fusion_power
Advanced Member
It's basicly an "Intel NUC" on Steroids!
I need a new PC and I don't want anything to big. ~700$ for "just" an barebone are steep, you will need additional RAM (DDR4 SO-DIMMs) and SSD (2xM.2 sockets inside) and an OS of course. But I guess you can't get more CPU/GPU Power within such a small case ( 211mm x 116mm x 28mm).
First Reviews confirm the power of the Intel Core i7-6770HQ + it's Iris Pro 580 GPU core, the most powerful iGPU so far. Very detailled review with alot of Benchmarks here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10343/the-intel-skull-canyon-nuc6i7kyk-minipc-review
http://nucblog.net/2016/05/skull-canyon-nuc-benchmark-results/
It would beat my old Core2Quad PC for sure.
Maybe not quiet my humle GTX560 GFX Card but the Iris Pro 580 is beefy enough to play at least "normal" games at decent speed. Intel has a webpage where you can choose a game and it's best settings for the Skull Canyon.
Oh, and the Skull Canyon comes with Thunderbolt 3, so in theory you can plug in an external GFX Card Docking Station, if these are available (soon).
HOWEVER: I like it quiet and the Skull Canyon can get noisy under full load, which is no wonder when you put an 45W Quadcore i7 into such a tiny case. It also can get pretty hot in there of course.
I'm sure, other Companies will join that train and bring barebones or complete Mini-PC's with that CPU/GPU combo out, maybe even with better cooling solutions, there is still room for more. I could live with a slightly larger case of course if they manage to cool such an device more silently.
What do you think? Could this be an PC for you? Do you even have experience with Intel NUC's?


I need a new PC and I don't want anything to big. ~700$ for "just" an barebone are steep, you will need additional RAM (DDR4 SO-DIMMs) and SSD (2xM.2 sockets inside) and an OS of course. But I guess you can't get more CPU/GPU Power within such a small case ( 211mm x 116mm x 28mm).
First Reviews confirm the power of the Intel Core i7-6770HQ + it's Iris Pro 580 GPU core, the most powerful iGPU so far. Very detailled review with alot of Benchmarks here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10343/the-intel-skull-canyon-nuc6i7kyk-minipc-review
http://nucblog.net/2016/05/skull-canyon-nuc-benchmark-results/
It would beat my old Core2Quad PC for sure.
Oh, and the Skull Canyon comes with Thunderbolt 3, so in theory you can plug in an external GFX Card Docking Station, if these are available (soon).
HOWEVER: I like it quiet and the Skull Canyon can get noisy under full load, which is no wonder when you put an 45W Quadcore i7 into such a tiny case. It also can get pretty hot in there of course.
I'm sure, other Companies will join that train and bring barebones or complete Mini-PC's with that CPU/GPU combo out, maybe even with better cooling solutions, there is still room for more. I could live with a slightly larger case of course if they manage to cool such an device more silently.
What do you think? Could this be an PC for you? Do you even have experience with Intel NUC's?