MBPR /w ViDock or a Gaming Rig?

[Zeov]

okay

So, waiting for my MacBook Pro Retina to arrive (still like 3 weeks) i'm wondering about how my future gaming setup should be like, and i'm doing some Pros and Cons of wether i should chose a vidock for my Retina, or get a seperate Gaming rig.

So i did a pros and cons list:

Vidock Rig VS. PC Rig

VIDOCK:

Vidock Pros:

Mobile Gaming
Everything on same computer
Most likely cheaper than a full gaming Rig

Vidock Cons:

Not very upgradeable
Might be annoying to set up every time i want to play games?
I will have all sorts of docks and cables i have to sort out.
Might have some heat issues, not sure about this.

Price: (Danish Prices*)

Sonnet Echo (Thunderbolt Adapter) 966
Thunderbolt Cable 379
ViDock PCIE eGPU Box 1586
GTX 680 3900
1TB USB 3.0 HDD 829
USB soundcard 269
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Equals 7929,- (1.394$)

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GAMING PC RIG:

Gaming Rig Pros:

Availability for SLI
Great airflow
Better CPU performance
More Harddrive / SSD availablility
Easier to upgrade in the future.
Higher Performance
Better drivers
Overclocking

Gaming Rig Cons:

Less mobility
Will cost more
Might run into more problems (i've had problems with pcs in the past)

Price:

Storm Scout Cooler Master 650
i7-3770k CPU 2400
Motherboard 1700
GTX 680 3900
PSU 950W 1100
12GB RAM 850
2TB HDD 850
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Equals 11.450 ($2013)

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now don't really think that much about the prices i converted into dollars, i know they might seem higher than you'd might think, but thats because everything in Denmark is really expensive.

The reason i'm actually considering the vidock solution is because i play a lot at friends houses and such at sundays for example, it would be great to have a portable high-end gaming system with me.

But i'm also thinking about the possibility of having a SLI configuration somewhere in the future, and thats not possible (from what i know) in a ViDock solution yet.


So, i'm almost 50% split here to what i think i should do, so i'm making this thread to hear you guys out.

i can tell you right now that i think the gaming rig is probably the best solution, it seems like the ViDock is not really a "solid" product yet, people aren't really sure if it works properly and theres not really any feedback of the product yet (only a few facebook messages and a youtube video)

but as i mentioned, this is a future setup, and i'm sure there will be thunderbolt solutions in the future!

Hope you guys can help !

 

[miles01110]

Build a gaming rig.

 

[Destroysall]

Gaming rig=better bang for the buck.

What games are you planning on playing, because even a $500 machine can do great.

Plus you wouldn't/shouldn't have any problems if you are building a PC. A custom system will not have any pre-loaded.junk that store-bought machines have.

 

[adildacoolset]

Build a gaming rig.

I'm not really sure if you take into consideration that he games at his friends' houses.

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Which games do you play? It can already run BF3 on ultra with 2xAA and 1440x900 at 35 FPS. And it can run crysis 2 with advanced settings. Both of which already look very, very good.

 

[itsamacthing]

hackintosh

Build a hackintosh gaming rig, dual boot it windows 7 and OSX - best of everything that way