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Meet the MonoCase - a PC gamer's PS4 sized gaming PC
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Enter the Dragon Punch
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This. 860m has a passmark of 1,634, while the 970 has a passmark of 8,632
It would also conduct a LOT more heat
This guy deserves all kinds of rewards for making this. Extremely impressive!
It should be expected. People are shallow.
It should be expected. People are shallow.
This form factor is great and the best part is that he uses "desktop" components instead of notebook stuff.
A 970 and a i5-4670 are just insane.
I love Valves prototype of a steam machine, this would be something a lot of people would be interested in and it looks (in my opinion) really slick and perfect for people who want a high end gaming pc without compromises in a small case.
Instead we got a lot of ugly, unbalanced and overpriced machines which are not upgradeable, some of them are ok but nowhere as good as you would buy yourself.
I wished that they would just offer the above mentioned hardware specs in this design for a fair price (shouldn't be more than 50 than if you would build it yourself).
This case with a version for low budget, middle budget and high budget would be pretty awesome even for people who already own a pc.
*Yes, you still can build a pc with a nice small case but I just wanted to point out how disappointing the steam machines are fdrom a price/performance/design ratio.
A 970 and a i5-4670 are just insane.
I love Valves prototype of a steam machine, this would be something a lot of people would be interested in and it looks (in my opinion) really slick and perfect for people who want a high end gaming pc without compromises in a small case.
Instead we got a lot of ugly, unbalanced and overpriced machines which are not upgradeable, some of them are ok but nowhere as good as you would buy yourself.
I wished that they would just offer the above mentioned hardware specs in this design for a fair price (shouldn't be more than 50 than if you would build it yourself).
This case with a version for low budget, middle budget and high budget would be pretty awesome even for people who already own a pc.
*Yes, you still can build a pc with a nice small case but I just wanted to point out how disappointing the steam machines are fdrom a price/performance/design ratio.
Not this small, there's not. And definitely not with this sort of hardware.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Post some that are compatible with full size GTX970s that are this small or similarly sized.
Now try and find small form PCs with full-size componentes. Thats why this is impressive.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Not just that - those temps. A max of 73c is insane. In a good way.
Yeah, that too! Thats quite amazing considering all the hardware that it's in there. I've seen full scale PCs doing worse than that.
Saint of Killers
Member
Ha! My mistake. Apologies. xD
If you go mitx 970 you can go smaller
This is an 800-900$ steam machine at the very least. Not really consumer pricing friendly
SerTapTap
Member
I'd probably never use it (my case is a fucking monstrous HAF X and that's fine) but it's cool to see all the focus on small form factor PCs that fit "real" parts in. Hopefully more professional, non-Steam Machine cases show up so people can build their own stuff with discrete cases. Fractal is nice, but expensive.
Micro itx parts are real parts. The motherboards have everything the regular sized ones have and you can find mitx versions of every graphics card
I'd wager this is more cost effective as well considering you can pick out your own HW. The pre built stuff always seems to cost more than it should
Leafhopper
Banned
Wait, those Alienware steamboxes have mobile GPUs in them? Damn, didn't even know.
True, but you can't really build something like the Alienware Alpha considering its size is a big selling point. It's a tiny, quiet PC.
It's a "custom overclocked GeForce GTX 860M graphics card with 2GB of GDDR5".
ShutterMunster
Junior Member
It's hideous, but he's clearly very skilled so props to him.
I don't understand why people expect to pay cost for these Steam Machines, which ties into my confusion as to why Steam Machines exist in the first place. You're going to have to pay for the parts, you're going to have to pay for their labor, and then they need to make a little profit on top of that. What did you expect those machines to cost and who the hell did Valve expect to buy those things?
I don't understand why people expect to pay cost for these Steam Machines, which ties into my confusion as to why Steam Machines exist in the first place. You're going to have to pay for the parts, you're going to have to pay for their labor, and then they need to make a little profit on top of that. What did you expect those machines to cost and who the hell did Valve expect to buy those things?
The Alpha is powerful compared to consoles, but it's an entry level gaming PC and you can't upgrade its GPU.
Hmm? That didnt stop Steam machines that cost double of that price with worse hardware from existing.
Krappadizzle
Member
He did a fantastic job and I hope he wins. I'm in the market for a form factor case and may just hold a bit longer to see if he wins so I may buy it.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
While external PSUs for PCs DO exist, they're a big hurdle that aren't worth the effort. You still have to have cords coming out from the PSU to connect to every single part and the PSU needs proper ventilation so you need a weird ugly outer casing thing etc
It's impressive, but it makes me worried about noise levels.
Asus ROG G20? Digital Storm Eclipse? Granted this guy's PC is smaller, but not by much, though I suppose it's all relative. There are others as well. I only know because I'm actually in the market looking to buy one of these pint sized powerhouses.
eso76
Member
An i5 3.8 Ghz and a 1.5 Ghz 970 ?
This thing runs circles around a PS4. So many, many large circles...
Granted, costs almost 3 times as much
I still want to see how regional pricing works out. Most of those vendors have no realistic chance of serving their hardware globally with the exception of Alienware and maybe a couple of others. Scan for example, are tiny by comparison, based in the UK in my home town. I'd expect pricing to be cheaper in local regions (obviously if not, it makes no sense)
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Not only are those quite a bit bigger, but they're prebuilts. You can't up and buy those as cases only...
Hm well we can disagree by what "quite a bit" means
But true enough, can't buy as cases only.Those temps are insane.
I was all excited for small form factor PCs until I built my girlfriend's machine in an FT03 mini. Cable management is a nightmare and any time we have to open it to change a hard drive, add memory or anything I dread it. It's upgradeable only at great pain.
After that I bought a Define R5 for myself and am considering going for an even large case next time. It's just a joy to work with.
To each their own, of course. Just be aware that fork factor compromises the ease of maintenance/upgrade that are part of the PC advantage.
I was all excited for small form factor PCs until I built my girlfriend's machine in an FT03 mini. Cable management is a nightmare and any time we have to open it to change a hard drive, add memory or anything I dread it. It's upgradeable only at great pain.
After that I bought a Define R5 for myself and am considering going for an even large case next time. It's just a joy to work with.
To each their own, of course. Just be aware that fork factor compromises the ease of maintenance/upgrade that are part of the PC advantage.
What was the ambient temperature?
Yeah I have a giant case in my current desktop and it's a breeze to swap things in and out. I honestly don't know how to upgrade these small beasts without just removing everything. Still, being so small is so coooooool
You can get 15 inch Laptop with a GTX 980m.
WhiskeyDiver
Member
My god that thing is beautiful. I would get one just because I'm in love with it.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Nice, for a premium of $1000 I can ignore my other criteria of using a full sized GTX970 (or similar card) and also tack on the feature of not being able to upgrade most parts myself.
Sign me up for backing a matte black version. I'm all for the case looking like swiss cheese if it means getting those max temps w/ full desktop parts.
Am enjoying couch PC-gaming quite a bit. Don't think I'll ever be able to go back to consoles. Looking forward to what's on the horizon.
Am enjoying couch PC-gaming quite a bit. Don't think I'll ever be able to go back to consoles. Looking forward to what's on the horizon.
Silverstone RVZ01 is about as small as you can get for full size parts right now.
382mm (W) x 105mm (H) x 350mm (D), 14 liters
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
How is wire management when it comes to a case like this? Is it a real bitch for those without PC building experience?
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Uh... Semi-passive cooling means that the fans are only going HAM when it's under load... Nothing to do with the specs afaik
Thank you very much. What about something like this?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KHO0MRK/?tag=neogaf0e-20