💻 Enhanced Intel NUC 6 Performance Kit (NUC6i7KYK) - Core i7, Required Additional Components Review

Not a bad unit when I first got it but over time the fan started making more noise to make and then overheat warnings and shut down. Opened it up and started using some air to blow out the dust balls and the fan fins flew in all directions. The plastic fan has completely disintegrated. I've had computers since the 90's and have NEVER seen a fan degrade. Wow, Intel has gone down in quality. The other one I got, the Intel NUC 8, still works, but again I'm appalled at the fan failure. Maybe they…

The main purpose of this product was to be an HTPC in the form of a Plex Media Player that plays media files from my home computer's Plex Media Server. RAM and NVME SSD I bought: Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) SODIMM 260-pin Memory - BLS8G4S240FSD and Samsung 960 EVO Series - 250 GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E250BW). Installing Windows Since Windows 7 was my one true love, of course I created a bootable USB stick and started the installation. However, the…

Added RAM Kingston Technology HyperX Impact 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 2133MHz DDR4 CL13 260-Pin SODIMM Notebook Memory Module HX421S13IBK2/32 And this HD Samsung PM961 256GB M.2 NGFFe Gen3 NGFFe Gen32 SSD (MHEZHP.W06-W020) SSD x4, ) The system success rate is lower. All components are manufactured to specification. The weak link in the system is 3D graphics. DirectX12 almost stops. The system is excellent for all non-gaming applications. The size is great. The fan howls a little, but only makes itself…

This is an amazing micro form factor PC. It's about 1/3 the size of my ASUS VivoPC and much more powerful. I went with 2 x 16GB SODIMMs and increased the memory to 32GB. I chose an Intel SSD6 500GB NVMe SSD for the hard drive to complete the build. I was able to get it working with the RAZER CORE, making it a great gaming PC without the bulky mini-tower. Pros: Small and powerful: The NUC can replace any desktop computer and is very portable. .- Iris Pro 580: I'm really surprised how well this…