small form factor PC

[cmdrdredd]

If I were to get one for gaming what would be the absolute best?

 

[Tab]

Look at the reviews on www.anandtech.com

 

[cmdrdredd]

yeah but I'm lookinf for someone that actually uses one everyday

 

[JetBlack69]

I would recommend a Shuttle XPC with a high end video card and either the P4 or Athlon/Nforce2 box.

 

[spartacuskzm]

I can't vouch for this system or seller, but I saw the link somewhere else and it looked pretty cool...especially the "Extreme" system.

Small & Fast

 

[TSDible]

I recommend an XPC as well...

I built one for my wife based on the Shuttle SN41G2, and although she is not a "heavy" gamer, she can play all of her flight sims easily using the integrated video. The fact that it has built in Dual VGA doesn't hurt either.

If you want serious games, I would reccomend either a P4 or Nforce2 based unit. The Nforce2 has beautiful sound, but some say the P4 unit runs cooler and quiter (I have no first hand experience on this). Either of those, paired with a good AGP card would be as good as almost any full size system for gaming. The shuttles are not the quitest, but there are tons of mods out there if you feel the need. The Shuttle that I have actually starts out loud, but then throttles down the fan almost immediately. My wifes is not loud at all, but she is only running a 1700+ and no extra cards.

I would also ask this question in the "Small Form Factor" forum. Or do a search there.

 

[chocoruacal]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
If I were to get one for gaming what would be the absolute best?

You can answer this question by yourself...best desktop is nForce2 or P4C + 9800. So, it stands to reason that the best SFF would be Shuttle nForce2 or P4C + 9800.

 

[thorin]

Perhaps you should/could start by trying the right forum:

Small Form Factor, Notebooks & other Pre-Built/Barebones PCs

Thorin

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: spartacuskzm
I can't vouch for this system or seller, but I saw the link somewhere else and it looked pretty cool...especially the "Extreme" system.

Small & Fast

lol...those are all overclocked, even their Celeron "Internet PC".