- Intel nuc as a 4k media center update#
- Intel nuc as a 4k media center Pc#
- Intel nuc as a 4k media center tv#
- Intel nuc as a 4k media center windows#
Intel nuc as a 4k media center update#
I went with a more expensive motherboard because it wont require a bios update for the 2400g and has better RAM compatibility. But this is everything without the PSU and Case and those parts should be less than $200 combined. PCpartpicker wont have a Pico PSU and does not have the pricing for the Streacom case. Any Intel CPU would do for playback, but I would probably look at the the AMD 2200g/2400g APUs as they have much better integrated graphics than Intel's current offering. Pair it with a mITX board and a CPU and you will be in business. It is a really nice looking case that is not much bigger than a NUC. I built a nice little HTPC for my parents and I used a streacom case with a Pico PSU. If anyone has any good suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it. Just wouldn't be my first choice, although I know it may make my goal more realistic since I know that you pay a premium for small. I could always redo my cabinet, and if I ended up with a case that was at least not any larger than an Xbox 1 S or X, I'd be able to redo things to fit it elsewhere. So if I can manage everything else I'd need at $800 or under, I'd be a happy camper. I'm assuming I'd likely end up needing new RAM. So while I'll need to get all the other components, I won't need any drives. I'll ultimately want a board that supports two M2 drives, since I have one smaller 256GB one, and a newer WD 1 TB NVME Drive (WDS100T2X0C).
So I won't need or want a disc of any sort on it.Īnd would I be better off with a small graphics card, even if just a low end AMD one? Or will the 8th gen Intel processors do better than the 7th gen has? I won't need it for blu ray or ANY disc playback - I use my XB1X for that as it supports all the 4k HDR and Atmos bitstreaming. I don't want to spend money to build a gaming system, just something to play back video files.Īnyone have any good suggestions for a small form factor case? I've had trouble finding something that would be small enough to work in my location, but still have enough room for some low profile graphics card. I just can't seem to find something that isn't excessive for the cost for my needs.
Intel nuc as a 4k media center Pc#
I don't mind building my own - built my first own PC back around '92, so it's nothing new. I even looked at the newer Hades Canyon NUC but that seems to have its own issues with 4k playback.
Intel nuc as a 4k media center tv#
I want something small that I can keep up by the TV like my little NUC is, between my cable box and my XB1X. I had held off on one since they were still 6th gen processors and I had hoped they'd refresh. I reached the point of simply figuring to keep it simple, I'd grab an Alienware Alpha R2. I'm ready to just get something better designed, but since I don't use this for gaming (I have many consoles for that as well as an Oculus PC system) I am having some issues trying to find what would be a good setup. I usually use MPC-HC or VLC to play back my videos (since they both bitstream and I have an Atmos Sony STR-DN1080 receiver with atmos speakers). It just struggles on some of the 4k content, and I even have issues with sound dropping randomly for a second or so on other 1080 or even SD content. I don't even bother with the Plex and such anymore, I've found my life is much simpler simply having shortcuts to folders on the NAS and going to movies, TV shows, videos, etc.īut this NUC is being a bit of a pain, even after a total nuke and rebuild a month or two ago using more current drivers. I've got just 8 GB of memory in it since this is just a media center PC, I don't surf the web, use any programs, or even stream with this - straight files off my Synology NAS, and my Logitech home security program is all that runs on here. I'm currently using an Intel NUC, the 7th gen i5 model from last year, NUC7i5BNK. But that didn't do well with newer versions of windows.
Intel nuc as a 4k media center windows#
I had an Alienware X51 that I had tossed when it went bad, and replaced with a very wonderful tiny form factor HP Pavilion (the little windows version of their streaming box). I've gone through the Windows Media Center years, and have a lot of things that I had recorded while I had media center, as well as my own rips and other downloads. I've used home theater PC's since the latter part of the 90's when I had my first big Mitsubishi HDTV and needed somehow to upscale non HD since at that point, cable providers had no HD availability and such.
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