Hi everybody, I joined to hopefully get some advice about replacing my wife’s old hp pavilion with a new smf I am thinking of a NUC with upgradable capacity but don’t have a lot of cash to splash. I have even thought about a bare bones build. Any advice would really be appreciated
Discussion Buy or build an SFF for my wife
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I have tried to look and don't think I've seen prebuilt SFFs sold. Might be wrong though. Depending on size constraints, something like the Node or a cheap copy of the NCASE M1 might be plenty to make a decent, affordable and upgradeable setup
You can look at the ASRock DeskMini series, soon they'll probably release the new version with the latest AMD APU (CPU with integrated entry/mid level gaming GPU):
www.tomshardware.com
smallformfactor.net
These are economical in the SFF realm, but it will probably mean it's not going to be available within the month.
Ryzen 4000 Renoir Desktop APU Appears In New ASRock DeskMini SFF PC
Prepare your wallets, SFF lovers.
Motherboard - Group Buy/Crowdfunded Modded BIOS for the Asrock A300m (Deskmini A300)
The non-CNVi version of the AC-9560 is the AC-9260. In the place of the AX201, the non-CNVi version is the AX200. Indeed, the AX200 is the way to go, I installed one in my a300 and it works flawlessly.
smallformfactor.net
These are economical in the SFF realm, but it will probably mean it's not going to be available within the month.
Build it. How else will you prove your love? 
(It's also more fun.)
(It's also more fun.)
I must say I bought new one open box originally ust for parts $200 ebay, but ended up using as is. 8500T based unit, 2 nvme slots plus a sata slot under 1L, quiet and came with an enterprise version of w10 so less needy. Really can't go wrong
