Intel NUC - Step by Step DIY HTPC With Windows 10 Clean Install, Emulators and Steam Streaming!
Video Timeline Table of Contents:
3:04 - What's in the box?!!
4:52 -
NUC hardware assembly
7:15 -
BIOS Setup
12:52 -
Windows 8 (or 7) clean install
15:23 - Windows 8 privacy settings
18:53 - NUC Ethernet drivers
20:55 -
Windows 10 clean install
23:19 - Windows 10 privacy settings
25:11 - Ninite application bundle install and OS Customizations
34:40 - BIOS update
37:14 -
HTPC Wallpaper
38:43 -
Steam Streaming
41:17 - Emulation
42:08 -
Closing Thoughts
Here are all the parts and components I would recommend if doing this from scratch.
- NUC with
Intel i5 CPU
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SD9IS1S
(See the related products for the less powerful i3 version or the slim version which only uses the mSATA drive. BE
AWARE if you get the mSATA only slim version, you will HAVE to install a wireless adapter as it doesn't come with one.)
-
Samsung 850
EVO SSD (there are lots of different choices for an SSD but I think that the Samsung Evo's are the best for the money. The
Kingston HyperX and Sandisk
Ultra II are also great choices)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U
And/Or you can install this mSATA drive as well (It installs just
like the ram but uses a small screw to hold it down instead of clips like the
RAM.
Again, there is only one place this can go so it's hard to screw up.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-mSATA-2-Inch-MZ-M5E250BW/dp/B00TGIVTP2
- 8 Gigs of
Crucial RAM (
Single stick gives you option to upgrade to more later if needed)
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-12800-204-Pin-Notebook-CT102464BF160B/dp/B006YG8X9Y
Again, there is faster ram out there like the 1.35v (the NUC will NOT boot with 1.5v ram) HyperX 1866
DDR.
-
Mini HDMI adapter
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PW1XRS
-
HDMI cable
http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-ULTRA-Series-HDMI-Cable/dp/B0019HL8Q8
- Logitech HTPC
Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Multi-Touch-Touchpad/dp/B005DKZTMG
- Sandisk
Extreme USB Thumb drive
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Transfer-SDCZ80-032G-GAM46-Version/dp/B00KT7DXIU
- 3M
Carbon Fiber Vinyl wrap (If you wanna get fancy)
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotchprint-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl/dp/B0058DIDTY
-
Download the
Rufus utility to create a bootable USB drive (free and easy)
https://rufus.akeo.ie/
-
Guide to using Rufus (it's really only about 3 clicks)
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1881143/create-bootable-usb-drive
.html
- Download the windows 10 iso file (file that has all the windows install info) used to build the bootable drive with this download tool from
Microsoft (You can try to create the bootable usb drive using that tool but I haven't had much luck with it in the past. Rufus always works)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
- If you want a better explanation of what an
ISO file exactly is, check the wiki page here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image
- If you are installing windows 8 first, use this guide to add a file to the USB drive to skip the otherwise mandatory
CD key entry.
http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-skip-product-key-when-installing-windows-8
Go to www.Ninite.com to select all the software you want to be automated and installed.
- Download the NUC driver's here
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=
Intel%C2%AE+NUC+Kit+NUC5i3RYH
- If you are doing an update from windows 7 or 8 to 10 and only need the
LAN drivers to get online and register with microsoft and download the windows 10 upgrade, get the
LAN adapter drivers here
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24198/LAN-Intel-Gigabit-Ethernet-Controller-driver-for-Intel-NUC
- Download the NUC
Bios update here. *
Select either the 32 bit or the
64 bit exe depending on which version of windows you're using*
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24977/BIOS-Update-RYBDWi35-86A-
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Links to some minimalist wallpapers
http://i.imgur.com/pZghu8Q
.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yt8DdT4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/R2Ze9Cf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cZWNCVQ.jpg -Gaben Pls ;_;
http://i.imgur.com/kQSaNxK
.png
Credit to NotebookCheck for the
Thumbnail image :)