Reddit reviews Intel Boxed, NUC Kit, Nuc5ppyh Components, Silver with Black Top (BOXNUC5PPYH)
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802.11ac WirelessIntel HD Graphics.DDR3L SODIMM, 1.35V, 1333/1600 MHz, 8GB maximumInternal support for 2.5" HDD or SSDHDMI 1.4bConsumer Infrared sensor on the front panelTOSLINK jack on the rear panel
Ubiquiti has free software for an NVR.
Here is the hardware I used.
Intel NUC: Model Nuc5ppyh
(There may be better ones out now, but this one works just great)
Memory: Crucial 8GB Single DDR3L
Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB Laptop HDD SATA
OS: UBUNTU 14.04 (DO NOT USE version 16, I don’t think it is supported yet, that may have changed)
Direct Amazon Links to the same hardware I got:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006YG8X9Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XPVQHDU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C4W2P18/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Keep in mind, the hardware has improved a bit since I bought my stuff, so you can get better prices or faster hardware.
No, its it's own computer. A NUC comes with a mini itx shaped basic case, I/O, some form of laptop processor and motherboard, PSU, RAM, as well as some 2.5" HDD/SSD mounts inside the case. You buy your own HDD/SSD, (LAPTOP) RAM and Windows copy, and you're good to go. Example here.
There are the basic ones that Intel makes described above, or you can buy some like the Gigabyte BRIX. These are usually more powerful, and therefore more expensive. Example here. These do have more features such as a basic PCI-E slot for Wi-Fi cards or sound cards, and more hard drive slots.
A NUC build would be:
Has anyone used this for PleX?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XPVQHDU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
I found an older /r/plex post about it but it has a newer version with 2.4 ghz. Wondering if anyone has this version and would be able to transcode 1080p on the fly.
I got you. But you'll find so much more stuff to do with this then you ever thought of.
NUCs are so much better than Raspberry Pis/Banana Pis/etc., etc. Welcome to the family!
If the i3 plus 8GB of RAM is too much money for you, and you end up thinking about only getting 4GB of RAM, you have one more option:
The Pentium NUC. For my purposes the Pentium NUC with 8GB of RAM is better than the i3 with 4GB. (Your purposes as a server may be different).
Skip the Celeron though, the Pentium isn't much more money and is well worth it.
Here's the link to the Pentium. It only comes in one version: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Nuc5ppyh-Components-Silver-BOXNUC5PPYH/dp/B00XPVQHDU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478853349&sr=8-1&keywords=nuc+5ppyh
Did you consider starting with a Quad Core Intel NUC?
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Nuc5ppyh-Components-Silver-BOXNUC5PPYH/dp/B00XPVQHDU/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451507126&sr=1-3&keywords=n3700
with 8gb ram and a good 250gb ssd you stay below 300.
Might have problems transcoding with that, its not a very strong cpu at all.
edit-
this one is a little more but definitely a better cpu
I think im just going to go with this setup get ram and ssd for it cheap but this should be a good setup with a 1903 passmark https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Nuc5ppyh-Components-Silver-BOXNUC5PPYH/dp/B00XPVQHDU/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1473259122&sr=1-8&keywords=intel+nuc