Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit NUC11BTMi9 Gaming Barebone System - Mini PC Core i9 11th Gen i9-11900KB Octa-core (8 Core)

Update 9-10-23Power button working - sleep & hibernate are disabled in Win11ProUpdate 8-19-23 - be sure and check warranties specified. This unit had 30day warranty.I'm currently having power on issues with it and Intel says it's been transferred to a 3rd party support.After establishing Intel case for power on issues/wake up issues.They initially offered to switch the unit, then said they can't help with it.When it fails to start, the workaround is disconnect the CMOS battery...-----*****-------With a 3050 video card this system benchmarks as an Alien! Extremely fast and Virtual Machine efforts are easily setup. Everything about this system is a leap from the previous build.The ability to house 4 NvMe M2 disks internal + up to 64GB RAM along with all the bunch of USB3 / C-lightning with camera media reader. The Intel NUC software studio is fun with LED effects as needed.Way to go Intel team. Very impressive case, enjoyed each of the updates from previous effort. Hey no cuts on my hands from the case! Fun to work on. Easily transported, uses a thicker standard power cord, Front access. NIC is 2.5Gb Wifi is AC6 The Intel Driver & Support assistant is very helpful.Best-MarkPS - in my previous life I was a network administrator and worked on HPe server assembly, setup and load with turnover through 10generations of Servers in the DL380 HPe line. I've seen nice hardware, this NUC is along the exact same line.

Put this in a replacement for a very old photo processing workstation. NOT a gamer and don't use this for gaming. But Lightroom, Photoshop, DxO PureRaw, Sequator, and Topaz's various tools all get regular spins. Dropped in 64GB of Kingston Fury RAM, 14TB of Kingston 3000 M.2 SSDs, and an EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 - which does fit and the psu can drive it just fine. A single frame from my camera is 128MB and I routinely stack 60 frames or more for astrophotography, so more RAM would have been nice - but not a deal breaker by any means. Many of the tools listed above will use the GPU if one is present, and it makes a big difference in processing.I know purists will see this as an expensive setup for what it is, but I wanted the size, the quiet, and the "betty-crocker - add an egg and some milk" build rather than a full "find a case, find a motherboard..." thing. This answered the mail. Easy to stand up. Easy to configure.Note - Intel has a site devoted to these bigger NUCs that lists the memory, storage, and GPUs that they have tested. I stuck to that list and had zero issues.

The first time I bought a computer online, I was a little apprehensive. When I received the item, it felt great. All in all great, I'm currently using it for AI painting.

I've never gotten this quieter that a 747 taking off when playing games. It's powerful though, I went overboard and got the only 3080 that would fit in it, the most powerful graphics card that can fit. The problem is the power supply is only like a 550 watt, so I couldn't use it to it's full potential. I was going to turn one of the NVMe slots into a oculink port and have the GPU external where it could get the power it needs along with the air. But then what's the point, it will take up the same space that a micro ATX system would. I don't use this for gaming, I use it for OBS and have Nvidia Broadcast to block out noise to my mic. Mainly the noise from this very PC, lol. You need to have a really cold apartment or it will overheat or throttle. I don't think I'll ever get a PC this small again, at least not one I want to put a powerful GPU in. I mean it's small but the compromises are just too much. With just a slightly larger case you can put a full graphics card, CPU cooler that is much quieter, along with a much more powerful power supply.

I wanted to play Steam games on my new 4K TV. Saw this for sale on Amazon, and it has been perfect. I put in the necessary components and now it's my screaming-fast media and gaming PC. Complete recommendation.