LAN Rig Advice

Wh1t3h34d · July 3, 2014

I came across this awesome little PC by intel, in fact they make a range of them, from atoms to i5s. This is probably the best model they make, however I may be mistaken.

http://www.scan.co.u...hics-5000-200mh

It's called NUC, and the idea is that you buy this base unit, and and your own RAM, storage (e.g. SSD or hard drive) and WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity. For a this base unit plus 8GB of RAM and a decently sized storage solution, you're looking £350-400, maybe a little cheaper if you don't need much storage.

This gave me an idea, it could be used for an extremely lightweight and portable LAN party PC. At 4x4x2 inches, it's pretty small. All I'd basically like to know if whether it would be capable at running most games at a half decent framerate. I'm not expecting 1000 FPS, but 30 would be nice, for most games. This model has a dual core i5-4250U clocked at 1.3GHz, however it boosts to 2.6GHz, with built in intel 5000 graphic - also, the chipset is Intel QS77 Express.

I don't want to go any buy this, and then it can't play any games; however, if I did buy it, and it worked, I think Linux would be a good option. It would almost be like a Steam Machine....Steam OS may even be an option.

Anyway....I just wanted to get some feedback. Me and my friends are always going on about having a LAN party, and this would be extremely awesome if it worked, as my gaming rig is too heavy to be carrying around. This little box, with a mouse and keyboard would work well.

Any thoughts are welcome!