Small Form-Factor PCs

[SoulOfTheFlame]

Hey guys,

I have always built my PCs myself in the past, but after ditching my old tower, I don't think I want to dedicate the space and no longer want the noise of a big tower in the house.

So far I've been eyeing the Alienware X51 as it's quite sleek and not that big.

The price point for the higher spec is a little expensive though, ideally I am hoping to spend around 1500$ CDN.

Anyone have any ideas for alternatives? or experience with an X51?

[GoinAllTheWay]

If you normally build computers, I'm sure you're aware of memory express, but if not they have a good lineup of micro PC's:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Categor...b-16d8b94af235

[Hack&Lube]

What is the goal of the SFF PC? Do you need graphics performance? (video editing, gaming, etc.?)

I miss the days of building Shuttle based PCs. It was fun to cram as much power as I could into a small box.

[FlameOn]

If you build yourself, get yourself a nice miniITX case and board. These will be nice and will fit your size requirements.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...d=1&Submit=ENE
http://search.ncix.com/search/?qcatid=0&q=Mini+ITX+case


It looks like the Alienware is using a customized silverstone case or something very similar
http://www.ncix.com/detail/silversto...94364-1711.htm

If you are looking for just a small PC and gaming/graphics are not a concern, you could always just get one of the small integrated solutions like this Zotac
http://www.ncix.com/detail/zotac-zbo...05390-1374.htm

[SoulOfTheFlame]

I am looking for something Gaming-centric with some 3D modelling! sorry, I should have clarified.

[Finny61]

I was looking at the Asus G20 as an option instead of alienware but I'm undecided. Not making a rushed decision and will probably try to go custom and likely save money in the process.

[indes]

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/SYBER_VAPOR_K

[indes]

If you look up steam machines, a lot of the makes have other windows based machines in a SFF

[indes]

Case:
Silverstone Raven Series
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-B85N Phoenix-WIFI LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell Quad-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I74790 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100364TXSR Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
SSD:
Mushkin Enhanced ECO2 MKNSSDEC240GB 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...810.1409446144
HDD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...810.1409446144

$1,316.92 - Little bit better than the top of the line Alienware X51