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My 1995 IBM Aptiva. 486dx2 to i7 6700k. Not 56k safe.

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damn bro. that is so cool. i dont imagine me spending that much time on a system. one q. i thought that skylake overclocks better that devil canyon am i mistaken that badly??? ok probably is the cooling of the case but i thought aio watercoolers were strong enough. i am asking to learn not to judge 

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ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!

You, Sir, are a f-ing genius!

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  • CPU
    Threadripper 1900X @ 4.0GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus PRIME X399-A
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix Elite @ 3466MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1080Ti Gaming-X 11G
  • Case
    SilverStone Fortress FT02
  • Storage
    1TB Samsung 960 EVO + 500GB WD Blue SSD + 2x 4TB WD Red (RAID1) + 3TB HGST Deskstar NAS
  • PSU
    Corsair AX760i
  • Display(s)
    2x Acer Predator XB271HK
  • Cooling
    BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G710+
  • Mouse
    Logitech G502
  • Sound
    Propellerhead Balance + Bose Companion II + AKG K7XX
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
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20 hours ago, AlexAlcala said:

waaaaaaaaait! i have a question, i tried to do this but i ran into a problem i cant solve, the power button on the case im using have a connector that is waaaaay different for the normal pin of today, how did you solve this?.

 

Looks great! congrats!

If it's a female connector I found the smaller paper clips tend to fit perfectly, and wrap some wire around that. Or just cut and restrip the wire at this point. You can buy jumper cables that fit the front I/O pins on modern mobos, and I've gotten away with a scrapped fan's connector as well. 

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Your on kotaku m8.

(nice build 10/10)

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I came for the 56k warning and I was not displeased.

UPDATED An enthusiasts guide to video feat. MPC-HC + madVR | NEW UPDATE Supertower Build Log: Anthrax 8.0 ~ 02/21 - Follow!

Build Logs: Anthrax (2016.02.14) | Chibi PC (2014.09.22) | ThePylon (2015.10.26) | Mystery Build #4 (????.??.??) | Mystery Build #5 (????.??.??)

The HID Liberator: A Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard Build Log | A Simple Mod: Silencing the EVGA 750Ti FTW w/ ACX

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We need to get this guy one of those 21in Trinitrons. Well that or a IBM T220/T221. Bring on the 3840x2400!

UPDATED An enthusiasts guide to video feat. MPC-HC + madVR | NEW UPDATE Supertower Build Log: Anthrax 8.0 ~ 02/21 - Follow!

Build Logs: Anthrax (2016.02.14) | Chibi PC (2014.09.22) | ThePylon (2015.10.26) | Mystery Build #4 (????.??.??) | Mystery Build #5 (????.??.??)

The HID Liberator: A Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard Build Log | A Simple Mod: Silencing the EVGA 750Ti FTW w/ ACX

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This is, pardon my French, fucking excellent.

 

It's quite ironic that some of Lenovo's new computers look very similar to this. I guess some things just weren't meant to be improved upon.

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Where were you while we were getting high?

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On 2/24/2016 at 2:33 PM, NumLock21 said:

Now you'll need is to mod a 4k screen to look like a CRT or is that even possible?

Don't forget the Win95 boot screen, visual style, and theme sounds especially the startup and shutdown.

Oh there's plans for that. I want to make a custom clip/hang on bezel to make whatever monitor I go with in the future, look like a widescreen fascia of period correct IBM monitor. I want to strip the mouse it by sanding the paint where the glowing "G" is so it's perfectly translucent, mask off an IBM logo, and give the whole thing the beige treatment. Same for the speakers.

On 2/24/2016 at 2:55 PM, Steel_Wind said:

Is that a Model "M" keyboard you rescued from the trash?

Missing Windows key aside, the Model "M" is still as sweet as it gets. Gratz on this build.

My first computer was a Commodore PET and then an Apple ][+. I had an XT, 386SX and a 486/33 before I upgraded to a DX2/66! 

 

 

It's a late 80's NMB, it's so old that it has an AT connector, that goes through an adapter that converts it to PS2. VERY CLICKY as well.

On 2/24/2016 at 3:34 PM, mark_cameron said:

 

Questions...

 

1. Is it noiser or less noisy than it was in windows 95 edition ? As that was loud. Like a light aircraft preparing for departure.

 

2. Temperatures?

The original mobo was DOA when I first tried plugging it in. I'd say the only thing that would have made it loud, would have been the old 500MB HDD.

In the current setup, I have the fan set to stay on at their lowest RPM which is very quiet, it's just too weird looking at a system like this, and hearing total silence. At idle. temps are basically room temperature. Temps/noise aren't bad at load. The mobo temp never seems to never go above 43c in 25c room, CPU hangs out in the low 60's. I have the fans set to not ramp up until 55c, and peg 100% at 80c

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Does that optical drive still work @Dr.Moddnstine? If it does, my hat is off to you.

 

Damn this is sexy.

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Somehow it makes me want to build a PC inside an IBM 5150 PC. I'm probably just crazy.

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1 hour ago, tmcclelland455 said:

Does that optical drive still work @Dr.Moddnstine? If it does, my hat is off to you.

 

Damn this is sexy.

Indeed it does.

33 minutes ago, Narigaur said:

Somehow it makes me want to build a PC inside an IBM 5150 PC. I'm probably just crazy.

My first retro build was an XT like 10 years ago, here's a vid from my old account. I'm going to rebuild it for my fiancee when money permits.

 

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29 minutes ago, Dr.Moddnstine said:

Indeed it does.

Hot damn. Color me impressed. :P

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Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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On Gizmodo site today. This is an amazing build!

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/02/how-to-make-a-118-gigabyte-floppy-drive/

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That SD-card-stuffed-into-floppy mod has to easily be one of the coolest things I have seen on this entire website. Freaking genius!  

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Absolutely LOVE this build! New, high-end components in old chassis is one of my weaknesses, lol. Very inspiring. Fantastic job with the custom fabrication as well. :) One of the best builds I've ever seen.  

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1 hour ago, Ruhel said:

On Gizmodo site today. This is an amazing build!

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/02/how-to-make-a-118-gigabyte-floppy-drive/

Was just about to post this too. Sweet deal getting so much attention for this!

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that was really good and awesome build. :) keep up with the good job really like your video when you explain all about this build. 

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Bravo! BRAVO!

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