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post #11 of 15
11/9/12 at 8:59am

I would take a bolt or tiki in a heartbeat  drool.gif

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1/13/13 at 8:24pm
I wish someone would make a case like these to purchase separately before Haswell comes out. I'm using a 6 year old laptop and am in a dire need for an upgrade. If I could build a somewhat portable desktop (something that I could easily put in a backpack, not a cube), it would be a dream come true. rolleyes.gif
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1/14/13 at 7:11am
If you don't mind the weight, Antec ISK 300-150 is slim and somewhat capable. And if you have the budget, you can put a Radeon 7850 in there. One company makes a low profile single slot card with that GPU, but it runs almost $300. You'd have to upgrade the PSU in there, but Seasonic makes a 250W unit that will fit with minimal modding.
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post #14 of 15
1/14/13 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by Zap View Post

If you don't mind the weight, Antec ISK 300-150 is slim and somewhat capable. And if you have the budget, you can put a Radeon 7850 in there. One company makes a low profile single slot card with that GPU, but it runs almost $300. You'd have to upgrade the PSU in there, but Seasonic makes a 250W unit that will fit with minimal modding.
The half height cards really cost double their full sized counterpoints! I think using a pcie riser would be more affordable and allow for better cooling.

Also we can add a new contender to the list with the Ibuypower's Revolt. Looks pretty cool and has a better price than the other three.
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post #15 of 15
1/15/13 at 8:25am
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The half height cards really cost double their full sized counterpoints!

They do not, as long as you stick with "common" low profile cards. Sure, those crazy one-off PCB designs like that 7850 will be expensive, but the 7750 low profile costs around the same as normal cards.
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