Too Expensive Today? - Intel Nuc 6 Review - How does it Perform in 2023? | StefanTests

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Had to set a custom fan curve on the NUC 6. The CPU would hit 90-95°C in games otherwise. 50°C minimum temperature for the fans to start ramping up and I set the fan duty cycle increment to 1% to reduce the apparent noise increases.

[@ScruffyNerfer]

When the NUC was first released wasn't it seen as a fairly powerful gaming machine for the form factor? This just seems like a bog standard office PC. Nothing wrong with that of course but it's not exactly something that stands out anymore. Also, Forza looked like a PS1 game, even with integrated graphics i'd have thought it would look better than that.

[@BenchyTests]

I'm not sure tbh. I didn't really know anything about NUCs before this other than the higher end ones I'd seen. And yeah, Forza looked terrible :D

[@ScruffyNerfer]

@@BenchyTests We use something similar to this at work. My one is a Fujitsu model with an i5, 16gb RAM and integrated graphics. My old one had some weird windows issue but we've had quite a few replaced due to them overheating.

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@@ScruffyNerfer Yeah this one was into the 90s temperature wise.

[@neilfpv]

Can I install Debian on it?

[@BenchyTests]

I don't see why it'd be an issue.

[@neilfpv]

@@BenchyTests Thank you!