486 risen from the dead

Rikintosh · Sep 13, 2021

To view this case mod, go here.

Specs:
Cyrix DX2 v80 486 @80Mhz16MB RAM3GB HDCDROM, 5" and 3" floppy drivers1MB video CardSound Blaster 16.

After a few weeks of retrobright, the front cover has returned to its original color. The old rusty cabinet was 100% sanded with several different sandpapers, then the metal was treated so it doesn't rust again, and then it was painted in the original patterns.The motherboard was overhauled, capacitors changed, cleaned, as well as the power supply. The floppy and cdrom drivers were also disassembled, cleaned, and lubricated, the final touch being the excellent cable management.

xrobwx71 · Sep 19, 2021

I voted 10/10 because:

A for effort

Karahel · Sep 19, 2021

I voted 10/10 because:

Amazing piece of history!!!

Jeager · Sep 22, 2021

I voted 0/10 because no trackball pictures !

SUTHNR · Dec 7, 2021

Holy Retro-wow Batman! Pretty sure I have this same case stashed away in my attic.... I still have all my old computers going back to the Atari 2600 in the 80s, Commodore 63, Commodore Colt PC, and several custom builds in between. Nice!

Caring1 · Dec 8, 2021

Nice restoration, but no mods.
You posted in the wrong section.

caroline! · Dec 12, 2021

Nice restoration

How do you managed to remove the yellow tint from the plastics? I have a bunch of plastics I want to restore including a case. I've been told 40 vol. hydrogen peroxide and an UV lamp could do the trick but I'm not sure, I also don't have an UV lamp yet. Is there any other way?

karakarga · Jan 3, 2022

Nice, but there is no graphics card on it, no VL-Bus or ISA. Not workable with this condition.

Oh, there is another picture, all installed. That's fine.... Why not showing all attached cards separately?

skates · Feb 1, 2022

Nicely done, this really brings back memories when I worked for a software education/gaming company in their tech support right when these machines came out and we got a dozen of them. We all marveled at the turbo switch, then it was game on! Still, one of the best PCs I've ever owned, it was solid and when we got new machines at work, I took a few of these home for my drunken lan parties

Edit: I'm jones'n to hear the clunk of the on/off switch. It's the difference between closing a door on a Mercedes and any other vehicle.

Arkz · Apr 4, 2022

I voted 3/10 because:

It is what it is really.

RetroVelocity · Aug 3, 2022

After searching for over 10 years, I found this case on EBAY!
Best looking IMO.

John_Boh · Mar 1, 2023

I voted 4/10 because:

nice piece of old hw, but it's not a mod or a complex build.

JulioMartins · Mar 3, 2023

10 merecidíssimo. Gabinete Five Star, Windows 3.11, Netscape, SimCity 2000. Um túnel do tempo na era offline. :´)

Moderator edit: Please post in English. Here's the translation:

10 deserved. Five Star Cabinet, Windows 3.11, Netscape, SimCity 2000. A time warp in the offline era. :´)

ABDgaming2009 · Apr 13, 2023

amazing build, am doing an early 2000s pc build with a 300w liteon psu from 2009, maybe i'll post it here
in summer

aca_yo · Jul 30, 2023

Hi Rikintosh. Can I use one of these images in a video?

Processor	Intel Core2 Duo E7500 2.93Ghz
Motherboard	"Intel G31 express"
Cooling	stock cooler w/ silver tape
Memory	2x 1GB 1x 2GB DDR2 667mhz
Video Card(s)	Intel Graphics :(

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Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z790-P
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Mouse	Steelseries Rival 600 wired
Keyboard	Steelseries Apex 7 TKL red Switch
Software	Win 11 Pro

Processor	5700X
Motherboard	ASRock Gaming X
Memory	2x8 3600 CL14
Video Card(s)	1080 SEAHAWK
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Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
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Mouse	Lenovo
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Processor	Threadripper 3955WX
Motherboard	M12SWA-TF
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 4U SP3
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3733 (2x8GB)
Video Card(s)	5700XT + 3x RX 590
Storage	A lot
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Case	Corsair 760T
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster Z SE
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486 risen from the dead

Rikintosh

xrobwx71

Karahel

Jeager

SUTHNR

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Caring1

caroline!

karakarga

skates

Arkz

RetroVelocity

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John_Boh

JulioMartins

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ABDgaming2009

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aca_yo

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Motherboard	Z690 Rog Strix-E
Cooling	Lian Li Galahad 360
Memory	corsair vengeance Ddr5 4800
Video Card(s)	2080ti
Storage	980 pro gen4
Display(s)	LG C1 4K 120Mhz
Case	fractal meshify2
Audio Device(s)	Realtec 4080
Power Supply	Corsair rm1000x

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