ntel has been championing small-form-factor systems of late. The chip giant has taken the lead by producing the barebones and chassis for mainstream PCs under its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) initiative. NUCs take advantage of the ever-more integration in Intel processors - where the CPU, GPU and memory controller are tied together - and miniaturisation of storage to deliver reasonable performance for a computer that's smaller than a paperback book.

The first NUC, released last year, used a 3rd Generation Core (Ivy Bridge) processor at the helm. Intel has since introduced the 4th Generation Haswell chips, imbued with better graphics and more performance, so it makes a lot of sense to upgrade the NUC's potential as and when newer technologies surface.