Thx for moving Bongo.
I would have space for a full sized PC, but dislike the idea because honestly I only want a top notch EDH experience that allows me to hook up a serious screen estate and a X56 throttle / stick and use it for my iTunes music library. Having a mid or full sized PC in the living room is not what I would like, that's why I find the Intel NUC interesting as I could slot it into a shelf.
Sadly though, while powerful eneough with the Vega chip, I read a report on the german c't about it and the inacceptable downside is the fan noise which is alledgedly quite substantial.
On the other hand, while thinking about it, for what the NUC offers power wise, you get a better spec with a regular PC, and that could be eunnign silent with the right components.
I could imagine to build a Ryzen system myself though if I would compromise on a box in the living room.
On the spec side of things, what would you consider to be good for EDH. Is 16 Gig Ram sufficient? I wonder whether EDH uses threading or prefers core power, if threading is fully utilised, threadripper would be an interesting CPU, but if not, there is no need for it.
Phew, Pandorra's "box", really.
P.S. You're right the small factor looks not that intrusive really!
