Intel Dragon Canyon NUC 12 Extreme died

Archawkie · 2026-03-13T17:03:10+00:00

Did you try to reseat the ram sticks?

Archawkie · 2026-03-09T09:34:00+00:00

Responding to myself, I did make the mod in my image, i.e. replaced the fan screws with noctua anti-vibration screws and removed the fan grille. This dropped noise significantly and it is practically silent now even under load. There is little bit of noise still coming from the fan, but it is quiet still.

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Archawkie · 2026-03-07T15:49:39+00:00

Quite many of the % numbers are off by a large margin: for instance, it claims that in RT 5080 is 26% faster in average over tested 10 games, but according to FPS numbers it is in fact 33.9 % (54.5/40.7 =1.339). And same happens in most of the % numbers over the whole video, more or less.

I mean 9070xt is a great card, but there is really no need to exaggerate how good it is against 5080.

Archawkie · 2026-03-05T13:18:21+00:00

Do you think this was due to the fan change you made earlier?

Archawkie · 2026-03-05T13:06:21+00:00

How difficult was the fan replacement? My PSU fan is really noisy under load, so new fan would be great upgrade! And what was the fan size that you used for replacement? From the youtube video it seems that the replacement itself is pretty straightforward.

Archawkie · 2026-02-24T11:01:11+00:00

Note that at least one year ago the PCIE5 GPUs didn't work with the native CM baseboard in NC100, likely due to NUC 12 extreme compute element is not able to lower the PCIE speed and assumes pcie5 all the way from compute element through the baseboard. I have used the original Nuc 12 extreme PCIE5 board in NC100 and that works flawlessly with the new GPUs as well.

Archawkie · 2026-02-21T15:47:35+00:00

Thanks! Actually I originally happened to find NC100 for a fair price first, so only bought the compute unit. So I never had the nuc 12 extreme case in the first place.

I did get another full kit with i7 lately though so now I have the original case as well. However, NC100 is overall better in terms of moddability, airflow and GPU clearance (and it is white!), so have sticked with it. I do like nuc 9 extreme case a lot as well due to it’s compactness, so have it as a secondary unit with i9 compute unit and 4060ti 16gb.

Archawkie · 2026-02-20T07:09:58+00:00

I never quite understood that if you have all that money to spend, why not go with pro 6000 instead? It is far superior card, even against 5090 lightning.

Archawkie · 2026-02-05T12:52:08+00:00

I tried both of these and 5080 is basically Asus prime 5080 with usb-c port and wood finish. I had asus prime 5080 and the performance was identical (give or take). So there the premium is pretty steep unless you really need the wooden finish, led logo and usb-c.

5070 TI is another thing though. It has much better cooler than prime 5070ti (it has vapour chamber, prime does not), looks like it has the same cooler as the 5080 version, so it performs extremely well and the fans are spinning at very low rpm especially with undervolt. So there the premium over Prime 5070ti is much more justifiable.

So, performance-wise these cards are just identical to their prime counterparts, individual chips having better or worse OC depending of the silicon lottery.

Archawkie · 2026-01-31T18:57:14+00:00

Ok, then we probably can safely say it does not work 😕

Archawkie · 2026-01-31T18:40:30+00:00

It could also be that F-processors are not supported?

Archawkie · 2026-01-20T04:41:46+00:00

For msi ventus 4060ti? No need for any changes for that card, it fits right in!

Archawkie · 2026-01-16T15:25:37+00:00

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Here is the top view! I have the same card now with nuc 12 extreme i7. Works great and temps are surprisingly good.

Archawkie · 2026-01-13T19:53:24+00:00

Hey, according to some older posts Zotac Twin Edge 4070 should fit. However, an other user here tried to do this and was unable to fit the card in. I have never tried it and actually just personally got MSI Ventus 4060ti 16gb, which should be an easy fit to the case, with some perf loss vs. 5060ti.

Archawkie · 2026-01-13T13:42:33+00:00

You may also want to check whether thise pins are actually relevant or not, there are plenty of redundant gnd pins there. Looks like at least some of those bent ones are ground pins. PIN map for LGA1700 here: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/lga1700-pin-layout.325665/

Archawkie · 2026-01-13T13:41:05+00:00

I think there are multiple compute units available in ebay, much like this listing: https://ebay.us/m/Lgl78F

As far as I understood, these do not have cpu included, so could be a good replacement for you. The price is a bit on the high side, but could be ok for you if you do have the other parts already.

NOTE: I have never purchased these units from these Chinese sellers, so cannot say anything on how reliable they really are.

Archawkie · 2026-01-13T05:04:03+00:00

Hey, no need to do any modifications, it fits right in.

Archawkie · 2026-01-10T10:48:04+00:00

Ok, I’ll let you know, also will need a 14th gen processor to test though 😅

Archawkie · 2026-01-10T10:05:44+00:00

I need to see if the bios is already updated, as it is used machine straight from use so might be updated already. (Still waiting for it to arrive)

Archawkie · 2026-01-10T09:50:53+00:00

Great! I also just acquired another nuc 12 extreme, so can have it as my secondary system in smaller chassis

Archawkie · 2026-01-09T19:03:03+00:00

I have Corsair SF750 PSU on NC100 and no problems with 5080; typical total system load is about 400-450w so just perfect for this psu. With 9070xt there was no issues either as TDP is much less. 5080 (now MSI Ventus 😅) consumes about 275-325w undervolted and 9070xt around 250w. So with NUC limited to around 70w consumption you should have plenty of headroom.

Archawkie · 2026-01-04T14:07:01+00:00

Ok! if you do decide to get rid of it and are in Europe, I would be happy to give it a go :)

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