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Portable rig help

Im building this portable build and I need help choosing some of the parts like the graphics card, case, etc. 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/MLGMOE/saved/#view=KyVgXL

I want something that can be like put into a bag for travel. Generally something that I can just pick up and move quickly without having to worry about space issues. (like if Im going on a flight it needs to be able to fit in my luggage safely and without cramming it in.) My aim is 1440p gaming with all around games, some very graphics intensive and some not, from the range of minecraft to crysis 3. I was originally going with a gtx 970 gigabyte g1 edition but people are giving it shit about the 3.5gb or vram so Im not sure what to go with now. Maybe a r9 290x? But yea. and also anyways to make this cheaper are appreciated. I have abudget of $2000 CAD but Id much rather not blow all of it on the pc. There will be some video editing and game recording.

 

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So I have the NCASE M1, pictures here, and I have taken it on the plane with me. It actually fits in my backpack. And yes it was in carry on. The are two downsides, one is it's an itx case. I went with the Z97N-GAMING motherboard from gigabyte. The second is you need a SFF PSU. I opted for the silverstone 600W. Largest I could find. I have a H100i in it with an i7 4790k and a Nvidia Quadro K5000 GPU and it stays relatively cool.

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Would you recommend this case for someone who isnt very experienced in building? This is my second build. How easy was building inside it for you?. I think if it isnt hard to build in then thats the case il go with

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This is a touch on the expensive side. But it is ultra portable. The case is just 11.9l, smaller than the M1, and it has a handle on top :) . Part of the expense is a 1TB ssd. No worries about knocks and dings damaging an hdd.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($132.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.93 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($505.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($419.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1755.50
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 19:08 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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This is a touch on the expensive side. But it is ultra portable. The case is just 11.9l, smaller than the M1, and it has a handle on top :) . Part of the expense is a 1TB ssd. No worries about knocks and dings damaging an hdd.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.75 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($132.00 @ Amazon Canada)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.93 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($505.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($419.95 @ Vuugo)

Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($107.92 @ shopRBC)

Total: $1755.50

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 19:08 EDT-0400

If you really need a 1tb or even larger than a 256gb ssd you're doing something wrong. I have been using 128gb's cause I can compensate storage for speed. I have yet to see a ssd lager than 256.

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Would you recommend this case for someone who isnt very experienced in building? This is my second build. How easy was building inside it for you?. I think if it isnt hard to build in then thats the case il go with

I love this case. The only thing is you have to take your time. Don't try to build the whole computer in 30 minutes. Thats when stuff breaks. The other case Brob posted I thought was too small which is why I went with mine.

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If you really need a 1tb or even larger than a 256gb ssd you're doing something wrong. I have been using 128gb's cause I can compensate storage for speed. I have yet to see a ssd lager than 256.

 

That first sentence is an unreasonable generalization. SSD today are mainstream storage. Especially in portable rigs because of their very high tolerance of g-forces. But also because of their 0dB noise profile, generally cooler operation, and extremely high reliability.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Both of the cases you guys posted are actually really good. I like brobs case because of the handle as well. But mathew your case looks really good, so im kind of torn lol. Also I dont think ill need a 1tb ssd. 500gb seems pretty good. Right now I have a mx500 240gb ssd which suits me well with a harddrive. So maybe this time ill go for a 500gb one just for some breathing room. But yea, that with a large capacity harddrive will be good.

 

and yea, ill be as careful as I can when building the pc. it will probably be on a weekend anyways so Ill have loads of time to do it. 

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