LAN PARTY PC SFF Vs Laptops

[Sesimie]

Ok I've been LAN Partying for the Better part of 15 years.....Sure it's easier online...but someone great once said... I love it when a LAN comes together   (PLAN LAN same thing )

So My Venerable "Gammabomb" PC is Dying....Yup DDR2 RAM chips are have no regeneration/healing factor....after 5 long years (In PC years) it's time to start researching.....

Some wondrous new tech  have already  come out.....USB 3.0....SSD's....Thunderbolt....That's all well and good...

But I'd like to know from any fellow Builder of PC's what you all Prefer for Portable PC Gaming...

Please keep in mind that my Budget would be $1500us ......and i'll need an updated HD Monitor...already have everything else (I/O devices....external storage etc.)

Also I am really not in the mood for lugging around heavy @$$ UPS and Full towers.....Slip Disc > Graphics

And Very important....I want this PC ..SFF or LAPTOP...to be good for 3-4 years....therefore take in to consideration the games i'll be playing....Guild wars 2....Tribes ascend etc......on highest possible graphics...

Also I'm weary of Liquid Cooling.....so if anybody have horror stories or good results let me know...

[Mez]

Well, i think bang for buck you should go tower build.
I spent 10,000 TT on my rig, which is right around ur price range
I got 16Gigs of Corsair Vengeance Ram
i5 2500k
GTX 580
decent case,
Nice lil 21 inch monitor for 1000$ TT
and a ASUS Sabertooth board (wouldnt rec simply because of layout.)

[Sesimie]

How heavy MEZ? Remember it's Going to be transported...and i can tell you UPS alone Just back breaking!! Portability is seriously important!

[Mez]

nah portability isnt that great, i've got an awesomely large case and CPU cooler for the stuff.
I'd suggest a laptop, but bang for buck, cant go wrong with building ya own.

[Rebirthoftheundead]

i dont use liquid cooling on my I5 and get great results...with that price range you can get a pretty decent computer...i'll email you some specs and pricing tomr