Quote:
Originally Posted by Puma Cat
Yup, I did a complete "competitive benchmarking" of what it takes to put a Roon Core Server together, and this was the most value-added configuration. Having Roon Nucleus is fine as a "turn-key" solution, but you're paying about 3X what it would cost you to spend a short amount of time to install the SSD, RAM, update the BIOS, install ROCK and add a hard drive.
|
My only "mistake" is that I did get the i7 with the fan case. It's a little bit noisy, but honestly the fans on my GS150 are louder anyway. I can't hear either from my seating position.
For someone new to this, i'd suggest the i5 and a fanless case if you can find one.