With the impending headless Roon release, may I ask what will be an ideal config for an Intel-based NUC:
- CPU
- Memory
- Harddisk: is SSD preferred?
- Ethernet/Wifi
With the impending headless Roon release, may I ask what will be an ideal config for an Intel-based NUC:
Itās out thereā¦ search the forum.
something like core i3, 8GB ram, SSD for OS, ethernet, and attached storage based on your requirements.
Iād use an i5, 8gb, 250 gb hard drive ssd, gigabyte ethernet. Iād go with the gigabyte i5 Brix, just add memory, SSD and youāre done.
250 db hard drive ssd
Thatās a pretty loud ssd youāve got there Rugby !
I wouldnāt expect the hard disk speed to matter much, if the storage otherwise comes off the net (e.g. from a NAS), but it would be interesting to hear what the Roon guys say about that.
I would always go for Ethernet unless it is something you carry around with you. (You shouldnāt want to carry the core. )
As for CPU and recommended amount of RAM (apart from āas much as possibleā), Iād be all ears, too.
I guess the CPU is central for trying to stay fanless? Although, my NAS isnāt completely silent either, and these would be in the same spotā¦
I agree with you on the CPU and RAM. As long as the CPU and RAM are āenoughā to run the core without giving drawing too much power and hence generating too much heat that requires a fan, that will be ideal.
As for NAS, it can located other than the listening room, so any noise is a non-issue.
agreeā¦i5 w/8gb and 64gb ssd (or 128gb if you need room for more than OS) runs fine either as a Core or as a Core/Remote system. GB Wired is my preference. And as mentioned there are just kit boards that can be purchased and using third party fanless enclosures which look really nice.
The SSD is not a matter of āspeedā it is a matter of no moving platters ( a potential noise & heat source) and less power consumption and heat which lessens the needs for fans. That everything is lightning quick is a side benefit, imho.
Well, quite frankly, the core can be located right next to the NAS and as does not itself have to be āsilentā unless the Core is in your listening environment. The Remotes on the other hand are the ones which should be silent.
Fanless chassis is must!
See my chassis somwhere here
I run a standard chassis with a fan - Intel NUC i7 with 16GB and a large SSD (1TB) as my collection is fairly small (850 GB) and I use Tidal streaming a lot and hope that MQA and other hi-res streaming will be available soon enough to avoid getting a NAS for more music.
Anyway, have never heard the fan on my NUC to kick in even once since I purchased it in May.
So while fanless is very cool and surely ideal but not compulsory in my view. An SSD is though I think as HDD is very loud and slows down the system a lot.