Thinking
03-08-2019, 08:13 PM
#9841
Senior Member
Haven't added them yet, but the reviews are excellent. I can put about 6 of those fans to work though. Yea, fan noise is a big bother, has a cringing irritation affect over here.
03-08-2019, 08:18 PM
#9842
Senior Member
Regarding SFF... I should say this, though. The Intel NUC is a very respectable, and quite capable unit. I've put quite a few of these into service over the last year... all 7th or 8th Gen i5's in them, and one Gen 7 i7. They run cool... have USB 3.1, SSD, use laptop DDR3 or DDR4 (depending on which model) memory. They come with a VESA mountable bracket too, and allows you to mount them on the back of the monitor.... it's pretty slick.
I have several of those as well and they have held up well so far. The only downside I have seen is with the I7 versions in a quiet office. The fan will run pretty hard any time you put a load on the proc and it gets pretty noisy. If you are in a conference room or someplace with background noise this is usually not an issue. If you are in an executive office however, the noise will make the executive want to throw it out the window. In my experience this only applies to the I7 models, the I5 ones are fine.
Last edited by Jbrew; 03-08-2019 at 08:20 PM.
03-08-2019, 08:29 PM
#9843
Senior Member
03-09-2019, 11:47 AM
#9844
Senior Member
LOL, yea I don't use the Microsoft/outlook for much, but they make it so you just about have to have one. I always forget that damn password when I need it...to far and in between I expect. I default to the black book and hope I documented the latest, also with hopes I can read my writing. I tend to scribble that down quickly.... But yea, PITA account lol.
BTW- Still using Office 2003 lol.
BTW- Still using Office 2003 lol.
I haven't heard an i7 make noise, so I don't have experience there. But the i5 is pretty quiet - quieter than the Mini. If you put them behind a TV, you can also mount the bracket on the wall pretty easily. They also have a USB-C connection, which I use to run an additional monitor on some systems. The HD is SSD, so no HD noise.... so all you hear is the CPU fan... maybe the i7 has another fan in it too?
03-09-2019, 02:24 PM
#9845
Senior Member
I haven't heard an i7 make noise, so I don't have experience there. But the i5 is pretty quiet - quieter than the Mini. If you put them behind a TV, you can also mount the bracket on the wall pretty easily. They also have a USB-C connection, which I use to run an additional monitor on some systems. The HD is SSD, so no HD noise.... so all you hear is the CPU fan... maybe the i7 has another fan in it too?
03-09-2019, 02:32 PM
#9846
Senior Member
AK, did you get what you needed for an OS key?
03-09-2019, 02:44 PM
#9847
Senior Member
03-09-2019, 02:57 PM
#9848
Senior Member
Nope, haven't tried any of those bare circuit drives M.1/M.2, been researching some though.
That's a nice board lol
That's a nice board lol
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03-09-2019, 03:09 PM
#9849
Senior Member
It is a very nice board. Gigabyte, MSI, and ASUS is about all I will use. I actually prefer ASUS..... but this board packs a lot of punch for the price.
03-09-2019, 03:36 PM
#9850
Senior Member
I think we have pretty close to same builds, done around the same time as well. ASUS/AMD still going strong, aging well lol.