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ASUS ROG NUC 970 [pcgamer] review [ 86/100 ] (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Who is this for, exactly?

It's small, but not actually portable like a gaming laptop.

It's got desktop-class performance, but the high cost and non-upgradability of a laptop.

NUCs make sense as small servers, but why do I need such a beefy GPU in a server?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I could see it for self hosting maybe but at that price point why not just by the best nvidia SBC for AI, save a couple $100, and probably better compute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I've used an Intel V8 NUC with a discreet AMD GPU for years to do all sorts of self hosting. It makes a fantastic Plex server as it can transcode really fast.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why do YOU need it? No clue. But I can see people without technical know-how using these as a little home theater PC. Or really anyone wanting a smaller form factor. I've had friends and relatives get nucs because they want something really small form factor and don't care about the upgradability cause they'd just buy a newer model 4-5 years down the line.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Sure, I bought a NUC with a little integrated AMD GPU, which is more than enough for HTPC transcode duties.

It cost less than half this thing.