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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Yes, worth a try.
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    I wonder if I get problems with laptop warranty when I show up with the 4th or 5th broken laptop though. And the warranty is only one year, after that it starts to get really expensive. After 2 years, it'll probably be time to upgrade VR and gpu:s. Buying a full set of laptops one more time may...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Yes, I read a bit about it. While super interesting, there are still drawbacks with gaming laptops, as far as I know: * More expensive (?) * Less upgradability. But if there was a guaranteed upgrade path for the laptop GPU, that would be worth a lot * Short battery time * Difficult to switch...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Thanks, Germany is also close to Sweden, so it's of interest. As long as the battery has enough battery life, weight becomes more important than battery life. Even more so for my production units later on, because some people will not be able/willing to play if the backpack is too heavy. If...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    I finally have a PC that works! The third motherboard I bought worked, an ASUS H97I-PLUS with a possibility to connect a system speaker (luxury...). Having beep codes to guide me it was a quick affair. So, after a frustrating time of PC troubleshooting, I'm back on track. QinX, I can't thank...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Short update. Webhallen had the mobo and CPU for a week, during which they didn't find time to try them out. So I fetched them to continue at home. I have tried some different RAMs from our PC:s and a friends PC, both 1333MHz and 1600MHz. Still no luck. A friend is coming to help me today and if...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    I returned the Z97N-WIFI mobo and the i7-4770T CPU to Webhallen where they will test them together for me, some time next week. I had a chat with the guy at Webhallen and he hinted that the RAM could be worth a look. Sure enough, a web search told me that my CPU is not compatible with 1866 MHz...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    I bought a similar itx mobo, a Z97N-GAMING. (I'll get the original mobo working as well eventually, I'll need more than one mobo later on anyway.) To my surprise it behaved the same way as the first one, i.e. fans on for 12 seconds, off for 4 seconds, on for 12 seconds etc. The only difference...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Thanks for the tip. This is not the issue for me though.
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Both CPUs work in my sons PC. None of our CPUs work with my motherboard, or at least in my setup I only get fans turning on/off cyclically and no signal to screen. I guess I'll have to return the mobo. Thanks for your help.
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Yes, when breadboarding I only use mobo, CPU, CPU fan, and PSU. I just found out that my oldest son has a 1550 socket CPU! He will let me try my CPU in his mobo, but I better not screw up... Do you recommend that I clean up old thermal paste and apply some new paste in his PC? Anything else...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    Started building using the parts I described earlier. I have a problem with getting my mobo to POST, or even give me error codes. First, I installed everything inside the case except for the PSU, which I also connected, but let it lie outside of the case for the moment. Starting up with the...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    All parts for the tethered build has arrived! I'll order a DC-DC PSU for untethered after I've built it.
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    I haven't had time to keep up with all the great tips for a few days, but I'll respond to some select stuff below. (Above quote is from the Dan A4 case thread) What if I lay the case on its side, so that the underside is facing the user's back? Would that be OK vent-wise? Yeah, the...
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    Want to build battery powered SFF PC for untethered VR

    The more data you want to send per second the more lag you get. When stating 10ms I assume you're talking about 30 HD frames per second. For VR I will need 90 frames per second. There are many things that can make you dizzy, and you have to address all of them, including lag. With the HMDs...
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