GENERALLY SPEAKING, desktop PCs are our forte, but we don’t want to shy away from the obscurities out there. Mini form factor machines have always caught our eye, though their inherent restrictions and performance limitations can often dampen our initial interest. However, Intel’s latest NUC 12 Extreme ‘Dragon Canyon’ kits have well and truly sparked that fire in our bellies and we are looking forward to getting right into this rig.
We’ll be tweaking this system to create a small, minimalistic home media and couch gaming system. To spice things up, we’ll be pairing it with XGIMI’s Halo Plus projector. This little companion will sit alongside the NUC 12 on a shelf to provide a discreet setup. There’s something exciting about playing games on the big screen and you can’t beat it for kicking back and binge-watching a Netflix series.
One stand-out positive to having a smaller setup is less mess. Therefore we are aiming to create a more seamless and less cluttered experience without the compromise of less power in this rig. The Intel NUC 12 Extreme is the same design as the last Intel NUC 11,
