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Looking for a new computer for a friend, no gaming will be done on it, budget is $1,000 or less. It will mostly be used for productivity software like Microsoft Office/internet surfing/watching videos and so on, my friend wants it to be bitchin' fast since the computer is used extensively so a SSD is a must. No monitor/keyboard/mouse needed, she already has a Dell 24" Ultrasharp 1920x1200.
I was looking at the Intel NUC5i7RYH NUC (http://www.anandtech.com/show/9166/intel-nuc5i7ryh-broadwellu-iris-nuc-review) since Anandtech gave it a pretty good review.
I'm not sure if I should go with the i7 NUC or the i5 NUC, what do you guys think? I was reading through all the reviews on Amazon/Newegg for the i7 NUC and people were complaining about fan noise and were saying to just go with the i5 NUC. Is there any reason to really go with the i7 over the i5 for what this computer will be used for?
Also, for the SSD do you guys think I should just go with the Samsung 850 evo M.2 as listed below or wait for the new Samsung 950 Pro M.2 256 GB (http://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-950-pro-ssd-nvme-3d-vnand,30135.html) to hit Amazon/Newegg for $200? The Anandtech review used the new 950 Pro and everything I'm reading about this SSD makes it sound like the next awesome thing.
The Samsung 950 Pro 256 GB model has 2,200 MB/s sequential read and 900 MB/s sequential write and the Samsung 850 evo below has sequential read (540MB/s) and write (520MB/s) speeds. I'm not sure how this would translate to real world performance though, do you guys think you would actually notice a difference in the performance of the computer if I went with the faster SSD?
Below are the parts I'm looking to get, I already have a copy of Windows 10 that I'm going to load onto it, if I get the i5 it comes out to $560 for everything, if I get the i7 it comes out to $650.
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$460
Intel NUC NUC5i7RYH with Intel Core i7 Processor
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC5i7R...8&qid=1445397764&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+i7+nuc
OR
$370
Intel NUC NUC5i5RYH with Intel Core i5 Processor
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC5i5R...8&qid=1445397719&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+i5+nuc
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$76
Memory: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) 204-Pin SODIMM Notebook Memory CT2KIT102464BF160B / CT2CP102464BF160B
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-DDR3-...xgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=07W11Q0VY90CZ4PDTMGK
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$89
SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 SSD (MZ-N5E250BW)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-250-MZ-N5E250BW/dp/B00TGIVZTW/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=15Z0HJQKH1Y6TFQN1XZV
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$25
External DVD drive: LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Ultra Slim Portable DVD Rewriter, External Drive with M-DISC Support, Retail (Black) GP60NB50
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronic...445398652&sr=8-2&keywords=external+dvd+burner
I was looking at the Intel NUC5i7RYH NUC (http://www.anandtech.com/show/9166/intel-nuc5i7ryh-broadwellu-iris-nuc-review) since Anandtech gave it a pretty good review.
I'm not sure if I should go with the i7 NUC or the i5 NUC, what do you guys think? I was reading through all the reviews on Amazon/Newegg for the i7 NUC and people were complaining about fan noise and were saying to just go with the i5 NUC. Is there any reason to really go with the i7 over the i5 for what this computer will be used for?
Also, for the SSD do you guys think I should just go with the Samsung 850 evo M.2 as listed below or wait for the new Samsung 950 Pro M.2 256 GB (http://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-950-pro-ssd-nvme-3d-vnand,30135.html) to hit Amazon/Newegg for $200? The Anandtech review used the new 950 Pro and everything I'm reading about this SSD makes it sound like the next awesome thing.
The Samsung 950 Pro 256 GB model has 2,200 MB/s sequential read and 900 MB/s sequential write and the Samsung 850 evo below has sequential read (540MB/s) and write (520MB/s) speeds. I'm not sure how this would translate to real world performance though, do you guys think you would actually notice a difference in the performance of the computer if I went with the faster SSD?
Below are the parts I'm looking to get, I already have a copy of Windows 10 that I'm going to load onto it, if I get the i5 it comes out to $560 for everything, if I get the i7 it comes out to $650.
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$460
Intel NUC NUC5i7RYH with Intel Core i7 Processor
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC5i7R...8&qid=1445397764&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+i7+nuc
OR
$370
Intel NUC NUC5i5RYH with Intel Core i5 Processor
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC5i5R...8&qid=1445397719&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+i5+nuc
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$76
Memory: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3-1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) 204-Pin SODIMM Notebook Memory CT2KIT102464BF160B / CT2CP102464BF160B
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-DDR3-...xgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=07W11Q0VY90CZ4PDTMGK
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$89
SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 SSD (MZ-N5E250BW)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-250-MZ-N5E250BW/dp/B00TGIVZTW/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=15Z0HJQKH1Y6TFQN1XZV
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$25
External DVD drive: LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Ultra Slim Portable DVD Rewriter, External Drive with M-DISC Support, Retail (Black) GP60NB50
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronic...445398652&sr=8-2&keywords=external+dvd+burner
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