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Intel NUC Kit NUC5i5RYK Review

So, the consumer version has a M-keyed M.2. Okay, but the article states:

"The consumer version of the Broadwell NUC uses a single M-keyed M.2 slot that supports cards up to 80mm in length—you can move the little metal standoff around on the board if you wants to use 42mm or 60mm drives instead, though."

"The M-keyed M.2 slot in the NUC supports four PCI Express 2.0 lanes, too, though this isn't mandatory for system builders—we're sure that some OEMs will ship B-keyed slots that only provide two PCIe lanes."
Huh? Some NUCs of this same model will be equipped with B-keyed slots? The versions with the B-keyed slot is mostly for consumers who bought or plan to buy PCIe x2 M.2 SSDs? This is what I want to confirm. From the chart, it looks like your only choice for the RYKs with M-keyed slots are M.2 PCIe x4 or (M.2) SATA?

I hope this makes sense. :)
 
I'm going to be so stoked if these come with an M-Keyed slot at x4. I have a M.2 NGFF to x4PCIe Adapter that I want to try to slap a 970 or 980 into with one of these for a super small build. x4 would probably allow both of these cards to work very close to full capacity.
 
Bieberfever said:
I'm going to be so stoked if these come with an M-Keyed slot at x4. I have a M.2 NGFF to x4PCIe Adapter that I want to try to slap a 970 or 980 into with one of these for a super small build. x4 would probably allow both of these cards to work very close to full capacity.
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What would you do with the 980? Lay it on the desk next to the NUC? it would also likely need a secondary power source...
 
Yeah. Lots of airflow if it's just lying on the desk, right? : )

Think something not entirely dissimilar to Dondan's A4. NuC Motherboard and likely an HDPlex PSU on one side, GPU on the other. I have a smart Buck/Boost converter that should be able to power the 19V of the NuC motherboard from a 12V line. Presently I am actually planning to use the Galax GTX 970 so that the entire unit is as compact as possible (Probably like 2 litres or less).
 
Zarathustra[H];1041444122 said:
I would imagine it would be overkill for most systems.

4x PCIe 2.0 provides 2000MB/s full duplex.
4x PCIe 3.0 takes that to 3940MB/s.

Do any of the current 2.0 m2 devices (or even that Samsung 3.0 device) come anywhere close to 2000MB/s?
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If I'm not mistaken, Samsung showed at CES 2015 a M.2 drive capable of around 1400MB/s read.
(I'm not sure whether it was megabits or megabytes, though)
 
deruberhanyok said:
Not sure why the difference in supported speeds there, but the 1866 memory will probably be a small increase in GPU performance over the 1600. So keep that in mind if you want to run at 1866 speed - you'll need to make sure you have LPDDR3, and not just DDR3L
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AFAIK, there are no LPDDR3 memory modules available for purchase. Every device that uses this tech has soldered ram. This spec is different from "low voltage" DDR3 ram that you can get anywhere.

Obviously this does not ring with the concept of the upgradable NUC, so it'd not used here :D
 
These look to be in full-distribution on Amazon now. Buddy of mine ordered a 5i5RYK with a Transcend SSD yesterday. Excited to play around with it! Looking to get one too.
 
Bieberfever said:
Yeah. Lots of airflow if it's just lying on the desk, right? : )

Think something not entirely dissimilar to Dondan's A4. NuC Motherboard and likely an HDPlex PSU on one side, GPU on the other. I have a smart Buck/Boost converter that should be able to power the 19V of the NuC motherboard from a 12V line. Presently I am actually planning to use the Galax GTX 970 so that the entire unit is as compact as possible (Probably like 2 litres or less).
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Should be an easy build,
You would just need to T off from the normal dell psu (eg 230w slim) as they are already 19v, then straight into the HDPlex / x3-300-atx into the gpu. Only thing you would need to do was put in a power switch to bring it online.
 
hoggy said:
Should be an easy build,
You would just need to T off from the normal dell psu (eg 230w slim) as they are already 19v, then straight into the HDPlex / x3-300-atx into the gpu. Only thing you would need to do was put in a power switch to bring it online.
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On reading the tech specs, it looks like the NuC will take anywhere from a 12-19V input, which means I won't actually need to up convert back to 19V. A 4 pin Molex will supply up to 132W, which means a simple 4 pin to 2.5mm adapter plug (common in mining operations), should be sufficient to power the NuC.
 
I Got my NUC up and running and it really is an awesome little machine.

If you don't game and just do the normal home or work type stuff (Web, MS Office, email, etc.) it plows through everything just fine. Windows Media Center Live TV or recorded programs play back without a hitch. Netflix as well.

I am running it hardwired as I am using it to replace a secondary tower in my house on job idea on how wifi is.

The only downside so far is there is no speaker jack in the back so I have to plug into the front. Tried a Bluetooth speaker but could not get it to pair. Bluetooth works fine so it's something with the speaker.

I will see how the experiment goes over the next week as the wife and kids use it but first fay in is very encouraging.
 
radeon962 said:
I Got my NUC up and running and it really is an awesome little machine.

If you don't game and just do the normal home or work type stuff (Web, MS Office, email, etc.) it plows through everything just fine. Windows Media Center Live TV or recorded programs play back without a hitch. Netflix as well.

I am running it hardwired as I am using it to replace a secondary tower in my house on job idea on how wifi is.

The only downside so far is there is no speaker jack in the back so I have to plug into the front. Tried a Bluetooth speaker but could not get it to pair. Bluetooth works fine so it's something with the speaker.

I will see how the experiment goes over the next week as the wife and kids use it but first fay in is very encouraging.
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Maybe you can get audio out using some sort of HDMI adapter?
 
They just leaked the specs on the i7 version of the NUC this week and it looks like a pretty significant upgrade to the i5 (so much so that I cancelled my order with NCIX for the i5 unit). The chip inside is the i7-5557U which when compared with the i5-5250U stacks up as follows:

http://ark.intel.com/compare/84984,84993
 
Zarathustra[H];1041458243 said:
Maybe you can get audio out using some sort of HDMI adapter?
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That is something I'm looking at. The NUC requires a mini HDMI so you already need an adapter for that unless you have a HDMI to mini HDMI cable.

It is hooked up to an old Dell 2408WFP and that monitor is great for the image but the HDMI audio has always been flaky at best so I may just need a new monitor with built in speakers.
 
radeon962 said:
That is something I'm looking at. The NUC requires a mini HDMI so you already need an adapter for that unless you have a HDMI to mini HDMI cable.

It is hooked up to an old Dell 2408WFP and that monitor is great for the image but the HDMI audio has always been flaky at best so I may just need a new monitor with built in speakers.
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Yeah, doing it in a monitor is probably the way to go.

My U3011 was pretty decent when I last used it years ago from what I recall.

There are dedicated HDMI audio splitter devices, but they tend to be almost as large as the NUC itself and cost $50 to $100, kind of defeating the purpose.

A USB sound card could be another alternative.
 
If you pick up a NUC head into the BIOS and turn the fan down if it's too loud. The default is 40 and it spins around 3260 rpm. At 35 it's at 2920 and at 30 it's 2550.

My max temp at 30 is 48C and it is silent even if you stick your head right next to it.

It really has impressed me.
 
just something I figured out recently.

Intel broadwell NUCs are manufactured by ECS.
you can tell by looking up MAC address, its B8AEED
Thats the OUI {Organizationally Unique Identifier} first 6 digits and it belongs to ECS.
 
Boy, now I have even less reason to own one. ECS = PCCHIPS = marginal to crap quality. They're a step below Asrock on the quality chain, and Asrock is about as low as I would ever go.

I know they're built under-contract from Intel, but that doesn't mean they're quality.
 
got my i7 nuc today but kida miffed i cant use the msata drive from my first gen nuc. its m.2 and sata only.

as for ecs yes most of thier own brand stuff is cheap prone to fail stuff. but thier higend stuff, and stufff they the make for intel/acer and in the past ibm has been solid. other wise theyd lose these contracts in seconds.

still remember my first slot A amd ecs mobo was cheapest one out there but it oced with golden finger devices brilliantly
 
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