Building an airplane-travel-safe desktop? If so, which chassis?

[Raincity]

Hi guys, due to the nature of my work, I frequently travel to places where standards of electronics vary quite largely. Since I am looking into building a gaming PC right now, I'm thinking of building one that I can take with me as an airplane carry-on luggage. Sadly most chassis I've found do not list their specific dimensions. So, specifically, I'd like to know from the experts and friends here:

1. Do you know of any chassises that can fit in 9'' x 14'' x 22'' (or 22cm x 35cm x 56cm) suitcase? (Only the chassis, not the monitor)

2. Among these chassises, do any of them have room for two graphic cards SLI?

3. For those who have similar experiences, do you find this transportation method trustworthy?

Thank you.

 

[mrmez]

What do you call 'frequent travel'?

I used to travel frequently. 2-4x 5 hour flights a week. Traveling with a 13" MBP was as big as I could stand.
When airport security stopped needing Macbook Air etc to be removed broom baggage to be x-rayed, I used that.
Only having carry-on luggage meant far less time in airports.

I don't know what your situation is. How often do you travel, how long do you stay, and even if you need the power of a full system wilt SLI?

Small form factor chassis have become quite common, and the manufacturer's website should list extensive internal and external dimensions, so check there once you find something you like.

 

[manofchalk]

1. The Node 304 comes to mind, as well as possibly the 250D. Your looking at fairly small cases here.

2. Unlikely, I think your going to be limited to ITX systems here.

3. No idea, but I have to imagine taking it carry on is a lot better than in general luggage where its going to get thrown around (I can see snapped PCIe bridges right there).

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Given that size, I would say there is zero chance of doing SLI. Remember that there's a weight limit of ~7kg too.

I don't know that you could fit a couple of kg of case, plus the PSU, and the heatsinks for the GPU and CPU (probably use a CLLC for the CPU) in 7kg.

 

[mrmez]

Good point on weight.

My tower with custom water loop was well over 20kg.

 

[Raincity]

Hey guys, thanks for answering. I actually solved my own problem. The Maingear F131 seems to be the only one that fits.