Till now, Intel has been ruling the ultra-compact mini PCs with its efficient CPUs and you have a huge range of Intel NUC PCs but they are not as cheap as they should be. However, recently Gigabyte has introduced their new GIGABYTE BRIX GB-BACE-3160 Ultra Compact PC Kit which is a barebone mini PC with Intel CPU in it and all the necessary ports and connectivity options. The specifications of it are:
- 1.6 GHz Intel Celeron Processor J3160 processor
- Supports 2.5-inch thickness 7.0/ 9.5mm Hard Drives (1 x 6Gbps SATA3),
- 1x SO-DIMM DDR3L 1.35V Slots (1066/1600 MHz)
- Intel IEEE 802.11 ac, Dual-Band Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.0 NGFF M.2 card
- 4 * USB 3.0, Gigabyte LAN, Dual Displays via VGA & HDMI port, Audio jack (Headphone/MIC), VESA Bracket, Win 8/10 Support
- Features 14nm Intel J3160 to deliver to the most intuitive and integrated operating systems in the world, Ultra compact PC design – 0.69L
The Intel Celeron Processor J3160 processor is a 14nm based 4 cores and 4 threads processor with 1.60 GHz base and 2.24 GHz boost clock speeds, no the fastest but however, at around ₹ 10,351, this barebone mini PC has enough horsepower to do basic tasks and browsing related work.
Also, you can do Microsoft Office related works as well on this mini PC and the processor is efficient as well as it draws less power just 6W TDP. It also features Intel’s HD Graphics 400 handles your basic graphical tasks.
You can mount it to the back of your monitor or place it in front of you as well, and for connectivity, you get dual-band Wi-Fi i.e. Wi-Fi 5 support at Rs. 10k. Coming to the ports, you get a lot of them actually: Front – 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x Micro SD card slot, Rear – 1 x HDMI, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x RJ45, 1 x DC-In, 1 x Kensington lock slot, Side – 1 x VGA D-Sub, 1 x headset phone jack and 1 x Microphone jack. The HDMI port here is an HDMI 1.4b that supports displays up to 3840*2160@30 FPS.
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The mini PC supports up to 8 GB DDR3 RAM (1600 MHz) and supports 2.5-inch HDD/SSD:
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 Memory Kit
Price: ₹ 3,400
- Designed for stability, stringently factory-tested
- Backed by a limited lifetime warranty
- Optimized for compatibility with the latest CPUs and motherboards
- Vengeance memory supports the Intel XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) standard
- XMP memory profile for simple, safe overclocking
- Heat Spreader: Vengeance; Memory Configuration: Quad Channel
- SPD Latency: 9-9-9-24; SPD Speed: 1333MHz; SPD Voltage: 1.5V , Tested Speed :1600MHz , Package Memory Pin: 240
- Lifetime Warranty (Max 10 Years)
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WD Green 120 GB 2.5 inch SATA III Internal SSD
Price: ₹ 2,009
- Improved performance for everyday computing
- An easy upgrade for your PC
- Solid-state reliability
- Less power, more play
- Free WD SSD dashboard
- 3-year limited warranty
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This Intel-powered compact PC will at least require these two components and have used both of them into the mini PC, you only need to install Windows and you are good to go. So, at around ₹ 15,000 you are getting a quad-core Intel CPU with 8GB RAM and SSD along with a plethora of ports along with dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 support as well. Overall, this can be a great mini PC for daily usage and basic work, having a PC at such a low price won’t be hurting your pocket as well.
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