Intel Compute Stick - PC on a stick with full size USB port - Runs Windows 8.1 - 149.99$

[GzeroD]

Maybe you should mod it, add a heatsink and fan

I may or may not have ordered some tiny 1 inch square 5V peltier from china that I am waiting to arrive from china . with an estimated delivery time of about a week ago to august. Either way there is a plan in the works to keep it from throttling.  Also I found out that the firmware on my stick wont let the cores boost the official stick will boost to 1.83 but mine will only go to ~1.5 in very rare circumstances and drops right back down to 1.3 under load. There is a Russian guy trying to port over the official firmware so I'm following that endeavor as well.

 

So so far my cheapo stick lost:

16GB of storage

Active cooling

Proper firmware updates

But Gained:

an additional USB port (OTG).

a head start with their modding community.

 

still quite happy with it for under $80

 

http://www.amazon.com/19-4W-Thermoelectric-Cooler-Peltier-Cooling/dp/B00OM0WNEU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1429910419&sr=8-2&keywords=peltier+5vsame peltier I orders just for 1/5th as many and 3x as expensive. 

along with a tiny 30mm fan and old aluminum heatsink from a old P4 system.

If this thread is still active when the stuff arrives I'll post some picks of the EPIC ghettoness. (this plan will include twisty ties and a tiny clamp made of screws washers and wing-nuts)

[GzeroD]

Well it looks like Aliexpress canceled my order about 2 months ago. So ebay should have it to be in 2 or 3 weeks. Now the question is do I want to stay practical or do I want to go even more needlessly overboard. 

 

I have some dead laptops with coolers similar to'

 

Should I rig the peltier to that or stick with the much more compact north-bridge heat-sink and fan.  Thoughts? ... this is probably getting to the point it should be it's own topic.

[LukaP]

Well it looks like Aliexpress canceled my order about 2 months ago. So ebay should have it to be in 2 or 3 weeks. Now the question is do I want to stay practical or do I want to go even more needlessly overboard. 

 

I have some dead laptops with coolers similar to'

 

Should I rig the peltier to that or stick with the much more compact north-bridge heat-sink and fan.  Thoughts? ... this is probably getting to the point it should be it's own topic.

Balls to the wall please

 

never said They should utilize the full 100 watts I was just thinking like a 15-20 watt chip at most lol; see above ^^

you should also know this atom chip costs like 17€ while the equivalent Core M (4W) broadwell is 281€ and a 15W i3-5015U part is 275€ so that would jack up the price immensly

[Wind]

that's pretty neat. i can just plug that into my TV and plug a wireless kb&m and bam, i get a PC. i buy that if it reach Indonesia

[patrick1993]

This is great for TV or even for someone who will just web surf.

Imagine just getting a monitor and that stick that you connect on the back. It can turn any monitor (with HDMI), into a all-in-one solution. Make sure the monitor has a powered USB hub built-in, and you are completely set, with no messy wires. Can even be a kitchen computer if are able to get a monitor with a touch screen.

Like you can plug it with the Dell S2240t a 350$ touch screen monitor, 1080p has HDMI:

All you'll have is a power cable for the monitor (actually you may need a USB hub if yo want wired keyboard/mouse as this monitor doesn't, but you get the idea)

Absolutly right! I own this monitor and it's really great! Now that I'm thinking, I could buy that and have a "all-in-one" PC