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GPD's Win 3 proves interest by smashing its funding target by 4,000 percent.

GPD Win 3 handheld gaming console in use
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The GPD Win 3 is now live on Indiegogo, and within eight hours it's already reached over 4,000% of its funding goal. That just goes to show how much interest there is for a handheld gaming PC, and what happens if you set an unrealistically small funding target for your campaign.

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I can see why this handheld PC is so popular, too. Coming in a clever form factor not unlike the Nintendo Switch, but with additional PC functions near and dear to our hearts here at PC Gamer: namely a physical keyboard.

The GPD Win 3 is a portable console with all the makings of a decent PC, too. There are a couple of models available, but essentially you're picking from either the Intel Core i5  1135G7 or the Intel Core i7 1165G7—two Tiger Lake chips powered by either 80 or 96 EUs of Intel Xe graphics silicon.

The cheapest model will set you back $799, while the most expensive (with base station 'dock' included) comes in at $949. 

GPD hopes to get the Win 3 out of the door and shipping to customers by May. Yeah, May of this year. That's the benefit of prototyping, sourcing, and finalising product prior to the crowdfunding campaign going live, and GPD has a solid track record of delivering, too.

Jacob Ridley
Jacob Ridley
Managing Editor, Hardware

Jacob earned his first byline writing for his own tech blog, before graduating into breaking things professionally at PCGamesN. Now he's managing editor of the hardware team at PC Gamer, and you'll usually find him testing the latest components or building a gaming PC.