Hardware Intel NUC DC53427RKE / HYE Review

We take a look at Intel's beefed-up NUC board - the DC53427RKE which sports a Core i5 CPU and USB 3.0.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2013/10/04/intel-nuc-dc53427rke-review/1

 

The new Haswell-equipped NUCs should hit the shelves within the next weeks.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-board-d54250wyb.html

As you can see at a glimpse, the called for SATA-port is now implemented and there'll be an HD5000-IGP aswell. For the HTPC-usability there's also an infrared sensor thrown into the mix.

 

Too bad that frequencies are down to 1.3 / 2.6 (instead of 1.8/2.8) in order to fit the HD5000. It's 500MHz less without turbo (-28%). Guess it'll rapidely turbo.

Back on the current i5 NUC, I'd be currious to know if it can run the latest Terraria (1.2) @1080p. Anyone know ?

 

Think of a teeny tiny HTPC-box with a 1TB 2.5" HDD for mediafiles and an integrated infrared sensor for the remote. In addition to the mSATA for a fast responsive OS, the WiFi and four USB 3.0 ports.

Or think of a teeny tiny workstation in a 11cm cube, which gives enough room to slap a 92mm cooler onto the board, so it's no problem if the system runs on turbo-mode the whole time

 

Is it just the single USB3 port?

 

These (or more appropriately the Haswell one) are pretty good for what we use them for at my Uni. We've got around 5 60" plasma displays that are on wheels so we can move them around and these are pretty good stuck on the back of them so they always go out with a PC.

Makes it far easier to use that faffing around hooking up a laptop to it.

 

I look at these as a router box, I wouldn't use one for media of any kind. Need something with more beef!

 

A Core i5 is fast enough to play 1080p videos? How much beef do you need? A whole cow's worth?

 

whens the haskwell version due out?

 

Sometime within the next two month, if there's no delay.