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Freemorpheme

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Hello all, I have to replace my old laptop which is flaking out on me. Problem is I would like to get a desktop, well that's not the problem, the problem is I am married and the wife doesn't want a tower in the sitting room. So I am thinking about a small form factor PC.

Ideally I need something petite on size and as quiet as possible. In terms of performance I would like it to max out Skyrim and have 8 logical cores for 3d rendering... is such a thing possible? I would be in the £700-800 area on this.

I should add I need an HDMI out as I would have to use a TV as a monitor while I saved up to buy one. (I know, sorry.)

thanks
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($248.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Armor A30 ATX Mini Tower Case ($97.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1518.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 14:55 EST-0500)[/i
 
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Thanks, that is very interesting, but a bit too underpowered for my needs, I can go a bit louder and bit bigger for some more punch.
 
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ha, ya I was guessing you probably could, I just thought that was pretty neat article.
 
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Thanks, but conversely, this is a bit too pokey for me, possibly. For a start my absolute top budget would be about £1300, and that would mean I would have to use an HDTV as a monitor through HDMI while I saved for a monitor... that's a good point I should add that to the original spec, such as it is.
 
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Definitely, good to think in a few years time I could run all my needs from a small, cold and silent brick.
 
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