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So to answer you question, you probably could do this.  Lot's of right angle fittings to keep things low profil ewith your watercooling, use velcro to attach everything to the walls of the suitcase and don't bother with screws.  PCI-e riser bracket if you want a discrete GPU.

 

No idea how you would mount a radiator, but it's plausible.

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Can i use a large suitcase that i own as a case for my pc? I would saw some holes in it for airflow and buy a watercooling system for it

 

The only problem would be how would i be able to install standoffs? Could i just punch holes in the bottom for the standoff?

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

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I would ask you what your objective is.  If you need to be able to travel with a desktop, it would be a better idea to build in a SFF case and then pick / mod luggage to fit around it.

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I would ask you what your objective is.  If you need to be able to travel with a desktop, it would be a better idea to build in a SFF case and then pick / mod luggage to fit around it.

I just thought it would be cool to have my build be in a suitcase :3

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

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I would ask you what your objective is.  If you need to be able to travel with a desktop, it would be a better idea to build in a SFF case and then pick / mod luggage to fit around it.

also im dirt poor and cant afford a case

OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other"

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Can i use a large suitcase that i own as a case for my pc? I would saw some holes in it for airflow and buy a watercooling system for it

 

The only problem would be how would i be able to install standoffs? Could i just punch holes in the bottom for the standoff?

Ever heard of a laptop? :P

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Any pics of the particular suitcase that you're converting?

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So to answer you question, you probably could do this.  Lot's of right angle fittings to keep things low profil ewith your watercooling, use velcro to attach everything to the walls of the suitcase and don't bother with screws.  PCI-e riser bracket if you want a discrete GPU.

 

No idea how you would mount a radiator, but it's plausible.

Workstation:  9800X3D|| Asus X670E ProArt Creator || MSI Gaming Trio 4090 Shunt || T.Force 7800CL34 || Corsair AX1600i@240V || whole-house loop.

LANRig/GuestGamingBox: 13700K @ Stock || MSI Z690 DDR4 || ASUS TUF 3090 650W shunt || Corsair SF600 || CPU+GPU watercooled 280 rad pull only || whole-house loop.

Server Router (Untangle): 13600k @ P-Core only || ASRock Z690 ITX || All 10Gbe || 2x8GB 3200 || PicoPSU 150W 24pin + AX1200i on CPU|| whole-house loop

Server Compute/Storage: 10850K @ 5.1Ghz || Gigabyte Z490 Ultra || EVGA FTW3 3090 1000W || LSI 9280i-24 port || 4TB Samsung 860 Evo, 5x10TB Seagate Enterprise Raid 6, 4x8TB Seagate Archive Backup ||  whole-house loop.

Laptop: HP Elitebook 840 G8 (Intel 1185G7) + 4070 RTX Thunderbolt Dock, Razer Blade Stealth 13" 2017 (Intel 8550U)

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