Performed Mods:
Well, pretty much everything in it is a mod of some kind! Custom connector board for keyboard ribbons, holes and slots cut in case for everything, Painted DVD drive bezel, customised (sic) mainboard heatsink, cut and grinded all sorts of things to fit, plenty of custom wiring.
When I picked the old Sega up at the recyling shop for $4 I never thought I would end up taking this project so seriously. But thanks to the support of all the TPU members who followed my project log (and about $800!) I got it done, and it's a completely unique computer that I'm very proud of. Before this my most extensive mod was adding extra fans to old cases, so this is a serious step up. I think I have the mod bug bad now so look out!
28 Comments on Sega SC-3000H-C
10 from me
deserves all the credit it gets!
Very nice! I enjoyed following that build every step of the way!
...even though I didn't post in your thread :P
@(FIH) The Don, Theives can be pretty stupid, I'm not sure it's safe!
@DrunkenMafia, New Zealand hasn't achieved much else lately, so that talent had to spill out somewhere I suppose.
@A Cheese Danish, I could feel you lurking!
@[DGK], I bet the Sega of 1983 probably has no connection to the modern games company except the name. But it's a great name
I actually have one of these in my loft! Dunt remember where it came from and I never would have thought of this and won't bother now. It's great as a unique piece. Well done, it's genius!
I'd like to see more of that way to use old 8-bit and 16-bit computer to fill with new parts :D
10/10 from me!
glad you like it!
big question how well does it work? what are your temps etc
How are my temps? I wish I knew! unfortunately the VIA board does not have a temp sensor. All I can say is it runs and runs stable. It's not a high powered machine so about the most intensive thing I've used it for is DVD playback, which it does very well. What I need is some blu-ray rips, see how it handles HD decoding. But I don't, so I can't. At the end of the day 99% of the time it's gonna get used like a nettop.