Power Supply for 8th gen NUC

[Mike Rubin]

I have a NUC 10 i7 arriving today.  It ships with a 19v 6.32a brick.  Unlike Gen 8, it can’t run on a 12v supply of any sort, so I am limited to a 19v supply.  Several of the ones listed above don’t even make 4 amps.  I can’t find anything on the web that indicates how low I can go in the amperage department. Do any of you have a sense how low I can go when considering an LPS for a Gen 10.
 

Also, mine only will be connected to a router and not via USB.  I have read that an LPS can’t provide a sound quality advantage if it’s used only with a network connection.  Any truth to that?

[Mike Rubin]

On 5/26/2020 at 10:05 AM, raudio said:

MichaelH,  did you settle on an LPSU for your 8th gen?  I am looking for one also.  What I have on my shopping list:

 

Manufacturer	Model	Amps @ 19V	Cost
Teddy Pardo	TeddyNUC	3.5	$399.00
PLiXiR	Elementa DC	6	$456.95
MCRU	LPS for Nuc+	3.5	$654.54
Fidelizer	NikolaS	3.65	$695.00
Keces	P8	8.2	$699.95
PLiXiR	Elite BDC	6	$632.70

Raudio, where did you find that pricing for the PliXir?  The 6a versions appear to cost significantly more at PliXir’s own site.  Are they discounted elsewhere?

[Mike Rubin]

4 hours ago, mnuno10 said:

I'm thinking of buying an Keces P8 to power my NUC8i5BEH.

Will the 9/12V(4A)+12/15V(4A) version be suffice? 

I can go to the 9/12V(4A)+18/19V(4A) version, but in the future, if I change NUC to another streamer, probably I will end up not being able to use the 19V port on any another device.

The NUC has 28W THD, it only has 2x 8Gb RAM + 16gb Optane driver inside it. Also as an DAC connected to it, but the DAC has is own power supply.

12v*4a = 48W, should be enough power the NUC, no?

If this is not enough can I power the NUC with 15V*4a(60W) port?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

My understanding is that the NUC is capable of running at 12v through your Gen 8.  (Unfortunately, my NUC 10 requires a real 19v, which Uptone's Alex Crespi confirmed when I lent it to him for testing.) 

[Mike Rubin]

3 hours ago, Mops911 said:

 

Gen11 NUCs are again spec'd to run 12-24V

Of course.  Anything that I buy addresses my objections in the next version.  :)