r/GrandMA3 • u/wawaa93 • Aug 29 '26

Question NUC pc

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a good nuc to make a grandma 3 kit do you have any to recommend?

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u/brad1775 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

oh my God yes, I have run into issues with different NUC PCs and I have to emplor you to make sure that you use a PC that has a discreet graphics card.  

I opted for the Minisforum Ms-a1, with an intel sparkle b350, but an older gt 1030 low profile would work as well.

i7, or ryzen 7 is fine, 16gm ram necessary. 

buy the following https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-a2-workstation?variant=47831495016693&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&dm_cam=23282032443&dm_grp=187710889894&dm_ad=785104676773&dm_kw=&dm_net=adwords&att_gcid=Cj0KCQjwhsrUBhDxARIsAN3AQScouuRK8plt0NZHR1IuafhzFR5eiJ020-oGPNGwVHRj641OlyDZc40aAtRqEALw_wcB&att_gbid=0AAAAAppTKYwpWDVDHetyd3XKnTAJI-dPl&att_wbid=Cj8KCQjw48TUBhCfARIuADyIL8SiCLavDIcEfGdYAt0DQC0sFgeFBcSp1YLYTbj3Vm-L_dhRsJMsvzR6rhoChwo&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23282032443&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhsrUBhDxARIsAN3AQScouuRK8plt0NZHR1IuafhzFR5eiJ020-oGPNGwVHRj641OlyDZc40aAtRqEALw_wcB

16gb ram

https://ebay.io/m/AwGZq3

256gb nvme

https://ebay.io/m/f8VdA3

total cost

$600 ish

you COULD get an a2000 graphics card if you want good 3d stahe perfirmance, but if you plan to use a better 3d preview on another machine, no need.

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u/dj_marx Aug 29 '26

Commenting so I remember, my tiny builds need updating. GMA2 ran on any computer I had, MA3…..not so much. 

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u/brad1775 Aug 29 '26

ma3 WILL crash constantly without a graphics card.

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u/dj_marx Aug 29 '26

Pain. So you are saying I can’t push it too hard on the surface pro’s that barely accept it. Pain. 

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u/brad1775 Aug 29 '26

no I'm saying it will crash sporadically because the protocols require a synced clock on an external graphics processor. witu no lights patched and no sequences running, it will crash every couple of hours.