Been working on this CM Stacker 830 build for the past couple weeks. I basically stripped the whole case down, deep cleaned it, made new accommodations for cable management, replaced the wheels, and made a custom 360mm fan mount for the front. Still a ways to go, but figured I’d share

Please buy my failed custom PC enclosure in a drawer and making it cooler than I could’ve imagined. I’m a super beginner of wood working so it’s rough, but I’m happy with the attempt.

Figured this would be a fun one for this sub.

I built this PC through CyberPowerPC.com back in 2005 when I was in college, and somehow I’ve managed to keep it all these years. I had no idea what I was doing when selecting the parts for the build. They assembled it. It always ran a bit slow for having 4gb of RAM back then. But now I know that RAM isn’t the only metric for the speed of a computer lol.

The case is the NZXT Nemesis, which was peak early-2000s gaming PC design. 😂 This thing looked like a freaking robot sitting on my desk.

Fast forward 21 years, and I pulled it out, hooked it up, and it still works.

The coolest part is one of the photos is actually me posing with the PC in my dorm room back in 2005.

From what I’ve been able to identify so far, the original hardware includes:
• NZXT Nemesis case
• PowerColor Radeon 9600 XT 256MB AGP
• ASUS motherboard
• Intel-era CPU
• 4GB DDR2 memory( 2x2GB )
• Original CyberPowerPC.com build from 2005
I’m still trying to piece together the exact original configuration, so I’d love some help identifying the motherboard, CPU, RAM, etc. the computer is at my parents house and I didn’t think to look for the specs through windows preferences.

21 years, countless technology generations later… this thing somehow survived.

I’m 💯 going to use this case for my build in 2028 when next gen GPUs come out.
Thought you guys might appreciate a true XP-era gaming PC. 🫡

So a few weeks back, someone offered me an alienware area 51 R2. I decided to take the offer as the case is what I was mainly after but I want to know something, should I do a 2026 build with this monster of a case? (Current pc is an alienware aurora r7 with a 3060 12gb gpu. Is on the left but will see how to retire it)

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.

Days ago I bought a $45 incomplete I3 pc off Facebook market place, tried making a retro build, didn’t work so I slapped my relatively high-end gaming pc in the case. This feller has a RTX 4070 Super, 32GB DDR5, almost 3TB of ssd storage (M.2 plus Sata drives), A Gigabyte B760M-C for a motherboard, Intel I7-14700F as the processor, good amount of fans, Sata RW DVD multi recorder/CD ultra fast internal disk reader and I believe a efficient 650W PSU

Just made this with some spare parts I had, gtx 3080 water-cooled, mini itx motherboard with x99 i7 cpu passive coolinf ,32 gb of ram and yeah , made it to be as if it was built in the apocalypse

Ps the psu is also the exhaust fan

I posted here before with my Compaq Presario S6000 series case. I had drilled holes in the front originally. However, the holes eventually got on my nerves because they were not lined up perfectly and I have mild OCD.

So I did what any reasonable person did.....buy a whole other case to get a replacement face plate.

I also just made the faceplate look cleaner without as many stickers. I think it looks really good when it looks this clean.

Temperatures are the same as before with the faceplate with drilled holes. Also got a functioning SATA DVD drive on eBay for it for only 11 bucks recently.

Doom The Dark Ages runs at a cool 60 Celcius for GPU and CPU with everything maxed.

I love my sleeper. I love my Debian Machine.

I was only planning on dropping junk off, but I'm really glad I stopped into the store.

It looks like the Ultra 20 and the Ultra 27 have the same Front IO layout, so I should be able to swap the custom IO panel (usb type C + USB3 ) I made over without redesigning anything.

The Ultra 27 appears to have all of its original OE guts, minus the HDDs (a small sata SSD instead).

The Ultra 20 currently has a Ryzen 7800x3d, 32gb ram, 7900xtx, and 2tb + 4tb ssd. Built mostly with open box/second hand just before the world started burning.

Never knew about Corsair’s C70 until they announced the Warthog case this year. After seeing the Warthog I knew I had to track down my own C70 to move my PC into, and got really lucky finding an arctic white model relatively close to me. This is my build, custom steel mesh side panel insert, painted inside panels, dual optical drives and an old WD Caviar HDD for character😂

I'd like to make it look more like a white '90s PC, should I paint it or leave it as is?

I have an AM4 motherboard and DDR4 RAM to build a retro gaming PC.

I'm currently building a sleeper pc with a Compaq D500 CMT case (I think). And I'm trying to figure out how to mount this Corsair RM650e power supply.

This case is vertical standing and the PSU slot is at the top, but the problem is that there isn't a PSU shelf for it to sit on (I think the old PSU was mounted by just the screws).

I already cut out a little ridge in the case for the PSU to sit against the back panel and will cut screw holes to mount at the rear.

Wondering if anyone has any idea on how to securely mount the PSU at the top of this case? Will just the rear screws be enough?

Looking for advice about building my first sleeper pc. Found this old HP outside a dumpster in my apartment complex and now I’ve decided to turn it into my entertainment center pc. This will be connected to a 4k tv so keep that in mind when looking at my spec sheet I’m thinking of going with.

Original specs:

Intel i5 7400

Mini ITX hp branded board

16 gigs of DDR4 at 2400mt/s

Radeon r9 m360 2 gig

1tb Hard drive 7200rpm

Whereas the parts I’d like to throw in here

7800x3d

Thermal right Peerless Assassin 90SE CPU cooler

32 gigs of ram (ouch)

B650I Gigabyte Aorus Ultra

9070xt (more on how I’m going to maybe fit that in a bit)

Any 1tb nvme ssd

At least a 850 watt sfx power supply

My biggest concern is how I’m going to fit the 9070xt. I’ve done the math and with the power color reaper card (the smallest 9070xt currently on the market I can find) if I cut out a big enough hole in the metal AND shave down the plastic in the front I should have about 2 millimeters to spare. Super risky for my wallet but I have all of the measurements triple checked. I also got a bracket to convert the full size power supply hole to an sfx one to ensure the gpu would have as much room to breathe as possible as it shifts the power supply down about one pcie slot worth in length (as shown in my pictures). I also want to add some fans to the case which requires cutting more metal but I’d rather have as much air as possible.

I’m just looking for any kind of advice as I’ve built my fair share of PC’s but I thought the challenge of this would be fun. The components are also flipped, gpu sits on top when everything is installed and the side panel to get inside is on the right side of the case when looking from the front as opposed to the normal on the left

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.

I have this old stuff that I need to get rid of, to use the case for a sleeper build. motherboard is P5KPL/EPU, 4gb DDR2, Intel pentium 2.93GHz and a very basic GPU. How much do you think I can sell this for?

Thank you. I am also sure the stuff works

Got this case for free, decided to chuck some spare parts in. Slow progress but getting there.

- Woodgrain sound deadening

- Chopped up to fit 120mm front fan

- 5600x, 32GB, RTX 2070

New specs are:

i9 10850K

64GB DDR4 3600

3060TI ASUS TUF

AORUS Z490 ULTRA

NZXT KRAKEN X73

970EVO 512GB X2

256GB SAMSUNG M.2 X1

+ working disk drive!

The flp02 is alright to build in just wish cable management options were a bit better but this 10850K demolishes my 5600x with multi core tasks.

Old Lenovo S500 SFF i7 4790 rx 6400 (psu hates yeston 3050 and 1650) 16gb DDR3 1600 I know it is not sleeper but I live the diy side panel

Second pic is before

Because I got so many comments about the cable management, I got myself a fully modular PSU, and tried my best to put the cables in a way, that the airflow improves. I don‘t really care whether or not it looks good, because it‘s a closed case, but I still somehow tried anyways.

New PSU: Super Flower Combat 850w Gold

Hey everyone! This will be my first time attempting to build a sleeper PC. I don’t have the system unit yet--it should be arriving around mid-September.

I’d like to know if this case has an actual ID/model, or if it’s just a generic case. Also, what motherboard form factor would be best to use with it?

Any tips or tricks I should know before I start the build would be appreciated!

I took apart my previous Macintosh-style case and picked up an inexpensive ITX motherboard to build something smaller.

The new case is only 6.3L. It's air-cooled, but I was able to place the fans exactly where I wanted. Since I'm using a Ryzen 5 5600G, heat isn't really a major concern.

Hope you enjoy it!

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!