Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kit (Ghost Canyon) Review

Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC) mini PCs have long pioneered making the most of small spaces. Its latest model, the NUC 9 Extreme (dubbed “Ghost Canyon” in the lead-up to its release), is the most powerful NUC to date, and the first one aimed at high-end gaming. It’s also the most upgradable. Not only can you change out its CPU, but it accepts a double-slot desktop graphics card up to 8 inches long, an incredible feat considering the entire PC is only half an inch longer than that.

None of this avant-garde miniaturization comes cheap. Intel’s suggested price for the Core i9-based, bare-bones NUC 9 Extreme Kit unit tested here is an eye-watering $1,700, to which you’ll need to add an operating system, memory, storage, and a graphics card. But it makes commendably few compromises along the way.

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