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xrex64
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Sell the parts burn the case buy a better case for yourself. 

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My grandpa just gave us an old computer that someone else used to own. It's custom built but has DDR2 and an intel processor that I'm not sure of. The case is windowed and it says "Ultra"... It's far better than the case I have, but the only problem is there are no USB 3.0 (which isn't a big problem)

 

Bottom line: What should I do with it?

 

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For an "old" PC that's a pretty damn good looking case! Look at it, behold it's power, I guess....

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  • Sell it

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For an "old" PC that's a pretty damn good looking case! Look at it, behold it's power, I guess....

Should I put my current computer in it? My current case is one from HP that kinda sucks in terms of any airflow...

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How does it preform?

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 | Cpu: i7 3820 at 4.3 Ghz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 | Gpu: XFX hd 7970 Ghz 1100Mhz/1600Mhz | Ram: Crucial BallistiX Elite 16GB 2x8 Gb 1866 Mhz


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Should I put my current computer in it? My current case is one from HP that kinda sucks in terms of any airflow...

yea i dont see why not, unless this one has bad airflow too

Specs of my PC:

CPU: AMD FX 8350  Motherboard: Gigabyte 990XA UD3  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 Windforce 2GB  HDD: WD Green 2TB SSD:  Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD RAM: Corsair 8GB(2X4) PSU: CoolerMaster G650M

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How does it preform?

It should get about 50 fps in Crysis 3 running on Direct X 2... But my grandpa says the guy who gave it to him says that it starting sparking and lightning and crazy stuff... so... I haven't tried it yet...

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I would use the case, then take the old hp case you have and fill it with dirt set it in a window and use it to plant a house plant in or something. 

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