Why Am I Doing This: I travel a lot and want to play Planetside 2 from the hotel room. So I need a book sized PC with enough horsepower to run the game that will also fit in my backpack easily. No I don't want a new laptop unless it is cheaper. I already carry a work laptop that can not run the game.
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: @$1000 or less.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Should play planetside 2 on medium-high settings. Must fit in my backpack along with my work laptop. This will get carried through airport security atleast twice a week and packing in my suitcase is not an option.
Are you buying a monitor: No - the hotels I stay in have flatscreen TV's that will take a PC input.
Parts to Buy - Book sized Case, Quad core CPU, Mobo, RAM, Video Card, etc.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Location: Tulsa, OK
Overclocking: Probably not.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or less
I think I need a small form factor with a quad core CPU and fast enough GPU to run the game. The breadbox form factor won't really fit in my backpack and most book-pc form factors can't fit a decent GPU.
GPU - I have a radeon 6750 at home that works great. Anything around this speed should be good enough. What are the fast GPU's that are half height?
Or can we put in a riser card and place a full height GPU in sideways?
Or are there fast enough on-board GPU's I can buy? If so I can get a smaller case.
Case - Think xbox slim or smaller. Trying to keep the height down to about 3 inches so it fits in my backpack.
This may work but I need help picking parts to fit in it: APEVIA X-FIT-100
MOBO- I probably need an itx mobo unless someone has a different case for me that is small enough. Can anyone recommend a motherboard with an on board GPU fast enough to run planetside?
CD drive - none - I will use an external CD drive to load windows the first time. I don't need a CD drive when I travel.
Power supply - probably at-least 250 watt.
Give me your suggestions!
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: @$1000 or less.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Should play planetside 2 on medium-high settings. Must fit in my backpack along with my work laptop. This will get carried through airport security atleast twice a week and packing in my suitcase is not an option.
Are you buying a monitor: No - the hotels I stay in have flatscreen TV's that will take a PC input.
Parts to Buy - Book sized Case, Quad core CPU, Mobo, RAM, Video Card, etc.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Location: Tulsa, OK
Overclocking: Probably not.
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or less
I think I need a small form factor with a quad core CPU and fast enough GPU to run the game. The breadbox form factor won't really fit in my backpack and most book-pc form factors can't fit a decent GPU.
GPU - I have a radeon 6750 at home that works great. Anything around this speed should be good enough. What are the fast GPU's that are half height?
Or can we put in a riser card and place a full height GPU in sideways?
Or are there fast enough on-board GPU's I can buy? If so I can get a smaller case.
Case - Think xbox slim or smaller. Trying to keep the height down to about 3 inches so it fits in my backpack.
This may work but I need help picking parts to fit in it: APEVIA X-FIT-100
MOBO- I probably need an itx mobo unless someone has a different case for me that is small enough. Can anyone recommend a motherboard with an on board GPU fast enough to run planetside?
CD drive - none - I will use an external CD drive to load windows the first time. I don't need a CD drive when I travel.
Power supply - probably at-least 250 watt.
Give me your suggestions!
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