Small Form Factor PC / Laptop

awakecard · July 11, 2019

Hi all,

My job role has changed, which means I am often away from home for weeks at a time, where I do have a nice tower back at home it is often little use to me there, however when I am away I often stay in the same hotel of a week or so. so my question is what would be better for a casual gamer who is aiming for 720 - 1080p around 60 fps mid to low setting, who just ~~needs~~ wants some extra power. I am not too worried about fps as I don't play online games other than WoW and what DRM's force me to but I do often use VM's to muck about and test new software in a clean environment.

Where the portability of a laptop would be nice I can't seem to locate one inside my budget with the specs which I want. so my dilemma is:

1. do I go over budget on a laptop which even if I could I probably will not upgrade.

2. do I build a small form factor pc and use the TV in the room.

My budget is around £1,000. However, I don't want to spend that much if I can avoid it. my desired specs are below, however, I am happy to substitute if the need arises:

- i5 8th gen+ / Ryzen 2700 / Ryzen 3500

- 500GB storage for OS / Common Apps

- GTX 1050 Ti or Better

- WiFi is a must

Thanks for any and all help and or guidance you can provide.

as a basic guide I was looking like something as a build:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£188.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte - X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	£222.43 @ More Computers
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£76.37 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£51.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Palit - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB StormX Video Card	£293.58 @ Aria PC
Case	Thermaltake - Core V1 Mini ITX Desktop Case	£35.74 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 400 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£52.24 @ Aria PC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£921.34
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-11 19:01 BST+0100

Firewrath9 · July 11, 2019

That case is still pretty big, how about this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£188.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Alpenföhn - BLACK RIDGE 47.1 CFM CPU Cooler	£48.60 @ More Computers
Motherboard	MSI - B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	£109.97 @ Laptops Direct
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£76.37 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£51.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	£329.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	Silverstone - SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case	£39.95 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS SGX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	£100.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-A12x15 PWM 55.44 CFM 120 mm Fan	£18.43 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£964.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-11 19:20 BST+0100