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Posted this on f-book but thought the CM faithful might have good thoughts on the subject too ..
.. got a question for the tech-heads out there. I'm thinking of building a NUC or some equivalent: SFF box (the smaller the better), fanless, upgradeable, etc. Thing is I don't want it to be gutless, it'll need to handle Photoshop and suchlike. This won't be a gaming machine, pure workstation stuff. Obviously thinking something low-wattage, mid-range CPU Mark, etc.
Any recommendations what Intel processors I should be looking at, assuming this is a DIY project (or some portion thereof)? Budget for the CPU is roughly £250 or thereabouts.
FWIW I'm thinking 8-16gb RAM, prob a 1-2tb SSD, 2K monitor, external PSU if at all possible. The box can run a bit warm (cooling fins, etc) but there won't be a huge amount of air circulation.
.. got a question for the tech-heads out there. I'm thinking of building a NUC or some equivalent: SFF box (the smaller the better), fanless, upgradeable, etc. Thing is I don't want it to be gutless, it'll need to handle Photoshop and suchlike. This won't be a gaming machine, pure workstation stuff. Obviously thinking something low-wattage, mid-range CPU Mark, etc.
Any recommendations what Intel processors I should be looking at, assuming this is a DIY project (or some portion thereof)? Budget for the CPU is roughly £250 or thereabouts.
FWIW I'm thinking 8-16gb RAM, prob a 1-2tb SSD, 2K monitor, external PSU if at all possible. The box can run a bit warm (cooling fins, etc) but there won't be a huge amount of air circulation.
