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    Suggestions for a small form factor PC

    Looking for a small form factor PC to drive a graphics display. Was considering a Mac Mini but they are approaching 3 years since their last hardware refresh and the spec is looking a bit dated now. Intel Iris 5100 integrated GPU is a good as it gets.

    Any suggestions from the congregation?
    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

    #2
    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
    Looking for a small form factor PC to drive a graphics display. Was considering a Mac Mini but they are approaching 3 years since their last hardware refresh and the spec is looking a bit dated now. Intel Iris 5100 integrated GPU is a good as it gets.

    Any suggestions from the congregation?
    Doing what? is it just to display a rotating powerpoint or to be used for gaming?
    merely at clientco for the entertainment

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      #3
      Originally posted by eek View Post
      Doing what? is it just to display a rotating powerpoint or to be used for gaming?
      Not gaming specifically but needsto be able to display animation output in HD or ideally 4k. Not up to the latest gaming outputs with huge amounts of particle and filter effects, but good enough that it will run smoothly at 40 fps or better. In gaming terms think WoW rather than say Battlefield 1 or Crysis 3.
      "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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        #4
        If you know what kind of spec you are after then the usual suspects will build one for you.

        https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/intel-mini-pcs/

        https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-sy...ll-form-factor
        First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. But Gandhi never had to deal with HMRC

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          #5
          Originally posted by eek View Post
          Doing what? is it just to display a rotating powerpoint or to be used for gaming?
          Invoices and expenses of course! Company purchase!

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            #6
            NUC or Brix no use?
            And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.

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              #7
              Originally posted by RonBW View Post
              If you know what kind of spec you are after then the usual suspects will build one for you.

              https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/intel-mini-pcs/

              https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-sy...ll-form-factor
              Part of the problem is that I'm way out of date on PC graphics hardware, so no real idea where to start with speccing that. CPU ram HDD etc are no problem.
              "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                #8
                Originally posted by b0redom View Post
                NUC or Brix no use?
                Looked at NUC but again the graphics options seem limited to the onboard Intel integrated graphics which aren't much cop for anything other than powerpoint as far as I can tell.
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  #9
                  Any use?

                  https://www.scan.co.uk/products/inte...s-580-barebone

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                    Part of the problem is that I'm way out of date on PC graphics hardware, so no real idea where to start with speccing that. CPU ram HDD etc are no problem.
                    I'm much the same - just whack in the most expensive one you can find and it must be good enough
                    First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. But Gandhi never had to deal with HMRC

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