Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit Mini PC Barebone, Core i7-12700 $869 Free Delivery to Metro Areas @ Scorptec

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Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit Mini PC Barebone, Core i7-12700 $869 Free Delivery to Metro Areas @ Scorptec
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MayhemVC on 02/03/2025 - 15:23 scorptec.com.au (3944 clicks)

I have been after one of these for ages but couldn't warrant the $1,500+ price tag.
I think these were over $2,500 at launch. Now available for considerably less!
I have matched mine up with an Intel Arc B580 LE GPU for a solid 1440p Gaming 'Mini' PC.

I actually bought mine from Computer Alliance for $30 more ($899):
https://www.computeralliance.com.au/intel-nuc-12-core-i7-extreme-kit---rnuc12dcmi70001-(dragon-canyon)

Full specs can be found here:
https://www.asus.com/au/displays-desktops/nucs/nuc-kits/nuc-…

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  • abs898 on 02/03/2025 - 15:24
    -3

    There was a lot of drama with this deal but apparently they did get some stock.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/814109

  • Orrelljet on 02/03/2025 - 15:37
    +3

    Is the cooling any better on this one, compared to the previous version? I had the 11th gen and they were constantly ramping.

    • MayhemVC on 02/03/2025 - 16:21

      I believe so.
      My understanding is that they largely sorted out cooling and cable management on this one.
      When closing the top of the case on the 11th Gen, there was a danger of chopping through the case fan wires.

    • Badger1066 on 02/03/2025 - 17:31
      +1

      You might get hit with a intel board that has a sub optimal application of thermal pads. Mine was hitting 100 degrees before getting replaced.

      I'm using my Kraken cased intel nuc extreme 12 and it ramps a lot.

  • Godgodgod on 02/03/2025 - 16:02
    +5

    I reckon the minis forum deal is better? Given a newer 16 core processor and cheaper .MINISFORUM Bd795i SE

    • MayhemVC on 02/03/2025 - 16:18

      Yeah I have been looking at a bunch of Mini PCs.
      I am incredibly lazy and the NUC required only RAM, an SSD and a GPU to have a complete system.

      The Minisforum BD795i SE is about $745 AUD and (from my understanding) is just the mobo and GPU.
      You still need RAM, SSD, GPU as for the NUC but also PSU, Case and Case Fans.
      So for the same price you'd need to get the PSU, Case and Case Fans for under $125.

      Plus the finished product is likely to be MUCH smaller than a typical ITX case (NUC is less than 8L).
      Admittedly the NUC does restrict your available GPU options, primarily due to GPU height and it's using DDR4 RAM.

      I think you'll get a great outcome with either, I went for the lower effort option.

      • Godgodgod on 02/03/2025 - 16:20
        +3

        I think minis forum was $649 or $639. But the deal below from BPC is no brainer as it includes ram and 1tb ssd

      • MayhemVC on 02/03/2025 - 16:24

        Correction: Minisforum BD795i SE has mobo and CPU, not GPU.

        • bleugh on 03/03/2025 - 08:13

          it has an ancient R610 GPU built in
          still plays Fortnite at 1080p and a lot of older games (free things off Epic store) with medium settings.
          even does a pass at 4k, though everything turned down a bit!

          and runs two 4k monitors just fine!
          I'm on the hunt for an old GPU to bung in, 'because' :-P

      • freefall101 on 02/03/2025 - 17:28
        +2

        Yeah, the case is the kicker. It's really hard to get anything sub-15L that fits a GPU. The NCORE 100 is a great case, but it's $550 and still more than twice the size of the NUC.

        The BD795i is only $640 at the moment (with coupon on Amazon) though, it's a hell of a deal, but then so is this. Personally I have DDR4, some SSDs and such kicking around, I'm very tempted to replace my 9th gen uSFF

    • cramblamwich on 02/03/2025 - 16:20
      +1

      depends entirely on what you want to use it for. will never understand when people compare systems with different specs without specifying a use case.

      • Godgodgod on 02/03/2025 - 16:29
        +1

        I reckon at the end of the day it's price performance and to me on paper it looks attractive. Also gives a little bit of freedom with standard power supply and mini itx case. Also the base integrated GPU on that would be much better than the one on Intel making it viable to go even smaller volume with SFX PSU.

    • qwijibo on 02/03/2025 - 19:44
      -1

      I'd second that. I've got one of those motherboards, and apart from limited bios options, it's a good little board, and goes like a raped ape.

      Combine it with a few parts (copied from @BROKENKEYBOARD) https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/RJWqNz and you've got a better system (though a bit larger)

    • MayhemVC on 02/03/2025 - 16:19
      +1

      Pretty sure that this is not the same product.

      • jk82 on 02/03/2025 - 16:40
        +1

        It’s a different case but it’s the same NUC card (+ CPU). Also it comes with SSD and RAM

  • sam180580 on 02/03/2025 - 16:15
    +1

    Hi,
    Any suggestion to make it a good gaming pc for kids, considering below too. Thanks
    https://www.bpctech.com.au/product/kp-nukei7-kraken-mini-nuk…

    • MayhemVC on 02/03/2025 - 16:29
      -2

      That would be a great option. You'll need a GPU as well as that for proper gaming.
      I went with the NUC (no RAM or SSD) but that one includes RAM and SSD so you just need the GPU.

    • Badger1066 on 02/03/2025 - 17:24

      Its not a good option for kids. I have the same PC, but it gets hot, its a pain to work with and you need to get cables for the wifi to work. If you like tinkering with the PC then its a great option.

      The back ssd slot gets up to 80 degrees in my PC, the PCH before getting its thermal pad replaced with thermal putty was hitting 100 degrees every single time I was gaming.

      There's better options than this.

      • sam180580 on 02/03/2025 - 22:12

        Thanks, can you suggest some.

    • Nom on 02/03/2025 - 21:31

      @sam180580

      good gaming pc for kids

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/893605 costs about a grand and already includes the video card.

  • P3aker on 02/03/2025 - 16:18

    https://amzn.asia/d/3PcpVwr

    Got one of these recently, been great for me but I’m using mine in my home lab

  • Skullytor on 02/03/2025 - 16:42

    I’ve had the gen 11 one since WFH started during the pandemic. Good device. CPU runs a bit too hot for my liking and I’m not ready to add new thermal past as getting to the processor is finicky. Worried I’ll break the wifi and Bluetooth antenna connectors.

    For this price it seems reasonable.

    I added a 3060 but wish I spent on the 3070

  • hishaken on 02/03/2025 - 17:01

    Could I use it to build nas?

    • rodericb on 02/03/2025 - 17:20
      +1

      You can get a very good two bay Synology or QNAP NAS for less money and the NAS will have NAS software included. You can get a decent four bay NAS for $869.

      • hishaken on 02/03/2025 - 19:50

        But 4 bay nas I cannot add pci-e graphic card on top right?
        I want to build a nas with home server and gaming station

        • PeelThis on 02/03/2025 - 23:26

          What are you goals with wanting to run a NAS? Is it just file storage or something else?
          IMO I seperate those out, let the NAS handle NAS things and gaming station handle gaming stuff so they don't interfere.

          For the NAS run HDDs with RAID, running some flavour of Linux and any
          packages/containers that you want to use, it will use a lot less power too if you plan on running it 24/7.
          Personally I like Synology's offering out of the box.

          For your gaming station it's going to be running Windows and use a bit more juice which is fine because your not going to keep it on all the time.
          I'm sure it's fine but I wouldn't trust Windows to run any RAID natively and also wouldn't want to run my media setup running through it at the same time I'm gaming.

          • hishaken on 02/03/2025 - 23:51

            @PeelThis: Great advice.
            How about a nas with graphic card pcie port in case I need to run media center or any transcoding?
            If I don't need to use graphic card for 24/7 storage purpose, it can still run low power and low noise without issue right?

            • PeelThis on 03/03/2025 - 00:12

              @hishaken: What are your transcoding needs?
              Are you planning on using Plex or something else?
              Most newer NAS support hardware transcoding, lookup your model you're interested in, no need to run a desktop GPU.

              Yes you could, desktop CPUs and desktops in general are just more power hungry at idle and again Windows and NAS just don't really go together unless by NAS you mean a windows share and running Plex server from your computer.

              • hishaken on 03/03/2025 - 04:01

                @PeelThis: Thanks peel. Could Synology run Plex?
                I don't need GPU for Plex right?
                Thinking about building nas as well as home entertainment media center.
                Would I use trueNas or Synology?

                • PeelThis on 03/03/2025 - 09:51

                  @hishaken: Yes it can, I do it on mine.
                  No GPU needed.
                  Again it sort of depends on your needs, IMO if it's some light file sharing and running Plex here and there then running it from a Windows gaming PC is fine.

                  If you want a large amount of storage in RAID and run a few other packages through something like Docker then a NAS is a good option and seperate it out from your PC.

                  I don't have any experience with trustNas but I do recommend Synology, especially their plus series that can run Docker.
                  My recommendation would be to get a two bay plus unit and get the biggest drives you can in it. Running 4 drives bumps up the power usage a tad and they are a bit more expensive.
                  trueNas would be a fun experiment to tinker with no doubt but if you don't have much experience with Linux and trueNas I wouldn't lean on it to store anything important, if the hardware comes out to around $500 or so I would just get the Synology or equivalant and be done with it.

                  • hishaken on 03/03/2025 - 13:08

                    @PeelThis: Great advice thanks mate.
                    Could Synology run Plex as well?
                    I am thinking 4 bay because of important files I want to store as well.
                    Fail safe.

                    Is it a good idea?

  • kml22 on 02/03/2025 - 17:08
    -4

    Intel chip these day are fantastic if you're looking for a computer and also a heater, excellent for winter.

  • Badger1066 on 02/03/2025 - 17:29
    +1

    I would not recommend buying the intel NUC 12 extreme.

    I have the BPC intel NUC, which as the same internals as this one, but the PCH would hit 100 degrees before getting thermal putty applied. The back ssd also gets very hot, it hits 80 degrees under load.

    I would only buy this if you love the small form factor, don't mind restricting your choice of graphics card, only use the 2 internal ssd slots and not the back one and like to tinker and would be willing to void warranties by applying thermal putty or thicker thermal pads to the pch.

  • aveeno bb on 02/03/2025 - 17:36

    I have one, running with a mini GTX 1070 as a second PC. It runs everything very well, even the AAA games at 1080p.

    Don't buy this if you want it to be a hardcore gaming PC. I initially had a blower type rtx 3080 and it was unbearably loud, and CPU fan constantly turning on. With a mid range gpu mainly for work and study with occasional gaming, this might make sense for some.

  • congo on 02/03/2025 - 18:21

    How does it compare to M4 Mac mini?
    I like the form factor of the Mac Mini but don't like Mac OS.

    • aveeno bb on 02/03/2025 - 19:26
      -1

      They are not something you can compare - completely different things.

      • aveeno bb on 03/03/2025 - 12:42

        I don't know why the neg. To elaborate a bit further, a fair comparison would be with an actual nuc that is similarly sized to an M4 Mac mini, integrated GPU, etc.

        NUC extremes, as commented by others, are more of a mini PC, comparable to an ITX setup. There is nothing from Apple that is comparable in that regard.

    • jk82 on 03/03/2025 - 09:18
      +1

      Depends on use case, if it's for gaming well Mac isn't great at that so that's a large factor. If it's for productivity though the mac would blow it out of the water, M4 has a much faster, more efficient and quieter APU not to mention it's a fraction of the size.

  • BROKENKEYBOARD on 02/03/2025 - 18:36

    I wouldn't recommend these for gaming. A build this this https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yWyPv4 would be much bigger but it should be faster, upgradable and have much better cooling so far less likely to throttle.

  • woodwa on 02/03/2025 - 21:39
    -1

    Frameworks mini PC will blow this out of the water when it's officially released…

    • Nom on 02/03/2025 - 21:53
      +3

      Erm, the Frameworks desktop has got soldered RAM, a none-replaceable video card, and starts at about $2000AUD.

    • BROKENKEYBOARD on 02/03/2025 - 23:03
      -2

      Isn't the iGPU weaker than a 4060?

      • woodwa on 03/03/2025 - 10:12

        ETA prime review put it Closer to 4070 than 4060..

    • groook on 03/03/2025 - 09:18

      For at least 2.5x the price and almost 4 years newer you'd bloody hope so

    • MayhemVC on 03/03/2025 - 11:31

      Sure, but a 395 Max version with no SSD, 64Gb of soldered on RAM and the non-replaceable 8060S iGPU is nearly $3,000AUD.

  • aman215 on 03/03/2025 - 00:39

    The BPC Kraken still has wifi issue or has it been resolved in the newer builds? Do we need the cable from aliexpress?

  • kdinosaur on 03/03/2025 - 03:01

    Please explain to me why would i need this one over a custom itx build? I can go with better specs for the same price. Let alone the upgrade space for the future.

    • MayhemVC on 03/03/2025 - 11:32

      It's MUCH smaller. You don't need it but if you are looking for a VERY small form factor PC you will have a hard time making one at this size.

  • shabaka on 03/03/2025 - 07:02

    I had the Razer version with 9th gen nuc in there (i9-9980hk?) and all nuc extreme are very noisy. I was pondering getting 12 gen nuc in there for upgrade, but scratched that idea and got that Victus 15L for $860 with a 4060 in it. was a great deal I reckon. it even has 2x 3.5 bays in it, so I could put a RAID in lol

  • kungfuman on 03/03/2025 - 09:24

    thats F$%^ing huge for a NUC!!

    • aveeno bb on 03/03/2025 - 10:05
      +2

      It's cuz it's designed to work with proper GPUs, not just slim ones. There are smaller versions.

    • kml22 on 03/03/2025 - 11:02
      +2

      They're not NUC, it's more like a Mini PC.

    • MayhemVC on 03/03/2025 - 11:35

      Yeah it's not really a Mini PC anymore, although it is considerably smaller than any ITX case I've seen. Also fits a desktop GPU. This was Intel's swansong for NUCs and have now handed them over to ASUS.

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