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> if you build your own PC instead of following Jeff Atwood's affiliate codes, you can easily put something together for half that price that absolutely smokes
by williadc 10y ago
> if you build your own PC instead of following Jeff Atwood's affiliate codes, you can easily put something together for half that price that absolutely smokes all the current gen consoles, has a 20+ year library, and is useful for work.
This was more or less my point. He's trying to shoehorn the NUC into a place where other options fit better.
- clevernickname 10y agoHonestly at this point, I assume that every new Coding Horror post is an excuse to spam affiliate links at people.
- jsmeaton 10y agoEh, it's gear he's actually using. Jeff has a massive audience, so if he's going to be advocating for tech he's researching and using then I have no problem with affiliate links. To suggest that's all these blog posts are for is really poor form. For what it's worth this build and many previous builds are focused on HTPCs. Having a quiet, power efficient, and capable box is the aim. That is the theme. I personally don't see the value in this particular build, but this isn't trying to be an ultimate gaming rig. Just compareble to current gen consoles, with upgrade potential, while still being the quiet, small, power efficient HTPC box sitting under the TV.
- Rapzid 10y agoHe is placing a huge premium on the novelty of connecting a GPU over Thunderbolt3. I got the impression that the author was completely out of touch with the economics of the situation. When the article wrapped I thought he was completely nuts. Nearly 500 for a GPU CASE? PROBABLY less than 10% hit to performance due to Thunderbolt3?! I also nearly took offense to this setup being presented as future-proof. I'll admit it's pretty cool, but until there is a better GPU interconnect and a GPU case that doesn't alone cost more than a very good video card.. I'll stick with the mini-ITX build I'm planning.