Hi,
I am about to embark on my first SFF build. I am a casual gamer so need something that will run games pretty well, but I am also on a bit of a budget so don't want to spend the earth.
I've noticed some of the motherboards have onboard graphics - is it possible to add a standalone PCI-E graphics card at a later date? I was thinking of going down this route so that I can save up for a decent graphics card once I've bought the case/mobo/cpu etc. I wasn't sure whether a SFF mobo with onboard graphics would mean that I could only use that graphics card forever?
And would I be right in thinking that it will be cheaper to build everything myself from scratch? The Shuttles seem quite expensive and was thinking of getting one of the Aspire X-QPac cases with their 420W PSU - good value for money I think...
Thanks!
I am about to embark on my first SFF build. I am a casual gamer so need something that will run games pretty well, but I am also on a bit of a budget so don't want to spend the earth.
I've noticed some of the motherboards have onboard graphics - is it possible to add a standalone PCI-E graphics card at a later date? I was thinking of going down this route so that I can save up for a decent graphics card once I've bought the case/mobo/cpu etc. I wasn't sure whether a SFF mobo with onboard graphics would mean that I could only use that graphics card forever?
And would I be right in thinking that it will be cheaper to build everything myself from scratch? The Shuttles seem quite expensive and was thinking of getting one of the Aspire X-QPac cases with their 420W PSU - good value for money I think...
Thanks!