Right, at the moment i've got the system below in my signature and without having to purchase a whole new system, i'm wanting to make it as light/small as possible whilst keeping my main components.
I've been to lans abroad before in the UK (Live in Jersey) so it's been either by boat, or plane and I had a smaller case back then and borrowed someones lcd over there.
Now i'll be going much further abroad in april (no rush) which requires both a boat and plane trip AND I have to carry my own LCD.
At first I thought "screw it" i'll just put it in a box, with bubble wrap and carry the HDD's/Heatsink/G80 in hand luggage.
Over time it's become more and more of a realisation that i'm going to need to shave some weight and size if I want to avoid paying extra weight on the plane!
See, I have the Akasa Eclipse case which is clearly too big for travel.
I thought of going for a shuttle, ofcourse I have some dillemas.
1: Using a QX6700, needs to support that, I believe this ShuttleXPC according to the manufacturers website.
2: Using a 8800GTX, I know some ShuttleXPC's can fit GTS's but can a GTX?
3: Power consumption, I'm worried 400W won't be enough for the quad/8800gtx and the rest of the system?
Otherwise, if not, what else should I do? Find the smallest case possible for a g80? then fit the rest?
Thanks for any help.
I've been to lans abroad before in the UK (Live in Jersey) so it's been either by boat, or plane and I had a smaller case back then and borrowed someones lcd over there.
Now i'll be going much further abroad in april (no rush) which requires both a boat and plane trip AND I have to carry my own LCD.
At first I thought "screw it" i'll just put it in a box, with bubble wrap and carry the HDD's/Heatsink/G80 in hand luggage.
Over time it's become more and more of a realisation that i'm going to need to shave some weight and size if I want to avoid paying extra weight on the plane!
See, I have the Akasa Eclipse case which is clearly too big for travel.
I thought of going for a shuttle, ofcourse I have some dillemas.
1: Using a QX6700, needs to support that, I believe this ShuttleXPC according to the manufacturers website.
2: Using a 8800GTX, I know some ShuttleXPC's can fit GTS's but can a GTX?
3: Power consumption, I'm worried 400W won't be enough for the quad/8800gtx and the rest of the system?
Otherwise, if not, what else should I do? Find the smallest case possible for a g80? then fit the rest?
Thanks for any help.
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