Intel NUC Kit NUC6i5SYH

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Product Description

The Intel NUC Kit NUC6i5SYH is a Mini PC with the power of a desktop PC. Equipped with Intel’s newest architecture, the 6th generation Intel Core i5-6260U processor, NUC6i5SYK has the performance to stream media, manage spreadsheets, or create presentations all in a 4x4” form factor. With 7.1 surround sound and an HDMI port for brilliant 4K resolution, the NUC6i5SYH is an ideal home theater PC. There’s room for a 2.5” SSD or HDD and up to 32 GB of RAM. This NUC is a barebones kit, meaning it is ready to accept the memory, storage, and operating system of your choice.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #397 in Personal Computers
• Color: Silver/black
• Brand: Intel
• Model: BOXNUC6I5SYH
• Aspect ratio: Unknown
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.00" w x 5.50" l, 2.50 pounds
• CPU: 8032 1.8 GHz
• Memory: 0GB DDR4 SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 0GB
• Processors: 2
• Networking: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Battery type: Lithium Ion
• Display size: 0

Features

• 6th generation Intel Core i5-6260U
• Intel Iris graphics 540
• Up to 7.1 surround audio via HDMI and Mini DisplayPort
• Internal support for M.2 SSD card (22x42 or 22x80)
• Internal SATA3 support for 2.5.HDD/SSD(up to 9.5mm thickness)
• Intel Wireless-AC 8260 M.2 soldered-down, wireless antennas (IEEE 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, Intel Wireless Display 6.0)
• 19V, 65W wall-mount AC-DC power adapter
• Multi-country plugs(US, UK, EU, AU)

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews
When you start up this pc, here are my suggested steps.
1. download the latest BIOS on another working computer before powering on the 6i5SYH for the first time. find the website on your own or go to [...]
2. install your memory and drive in this NUC. Power on and press F2 (or F7)
3. the bios UI is excellent. navigate to the bios update function and flash the bios, let it reboot and wait until it says successful
4. install windows 10 (or whatever flavor of windows you choose). If you're going the Linux route I have no idea what to do from here.
5. open the device manager, you'll see that MANY of the devices (including the WIRELESS AND ETHERNET) don't work
6. on that other working computer from step 1, download the driver for the ethernet or wireless (whichever you're using) and transfer to the NUC via thumbdrive
7. install the ethernet/wireless driver so you can get online. then, go to intel's website and then download/run the "Intel Driver Update Utility" to get the rest of the drivers (you have to be online to use this tool)
8. use this tool to update all the drivers that weren't included in the Windows 10 cd. I installed all before doing any restarts. Note: several of these that I installed said failed afterwards, but when re-installing I got messages to the effect of the new version is already installed.

Hope this helps. Other than the headache getting all the drivers installed, this thing is fast and works great.
PROS
-The skylake chip is only 10% faster than the last version in "general computing", but the Iris chip is AWESOME! I do not play games much, but like to occasionally. I max out AOEIII and get 60fps. yes, the graphics are that good! This graphics chip I am 100% satisfied and JUST is enough of power for me. Finally, intel can brag about integrated graphics, just as good as my discrete GT 730 1GB DDR5 card
-I am OCD about fan noise, the NUC is SILENT in general computing, but playing games the fan understandably comes on. And fan noise is that of a laptop. I replaced my whole tower because of how efficient this chip is. Can get very hot on games though (95C-max temp is around 105 so still OK for hour bursts)
-Visual BIOS is great to work in. I love this part. TIP: adjust fan speed from 35 to 30, it makes the unit completely silent while still keeping temps 40C at idle (my room can get hot around 73F, so 40C for the chip is more than fine. I would not recommend changing anything else, as the fan needs to go to "emergency mode" if need be.
-FAST FAST FAST! I have to mention how much I love the chip again. It's nearly as fast as my 4160, a true compliment for 15W chip.
-Minuscule, but you will save probably $50-$75 a year on this vs a "desktop" chip consuming 10x more watts.
-Small! Can unplug my cables and transfer it anywhere. I move a lot for my job, this is a nice bonus. Plus, something is really cool having your computer the size of your palm, I may sound like I am an idiot for doing it, but I sometimes pick it up randomly, in dismay this thing can be as powerful as a mid-high to high end range desktop.
-FULL HDMI Port! No bull mini hdmi port, allowing a lot more devices to connect easier.
-Mini Display port (if you want to add another display, pretty nice)
-4 USB 3.0 ports, 2 in the back 2 in front (1 fast charge). Nice because I have my keyboard and mouse usb, and my speakers usb (powered by NUC)
-Full Ethernet port
-FAST and nice AC wireless card
-Multiple plug ports if you travel internationally
-Great motherboard layout & stable as heck
-Looks sexy
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CONS (nitpicking)
-Gets hot but that's because of the case of how small the case is
-Expensive....Intel could lower this a little
-Still mad Intel classified the last version as "LAN PARTY" worthy, pretty much false advertisements
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