Mini PC or modular microATX?

[CRASHON]

@whoololon
Good afternoon,
After studying the current prices and the proposed configuration of the CPU G4400, as well as removing the card reader, WIFI card, and keyboard and mouse, which are currently not necessary, the economic difference is as follows:

• NUC: 251.58 €
• HTPC: 304.90 €

We are talking about a difference of 53.32 € considering that in the NUC configuration we do not have a DVD, which I would not need very often but occasionally yes, and an external one is about 20 €.

Considering this, there is a difference of 16% one from the other... do you think that the performance, as well as the "future" possibilities of expansion justify this difference??

I would like to make a decision tomorrow to see if there is any offer on Black Friday. So I would appreciate advice.

Once again, thank you.

[CRASHON]

A question, regarding the RAM in the HTPC option, do you think 2*4 is better than 1 of 8? I imagine you will say this because of the dual-channel advantage?

[whoololon]

@CRASHON For my part, yes. But anyway, whatever is cheaper; in that configuration SC or DC it doesn't matter.

[CRASHON]

@whoololon
in that thread it comes out for the same amount, 30-1 60-2, that's why the doubt...thanks.
Well, the cards are on the table, now the interested party decides, after seeing the comparisons I see more than enough the increase in performance vs amount, so let the one who pays decide.
many thanks for the help and I will tell you what the result was.
greetings, good night and happy black friday

[CRASHON]

@whoololon
and one more question and sorry for the trouble....appreciable differences of the Asus H110I-PLUS vs the Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H??...it's almost 26 € that can make you doubt more about the decision....

[whoololon]

@CRASHON The format.
That was my mistake; I got it into my head (I don't know why) that it had to be small because it was in the living room, with full connectivity... the movies I make. :upside_down:

You can put an mATX board without any problem other than choosing an appropriate case.

HTTP configuration in mATX format without extra nonsense. Less than 330 €.

This mini-PC cheap is basically what you have, but with HDD instead of SSD. and there are even cheaper ones.

I don't know how long it takes to manage an album there; that's for sure, if you can, you can.

The NUCs I've seen (for no more than 320 €) come without RAM or storage drive, and in the end they end up costing you what a basic desktop costs.

Greetings.

[CRASHON]

@whoololon
Good morning,
This one has come out on Amazon:
Lenovo Ideacentre 300S-08IHH - Desktop (Intel core i3 4170, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB, Intel HD Graphics 4400, Windows 10 Home),
I know it's DDR3 RAM compared to the DDR4 of the other option.
About the processors I think this one is a bit better.
And this one would already have win10 which would save me assembly and installation.
It's for 299€....How do you see it? I have a few hours to decide. I know I sacrificed some modularity...but it makes me doubt...

[whoololon]

If the OS and the build are a problem, go ahead; it's a pretty balanced machine and for that price it's very good. :thumbsup_tone3:

Plus, it's plug and play.

[CRASHON]

The assembly and OS would be for me, but I think for the end user it would mean some additional peace of mind.
Thanks for the advice

[Fassou]

Personally when the budget is so tight, these small PCs seem to me the best option, and now that they are discounted, they are all advantages

You can buy it directly from the interested party, and then if later on you want more power, you can put some RAM or an SSD in it, and you'll look like a Lord

Salu2!