

Figured I'd chuck this up as it's a very capable little machine. Dual ethernet (looks to be 2.5G and 1G from photos on other sites), Thunderbolt 4, wifi 6 and Intel Xe GPU which supports AV1 decoding. It's a .66L machine that holds a 2.5" drive as well as NVME.

I wouldn't be too worried about it being an i3, it means the same number of P cores (2 cores, 4 threads) but half the number of E cores (4 instead of 8 in the i5/i7). Slightly less cache (10MB vs 12MB) and slower GPU, but it's not intended to be a gaming machine.

Surcharges: 1% card payment, 2.6% PayPal payment.

Doesn't come with RAM or drive, but there is a 1TB nvme + $50 egift card by redemption here - https://au.msi.com/Promotion/AUCubiNUCpromotion. Looks like Dec 31st is the cutoff and redemption by Jan 15th.

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  mubby on 26/12/2024 - 20:01

  MSI Link: https://www.msi.com/Business-Productivity-PC/Cubi-5-12M

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  Commodore64 on 26/12/2024 - 20:05

  I’ve got the NUC-11 i3 pro slim and it’s still going strong and low power.. love these machines.

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  teddiebear on 26/12/2024 - 20:23

  -1

  https://www.mwave.com.au/product/msi-cubi-12m-mini-pc-i71255…
  https://www.mwave.com.au/product/msi-cubi-12m-mini-pc-i71255…
  2 more types available here with a decent price reduction/deal

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    freefall101 on 26/12/2024 - 20:40

    If you want an i7 then it's significantly cheaper to buy this for $670 and BYO RAM and drive. 512GB storage and 16GB RAM can be had for less than $100.

    That said, the i5 version is only $498 as well. The difference between i5 and i7 with Alder Lake CPUs is very minimal, it's pretty much just the GPU.

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    Alexxx on 26/12/2024 - 22:42

    Price beat at Officeworks for those models.

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  GReeeeN on 26/12/2024 - 21:08

  HDMI 2.1 with VRR ?

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  stefanko on 26/12/2024 - 21:24

  will this also have legal windows? (sorry new to this)

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    Matt P on 26/12/2024 - 21:40

    +1

    Unlikely. Its not mentioned anywhere.

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    Wilburre on 26/12/2024 - 21:47

    +3

    Nope.
    System is bare bones meaning byo RAM and storage, and subsequently OS.

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  newgas on 26/12/2024 - 21:27

  Would this be a good machine for Home Assistant?

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    Raynes on 26/12/2024 - 22:09

    +1

    I would assume it would be overkill if anything

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  TheUsualSuspect on 26/12/2024 - 21:32

  Can you chuck an eGPu on this using the TB4?

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    freefall101 on 27/12/2024 - 00:12

    +1

    In theory, but I wouldn't. It's not a good gaming CPU with 2 performance cores and you take a big hit with eGPUs, it'd be poor performance. eGPUs are more aimed at laptops where there is no other option.

    Buying a system from scratch I'd look for an ITX deal. The techfast one earlier with a 4060 was cheaper than this machine and what an eGPU enclosure would cost. And it had a full 6 cores (12 threads) and far better for gaming.