Home built laptop out of a Pelican case. 3D printed the mounts and superglued to the body to ensure it stayed waterproof when closed (rather than screws), Ryzen 7 2700 and RTX 2060 with 16gb DDR4. 120hz 1080p screen and driver bought off ebay, and a HDPLEX 400W DC-DC PSY which is really the heart and soul of being able to do this.
Battery is ~670wh of 21700 cells in 6s6p configuration, spot welded and assembled at home. Very snug fit. Also cannot bring through TSA lmao. Get about 4 hours gaming at full speed and 8-12 hours of normal usage. Super silent, never breaks a whisper even at full load. Weighs around ~22lbs. Does fit in some backpacks.
USB extensions to get access to them, and a 45a BMS allowing for charging and power out through the XT90 connector! Uses a lenovo 230w power brick through a ISDT smart charger. Also long ass pcie extension to put the GPU somewhere reasonable.
Gets LOTS of attention, but the GPU size allowance restricts me to XX60 series or a modded RTX A4000. Unfortunately the allure of a lightweight all in one system with a better GPU/screen has forced me to retire this system. Soon it will be put into a normal case.
Hope this inspired someone else to do better than I! Feel free to ask any questions.
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Cool laptop, u/Birby-Man. Want to bring it to the White House?
what a masterpiece
Looks like a bomb!”
#PCMR Hall of Fame Nominee
Majestic
How and where did you get/ make the battery?
I’ve been thinking of doing something similar myself, so I’m just curious how easy it was to make/get
This is cool. If anything, remove the batteries and try to preserve this.
Disgusting. I love it
You’ll never convince me it just wouldn’t have been easier and cheaper to just buy a laptop.
Hans Gruber called, he wants his laptop back
I thought those things at the bottom were wrapped sandwiches for some reason.
I should probably eat something lol
Looks like something a bond villain would deliver as a super weapon controller, I love it.
Dude noooo
You mean your portable pc that also looks like a suitcase bomb
That is a brilliant idea – what PSU did you use?
That’s honestly dope you make ur self?
Find a tiny 3060 12GB/4060, upgrade to the 5700X3D. Done. It’s a new “laptop.”
That’s awesome!
Definitely had to do the reading after seeing what we all thought was plastic explosives lol
Feels like the display is too poor compared to the rest of the build
Super cool, You did a great job!
Now you need to do it with a 4090
I was thinking of making a portable pc. Sadly I couldn’t find mini itx mobos on amazon. I should have asked you. Let me ask what temps does it get and what games did you play with it?
r/sffpc
What a nice clock!
This is not just a computer. It’s a piece of art
Cool, but don’t bring it to the airport
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