BRE NUC Beast Canyon i7-11700B 32GB 1TB barebone mini PC

Compact Workstation Ready for Discrete Graphics

The BRE NUC Beast Canyon is a barebone mini PC built around an 11th Gen Core i7-11700B with 8 cores and a 4.9 GHz boost clock. It ships with 32GB of DDR4 memory and a 1TB SSD installed, leaving the PCIe 4.0 x16 slot free for a graphics card up to 12 inches long. The chassis delivers up to 350W through 8-pin and 6+2-pin connectors for the add-in card.

Step Up from Integrated Graphics Systems

This unit replaces compact PCs that rely on processor graphics or lack a full-length PCIe slot. The jump is worthwhile when you need discrete GPU performance for rendering, encoding, or high-frame-rate gaming while keeping a small-footprint chassis. Builders who only need integrated graphics output will not use the expansion capability this design provides.

32GB Memory and Gen4 Storage Headroom

The 32GB DDR4 kit handles multitasking, streaming, and creative workloads today, with two SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB total for future growth. The primary M.2 slot runs at PCIe 4.0 speeds for the OS and active projects, while two additional Gen3 slots accept extra drives. Triple 4K output is available via dual Thunderbolt 4 ports and HDMI, backed by Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and 2.5Gb Ethernet.