Hello,
I'm trying to make a small compact pc that is capable of gaming. Does it have to all games at max settings? No, but I would like to be able to play any game without having to wonder if my pc can handle it. I also do work using virtualization although I never have more than two open concurrently. I would like to make it as small and compact as possible to take up as little room as possible, so perhaps this is just a dream but that's why I'm asking. I've come up with an ATX Mini Tower as the smallest possible with the ability to hold a dedicated graphics card. I'm hoping to keep it under $1500, and this won't be immediate, this might actually be a few months down the line, so if there's anything coming up I should look out for than that's fine too. Also obviously sales today won't matter so, more-so looking for tips on what to consider but i'll obviously accept any ways to maintain/increase performance but maintain/reduce size. One problem is graphic cards. I'm not too familiar with what justifies a "great" card or what to look for, I typically go for the "higher price = better product" approach. So with that said here is mylist of parts.
Case: Broadway Com Corp 1244MA-BLACK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811162060
Mobo: ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131806
Graphics Card: XFX FX-785A-CNFC Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150608
PSU: Athena Power AP-MP4ATX55FEP8 550W Micro ATX (This was the biggest micro atx PSU I could find. I won't be doing SLI/X-fire. Also my case comes wiht a PSU so if everything can work off the 500W that would be better to save a few bucks.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338038
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116502
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443
RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws 4x4gb DDR3 1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231309
CD/DVD: LITE-ON DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
Wireless Adapter: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter (I might just go ethernet, but wanted the choice)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133
Thank you for your time and effort
I'm trying to make a small compact pc that is capable of gaming. Does it have to all games at max settings? No, but I would like to be able to play any game without having to wonder if my pc can handle it. I also do work using virtualization although I never have more than two open concurrently. I would like to make it as small and compact as possible to take up as little room as possible, so perhaps this is just a dream but that's why I'm asking. I've come up with an ATX Mini Tower as the smallest possible with the ability to hold a dedicated graphics card. I'm hoping to keep it under $1500, and this won't be immediate, this might actually be a few months down the line, so if there's anything coming up I should look out for than that's fine too. Also obviously sales today won't matter so, more-so looking for tips on what to consider but i'll obviously accept any ways to maintain/increase performance but maintain/reduce size. One problem is graphic cards. I'm not too familiar with what justifies a "great" card or what to look for, I typically go for the "higher price = better product" approach. So with that said here is mylist of parts.
Case: Broadway Com Corp 1244MA-BLACK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811162060
Mobo: ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131806
Graphics Card: XFX FX-785A-CNFC Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150608
PSU: Athena Power AP-MP4ATX55FEP8 550W Micro ATX (This was the biggest micro atx PSU I could find. I won't be doing SLI/X-fire. Also my case comes wiht a PSU so if everything can work off the 500W that would be better to save a few bucks.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338038
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116502
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443
RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws 4x4gb DDR3 1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231309
CD/DVD: LITE-ON DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289
Wireless Adapter: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Wireless N Dual Band Adapter (I might just go ethernet, but wanted the choice)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133
Thank you for your time and effort