TSA Approved Rollaboard PC

[Big0lBallz]

I have a request from my employers to build some PCs to use for demonstrations. They would like to travel with these PCs and need a large amount of power to run the virtualization we need. Management is asking me to slap 128gb of RAM in something compact enough to carry on board a plane and carry across the globe. I do not think a laptop would be able to push what they want, seeing they are complaining about a maxxed out P70 Thinkpad. Liquid cooling is obviously out due to TSA regulations.

 

Our software we are demonstrating controls entire electric grids, so the VM demos are pretty fat (~600GB in files alone). I assume to get the butter smooth presentations they want, I could either build a x299 crate PC or something compact with a folding monitor for their reference. (Clients will see projector). Then cut some foam and put in a rolling Pelican case.

Ideally, I need to build a decent prototype, then possibly 4x more.

 

 

Currently thinking:

X299

128GB RAM

2TB NVME SSD

Quadro P4000

 

 

Any ideas for a case or solution would be great. Budget (I wish was mine.....) $12K per travel "kit"

 

 

 

[Adorable Cat]

I imagine just about any case with wheels would work, TSA isn't going to stop you from taking your PC with you, even (probably) as a carry on as long as it can be scanned. You could even just screw some casters under a case and bolt a handle on and call it good.

Here's a few amazon links:

https://www.amazon.com/Halter-LZ-402-Universal-Adjustable-Rolling/dp/B01N30WJJ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527096740&sr=8-1&keywords=rolling+PC+case

https://www.amazon.com/Halter-LZ-401-Computer-Desktop-Adjustable/dp/B01N0XYFMI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1527096740&sr=8-3&keywords=rolling+PC+case

Just whels so you can throw any PC in: https://www.amazon.com/Moontree-Computer-Adjustable-Caster-Wheels/dp/B078PB26CN/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1527096740&sr=8-4&keywords=rolling+PC+case

 

edit: if you want a source on "you can bring desktop PCs, https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/desktop-computers

[AnonymousGuy]

I had a similar dilemma because I want to be able to fly to PDX for PDX LAN.  I was going to do a build in a Thermaltake Core G3 (the smallest ATX case you can get) and then use a regular carry on suitcase packed with open cell foam.  

 

For the 2TB drive: Intel 760p is the new hotness kid on the block.