HP Pavilion Revamp: Plan B

[8uhbbhu8]

I think it has been 84 years lol

 

All links that I know of have been removed, and the person has been asked politely not to post my stuff. 

 

Lol, eventually you will have to make a joke about it getting more wood than (insert here). 

Wood?!! hmmmm I like the idea of wood in a pc.  

[Guest]

Wood?!! hmmmm I like the idea of wood in a pc.

what about a pc made of wood?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/430803-home-made-wooden-case/#entry5776376

[pckid]

 

I now have a clean slate:

Next step will be removing the drive cage and motherboard tray. I looked at it briefly while taking the photos and it looks like HP got a little too creative on the LSD again so I have a feeling that removing all of the rivets will be the fastest option(and I mean all of the rivets), but I'll save that mess for another day.

 

And I want to clarify something to you all since I have already received 2 PM's on this, but yes a full ATX motherboard will fit in this case, no the board isn't too long. Take a look:

See, HP mATX case and a ATX motherboard. Sure the drive cage gets in the way(which will be removed), and yes the case will need a new motherboard tray(and I/O mounts), but it fits nonetheless. 

(Pretty bitchin motherboard, I had it laying around and wanted to show it off. I know @tmcclelland455 will appreciate it I'll use my Asus P3C-D in a retro build someday...)

 

Where are you going to put the psu?

[QueenDemetria]

Where are you going to put the psu?

It will be mounted parallel to the motherboard, and where the exhaust fan is now. There won't be much space for a CPU cooler, but I'm  watercooling anyways so space won't be an issue(since waterblocks are short).

[pckid]

It will be mounted parallel to the motherboard, and where the exhaust fan is now. There won't be much space for a CPU cooler, but I'm  watercooling anyways so space won't be an issue(since waterblocks are short).

Well you know not to use vegetable oil to cool your computer.

[QueenDemetria]

Well you know not to use vegetable oil to cool your computer.

At least not this one  

[pckid]

At least not this one

I still have my old Compaq Presario CQ5300F in my closet and it is similar to your hp.

[QueenDemetria]

I still have my old Compaq Presario CQ5300F in my closet and it is similar to your hp.

HP has been using the same chassis design for quite a while now.

[pckid]

HP has been using the same chassis design for quite a while now.

Im still using the hard drive out of my Compaq in my current pc as my boot drive.

[flibberdipper]

Heh, I may have been inspired to do some stuff with the HP case I have. Anyone here want a tag?

[NeatSquidYT]

Heh, I may have been inspired to do some stuff with the HP case I have. Anyone here want a tag?

pls

[Guest]

Heh, I may have been inspired to do some stuff with the HP case I have. Anyone here want a tag?

yesh.

[CydiaDash]

Did someone say tag

[Frankie]

Did someone say tag

 

Yup. heard something about that too.

[flibberdipper]

Did someone say tag

 

Yup. heard something about that too.

Gee, I might have.

[iHardware Shelden]

Gee, I might have.

I want you to do something with an old Packard Bell case

[comicsansms]

I did some Ghetto building with an old HP D330 Micro Tower.

That computer is from the days when HP's Professional grade computer were actually good!

[flibberdipper]

I want you to do something with an old Packard Bell case

lulz I'm amazed with this case though. Like it has an 80mm or 120mm mount in the front.

[iHardware Shelden]

lulz I'm amazed with this case though. Like it has an 80mm or 120mm mount in the front.

I need to mod my case, I want to do a 140mm intake and 140 exhaust instead of the 1x80mm intake and 2x80mm outtakes it had now. Thing is I don't know how to mod worth a damn  :wacko:

[QueenDemetria]

“The battle was lost but the war is not over”

 

"Not today" - Sunny 

[Decon]

“The battle was lost but the war is not over”

 

"Not today" - Sunny 

 

update HYPE

[flibberdipper]

[CtW]

Heh, I may have been inspired to do some stuff with the HP case I have. Anyone here want a tag?

pls

[JefferyD90]

 

My story:

I hate to say this, but I actually enjoyed my HP Pavilion(p6210f). That is, until the true HP feeling kicked in. I'm not sure why, but owning a HP is like a high school relationship. Its fun, cute, and starts off great, but then your partner does something to set you off and it all goes down hill from there. I did some bad things, the computer did some bad things, it just wasn't working out for us(lol). The great thing about computers though is that unlike a high school relationship, a screwdriver and patience can solve all of the problems....at least most of them. 

 

My Goal:

Honestly my biggest problem with my computer is the motherboard. Its just bad, that's the best way to describe it. The power supply also needs to be replaced, its been making a weird “humming” sound under load. I would also like to switch out my storage device for a real SSD/HDD setup, the RAM drive is fun to mess with but not practical for a daily usage computer. Pretty much I just want to make this a better PC with only using parts from previous PC's and to get some experience with painting and cutting metal(with a die grinder). 

 

CPU: Athlon II X4 620 at 2.6Ghz

Motherboard: Pegatron M2N78-LA

RAM: 2x 512Mb Hynix + 2x 2048Mb Kingston LP

PSU: 300w LiteON Genric OEM (PS-5301-08HA)   

Storage: ACard ANS-9010 w/ 32Gb of Crucial RAM, 64Gb Adtron, LG Super-Multi DVD+/-RW

Case: 2009 era HP base model 

GPU: Integrated Geforce 9100 Chipset(8 Cuda cores, 256Mb DDR2 128 bit, unknown clock speeds)

 

CPU: Athlon II X4 620 at 3.1+Ghz

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H

RAM: 4x 2048Mb Kingston LP / 4x 4096Mb Crucial

PSU: 600w OCZ Technology (OCZGXS600)

Storage: 1Tb WD Black, 160Gb WD White drive(OEM), 32Gb Gmonster SSD, 64Gb Adtron

Case: 2009 era HP base model w/ mods and re-paint

GPU: Galaxy 9500 gt (I should note: I will be using a 550 ti in this computer for a while, until I can fix the pump in my main rig).

 

Before I get too far, here it is in all of its glory:

And yes I have been using it without its front panel. Why? Well the RAM drive barely fit, but since this case has poor airflow the RAM drive also over heated. My solution was to turn the drive up side down and use a Evercool Fox-3 blower fan to give it some air flow. This came at a cost, since the blower fan got in the way of the front panel, so I chose the easiest option that prevented my PC from catching on fire(joking of course).

The RAM drive wasn't the only thing that overheated, the Geforce 9100 chipset did too. Here were the idle temps without modifications:

I tried adding a 40mm fan , but it was too loud and too ineffective. I came up with a genius idea: why not use long standoffs and mount a 80mm fan. The fan was silent, and the temps were much better(still concerning though):

and here is the mod:

This does come at a cost though, and its that I cant mount a GPU since the fan is in the way, so I figure swapping out the motherboard will solve two problems. 

 

To kick this thing off, I have already torn apart my machine and test fitted most of the components, but now its time to put my die grinder to use. Can anybody guess what I am planning?:

Note: At the top corner I have already started cutting.

 

 

What the hell is a RAM Drive?  I didn't know that a software program could get in the way of airflow.

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[QueenDemetria]

What the hell is a RAM Drive?  I didn't know that a software program could get in the way of airflow.

These bad boys are RAM drives