Need help for next personal mobile pc build

sangdth

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Hello everybody, I m new here.

I want to build a new mini pc for working, I don't play game, but working as graphic related, so I need it could display 4k monitor.

It should use mini itx motherboard, I would love to have 17cm*17cm and onboard graphic card.

Next question is, is it possible to have battery for my pc? If not, how could I use the power supply like ROG G20?

My budget could be around 2000$

Thank you and wish you all the best new year.
 
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Besides the battery, you're going to have to loose the idea of the laptop style power brick. It's not going to supply enough power for a decent GPU. Also, it's hard to find motherboards that will support a power brick. I suggest that you start your component search with CPU's and GPU's that meets your graphic software requirements. Then, mobo, ram, storage and case.

Another thought is that with $2000, you may be able to build 2 PCs, if you pick your components carefully and watch for sales. Then, you don't have to carry a PC between home and office. Put your files on a cloud service, such as Microsoft OneDrive, and you're all set.
For your requirements, you may be better off getting a "gaming" style laptop. An i7 CPU, GTX1070, HDMI v2.0 and displayport outputs for 4K external TV/Monitor. Plus, it would have a battery. Also, it's more portable than a mITX rig.
 

sangdth

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Thank you, but I don't want to buy a next laptop, I already have 2 MacBook pro, and a gaming PC.

It sounds crazy but I need some help to build a mobile mini pc, something similar Apple Mac Mini, with battery.
 

USAFRet

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A 'desktop' with enough power and GPU to run a 4k monitor will get about 15 minutes on a battery.
Unless you carry a bank of car batteries around with you.
 

sangdth

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Thanks for asking, let's me explain a little bit about it.

I don't want to have another Macbook Pro, or any kind of laptop, I will never ever go to a coffee shop to "work", if I go out for any reason, I stick with my phone, and I'm ok with it. I go to office and work there. Then I come back home, and work from home. I want to bring that PC with me. That's why I want to build a customized for me, because that's what I want.

I don't like the laptop keyboard. When I type, I like to use the mechanical keyboard, I have 2 keyboards, 1 at office, 1 at home. I have 2 big monitors, 1 at office, 1 at home.

Right now I'm using a Macbook pro at work. When I go to office, I plug the keyboard to it, I plug the mouse to it, I plug a second monitor to it. And most of the time, I used to look at the bigger screen, I rarely use the Macbook's keyboard, because, again, I like to type on mechanic keyboard.

Once, I tried to take off the old Macbook air screen, as I planned to use the body only, but it did not work, I failed. And now I want to try a new thing. That's why I came here and ask for help.

Sorry for my English, as it is not my mother language. But grammar fixing is welcome too :D
 

sangdth

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If battery is impossile, then the power supply like this could work for me:
https://www.amazon.in/Optimum-Orbis-G20AJ-US009S-G20AJ-US023S-G20AJ-US006S/dp/B00Z38YGE0
 

sangdth

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Could you suggest me some motherboards that good for 4k display? And also how to use it with power supply like this
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/611xV0%2Bk1cL._SX355_.jpg
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/UCIAAOSwzgBY26jT/s-l300.jpg

Thanks.
 

USAFRet

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"230W"
That's going to be an awful small GPU. Like whatever is integrated on the CPU.

And then of course, you'd need some sort of laptop style motherboard to accept that power input.
 

USAFRet

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That power supply you linked above cannot talk to that motherboard.
It requires a regular ATX style PSU.

But there's nothing special about that particular one.
It's a 6th gen mini-ITX board. Similar to many others of a couple years ago.
 
Besides the battery, you're going to have to loose the idea of the laptop style power brick. It's not going to supply enough power for a decent GPU. Also, it's hard to find motherboards that will support a power brick. I suggest that you start your component search with CPU's and GPU's that meets your graphic software requirements. Then, mobo, ram, storage and case.

Another thought is that with $2000, you may be able to build 2 PCs, if you pick your components carefully and watch for sales. Then, you don't have to carry a PC between home and office. Put your files on a cloud service, such as Microsoft OneDrive, and you're all set.
 
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