Intel NUC 8 NUC8i7HNK Mini PC i7-8705G 128GB M.2 16GB RAM Radeon NO OS
$ 132.0
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Intel NUC 8 NUC8i7HNK Mini PC i7-8705G 128GB M.2 16GB RAM Radeon NO OS. That being said, once I disabled the iGPU, this kitten sure did purr. The Vega GPU itself has 4GB of dedicated HBM2 VRAM, making for a tidy little gaming machine that's only about the size of a few BluRay cases. This has been a treat for our house as a super compact home theater PC (HTPC) and is able to play a ton of games from Steam, Epic, Battle.net, etc. I used Bazzite (as noted in the screenshot of the system info) because I had some hiccups with Windows and the switcher between the iGPU on the Intel Processor and the AMD Vega graphics that is no longer being updated. That being said, once I disabled the iGPU, this kitten sure did purr. The cool LED skull on top is customizable or can be disabled completely. The Vega GPU itself has 4GB of dedicated HBM2 VRAM, making for a tidy little gaming machine that's only about the size of a few BluRay cases. Please temper your expectations; I'm not claiming this will crunch through 2026's latest AAA heavyweights. But indies and a lot of popular multiplayer games work great*. Or if you just need a swank little office PC, forget that gaming rant. It's quick, has Dual Thunderbolt and Gig Ethernet ports and plenty of front I/O with an SDXC card reader. While we have enjoyed having this little box, we just don't use it much anymore. The SSD has been wiped and will require a fresh operating system install. *Easy Anti-Cheat is still not broadly supported on Linux and some games will not be playable due to this. This is not a fault of the hardware. It is simply the choice I lived with using Bazzite.
