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Jack.EXE
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FAQ:

Dont buy that Cpu, buy the Pentium K.  No. That isn't even a question, and I will not buy a Pentium K. I'm on much too strict of a budget, and I find a good GPU to be more important.

Will the parts fit?                                    Yes, the parts should all fit.

What will this be used for?                     This will be used as an HTPC.

Why the PS2?                                        Nostalgia, and the challenge of building in such a case, plus it wouldn't look out of place in the theater room.

 

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CPU: AMD 3850 1.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($34.81 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ECS KAM1-I(1.0) Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  ($31.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Superclocked Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified TFX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ Newegg)
BluRay Drive: HL BD-ROM Slim ($30.00 @ Amazon, thanks @Ashley for the find)
Case: PlayStation 2 Fat ($39.99 @ Ebay)
Other: PCIe Ribbon Flexible Extender ($6.09 @ Amazon)
Total: $379.81
 

I thought I might as well start the thread before the parts get here to get some planning help.

 

Anyway, I've been wanting to do this for the past year, and it's finally happening!

 

What I'm planning to do:

 

My goal is to get everything fitted inside the PS2.

I'm going to completely hollow out the inside of the PS2, and creating a new back panel.

I'll be stacking the motherboard and graphics card, fans toward each other, towards the right of the back panel.

The power supply will go fan down in the left, underneath the slim BluRay drive, which will go in the classic location, the original drive's spot.

I'm thinking the SSD will be wedged in the far right, next to the motherboard and GPU.

PS2-Fat-Console-Back.jpg

 

Anyone got any input before the case gets here?

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Good fucking luck fitting all of that in a PS2 case

 

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Good fucking luck fitting all of that in a PS2 case

 

The math checks out, everything should fit together.

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The math checks out, everything should fit together.

Looking forward to seeing the result :)

 

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Even the "fat" PS2 is thin for a a graphics card

 

I've got a mint fat PS2 but I don't want to open it (still has the warranty sticker and everything)

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Not that cpu, please

 

get a pentium k

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

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Even the "fat" PS2 is thin for a a graphics card

 

I've got a mint fat PS2 but I don't want to open it (still has the warranty sticker and everything)

 

A GPU is 2 CM wide (Measured), so I'll be lying sideways in the case, using a flexible PCIe ribbon extender to get it in place.

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Not that cpu, please

 

get a pentium k

 

NO. BAD.

 

Leave this thread and go cry in your corner.

 

I'm using this CPU. No ifs ands or buts about it.

 

If I hear someone crying pentium K one more time... I'll probs lose my mind.

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Make sure to ground the mobo :)

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Make sure to ground the mobo :)

I've got some wire that I'll be connecting from the standoffs to the PSU's case.

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Looking forward to this. Seeing a picture of a good old PS2 made me shed a tear. Got mine somewhere in the basement, the hours I've spend on that. Good times.

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A GPU is 2 CM wide (Measured), so I'll be lying sideways in the case, using a flexible PCIe ribbon extender to get it in place.

 

Oh i missed that. 

 

Looks like you have it planned out, good luck.

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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Looking forward to this. Seeing a picture of a good old PS2 made me shed a tear. Got mine somewhere in the basement, the hours I've spend on that. Good times.

 

Yeaaa hours and hours of Gran Turismo...

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This would be fun to do some day with my fat PS2. But only once I could emulate a PS2 decently enough with a machine in such a small enclosure.

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Looking forward to this. Seeing a picture of a good old PS2 made me shed a tear. Got mine somewhere in the basement, the hours I've spend on that. Good times.

 

I've ordered a busted one so I don't have to cannibalize a working one.

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This will be a cool project! PS2's sure bring back memories.

 

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This would be fun to do some day with my fat PS2. But only once I could emulate a PS2 decently enough with a machine in such a small enclosure.

 

Funny thing, I'm planning to stream emulated games from my desktop to the HTPC, as well as the more demanding games.

 

But whatever can be run locally, will, hence the GTX 750

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Anyway, hunker down & follow this topic, cause we've gotta wait till thursday for delivery. :(

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