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Heya, currently I've a full tower pc (back home) and would like to transfer it to a mini PC case...

i'm just wondering what're the trade offs of doing so, and if it's possible to do so... Also, would it be possible to ship it with me while flying abroad from New zealand to worldwide.... ?

& if you have any other suggestions i'm all ears.. currently i'm a student with a "ehhh laptop" i wonder if its better to have an external graphics card w its respected power supply hooked up to it ? ...

i'll link both the specs on my full tower Pc that is currently backhome and the current laptop i'm using. CPU-Z = Full tower PC dxdiag = "ehhh-Laptop"

the games i tend to play or want to play are around" Overwatch , fortnight , dauntless, tera online, black desert online.
i'ld love good quality while play it 0-0... thanks for hearing me out.

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There aren't many "small" cases that support a full ATX motherboard, unfortunately.  Thermaltake Core G3 is probably the only one, but you're limited to using 2 expansion slots max and it requires a  SFX power supply.

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Not worth using your graphics card as external GPU for your laptop. The laptop's CPU will bottleneck the GPU heavily.

 

If you really want to play games like at home when travelling abroad then maybe sell your PC and buy a gaming laptop instead. Of course you can try get an ITX mobo and a small case that still fits everything you have, but don't forget the monitor, which takes up a LOT of space in your luggage.

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

 

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4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Not worth using your graphics card as external GPU for your laptop. The laptop's CPU will bottleneck the GPU heavily.

 

If you really want to play games like at home when travelling abroad then maybe sell your PC and buy a gaming laptop instead. Of course you can try get an ITX mobo and a small case that still fits everything you have, but don't forget the monitor, which takes up a LOT of space in your luggage.

the monitor wouldn't be a problem since, that's why i didn't mention it. since a 1080p monitor is roughly $70 here in Nz so it's not really an issue.

you said i can try to get an ITX Mobo and a small case, would you suggest the case as well as the mobo.  

i'ld like to say one more thing is that would it fix the 1,200 powersupply 0-0 ?

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9 minutes ago, BonClay said:

the monitor wouldn't be a problem since, that's why i didn't mention it. since a 1080p monitor is roughly $70 here in Nz so it's not really an issue.

you said i can try to get an ITX Mobo and a small case, would you suggest the case as well as the mobo.  

i'ld like to say one more thing is that would it fix the 1,200 powersupply 0-0 ?

regards, 

 

I mean bringing the monitor outside will be an issue since they are fragile

 

Z87I-pro, z87-gaming ac or z97i variants all do. Since they are only available in the used market, you have to check what your local used markets have.

 

I'd say a Cooler Master Elite 130 since it has sufficient space and not so expensive (57 AUD), though it is quite long, it can hold everything you have. Since your GPU has a radiator there aren't much smaller cases that suits you.

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

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35 minutes ago, AnonymousGuy said:

There aren't many "small" cases that support a full ATX motherboard, unfortunately.  Thermaltake Core G3 is probably the only one, but you're limited to using 2 expansion slots max and it requires a  SFX power supply.

Interesting so i need to get an SFX power supply, case and motherboard.... 

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1 minute ago, BonClay said:

Interesting so i need to get an SFX power supply, case and motherboard.... 

You only need an SFX power supply if you want to use that case with your current motherboard.  If you go down to mATX there's a lot of  smaller cases that can accept ATX power supplies.  None that I would describe as tiny,  however, but more mid-small towers.

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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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I mean bringing the monitor outside will be an issue since they are fragile

 

Z87I-pro, z87-gaming ac or z97i variants all do. Since they are only available in the used market, you have to check what your local used markets have.

 

I'd say a Cooler Master Elite 130 since it has sufficient space and not so expensive (57 AUD), though it is quite long, it can hold everything you have. Since your GPU has a radiator there aren't much smaller cases that suits you.

what if i did this :D ? 

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8 hours ago, BonClay said:

what if i did this :D ? 

 

For mobile solution? Really? If you want to carry that case around, having anything external makes things much harder.

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