Traportazoid

[gimpster123]

Project Scrapped. See revised Idea here: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=566765


hello folks- here's my latest crazy idea. Its a portable desktop/bigf***ing laptop. It is to have a 17 in monitor, and a flip down keybard.

specs:
micro atx mobo
q6600
4 gb ddr2 ram
30 gb raptor boot drive
500 gb storage drive
2 dvd burners
6 120mm fans
Geforce 8800 or possibly a 9600
here's the wishlist: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersio...ListNumber=6001234&WishListTitle=traportazoid

 

[EchoTheDolphin]

I had an idea similar to this minus the fold out display about a year ago. I think it'd be great to use if you could make it small enough, I abandoned mine because after you put everything together it ends up still being either fairly large to facilitate quiet cooling, or smaller and noisy. Since I wanted the best of both worlds, I gave up =/

 

[gimpster123]

here are the sketches:

The top shows a possible closed design.
Then an open keyboard
Back of the box
Open monitor/keyboard


I'm not quite sure if i want the entire front to fold down (exposing fans, etc behind it) or jst a keyboard.
I'm going to use a micro-atx mobo. The trick will be getting a 8800 to fit in it, maybe i can find a low profile one. I also want to use a quad, so fitting a decent cooler might be tricky

 

[masakabassist]

Couldn't you use laptop components and slim it down? or not?

 

[gimpster123]

anyone know of a video card that mounts parallel to the mobo instead of perpendicular?

laptop parts? they don't sell those on newegg, suggested source?

 

[=ACID RAIN=]

anyone know of a video card that mounts parallel to the mobo instead of perpendicular?

What you're looking for is a 90 degree PCI-E adapter. Any PCI-E card could possibly fit with that, but you'll have to watch the cooling. A 2-slot cooler on the card might make it tricky.

 

[DorianBrytestar]

Funny how things come full circle. A whole bunch of years ago, I actually worked on one of these.. http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/compaq/

keyboard locked in the bottom and covered the two drive bays and the leet greenscreen monitor.





Love the idea of making a full sized desktop more portable.

 

[Neuromancer]

Funny how things come full circle. A whole bunch of years ago, I actually worked on one of these.. http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/compaq/

keyboard locked in the bottom and covered the two drive bays and the leet greenscreen monitor.





Love the idea of making a full sized desktop more portable.

They have newer ones still but they are expensive. I tried picking up a couple on ebay last year for just what the OP was thinking but no luck. Got way to pricey for me.

 

[gimpster123]

This shows what I'm thinking of a lot better. here's a 90 i foundoops new link

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[Crazy Jayhawk]

That riser you found isn't a 90 degree one. It just lifts the card up higher.

http://www.precisionmicro.net/index...ct&CategoryID=4&SubCategoryID=19&ProductID=79
Here's a different 90 degree riser. It looks like this one could even accomodate a double-wide card.

http://www.totallyracks.com/Accessories/2URiserCards.html
I saw a similar riser here, and this site actually has an online store built in. The card in question goes for $25.

 

[gimpster123]

those cards are to tall, i found a very slender one here i also changed the original link

 

[gimpster123]

good idea masaca- i could use laptop optical drives to slim it down, laptop hdd's as well. any suggestions for a slim powersupply?

 

[gimpster123]

new pics:

 

[freakdiablo]

anyone know of a video card that mounts parallel to the mobo instead of perpendicular?

laptop parts? they don't sell those on newegg, suggested source?

Theres Logic Supply, a little overpriced I think but they sell mITX boards, laptop hard/optical drives, some low profile memory, and mobile CPUs. Even those laptop brick style PSUs if you can keep total system wattage low enough.

Wonder if you fine some screens small and cheap enough you can stick one on either side of the main screen at the same angle as the case, so instead of just one screen you have three that fold up and down

I like this idea, Ill subscribe.

 

[Crazy Jayhawk]

any suggestions for a slim powersupply?

I'd suggest looking for a 1U or 2U PSU, depending on how tall this thing is going to be.

 

[gimpster123]

I think I'm going to go micro atx- then i can use a conventional processor- i'm gunning for a quad.

I'm not sure how I'm going to make an access panel- the back will come off, but that won't give much accessability. Perhaps the top and angled sides will come off as a single piece.

3 monitors? a possibliity- but then I'm looking at an additional video card and about $500 extra

cooling- 3 120's on the front, 3 on the back - that quad's gonna get hot but i think I can get some good airflow

Link to my parts list:https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersio...ListNumber=6001234&WishListTitle=traportazoid

 

[freakdiablo]

Good point with the 2 graphics cards.

For access, maybe set it up so you can just take some screws out and the whole bottom just pop off with the mobo attached? Only problem would be wire connetions, maybe a back panel to unplug stuff and then the unscrewable bottom?

 

[gimpster123]

inverted mobo?

 

[gimpster123]

My dad's new laptop jst came in the mail, and I'm setting it up for him... the thing is huge- im thinking about ditching the 17 in lcd for a 15.4 possibly loosing the triangles on the side too... or at least making them steeper.

 

[gimpster123]

I have some black acrylic from Devs and 12 feet of aluminum angle (3/4 in.) Time to get out the TIG welder