Any of you guys run with a gaming pc onboard?

Just a slight point of contention is the fact that occasionally people end up taking their 34 on the road.

As was stated before the only concern at this point, assuming you can get stable power, is flex of the gpu as you go down the road.

 

I thought about building a gaming PC to bring on my truck, but there are issues.

The aforementioned power and vibration issues are two. There is also possible temperature and space issues. Under the bunk would be a great place for a nice high end gaming PC, but there can be wild temperature swings under there. In the cab is an option, but space is an issue, and it falling over if not attached to something. And then, what if something goes wrong while on the road? I'm out for 2-3 months at a time, I can't exactly place an Amazon order for parts if needed.

So I settled for a gaming laptop, laptop cooling pad, and have an sata docking bay to use with several sata hard drives.

 

BTW, flex of the GPU isn't the only issue. I don't know if this was covered in earlier posts (hard to head so much on a cell phone), but modern CPUs have some pretty beefy heat syncs. The vibration could potentially crack the heat syncs mounts to the motherboard, or even the motherboard itself.

Could be alleviated with liquid cooling, but then the slightest contact between a hose and something else could result in wear and eventually leaks. But then, unless the radiator is flat against the side of the case or flat on the bottom, it too would be subjected to flex from vibration.

 

In 1997 I had a full desk top and a full size printer combo in my truck. I used a 1800 watt inverter, it worked perfectly. It was not pure sine wave but modified wave

 

I have a modified sine wave inverter, and run a msi gaming laptop (has a desktop gtx 980 in it) for the last year with no issues.

The only problem I have is some months I'm so busy I never pull it out of the bag. I run team though, I would have more time if I ran solo.

 

What game are you wanting to play so bad that you need a PC?

Just curious.

 

I have a 1500psu just to power my tower, no way will I find an inverter that's capable to run it plus 3 monitors and the rest of my gear

 

The OP said something about using it for Autocad

 

@Byx If you're serious about taking it with you. Look into getting some foam that isn't going to crumble or leave a lot of lint behind. You can wedge it under your GPU to help support it while driving and then remove it when you want to power up and work on your projects. Nothing you can really do for the mobo unless you rig shock mounts but I don't see the mobo flexing much if you support the GPU.

You'll need a "Soft yet stiff" kind of foam. A dense Upholstery foam could help as long as you're careful installing and removing it. Bridging on the circuits should not be an issue since you'll be "wedging" the foam between the cooler and the floor of the case. I haven't worked with mini ITX so I really don't know how much space you have to work with.

Hope this helps.

 

hmm