Sleeper PC's

[NvidiaIntelfanboy]

So I have a old Compaq presario lying around, And I was wondering if I could build a relatively high end PC into that like a sleeper car.

 

A sleeper is a car that has high performance and an unassuming exterior. Sleeper cars are termed such because their exterior looks little or no different from a standard or economy-class car. In some cases the car appears worse due to seeming neglect on the owner's part, typically referred to as "all go and no show". While appearing to be a standard or neglected car, internally they are modified to perform at higher performance levels.

[Rorgash]

i guess if you just use the chassi

[helping]

do it, supply pics

 

bang the case up a bit and get it dirtied up, throw top shelf hardware in it.

 

bring to LAN, destroy every single gaymin PC

 

something similar to what this guy pulled off?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/89390-sleeper-rig/

 

only difference is I wouldn't have painted the back.

[qwertywarrior]

is the compaq case ATX or BTX

[Toxic Tom]

Just hack FRAPS and make it add 60 FPS to the framerate display. Now that will impress people.

[Freaky_spider]

is the compaq case ATX or BTX

lets hope its ATX ,

 

they were like, lets make it bigger, ow wait, everything is getting more power effecient so bigger mobo's arent needed anymore  

 

BTX was a nice idea, but it came to late.

[nj4ck]

Nice idea, you'll probably have to take a look into providing good airflow for high-end components in that case, though. Most of those cases only have one, maybe two fan mounts.

[GunnAthax]

You can bulid a pc in about anything, just try do be discrete with the case mods.

Wich i guess is going to be fan vents  

[slasher0161]

So long as you carve in adequate ventilation it will work, I am mid way through modding an old antec case at the moment, already got 240mm rad mounting in the front, may carve the bottom out for either a 280 or 360mm in the bottom. The only thing to be warned about with old cases is they tend to use 1mm steel which can be quite flimsy.

[Scheer]

This is the gold standard to which all sleeper PCs should be compared to, it is absolutely amazing: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/89390-sleeper-rig/

[Kazuhiro]

Ventilation is the key! I had a sleeper project of my own here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/89390-sleeper-rig/