Awesome Gaming Pcs

The Steam Deck is a slick handheld gaming device, but the cheapest one you can get is about $400. Marcin Plaza thought it would be a better idea to build his own handheld gaming PC using the guts of a broken laptop that cost $40. It took him considerable time to find a compatible ultrawide display and engineer its custom controller system.

The Onexplayer X1 Mini is a versatile and powerful handheld gaming PC. It comes with detachable controllers and a keyboard and can even be connected to an external GPU. It also has an 8.8″ 2560×1600 144Hz LCD screen, an easily replaceable M.2 NVME SSD, Hall Effect joysticks, two USB-C 4.0 ports, a microSD slot, and an Oculink port for connecting PCIe peripherals.

MSI joins the growing handheld gaming PC market that Valve’s Steam Deck blew wide open. The Claw A1M is powered by an Intel Core Ultra laptop chip. It has a 7″ 120Hz 1080p IPS touchscreen, Hall Effect joysticks and triggers, and a Type-C Thunderbolt 4 port that supports up to 65W charging. It runs Windows 11, but it also lets you install Android apps.

On its own, Silverstone’s IceMyst series looks just like most premium CPU coolers. But it has a neat trick up its sleeve, er, block. You can mount up to five ARGB fan modules directly onto the pump block. This adds cooling for your RAM, VRAM, and SSD. Okay, it’s mostly more lighting, but it does look crazy. Hardware Canucks has a hands-on review of the cooler.

Razer is showing off a concept design for the ultimate computer desk. It has hot-swappable, magnetic modules for a PC and touchscreen displays that act as input devices for gaming, streaming, and creative work. It also has modules for wireless charging and mug warming, and pairs with a 65″ or 77″ OLED display.

Most people who want a portable gaming PC buy a high-end laptop. Russian builder Yolenzo created a gaming rig on a bicycle. The Exo Giga Bike packs an AORUS Z590I Ultra mobo, an Intel Core i5-11600K CPU, an Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU, a 2TB SSD, and 32 GB of RAM. They’re gonna need a really long power cord and HDMI cable.