TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Trekkie4]

There you have it guys, enjoy!

Still all wrapped up:


Comparison between the original case on the left (one of the two recent acquisitions) with the "new", freshly powder-coated one on the right. I find it very interesting that the color seems to be different from the original one, but then once you expose it to the light source it becomes almost identical! Original case has that matt, kinda tarnished finish where the new one is much shiner (but still within reason), and it looks absolutely gorgeous!


Same goes for the outer panels. At first glance, the newly painted case seems more beige, ivory than the original one (and feels smooth to the touch, almost plastic) where the original panels look brighter and have that sharp, bubbly paint texture. But actually, when you put them side by side they are pretty much identical. As for the paint texture, it looks sweet with its smooth finish, and it blends in perfectly!


Unfortunately, things couldn't go without unexpected problems... Due to the thicker coat of paint, I couldn't fit the motherboard tray hinges onto the main frame chassis. Therefore, while maneuvering the tray into position & slamming it into the hinges, I damaged the outer lip of the case frame, as seen on pics below. Still, the overall damage is minimal & shouldn't pose much of an issue and probably won't be visible as much once I put everything back together again ... I hope!


And to finish it off with "before & after" pics!






All in all, I find it very difficult - almost impossible to believe that only a month ago this used to be that hideous rust bucket, painted in blue

 

[DR4G00N]

Now hold on a minute, the board doesn't even have more than two PCIe x16 slots dammit!

Powered 1x to 16x risers solve everything. Though whether it'll actually let you crossfire is questionable.

 

[Ruru]

Bought some shit

-Asus P5B VM with 3.5GB DDR2, E2140 & stock cooler
-MSI K9N with Athlon X2 3800+ and some RAM
-500W and 430W shit thier PSUs
-Sapphire Radeon X1950 GT
-Radeon 9550
-250GB and two 80GB HDDs
-2x 512MB SODIMM DDR1

30EUR incl. shipping.

 

[stinger608]

That case turned out amazing @Trekkie4 !!!!!!

The powder coating shop did a fantastic job and the finish is awesome!!!!

 

[Ruru]

That case turned out amazing @Trekkie4 !!!!!!

The powder coating shop did a fantastic job and the finish is awesome!!!!

Totally agree, amazing oldschool look with modernishing the looks.

 

[Trekkie4]

That case turned out amazing @Trekkie4 !!!!!!

The powder coating shop did a fantastic job and the finish is awesome!!!!

Totally agree, amazing oldschool look with modernishing the looks.

Absolutely agreed, thanks!

Now I'm only waiting for the screws to arrive from China & then I can hopefully get down to business! Two of the towers will probably be assembled immediately, but the 3rd one will remain in its current condition until I can find all the necessary parts for what I had in mind.

Alternatively, if I end up buying that 4th mATX case I might consider making a mATX build... Either a sleeper, or retro themed, we shall see

 

[Ruru]

Absolutely agreed, thanks!

Now I'm only waiting for the screws to arrive from China & then I can hopefully get down to business! Two of the towers will probably be assembled immediately, but the 3rd one will remain in its current condition until I can find all the necessary parts for what I had in mind.

Alternatively, if I end up buying that 4th mATX case I might consider making a mATX build... Either a sleeper, or retro themed, we shall see

It SCREAMS for an Athlon Thunderbird build! :3

 

[lexluthermiester]

It SCREAMS for an Athlon Thunderbird build! :3

I would have suggested Pentium 3 Tualatin 1.3 or 1.4 ghz, but it's all good.

 

[Ruru]

I would have suggested Pentium 3 Tualatin 1.3 or 1.4 ghz, but it's all good.

Tualatins are kinda expensive (tho hella good!) so S462 with Thunderbird would be my thing

 

[Trekkie4]

Are we talking mATX or full-sized ATX build? Because I actually happen to have a Tualatin board, Abit ST6 (remember that one, from page 315)


It has a P3 1.13A Tualatin CPU, and I could easily load it up with (at least) 512MB of RAM if not twice as that. But again - it is a full-sized ATX board, not mATX. Therefore, the sleeper would then have to be fitted inside that mATX case, instead.

 

[stinger608]

I still have a dual Tualatin 1U server in my storage........Damn, this makes me want to pull it out. LOL. I think it's running an early Microsoft server. Can't remember for sure though.

 

[Ruru]

I've never owned a Tualatin, I had a cumine P3 1000 @ 1150 (and a cumine Celeron 1000 @ 1200) but not a Tualatin never

 

[stinger608]

The Tualatin's were some great early PIII server chips! I think the ones in my server are 1.4's. Hell, I think I still have a pair of 1000's or 1.3's somewhere that I pulled out of that server to upgrade to the 1.4's.

Well crap, now I'm going to go to my storage tomorrow and dig that ole beast out.

 

[Trekkie4]

I've never owned a Tualatin, I had a cumine P3 1000 @ 1150 (and a cumine Celeron 1000 @ 1200) but not a Tualatin never

If it makes you feel any better, I never owned a Tualatin before, either. Not until couple of years ago when I first got my Tualatin board & CPU - Asus TUSI-M with the Celeron 1000. Shortly after, I picked up this ST6 from an old, dirty & very rusty case. Just about everything else was for scrap, but the board was tested & seems to be working fine

 

[lexluthermiester]

Are we talking mATX or full-sized ATX build? Because I actually happen to have a Tualatin board, Abit ST6 (remember that one, from page 315)


It has a P3 1.13A Tualatin CPU, and I could easily load it up with (at least) 512MB of RAM if not twice as that. But again - it is a full-sized ATX board, not mATX. Therefore, the sleeper would then have to be fitted inside that mATX case, instead.

I had that board(or at least a variant of it)! Brilliant OC abilities and rock solid operation! That 1.13ghz chip will easily do 1.5ghz if you want to tweak it, and without fear of any damage. Just in case, have you checked your BIOS version? http://abit.ws/page/mi/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php@pMODEL_NAME=ST6&fMTYPE=Socket 370&pPRODINFO=BIOS
EDIT;
Just looked it up, I had the ST6-RAID variant.
http://abit.ws/page/en/motherboard/...pPRODINFO=Specifications&fSEARCHTEXT=ST6-RAID

If you're going to do Windows 9X, go with ME and give it 768MB. If Win2K, give it as much as it'll take, if you have it. 512MBx3 for 1.5GB was the most I loaded on mine. Ah, the memories. Good times!

 

[F-Zero]

A colleague from work asked me if I knew someone who would be interested in older motherboards and cpu-s, so I told him:

 

[Ruru]

A colleague from work asked me if I knew someone who would be interested in older motherboards and cpu-s, so I told him:

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I fell instantly in love with that HD 3870

 

[biffzinker]

I had a cumine P3 1000

Those Pentium III’s were referred to as Coppermine.

 

[Mr.Scott]

I fell instantly in love with that HD 3870

Me too.

 

[Trekkie4]

I had that board(or at least a variant of it)! Brilliant OC abilities and rock solid operation! That 1.13ghz chip will easily do 1.5ghz if you want to tweak it, and without fear of any damage. Just in case, have you checked your BIOS version? http://abit.ws/page/mi/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php@pMODEL_NAME=ST6&fMTYPE=Socket 370&pPRODINFO=BIOS
EDIT;
Just looked it up, I had the ST6-RAID variant.
http://abit.ws/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php@pMODEL_NAME=ST6-RAID&fMTYPE=Socket 370&pPRODINFO=Specifications&fSEARCHTEXT=ST6-RAID

If you're going to do Windows 9X, go with ME and give it 768MB. If Win2K, give it as much as it'll take, if you have it. 512MBx3 for 1.5GB was the most I loaded on mine. Ah, the memories. Good times!

Nah, you should probably know me by now, after all these years... I do not support OC of retro components. Got nothing against those who do, but I like to keep my gear at stock speed

As for the ST6 board, we shall see what happens next. My highest priority at the moment are the two Pentium(s) II 350

 

[debs3759]

Those Pentium III’s were referred to as Coppermine.

Cu == Copper

 

[Ruru]

Those Pentium III’s were referred to as Coppermine.

That's what I said, copper = Cu = cumine

Cu == Copper

You were faster.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Personally I like acrylic/plexi more than glass.. easier to replace if something bad happens. Though acrylic can get scratched too easily.

sorry but no way any plexi is better than glass. Plexi is rubbish in comparison. My glass panel on my evolv x is crystal clear and better than any plexi panel I have ever seen. Easy to keep clean with any window cleaning stuff, and definitely harder to scratch than plexi. Sometimes I can’t even tell it’s there, unlike plexi.

 

[Frick]

I've never owned a Tualatin, I had a cumine P3 1000 @ 1150 (and a cumine Celeron 1000 @ 1200) but not a Tualatin never

I had a 1.3Ghz Tualatin, but I only had a truly terrible OEM board to use it with. I used it with a Radeon 9000 Pro and played WoW.

 

[Ruru]

I had a 1.3Ghz Tualatin, but I only had a truly terrible OEM board to use it with. I used it with a Radeon 9000 Pro and played WoW.

My Thunderbird 1000 @ 1466 & GF3 Ti 200 OC kills it