Need an Extremely Small and Portable Gaming System
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Interesting, it looks like that model is a slightly older version of the one I linked for a couple hundred dollars less. The only downgrade seems to be its processor, which is an i5 vs an i7. I've heard i7 processors are overkill for most current games and it looks like they have the same GPU which will be doing most of the heavy lifting anyways... I might be getting one of those for myself before too long
One caveat: Some of the Newegg comments say the card isn't a GTX 760 as advertised, but a GTX 870 that require proprietary drivers. That seems weird to me but who knows.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
Well, with an APU, you're not going to be playing anything newer than 2008 on an Oculus Rift or a 1080p display...
The APU was based on your recommendations of it being so powerful for gaming in the other thread.
What? Nooooooooo. It's fantastic for normal workloads, and the Price to Perfromance is fantastic, even for games, but that doesn't make it good.
The Gigabyte Brix PC's are pretty good, but beware, the one with the GTX 760 in it, it is a full desktop GPU, not a mobile version. The heat output is massive, and after it's been on for a bit, the cooling can't keep up, and the card will throttle down to about 60% of it's actual performance. And, it is an actual 760. 870 isn't an actual card, the only version of anything 800 series are the mobile chips.
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$0.02 - if you want it right now & don't mind paying a premium, check out the alienware smaller laptops. They used to have a really kick ass 13"
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@MattSpeller said:
$0.02 - if you want it right now & don't mind paying a premium, check out the alienware smaller laptops. They used to have a really kick ass 13"
Laptops are not a viable option.
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Origin PC (the guys who founded Alienware) has some small form factor ones: http://www.originpc.com/gaming/desktops/chronos/
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Those are REALLY expensive
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Fast and cheap, thanks
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Built with a uATX case, would be durable to pack around but there are many to choose from.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h23jkL
Overclock the CPU to ~4ghz, enjoy buttery smooth gaming for $600 +/-
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Mini-ITX setup, same money but even smaller (never built one, check compatibility of H55 cooler & PSU)
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And then there's the smallest, cheapest, ultra-portable build I can do on a super tight budget
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Only $10K!
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@MattSpeller said:
And then there's the smallest, cheapest, ultra-portable build I can do on a super tight budget
Yeah, good one. You picked all the cheap stuff.
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Sarcasm spill, aisle 3
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@MattSpeller said:
And then there's the smallest, cheapest, ultra-portable build I can do on a super tight budget
Only 64GB of RAM? Shame on you!
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And no HP brings out their new Envy desktop. I wonder how well this would work...
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@scottalanmiller for gaming, really basic. The ITX system I quoted below isn't much bigger and it would flat out destroy it in gaming performance.
Graphics Card >> No Graphics Card
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller for gaming, really basic. The ITX system I quoted below isn't much bigger and it would flat out destroy it in gaming performance.
Graphics Card >> No Graphics Card
But it offers up to GeForce high end 900 series. Obviously you have to select a good card (or add it in, which is cheaper) but other than adding that, seems like a good machine, right?
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@scottalanmiller Sure, for way more than $600 - whitebox can compete with their advertised price with ease.
Their base model for $700 does not even have a gfx card!
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller Sure, for way more than $600 - whitebox can compete with their advertised price with ease.
Their base model for $700 does not even have a gfx card!
It's the $800 model that looked interesting. The case is small and compact.
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@scottalanmiller ehhhh, if you go that way and add a card in make sure you order it with the beefier PSU
