Beige is the new black

jimbogimp · 5th August 2012, 5:49 PM

Hey All,

A few months ago I found an old computer on the side of the road circa 1990. I'd always wanted to put new hardware in an old case and I finally done it.

There wasnt much too it - managed to get it done over a few days working on it here and there in the midst of parental duties.

Mods included:

modify (ie: completely hack up) the back plate to allow a standard ATX mobo to fit.
Add ventilation to the front and top of the case.
Paint it.

Yet to come:

Water
Front USB/Audio Panel
"Stylish" LED's
200mm fan on top

Current Setup:
Gigabyte GA-770-S3
AMD 720BE Tri Core
4GB Generic DDR2
Radeon HD5770
GW 700W PSU
80GB HDD

I just put some older hardware together for this build but I will use this for my next upgrade and probably add water. there is room for a 240rad up front.

here are a few pics of the progress all taken on my phone to cover up the crappity paint job

Before Outside

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Before Interior

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Mock up

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Mock up 2

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The PSU dosent quite fit properly and it kinda bows the top of the case

Complete Front

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Complete Top

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Complete Interior

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Thanks for looking!

c_hegge · 5th August 2012, 6:48 PM

Looks good. I'm not big on off-brand PSUs, though.

5th August 2012, 5:49 PM	#1
jimbogimp Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: funny comment Posts: 309	Beige is the new black Hey All, A few months ago I found an old computer on the side of the road circa 1990. I'd always wanted to put new hardware in an old case and I finally done it. There wasnt much too it - managed to get it done over a few days working on it here and there in the midst of parental duties. Mods included: modify (ie: completely hack up) the back plate to allow a standard ATX mobo to fit. Add ventilation to the front and top of the case. Paint it. Yet to come: Water Front USB/Audio Panel "Stylish" LED's 200mm fan on top Current Setup: Gigabyte GA-770-S3 AMD 720BE Tri Core 4GB Generic DDR2 Radeon HD5770 GW 700W PSU 80GB HDD I just put some older hardware together for this build but I will use this for my next upgrade and probably add water. there is room for a 240rad up front. here are a few pics of the progress all taken on my phone to cover up the crappity paint job Before Outside Click to view full size! Before Interior Click to view full size! Mock up Click to view full size! Mock up 2 Click to view full size! The PSU dosent quite fit properly and it kinda bows the top of the case Complete Front Click to view full size! Complete Top Click to view full size! Complete Interior Click to view full size! Thanks for looking! __________________ Safe speeding is exactly 117kph Last edited by jimbogimp; 5th August 2012 at 6:14 PM.

5th August 2012, 6:48 PM	#2
c_hegge Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Grafton, NSW Posts: 225	Looks good. I'm not big on off-brand PSUs, though. __________________ My System: Core i5 660 3.33GHz, Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R, 4GB Kingston DDR3 1333, 750GB WD HDD, Sony Optiarc DVD RW, nVidia GTX295 1760MB, Antec 1200 Case, Delta DPS-750CB 750W PSU, Hauppauge TV Tuner, Windows XP Pro.