So, following all of my designs, time and effort, I have now decided to go down a different direction. When I tested v1 of my case playing some VR it got extremely hot. This may be due to fan configurations and various other things which is why I designed v2, with more fans and clearance. I have however now decided to put everything back in my original ATX case which has, as expected, much better cooling. To solve the portability issue I have decided to keep my 15.6 portable monitor and try and figure out a way of connecting to my PC remotely/having a wireless monitor.
First attempt at this were with a Chromecast. Too much lag for it to be usable. Next attempt was from my family PC, with windows remote desktop. Unable to game as the mouse passthrough doesn't work. It is almost like the mouse has unbelievably high sensitivity, which cannot be resolved by lowering it. Whilst searching for a solution I came across a recommendation of an application called Parsec - which apparently resolves the mouse issue.
On using Parsec, it has allowed me to remotely access my main PC and use any applications on it as though I am there, including gaming with the mouse issue resolved. So now I know this works, I am now creating a portable system which is good enough and fast enough to boot and do the usual office tasks, whilst being as small as possible, as cheap as possible and I will keep my gaming/main PC as the thing that drives it all.
So, I have decided to go down the route of thin itx. The main reason is to keep it all as slim and as light as possible. I could have gone STX, mini itx, or some kind of smaller system like a compute stick or similar.
After looking at some parts I decided to go for the following:
The system has an intel 4130 CPU (yes only 2 core which seems weird these days), and it has 2 sticks of 4gb ram. I initially built the system in my v1 case until I get something else sorted. To make it cheaper and easier I have decided to go for a SilverStone SST-PT13B-USB3.0 case. At 1.4 litres it is small enough, and I will VESA mount it to the back of my portable monitor.
To help keep the laptop vibe, for the moment I will be keeping two sheets of metal from my v1 build (the two sheets which are hinged around the monitor). This will still allow me to open it up and use it like a laptop, whilst protecting the screen when moving the system.
Below are some pics of the initial testing with Project Cars 2. It worked flawlessly. I wouldn't recommend this setup unless you have a good internet connection. Luckily I have fibre connection with 100mbps up and down constantly. I have also tested this with VR, and again it has worked brilliantly. For VR I only use the 'laptop' to login and access the correct application etc for VR, then the Quest 2 will do its thing wirelessly with virtual desktop. I will be building the system in the Silverstone case in the coming days and will update. So effectively the final result is my own cloud gaming build without a subscription being needed, and requiring 2 computers
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