Hey everyone. I built my main gaming rig myself. Lately, however, I have been toying with the idea of getting a 2nd one that I could hook up to my 50" HDTV in the living room. Its primary use would be to use PCSX2 on the HDTV. I would like to be able to kick back and play on the big screen when I want to without moving my desktop from upstairs to downstairs all the time.
On my main rig, I can play PS2 games on my Dell U2711 without any issue at all. In the living room though, I wanted something that would be somewhat compact but won't leave me wishing for more power. Outside of emulation and maybe some video streaming - this rig would not be used for anything else.
Since I am looking for something compact, I was looking at the Alienware X51 - but I am sure I can build something that will be more powerful, meet my needs and come out cheaper in the end. The caveat however, is that I was hoping to keep a small form factor. I am trying to appease the wife by not adding another huge "gadget" to our living room setup - but to try and keep the price somewhat reasonable as well. The lower the better.
My current, gaming PC which runs it fine is:
-Asus Sabertooth x58 MoBo
-i7-950 3.06GHz CPU
-Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
-EVGA GTX 570 GPU
-6GB DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
I do NOT need: Hard Drive, Optical Drive or Memory
What would you guys suggest for a rig that will keep it cheap, preferably compact in size and powerful enough to play on the big screen?
Thanks!
On my main rig, I can play PS2 games on my Dell U2711 without any issue at all. In the living room though, I wanted something that would be somewhat compact but won't leave me wishing for more power. Outside of emulation and maybe some video streaming - this rig would not be used for anything else.
Since I am looking for something compact, I was looking at the Alienware X51 - but I am sure I can build something that will be more powerful, meet my needs and come out cheaper in the end. The caveat however, is that I was hoping to keep a small form factor. I am trying to appease the wife by not adding another huge "gadget" to our living room setup - but to try and keep the price somewhat reasonable as well. The lower the better.
My current, gaming PC which runs it fine is:
-Asus Sabertooth x58 MoBo
-i7-950 3.06GHz CPU
-Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
-EVGA GTX 570 GPU
-6GB DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
I do NOT need: Hard Drive, Optical Drive or Memory
What would you guys suggest for a rig that will keep it cheap, preferably compact in size and powerful enough to play on the big screen?
Thanks!
