Seeking advice on building a small form factor/mini tower gaming pc
Posted by Intelligent_Let_127@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Hi,
I want to build a sff pc for playing on my tv. I'm not lost when it comes to computers but I'm not up to date on hardware at all. I do not need a very high end computer, but I want prefer something that can be upgraded, I don't want to be locked into yesterday's standards.
The games I play are not demanding, it's mostly the lego games with my kids. Descenders. The Tony Hawk remaster. I don't have a 4k monitor nor any plans on getting one.
What I do want is a computer I can run Linux and steam on, plugged in to my tv, preferably kinda quiet. I can do mini tower too, it doesn't have to be the smallest form factor.
I need help with setting a budget and what components to use. Obviously the stores want to sell high end stuff. Consider me totally clueless when it comes to cpus and gpus, prestanda, etc etc. But I do prefer AMD since they usually have the best support for Linux.
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number8888@reddit
You can start with a MATX SFF case like the Jonsbro D32 Pro and build a PC around it. It’s still pretty small but takes regular PC parts. Otherwise you have to go ITX which cost a premium.
aragorn18@reddit
Have you considered a Steam Deck?
Intelligent_Let_127@reddit (OP)
Yeah, it just looks like it s going to be too expensive..m
aragorn18@reddit
If a Steam Deck is too expensive for you, then I don't think you'll be able to build something yourself for cheaper. The Steam Deck is already one of the cheapest possible PCs you can buy.
Intelligent_Let_127@reddit (OP)
That's not what I wrote. It seems like the steam machine is going to be too expensive. Regarding the deck I dont want to pay for portability and lack of upgradeability
aragorn18@reddit
What's your budget and location? These are requirements for a full build request.
VoraciousGorak@reddit
Maybe consider something like https://www.amazon.com/origimagic-A3-PCIe4-0-Modeling-Programming/dp/B0G58WSZ32? SFF = money, and it sounds like for your use case a mini PC would actually be perfectly fine. The 780M iGPU is pretty competent.
I can't comment on Linux support as I'm only starting to get into that myself but I understand Bazzite and CachyOS have relatively good driver support across the board for both AMD and NVIDIA.
Intelligent_Let_127@reddit (OP)
That's cool, thank you! I will Not do nvidia. Should have written that. The amount of mystical nvidia problems I've had...
VoraciousGorak@reddit
Fortunately the 780M is an AMD iGPU so no issues there.
NVIDIA drivers on Linux have had revolutionary leaps in usability in the last couple quarters though. One of the few upsides of the AI boom is that NVIDIA needed to pay attention to Linux drivers finally.
ficskala@reddit
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