Gigabyte Brix GB-BXA8

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Pros:

Offers a good mix of CPU and GPU performance for the money, Small, quiet, and easy to upgrade, Enough performance for lighter or older games and HTPC use
Very compact, Wi-Fi card included, Four USB 3.0 ports and a full-size HDMI port, Runs quiet when not gaming

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Full CPU speeds not available without a BIOS tweak, Singlethreaded CPU performance consistently worse than Intel's, Uses more power than equivalent Intel machines
Intel’s current-gen NUC is quieter under stress, Like most such micro-PCs, requires mSATA SSD, SO-DIMM RAM

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Last revision on January 24, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Offers a good mix of CPU and GPU performance for the money, Small, quiet, and easy to upgrade, Enough performance for lighter or older games and HTPC use
Very compact, Wi-Fi card included, Four USB 3.0 ports and a full-size HDMI port, Runs quiet when not gaming

Reviewers Didn't Like

Full CPU speeds not available without a BIOS tweak, Singlethreaded CPU performance consistently worse than Intel's, Uses more power than equivalent Intel machines
Intel’s current-gen NUC is quieter under stress, Like most such micro-PCs, requires mSATA SSD, SO-DIMM RAM

Expert reviews and ratings

The AMD-based Brix micro-PC kit is a solid (if very similar) alternative to Intel’s NUC. It handles HD media playback well, and it’s capable of some light gaming. Just know you’ll have to provide your own OS and special RAM, plus a spendy mSATA SSD....

By Computer Shopper on February 27, 2014

I am completely in love with the idea of the Brix and other super small form factor PCs like the NUC. Looking back to past HTPC builds they are just ungodly huge compared to something like this. I've been using our NUC as a small server for our LAN...

By LanOC Reviews on June 13, 2015

When AMD sent us the Brix Gaming for review, it wasn't alone in its box. We were also sent another, smaller Brix with an AMD processor, and it's the antithesis of its big loud cousin. It's basically the AMD take on the NUC : a small, quiet, unobtrusive...

By Ars Technica on April 28, 2014

Die PC-Skelette gibt’s in vielerlei Farben und Formen, bestehen mindestens aus Gehäuse und Mainboard samt Anschlüssen. Auch ein Prozessor ist schon mal fest verlötet. Die gesamte Bandbreite der Barebone-Kaufhits unserer Leser deckt der CHiP...

By Chip.de on December 12, 2014