WinterMute
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Is it even sane to think about getting a desktop computer to fit in a TBS barracks room?
Because you can buy/build a gaming desktop for cheaper?Why not a laptop?
Because you can buy/build a gaming desktop for cheaper?
Is it even sane to think about getting a desktop computer to fit in a TBS barracks room?
If my purpose was for gaming, I'd build a custom machine. I can't say it would be cheaper though. I have an expensive taste in components. :icon_bounBecause you can buy/build a gaming desktop for cheaper?
laptops are better but desktops are not really a problem. But please... please bring a printer. Don't be that guy that uses his roommates printers constantly.
A desktop is doable, but just remember space is limited. As for printers, I recommend getting a printer that's also a scanner/copier. It'll pay dividends.
I've got an i7 (quad core) in my laptop, running 64 bit OS, with 4 available DIMMS (up to 16 gigs of DDR3 RAM), and 1 gig of dedicated video memory. This is a Lenovo W510 which cost about $1500. Just food for thought.Thanks for the info all.
The reason for the original post is that I have a 939 desktop that has held up surprisingly well as a gaming rig for the last 5 years, but it is slowly giving up the ghost. I have a cheap little netbook, but I have enough components, and memories, sunk into my desktop that I would hate to see it go.
I am vacillating on the decision to save my money, give my desktop a viking funeral, and live with my little netbook, or go out and slap a barebones i7 mobo/proc combo into my current rig.
Not to mention small form factors and ultra small form factors are fairly common these days. The big clunky towers are old so school.One of the rooms I lived in for a period of time had 2 guys with desktops. Some of the desks are large enough to fit the monitors. For the smaller desks, you can always take the top shelf off. Space is tight in there, but its not bad enough to not be able to take a desktop.