I LOVE that case lol, the curved front and chubs look is awesome! Great video Matt, you did a good job modding it to work with the standard modern parts.
The hardware is awesome but in terms of modifying an old case... check out this dudes, its not finished yet I think there will be another video coming but it's pretty crazy regardless. th-cam.com/video/sg2kcvYCSDg/w-d-xo.html
Guys this is indeed the most beautiful thing.Wise people say that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and that the inside is what matters etc.Now I finally get it.
If you do all of the upgrades, to XP, then Windows 7 (only two!), then can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Just have to reinstall Windows 7 clean after the upgrade to 64 bit. Genuine XP & Windows 7 (or Windows 8, which can be upgraded to from XP), are cheap. Just but at the right places, the Tech Power Up site has some links on promos.
wow, really enjoyed this. i work in IT for media companies. it would be so much fun but such a nightmare from a support standpoint to build a whole fleet of sleeper PCs like this. would be a fun motif i think - walking a client through the editing room and seeing a whole bunch of emachines on the desks, haha. would be priceless.
Just a heads up for ur next sleeper PC or some sticker remover use WD40 and let it sit for 10min and take a old card and scrape with light force will take it off with out issue and then use some running Alcohol to clean up the grease after wipe it down with a damp cloth to get rid of the smell combo left Behind.
I doubt anyone will see or need this but the NF-12 fan he used for intake is actually an incredible fan. It’s so freaking quiet, effective at cooling, and easy to install...but it’s so damn ugly. I couldn’t manage to put my pride away and I upgraded to some black fans that actually looked nice lol. Slightly better performance for twice the price but infinitely better looking
@@kennysboat4432 But at the same time, PC components in American hold a realistic cost while outside of the America they cost 50-200$ dollars more per part. Be glad, ya'll are lucky.
Very nice build there’s a few things that I would’ve changed airflow wise but good job. I’m a heavy duty mechanic so I do a lot of fabrication but I also have a very big passion for gaming computers and custom building computers and I will tell you for someone like you that are just figuring it out for themselves. You did a very good job I commend you. Very well done.
Matt: "Don't worry about all of this hardware. I plan on using it in a video that looks back at what an average desktop was like from a few decades back." Me: [Cries in Old]
I built a sleeper for work. We work hard at work but only for short periods of time. Sometimes we have a lot of down time and we're allowed to play games as long as the work gets done for the day. So we knock it out and then you can do w/e you want pretty much except sleep. The only problem is the work PCs are very limited and cant really play anything great. So I decided to bring in a mini itx from home. The only problem was the IT guys were not as thrilled as I was about the RGB fans and lights and soon I was told by my boss it needed to go back home :(. So to get around this I took one of the old towers we had in the storage closet that were discarded by the IT guys. I pretty much did the same thing you did but no where near as nice I just needed functionality. It worked great and is much lower key and I've gotten a few weird looks by the IT guys as to why i'd want to run the old obsolete tower but I just tell them I like it and they just shrug. Now I can game at 144hz :) on an old sleeper pc at work. It's great!
@@fuzzjunky this PC is not staying together. It's just for veiws and comments. And your falling for it. I recycle PC and for all I care he cold have use a junk 380 watt optiplex power supply. Falling for all the hyper. Not sure if I feel sorry or empathy. Real stuff happens on my channel. I appreciate this guy building something to watch but it invest no stock that anything will stay in this PC!
5:30 Only if something is in the way in front of the fan, otherwise the less than one airflow fan move. The pressure in a high static pressure fan only comes about if there is something in front of it, such as a radiator, cooler, hard disk cage.
This brings back memories from the “good old days”. Back then if open the case of a PC, you are likely to see wires and cables tangled together. The design of that case looks typical of cases from that era. The design of PC cases and it’s components have come a long way.
This is basically what I want to do when I build another pc. Have had the idea for a long time to get one of the emachines that have the silver/black color scheme and upgrade the inside. I want it to look like my first pc as a kid, but be able to do more than what they are capable of lol. Great video man!
i love this guys voice and style. like voice is super soothing and also strait to the point. and the video is just good haha might be a little late but on all of your content i feel the same, love the work!
Just took apart my parents old Pentium 4 dell dimension 3000. Didn't need to cut anything. Putting a xeon x79 set up in it. Micro atx board fit perfectly once I removed the motherboard stand off screws that were located under the Pentium 4 cooler.
I want to do something like this but maybe with a big case, and to give it a bluray and even a floppy drive. The former because I actually rip a lot of CD/DVDs/Blurays, and latter for the shits. How feasible is that?
I just bought a Ryzen 3600, B450 Steel Legend M, 16 GB Gskill... Everything is ok... but FAN NOISE ?!?!?! CPU 50 degreas but Stock Ryzen fan just cant keep up... It So loud its insane.
Well My pc is like that Hahahah, It doesn't habe water cooling but its full of rgb and the specs is pretty shit (only using it for browsing) Intel pentium 2gb ram
That's it.... You talked me into it. I shall henceforth and forthwith commence construction of a toaster PC. I got a nice 4-slicer just sitting in the basement collecting dust.
The hardware is awesome but in terms of modifying an old case... check out this dudes, its not finished yet I think there will be another video coming but it's pretty crazy regardless. th-cam.com/video/sg2kcvYCSDg/w-d-xo.html
Protip: buy a Step bit for your drill. Would make drilling those indents out a breeze. Sick build though. Edit: 32gb overkill for gaming? **laughs In modded Minecraft**
Yes, 32gb is still overkill for gaming. It makes a very negligible amount of performance difference. Mostly you just want it to be as fast as your mobo/processor allows. Also he didn't want to purchase a hole saw because he didn't wanna spend the cash for something he would not use much after completing the build...so why would he spend just as much or more on a step bit? Those things can be anywhere from 20-60 dollars at lowe's and I will only buy one if my employer is letting me use the company card. To be fair though, you can find them pretty cheap online, but they dull too fast to be worth it.
*laughs with my i9 9900k and rtx 2080 ti ftw3 ultra gaming hydro copper and 64GB ram* :/ need another gpu but that gpu rare now as can’t get gaming 4k max settings good enough as maxs the gpu
Very nice! I am slowly gathering parts for my first PC build and decided to go with a sleeper build because I found a really nice old ATX case for $35 delivered. There's just something so cool about a powerful system hidden away inside something so unassuming. Can't wait to put my own system together, and videos like this are a huge inspiration!! ^_^
That's the case I was going to use on my sleeper pc! It's the pc I grew up with and my parents threw out eventually. Glad to see someone else had the same idea :)
The problem with mixing an old cabinet with new parts is the temperature that is concentrated since those cabinets are a can without good ventilation, if you are going to do something like this liquid cooling It can be a good choice.
Nice! If i were to daily use it, i would drill some more holes at the bottom of the case and install ~1 inch feet to give some leverage and breathing room for the GPU. Great work overall!
I did a sleeper last year, using (I dunno maybe) ten yeard old pc case. I don't have power tools so what I did was wash & repaint. Ended up moved the components to new case half a year later due to lack of airflow, lol.
Too bad you didn't set a bluray reader, could be great for a htpc ! And will look even more convincing, and I would have loved to see the HDD write/read led lights up
It looks amazing. Got a couple of questions tho. No judgement, this is just my OCD talking (apologies if this is annoying). Here we go: -Why only a single 120mm intake? You should have room for a 140, maybe two 120 if you take off the GPU shroud or use a shorter GPU. -Same goes for the back, why only a 90mm fan? You should have room for a 120mm or two 80mm there. -And why not add bottom intake fans? Looks like it should fit, worse case scenario switch to a mobo that has the 16x in the first slot I mean, 70 under full load is _excellent_ , but you could have gotten even better results with less noise. More OC/noise headroom.
When I build something like this I call it a theft proof PC. The firs one I did was upgrading an old WANG 286 to a really nice 386. The original WANG motherboard was huge with a bunch of ports to the right of the standard AT keyboard socket location. The left half used standard AT mounting screw locations so putting the normal baby AT 386 board in was simple. The open spot to the right, beneath the power supply, got blocked with aluminum flue tape inside and out.
Giving it slightly taller feet, and making a hole in the bottom of the case & putting in a 240mm fan filter you'll probably get more airflow too the gpu.
Go to a university in the summer and talk to someone in the IT department. They're almost always throwing out old components and upgrading public computers before students come back in the fall.
2:11 I'm pretty sure that is a SFX form factor power supply with an additional space for its fan. You could pick up any modern SFX PSU and use it in that case without modifications.
To the best of my knowledge emachines came out around 07! And I was looking at the older (new old stock) ext tower cases,and ya,they arent giving them away,and may need moding to fit in a modern board!
I also built a sleeper. It looks slow on the outside, but has... even slower components on the inside (
I feel u bro my pc was built in 2008
@@maximus2409 same lol
ApplePieXYZ the ultimate sleeper then 😉
John Longbow xD yeah
That's not a sleeper.
That's WOKE.
I LOVE that case lol, the curved front and chubs look is awesome! Great video Matt, you did a good job modding it to work with the standard modern parts.
@@dreger2193 nope, still alive! Many people have told me that, not sure what the fix is
I love ur vids man
I like the case too. Reminds me of my humble beginnings as a PC user.
chubs lmao
but the curve case made the job a lot more difficult
Ok this is awesome and my favorite mod from you. So in depth that it's basically a how to guide. LOVELY JOB!
Thanks Ozi!
Wow hi oz!
The hardware is awesome but in terms of modifying an old case... check out this dudes, its not finished yet I think there will be another video coming but it's pretty crazy regardless.
th-cam.com/video/sg2kcvYCSDg/w-d-xo.html
Guys this is indeed the most beautiful thing.Wise people say that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and that the inside is what matters etc.Now I finally get it.
I wonder if that Windows Milleniun key will work to activate win10 🤔
/s response: Yes, it will indeed!
Real response: Nope, afaik only Windows 7 and newer keys work.
XP keys work for 7
If you do all of the upgrades, to XP, then Windows 7 (only two!), then can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Just have to reinstall Windows 7 clean after the upgrade to 64 bit. Genuine XP & Windows 7 (or Windows 8, which can be upgraded to from XP), are cheap. Just but at the right places, the Tech Power Up site has some links on promos.
@@charlestilley2576 For real? I could salvage some keys.
@@charlestilley2576 I think I saw someone go through that entire XP to win10 upgrade process in a video
I also built a sleeper pc..
I try to turn it on but it never turns on, so i guess it likes to sleep 🤷♂️
LOL
Top keks
Oof
Night night
Underrated
wow, really enjoyed this. i work in IT for media companies. it would be so much fun but such a nightmare from a support standpoint to build a whole fleet of sleeper PCs like this. would be a fun motif i think - walking a client through the editing room and seeing a whole bunch of emachines on the desks, haha. would be priceless.
I'm not gonna lie. This is one of the best sleeper pc builds so far.
Just a heads up for ur next sleeper PC or some sticker remover use WD40 and let it sit for 10min and take a old card and scrape with light force will take it off with out issue and then use some running Alcohol to clean up the grease after wipe it down with a damp cloth to get rid of the smell combo left Behind.
I doubt anyone will see or need this but the NF-12 fan he used for intake is actually an incredible fan. It’s so freaking quiet, effective at cooling, and easy to install...but it’s so damn ugly. I couldn’t manage to put my pride away and I upgraded to some black fans that actually looked nice lol. Slightly better performance for twice the price but infinitely better looking
In Poland you can get cases like this for free with working components inside
lucky! in america people way over charge for stuff they would otherwise throw away.
@@kennysboat4432 But at the same time, PC components in American hold a realistic cost while outside of the America they cost 50-200$ dollars more per part. Be glad, ya'll are lucky.
@@SaintPuppetS depends on what country.
dawaj namiar, chętnie skorzystam z takiej promocji
You can get this stuff free in America you just put up a listing asking for old computer stuff and people will dump their junk at you door.
“And Creates A Strong Bond” - Words From A Legend
How come you did this concept better than all the big channels? Oh because you are awesome.
Very nice man. Awesome. Looks like my childhood come alive with super power.
i build a wakeup pc which looks modern but its has shit specs
I would call that a ricer pc
@@teehfuel8902 i had to look it up "ricer"
You mean an iMac? 😂
@@teehfuel8902 lol the video is a sleeper so his build is a ricer ahhhhh lol
Are you the one making the walmart gaming computers?
i know this is four years late, but Linus would be proud! great job!
Very nice build there’s a few things that I would’ve changed airflow wise but good job. I’m a heavy duty mechanic so I do a lot of fabrication but I also have a very big passion for gaming computers and custom building computers and I will tell you for someone like you that are just figuring it out for themselves. You did a very good job I commend you. Very well done.
You put a lot work into this project and it shows! Good job man!
Man, your videos are top notch. You deserve many many more subs
Matt: "Don't worry about all of this hardware. I plan on using it in a video that looks back at what an average desktop was like from a few decades back."
Me: [Cries in Old]
massive respect for shouting out the car scene and where this trend came from :)
Ah yes! I love sleeper PCs. :D
Why?
The choice of colors is absolutely phenomenal, has a very chill retro vibe but looks modern at the same time.
Wonderful video. Thank you!
I built a sleeper for work. We work hard at work but only for short periods of time. Sometimes we have a lot of down time and we're allowed to play games as long as the work gets done for the day. So we knock it out and then you can do w/e you want pretty much except sleep. The only problem is the work PCs are very limited and cant really play anything great. So I decided to bring in a mini itx from home. The only problem was the IT guys were not as thrilled as I was about the RGB fans and lights and soon I was told by my boss it needed to go back home :(. So to get around this I took one of the old towers we had in the storage closet that were discarded by the IT guys. I pretty much did the same thing you did but no where near as nice I just needed functionality. It worked great and is much lower key and I've gotten a few weird looks by the IT guys as to why i'd want to run the old obsolete tower but I just tell them I like it and they just shrug. Now I can game at 144hz :) on an old sleeper pc at work. It's great!
lmfao dude
For future reference, a hot blow dryer helps take those kind of stickers off a little easier. Nice build, I like the retro sleeper builds
I wish I had a friend like you
I work in metal fabbing for hvac and been doin it for around 10 years. I must say, your cuts look almost perfect! Excellent work my friend.
Dude honestly I love this! The cable management is my fav part it’s pretty good keep up the work!
Such a cool project! Can't wait to see more.
Looks awesome! I hope to make my own sleeper one day.
Thats the most important part. Youre having fun.
A lot of effort for the power supply when several companies make SFX 80+ 500W units.
corsair makes a 600 platinum. as soon as i saw an SFX and he didn't recognise what it was i nearly shed a tear.
Incase you forgot to listen, he is using most parts from future builds!
@@RoeMantic that's really not a reason at all. an sfx would have slipped in with zero modding. it was insane not to use one
@@fuzzjunky this PC is not staying together. It's just for veiws and comments. And your falling for it. I recycle PC and for all I care he cold have use a junk 380 watt optiplex power supply. Falling for all the hyper. Not sure if I feel sorry or empathy. Real stuff happens on my channel. I appreciate this guy building something to watch but it invest no stock that anything will stay in this PC!
@@fuzzjunky maybe next time send him a PayPal tip and he can get said power supply lol!
I always thought older pc cases looked the coolest. When i had a sleeper pc, the case i choose was a powermac g4.
At least if a thief breaks into your house he will think a lot if he takes it or not I'm surely not
Unless they had the brains to open up the PC
did one to in a old Fujitsu T-Bird Plus case. even got the old dvd drive working 😁
I just ordered a bunch of hardware for a build you inspired, I can’t wait!
This is an awesome sleeper build!
“Race car internals”😂😂😂 never heard that phrasing...
5:30
Only if something is in the way in front of the fan, otherwise the less than one airflow fan move. The pressure in a high static pressure fan only comes about if there is something in front of it, such as a radiator, cooler, hard disk cage.
2:42 windows me product key exposed
@Michal Niestepski ??????????
This brings back memories from the “good old days”. Back then if open the case of a PC, you are likely to see wires and cables tangled together. The design of that case looks typical of cases from that era.
The design of PC cases and it’s components have come a long way.
Can you do a video about your personal rig?
and
Why you chose the parts that you have?
This is basically what I want to do when I build another pc. Have had the idea for a long time to get one of the emachines that have the silver/black color scheme and upgrade the inside. I want it to look like my first pc as a kid, but be able to do more than what they are capable of lol. Great video man!
The old pc owner : 👁👄👁
lmao
i love this guys voice and style. like voice is super soothing and also strait to the point. and the video is just good haha might be a little late but on all of your content i feel the same, love the work!
just a tip: to remove stickers use hotwater+tissue :) works most of the time :)
Just took apart my parents old Pentium 4 dell dimension 3000. Didn't need to cut anything. Putting a xeon x79 set up in it. Micro atx board fit perfectly once I removed the motherboard stand off screws that were located under the Pentium 4 cooler.
Imagine your mom traded that pc for a toaster 😂
that was a sleeper when it was produced... lol.. i had one and modded it back then. very funny to see you bring that case back to life.. way to go..
ASMR background music
Talented person in the video, good job, love it!
I want to do something like this but maybe with a big case, and to give it a bluray and even a floppy drive. The former because I actually rip a lot of CD/DVDs/Blurays, and latter for the shits. How feasible is that?
Lol i just did the same, put an i5 and 1060 into my bros old 2003 emachines case lmao
YK 16 older than me
@YK 16 haha kids these days are as old as computer cases, haha that's funny
@@karljuliuz "these days"
@@karljuliuz Karl Julius
@@Ghost-xb5kn ??
Really glad to see someone actually modding the case instead of just building a PC. Great video, good job.
I just bought a Ryzen 3600, B450 Steel Legend M, 16 GB Gskill... Everything is ok... but FAN NOISE ?!?!?! CPU 50 degreas but Stock Ryzen fan just cant keep up... It So loud its insane.
Gytis Pranskunas just get a hyper 212 for ~$35. Should fix that for pretty cheap
I love sleeper PC's. They're so beautiful
Ok but you should do the exact opposite version of this
Has a $420.69 case and a 10-year old motherboard inside that still has Windows 98.
UNSCAce you’ll need something older than 10 years to put windows 98 on it.
@@EvilTurkeySlices Yeah, after I posted this I remembered that little fact. I'm pretty sure people get the joke though.
And to do it right the build needs lots of RGB and water cooling.
Well My pc is like that Hahahah, It doesn't habe water cooling but its full of rgb and the specs is pretty shit (only using it for browsing)
Intel pentium
2gb ram
That's it.... You talked me into it. I shall henceforth and forthwith commence construction of a toaster PC. I got a nice 4-slicer just sitting in the basement collecting dust.
The hardware is awesome but in terms of modifying an old case... check out this dudes, its not finished yet I think there will be another video coming but it's pretty crazy regardless.
th-cam.com/video/sg2kcvYCSDg/w-d-xo.html
Looks better then a case with tempered glass and RGB!
Protip: buy a Step bit for your drill. Would make drilling those indents out a breeze. Sick build though.
Edit: 32gb overkill for gaming? **laughs In modded Minecraft**
*cLaughs in Cities Skylines*
Yes, 32gb is still overkill for gaming. It makes a very negligible amount of performance difference. Mostly you just want it to be as fast as your mobo/processor allows. Also he didn't want to purchase a hole saw because he didn't wanna spend the cash for something he would not use much after completing the build...so why would he spend just as much or more on a step bit? Those things can be anywhere from 20-60 dollars at lowe's and I will only buy one if my employer is letting me use the company card. To be fair though, you can find them pretty cheap online, but they dull too fast to be worth it.
*laughs with my i9 9900k and rtx 2080 ti ftw3 ultra gaming hydro copper and 64GB ram* :/ need another gpu but that gpu rare now as can’t get gaming 4k max settings good enough as maxs the gpu
What are you doing step bit?
I always liked those small emachines cases. Nice re-use of a cheap machine. The still intact door is the most amazing part.
2:40 Now I finally got a working key for my copy of Windows ME ;)
SammYLightfooD what
I'm getting good vibes from this video
and here I am sitting with a 2009 MacBook
If it was a normal desktop PC, it would be fine, but a MacBook?
yLewis7PT wasn’t my choice
yLewis7PT it was a gift I got a long time ago never saw a reason to buy a new laptop or desktop until around now
@@chezcake8607 You were unlucky with the gift... Save up a bit and get something better!
yLewis7PT i wouldn’t say unlucky but yeah
Very nice! I am slowly gathering parts for my first PC build and decided to go with a sleeper build because I found a really nice old ATX case for $35 delivered. There's just something so cool about a powerful system hidden away inside something so unassuming. Can't wait to put my own system together, and videos like this are a huge inspiration!! ^_^
"Mom, I can't even playing games on this PC..."
That's the case I was going to use on my sleeper pc! It's the pc I grew up with and my parents threw out eventually. Glad to see someone else had the same idea :)
You forgot to mod the sticker to "No intel inside" 😅
why didn't you install an sfx power supply if the atx didn't fit?
Windows ME COA... Lol Priceless... No, literally its worthless ;D
man thats one of the best sleeper pc builds ive ever seen nice job
I think these builds could be very nostalgic for older generations who wants to re-live the experience of firing one of their childhood PC-s up.
The problem with mixing an old cabinet with new parts is the temperature that is concentrated since those cabinets are a can without good ventilation, if you are going to do something like this liquid cooling It can be a good choice.
Emachines, never obsolete. Nice build!
I am old school, born with C64 and this build is amazing because reminds me the glorious era of the Voodoo/Voodoo 2 cards.
I love the casing! 😍😍
Loved the case, the mods, everything man, I am sure I am not the only one looking forward for some more videos like this!
Nice! If i were to daily use it, i would drill some more holes at the bottom of the case and install ~1 inch feet to give some leverage and breathing room for the GPU. Great work overall!
I did a sleeper last year, using (I dunno maybe) ten yeard old pc case. I don't have power tools so what I did was wash & repaint.
Ended up moved the components to new case half a year later due to lack of airflow, lol.
It is truly a sleeper when you use an eMachine case. Amazing
I like the effort being put on this mod! It does really look clean and tidy inside!
Too bad you didn't set a bluray reader, could be great for a htpc ! And will look even more convincing, and I would have loved to see the HDD write/read led lights up
A well edited and immaculate video
Keep it up mattt
WOW!!!!! now that is an awesome sleeper build!!!!!!!
It looks amazing. Got a couple of questions tho. No judgement, this is just my OCD talking (apologies if this is annoying). Here we go:
-Why only a single 120mm intake?
You should have room for a 140, maybe two 120 if you take off the GPU shroud or use a shorter GPU.
-Same goes for the back, why only a 90mm fan? You should have room for a 120mm or two 80mm there.
-And why not add bottom intake fans? Looks like it should fit, worse case scenario switch to a mobo that has the 16x in the first slot
I mean, 70 under full load is _excellent_ , but you could have gotten even better results with less noise. More OC/noise headroom.
you can drill some holes on top front of the case near the front I/O to put an SSD inside
LOL, you just proved emachines slogan "never obsolete". Love the videos.
verry nice well done! Thisis by far one of the most entertaining sleeper pc videos i have ever watched
:)
That case with that curved front looks cooler than most modern ones
When I build something like this I call it a theft proof PC. The firs one I did was upgrading an old WANG 286 to a really nice 386. The original WANG motherboard was huge with a bunch of ports to the right of the standard AT keyboard socket location. The left half used standard AT mounting screw locations so putting the normal baby AT 386 board in was simple. The open spot to the right, beneath the power supply, got blocked with aluminum flue tape inside and out.
Giving it slightly taller feet, and making a hole in the bottom of the case & putting in a 240mm fan filter you'll probably get more airflow too the gpu.
Go to a university in the summer and talk to someone in the IT department. They're almost always throwing out old components and upgrading public computers before students come back in the fall.
Классный проект получился 10 из 10))👌👍
Another great video mate. I'm a big fan of your sleeper builds and it's very intuitive to watch your videos
My brother used to have an IBM with the grey/light blue color combination. It was a really nice looking PC
That RTX 2080 Super Founder’s Edition is absolutely gorgeous looking
2:11 I'm pretty sure that is a SFX form factor power supply with an additional space for its fan. You could pick up any modern SFX PSU and use it in that case without modifications.
To the best of my knowledge emachines came out around 07!
And I was looking at the older (new old stock) ext tower cases,and ya,they arent giving them away,and may need moding to fit in a modern board!
For more pleasant build, you may cut the side cover and add tempered glass or acrylic, add some white led inside case. 😊
Excellent build Matt, nice job!
My PC before my current upgrade to AMD 3600 was contained in a E-machine case as well it was a nice sleeper PC for years as well.