CPU Anybody playing with VR Backpacks?

[thewizzard1]

Haven't posted for a while, thought I'd start a discussion.

Anybody else pining for / playing with VR backpacks?

MSI's VR ONE Backpack - Soldered 8th gen i7 and MXM graphics

HP Z VR Backpack Workstation - Soldered processor and graphics

Zotac's VR GO Backpack PC - Socket 1151 200 or 300-series and MXM graphics

I snagged a VR GO on Ebay - Been having fun with it, and I'm looking to modify the battery connector to utilize aftermarket batteries. Rebuilt it with a 1060 and a 6700T.

Also snagged an HP battery / charger unit for the backpack straps on the cheap - This will be what I end up using as a donor.

Pics to come if there is interest.

 

[Revenant]

I'd love to see the Zotac's upgrade. I was using an EN1070 for VR for a while, and it did well. I also dropped a 6700T into it.

 

[thewizzard1]

@Revenant The board is almost identical, I have a few! It's a bit longer, has the top-mounted ports for VR, but also has a *very* different, much better heatsink arrangement - Here's a quick pic (not mine):

 

[Desertf0x9]

I've thought about doing a VR backpack rig, but then virtual desktop VR streaming with an oculus quest just destroyed that need. You can stream desktop vr games pretty smoothly and not have to worry about any wires whatsoever.

 

[Revenant]

@Revenant The board is almost identical, I have a few! It's a bit longer, has the top-mounted ports for VR, but also has a *very* different, much better heatsink arrangement - Here's a quick pic (not mine):

Those fans also look quite a bit thicker as well.

 

[thewizzard1]

Those fans also look quite a bit thicker as well.

They are the same "larger" fan used in the smaller rigs, which use one large and one small - Interchangeable, and same rating.

 

[sethbubbles]

Haven't posted for a while, thought I'd start a discussion.

Anybody else pining for / playing with VR backpacks?

MSI's VR ONE Backpack - Soldered 8th gen i7 and MXM graphics

HP Z VR Backpack Workstation - Soldered processor and graphics

Zotac's VR GO Backpack PC - Socket 1151 200 or 300-series and MXM graphics

I snagged a VR GO on Ebay - Been having fun with it, and I'm looking to modify the battery connector to utilize aftermarket batteries. Rebuilt it with a 1060 and a 6700T.

Also snagged an HP battery / charger unit for the backpack straps on the cheap - This will be what I end up using as a donor.

Pics to come if there is interest.

Hi, I know I am WAYYYYY late to this but I recently just got a zotac vr and was wondering how you altered the gpu/cpu?

 

[thewizzard1]

Oh, fun! The CPU is desktop Skylake, socketed, and was perfectly happy upgrading to the 6700K... after removing the audio board and attaching tiny copper heatsinks to the VRMs The GPU was mostly locked in, I don't have a normal MXM card with more power, but it was also happy with another brand 1060, which means it should be fully compatible with normal MXM, so long as you can get a heatsink to fit.

IIRC the BIOS and CPU socket should be modifyable for up to 9th gen stuff, but it's not always 100% - Here's the universal mod:
I also tore down an HP VR Backpack unit after failure from a few years of gaming - The onboard 2080 died, which was a major bummer.