I am looking to build a PC into a 19" rack, which sits inside a road case. I'd like to have the monitor built into a hinged segment on top of the case. Side note: If you're thinking I'm going about this the wrong way and I should just get a laptop I understand, but hear me out. I already own a PC that is more than capable of what I need it to do. at some point I could even drop an i7 in it instead of the i5 4690k that's in it now. To get a laptop that would replace my desktop I would have to be looking in the $1200 range and I don't have that.
This whole idea is not much more than that so far, I've got a coolermaster HAF XB evo that I can cannibalize to make mounts for everything, and I was planning on building the case myself, instead of paying Gator or SKB to do it for me. (which would probably cost around $600)
The main thing I need to know is how well will a motherboard with components sticking out of it survive in a shock mounted case? I assume I'd have to anchor things like the PCI cards, but I didn't know about RAM, would that require any additional securing?
Also would an AIO water cooler be practical in this setting? I think I would need some aftermarket cooling solution, A road case is just a big sturdy box with foam inside it, there's not a whole lot of airflow unless I design the case to have a lot of airflow.
I'm open to any and all ideas. Instead of mounting it in a case I may try selling the PC I just built and getting a laptop although it might break my heart.
For reference here is my current set up:
i5 4690k
Asus Maximus VI Hero
MSI gtx 970
EVGA Supernova 850 G2
8gb Gskill Sniper low voltage
WD Blue 1TB
Coolermaster HAF XB Evo
Coolermaster Seidon 240 AIO watercooler
1000 red led case fans
It cost me around $1200 to buy the parts for this 2 months ago, I'd be lucky to get $850 for it used, so I'm reluctant to sell it. I probably would be open to trading it for a nice laptop though, so I'll be browsing craigslist.
This whole idea is not much more than that so far, I've got a coolermaster HAF XB evo that I can cannibalize to make mounts for everything, and I was planning on building the case myself, instead of paying Gator or SKB to do it for me. (which would probably cost around $600)
The main thing I need to know is how well will a motherboard with components sticking out of it survive in a shock mounted case? I assume I'd have to anchor things like the PCI cards, but I didn't know about RAM, would that require any additional securing?
Also would an AIO water cooler be practical in this setting? I think I would need some aftermarket cooling solution, A road case is just a big sturdy box with foam inside it, there's not a whole lot of airflow unless I design the case to have a lot of airflow.
I'm open to any and all ideas. Instead of mounting it in a case I may try selling the PC I just built and getting a laptop although it might break my heart.
For reference here is my current set up:
i5 4690k
Asus Maximus VI Hero
MSI gtx 970
EVGA Supernova 850 G2
8gb Gskill Sniper low voltage
WD Blue 1TB
Coolermaster HAF XB Evo
Coolermaster Seidon 240 AIO watercooler
1000 red led case fans
It cost me around $1200 to buy the parts for this 2 months ago, I'd be lucky to get $850 for it used, so I'm reluctant to sell it. I probably would be open to trading it for a nice laptop though, so I'll be browsing craigslist.
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