Hi guys,
I'm looking into building a SFF machine some time this year to replace my old PC and I need some help deciding what hardware to go with. I would like it to be a SFF PC but if its not feasible, power consumption and noise take priority.
Current/Old hardware:
Intel 2.8P4E / Asus P4P800 / ATi Radeon X800XL / 1g ram (not mine anymore, gave it to my father)
Macbook Pro (2g ram / 2.33ghz Core 2 duo)
I am looking for something that will play games smoother than my macbook pro (not that it doesnt do a good job for a notebook, it just gets really hot and the fans are a little annoying. I'd like to keep the notebook for things other than gaming) When I say play games I do not mean play crysis or anything but i would like to be able to play older games like Halflife 2/Battlefield2/GuildWars without much stress to the system.
The perfect system would consume little power and be silent while running idle or surfing the net with only a slight change in noise when experiencing low to moderate stress levels.
As I said earlier its not urgent and it can wait so if you guys have suggestions for future hardware that is alright too as long as its not an endless waiting game.
I'm looking into building a SFF machine some time this year to replace my old PC and I need some help deciding what hardware to go with. I would like it to be a SFF PC but if its not feasible, power consumption and noise take priority.
Current/Old hardware:
Intel 2.8P4E / Asus P4P800 / ATi Radeon X800XL / 1g ram (not mine anymore, gave it to my father)
Macbook Pro (2g ram / 2.33ghz Core 2 duo)
I am looking for something that will play games smoother than my macbook pro (not that it doesnt do a good job for a notebook, it just gets really hot and the fans are a little annoying. I'd like to keep the notebook for things other than gaming) When I say play games I do not mean play crysis or anything but i would like to be able to play older games like Halflife 2/Battlefield2/GuildWars without much stress to the system.
The perfect system would consume little power and be silent while running idle or surfing the net with only a slight change in noise when experiencing low to moderate stress levels.
As I said earlier its not urgent and it can wait so if you guys have suggestions for future hardware that is alright too as long as its not an endless waiting game.