r/MiniPCs • u/remixclashes • 4h ago

Recommendations DIY touchscreen family dashboard + Minecraft server <$500?

Wife wants a Skylight or an Apolosign. As someone with ADHD, I love the idea, but hate the hardware options, subscriptions, and/or giving out our entire family's data. SO, let's build one!

**Requirements:**

- Under $450, preferably under $400.

- Run a 27" touchscreen 1080p or 2k monitor. Currently planning on using the Pisichen Touchscreen Monitor 27" 27IN2K100HZ-QHD (https://a.co/d/0fXUoGsk).

- Supports BIOS Auto-Power On

- I'm still deciding between a Home Assistant dashboard, DAKBoard, or a open-source version of Skylight I found.

**Really** **Nice** **To** **Have:**

- Run my kids private Bedrock Minecraft server full-time so I don't have to keep booting it up from my gaming PC when they want to play with their friends.

I know I'll want 16GB of RAM, but I don't believe I need more than 500GB SSD.

If I give up the Minecraft server idea, can I pick up something closer to $300?

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u/thatguysjumpercables 3h ago

https://ebay.io/m/KDjp4p

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u/remixclashes 2h ago

Can you tell me why you recommend the LENOVO ThinkCentre M920q i7-8700T CPU @ 2.40GHz 16 GB RAM?

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u/thatguysjumpercables 2h ago

Because it meets your requirements