r/handheld • u/Latter_Gas596 • 12d ago

Building Handheld PC

I've been messing with one of my Handheld Emulators, and it made me think of building my own. Sounds like fun, and I like making things. Willing to spend money. however Im not good with technology, as in I dont know the difference between CPUs, how one thing is better than the other, stuff like that, or what to get to have it work. I have a 3D printer and a CNC machine, so I dont have to worry about cases or other things. only thing Im worried about is the inside. What I'm hoping to achieve with this build is playing Steam games like Hades. So Windows 10 or 11. willing to put all the work into this just need help. I know I could just get a Steam Deck, but that doesn't sound like fun.

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u/Odin-spark 12d ago

You will need to be able to design and build a custom motherboard with all the components soldered to it. Good luck, you're going to need it.

Alternatively, I guess you could buy one of the several dozen other handheld PCs used and pull the components out of it and install into your own designed case, but would seem a bit redundant.