Briefcase PC Project

scarlet_shade · March 11, 2019

So for the last few weeks, I've been thinking about just what I should bring to the BYOC at LTX this year. I was thinking about this one morning while scrolling through Reddit, and I saw this post showing off a PC built in a briefcase by u/Garretttheman012. And that is where my inspiration came from. I messaged him, and he was happy to help me with some questions I had. I aimed to improve upon his idea with some custom watercooling and a display inside the top lid of the briefcase.

For the briefcase itself, I chose the vestil case 1814, for the nice look it had on the outside, and easily modded inside. Next, I decided to go with mostly parts I already had; i5 8600k, Asus Z370-i ITX, 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LED White, EVGA GTX 1070 Ti FTW2, Intel 600p 512GB m.2 nvme, and Corsair SF600. No storage drives so I wouldn't have to worry about space constraints. For cooling, I picked a 120mm radiator and cpu block from EKWB, some bitspower fittings, and an xspc pump/res combo. Going with soft tubing for this one just for ease of access.

I received the case yesterday, and began by tearing out the foam in the bottom.

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Decided to go with custom cut acrylic (black? haven't picked yet) to replace the foam in the bottom. Foam in the top stays. Salvaged a motherboard tray from my old Thermaltake Core V1 and a GPU bracket and riser from one of my Dad's old cases.

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Threw an NH-L9i on until I get the watercooling parts together. Cablemod cables get here tomorrow, will start with some test fitting and maybe begin cutting out spots for a power button/usb ports and a psu plug. Will update then.

scarlet_shade · March 17, 2019

Okay so kinda lame update just in case anyone is watching this, but the parts have slowly been arriving and as of today I've now got everything together. I did change the GPU, I picked an EVGA RTX 2080 XC ULTRA with a Hydro Copper waterblock. I also decided to use some leather-ish fabric to line the interior since I took out the foam, and I think it'll look cool. Unfortunately I haven't had the time to start cutting holes in the actual case. Likely will start with the actual work on Monday.