Hi everybody,
So sadly my old pc is starting to chugg down on me (had it for almost 5 years now) and i've been thinking about an upgrade path.
As I don't use my pc for much else than studying (math major) and the occasional game (i'm mostly a console peasant :P) I started to look for relible parts on a tight budget. After some searching I couldn't actually find any cases that I like, until today !
As an homage to my first system, i've decided to build the thing inside a FAT ps2 . My only inner debate now is will everything fit in such a small case...
I'm thinking about ordering the case off ebay and mesuring everything myself (about 10 eur) so I can get a feeling of size, but it would be really helpful if someone who already owns the console (sadly mine died many moons ago) could tell me if he thinks it can actually fit in there / how big it actually is once you take the disk drive out.
Not sure what im actually going to fit in there but I'm thinking about:
CPU: I'll wait and see about the new Ryzen 5 but if its a spoof than I'll go with the I5-7500
Cooler: whatever I can possibly fit in there. possibly this one due to high reviews but i'll need to check clearence first.
Ram: 16 GB low profile ram
Power supply: I literally have no clue, did not think that far
GPU: I want to take out the disk tray and instead shove a GPU with a PCI extension cable, and drill vents into the chasis for fresh air. possibly this one
Storage: I have a 500GB SSD that i'm gonna use it should be plenty (I have my pc for 5 years and i still havent filled it )
Motherboard: No clue, need to check if there's room for a mini-ITX at least or I have no idea what to do
This is pretty much it. As i said i plan to strip all the insides out, put the new motherboard where the old one was, and put the new gpu where the disk drive used to be. This is gonna be my first actual mod and I'm really siked for it. What do you think ? will everything actually fit ?
Suggestions, tips etc. from more experienced builders would be great ! thanks in advance !
Mi old console ^^