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retrogamedude:

I have one but use it for a car-pc, works great and is quite speedy.  You would need some sort of discrete graphics card though for more powerful emulators, but for the older ones this wouldnt do a bad job.

ChanceKJ:

Gigabyte makes a couple with some higher end graphics, and there are a few from Zotac as well.

Unstupid:


--- Quote from: ChanceKJ on March 02, 2014, 10:26:18 pm ---Gigabyte makes a couple with some higher end graphics, and there are a few from Zotac as well.

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Yea, those are pretty small mini ITX boards that run 6.7"x6.7".  The NUC mobos check in at 4"x4".  At that size it would be tough to fit a 16x PCI slot.

ark_ader:

I have been wanting the i7 version for my home cloud development, but the price always has been the factor.  Nice to see the newer units with the 2.5 HDD capability, since the older units had the SATA connector where you could not access it without case modding.

Not sure if the on board graphics is good enough for games, where the BRIX has the Expansion Connector.  I just love the NUC for its size and simplicity.

edekoning:


--- Quote from: ark_ader on March 03, 2014, 12:52:43 am ---Not sure if the on board graphics is good enough for games, where the BRIX has the Expansion Connector.  I just love the NUC for its size and simplicity.

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Intels integrated graphics are not meant for gaming. I have an i5 with an intel 4000 intergrated graphics, hooked up to a 24" 1920x1200 screen. Any modern 3D game (one that actually uses the GPU) is out of the question, as it runs dog slow, and possibly with graphical glitches. Maybe things improve if you switch to a lower resolution, say 1024x768, sunno.

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