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Hello community!

 

It's not long now before I'm off to university. Like all enthusiasts, I'm already thinking about computers.

 

At the moment, I've got an alright rig. Runs the games i play well and it's great. However, the university that I want to go to is three hours away and I can only get to and from via bus. I'm wanting a good PC while i am there to play games, Skype people and code (as the course contains some python, which admittedly I can do on my Chromebook).

 

What makes it more difficult is that I only get accommodation for 44 weeks of the year, so i won't have a permanent home for it. What would you people advise? There is the possibility of purchasing a notebook (something with discrete graphics so i can play csgo), so is there any recommendations for that (<£1000).

 

Thanks in advance.

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you could build a Mini ITX sized PC

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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ASRock M8 or Alienware alpha.
If you prefer a laptop get MSI GS60

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Hmm.... you could always build a small ITX build. I have seen alot of power packed in xbox360 sized places. If you are only moving it a few times a year, wouldn't be too bad. I can't really thnk of any decent gaming notebooks but I am also not very up to date on em either.

Is it bad that my dream setup only costs a few thousand not counting the obutto?


 

CPU: FX-8320

Motherboard: asrock 970Pro3 r2.0

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB DDR3-1600 Memory 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card 

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  

SSD: MX100 128GB

HDD: WD 2TB black edition

 

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For what you're doing, a laptop is probably the best option. I personally use an MSI GS60 Ghost for my course (Programming and database mainly) but it performs well with 3D work, as well as being pretty good for games. Nice IPS 1080p screen, as well as SSD for boot and HDD for storage. It's around £1000

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ITX?

 

Hello community!

 

It's not long now before I'm off to university. Like all enthusiasts, I'm already thinking about computers.

 

At the moment, I've got an alright rig. Runs the games i play well and it's great. However, the university that I want to go to is three hours away and I can only get to and from via bus. I'm wanting a good PC while i am there to play games, Skype people and code (as the course contains some python, which admittedly I can do on my Chromebook).

 

What makes it more difficult is that I only get accommodation for 44 weeks of the year, so i won't have a permanent home for it. What would you people advise? There is the possibility of purchasing a notebook (something with discrete graphics so i can play csgo), so is there any recommendations for that (<£1000).

 

Thanks in advance.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3cKcP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3cKcP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£180.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£74.10 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97I Gaming AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.76 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB ITX Video Card  (£291.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  (£108.00 @ Kustom PCs)
Total: £996.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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ITX?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3cKcP6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3cKcP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£180.99 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£74.10 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97I Gaming AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.76 @ Dabs)

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.85 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.99 @ Dabs)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB ITX Video Card  (£291.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  (£108.00 @ Kustom PCs)

Total: £996.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 20:21 GMT+0000

Would taking my existing parts (maybe replace a few things) and put tat into micro atx work ok?

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I use a mid tower at my college. It's easy enough to move around and I keep a spare monitor/keyboard/mouse at home. I also leave a set of cables all ready for me to plug into when I get home. Really, it's not too hard to move a mid tower around. The trouble is moving it with the keyboard, monitor, and the rest of your cables.

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CPU - Intel i7 3770K 
GPU - Nvidia Geforce GTX 650TI boost
Storage - 2TB HDD and 128GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD 
RAM - 8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengance 
Motherboard - MSI Z77A-G45 

 

Your current motherboard is good enough. Maybe a gtx 970 will be enough.

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Put my current CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD into a microatx case with new motherboard and power supply?

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I'm confused. 44 weeks a year is 308 days. Are you saying you can only bring what you can carry on the bus with you?

 

I go to university and what you have sounds goods. Regular desktop in your dorm and a chromebook for class. (I have yet to need a computer for during class in my 5 years of university. It's just a distraction)

CPU: 3770K | Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Formula | GPU: GTX 1080Ti SLI | Ram: 16gb Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 | PSU: Corsair AX1200i | Storage: 2x Samsung 840 pros | Case: Corsair 650D | Cooler:  Corsair H100i with Noctus NF-F12 fans | Monitor: Asus ROG Swift PG278Q

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