DIY Laptop... or is it a suitcase?

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

Hey guys, i need a new system, and i need to say goodbye to my good old HP Envy 4. D:

I need a new laptop for school, i don't necessarily mean a ultrabook, and i think i can make a DIY laptop for quite cheap

Seen a lot of people do this with the Novena, but that's not enough horsepower for my light gaming and coding needs.

Seems like my old G2030 would also do,but i don't want a measly dual core, either.

I also want full mech, so i would exchange a more compact design, but it would be quite light because i'll be building the thing out of PVC, or Plexi.

Specs:

AMD Athlon X4 860K

EVGA GTX 750 Ti(no, not mobile)

AsROCK FM2A3578-DG3+

90x Kaile Black keyswitches

 

I rlly want to make this, advice?

[don_svetlio]

Buy a laptop rather than build a brick

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Buy a laptop rather than build a brick

yea m8 not so sure because the hp probook 14 is hella expensive here

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

yea m8 not so sure because the hp probook 14 is hella expensive here

ThinkPad?

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

yea m8 not so sure because the hp probook 14 is hella expensive here

tho, it would be a reallyfun project

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

ThinkPad?

same m8

everything in korea is so expensive

and i can outperform the thinkpad with this

plus if i mean light gaming i mean at least crysis

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

tho, it would be a reallyfun project

fun but impractical

 

i wont wanna carry around a "laptop" 5 inches tall and atleast ATX sides width and length `-`

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

same m8

everything in korea is so expensive

and i can outperform the thinkpad with this

plus if i mean light gaming i mean at least crysis

Crysis is in no way light - just buy a gaming laptop

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

Just now, Moonzy said:

fun but impractical

 

i wont wanna carry around a "laptop" 5 inches tall and atleast ATX sides width and length `-`

i'm using a mitx board, irony

[Moonzy]

Just now, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

i'm using a mitx board, irony

yea but u have to fit the psu, built in keyboard and screen (if you plan to have any)

cooling fans, GPU, hard disk(s) and what not `-`

 

do yourself a favour and buy a smaller brick called Asus G-series (the black ones with two exhaust vents at the back)

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Crysis is in no way light - just buy a gaming laptop

no money- bang for the buck

plus if i really make this thing custom i would add a arduino programming dock because i code a lot plus all that extra space could be expanded

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

yea but u have to fit the psu, built in keyboard and screen (if you plan to have any)

cooling fans, GPU, hard disk(s) and what not `-`

 

do yourself a favour and buy a smaller brick called Asus G-series (the black ones with two exhaust vents at the back)

no money :'(

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

no money- bang for the buck

plus if i really make this thing custom i would add a arduino programming dock because i code a lot plus all that extra space could be expanded

2nd hand?

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

no money :'(

sourcing materials for a custom laptop aint cheap either by any means lol

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

2nd hand?

my envy is also secondhand

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

my envy is also secondhand

look for a 2nd hand Y510P or Y580

[Clanscorpia]

You couldn't build a custom laptop with desktop parts. To hot, to big, but the worst part would be the custom pieces would cost probably triple the components

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

sourcing materials for a custom laptop aint cheap either by any means lol

look i've been a maker, a tinker, and a engineer for a long time now, and plexi is rlly cheap here in korea

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

1 minute ago, Clanscorpia said:

You couldn't build a custom laptop with desktop parts. To hot, to big, but the worst part would be the custom pieces would cost probably triple the components

i could through light modding

[Clanscorpia]

1 minute ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

i could through light modding

You'd need custom mounting for everything, custom heatsinks, laser cutter, 3D printer, and more.

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

Just now, Clanscorpia said:

You'd need custom mounting for everything, custom heatsinks, laser cutter, 3D printer, and more.

i have access to a fab lab tho

[Clanscorpia]

12 minutes ago, KoreanGuyFromKorea said:

i have access to a fab lab tho

Still, do you have 30 hours to custom design everything

 

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

22 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

yea but u have to fit the psu, built in keyboard and screen (if you plan to have any)

cooling fans, GPU, hard disk(s) and what not `-`

 

do yourself a favour and buy a smaller brick called Asus G-series (the black ones with two exhaust vents at the back)

plus the 750ti does not need external power so i need a battery that can handle a consistent load of 500w and a capacity of 70000mAmps or more

[KoreanGuyFromKorea]

Just now, Clanscorpia said:

Still, do you have 30 hours to custom design everything

 

yes

[soup]

Everyone (<slight hyperbole there) is saying "don't do it" but you seem determined to go ahead why ask others if you are just going to ignore (or argue with) everything they say?