expiredDr.W posted Jan 09, 2025 02:07 AM
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expiredDr.W posted Jan 09, 2025 02:07 AM
Intel NUC Serpent Canyon Mini PC: i7-12700H, ARC A770M, 64GB DDR4, 1TB SSD
& More Configs + Free S/H$632
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I would not recommend Intel Extreme NUCs as anything other than homelab devices for hosting Proxmox and the like. Maybe as a media center / streaming PC, but that could be done better with a regular old NUC device.
For a desktop, there are much better, more versatile solutions at comparable or better pricing than this, here.
The intel NUC extreme I have (again, not THIS same model) is something of a train wreck.
Intel's own driver assistant doesn't fully recognize the hardware, so I've had to manually grab drivers for some updates (but not ALWAYS?).
It frequently encounters BIOS boot configuration issues even after updates and running on default settings - it will fail to boot and repeatedly cycle without input. Hell, even WITH user input, it will often fail.
And this is with JUST Windows, or JUST Linux Mint, or even attempting dual-boot with grub.
I have 7 other NUCs (Gen 8, 10, and 11) and all of the low-profile or "tall" variety. All of these are running my Proxmox cluster. They work so well, that I genuinely forget about them hanging on the wall beside the rack. I never have to deal with any BS boot or power cycling issues. The BIOS and drivers are work flawlessly. And all of them handle their USB and Thunderbolt devices without flaw.
The NUC Extreme (NUC11BTi9) has been a surprising disappointment, and I look forward to a new, full ATX build in the coming year.
TLDR: I do not recommend trusting Intel NUC Extreme devices as anything but homelab systems - look elsewhere if you want a desktop.
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this barebone has no ram. it has 16g video ram as part of the arc a770m video card, but it got no system ram.
In 2023, I got the one of the last dragon canyon NUCs and spent more than I should. But I've always loved the NUCs.
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I like the barebones one, but I'm not getting it yet. Still have too many toys from Christmas to play with first.
If you think you can build something comparable with thunderbolt 4, dedicated gpu with at least this performance and a 12700/t/h/k variant in a small form itx setup, you can't. Not even close. Especially with two full function tb4 ports.
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