I picked up a bare bones mini PC from Gigabyte and really like it. I'm using it as a media streamer running Kubuntu Linux but it's got enough features and horsepower for many other uses.

It comes with a quad core Celeron running at 2.5 GHz, 2 DDR4 memory slots, m.2 slot, 2.5" SSD/HDD slot, gigabit ethernet, wireless AC...

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-BLCE-4105-rev-10#ov

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Compact-Graphics-Component-GB-BLCE-4105/dp/B07DMM7Z7N/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=gigabyte+brix&qid=1564053343&s=gateway&sr=8-2

Quiet fan. Nice box for $144.

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Posted by NOLAGT

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Posted on 8/24/19 at 11:21 am to ArkLaTexTiger

Neat little thing! What HD and ram did you stick in it? Is it a max 8gig of ram?

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Posted by ArkLaTexTiger

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Posted on 8/24/19 at 11:33 am to NOLAGT

I put 2 x 4 GB RAM (Crucial $35) and a 120 GB M.2 SSD (Kingston $17).

It says 8 GB RAM max but some claim getting 16 GB (2 x 8) to work.

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Posted by NOLAGT

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Posted on 8/24/19 at 12:13 pm to ArkLaTexTiger

Nice I might grab one to play with. I was looking for something to run in my AV closet for my unifi controller, eventually plex NAS yada yada.

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Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 8/24/19 at 4:23 pm to ArkLaTexTiger

Mines about the size of the Xbox, but it packs far more power

PCPartPicker Part List: LINK

CPU: Intel Core i5-8500 3 GHz 6-Core Processor ($50.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($20.00)
Motherboard: ASRock Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($50.00)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($90.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card ($225.00)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case ($60.00)
Power Supply: Silverstone 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($65.00)
Total: $610.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-24 17:24 EDT-0400

This post was edited on 8/24/19 at 4:25 pm

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Posted by ArkLaTexTiger

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Posted on 8/25/19 at 8:12 am to bluebarracuda

That's a nice looking system. I like Intel's i5 and have bought many at work. What do you use it for?

The CPU, memory and motherboard prices at $50 don't look right. Were you able to get discounts?

What are you able to build for $200 because my use case doesn't require higher end components. The quad core Pentium (J5005) and Celeron (J4105) CPU's are able to meet my current needs.

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