PC to travel with (Gaming and work)

[D3monw3st]

Hello,

I'm looking to create a PC that I can game quite viciously with and get good frames while also being able to travel to college and back (taking it on the airplane). Small form factor would be okay, but i'm not sure if mid tower would work? Any thoughts? 

If you could post your builds below, that'd be great.

I'm looking for a PC that can play PubG at almost max settings, while also being able to render pretty well (Adobe Premiere Pro) . 

I'm also looking for the PC to either feature watercooling, or a fantastic fan setup that would work with overclocking if needed. 

Budget: 1k - 2.5k 


I have looked at the Corsair One, but have heard about it being over priced. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

which country? need os/monitor/peripherals?

[D3monw3st]

1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

which country? need os/monitor/peripherals?

Do not need the OS. Monitor would be nice, but not mandatory. Country: US. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, D3monw3st said:

Do not need the OS. Monitor would be nice, but not mandatory. Country: US. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - SBX 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($789.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) overkill but it's pretty cheap after rebates.
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($349.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $2162.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-16 01:01 EDT-0400

[D3monw3st]

55 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($347.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($154.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: MyDigitalSSD - SBX 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($789.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) overkill but it's pretty cheap after rebates.
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($349.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Total: $2162.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-16 01:01 EDT-0400

It seems to have some complications, should that be concerning? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

16 minutes ago, D3monw3st said:

It seems to have some complications, should that be concerning? 

it just means one of the Sata ports won't work when the m.2 slot is used, and the CLC 280 should fit just fine.

[D3monw3st]

20 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

it just means one of the Sata ports won't work when the m.2 slot is used, and the CLC 280 should fit just fine.

Ah okay, cool. Makes sense. If I were to tone down the GPU, what would you suggest? Also, would the liquid cooling leak by any chance b/c of the movement in flights.

[stellarshy]

2 hours ago, D3monw3st said:

Hello,

I'm looking to create a PC that I can game quite viciously with and get good frames while also being able to travel to college and back (taking it on the airplane). Small form factor would be okay, but i'm not sure if mid tower would work? Any thoughts? 

If you could post your builds below, that'd be great.

I'm looking for a PC that can play PubG at almost max settings, while also being able to render pretty well (Adobe Premiere Pro) . 

I'm also looking for the PC to either feature watercooling, or a fantastic fan setup that would work with overclocking if needed. 

Budget: 1k - 2.5k 


I have looked at the Corsair One, but have heard about it being over priced. 

I know you said small form factor desktop would be OK, but I feel like a laptop would really make your life a lot simpler.  Especially because you can get full Core i7 6 core CPU's and stock clock 1070's in laptops now.  The new Razor Blade 15" with 6 core i7/1070 for ~$2200 would be my pick.

 

https://www.razer.com/comparisons/blade-15

 

PS: I've heard really good things about the Corsair One, but yes the price seems on the high end for what you get.

[D3monw3st]

2 minutes ago, stellarshy said:

I know you said small form factor desktop would be OK, but I feel like a laptop would really make your life a lot simpler.  Especially because you can get full Core i7 6 core CPU's and stock clock 1070's in laptops now.  The new Razor Blade 15" with 6 core i7/1070 for ~$2200 would be my pick.

 

https://www.razer.com/comparisons/blade-15

I currently use a MacBook Pro 15 inch, no point in me buying another laptop. 

[stellarshy]

3 minutes ago, D3monw3st said:

I currently use a MacBook Pro 15 inch, no point in me buying another laptop. 

Which MacBook Pro?  You could get an external GPU dock, boot into Windows, and probably game quite well.

[stellarshy]

Sorry dbl post.

[D3monw3st]

27 minutes ago, stellarshy said:

Sorry dbl post.

Common misconception. Egpu's don't work with the display, unless you use an external display. 

[stellarshy]

11 minutes ago, D3monw3st said:

Common misconception. Egpu's don't work with the display, unless you use an external display. 

If you're talking about a desktop, you're going to have an external monitor that way?  Assuming you need the monitor either way, it may still save a lot of money to use your MacBook Pro as the brains of the operation.