Alright, so you know there’s this tech wizard in China, Qingchen DIY — seriously, this person’s a genius or something. They whipped up this freakishly large gaming handheld. We’re talking 12.5 inches of screen, 4K resolution. Yep, not a typo. It’s massive for something you hold, right? They threw a mega brain at it with Intel’s Core i9-14900HX and paired it with Nvidia’s RTX 4090 Laptop GPU. Now, if you’re wondering what that even means, imagine strapping a jet engine on a bike. Overkill? Maybe. Awesome? Definitely.
And, oh, AMD’s been dominating with these cool pint-sized devices like the Asus ROG Ally X. They’ve been killing it with their APUs. But, then, here comes Intel and Nvidia, like two superheros teaming up—only they haven’t really dived deep into handheld collabs yet. It’s like a buddy cop movie we’re all waiting for but hasn’t happened.
So, anyway, this modder took a Tongfang chassis — ever heard of those? Me neither, till now. Apparently, they’re like the secret agents behind many Western brands’ designs. Crafts this beast into a handheld. Why? Maybe just because they could. Or boredom. Who knows?
Inside this contraption? An i9-14900HX with its confusing mix of cores — eight for this, 16 for that — it’s a maze in there. Plus, the RTX 4090, which sounds like something out of “Star Trek,” flexing with its CUDA cores and VRAM nonsense.
This combo, in laptop land, has been powering huge models like the MSI Titan 18 HX, monsters in their own right. So, shrinking it down into this handheld makes it sound less like a game system and more like a personal achievement. Hats off to them!
In terms of heat? You’d think this thing would melt into a puddle, but nope. God of War and Horizon Forbidden West, both running smooth while keeping cool – er, relatively.
Oh! Important bits—64GB of DDR5 RAM, twin 2TB SSDs. So much room, can stash your whole life in there. A decent 50Wh battery, though it might not last an epic gaming marathon. Stay near an outlet, just in case.
We might be dreaming of a commercial Intel and Nvidia handheld someday soon. But if Nvidia goes solo with their future SoCs, stuff might get even wilder. 2026 seems like a long way off, but who knows? AMD’s not sitting back, either. They’ve got time to cook up something good.
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