Reddit reviews Intel NUC Kit NUC6i3SYH BOXNUC6I3SYH Silver/Black

It depends on the model, they range from a bit under 300$ to about 600$, but I understand UKians get screwed on electronics prices.

https://smile.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-NUC6i3SYH-BOXNUC6I3SYH%C2%A0Silver-Black/dp/B018NSAPIM

https://smile.amazon.com/Intel-NUC6i5SYK-BOXNUC6I5SYK-Silver-Black/dp/B018NS910U

I can't find the i7 version right now.

The technical description for that Celeron is "Intel® HD Graphics", no specific number for the version of HD Graphics. But for what your relatives are going to be doing, I doubt they need beefier graphics.

One step up would be an i3-6100u:

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-NUC6i3SYH-BOXNUC6I3SYH-Silver-Black/dp/B018NSAPIM/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482729650&sr=1-5&keywords=intel+nuc

Uses Intel HD Graphics 520, while the i5/i7s use 530, so just a step below.

But unsure if that'd be worth twice the price. It would be more future proof.

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-NUC6i3SYH-BOXNUC6I3SYH-Silver-Black/dp/B018NSAPIM/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482765470&sr=1-4&keywords=nuc&refinements=p_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

Link for the i3 NUC so that it's easy to find

I've been thinking of buying something like this NUC
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018NSAPIM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1F9QVLVOWTLHT&coliid=I1603JA1W04NRA
Plus memory, drive and keyboard.

The Ividia Shield doesn't stream Amazon, so that's out for me. I hope these guys get over their snit soon.

reddit's htpc forum is a good resource.

Maybe an Intel NUC if space is an issue. It comes with a tiny case, motherboard and CPU integrated. You add storage, memory, monitor, keyboard and mouse:

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-NUC6i3SYH-BOXNUC6I3SYH%C2%A0Silver-Black/dp/B018NSAPIM/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466907485&sr=1-5&keywords=intel+nuc

If you want as small as possible without taking up much desk space you'll either be looking at all-in-ones or mini pcs that can attach to the vesa mount on the back of a monitor. Mini pcs often come barebones meaning they do not have ram or a harddrive.

Here is an i3 nuc that has wireless, Bluetooth, etc i3 nuc

That costs about £250. A ddr4 8gb sodimm stick of ram and 250gb m.2 ssd can be had for less than £150. ram and drive

You should be able to get monitors with a vesa mount on the back fairly cheap, around £100 (like this one ) and a wireless keyboard and mouse for less than £40 (like these )

All told that would be £540 or so for hardware, give or take a little bit. It would get you machines that would do well at office tasks without taking up any desk space. With the wireless keyboards and mice the only required wires would be for power, Ethernet, and a short cable to connect to the monitor.

I would caution that you may be limited moving the license for Windows license. You may need to buy another copy of Windows for each machine but it looks like an oem disk of 10 pro is only £45 on Amazon uk.

Did you buy it on Amazon? If so, it's on sale right now so you might get a little money back: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B018NSAPIM

I'm the stupid one? Are you serious?

The first video is made using this NUC PC. This has an i5-6200U, which is not an HQ processor.

The second video is using an ancient Surface Pro 3, a tablet which uses 4th gen U series processors (aka 3-4 years old). Also not an HQ processor.

You tell me to do research, while basing your entire argument in some made-up fantasy. You call me stupid, while claiming that Intel's official specs sheets are made by Dell's marketing Team. You accuse me of not knowing the difference between U and HQ family CPU's, while unironically stating that an i5-6200U is actually an HQ processor. You call me pathetic - while being too weak-minded to accept that you've lost the argument.

I highly doubt that you're capable of posting anything worth any of anyone else's time, so consider yourself blocked.

An i3 Nuc + External hdd enclosure?

Cheaper and power efficient.



Intel NUC Kit NUC6i3SYH BOXNUC6I3SYH Silver/Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018NSAPIM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_A7i3xb2RKM483 - $240

Crucial 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR4 2133 MT/s (PC4-17000) SODIMM 260-Pin Memory - CT2K4G4SFS8213 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015HQ9UDO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_C8i3xbHYKN3PG -$35

According to Plex's recommendations, you'll want a CPU with 2,000 PassMark score per 1080p/10Mbps stream and 1500 PassMark score for every 720p/4Mbps stream. With that in mind, Intel's NUCs are probably your best bet. Newer i3 processors are capable enough for most of this work, but you might want to step up to a 6th gen i5 model NUC if you believe you'll be regularly doing 2 streams at 1080p often.

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Intel NUC6i3SYH ~ $290

Intel Corei3-6100U - 3,523 PassMark Score

Newegg / Amazon

Compatible Memory: ~$30

Newegg / Amazon

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For windows, I'm not sure what you're looking to use. Windows 10 is current and easy to use, but is currently $100 for home and $140 for pro. If you're using it for couch surfing and plex hosting, home version should be sufficient. If you haven't tried it before though, and you don't have any strict reason to stick to Windows, try out Linux. You'll be just as capable, though if you've never used Linux it'll have a slight learning curve, plus you'll save a few hundred bucks on the Windows license!

Edit: Accidentally submitted first time while writing it up and had some info wrong. This is corrected, in case you read it before I was done.