The Dell Dimension Sleeper

[NTDaws]

Hello old friends,

This will be my progress page of my Dell Dimension 2400 Sleeper

It's gonna be quite a easy sleeper to work on, only things I have left to do is install front panel USB 3.0 and patch up the headphone jack.

The PC is painted in a Matte Black for the body and a Antique Grey for the front for a refreshing look.

I removed all the old hardware, put the case in a dishwasher and removed all the labels. With only leaving the dell logo on the front of the case.

Here is the beginning of the project. And I will be updating it every time I make a change.

 

The specs will be are as follows: 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6VRvFG

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600KF 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($359.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: Asus ROG RYUO 120 RGB 80.95 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($212.80 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.05 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB Phoenix Fan Video Card  ($479.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II EVO 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Custom: StarTech.com 3 Drive Bay Aluminum Trayless Hot Swap Mobile Rack Backplane with Fan and Lock for 3.5 SAS II/SATA III - 6 Gbps Hard Drive (HSB3SATSASBA)  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Custom: ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming (WiFi 6) Z490 LGA 1200 (Intel 10th Gen) SFF Micro ATX Gaming Motherboard (12+2 Power Stages, Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet, Bluetooth v5.1 and Aura Sync)  ($349.99) 
Custom: Dell Dimension 2400 Chassis 
Total: $1969.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-15 04:22 EDT-0400

 

Here are some pictures:

2020-5-15

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I will update this throughout the course of the build. Thanks for looking!

[NTDaws]

It's a lil dusty right now cause well I live in a dusty house

[Helpful Tech Witch]

This is hilarious. i have a pc that i was given with a huge case, so i stuck it in a d2400 case. Did yours come with a black inside, or did u do that?

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

This is hilarious. i have a pc that i was given with a huge case, so i stuck it in a d2400 case. Did yours come with a black inside, or did u do that?

I painted it, took me a good while lol

[Helpful Tech Witch]

looks way better. 

IMG_0321.HEIC

[Helpful Tech Witch]

my mobo died last night, tho

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

my mobo died last night, tho

rip, Did you swap the front USB's with 3.0?

[Helpful Tech Witch]

nah, too lazy. I was gonna flip the old case, so i didn't want to cannibalize it

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

nah, too lazy. I was gonna flip the old case, so i didn't want to cannibalize it

Mmm I'm probably just gonna hot glue it to the usb panel.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

prob would've done that. but i hade rear usb 3, and other stuf doesnt need usb 3(mice, old flash drives that are like 100meg/sec

[MadAnt250]

11 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Here are some pictures:

I like. Air flow may be a challenge. 

Lol, I have a 4550 with the old clam shell case, maybe I should do something with it lol.

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, MadAnt250 said:

I like. Air flow may be a challenge. 

Lol, I have a 4550 with the old clam shell case, maybe I should do something with it lol.

I'm actually gonna remove the front hard drive and replace the 5.25" bays with a 3x hard drive bay. Then I can put a fan in the front and back.

[nick name]

Dude, you're building a Dell.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

if u have any know how, my motherboard thread is here. help would be nice.

 

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, nick name said:

Dude, you're building a Dell.

No no it's called Adell

[Mechex]

This looks like a nice project! I don't know why Dell used so nicely made, high quality cases for cheap office prebuilds. I am looking forward to see how this turns out!