Posted February 28, 2019 Hello, I want in the near future to mod my laptop into a desktop, these are my current laptop specs: This is what the laptop looks like: The other 2 DDR4 slots are under the keyboard. This is what the "cooling" looks like for the CPU and GPU: Dimensions WxDxH: 386x262x38mm; 15.44x10.48x1.52-inch Thickness: 1.52in / 38mm If you wonder why I want to do this, to put it simply my new job doesn't require me to travel anymore. They have provided me with a surface, which is what I will use on my daily at work. I feel the components are getting too hot. My goal is also to make all of this way cooler. Does anyone have any kind of experience on this type of project? I don't have a set budget for this, so anything goes, my problem is I don't really know where to start. If anyone could help with some direction or something, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 28, 2019 sell the laptop and buy desktop components the desktop will be shipped and built before you even begin designing a cooler that will transform the laptop into a slower version of the desktop you could have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 28, 2019 Author I don't think I could sell the laptop and make enough money to get the same equivalent components in a desktop PC. Plus at that price, I don't think many people would buy the laptop either. Also, I am looking to do this as a fun project more than anything. Sure the easy route is to buy a desktop, but I don't see the fun in that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 28, 2019 remove the bottom covers, raise it away from the table (or even just flip it over and disable actions when the screen is closed down), done. CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 28, 2019 Author So I am new to this forum as you can see by my post count, maybe I misunderstood what the discussion in this sub forum is supposed to be about? I thought that this was a place for modding enthusiasts? Like a place for people that like to tinker, modify PC hardware and other projects... Sorry if I posted in the wrong forum, would anyone be so kind to show me were I should be posting if there is such a place here? Thank you very much and sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, jsm777 said: So I am new to this forum as you can see by my post count, maybe I misunderstood what the discussion in this sub forum is supposed to be about? I thought that this was a place for modding enthusiasts? Like a place for people that like to tinker, modify PC hardware and other projects... Sorry if I posted in the wrong forum, would anyone be so kind to show me were I should be posting if there is such a place here? Thank you very much and sorry about that. it sure is, but you will be turning a multi thousand dollar laptop into something no one else would buy. you would be able to sell it and buy a same specced desktop My rig: r7 1700 @ 3.9/1.35v, 16gb ddr4 3200, assorted rando SSDs, hx 1050, vega 64 1650/1025 MY $75 BUILD https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/576889-the-75-build-log/#comment-7547280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 1, 2019 I hate to say it but this will be a major waste of time to carry out, there is a difference to case modding and making something different, this just simply will not be practical or easy enough to complete. The motherboard, GPU, Cooler, SSD/HDD's as well as power supply are not going to fit anything other than the laptop shell. If you do this, you will potentially waste money and time trying to get something to work in a standard PC case, just as well as if it was still in the laptop shell. Either keep the laptop as is or sell it and buy a proper form factor desktop with non-propriety components. If you want to upgrade the cooling, put a few holes in appropriate places for breathing of the components, or raise it with a laptop cooler etc. My Rig: Xeon E5 1680 V2 @ 4.5GHz - Asus Rampage IV Extreme X79 Mobo - 64GB DDR3 1600MHz - 8 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Low Profile - CAS 10-10-10-27 - AMD Radeon RX 6700XT Sapphire Pulse 12GB - DeepCool E-Shield E-ATX Tempered Glass Case - 1 x 1TB Crucial P1 NVMe SSD - BeQuiet Straight Power 11 850W Gold+ Quad rail - Fractal Design Celsius S36 & 6 x 120mm silent fans - Lenovo KBBH21 - Corsair Glaive RGB Pro - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit Monitors - 3 x Acer Nitro 23.8" 1080p 75Hz IPS 1ms Freesync Panels = AMD Eyefinity @ 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 3, 2019 Waterproof everything, put it in the water as Linus did with a MacBook Thoughts become things. What you hold in your mind, you will hold in your hand. Be happy for yourself. My rig : Spoiler PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tX4hWD CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive GPU: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB AORUS Video Card Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit Monitor: AOC - G2770PQU 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Corsair - Sabre RGB Wired Optical Mouse Custom: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO, 250 ohms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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