Posted January 6, 2018 Ok, so i just recently built my first gaming pc, and it's working amazingly. Ryzen 3, rx 570 (somehow at $220 from microcenter), you know. But i completely overlooked something... So, i travel quite frequently to California from Kansas in a plane, and I don't have a way to game when I'm there. I really want to bring my PC with me, but it's if a full ATX case (Corsair spec-02), so i can't carry it on. So, how the hell am I supposed to get this pc around?? Any help i can get is very much appreciated Had a custom pc, but I traded it for a Razer Blade 15 with a RTX 2070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 6, 2018 Get a itx case and motherboard. I have an Node202 for example and it could fit in a backpack. If you really want to take your at tower in a plane make sure to uninstall the GPU and depending also the cpu cooler. Gaming HTPC: R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B Desktop PC: R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless Boss-NAS [Build Log]: R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2) Synology-NAS: DS920+ 2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20 Audio Gear: Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479 Reviews and Stuff: GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino Useful Links: Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 6, 2018 I'd honestly invest in a big briefcase with wheels, put some foam in there and carry it around like that. As above, take the GPU off so it doesn't break when they mangle your baggage in the airport. We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones) You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread) Computer Specs: Spoiler Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent) Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3 Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333 Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike" Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500 AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550) Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red) Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 6, 2018 Author 4 minutes ago, FloRolf said: Get a itx case and motherboard. I have an Node202 for example and it could fit in a backpack. If you really want to take your at tower in a plane make sure to uninstall the GPU and depending also the cpu cooler. I completely blew my entire budget on the build, and buying a new sff case, sfx power supply, mobo, and a low profile cooler is completely out of the question. I need to bring it how it is right now Had a custom pc, but I traded it for a Razer Blade 15 with a RTX 2070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Attona said: I completely blew my entire budget on the build, and buying a new sff case, sfx power supply, mobo, and a low profile cooler is completely out of the question. I need to bring it how it is right now pack it good and ship it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2018 Author 9 hours ago, mad dudy said: pack it good and ship it. There's absolutely no way I'm paying $180 to ship a computer one way Had a custom pc, but I traded it for a Razer Blade 15 with a RTX 2070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2018 16 hours ago, Attona said: I completely blew my entire budget on the build, and buying a new sff case, sfx power supply, mobo, and a low profile cooler is completely out of the question. I need to bring it how it is right now Take the box your case came in and the foam it should've come with, and use that. As stated above, remove your GPU and a big CPU cooler if you have one, but otherwise you're fine. Quote me to see my reply! SPECS: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones: Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2018 Author 1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said: Take the box your case came in and the foam it should've come with, and use that. As stated above, remove your GPU and a big CPU cooler if you have one, but otherwise you're fine. Even if i remove those items, how am i supposed to know if it'll be damaged by careless baggage handlers? Had a custom pc, but I traded it for a Razer Blade 15 with a RTX 2070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Attona said: Even if i remove those items, how am i supposed to know if it'll be damaged by careless baggage handlers? Put in big letters on the side "FRAGILE!" and they'll be a bit more careful. Either way, the foam should be enough. If you're really paranoid, throw in a shitload of bubble wrap. Quote me to see my reply! SPECS: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones: Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2018 It's well known that desktops + flying = tragedy. So give your computer a few hundred bucks for gas money, hotel room, and food and have it drive itself while you fly. muh specs Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0 ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat All parts black Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays Screens- 3 ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area) Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 8, 2018 Do you have a laptop? Use the laptop to remote into the desktop and have the desktop do all the rendering and processing for the game. The laptop can likely handle viewing the session without any latency or graphical issues, of course depending on the quality of said laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 9, 2018 You can pack the internals for support using hard foam packing material, not a kind that will shard or turn to powder though. That hard foam stuff that looks like its wrapped in a plastic bag stuff. mold it inside the case to support your GPU and cooler or anything else hanging down and you should be in good shape. YouTube/CoalitionGaming - Cameras: Canon 1DX MkII, Canon EOS M6 MkII, Panasonic Lumix G85 The Gaming/Streaming/Editing Rig: Codename LINCHPIN Ryzen 9 5900X // Gigabyte Aorus X570 Elite mobo // 32gb G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3600mhz // Swiftech Boreas custom CPU loop & IRIS Helix Fans // Lian LI PC-O11 Dynamic Case // Nvidia RTX 3080 FE // Sandisk x400 1tb SSD // Micron 2tb SSD // WD 1tb Blue HDD // SK Hynix Gold P31 NVME 1tb SSD // Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 9, 2018 If you are travelling by plane your only chance with a ATX is to buy a ticket for your PC. Just like musicians get a seat for their big instruments. CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X Cooler: Corsair H100i Platinum SE Mobo: Asus B550-A GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 XC RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200MHz 16CL 4x8GB (DDR4) SSD0: Crucial MX300 525GB SSD1: Samsung QVO 1TB PSU: NZXT C650 Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow Monitor: Asus VG259QM (240Hz) I usually edit my posts immediately after posting them, as I don't check for typos before pressing the shiny SUBMIT button. Unraid Server CPU: Ryzen 5 7600 Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S Mobo: Asus B650E-i RAM: Kingston Server Premier ECC 2x32GB (DDR5) SSD: Samsung 980 2x1TB HDD: Toshiba MG09 1x18TB; Toshiba MG08 2x16TB HDD Controller: LSI 9207-8i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Node 304 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 9, 2018 put some foam in the case to support the GPU and cpu cooler (if its a big heatsink) and but the whole build in the box of the case (with the included foam) that should keep it safe "Aeneas troianus est." I'm allergic to social interaction in real life, don't talk to me in real life please. don't forget to quote or tag (@marten.aap2.0) me when you reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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