$250: Intel NUC 9 Pro Compute Element - NUC9VXQNB
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It was $150 but blew up in price due to coverage from a few YouTubers.
Wonder if it can be powered with a PCIE riser typically used for mining and a compact 3D printed case. Or with the PCIE baseboard.
Wonder if it can be powered with a PCIE riser typically used for mining and a compact 3D printed case. Or with the PCIE baseboard.
Sorry for noob question. But what is the real life use case and benefits of this device vs "regular" tiny form factor computers?
Look up oem xs on ebay. Offer like 130 for the extreme compute unit. They take very lowball offers.
Doesn't need its own power, doesn't take up additional real estate in a rack or shelf... IMO the pros aren't worth the cons but it's interesting for sure.
My appeal was simply the price of getting an e-2286 together with a package.
However, to my mind, these nucs share some ancestry with the xeon v5 counterparts that targeted the broadcasting sector some years ago.
I haven't seen the e-2286G counterpart for less than $250. Here's a comparison between the e-2286M and e-2286G: Intel Xeon E-2286M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E-2286G @ 4.00GHz [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software
Also, I've looked up OEM-XS' eBay listing and didn't see the e-2286M model available (may be I missed it): Security Measure
Other NUC compute element boards are available though.
As @e97 mentioned, these nucs have been seen at $150 previously. At that price, may be some would buy and figure out what to do later?
Sorry that specific one may not have been upon second glance, however I5, 7 and 9's are. If there a reason why the xeon would be more attractive that the I9?
ECC memory and official software support (if you need it of course).
I was not as aggressive as Holdingheavy08 suggested, perhaps to my detriment. OEMXS accepted an offer for two (2) Intel BELM12HBI316W NUC 12 Compute Elements i3-1215U (2 p-core 4 e-core, 8 threads total) 16GB DDR5 at $150 each. Still, a fair deal IMO.
Just to make sure you know, those compute units are not the same as the one from the start of this discussion. The ones you purchased require a case and board to use. Look up Intel BKCMCR1ABA CMCR1ABA NUC Rugged Chassis Element NEW BROWN BOX if you go that route offer 35-40 for it.
Okay, I'll bite. This is a Xeon-E 2286M based computing element (aka the PCIe card) but without the NUC9 chassis though, right? Or does it come with the chassis as well? Technically it's not a terrible buy, since the E2286M is around the same ballpark perf-wise as the V2546 in the new(-ish) HP t755 thin client, and it'll probably have better chassis airflow (since it's designed to fit a double width GPU with a fan) and take DDR4 ECC SODIMMS up to 64GB. Technically it's an interesting toy...but I just don't know how good it is with the important stuff (VT-d, SRIOV, etc). Having to hunt down the intended chassis is such a drag, though....
It's just the compute unit. Chassis is seperate. If you have the space a cooler master case would be my suggestion as it allows for better airflow but they are expensive if you can't find used.