I built a sleeper PC in the 90's with an old slimline tower server case, I think I was running a Cyrix 6x86 processor and as much storage and memory as I could afford. The house I was in got robbed and they completely ignore my PC, which was good as it was the most expensive thing in the room.
I do it with a AT box from 1992 (the OLD model in ur reference)... really hard work for position and cut the metal, but not imposible. Thx for video!!!
They have a clip that keeps the switch in place when you press it, remove that clip and you now have a push button, just take a contact to connect it to your motherboard
Awesome builds and great info. Thanks for making these vids. Can you elaborate what you used to line the border of the holes you cut on the HAL build? What material did you use for the vent? What Dremel bit did you use to cut such a clean circle on the top? Thanks!
Gonna put a RTX 3060ti in an old Compaq Presario tower frm ‘98, I got lucky and it’ll just fit a micro-ATX board in there :D Also got lucky since it has a built in bay for a HDD, so I’m going to have an SSD on the board and an HDD in the bay, really hyped for it! xD
I have a Dell Dimension XP machine and a Dell GTX 520 that I would like to do sleeper projects on. My main concern is MOBO size and fitting relocated standoffs on the cases. I'll look through some of your other videos to see if you have addressed that. I appreciate this channel it's very informative thank you.
Is there any way I could send you a picture on here? I dropped my laptop And it won’t start. But I have picture of what’s broken inside of it. But no one can seem to tell me how to fix it.
I cheated. Got early 9x ATX case and just stuck a more "modern" motherboard in it. Still wanted single-core DOS machine so it's only a Pentium 4 in a Pentium-era case. PCI soundblaster for audio compatibility, few tweaks in bios to speed up or slow down the CPU and the job is done.
Very common machines, though I haven't personally worked with one. Looks like a microATX will fit in there just fine, paired with a low-rise cpu cooler should be fine. Might be a tight fit for some larger video cards.
One thing I've done is use a USB hub so that I don't have to read around to the back... the other option is to install a USB panel into one of the 3.5 or 5.25 drive bays.
@@GamingRetro No I took off the power suppy but the way it was was nt easy I am going to change the power supply and put other one I was trying to figure the fans since I want to put different ones since I might in the future rebuild it right I am working from start with other case and build bt I will for sure get this one going again one day
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I built a sleeper PC in the 90's with an old slimline tower server case, I think I was running a Cyrix 6x86 processor and as much storage and memory as I could afford. The house I was in got robbed and they completely ignore my PC, which was good as it was the most expensive thing in the room.
I love it... another reason to go retro with your computer case. You were really ahead of the curve with a sleeper in the 90s...
See goes to show even when people steal they dont truly know what they're looking for. Great story and glad you got to keep your old PC.
Lol
Noctua fans actually look good in these cases
Because the last time Noctua updated their design, the case was new
Noctua fans look good period, sentence ended.
You don't buy noctua for the looks. You buy it for the damn near bulletproof design.
Most elegant channel about tech/retro in TH-cam.
Now I want to build a Sleeper PC
I’ve never seen anything like your dual tower PC. Very impressive.
Thanks, one of a kind!
Im actually in the process of making a dell vostro 410 sleeper with some case modifications, paint , etc
I do it with a AT box from 1992 (the OLD model in ur reference)... really hard work for position and cut the metal, but not imposible.
Thx for video!!!
I’m working on a sleeper. No mods and I’m going quite sleeper with PS/2 Keyboard and mice and working floppy drive/IDE DVD Burners
I am still using my 15 year old Antec Sonata case. Alot of these older cases work just fine and were sometimes built like tanks.
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Welcome!
Haha at 13:10 I thought “hmmm thats got a real 2001: A Space Odyssey look to it” and then second slater you called it Hal-9000.
You could have added CRT too. That woupd have been awesome seein mordern games on crt screen
I clicked on this video because of the cat
Utterly based
i really want to make a 1980s sleeper pc.. they so expensive tho
Great vid. Very informative.
how do you make an old power button work? is there no way to port the power button to make it work on a newer motherboard
Come on! It's just a button after all. It has same two pins...
They have a clip that keeps the switch in place when you press it, remove that clip and you now have a push button, just take a contact to connect it to your motherboard
@@fernandoargueta4264 great idea. there's very few resources on such a project, and i appreciate your reply!
Bring more of this content please... Shout out from Brasil
No tall tower coolers in these old cases. A 92mm may fit. Probably safer just to use a down draft cpu cooler.
I thought about buying a lenovo thinkcentre with core i5 and just install the necessary pc parts
thanks for the video!
Awesome builds and great info. Thanks for making these vids. Can you elaborate what you used to line the border of the holes you cut on the HAL build? What material did you use for the vent? What Dremel bit did you use to cut such a clean circle on the top? Thanks!
Gonna put a RTX 3060ti in an old Compaq Presario tower frm ‘98, I got lucky and it’ll just fit a micro-ATX board in there :D Also got lucky since it has a built in bay for a HDD, so I’m going to have an SSD on the board and an HDD in the bay, really hyped for it! xD
So... How it?
How do you make the new fans hole look nice?
I have a Dell Dimension XP machine and a Dell GTX 520 that I would like to do sleeper projects on. My main concern is MOBO size and fitting relocated standoffs on the cases. I'll look through some of your other videos to see if you have addressed that. I appreciate this channel it's very informative thank you.
Where can I get old cases?
eBay! Sometimes it's best just to buy the whole computer and remove the old comonents.
Sometimes you might find one at your local electronics recycle center.
Is there any way I could send you a picture on here? I dropped my laptop And it won’t start. But I have picture of what’s broken inside of it. But no one can seem to tell me how to fix it.
You seem Uber knowledgeable so thats why I’m asking
@@LispyJesus umm did you try tech support?
I cheated. Got early 9x ATX case and just stuck a more "modern" motherboard in it. Still wanted single-core DOS machine so it's only a Pentium 4 in a Pentium-era case. PCI soundblaster for audio compatibility, few tweaks in bios to speed up or slow down the CPU and the job is done.
What do you suggest I do for an old Dell Dimension 1100/ B110 that I want to replace with new components.
Very common machines, though I haven't personally worked with one. Looks like a microATX will fit in there just fine, paired with a low-rise cpu cooler should be fine. Might be a tight fit for some larger video cards.
i plan on building one but im tuck on the part where i find a motherboard that can support the old power cables in the pc case that turn on the pc
You can modify the cables to match with a modern atx motherboard
Im working with a dell E520. Advice?
hey man, im planning to do a sleeper on a hp pavilion a1120n like pc. do you think this would be feasible? thanks!
I don't see why not, but you'll probably be limited to a micro ATX/ ITX with that one. Get some good fans!
I used a antec vsk4000e
where do you find old school lookin pc cases that have enough usb ports?
One thing I've done is use a USB hub so that I don't have to read around to the back... the other option is to install a USB panel into one of the 3.5 or 5.25 drive bays.
Hey man is it possible to use a dell dimension 3000
The thing is, it's so hard to find these cases locally.
I know it isn't local, but ebay has tons of cases
@@bigguy1380 yeah but the ebay shipping here is usually 200€ or smtn
Im trying to fit a prebuilt into a Dell Dimension XPS T550. Do you have any ideas on how I can modify it to make it fit?
no
Can u rebuild alienware aurora r4
Sure, send it my way! :)
@@GamingRetro I would if I didnt want it but it's my first gaming pc that got bt it's not working any more
@@davidrecinos8579 Any luck with it? To diagnose a problem I usually start removing things and restarting the computer.
@@GamingRetro No I took off the power suppy but the way it was was nt easy I am going to change the power supply and put other one I was trying to figure the fans since I want to put different ones since I might in the future rebuild it right I am working from start with other case and build bt I will for sure get this one going again one day
What background music did you use during beginning of the video?
Gonna put a ROG STRIX in a sleeper
MODIFY AN AT PC CASE DUH
Now I want to build a Sleeper PC