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Dimension 5100 Upgraded

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Here is my Dimension 5100 that has been upgraded over the years.

NOTE: This is NOT my main PC

 

Specs: CPU: Intel Pentium D 945 3.4ghz

GPU: PNY Geforce GT440 (I got it for free with a fan that didn't work very well and I pulled a fan from a PNY Geforce 6600GT and glued it on. I also cleaned and repasted it)

RAM: 3gb of DDR2 Memory 

HDD: Western Digital 120gb 7200RPM

1 DVD-RW drive

PSU: Seasonic 300 watt OEM 

Case: Original

Motherboard: Original

Heatsink: Original 

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System: HP Pavilion P7-1010 Upgraded... CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz, RAM: 6gb DDR3 1066mhz, GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670, PSU: Seasonic S12 II 380w Bronze, SSD: Samsung 840 Evo, HDDs: WD Caviar Green 1tb 5400RPM, Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM, Case: Generic HP case, OS: Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1

2nd Best: Dell Dimension 5100 Upgraded: CPU: Intel Pentium D 945, RAM: 3gb DDR2, GPU: PNY GT440 1gb, HDD: WD 120gb 720RPM, PSU: Seasonic OEM, OS: Win8.1 32bit

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The original CPU was a Pentium 4 531, and the original GPU was an ATI Radeon X600.

System: HP Pavilion P7-1010 Upgraded... CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz, RAM: 6gb DDR3 1066mhz, GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670, PSU: Seasonic S12 II 380w Bronze, SSD: Samsung 840 Evo, HDDs: WD Caviar Green 1tb 5400RPM, Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM, Case: Generic HP case, OS: Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1

2nd Best: Dell Dimension 5100 Upgraded: CPU: Intel Pentium D 945, RAM: 3gb DDR2, GPU: PNY GT440 1gb, HDD: WD 120gb 720RPM, PSU: Seasonic OEM, OS: Win8.1 32bit

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The original CPU was a Pentium 4 531, and the original GPU was an ATI Radeon X600.

 

HAHA, BTX system FTW!

 

I still have mine as a media PC in the living room.

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HAHA, BTX system FTW!

 

I still have mine as a media PC in the living room.

I know, right? Lol. It can't fit a two slot GPU, though. Atleast I could get an ATX PSU in there. That helped. Glad to know you are using one, too!

System: HP Pavilion P7-1010 Upgraded... CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz, RAM: 6gb DDR3 1066mhz, GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670, PSU: Seasonic S12 II 380w Bronze, SSD: Samsung 840 Evo, HDDs: WD Caviar Green 1tb 5400RPM, Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM, Case: Generic HP case, OS: Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1

2nd Best: Dell Dimension 5100 Upgraded: CPU: Intel Pentium D 945, RAM: 3gb DDR2, GPU: PNY GT440 1gb, HDD: WD 120gb 720RPM, PSU: Seasonic OEM, OS: Win8.1 32bit

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Nice! We've still got one of these running itunes for our house's music system

Specs: 4790k | Asus Z-97 Pro Wifi | MX100 512GB SSD | NZXT H440 Plastidipped Black | Dark Rock 3 CPU Cooler | MSI 290x Lightning | EVGA 850 G2 | 3x Noctua Industrial NF-F12's

Bought a powermac G5, expect a mod log sometime in 2015

Corsair is overrated, and Anime is ruined by the people who watch it

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I know, right? Lol. It can't fit a two slot GPU, though. Atleast I could get an ATX PSU in there. That helped. Glad to know you are using one, too!

 

Haha true since it's reversed not the best in compatibility, I think I have a full sized version since I was able to fit in a dual slot card but barely it would make contact with the metal rear IO port.

 

Single slot 750ti anyone?

http://www.eteknix.com/galaxy-introduces-single-slot-geforce-gtx-750-ti-razor/

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Haha true since it's reversed not the best in compatibility, I think I have a full sized version since I was able to fit in a dual slot card but barely it would make contact with the metal rear IO port.

 

Single slot 750ti anyone?

http://www.eteknix.com/galaxy-introduces-single-slot-geforce-gtx-750-ti-razor/

yea I might have been able to make a full card size card work with some effort or modifications but it wasn't worth the risk lol. The GT440 isn't too bad for this system and it can overclock some hehehe tho that thing runs HOT, especially in furmark.

System: HP Pavilion P7-1010 Upgraded... CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz, RAM: 6gb DDR3 1066mhz, GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670, PSU: Seasonic S12 II 380w Bronze, SSD: Samsung 840 Evo, HDDs: WD Caviar Green 1tb 5400RPM, Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM, Case: Generic HP case, OS: Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1

2nd Best: Dell Dimension 5100 Upgraded: CPU: Intel Pentium D 945, RAM: 3gb DDR2, GPU: PNY GT440 1gb, HDD: WD 120gb 720RPM, PSU: Seasonic OEM, OS: Win8.1 32bit

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Haha true since it's reversed not the best in compatibility, I think I have a full sized version since I was able to fit in a dual slot card but barely it would make contact with the metal rear IO port.

 

Single slot 750ti anyone?

http://www.eteknix.com/galaxy-introduces-single-slot-geforce-gtx-750-ti-razor/

Wow...that's probably the most powerful single slot graphics card out there

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Wow...that's probably the most powerful single slot graphics card out there

I think my Pentium D 945 would bottleneck it lol

System: HP Pavilion P7-1010 Upgraded... CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 3.1ghz, RAM: 6gb DDR3 1066mhz, GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670, PSU: Seasonic S12 II 380w Bronze, SSD: Samsung 840 Evo, HDDs: WD Caviar Green 1tb 5400RPM, Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM, Case: Generic HP case, OS: Windows 7 Professional 64Bit SP1

2nd Best: Dell Dimension 5100 Upgraded: CPU: Intel Pentium D 945, RAM: 3gb DDR2, GPU: PNY GT440 1gb, HDD: WD 120gb 720RPM, PSU: Seasonic OEM, OS: Win8.1 32bit

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@iHardware Shelden has a few old dells laying around his house, Maybe he should chime in on this (I call him a Dell Fan Boy). He has upgraded a lot of his old Dells and have a few P4s laying around and still using the old Dells.

Computer and other things (My Phanteks Enthoo Elite build is done)

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Main Computer

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Processor: Intel Core i7 6850k @4.5GHz
Motherboard: Asus Rampage V ROG Edition 10
Heatsink: Custom Hardline
Memory: Corsaor Dominator 16GB (4GB x2) DDR4 3000MHz 
Video Card: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW
Hard Drive: x2 OCZ ARC 100 240GB RAID 0 (Boot), Western Digital 4TB SSHD (Steam), x2 Adata 512GB (Steam)
Main GUI: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

All That Extra Stuff

 

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Monitor: x2 Dell U2414H
Keyboard: Ducky Shine 5 RGB (Cherry MX Blue)
Mouse: Logitech G502
Headset: AKG K553 Pro Studio Headphones
Speakers: Boston Accustics Home Media Theater 2.1 + Boston Accustics Soundbar
Microphone: Audio Technica AT-2035 w/ Focusrite Scarlett Solo
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster E5 DAC

Server

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Case: Rosewill 4U Rackmount RSV-L4500

Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 12C/24T

Motherboard: Asrock x99 Extreme 4

Ram: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 4x4GB

Video Card: Nvidia GT520

OS Drive: Kingston Hyperx 240GB SSD

Raid Card: LSI MegaRaid  9261-8i 8-port

Hard Drives: x7 HGST 4TB Nas

 

 

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Dell fan boy here (Poohy14 sent me) anyways I have this same system with some modifications to it to make it more powerful. I removed the rear IO shield and got a Dell optiplex 745 mobo to replace the original. It now supports Core 2 Quad Q6600s at the most but if you find a 775 or higher model optiplex board they support higher and they are cheap on eBay. Anyways I made 2 videos on this system (one is quite old) but they might help you with your upgrades. If you have any questions reply to me at ihardware2014@gmail.com so I can get back to you quicker since I lost my original forum account. Thanks!

A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

 

Core 4 Quad Not Extreme, only available on LGA 557 at your local Circuit City

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