Tiny Builds?

wjm22400 · August 8, 2016

So with one of Linus's more recent builds the Ultimate Compact Gaming Pc

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I was wondering if anyone would tempt the task to make a similar build but for the cheapest cost... So the build would be the best Gaming PC for the lowest cost, and also making it the most compact.

Have fun

VerticalDiscussions · August 8, 2016

You know, after seeing his build, it sometimes makes me want to get a new case... but i personally want the best cooling/performance so i supose it wont be a good idea at all..

porina · August 8, 2016

10 minutes ago, wjm22400 said:

I was wondering if anyone would tempt the task to make a similar build but for the cheapest cost... So the build would be the best Gaming PC for the lowest cost, and also making it the most compact.

Have fun

It will always come down to the budget, and there will be worldwide pricing differences.

I did go for a Silverstone SG13 base build for my VR rig as linked in my sig. I happen to have a 6700k I could move over from another system so went for a Z170 chipset mini-ITX board, but to reduce cost (and heat) you could go for a non-OC board and perhaps an i5. GPU wise the case will take higher end nvidia reference (and FE) cooler GPUs so take your pick. I started with stealing the 980Ti from my desktop, then later got a 1070 as a balance between performance and cost for VR. Both worked fine in that case under gaming load. The 480/1060 is on the low end for me and VR, and 1080 is getting a bit spendy. Case takes standard ATX PSUs so that's no problem. CPU cooling is the only problem I have... I went for what I thought was the nicer looking solid front panel one, but it suffocates the AIO water cooler and I've actually just ordered the mesh front version so I can swap the front and un-choke it hopefully.