i5 6260U. Graphics capable of playing most games in low/med settings
Add in some RAM, SSD and OS for £75...you have a very nice machine for around £400...
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Crammage
22 Jan 165#18
Come on man, we're not too far from a time where 1080p was a dream and no one was straining their eyes then.
aetaaas
22 Jan 164#17
Well... that is a bit of a stretch. Most PCs don't run at full chat all the time. So say we take the cost of the NUC, say a round £320, if your electricity was on the upper end of the average electricity prices at 15p per kWh, you could buy 2133kWhs of energy.
A gaming PC with a dedicated graphics card can idle between 40-60W and a NUC at about 10W. And this is where most PCs sit when you are browsing the web, doing office work or watching videos. So lets exaggerate it a bit and say the difference is 100W, that means 21330 hours to make the difference up. 888 days. Non stop, 24/7. If you only used your PC for say 4 hours a day, that would mean 5332 days. Or nearly 15 years.
I hope I've done the maths right, but doubling or trebling the difference still gets you only closer to 5 years.
citynotutd123
22 Jan 163#12
That's only if he's using it like 20 hours a day. Not likely tbh
plap
22 Jan 163#2
Oooh would really like one of those to replace my power hungry desktop, maybe when prices drop...
Been waiting for these to launch, and that's not a bad price; now I have to restrain myself and wait for the most competitive offers to emerge.
I'm after the "SYH" box to accommodate a Lappy drive as well, already got my copy of "W8.1 - full".
Perhaps I can soon replace this dog kennel and associated electric spaghetti! :laughing:
nosbod to willysnapper
22 Jan 16#16
link to SYH model on lambasted.com for a tenner more
plap
22 Jan 163#2
Oooh would really like one of those to replace my power hungry desktop, maybe when prices drop...
If you power hungry desktop is using over 150W...the Nuc would pay for itself in electricity savings after 2-3 years
nosbod
22 Jan 16#3
RRP £612.40...really?
JamesCo
22 Jan 162#5
It's great that they're available, but what holds me back from getting one is that it has only HDMI 1.4b rather than 2.0, which will limit playback for 4k displays to 30Hz. Converters for DP1.2 to HDMI don't seem to be available and would be a hassle, anyway.
converter that supports all you need, running one now.
its the only one on the market that does 4k at 50/60Hz but works well.
so basically gives the NUC hdmi2.0 features ;-)
DP 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 active cable, AVforums says it works [email protected]..
Regards
Flea
pimpchez to JamesCo
23 Jan 16#48
There is a converter that does it @ 60hz , i have one.:smile:
nomeames
22 Jan 16#7
Just for clarity......with this one you can only use the m2.ssd and not the 2.5" SATA one.
If you intend on using the SATA SSD, you will need the other version NUC6i5SYH......which in my opinion makes more sense. £330ish at Lambdatek.
iDealYou
22 Jan 16#8
Can you(is there a bracket?) mount one these onto the back of a monitor?
sirclive to iDealYou
22 Jan 161#13
I have the generation before this, and it came with a VESA bracket for mounting behind a MONITOR.
For TVs, it depends on whether the manufacturer has provided VESA compatible holes.
If not (based completely on a Google search), there's a VESA extender bracket.. https://www.reddit.com/r/htpc/comments/2o4puf/mounting_a_nuc_behind_a_tv/
opaninkofi
22 Jan 16#9
£312 from Lamdatek plus further saving of £1.87 if paying by their debit card. LAMDATEK LINK
ollie87 to opaninkofi
22 Jan 162#10
£1.87! Oh crap! Sign me up!!!!
thecoolguy
22 Jan 16#11
Should run kodi no problem
sirclive to thecoolguy
22 Jan 16#15
My slightly older i5 runs it no problem at all
dijital to thecoolguy
23 Jan 162#32
Thank you Captain Obvious :smile:
Seriously, I can make a kodi system for £10 that will run at somewhere in the mild area of acceptable.
(Pi Zero, 8GB card, USB Wifi and existing TV remote)
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i5 6260U. Graphics capable of playing most games in low/med settings
Add in some RAM, SSD and OS for £75...you have a very nice machine for around £400...
Top comments
A gaming PC with a dedicated graphics card can idle between 40-60W and a NUC at about 10W. And this is where most PCs sit when you are browsing the web, doing office work or watching videos. So lets exaggerate it a bit and say the difference is 100W, that means 21330 hours to make the difference up. 888 days. Non stop, 24/7. If you only used your PC for say 4 hours a day, that would mean 5332 days. Or nearly 15 years.
I hope I've done the maths right, but doubling or trebling the difference still gets you only closer to 5 years.
Note: comes to £320.63 at LambaTek if paying by debit card:
http://www.lambda-tek.com/Intel-BOXNUC6I5SYK~sh/B2632029&origin=gbaseGB22.8
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I'm after the "SYH" box to accommodate a Lappy drive as well, already got my copy of "W8.1 - full".
Perhaps I can soon replace this dog kennel and associated electric spaghetti! :laughing:
Note: comes to £320.63 at LambaTek if paying by debit card:
http://www.lambda-tek.com/Intel-BOXNUC6I5SYK~sh/B2632029&origin=gbaseGB22.8
Is it worth worrying about?
converter that supports all you need, running one now.
its the only one on the market that does 4k at 50/60Hz but works well.
so basically gives the NUC hdmi2.0 features ;-)
DP 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 active cable, AVforums says it works [email protected]..
Regards
Flea
If you intend on using the SATA SSD, you will need the other version NUC6i5SYH......which in my opinion makes more sense. £330ish at Lambdatek.
For TVs, it depends on whether the manufacturer has provided VESA compatible holes.
If not (based completely on a Google search), there's a VESA extender bracket..
https://www.reddit.com/r/htpc/comments/2o4puf/mounting_a_nuc_behind_a_tv/
Seriously, I can make a kodi system for £10 that will run at somewhere in the mild area of acceptable.
(Pi Zero, 8GB card, USB Wifi and existing TV remote)