NUC PC: Intel Core i9 12900/W Int. GFX, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi, 2-Year Warranty, 750W PSU $599 + Del [Free C&C] @ BPC Tech

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NUC PC: Intel Core i9 12900/W Int. GFX, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi, 2-Year Warranty, 750W PSU $599 + Del [Free C&C] @ BPC Tech
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Store RepBPC Technology on 06/10/2025 - 12:28 bpctech.com.au (5318 clicks)
Last edited 06/10/2025 - 13:11

Hey everyone,

We hope you’re having a good start to your week.

This Mini PC with the Intel Core i9-12900 comes with integrated graphics — a solid choice as a workhorse or a small portable gaming rig. Imagine GTA 5 at 30 FPS ;) You can install your own GPU, or we’re happy to supply one if you like.

The CPU is still relevant and being sold (especially after the 13xxx and 14xxx voltage debacle). https://www.pccasegear.com/products/55935/intel-core-i9-1290…

So you get a full functional PC with 16GB of RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD & WIFI / Bluetooth for $599. Whether you’re looking for a work PC or a gaming starter - both is absolutely possible.

And as always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Support Team via email at support@bpct.com.au or phone on 03 9541 9000.

Your BPC Tech Team

PS…. for max GPU SIZE: 2.5 Slot, 285mm length, 45mm height max. We tend to use 2-fan models to be absolutly sure.

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Comments

  • hippo2s on 06/10/2025 - 12:33
    +6

    Should mention they are NUC based PC…nothing wrong with what they are. Just gotta be aware not one for future proofing upgrades.

    What's the PSU rated at?

    I would consider one if I was in the market. Just slap in a GPU of your choice and good to go.

    • ado77 on 06/10/2025 - 12:38
      +1

      What size GPU can you get into that thing? 5060 TI 16gb?

      • freeb1e4me on 06/10/2025 - 16:33
        -8

        See below for GPU size.

        The NUC is ugly. The white version should be offered as standard.

        The iGPU is too weak. The graphics upgrade option makes it too expensive.

        The OP should have made it a white NUC with 8gb 4060 for $950 and it would sell much better - a lost opportunity

        • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 18:24

          I removed the horrible design on the grey one with acetone. Easily done.

        • MeatyOne on 06/10/2025 - 20:38

          What kind of loser sits there all day beating the meat to the colour of their NUC? Out of sight, out of mind, who gives a crap.

    • dosada on 06/10/2025 - 12:43

      Says clearly on their site, 750w gold

    • Store RepBPC Technology @ BPC Technology on 06/10/2025 - 12:45
      +4

      Thanks, I updated the headline. It's a 750W SFX PSU

  • kronosxmate on 06/10/2025 - 12:39

    Is this available on ebay?

  • Lz ShifTy on 06/10/2025 - 12:40

    @BPC Technology
    If I upgrade to 32gb SODIMM ram what speeds am I getting?

    • dosada on 06/10/2025 - 12:43
      +1

      Upgrade for $100? For that, much you can get a new kit

      • Lz ShifTy on 06/10/2025 - 14:14

        As I wrote that comment I was sourcing the market for SODIMM ram and prices are higher then expected atm.

    • Store RepBPC Technology @ BPC Technology on 06/10/2025 - 12:47
      +1

      usually 3200MHz, as DDR4 becomes a rarity

  • Panpanw on 06/10/2025 - 12:52

    Can I just buy the board?

  • thadius83 on 06/10/2025 - 13:01
    +1

    Would this case fit a MSI 3090 Gaming X trio? 3 slot

    And do we have the option to buy it without the support.

    Thanks

  • Wokstar on 06/10/2025 - 13:01

    @BPC Technology Can you shove a PowerColor Radeon Reaper RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card in this?Also does it have 2 x 8pin to power it?

    • Store RepBPC Technology @ BPC Technology on 06/10/2025 - 13:15
      +2

      for max GPU SIZE: 2.5 Slot, 285mm length, 45mm height max. We tend to use 2-fan models to be absolutly sure. Yes the PSU comes with 3 8pin connectors

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:55
      +1

      You'll be able to fit it in, BPC is just being safe with their 285 mm, as it is a pain to put anything between 285 and 300mm in it. The case is rated for 320mm GPU but requires dismantling the case and the PSU.

      But the RX 9070 Xt is probably too hot of a card, and will choke on not getting enough air from the side vent on the side panel.

  • xrailgun on 06/10/2025 - 13:05
    +1

    White case +$99 😂

    Besides that, this looks like a pretty great deal.

  • Godgodgod on 06/10/2025 - 13:06

    Great deal. Shame i just upgraded my system to 5800x3d over the weekend

    • thatguyfromthatplace on 06/10/2025 - 14:52
      +2

      Where did you even find one? I settled for a 5800x lat week cos they were all gone.

      • Godgodgod on 06/10/2025 - 15:18
        +2

        Market place actually. Not brand new. Could have gotten this one if I didn't buy that already. Mine cost $500 for CPU, mobo, ram, intercooler and psu. I added $40 fractal case (early deal from PC case gear) SSD from my old computer and GPU that I already have. So a nice little 1080p ultra machine for$920 with quality parts

  • freefall101 on 06/10/2025 - 13:11
    +5

    I don't even remotely need this and I still want to buy one, it's a great price.

  • JuryWheel on 06/10/2025 - 13:14
    +1

    I dont know a lot about pcs, but seems like a great mini gaming setup with a GPU added - something to sit near the tv and run steam os maybe?

  • Mduo on 06/10/2025 - 13:19

    My 3080 definitely wouldnt fit in this case hey?

    • Lief on 06/10/2025 - 13:32

      Almost definitely. Depends on the model though
      A founders edition or an Inno3D RTX 3080 TWIN X2 might barely fit but most 3080s wont.

      • Mduo on 06/10/2025 - 15:13

        thanks mate

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 13:42
      +2

      If its more than 2.5 slot width (more than 52mm) and/or more than 300 mm long, I don't think this PC is good for your GPU.

      • Mduo on 06/10/2025 - 15:13

        thanks mate

    • spaceflight on 06/10/2025 - 13:29
      +14

      No audio speakers in the case or nuc

      They were a thing in the 90s
      People still want a speaker in the case today?

        • DeToxin on 06/10/2025 - 13:41
          +3

          Just to clarify, do you mean speaker speakers? Or debugging speaker that beeps system error codes?

          Because I can't remember the last time I had a PC with built in speakers, unless it was an iMac or an all in one

          • poglet on 06/10/2025 - 13:43
            +1

            @DeToxin: The posted link indicates the computer has no audio out, so you need to pass audio through HDMI.

            • DeToxin on 06/10/2025 - 13:46
              +2

              @poglet: Ah that is weird, you would expect at least a 3.5mm port

              • freefall101 on 06/10/2025 - 14:03
                +1

                @DeToxin: The compute unit is really tiny, space is at a premium.

                edit: I didn't realise it supports 3.5mm via the front case panel though, only this case doesn't seem to have a front panel with it.

      • poglet on 06/10/2025 - 13:41
        +2

        I believe they are saying there is no front or rear 3.5mm jack so you need to pass audio through HDMI.

        • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 13:44
          +1

          Yeah, there is no 3.5mm jack. I've been doing fine with bluetooth audio, but as you say, HDMI audio would work, or possibly using a USB-C to 3.5mm would also work.

    • FireRunner on 06/10/2025 - 13:47

      Inbuilt speakers requirement doesn’t sound like something that would be on them but the rest is valid comments

  • Store RepBPC Technology @ BPC Technology on 06/10/2025 - 13:27
    +7

    If you live locally we invite you to come with your GPU and test-fit it… Our address is: 61-65 Geddes St, Mulgrave VIC 3170

  • GordonD on 06/10/2025 - 13:33
    +1

    That looks like one weird PC. At least as sold at that price.

    A really fast 16 core CPU that can use up to over 200W.

    Old slow DDR4-3200 RAM.

    Slow integrated graphics.

    A slow small SSD.

    It looks like a PC that wasn't so much designed as thrown together from whatever was laying around left over. And the good price - considering what that CPU model alone costs - was the result of that.

    • mousie on 06/10/2025 - 13:45

      Yes it's unbalanced. Sharp price but a mix match of parts.

    • FireRunner on 06/10/2025 - 13:51
      +2

      Parts aren’t chosen by BPC, the NUC is a mini PC unit with CPU and mobo part of an integrated package (non-standard mini board size). The package only has SODIMM slots on the motherboard.

      • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 13:56
        -4

        SSD and RAM size and speed are BPC choices. DDR4 is not their choice. There are 3 m.2 slots.

        • FireRunner on 06/10/2025 - 13:58
          +3

          SSD yes
          RAM speed no, SoDIMM DDR4 doesn’t go higher than 3200MHz

    • hippo2s on 06/10/2025 - 14:07
      +1

      It's based on a NUC. If those things matter to you, then use other parts/don't buy it. But don't compare it to other full sized, desktop PCs.

      It's a gen 12, so atleast 2.5 years old at this point, can't expect top tier parts/performance. Price makes it affordable for light-to-medium level gaming.

    • freefall101 on 06/10/2025 - 14:17
      +2

      DDR4-3200 is the max for a 12th gen CPU, you're not going to get any benefit going over that

      It's bring your own GPU as well. You can just buy a GPU to go with it if needed.

      I agree on the SSD, but presumably that's to keep the price down. It's still sharp pricing at $600 even if it came without a SSD.

  • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 13:41
    +10

    Fantastic deal. Before you buy.

    I have bought one from BPC 2 years ago. These get fairly hot. Make sure to check CPU, chipset and motherboard temps, because when i first got mine, they were hitting 100 degrees and throttling the PC.

    I replaced my thermal pad on the back on the NUC board with upsiren thermal putty which brought it down to 85 degrees. Do not do this, instead, bring it back to BPC and tell them its a manufacturing issue, since these Intel NUC boards are prone to having no contact on the thermal pads on some parts, and hopefully you'll get one with a proper thermal pad contact.

    Back SSD slot runs at around 70-75 degrees in my experience, uncomfortable and probably damaging to an SSD there. the two main ssd slots will run well enough.

    Very fragile motherboard, be extra careful and gentle with any taking apart of this NUC. Wifi antenna cables are something to watch out for too, do not break them like I did.

    Only go for dual slot (not 2.5 or 3 slot) GPUs with a max length of 302mm, as if you go for more than that, you'll need to dismantle the whole PC, I really do not recommend that.

    Case fans are adequate, and when I tried replacing them with Artic P12 fans, did nothing to improve temps.

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 13:52
      +1

      Also, no 3.5mm audio.

      These do get dusty, and I recommend dusting them every 3 months.

    • bruhminister on 06/10/2025 - 14:08
      +2

      100% support what you've said here. Bought one for my younger brother from last year's $700 deal. Chucked in a radeon 7600. But it always had issues with thermals. Bought a lot of thermal grizzlies and PTM7950s but didn't do a lot. Frame rates on CS2 were abysmal for such a strong CPU and only things I could narrow it down to were the CPU temps.
      Even though fantastic value for this price, but it is a bit of a trap and there's no way to upgrade anything beyond this config.

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:08

      Good to see that BPC has added their own wifi antennas this time.

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:38

      PCH temps were the main reason for why my PC was throttling. Thermal putty fixed that as there was no thermalpad contact on the PCH.

    • Lz ShifTy on 06/10/2025 - 14:42

      Thanks for the update, can't be bother buying one now.
      Can't justify the work that needs to be done to get this pc up and running…..

      • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:46

        If you're not someone who likes to mess around with their PC, yeah I don't recommend.

        • Lz ShifTy on 06/10/2025 - 16:37

          I'm tech savy but when you buy a somewhat prebuilt pc you expect it to work out the box with having to tinker with all the bits and pieces.
          Just puts me off a bit having to do so much more work for it to function properly is a bit of a joke

  • alexnat4 on 06/10/2025 - 13:50

    Case dimensions? Can't seem to find any specs online.

  • fury on 06/10/2025 - 13:52

    Does the mainboard feature 10GbE?

  • Marvnation on 06/10/2025 - 14:00

    Would this be a good kids first PC for Minecraft and Fortnite?

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:07
      +2

      As one that owns one of these, I say no. Look for a prebuilt option from Techfast or Nebula, as are frequently upvoted on ozbargain.

    • hippo2s on 06/10/2025 - 14:09

      Not as is. You'd need a GPU upgrade to use instead of the integrated graphics, then it'd be bit of an overkill IMO for those games. But under $1000 all up in a small form factor, i'd say it's a winner.

      Everyone will / can have different opinions btw.

  • Arthas91 on 06/10/2025 - 14:03

    I just think it would be important to state that its not a NUC but a Nuke, quite the explosive difference you would think,although it has all the makings of a nuc at a fraction of the price, so that is the important difference!

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:05

      Well Intel calls it a NUC funnily enough.

    • Lonewolf1983 on 06/10/2025 - 16:06
      +1

      the important hardware inside is NUC compute unit, so its a NUC in a larger chassis to faciliate an external GPU etc

  • hellolord on 06/10/2025 - 14:10

    Bought this one on a similar deal 2 years ago, removed ram as I got them from Amazon, 64gb ram and 500gb+2Tb ssd, works like a charm!

  • Raj09 on 06/10/2025 - 14:12

    Why this instead of a used laptop which you cash get for same on marketplace?

    • tellhimhesdreaming on 06/10/2025 - 14:15
      +5

      Why this instead of a train?

      • Matt P on 06/10/2025 - 19:16

        Which you can also afford?

    • bruhminister on 06/10/2025 - 14:16
      +3

      Because you cannot install a GPU in the marketplace laptop.

      • Raj09 on 06/10/2025 - 17:02

        Thanks. Good to know. But how to install a gpu? And which gpu is recommended?

  • maimai on 06/10/2025 - 14:18
    +3

    Not that good, friend of mine had one and he said if you use almost any GPU it will get choked by the side panel and overheat

  • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 14:21

    Other thing to watch out for with these, is make sure your non glass side panel has the vent over the PSU.

  • icecold27 on 06/10/2025 - 14:33

    Would asus 1070ti turbo fit?

  • DMFD on 06/10/2025 - 14:54
    +1

    Does it play Crysis?

  • Saiya on 06/10/2025 - 15:18

    What would be a good value graphics card that would fit this case that could comfortably play Minecraft.

  • Vglencoco on 06/10/2025 - 15:20

    I would have already ordered if my 1080ti fit in it. I've been looking at replacing my 8700 and hopefully getting something more compact for about a year now but everytime I price it up its costing around $1200-$1500 excluding a GPU upgrade which I don't need.

  • fokmaster on 06/10/2025 - 15:29

    Is there ways to increase airflow in there or attach an external water cooler anywhere?

    Edit - im no computer guru. Last time I installed a PC was 2012

    • Lonewolf1983 on 06/10/2025 - 16:13

      no, the cooler is part of the NUC compute unit chassis, while it has a desktop CPU in it it doesnt have the mounts etc for aftermarket cooler

  • Zonn on 06/10/2025 - 15:36
    +4

    Bought one of these BPC Tech frankensteins before… not good.

    Very noisy blower cooler trying to cool the cpu, (single channel !!!) sodimm ram, and ssd (they give you 2x265gb). Mind you I had the 12400f so I can't imagine how god noisy this one'll be. (High 80s on cpu, 90s on gpu under full load, will throttle). Extreme negative pressure (No fresh intake) with any possible porous airflow holes for the gpu to breathe in the glass side panel being small and prone to choking out

    Strange issues regarding Windows finding its strange drivers, wireless connectivity with WiFi & Bluetooth frequently dropping out. Just forget trying to find any sort of manufacturer support or drivers cause Intel dropped responsibility for software updates for NUC products after selling the mini pc business to ASUS.

    Looks cool but that's about it. They make these to move old stock but considering how its been in stock for at least 3 years, they don't sell well.

    • Badger2066 on 06/10/2025 - 15:52
      +1

      Valid issues to bring up, but this time it does seem like they are offering 2 sticks of ram for dual channel operation, and a single 512gb SSD.

      I haven't experienced wifi issues, but do get the occasional Bluetooth audio glitch.

    • FireRunner on 06/10/2025 - 16:42
      +1

      This one is 2x 8GB & a single 512GB NVMe based on the specifications.
      Thermals on the other hand…

  • krisp on 06/10/2025 - 16:13

    How much for an upgrade to 128 GB RAM?

    • xrailgun on 06/10/2025 - 18:03
      +1

      you can't, this system maxes out at 2x32gb=64gb. also you'll certainly find prices much lower sourcing the kit yourself.

  • PlaYsiA on 06/10/2025 - 17:57
    +1

    12900 != 12900K(F) that you linked.

  • shaybisc on 06/10/2025 - 18:09

    It doesn''t make sense. An AMD 6800H kills it for graphics. Like this.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/920908

    So what would you be doing that benefits from the high end, other than graphics, cpu?

    • alanwake on 06/10/2025 - 18:14

      You can add a GPU to this and make it way more powerful.

      There are other mini PCs with Oculink ports as well but then you need an adapter.

    • Lonewolf1983 on 06/10/2025 - 19:10

      The intel onboard gfx has quick sync which can be quite useful for some video editing and encoding et

  • BennyHe2018 on 06/10/2025 - 18:22

    Maybe it is better to move the 12900 to a bigger case with more fans and add a i5 12400 to this rig and make it as a HTPC.

  • Celebraces on 06/10/2025 - 19:15

    Does the PCIe slot support bifurcation? Could make a nice and powerful flash NAS.

  • JMxoxo on 06/10/2025 - 20:08

    I got this with the b580, I look forward to it as a tv gaming pc.

    Is the antenna a stick antenna or a wired antenna/place further away?

  • Boyshoot on 06/10/2025 - 21:16

    can we add ram to 32gb?

  • Orrelljet on 06/10/2025 - 22:55

    You are essentially getting this in a better (roomier) case with RAM and SSD throw in. It’s an excellent deal but I’d really like to understand the thermals. I had the previous version (11 Extreme) in the default case and it ran (way, way, way too) HOT.

    https://www.jw.com.au/product/asus-nuc-12-i9-extreme-kit-bar…

    Also, OP, why the heck is the white one +$99??

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