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kureshii:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on July 29, 2014, 01:49:18 AM ---Small PCs. Super small ... i3s, i5s, and i7s. No idea how good the gaming scores are. Can you at least play D3 on highest settings with those?
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The Intel NUC kits are using U-series Core processors, with TDP of about 17W (think ultrabook-class). So probably no.
The Gigabyte Brix Pro on page 3 is another thing altogether though. That one’s using an i7-4770R (think i7-4770 @ 65W, with Iris Pro graphics. Non-socketed though, so you can't buy it off-the-shelf). Anandtech mini-reviewed it sometime back with some benchies and thermals, even giving it a second look for gaming benchmarks.
For a more in-depth look at how the Iris Pro differs from typical Intel HD graphics, you might want to read this Anandtech article on the i7-4950HQ, a 47W i7 mobile processor with Iris Pro graphics.
(click to show/hide)It gives the GT640M a good run and tickles the GT650M from behind.
Honemi:
Tech Report did a little thing Gigabyte's gaming version. It's slightly bigger than the Brix Pro but suffers thermal throttling.
If you're interest in NUCs, you should check out TechPowerUp's NUC chassis reviews. A lot of those fanless chassis outdoes Intel's.
TechReport, PCPer, and AnandTech all did reviews of the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet and the SHIELD controller.
TR did a little report on Mullins awhile back. It is a fairly competent APU, but it is still sips more power than the Bay Trail Atom processors at a ~3W TDP versus 2W SDP.
kitamesume:
i would be interested in NUCs if only they made it as cheap as those from android's TV boxes (less than $100).
even their atom variants was still over $200.
on another note on that, they're all barebones at that, they could've at least offered an option with a 32GB boot space and soldered rams.
but this'll worsen the price, i'd bet it'd be more expensive than a windows tablet with baytrail in it ($300~$400).
how does mullins' cpu performance compare against baytrail though? it would be useless if their 4core variants is barely capable of matching a 2core baytrail.
Honemi:
I guess the real appeal of the NUC is that you can get Ultrabook grade processors in an UCFF class device. If Intel's iGPU were (much) better, the NUCs could be decent Steam Machines for 720p gaming. Still, lots of people find the smallness attractive in a device, but don't want to be stuck with a VIA processor or want build their own pico-ITX computer.
I misread the article. Mullins has a SDP of ~3W and a TDP of 4.5W. I don't think Intel specified the TDP of their Silvermont Atoms.
Anyway, the article does present a few test results between the A10 Micro-6700T (top Bullins chip) and the Z3740 (Bay Trails-T, Slowest Quad-Core). For the most part, AMD offers the faster CPU, and as usual, A10 Micro-6700T's iGPU trounces Z3740's. Still not good enough to offer a playable experience at 720p on even the lowest settings. It's all their in the article. Unfortunately, the Tech Report guys didn't have the chance to test battery life or put it through more extensive benches; it was just a generic tablet that AMD was showing off.
As long as the battery life isn't bad, this could be a nice little short-term win for AMD. However, it seems tablets have reached their saturation point and is falling, or at least they have according to the CEO of Best Buy.
AMD has released the developer's kit of their ARM server processor.
Anandtech reviews the Intel SSD 2500 Pro. It is just the 530 with hardware encryption and vPro support. Well, it is also notable for being Intel's first SSD to feature NAND from SK Hynix.
Logitech releases another mouse in their Gx02 line. This time it is their G402 Hyperion Fury. Review here.
This is after their G502 Proteus Core which, by all indication, is a good mouse if it fits your hands. That came with a new sensor that certainly reviewed well.
The G602 has been out for a minute. It's the wireless mouse that can last for a few months on a pair of AA batteries.
Man, I really want to like this new line of mice, but they all so ugly.
Haswell-E is soldered onto the IHS instead of glued on with thermal adhesive. That'd be helpful for overclockers.
Last and least, Microsoft have released Shark Cove, a mini pc in a similar vein to Raspberry Pi. It costs $299, so I don't see this taking off.
Tiffanys:
^There's no point to those mice, not enough buttons. The G600 is way better.
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