Small gaming rig concept

[scaryjim]

Ribbon cable or something to transfer the PCI-E? Would that work?

Flexible PCIe riser. The longest single riser you can get is usually ~ 4" (11cm), and I think if I positioned the board and GXF card carefully that would *just* about be long enough, but ideally I'd have something > 15cm in length to give me some flexibility in positioning (or a combination of multiple risers to have the same effect, of course ).

I'd love to have the time and money to make something like this, but frankly I'd probably need a trusting customer who'd commission the build and pay up front to make it viable. And building PCs is no way to make money...

[Djini]

The Alienware has an external PSU by the ways guys (making even more hideous!) so don't try and cram the PSU into it as well.

Is it possible to get a very short duct between the GPU fan intake and the case's side panel? If you can (it'll almost be a rubber gasket in thickness sandwitched between the GPU and the panel?) you could draw cool/ambient air directly from outside.

That might help keep it cool.

I'd been toying with this for ages. If you could then mount this tiny PC to the back on a monitor, you've got a kick-ass Gaming Laptop replacement!!!