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<blockquote data-quote="VirtualMP" data-source="post: 1204483" data-attributes="member: 114521">I was going to start a new thread but I will update this one.&nbsp; Please forgive the thread revival but its along the same lines.I bought an Hanspree PC on a stick this week which is the same hardware as the Compute stick Gen 1 BUT without the annoying loud fan a lot of the reviews talk about.ResultsMediaportal (version 1.14.0 as that's what my TV server is on and no need to upgrade yet).&nbsp; Runs great but CPU overheats and clocks down to 400mhz.&nbsp; After the down clock I get drop outs on SD but its watchable, HD is no go.&nbsp; This happens after a few minutes and the CPU takes 5 minutes at desktop idle to return to 1.33GHZ.Steam Stream also works perfectly at 1920x1080 resolution until the cpu clocks down.&nbsp; It then works but the image is a mess.&nbsp; I could play GRID (the only game I play) but I would imagine a game that required good visuals to spot the enemy would be no good.I have now modified mine with a heat sink from an old motherboard northbridge.&nbsp; I took the lid off and applied thermal paste, it stays at 1.33GHZ for hours now and the whole heat sink gets warm to the touch.&nbsp; What were they thinking putting this SOC in a small plastic case!Upgraded to windows 10 (I'm an assistive technology user!) and its the best £50 I have spent in a while (ebuyer).&nbsp; It may not look so pretty now but it sits behind the TV.&nbsp; I would love to find a small battery bank for it and have it switch on and off with the TV as the USB power goes off when I hit standby, I don't want it just loosing power all the time.&nbsp; I know its SSD but its still windows.&nbsp; From reviews the intel compute stick also overheats but takes longer, the fan is loud even at 6 feet away.&nbsp; Both suffer from poor response on the wifi if using blue tooth at the same time.&nbsp; My wifi has low contention and although I used 2.4ghz on these tests I use 5ghz normally so the TV stays on when I microwave, this PC is in the kitchen.&nbsp; I would suggest anyone interested to use blue tooth keyboard/mouse/remote and an AC or dual band wifi dongle.I am glad that I did not spend £100+ and be locked to windows 8.1 although the OS is not much of a problem as its got MePo on all the time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VirtualMP, post: 1204483, member: 114521"] I was going to start a new thread but I will update this one. Please forgive the thread revival but its along the same lines. I bought an Hanspree PC on a stick this week which is the same hardware as the Compute stick Gen 1 BUT without the annoying loud fan a lot of the reviews talk about. Results Mediaportal (version 1.14.0 as that's what my TV server is on and no need to upgrade yet). Runs great but CPU overheats and clocks down to 400mhz. After the down clock I get drop outs on SD but its watchable, HD is no go. This happens after a few minutes and the CPU takes 5 minutes at desktop idle to return to 1.33GHZ. Steam Stream also works perfectly at 1920x1080 resolution until the cpu clocks down. It then works but the image is a mess. I could play GRID (the only game I play) but I would imagine a game that required good visuals to spot the enemy would be no good. I have now modified mine with a heat sink from an old motherboard northbridge. I took the lid off and applied thermal paste, it stays at 1.33GHZ for hours now and the whole heat sink gets warm to the touch. What were they thinking putting this SOC in a small plastic case! Upgraded to windows 10 (I'm an assistive technology user!) and its the best £50 I have spent in a while (ebuyer). It may not look so pretty now but it sits behind the TV. I would love to find a small battery bank for it and have it switch on and off with the TV as the USB power goes off when I hit standby, I don't want it just loosing power all the time. I know its SSD but its still windows. From reviews the intel compute stick also overheats but takes longer, the fan is loud even at 6 feet away. Both suffer from poor response on the wifi if using blue tooth at the same time. My wifi has low contention and although I used 2.4ghz on these tests I use 5ghz normally so the TV stays on when I microwave, this PC is in the kitchen. I would suggest anyone interested to use blue tooth keyboard/mouse/remote and an AC or dual band wifi dongle. I am glad that I did not spend £100+ and be locked to windows 8.1 although the OS is not much of a problem as its got MePo on all the time. [/QUOTE]

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