bobawesome
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Dang. And I thought my Alienware Alpha was small.
I have a 4th gen i5 NUC, and I can attest to the Dolphin performance. Intel are truly processor wizards. It easily beats my desktop AMD processor from 2008.
Intel's ULV processors are amazing. I was absolutely dumbfounded when my ULV gen 3 i5 (i5-3337U) could run Dolphin and BSNES full speed while my desktop couldn't...
The i7 4770r in the brix pro smokes the i3 in the alienware alpha pro, and no it's not a dual core hyperthreaded CPU, it's a quad core hyper threaded CPU.
tempted to get something to use as a plex server with a side order of steam home streaming. I kind of regret selling my mac mini because now my gaming PC is the home plex server which occasionally frustrates.
Can you go back a gen or two to save money or are the more recent ones notably better? I'd probably manage with a dual core i5. Do they have ethernet ports too?
Sure, I'm not sure what that has to do with the topic though, (ULV i5 vs desktop i3) NUCs are ULV dual core.
You're confused as to why someone would discuss the gigabyte brix line in a topic about the NUC? They're both mini PCs of about the same cost that are pitted primarily against each other on the market. What OP likes about the NUC, he'd like about the Brix Pro as well.
You're confused as to why someone would discuss the gigabyte brix line in a topic about the NUC? They're both mini PCs of about the same cost that are pitted primarily against each other on the market. What OP likes about the NUC, he'd like about the Brix Pro as well.
Right. Seems the Brix is great!
can you give me a link or type description of your gigabyte brix?
what power consumption does it have?
It sounds really great!
Excellent boxes from Intel.
thank you!
is this here the successor of your box?:
http://www.gigabyte.de/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5782#ov
Only downside to those Brix ones that have the 4570/4770r, is that the copu gets very hot and the fan can get quite noisy.
I guess that's no problem when you play games with sound
Have you experienced a Xbox 360 fan noise? I mean from the first revision
I have, and that Brix' fan at full tilt is noisier than that.
Which brix do you have? Broadwell or Bay Trail? Or did you buy the AMD $200-$300 version?
Really? That's loud lolI have, and that Brix' fan at full tilt is noisier than that.
How favorably (or not) does this compare to the Alienware Alpha?
I'm looking for a console-form PC for my living room that will allow me to play seventh generation games at max settings. Not sure what my best bet to accomplish that is. Assume my work keeps me busy as hell and I simply don't have time to devote to building my own rig - convenience is important to me.
How favorably (or not) does this compare to the Alienware Alpha?
I'm looking for a console-form PC for my living room that will allow me to play seventh generation games at max settings. Not sure what my best bet to accomplish that is. Assume my work keeps me busy as hell and I simply don't have time to devote to building my own rig - convenience is important to me.
Really? That's loud lol
I was talking about the 4570/4770R ones, of which I had the 4570R one some time ago, and Krejlooc has the 4770R one.
So if I buy a Brix i7 5775r Box I can use the RAM and intern SSD on this one too right?
Intel is just about to release a skull canyon variant of the NUC for $649
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...n-nuc-is-a-workstation-for-the-size-obsessed/
Works with the Razer core too, you can get a pretty neat gaming PC out of this.
watch out, as far as what i see the i7 5775r doenst have directx 12 support. at least thats what you can read on the intel website.
can anybody confirm this?
Works with the Razer core too, you can get a pretty neat gaming PC out of this.
Thanks. Any issues/stuttering with Dolphin games?I think the DX12 plugin really makes the performance that good.
I try some 1080p tomorrow.
Bought it on Amazon.
I'm more interested in that monitorWorks with the Razer core too, you can get a pretty neat gaming PC out of this.
If you're into gaming, I'd buy a Skylake processor.
Haswell has some support, but eh. Intel has been kinda lazy at updating drivers for old hardware from everything like wireless cards.
Thanks. Any issues/stuttering with Dolphin games?
I found a UK site that sells them:
http://www.icubes.co.uk/sector/11/intelnuc.aspx?gclid=CMKRgpuA9swCFdZAGwod_gAJwg
It looks like some of these NUC machines are different dimensions depending on which processor model you get (looking at the images on this site)...or it just the images? Looks like you can get an i7 with 16GB of RAM. Would this be overkill for Dolphin emulation? Also, which OS are you using? Want to know if Windows 10 is Dolphin-friendly.
Works with the Razer core too, you can get a pretty neat gaming PC out of this.
You already have a skull canyon NUC. Read about it. Seems to be a dream htpc.
If you're into gaming, I'd buy a Skylake processor.
Haswell has some support, but eh. Intel has been kinda lazy at updating drivers for old hardware from everything like wireless cards.
I'll try some Steam games and Pcsx2 tomorrow.
And some more Wii and GC games.
Yeah id like to know general gaming performance, games like Skyrim, Dark Souls, curious if they could hit like 30fps at 720p
Yeah id like to know general gaming performance, games like Skyrim, Dark Souls, curious if they could hit like 30fps at 720p