Modder Creates Gaming Handheld with RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and Intel i9-14900HX Featuring 12.5-Inch 4K Display and 175W Mobile GPU

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So, there’s this dude in China—I’m talking about Qingchen DIY—who basically just blew up the whole handheld gaming scene. I mean, this guy went and slapped together a monster-sized 12.5-inch gaming thingamajig. Yeah, it’s got this insane 4K screen and everything. Guess what powers this beast? An Intel Core i9-14900HX. I’ve never even heard of that before, but okay, cool. And wait for it… an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. Yup, on a handheld. Why? Who knows. Because he can, I guess.

Now, it seems like AMD is all over the PC gaming handheld world. You’ve probably seen stuff like the Asus ROG Ally or the Steam Deck OLED, right? They’ve got some pretty sweet tech crammed into those little gadgets. But what’s the deal with Intel and Nvidia? Have they just been chilling on the sidelines or what? Anyway, maybe Qingchen was just curious about what it would look like if Intel and Nvidia got their act together in the handheld scene. I mean, makes you wonder.

So, in one of his Bilibili videos, Qingchen’s got this bodacious device all set up. He somehow jammed an entire Tongfang chassis into a handheld. Not gonna lie, I even had to Google Tongfang. Turns out they make stuff for brands we actually know, like PC Specialist, XMG, and a few others. Who knew?

This thing’s got a ridiculous setup. Dual processors that make laptops sweat. It’s packing the i9-14900HX with its tons of cores—I can’t remember how many exactly, sorry—and the RTX 4090, with something like a bazillion CUDA cores. Not kidding, the MSI Titan 18 HX and Alienware m18 R4 use the same Intel/Nvidia combo, but they’re like these huge 18-inch monsters. So, uh, this handheld isn’t all that big by comparison.

Here’s a kicker—the GPU didn’t go over like 72°C while playing intense games like God of War. And this was while chewing through 175W on a 4K screen, no less. You’d think this thing would melt in your hands, right? But nope, that modder’s got it all figured out.

Specs? Well, they’re bonkers. Think 64GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and two 2TB SSDs. You can swap them out, too, if you feel adventurous. Battery life? Yeah, let’s not even talk about that. It’s got a 50Wh battery—definitely just for like, super quick gaming bursts when you’re not plugged in.

Now, will we see an Intel + Nvidia handheld hitting Best Buy anytime soon? Probably not. Might even be Nvidia going solo first. There’s talk about something called the Nvidia N1, which sounds rad with all the cores and CUDA stuff. AMD’s probably cooking up something in return, but they’ve got time.

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