Portable USB-C monitor gaming - is it possible?

wonder_lander · 2 Jan 2021 at 21:54

I'm looking to embed a couple of PC's into our dining table for home schooling and light gaming (minecraft/rocket league etc.)

The table we have currently is extendable so I'm looking to remove the extension pieces that live in there currently, we never extend the table, and add a couple of PC's that I'll strip out of the cases and custom mount under the table.

I'll be using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse so it's now a question about monitors. Can I use a couple of USB-C monitors like the Asus MB16AC, one for each PC or both on one pc for a dual monitor setup? The idea about ising the USB C is they can be folded flat and also stored in the bowels of the table and I would have a single cable to provide power and video.

How do USB-C monitors work with regards to GPU requirements for something like Minecraft Dungeons?

chaparral · 2 Jan 2021 at 23:14

Would pop up monitors work ?

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wonder_lander · 4 Jan 2021 at 10:31

Unfortunately they wouldn't work for this application - they are very cool though!

Glodigit · 13 Jan 2021 at 18:01

If you don't have a motherboard that has dp in -> usb c (e.g asrock itx tb3), you could use a Wacom Link 2 or Gigabyte Titan Ridge 2 (research suggests you can do this without connecting the thunderbolt header) for USB Alt mode. Then it usually is a direct data feed from the GPU. To make things simpler, you could always sleeve a power and video cable so it acts as one thicker cable from the GPU to USB-C monitors, or perhaps using right angle (ribbon) cables from China for a cleaner look.