Recent content by tonygibbs

So, how about this as a Lone L1 setup? I think I'm going to switch away from the M1 after all, based on some feedback/discussions/soul searching. It comes to about $1200 altogether. Lone L1 Case Intel Core i7-4790S Gigabyte GA-H97N Motherboard SAMSUNG 840 EVO 1 TB SSD Crucial Ballistix Sport...

A friend of mine has suggested NUC to me. My concern was with trying to balance speed/power with size/portability. I don't need something that fits in my pocket, lol. I want to get as high a level of performance as possible that I could carry on a plane. I also liked the idea of being able to...

2 million dollars? A wishful typo :-) Thanks, everyone for the recommendations and tips. I ordered the 1TB drive and the M1 carry bag. I'll be ordering the other components over the next few weeks. I considered canceling my M1 order, but I ended up just sticking with it. I can downsize in a...

Thanks for the replies... The 2K budget does not include a monitor. I'd need about 1000GB of total storage. I took a look at the Lone L1. I like the size, for sure. My concern was that at that size, it wouldn't be able to properly cool the higher powered CPUs. Is that not an issue?

I'm building a non-gaming SFF system that I'll be using as I travel the country. I've ordered an M1 case from NCASE, so I'm hoping you guys can suggest the best components for use in that case. These are my answers to the list of questions in the sticky post: 1. What will you be doing with...