Ah ok, didn't know the last iterations are fanless. But still, PC's need to be optimized, especially for USB output, if you want better than average CD transport SQ. The NUC's don't offer a lot of options for that. They're not -my- first choice, nor is it an option (m)any enthousiasts at the different CA forums choose.
Just my $.02 If anyone else is happy with a NUC I am perfectly fine with that.
PS. With the CPU argument my point was that a NUC CPU doesn't offer a comparable performance to a desktop i3/i5/i7. I only mentioned the graphics part inside a NUC i7 (Iris 6100) is better than in a Haswell desktop i3(/i5/i7) (mostly HD4600). However the integrated GPU of Haswell is sufficient for Roon.
Just my $.02 If anyone else is happy with a NUC I am perfectly fine with that.
PS. With the CPU argument my point was that a NUC CPU doesn't offer a comparable performance to a desktop i3/i5/i7. I only mentioned the graphics part inside a NUC i7 (Iris 6100) is better than in a Haswell desktop i3(/i5/i7) (mostly HD4600). However the integrated GPU of Haswell is sufficient for Roon.
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