I've been looking to get a mini computer for gaming purposes, and I've run across a few options. I'm looking for some recommendations:
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1. Intel NUC -
Intel i5-4250U 2.6GHz, Intel HD5000 Graphics, 4 GB RAM
Price: ~$485
I know this has been brought up in previous threads and it's not so great, but there have been some recent improvements in Dolphin's speed the last few months, so I don't know if that makes any difference. Also neither of the previous threads mentioned specific games, which I will below.
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2. Alienware Alpha -
Intel i3-4130T 2.9GHz, custom graphics card (supposedly based off the GTX 860m), 4 GB Ram
Price: $550
This one's a bit of an unknown, the GPU and user interface are custom. But it runs windows 8 in the non-console mode and seems like it would work fairly well.
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3. Gigabyte Brix NUC -
Intel i5-4570R 3.2 GHz, Intel Iris 5200, 4 GB RAM
Price: ~$610
From what I've heard, this will work plenty well, but it's the most expensive by far. I have also heard this setup can have problems with overheating?
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I could upgrade the RAM on any of these but I don't think that's generally an issue.
Here are the games I'd like to be able to play:
Super Smash Melee/Brawl, New Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Timesplitters 2, Monkey Ball 2, and Rhythm Heaven Fever.
So, any recommendations? Which systems might be able to play which games?
Thank you!
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1. Intel NUC -
Intel i5-4250U 2.6GHz, Intel HD5000 Graphics, 4 GB RAM
Price: ~$485
I know this has been brought up in previous threads and it's not so great, but there have been some recent improvements in Dolphin's speed the last few months, so I don't know if that makes any difference. Also neither of the previous threads mentioned specific games, which I will below.
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2. Alienware Alpha -
Intel i3-4130T 2.9GHz, custom graphics card (supposedly based off the GTX 860m), 4 GB Ram
Price: $550
This one's a bit of an unknown, the GPU and user interface are custom. But it runs windows 8 in the non-console mode and seems like it would work fairly well.
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3. Gigabyte Brix NUC -
Intel i5-4570R 3.2 GHz, Intel Iris 5200, 4 GB RAM
Price: ~$610
From what I've heard, this will work plenty well, but it's the most expensive by far. I have also heard this setup can have problems with overheating?
----------
I could upgrade the RAM on any of these but I don't think that's generally an issue.
Here are the games I'd like to be able to play:
Super Smash Melee/Brawl, New Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Timesplitters 2, Monkey Ball 2, and Rhythm Heaven Fever.
So, any recommendations? Which systems might be able to play which games?
Thank you!