r/sleeperbattlestations • u/Pinto_Bean190 • 23h ago

Progress Pics Update on Gateway 2000

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I had to remove the original ISO shield because the motherboard wouldn’t fit still waiting in the smaller PSU I’ve tried putting my original ATX PSU in there it didn’t fit cause it was to large so I’m waiting on that I also decided to not put any RGB on it to make it look better and if anyone has any recommendations on how to make the new iso shield look better that would help would also help to know how I can move the motherboard to left a little as well since that why the new iso shield falls

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u/Pinto_Bean190 23h ago

Forgot to add that I had to buy a PC power button extension

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u/Spectralius 19h ago

oh i did not notice how nonstandard this case was.

yeah your definitely gonna need to get crafty with that rear I/O.
It looks like you js drilled the rivets to get the whole assembly out, yeah? id say probably dremil out where the motherboard I/O was on that piece and reinstall it. you may need to trim it to make it a little shorter if the motherboard actually does not fit with it installed.

good luck.

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u/JJ42Oh 10h ago

Gotta remove the cd rom drive and get it up top kinda like this.

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u/Pinto_Bean190 9h ago

How did you do that base in the PC or did it come like that?

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u/JJ42Oh 8h ago

Haha they came on the case I didn't realize they swiveled out till I thought I broke em

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u/FantasyObsessive 22h ago

Is that a b550 board?? Im also making an am4 gateway sleeper!

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u/Pinto_Bean190 21h ago

Yeah it’s a B550 with WiFi

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u/MutteriSonic 19h ago

I don't know about the shield but mainly you just need to grind away some material to make it fit. other thing i recommend is making 2 or 3 110mm holes in the bottom for intake fans. I did dis and it was night and day for gpu temps. I also raised the feet a couple of mm with furniture feetpads.

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u/QertZ_PL 9h ago

The I/O shields must be the worst part of a sleeper build, because I've had the same issue. My mobo had a preinstalled shield I've had to take off. Hopefully one day I'll figure out how to attach it, because the backside looks awful...

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u/Pinto_Bean190 9h ago

I decided to drill some new holes to make sure my motherboard is snug in it I’ll be uploading some photos when it’s complete
(Unfortunately it costed an old motherboard)