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Hi guys,
I'm trying to decide if I should get an i7 NUC now or an i5 NUC once the Skylake onces come out.
Can the current generation run 1440p monitors at 60 FPS without the fan going nuts?
I'm using computers mostly for web-browsing, studying, using my university's CAD-program and light gaming.
The most demanding game I will play is Dark Souls, but that's pushing the HD 5000 in my Macbook to its limits already at 900p res, so the iGPU is not an unimportant factor.
Which one will be my better bet? Broadwell i7 or Skylake i5?
And is there any benefit to using DDR4 memory in the Skylake system?
That's it so far, thanks for your replies!
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I think any 3d game will push your gpu. If you don't have a dedicated gpu, those games won't run at 60fps, regardless of your cpu. StarCraft is pretty cpu-based, so it will benefit from a faster cpu.
That being said, I'd say compare those cpu's at cpuboss.com, then decide if the difference in performance is worth the difference in price.
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Either will be fine for web-browsing pdf's and video and should display 60FPS on the desktop fine.
Either will be horrible at gaming. Why do you need such a small PC? You get a small size PC but suffer from a slower and much more expensive machine. The IRIS graphics drivers are horrible so you will likely have many problems with games. You will have minimal upgrade/add on options so will find your pc ends up being outdated quickly.
I would strongly suggest building a Micro-atx machine or buying something off the shelf that is bigger and takes a normal i5.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9166/intel-nuc5i7ryh-broadwellu-iris-nuc-review/4
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Well, I'm not much of a gamer any more, so gaming performance really isn't a big issue.
If it weren't for Dark Souls, I honestly wouldn't give it a second thought.
I need a small system because I have to be able to put it in my backpack and take it with me, even on flights. I'm currently moving around between two places in Germany and one place in Ireland, and I usually don't take checked luggage with me, so every pound counts.
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Dark souls is very light on the CPU, and also on the GPU so... you should be fine with either.
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Apparently the i5 variant will have the Intel HD Graphics 540 in it, which tells us nothing at this point.
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What's the price for those NUCs you are looking at?
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I'm assuming they'll be around 420 € again, at least the i5 variant.
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the hd540 should ideally be the same GT3e (with 48 execution units and 64MB eDRAM) that i have on my broadwell i5-5675c as iris pro 6200 (48 exec units but 128MB eDRAM) and its an impressive piece of kit, sure, im not expecting 60fps from triple A titles, but all the "light gaming" (CSGO, dotes, even cities:skylines) runs surprisingly well without me needing to actually get a discrete gfx until i can afford it Haven't run into troubles with the iris drivers yet, so idk what thats about either
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Does DDR4 Ram help with the speeds at all?
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Wait if you're not going for a discrete GPU, why buy a NUC in the first place? A laptop in your usage will serve you much better.
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