Posted July 8, 2015 My idea is that Linus can build a computer using as much of an old laptop as possible. Yes, I said laptop. He can use everything but the shell of the laptop., and he would have to put these components into a desktop. Maybe a version of scrapyard wars? They could buy used gaming laptops and figure out how to use them in a desktop environment. Another rule is that they have to use more than the SSD/HDD from the computer. What do you think of this? It would be a lot of tinkering for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 Easy, just strip apart the laptop, stick it in a case. Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 This is probably not going to work, as Laptop components are all soldered onto one single piece of motherboard (mostly). All there is left to do would be attach some heatsinks to it. Me: Computer Engineer. Geek. Nerd. [Educational] Computer Architecture: Computer Memory Hierarchy [Educational] Computer Architecture: What is SSE/AVX? (SIMD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 Kinda cool idea but a laptop is mostly 1 solid piece so it'd be too easy CPU: i5-4690K @ 4.0GHz GPU: Gigabyte Gtx 970 WindForce MOBO: Gigabyte Z97 Gaming-3 CASE: Corsair Carbide 200R PSU: Corsair RM750 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4GBx4 MOUSE: CM Mizar KEYBOARD: Logitec G110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 be simply slapping the mobo into a case. maybe see who can jerry rig the best cooling, but thats about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 I'd rather see them make a "laptop" using Only desktop parts. So not a laptop then, but a portable with a hinged screen etc. That would seem more like scrapyard wars. As for te laptop MB in a desktop case, maybe with custom cooling, that could be interesting. Howabout they do both challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 I'd rather see them make a "laptop" using Only desktop parts. So not a laptop then, but a portable with a hinged screen etc. That would seem more like scrapyard wars. As for te laptop MB in a desktop case, maybe with custom cooling, that could be interesting. Howabout they do both challenges. yes this please CPU: AMD FX-6300 COOLER: Hyper 212 EVO MOBO: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 RAM: Team Vulcan 8Gb (4Gb x 2) , G-Skill Sniper (4Gb x 2) PSU: Rosewill HIVE-750w GPU: ASUS HD 7790 2Gb OC CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 STORAGE: WD Black 1Tb , Intel 530 120Gb AUDIO: HyperX Cloud , Sennheiser HD 518 , Audio Technica ATH-M30 , Sennheiser MM30G , Yamaha RX-V361 , Pioneer SP-BS22 PHONE: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge PERIPHERALS: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Classic , Logitech g502 ( Thanks Syntaxvgm <3 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 I'd rather see them make a "laptop" using Only desktop parts. So not a laptop then, but a portable with a hinged screen etc. That would seem more like scrapyard wars. As for te laptop MB in a desktop case, maybe with custom cooling, that could be interesting. Howabout they do both challenges. There are modded case that put whole thing in suitcase. I've even played with idea of doing something like that into vintage suitcase. ^^^^ That's my post ^^^^ <-- This is me --- That's your scrollbar --> vvvv Who's there? vvvv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 8, 2015 There are modded case that put whole thing in suitcase. I've even played with idea of doing something like that into vintage suitcase. I have seen stuff like that too, it would make for a good scrapyard wars challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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