Popular Post bobfa Posted March 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2019 So are you afraid of ESD? Does the thought of Arctic Silver Heatsink Paste make you go cold? Are you fearful of Phillips screwdrivers? Do you still want to play with the NUC? I have found the Goldilocks computer for you. Semi-Custom Fan-less NUC using the Dawson Canyon boards, we have come to love! Orderable with Optane SSD and much more. The system is fully warranted and you can extend the warranty. You can order it with our without an OS installed. (At least get Ubuntu installed for backup and order a USB stick from them) Simply NUC has a custom build that is perfect: https://simplynuc.com. At the top of the page see the custom NUC button. Click that and scroll down to the Fanless case section and pick the i7 model. The options I have selected above are "perfect" for a NUC to run Roon Server, etc. Get Ubuntu installed so the machine has something to run when you start up. The PORCOOLPINE comes with a power supply so you can get going right away. I purchased my Dawson Canyon board from them so I am only a happy customer. I was going to have a model of these custom built for resale, but there was not enough interest and my budget would not allow speculation. You can get an upgraded power supply at some point. You can order any of the options you would like. I just did an Euphony OS setup post that you can follow or you can setup Audio Linux from my NUC build post: HAVE FUN Bob Here is an interesting review of the PORCOOLPINE from another site: https://techsterweb.com/2019/01/27/porcoolpine/ TheAttorney, valveboy and rickca 2 1 My Audio Systems Link to comment
bobfa Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 I assume that you would use the SSD as Music Storage? You can do that with no problem. Is 1TB enough? I would note that most of the folks playing with the NUC machines are not using any SATA storage devices to reduce potential electical noise injection. I built my own server and it is setup with a USB 3 external drive that is separately powered. My Audio Systems Link to comment
bobfa Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, tomjtx said: Thanks, Bob. I was thinking an external drive might be preferable. Take a look at what I did with my server. I have a multi-rail supply I am using. the HDPLEX 200. IS working for me. My Audio Systems Link to comment
bobfa Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 It is my understanding that you can get the clocks updated by SoTM. I think there is some indication that it might not be worth doing. It may be better to do a higher power endpoint — lots of words in the past few weeks. Look in the Euphony threads. My Audio Systems Link to comment
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