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Brant A.

Brant A.

Joined on 04/14/11

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Intel NUC NUC5i5RYK, USB 3.0, Supports M.2 SSD card, Intel HD Graphics 6000, Mini HDMI, Mini DisplayPort
Intel NUC NUC5i5RYK, USB 3.0, Supports M.2 SSD card, Intel HD Graphics 6000, Mini HDMI, Mini DisplayPort

Pros: * Runs Linux like a champ. * Temperatures stay reasonably low. * Very small form-factor - love this part.

Cons: * None than I'm aware of.

Overall Review: I built a 1-foot cube to house these bad-boys. I have a 120mm fan blowing directly at it. My cube can hang 8 of these using the VESA-mounting plate with a fan across from it. I'm using it for rendering Blender animations. At idle, it is around 37 C. After being under full-load for 3 continuous days it peaked out at 73 C. Very satisfied with the heat levels (which was my main concern).

Good Card

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card GV-N650OC-2GI
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Card GV-N650OC-2GI

Pros: * Has multiple outputs (HDMI, DVI, D-Sub). One of the last of the dying D-Sub breed. * Performs well. * Runs cool.

Cons: * Took me a whole day to figure out how to make Screen-Tearing go away. Finally found a solution that works with any desktop environment running gnome-shell. * No other cons really. Now that I know how to fix the Screen-Tearing glitch, I have no complaints (so no eggs were docked).

Overall Review: To fix the Screen-Tearing issue in any gnome-shell based desktop, add the following to "/etc/environment': CLUSTER_PAINT=disable-clipped-redraws:disable-culling When I found this solution, I was filled with blissful rejoice! Hopefully others will find this solution helpful.