A Reddit user transformed a Nubia Z70 Ultra with a 24GB Snapdragon 8 Elite into a desktop PC by sandwiching it between two full-size CPU coolers in a custom acrylic case. The cooling setup prevents thermal throttling, achieving 99% stability across 20 3DMark Wild Life Extreme loops. The phone runs XFCE Linux via Termux with GPU acceleration, supporting external monitors and peripherals.

Tools like Wine and Box64 enable Windows software compatibility. Outside benchmarks, the device runs The Witcher 3 at 1920x1080 with the Ultra preset, hitting 20-30fps at ~99% GPU utilization. Despite high temperatures nearing 100°C in Diablo Mode, the project demonstrates modern smartphone chips' potential under aggressive cooling.

The builder aims to refine software for multi-OS workloads, blending Android, Linux, and Windows environments into a single machine.