My Compaq Sleeper

[93SHADoW]

The last of the build was completed back in July, but this is my sleeper which itself is a tribute to the first PC my parents bought new in 2004, a Compaq Presario SR1303WM. While this one is an SR2002X, it uses the same exact case, only that it has the revised side panel which has more ventilation than the original side panel the earlier versions of this case used.

 

Cable management was a nightmare, but I did the best I could. Anyway, here's what's housed in the Compaq case:

 

- Ryzen 9 3900X, running at a 4GHz OC.

- 64GB 3200MHz DDR4 (G.Skill Ripjaws V)

- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super

- ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS

- 512GB Inland SSD + 2TB Hitachi 7200RPM HDD

- LG Blu-Ray/DVD/CD writer x2

- Asetek 645LT with a pair of 92mm Delta 154cfm fans (I had to build a PWM signal inverter to correctly drive these fans).

- EK-Furious Vardar EVO 120mm fan for intake (107 cfm). Eventually I will 3D print a shroud with an insert for a filter for the intake fan.

- PC Power & Cooling FireStorm 750W PSU (carried over from a previous build)

- Zorin OS 15.3 Linux (based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)

 

I actually found the floppy drive module with matching bezel which came out of an older Compaq PC using the same case design earlier today, and intend to make it fully functional using a USB to floppy adapter (I do have some retro PCs that I occasionally write floppies for).

 

Although I didn't build this with gaming in mind, as it is my workstation for model rendering, animation rendering and video editing, it can game just fine If i wanted to.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I'm sort of a sucker for OEM cases of that XP era. Those Delta fans, does it sound like it's taking off??? 

[PiberiusWilde]

Dang that's cool and that AIO is hilarious.

 

Planning to do one as well, using my neighbor's case from early 2000s. Although I don't think it was a pre-built. But still very excited.

 

Don't have any money to buy any pc parts though LOL

[93SHADoW]

On 10/25/2020 at 3:17 AM, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I'm sort of a sucker for OEM cases of that XP era. Those Delta fans, does it sound like it's taking off??? 

You should hear them when they start up, they kick to full speed for a few seconds before slowing down! It's actually pretty quiet at its lower speeds.

[GuacInWhereSunDontShine]

Haha at least you could keep the old "Powered by Nvidia" sticker!