Light,Portable Budget Gaming Rig. What do you think? ($600)

[Lowlifeburrito]

Approximate Purchase Date: Cyber monday

Budget Range: less than 600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: light gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: NIL

Do you need to buy OS: No
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whichever has the best deals

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Singapore, but buying from US stores

Parts Preferences: Mini-ITX

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: Dont even know what monitor to get but most likely 1920x1080

Additional Comments: My proposed build : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lBcM

Only going to be playing RTS games and Steam games so nothing too demanding. If i can get a good deal i might go for the 2GB version.

 

[jmsellars1]

Looks good, that's about as small as you're going to get with a proper graphics card. If you want to take a small hit in performance for more portability, here's another option:

Intel i3-3220
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1600Mhz
ASRock B75M-ITX
Sapphire HD 7750 1GB Low Profile
Samsung 840 Series 120GB
Antec ISK 300-150 with 150W PSU
Samsung Slim Internal DVD Burner

Total - $583.93 on Newegg

 

[Lowlifeburrito]

I think the 7750 is a bit underpowered for what i'm using this system for, plus i like the upgradibility the 500w PSU gives me, i could stick in a higher end card down the road if i so desire. However i do like the SSD, i might swap out the HDD for it

 

[lxgoldsmith]

wait for haswell

 

[jmsellars1]

I think the 7750 is a bit underpowered for what i'm using this system for, plus i like the upgradibility the 500w PSU gives me, i could stick in a higher end card down the road if i so desire. However i do like the SSD, i might swap out the HDD for it

Fair enough, just check the dimensions on the Prodigy though, may not be as small as you think.

 

[Lowlifeburrito]

wait for haswell

Haswell is like half a year away cant wait that long lol

 

[Lowlifeburrito]

Fair enough, just check the dimensions on the Prodigy though, may not be as small as you think.

Alright thanks