User doesn’t want to carry the PC and monitor around – converts gaming PC into a unique “laptop”.

A user converts their gaming PC into a mobile system – but not in the usual way. That looks pretty intriguing.

A user built a fascinating system: he integrated his computer’s monitor into the housing and came up with a few other tricks.

He has assembled such an unusual, powerful device for on the go. We present that to you here.

Desktop PC with integrated display unit can be transported in case

One user introduced himself as a video editor and explained that he didn’t always want to lug his computer and monitor around. That’s why he had come up with something special: Because he built a unique “laptop” (via reddit.com):

I’m a video editor. I was tired of lugging around my entire tower and monitor, so I prototyped this all-in-one travel case centered around the smallest 4k monitor I could find. More details in the comments.

What technology did he use?

• LG 24UD58, 4K 60Hz (monitor)
• Asus Prime Z390-A (mainboard)
• i9-9900K (processor)
• 64 GB G.Skill ddr4 3,200 Mhz (RAM)
• MSI GeForce RTX 2080 (graphics card)
• 1TB n.2nvme Samsung 990 Pro (SSD)

Incidentally, he designed the housing for the hardware and the display unit himself. The case is made of aluminum and he made the panels on the sides with a 3D printer.

“Yes, a laptop is better suited for this use case.”

In the comments, some users ask why they don’t just buy a notebook with an additional display. Because that is much easier to handle than such a heavy desktop PC. The thread starter also explains in a comment that that was probably the better idea, but he also had a lot of fun building it.

Which notebooks are currently available? There are currently enough alternatives for mobile gaming or work on the market.

• Apple released its MacBooks with M1 and M2 chips. In tests, these have made a huge leap forward and deliver a lot of performance (via theverge.com).
• There are currently a number of powerful notebooks with RTX 3000 on the market. Notebooks with AMD graphics cards are rarely found. However, AMD had introduced new chips for 2023.
• For undemanding users there are also computers in paperback format that also fit in hand luggage. Incidentally, this is also a way of saving electricity and money in everyday life.

However, there has been criticism of Nvidia’s mobile graphics cards for some time. Because Nvidia describes its mobile graphics cards as “laptop GPUs”, the technical details of the notebooks rarely reveal how powerful the built-in GPU really is in the end (via computerbase.de).

Because Nvidia uses different graphics cards with the same name, which have different performance levels. For this you have to pay attention to the TDP of the built-in chip. In some cases, an RTX 3070 Mobile is even faster than an RTX 3080 Mobile. Nvidia also wants to stick to this label for notebooks with RTX 4000.

My new PC is the size of 2 apples and saves me 10 euros in electricity costs every month