Need an Extremely Small and Portable Gaming System
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I would definitely be interested to hear how that machine handles games - I'm similarly concerned with the overheating potential, but I suppose using SSD vs HDD might help out with that a bit.
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Zotac has a good track record on hardware, as far as I know. They make a lot of these really small type devices. It is a lot of heat that they have to get out of there, though.
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@WingCreative @scottalanmiller
I know I started the heat thing but I assumed (incorrectly) that it was a full fat i5, not the laptop skinny variety.
Overall the 15w from that plus maybe 120w from the 960... probably won't be as terrible as I thought.
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Side note: ask how they're cooling it (cpu/gpu/whatever else)
If they use crummy 80mm/120mm you can replace with nice sexy quiet ones from Noctua
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@scottalanmiller said:
It is $799 and has an Intel Core i5 dual core proc, nVidia 970 GPU. I'll have to add memory and an SSD, no big deal there. Has quad HDMI output which is overkill but pretty flexible.
Not bad. Super tiny for what it is.
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Yeah, the tiny is what is making me so interested. I can't overstake how important weight and space savings is.
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That's very small and attractive. From an aesthetic point of view, it's very nice.
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Here's the system I'd go with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QcMTkL : $1276.16
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$800 and it doesn't come with RAM/HDD or OS? That must be a pretty pricey video card in there?
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Maingear also makes some really small gaming rigs, https://www.maingear.com/custom/sff/spark/index.php#
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This is their current line, https://www.maingear.com/custom/desktops/potenza/customize.php
Not a cheap system by any means, but definitely fits the criteria
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@Dashrender said:
$800 and it doesn't come with RAM/HDD or OS? That must be a pretty pricey video card in there?
Over $200 for the GPU and over $250 for the CPU.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
$800 and it doesn't come with RAM/HDD or OS? That must be a pretty pricey video card in there?
Over $200 for the GPU and over $250 for the CPU.
Considering that an HP EliteDesk cost about $800, yet includes a 500 GB HDD, 4 GB RAM and Windows Pro, that $200 but be the profit difference.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
$800 and it doesn't come with RAM/HDD or OS? That must be a pretty pricey video card in there?
Over $200 for the GPU and over $250 for the CPU.
Considering that an HP EliteDesk cost about $800, yet includes a 500 GB HDD, 4 GB RAM and Windows Pro, that $200 but be the profit difference.
Still needs chassis, motherboard, etc. Not all profit.
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@DustinB3403 said:
This is their current line, https://www.maingear.com/custom/desktops/potenza/customize.php
Not a cheap system by any means, but definitely fits the criteria
Those seem abnormally expensive. Almost $1,300 and only a cheap 7,200 RPM drive and 8GB of RAM?
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
$800 and it doesn't come with RAM/HDD or OS? That must be a pretty pricey video card in there?
Over $200 for the GPU and over $250 for the CPU.
Considering that an HP EliteDesk cost about $800, yet includes a 500 GB HDD, 4 GB RAM and Windows Pro, that $200 but be the profit difference.
Still needs chassis, motherboard, etc. Not all profit.
oh no.. no no.. of course it's not all profit, definitely didn't mean to imply that. considering they both cost the same, but the main difference is one has a 'good or great' video card, and the other has RAM/HDD/OS License, and they both have the same processor - I was just meaning that those three items must cost around the same $200 as the good video card this box includes.. the rest would all be equal.
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Once you pass the $800 mark for a small gaming rig with no screen... Why not spend the extra couple or three hundred dollars to actually get a decent gaming laptop?
I've seen 2 ads today fro the ASUS ROG Gaming laptops (I have no experience with that model laptop, but I generally like the ASUS stuff)
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@dafyre said:
Once you pass the $800 mark for a small gaming rig with no screen... Why not spend the extra couple or three hundred dollars to actually get a decent gaming laptop?
I've seen 2 ads today fro the ASUS ROG Gaming laptops (I have no experience with that model laptop, but I generally like the ASUS stuff)
The ROGs ( at least my 17" 2015 model ) are absolutely sick and amazing in most respects. But the keyboard and trackpad are pretty terrible.
If the majority of your use will be gaming, it's probably a great fit, but if you want to type type type you may end up taking your own life.
I don't know how hardcore of a GPU you need, but if a GTX 950 ( 4GB ded ) works, HP has some epic 17" machines that are <$1,000 w/ Win 10 and that come w/ that that have amazing touchpads and keyboards, in the process of trading my ROG in for one, because typing is important to me.
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http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/Laptops/envy-17-204073--1#!
Envy 17t
i7-5500u / GTX 950 / 8GB ram @ $899
i7-5500u / GTX 950 / 16GB ram / 512GB SSD @ $1249Spectacular keyboards and trackpads and screens and they look stunning in low-light ( interesting finish on the chassis ).
