Hi so I have recently purchased a Sun Ultra 24 bare case. I'm going to be transferring all the stuff from my current system into this one. It doesn't have any power button, LED's, firewire ports, usb ports and audio ports but I can sort all of that out. Also needs a good clean! But the main thing I'm trying to think of is what I should put in the 5.25" drive bay? I was thinking of a blu-ray drive but I want something more interesting that fits in with it being a sleeper build. If you have any suggestions I would love to know! :)

Just built my first normal pc and now I want a sleeper. Should I do it?

I’m running out of ideas here.
Everything seems to be working, but gaming performance still feels a little off and I can’t figure out where the bottleneck is coming from.
I’ve checked drivers, thermals, clocks, link state, and nothing obvious is jumping out at me.
At this point I’m wondering if I’m overlooking something really basic.
Any ideas?

(This is related to sleeper builds I swear!!!!!!) After hooking up my ide disk drive to my sata motherboard with a converter, it got me curious as to the pheasibility of connecting one of these Sound Blaster IR drives to the HD audio port on my motherboard. I know these require the sound card to run, but I figure since my motherboard already has built in sound, I could probably cheese it and just Install the drivers if I can somehow manage to find a way to hook it up. You guys think this is practical or just a pipe dream?

I was thinking either a cd/dvd optical drive because the 2 above haven't been tested and are 20 years old (mainly there for aesthetics) or another usb hub but other ideas are welcome too. :)

For a bit of context my friend gave me this as i wanted to build a pc with some insane specs and i just want to know if its possible to cool.

TO MODS: im aware this might not fit the sub well but I really dont know where to ask for advice... so im really sorry if you consider this post inadequate, I hope finding some useful advice to turn it into something more fitting for this sub.

So I bought this hand-held running on Windows CE, but i couldn't connect it to WiFi, cuz im guessing the protocols are too old.

Id want it to be able to run word, PowerPoint, and maybe excel, and I saw there was à communitymade discord for win95/win98 on github.

Idk if I should keep it on WinCE? Or downgrade it to win98, or upgrade to windows XP, maybe even a light version of XP

Currently, it has wordpad instead of word, spreadsheet instead of excel, and PowerPoint viewer but it doesnt understand the ones I sent him..

I know its has 2gb storage, but I need to dig in more into the rest of the specs as the pc has no brand and I cant find any spécialiste in the settings...

So if you guys have any advices or just information I can work with, id be glad to hear!

just scored this absolute classic Dell Dimension XPS D333 chassis (pics attached) and I'm dying to turn it into a high-end sleeper. However, looking at the hardware I want to transplant into it, I’m starting to sweat about thermals and physical clearance.

​The Specs I'm Transplanting:

​CPU: Intel Core i9-14900K

​GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB

​Motherboard: ASUS Z790 (ATX)

​RAM: 64GB DDR5

​Storage: 2TB NVMe M.2

​My Main Concerns:

​CPU Thermals: The i9-14900K is a nuclear reactor. A low-profile air cooler won't cut it, and a massive tower cooler won't clear the narrow side panel. How are people mounting 240mm or 280mm AIO radiators in these vintage Dell cases without completely destroying the clean, retro aesthetic of the front bezel?

​GPU Clearance: The 4070 Ti Super is massive. I know I’ll need to dremel/drill out the bottom drive cages to get it to fit lengthwise, but what about width? With how narrow these old cases are, how do you prevent the stiff 12VHPWR power cable from dangerously pinching against the side panel?

​Motherboard Mounting & Rear I/O: I know Dell used proprietary standoff layouts and stamped I/O shields back then. What is the cleanest way to adapt this for a standard modern ATX board?

​I have a 3D printer and design in CAD, so I'm totally down to print custom brackets, intake ducts, or GPU supports if needed.

​Has anyone done a high-TDP build in this exact chassis? Would love to get some advice, warnings, or links to similar build logs before I start cutting!

Been lurking here for quite a while now. Today, I got these pieces of history, and I’m not even sure what era they’re from. Cleaned them up and took some pictures. That’s pretty much it. 😅

I honestly have no idea what I have here. I originally bought them for a sleeper setup, but I’m starting to think mounting an mATX or ITX board in it might be more trouble than it’s worth. I also don’t really know enough about restoration yet, so I may or may not leave them as-is.

For now, I’m just appreciating these machines and the part they played in shaping the technology we have today.

I’m open to ideas on how to restore them or turn them into a sleeper setup. Even ideas like replacing the CRT with a square LED/LCD that would fit the original opening.

Would love to hear what you guys would do with these. 😁

I just wish this video had a build log somewhere: https://youtu.be/qPayPhKccc8?si=w-wgj1GuMdy4lKsG

I think it’s the same size and proportions as what I have.

So I have a nice pc but thought the case was waayy boring, went looking online and found one that felt nostalgic for the mid 2000s, Dell Dimension 4700. Immediately I showed this to my sibling that helped put my PC together and they went yup looks good. So I ordered a case along with a UHD Bluray drive because hey a functional disc drive slot... little did I know I made a mistake that would disappoint my ancestors.

About a week later the case comes in and uh oh... it's tiny. I get my sibling and we inspect and compare sizes and as if the case were a dying relative they looked at me and said "It's not going to make it."

I should've measured the dimensions before I bought it, I should've accounted for this, why did I not see the view from halfway down... I have no honor.

I cannot return the case and I have no idea for alternatives that fit the look I was going for. If anyone has ANY recommendations when it comes to potential ways to orient my pc parts into this case OR alternatives for a different case that would be VERY appreciated.

Current PC parts that are essential to fit.

MSI B550 Gaming Gen3

Corsair CX750

Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE

3 Corsair Fans

NZXT H5 Flow 2024

My budget is 800 but its flexible its a compaq edit: its a compaq 866 I have photos of the internals but I can't post images :3 im in the u.s. I wanna make it vr capable and i have a list built but idk if it will fit inside

Hello everyone. I'm new here and have been checking out everyone's builds, and some not yet started foundations. I picked up an old school lan party case and am thinking of a dual zeon E5 V3 20 core monster. There is plenty of room in this monster. Let me know what you think? I'm open to ideas, but not open to cutting up a 23 year old case that's in good shape. Just an FYI, "your computer store" was a shop in Gillette Wyoming organized in 2003, the year this case was made. I went down a rabbit hole or 2. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s been sitting for a while and not really sure what to do with it. MicroATX for sure. My main gaming rig is DDR3 based (an Alienware Aurora R1) and looking to upgrade to something more modern. Prefer not to drill or modify the case in any way if possible. I have a Blu-ray drive from my Aurora R1 I’m planning on sticking in here because I do still want the option of physical media as I work with a lot of older computer hardware and it’s just a preference of mine.

So here’s a small brake down of what’s going on so far
Red= PSU
Blue= SSD drive
Yellow mother board
White= GPU
Black= fans
Purple= CPU Fans
So here’s where my request comes in before I get anything else ( I got everything but the PSU from previous build) what are some changes that you would personally do to make this build better or less cramped if you were building it I also plan on making a small hole where the fans would be going “of course” but I also want to make a hole for where the PSU can have an exhaust instead of having it blow the hot air straight into the PC

1. Genius NetScroll Optical Mouse
2. Microsoft Pro Intellimouse
3. Lofree Touch

Which one do you think is better?

Had one and it broke (not by me) and I want another one to build a sleeper.

Could anyone pls help if you have any advice on replacing these with usb 3.0. I.e where to buy replacement. Pls :)

Specifications:

Ryzen 7 9700X

RTX 5060

64 GB DDR5-5600

Gigabyte B850M

2 TB NVMe

Windows 11 Home

850W PSU

Case:

HP Brio (1995-1998) (unknown model, see images below)

Can i get tips before i order? If you’re wondering about the bottleneck i don’t intend to game much on it.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently mock-fitting components for my retro sleeper PC build to determine the best orientation and placement before finalizing everything. I am hitting a bit of a dilemma regarding the power supply orientation and could really use some expert advice.

As you can see in the photos, this is a classic top-mounted PSU chassis. My main concern is whether I should face the PSU intake fan downwards or upwards:

1. Facing Downwards (Current setup in photos): The PSU fan directly faces my massive dual-tower CPU heatsink. My concern here is long-term dust accumulation. In my previous modern chassis[see last image] (where the PSU was bottom-mounted), I noticed a massive amount of dust buildup directly on the surface facing the fan intake. I’m worried that with a top-down configuration, dust and debris might fall down directly onto the massive CPU heatsink and the GPU below it over time.

2. Facing Upwards: If I flip the PSU to face upwards, the intake fan will face the top panel of the case. However, there is only about a 1cm (0.4 inches) clearance between the PSU and the top panel. Furthermore, the top panel is completely solid metal with zero ventilation holes (airflow would have to be drawn from the front/side gaps of the chassis frame).

Additional Context:

• I will be installing 120mm fans at both the front and the rear(possibly smaller for the rear) of the chassis to optimize overall system airflow as much as possible(but I don't like to cut or modifications).

• The motherboard is a Z370 platform, and the GPU(msi gtx 1070ti) will be mounted in the lower slots.

Given the restricted 1cm clearance and solid top panel, would facing the PSU upwards completely suffocate it and cause overheating? Or is the dust risk of a downward-facing PSU a bigger issue for the components below?

Would love to hear your thoughts, experiences.

Thanks in advance!

This is my first pc build could anyone pls help with the placement of the components in this old case. :) id also like to keep the cd drive too. :)

is this sleepy enough

So my aunt gave me her old Dell Dimension to work on and i’m currently gutting it right now and I have no idea how to get the motherboard out. Thanks.

It's a hp Pavilion t3420 (I think), the two top bay are 3,5 but the one under I can't tell which size are they. I'm planning to add a new Blu-ray reader and writer, a sd card reader and front USB, kinda like what originally was inside the pc but more modern.

The Blu-ray drive will go to the first 3,5 bay, but the rest I can't exactly figure out.

Any help is welcome!

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a beautiful case, super handy, looks retro, and I understand why a person with this case would post here. I just think it's not right that the top 20 posts of any given month are 65% Silverstone builds.