Need an Extremely Small and Portable Gaming System

Nic

@scottalanmiller said:

Those are REALLY expensive

Fast, cheap, good - pick 2

scottalanmiller

Fast and cheap, thanks

MattSpeller

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 +/-

MattSpeller

Mini-ITX setup, same money but even smaller (never built one, check compatibility of H55 cooler & PSU)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wm8y23

MattSpeller

And then there's the smallest, cheapest, ultra-portable build I can do on a super tight budget

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXyZ3C

scottalanmiller

Only $10K!

nadnerB

@MattSpeller said:

And then there's the smallest, cheapest, ultra-portable build I can do on a super tight budget

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXyZ3C

Yeah, good one. You picked all the cheap stuff.

Sarcasm spill, aisle 3

dafyre

@MattSpeller said:

And then there's the smallest, cheapest, ultra-portable build I can do on a super tight budget

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXyZ3C

Only 64GB of RAM? Shame on you!

scottalanmiller

And no HP brings out their new Envy desktop. I wonder how well this would work...

HP Envy Desktop

MattSpeller

@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

scottalanmiller

@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?

MattSpeller

@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!

scottalanmiller

@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.

MattSpeller

@scottalanmiller ehhhh, if you go that way and add a card in make sure you order it with the beefier PSU

MattSpeller

Were it my money, and compact robustness you seek, go with prefab plastic fantastic case I would not.

/accidental yoda

scottalanmiller

Good point, metal will matter. Although I'm wary of metal after having a MacBook. Metal is heavy and weak.

MattSpeller

@scottalanmiller tell that to the magnesium chassis in the dell latitudes that my users have been unable to break!

@scottalanmiller said:

Good point, metal will matter. Although I'm wary of metal after having a MacBook. Metal is heavy and weak.

Macbook's are weaker than plastic laptops. It's too malleable.

MattSpeller

@thecreativeone91 said:

Macbook's are weaker than plastic laptops. It's too malleable.

I will freely admit that they are very pretty. I think aluminium is their downfall though.

MattSpeller

I think something like these will serve you well. Before packing it to ship I'd take out the GPU though - they're heavy and have no support other than the slot.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8334/thermaltake-goes-small-core-v1-miniitx-chassis-launched

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7710/corsair-obsidian-250d-case-review

For the 2nd one: "Dimensions 350 mm ×277 mm ×290 mm(D × W × H)"

Another, super small: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=411