Nowoneofmyfriendsaskedmeif I couldbuildthem a smallPCthatcansitintheirlivingroomwithouttakinguptoomuchroom, somethingthat's perfectforHDNetflixYouTubeaswellas a littlebitofgaming.
So I'vebuilt a littleriseand I t X basedPC, and I thought I'd recordthebilltoSolet's getstraightintoit, putittogether, talkaboutthepast I'veusedandthenseewhathecoulddo.
Sothefirstcomponenttodayis, ofcourse, thecase, theantic I s K 300.
Thiscomeswith a 151 andtakepowersupplieswell, whichwillbemorethanenoughforallofourcomponents, consideringwewon't beadding a discreetGPUeither, asthispieceis, primarypurposeisthatof a hometheaterbuild.
Beawarethatwentbuildinginsidein I T X case, itcanbe a littlemoretightforroom, anditcanmakecablemanagement a littlemorecomplex, too.
Soit's timetomoveontothemaininternalcomponents.
We'vegot a biostarExport 70 GT N MotherboardHere, theIittIeexformfactorone, ofcourse, a W d green m dottoSaturnDrivethathasthestoragecapacityof 240 gigabytes.
Thereasonit's notthatlargeisbecause, as I say, thisisprimarilyanagent P.
C.
Soitwillbeplentyforallofyourvideowatchingneeds.
Ifyouwantedtofocusmoreonthegamingsideofthings, youmaybebetteroffwith a oneterrorbySST.
OryoucouldalwaysuseanSSTlikethisonBecauseofthecase, thereisroomtoupgradeto a standard, hardlydriveaswell.
Shouldyouwanttodothat?
We'vealsogonewiththerisein 3 22 100 g processer, a quadcoreCPUwithBillinVega, a graphicsononethatcanstillhandle a fewgamesprettywellaswell, providingyouturnthesettingsdownnowbecauseofthissystem's primaryuse, I havegonewitheightgigsof 26 66 JewelChannelmemoryaswell.
Sowithoneofthemaincomponentsin, it's timetofocusonthecables, Inmyopinion, theworstpartofanyPCbuildbecausetryingtogetthesethingssneakandsometimesbequite a pain, especiallywhenyou'reworkingwith a littlecaselikethisone.
Andsoallofthecable's outbecause I didnoticethatinthecaseboxwedidhave a fewlittlethingstoholdthecablesinplace, soitwouldbe a goodideatogobackandgetsomecablemanagementgoinginsideThisthing.
Anditshouldhelpkeepthings a littlequieterwhengamingaswell, whenitcomestovideoplaybackinfullHDonthesystemorfor K.
Obviously, thereisnoproblemhere.
The 2200 G canhandleallofthatjustfine.
I thinktheAthlon 200 G e isalso a prettydecentchoiceifwatchingHDfilmsonTVprogramsisallyourdoing, andobviouslyifyouwant a littlemorepower, theriseon 5 24 100 DRIisalso a decentoptionaswell.
But I thinktherisein 3 22 100 is a nicemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoitoffers a lotmorepowerthantheAthlon.
Andi.
It's quite a bitcheaper, atleasthereinthe U.
K.
Thentheriseandfive.
It's actually a prettydecentsystemwhenitcomestoEASportstitlesthatfortnight, forexample, evenwhenyouwanttoplayatfullHDresolution, we'vegottheeightgigsoff 26 66 megahertzramminghereinJewelChannel.
Andthankfully, that's enoughwhenpairedwiththeprocessandtheonboardVegagraphicsToruntitleslikeFortnightat 10 a teepeewith a mixtureofthelowandmediumsettings, youcanseewhereaveragingwellabove 60 F.
P.
S A.
Therewillbe a fewframedrops, butthegameneverreallydipsbelow 60.
S is a decentframerateforyou, thenyou'llbepleasedtoknowthatinoldertitlesliketheElderScrollsSkyrim, forexample, theoriginalgameyoushouldbeabletoturnthingsuptoohighontheriseandthreehereandstillsee a respectableframemay.
I mayhaveoverdoneit a littlebitherebecause I didturntheantialiasng y upon.
Becauseofthat, wedidsee a fewdropsbelow 30.
Butshouldyouturn a downtowntimesfourorturnitoffcompletely, thenyouprobablywillseecloserto 60 framespersecondifyoudroppedtheequalitypresethereaswellas I said, thisisn't theremasteredversionofSkyRoom.
Thisistheoriginal, but I thinkitstilllooksprettydecentwithmediumorhighsettings, anditplaysverywellonthis.
AP U NowwhenitcomestomoredemandingTriple A releaseslikefarcryNewDawnhere, forexample, you'regoingtohavetherunat 7 20 p withthelowpreset.
Butyouwillseeatleast 30 F.
P s almostallofthetimearound.
Theendgamebenchmarktesthere.
Andasyoucansee, theaverageframeratewasn't toobad.
Youcanexpect a fewdropshereandthereasthecombatbeginstoheatup.
Butasidefromthat, itwasanokayexperience.
Thesamecanbesaidforbattlefieldfive, both 900 p and 10.
80 p willmeanthatyouseelessthan 30 framespersecondALOFthetime.
Butifyouturnthingsdowntothe F O mentioned 7 20 p resolution, thenyoushouldseearound 37 to 38 framespersecondonaverage.
Butagain, ittotallydependsonthelevel.
Thisistheopeninglevel, which I findtakesquite a tollontheframerate.
Butshouldyoumoveontooneofthelaterlevelslikethetanklevel, forexample, therisein 3 22 100 G willbeabletohandleitquite a bitbetter.
Soyoushouldexpecttoseeperhaps 40 to 50 framespersecondinsomeareaswiththelowestsettingstoand 100% resolutionscaling.
Sotherewehaveit.
I hadquite a lotoffunbuilding a smallriseinthreePCtoday.
I don't think I'veactuallyputtogetheran I t.
X buildonthischannelbeforeAndi, I certainlylearned a fewthingslikecablemanagementisnearlyimpossible.
Hurtssomething.
I dowanttogobackandfix, but I'm gladwemanagedtoputthepiecestogether.
Everythingwasworkingfine.
Now, ifyouwanttodothisyourself, itwillcost a littlebitmorethanbuilding, say, a similarsystemin a biggercase, becauseyouhavetotakeintoaccountthatyou'llneed a smallermotherboard, whicharegenerallymoreexpensive.