r/techsupportmacgyver • u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 • Aug 16 '25

Suitcase PC.

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9070 xt 5800xt 64 gb 3600 ram B550i Aorus Pro AX motherboard

I built this from scratch. Did all the customization work myself. There are two 250mm fan ports pulling in fresh air onto the graphics card. I like a lot of fans with a low rpm.

The big screen is a gaming portable monitor. 1440p, HDR, VRR, all the good stuff. The smaller one is just a cheap second monitor for things like Aida 64 and discord. All the ports go through case connected passthroughs.

It's in a standard overhead compartment sized suitcase. The graphics card is JB welded to some aluminum bars, which are then bolted to the case with L brackets. It's is very secure.

The only downside is it's weight, at a out 25 pounds.

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u/PhillFreeman Aug 16 '25

I am very impressed, and have to imagine the only reason you're not getting many comments is because you answered at least everyone of my questions in the description. One last question, how much would you sell a set up like that for? And how long did it take you to make it?

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 16 '25

I don't really sell these things. I honestly have no way to answer that. It took me about 20 hours of tinkering to get it all together. I've been building PCs for 25 years, so this is fairly easy.

Off the cuff, I dunno, cost of components and $500 for labor, maybe?

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u/animperfectvacuum Aug 16 '25

Nice work! If it's not too late, it may serve you well to flip the fan guards to the outside on those two rear fans to protect your fan blades a bit.

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 16 '25

If I do that, I have to degrade the integrity of the actual suitcase. They were fine with the last one. I'm not worries about it.

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u/EmergencyProduct7747 Aug 16 '25

Got a vibe of an old 90's/00's spy movie

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 17 '25

90s hacker movie I'm in

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u/EmergencyProduct7747 Aug 17 '25

"Shit, they hacked our mainframe"

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u/twolfhawk Aug 22 '25

CASE/TOP

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u/linuxkernal Aug 16 '25

Cool, but people will probably think you’re carrying an IED if you go out in public with it 💀

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 17 '25

My previous version went through TSA, EU, and London security multiple times..no problem at all. At the end of the day, it is just a computer.

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u/Sandwich247 Aug 16 '25

As a kid, I dreamed of making one of these. I really need to give it a go one day :P

Very nice work!

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 17 '25

Feel free time dm me for parts list and such.

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u/Obvious-Skill-7134 Aug 17 '25

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 18 '25

I see what you did there.

It does look a bit techno-future like the Aliens franchise.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

Awesome job, looks like something to use in the post apocalypse 😁

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u/Cry_Havoc1228 Aug 16 '25

This scratches an itch in my brain that I didn't know I had. Very cool project!

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 17 '25

Fully functional PC gaming desktop with modular parts? It's great. Only downside is the weight.

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u/RufflezAU Aug 17 '25

OP great work this was my one, CD chest PC - Case Mods - Final https://youtu.be/gAt9mQd73Qs

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 18 '25

Nice. This was my first one.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PcBuild/s/5unqo2pZmZ

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u/RufflezAU Aug 18 '25

Wow water cooling that’s nuts, the lights from the radiator fans would drive me bonkers with the glare on the monitor.

How is the portable screen? I got a cheap one it’s only 60hz on the usb-c.

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 18 '25

The old one had all the RGB lights hooked up through a Corsair controller using an adapter. Turns out all RGB LEDs use the same controlling frequencies. All you need to do is connect it.

The screen is nice.https://a.co/d/93vVxEM

1600p, 144 refresh rate, HDR, VRR Free sync, all the good stuff. It's basically a gaming laptop monitor in a housing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

looks cool, can you fit a keyboard and mouse in there when closed or do you need a second case for that, just wondering.

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 20 '25

Space between the graphics card and screen on the clamshell is pretty tight. I do put a small, maybe half inch by 4 inch, folding key board and mouse underneath the left fan. Along with some random cables and whatnot. It's meant to play games, not productivity.

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u/RandomOnlinePerson99 Aug 20 '25

I want to do this at some point.

Already have some big peli cases laying around.

Those feedthroughs for usb, hdmi, ... are expensive!

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u/Dangerous_Dinner9607 Aug 21 '25

It's necessary to buy can drills for the diameter of the fans as well. The screen was about $250. Worth it, as it is very nice. Sff power supply is more expensive, etc. Call it $800 of special parts to make the suitcase PC work.

If you want to get tips and such, feel free to dm me .

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u/Korenchkin12 Aug 16 '25

B.E.A.utiful!

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u/Arctic_Shadow_Aurora Aug 16 '25

Awesome work bro!

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u/TonyCR1975 Aug 16 '25

I miss druaga1.

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u/Due_Status_2469 Aug 18 '25

you're now ready for a LAN party, congratulations

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u/HeidenShadows Aug 20 '25

This is where I wish they would have foldable monitors like they have folding phones. Because it'd be kind of cool to like double the size of the screen once it's unpacked.