Davey Willo Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) G'day resident experts I have decided to build a dedicated NUC for Roon, a 24/7 set and forget server that will just run in the background without further thought, i.e. shutdowns reboots daily as I'm currently having to do with windows desktop I am after setting up a headless unit plugged directly into the router in the study which will then feed my SoTM in the music room via ethernet. I'm thinking of this bundle but with an added stick of ram making it 16 gig. https://www.ple.com.au/Products/634230/Intel-i7-NUC-Bean-Canyon-Super-Enthusiast-Bundle Also to power it I want to use this.. https://www.teddypardo.com/powersupplies/otherpowersupplies/teddynuc.html I intend to install my 2Tb SSD drive with my music library directly into the unit so the M.2 will be for the Roon Rock OS only Can anyone who knows anything about setting up a dedicated server (I'm clueless in some respects) see anything wrong with this order? I ask as I think all should be ok but I read somewhere (can't find it again) that not all NUC's are supported. Thanks in advance for any helps Cheers Dave Edited December 31, 2019 by Davey Willo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Roon Rock minimum requirements here. If if it is purely for Roon, 16G memory is a waste. Suggest 8G. If you are planning to do upsampling and/or DSP, get the fastest possible NUC. I am a fan of Giesleler LPSUs, so why not get this for the NUC, will likely be as good and save some money in the process. You can either use the dedicated Roon Rock OS or for more flexibility, use SnakeOil OS and install Roon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Willo Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Hi Snoop Thanks for the input. Intend on installing Roon OS only, so is the bundle itself ok, just leave out the second stick of RAM? I'm a big fan of Teddy Pardo so am happy to pay an extra $100 but appreciate the link, Gieseler is/would be my second choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Just go bundle with 8G memory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frednork Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 your choice will work fine, the teddy pardo says it will run the nuc so should be fine also, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerJ Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I doubt you need an i7 processor for audio playback. My i3 NUC8 is fine with 7.1 multichannel audio and 4K video simultaneously. I have 8GB Ram but it never hits 2GB usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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