"Portable" Graphics PC

Lmrmarkau67 on 19/07/2014 - 20:14

A question for the PC builders on here -

I want to build a small PC that I can take to client sites and demonstrate some fairly demanding graphical applications. I think that an i5-4590 (could be overkill), an R9 290 and 16GB of RAM will be good enough for my purposes.

I'm also keen to boot and load apps from m.2 and not spend too much cash, so I don't want to go the laptop route. I also don't want to get into overclocking.

What's the smallest case I can build these components into and still get good performance? Does watercooling work well in small cases?

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Comments

  • Riczter on 19/07/2014 - 20:26

    Something like this maybe? http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=609936&C…

  • scrimshaw on 19/07/2014 - 22:05
    +2

    You can build a watercooled rig, but why would you if you're not Oc'ing?
    http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1776053

    But unless you're packing in a Core i7 4770k a watercooler is not usually needed. A good air cooler is all you need if you're running a Core i5 at stock clock.

  • p1 ama on 19/07/2014 - 22:54

    Should also note that M.2 is a complete waste of money and has no real-world tangible improvements over SATA, so save your money and go with a traditional SATA SSD.

  • Davo1111 on 19/07/2014 - 23:37
    +2

    I wouldn't build a Water cooled kit, except as a closed system like the corsair h60

    Have a look at Lanbox cases - even some have carrying handles or even a fractal design cases which are really small.

    Probably want a mini itx motherboard, the Asus Z87 series comes to mind.

    Oh and get an SSD over a conventional hard drive.

  • Gnostikos on 20/07/2014 - 01:37

    demonstrate some fairly demanding graphical applications.

    From first-hand experience; if these "graphical applications" are Autodesk products, such as 3ds Max, Maya, Revit, AutoCAD or the like, then your system will be up to the task.

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