Intel Sells Pentium "Braswell" NUC As Complete Mini-PC

btarunr · Oct 19, 2015

Intel started selling its first "complete" (not barebones) NUC based mini-PC, the NUC5PGYH. Priced at $255 a pop, this unit includes memory and storage besides the Pentium N3700 "Braswell" SoC based system board, the chassis; and comes with Windows 10 pre-installed. 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of SSD storage is included, you can opt for more of both. There's also a vacant 7 mm thick 2.5-inch SATA drive bay, so you could expand storage. Modern connectivity includes HDMI, USB 3.0, WLAN, gigabit Ethernet, and HD audio.

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FordGT90Concept · Oct 19, 2015

They keep getting smaller and cheaper...I like.

ShiBDiB · Oct 19, 2015

Might grab one plus a decent sized hd to replace my dad's old piece of junk desktop.

Drone · Oct 19, 2015

Tiny but has so many ports. All these NUCs and tiny Zotacs are really good.

lemonadesoda · Oct 19, 2015

Nice price. What a shame it can't drive a UHD screen/desktop.

FordGT90Concept · Oct 19, 2015

I think I'd rather have DisplayPort than VGA. That's kind of ridiculous.

Uplink10 · Oct 19, 2015

btarunr said:
There's also a vacant 7 mm thick 2.5-inch SATA drive bay

A mistake, a lot of high capacity 2.5" HDDs are 9.5mm. It limits your options and since they decided to include it they could at least support 9.5mm drives.

I hope you can get it barebone without 2GB SO-DIMM stick.

Toslink is not required since it cannot compete with high bitrates bitstreaming can transfer and in some situations if your audio has too high a bitrate it will be too much for Toslink and/or you will have to send it compressed and hope that it will not be too much.

Lack of the DP is also apparent. Sure, VGA is still used today but if someone want to use it then he can buy USB to VGA adapter or DP/HDMI to VGA.

Prima.Vera · Oct 19, 2015

love those. superb multimedia box. How is 4K playing on that CPU??

GhostRyder · Oct 19, 2015

I agree @FordGT90Concept , I like the device but that VGA is a bit of an oddity on it. I would love a DP and HDMI just so I could adapt it as needed.

Fx · Oct 19, 2015

I would be more interested in this if I wasn't having to pay for the W10 OS which drives up the price.

texas64 · Oct 19, 2015

Uplink10 said:
Lack of the DP is also apparent. Sure, VGA is still used today but if someone want to use it then he can buy USB to VGA adapter or DP/HDMI to VGA.

It does have HDMI, so that's good. DP is good (I use it for 4K) but this platform doesn't need it as it cannot adequately drive more than 1080P.

Uplink10 · Oct 19, 2015

texas64 said:
It does have HDMI, so that's good. DP is good (I use it for 4K) but this platform doesn't need it as it cannot adequately drive more than 1080P.

It is not for gaming, you could have DP (and subsequently 4K) for viewing text and other files because on big 1080p monitor they do not look as good as they look on 4K monitor.

TheGuruStud · Oct 20, 2015

Needs 8GB ram, 120 GB SSD, more sata/USB and only for 280 bucks (300 max). Or why would I deviate from a miniITX custom build? Hell, I made one with a vesa mount case, too LOL. This needs that also.

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

System Name	[Daily Driver]
Processor	[Ryzen 7 5800X3D]
Motherboard	[MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK]
Cooling	[be quiet! Dark Rock Slim]
Memory	[64GB Crucial Pro 3200MHz (32GBx2)]
Video Card(s)	[PNY RTX 3070Ti XLR8]
Storage	[1TB SN850 NVMe, 4TB 990 Pro NVMe, 2TB 870 EVO SSD, 2TB SA510 SSD]
Display(s)	[2x 27" HP X27q at 1440p]
Case	[Fractal Meshify-C]
Audio Device(s)	[Fanmusic TRUTHEAR IEM, HyperX Duocast]
Power Supply	[CORSAIR RMx 1000]
Mouse	[Logitech G Pro Wireless]
Keyboard	[Logitech G512 Carbon (GX-Brown)]
Software	[Windows 11 64-Bit]

System Name	ICE-QUAD // ICE-CRUNCH
Processor	Q6600 // 2x Xeon 5472
Memory	2GB DDR // 8GB FB-DIMM
Video Card(s)	HD3850-AGP // FireGL 3400
Display(s)	2 x Samsung 204Ts = 3200x1200
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Software	Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Workstation now migrated to W10 with regrets.

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Intel Sells Pentium "Braswell" NUC As Complete Mini-PC

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Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-13700K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	32GB(2x16) DDR5@6600MHz G-Skill Trident Z5
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo
Storage	2TB SK Platinum P41 SSD + 4TB SanDisk Ultra SSD + 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 3440x1440@100Hz G-Sync
Case	NZXT PHANTOM410-BK
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair 850W
Mouse	Logitech Hero G502 SE
Software	Windows 11 Pro - 64bit
Benchmark Scores	30FPS in NFS:Rivals

System Name	SnowFire / The Reinforcer
Processor	i7 10700K 5.1ghz (24/7) / 2x Xeon E52650v2
Motherboard	Asus Strix Z490 / Dell Dual Socket (R720)
Cooling	RX 360mm + 140mm Custom Loop / Dell Stock
Memory	Corsair RGB 16gb DDR4 3000 CL 16 / DDR3 128gb 16 x 8gb
Video Card(s)	GTX Titan XP (2025mhz) / Asus GTX 950 (No Power Connector)
Storage	Samsung 970 1tb NVME and 2tb HDD x4 RAID 5 / 300gb x8 RAID 5
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU, Samsung G7 Odyssey (1440p 240hz)
Case	Thermaltake Cube / Dell Poweredge R720 Rack Mount Case
Audio Device(s)	Realtec ALC1150 (On board)
Power Supply	Rosewill Lightning 1300Watt / Dell Stock 750 / Brick
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Logitech G19S
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows Server 2016

Processor	Ryzen 2600x
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB DDR4 3466
Video Card(s)	EVGA 980ti FTW
Storage	(OS)Samsung 950 Pro (512GB), (Data) WD Reds
Display(s)	24" Dell UltraSharp U2412M
Case	Fractal Design Define R5
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GAME ONE
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2
Mouse	Mionix Castor
Keyboard	Deck Hassium Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	OCed 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asucks C6H
Cooling	Air
Memory	32GB
Video Card(s)	OCed 6800XT
Storage	NVMees
Display(s)	32" Dull curved 1440
Case	Freebie glass idk
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser
Power Supply	Don't even remember