Build It Yourself: A Mini-ITX opinion

[moondogy42]

Hi all,i was looking for a cheap pc with a small form factor to give to my little bro to play games.Regarding this pc ( http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mini-itx-gaming-radeon-hd-7750,3369.html) i had a few questions:

How long would this system remain relevant,will temp be an issue,what do you think of build over all?

This will be used for gaming as a priority and web browsing

Thanks for taking time to look

 

[Mapsx15]

This link didn't work for me, can you re send it?

 

[moondogy42]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mini-itx-gaming-radeon-hd-7750,3369.html

 

[Mapsx15]

that build looks great, if you have some spare money, go with i3-3220, its gonna be a lot better for games, but other than that, nothing they haven't recommended to upgrade if you wanted to.

your bro will be very happy with this

 

[Goodeggray]

You would be better off doing a microatx build. It will cost you less for the same level of performance and give you upgrade paths. The psu with the case is weak and only low profile gpus will fit in the case.

 

[moondogy42]

How so,can you give examples or build ideas?

 

[Goodeggray]

Go to pcpartspicker.com and on it's home there's a i3 budget build with parts list with prices and sources. There's also a nice video on how to build it. It's less than the itx build because it includes Windows 7 in it's cost.

 

[moondogy42]

That thing is huge and looks nothing like a wii so its not as cool.
The case was actually a huge factor for me,i wanted something he could take to the living room and hook up to the tv.

This pc does look great and the video to boot,thanks a lot both of you.

How about this build,size a little bigger


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX_QxnuG1XM

 

[moondogy42]

Now that i think about it what matters are the ability to upgrade components, i was so stuck on the idea of just getting the bare bones of a quality rig,like it was a one time thing.

Yes i just want something for now no i dont want it to stay that way,I didn't realize that till i read your post

 

[Goodeggray]

What's your budget? How old is your brother? What's your tech level?

 

[moondogy42]

600-700 at the absolute max,he is 15 so he can build it himself,i never built my own pc before and have little computer knowledge;basic

 

[Goodeggray]

You have a realistic budget to build a computer that will serve you brother for at least 5 years. I build a computer with my son when he was 15. It was and still a good learning process for him. I think you and your brother need to do more research before building the computer. There's plenty of info on the net.

 

[moondogy42]

Thats why i started this thread,this is my research and it has already paid off.