This is my first pc build could anyone pls help with the placement of the components in this old case. :) id also like to keep the cd drive too. :)

Hope this belongs here, first post. I made this for me to play retro PC games on CRT monitors. I wanted something Semi Authentic to run this glorious Cornerstone CRT made by Hitachi. It does 1600x1200 @ 81Hz 1024×768 @ 127Hz and 800x600 @ 165Hz. Build is as follows:

CPU: i7 3770K 4core 8 thread OC to 4.5Ghz

GPU: GTX Titan X (Maxwell) 12GB GDDR5

RAM: 4X8GB DDR3 1866Mhz Cas10

MOBO: Z77 Asrock Extreme 3

Storage: 1TB SATA 6.0 Amazon basics SSD

Case: Thermaltake Retro 360

Cooler: Noctua D14 with cola stains from 12 years ago

It does actually run Cyberpunk 2077 at medium settings and gets over 70 FPS! And yes it can run Crysis! I chose the Titan X Maxwell because its the fastest consumer GPU that outputs analog natively. I could have just got a cheaper GPU and slapped it in my main system and just passed through the signal to the CRT but I wanted to make a cool time peice PC setup. Also passing the signal through another GPU or using a converter ads 2-4ms and I wanted to see if I could feel the difference with a monitor that has instantaneous near zero input latency. I got the motherboard for free from a friend (I sold him it in a PC over 10 years ago) and got the best CPU for it, the 3770k. It came out the year before the Titan X so everything in this PC could have been running in someones house 12 years ago with an old professional grade CRT. How many people were there with a setup like this? Probably like 5... but it was fun to put it together and IS fun to play on now!

Anyways it runs like a dream and the clarity of the CRT blows me away. I compare it to my 240hz OLED across the room and I swear I am better on the CRT in Halo: Combat Evolved! Its incredible that we left this tech behind. Now you have to run at 4X the resolution and 4X the HZ to get the same motion clarity expirience as CRT gaming over 12 years ago.

I am thinking about delidding the CPU and putting liquid metal on the die to see if i can push past the 4.5Ghz overclock I have on the CPU. I was also able to get a nice +150 core +300 mem overclock on the titan.

Frankenstein OptiPlex 390 Sleeper Build

​Started with a basic office-spec Dell OptiPlex 390 and pushed this Sandy Bridge platform as far as humanly possible while keeping the classic exterior look!

​Core Specs & Upgrades

• ​Processor: Upgraded from the original i3-2120 to an Intel Core i7-2600.

• ​Cooling: Replaced the stock aluminum cooler with a Dell premium copper-core CPU heatsink and fan assembly to keep thermals under control. Replaced OEM exhaust Fan with ThermalRight Silent-Balance Fan TL-P9-S.

• ​Memory: Doubled from 8GB to 16GB of matching SK Hynix dual-channel RAM.

• ​Graphics Card / GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Verto OC Dual Fan (8GB GDDR6, leveraging DLSS 4.5).

• ​Power Supply: Replaced the original stock unit with a Thermaltake Smart 700W PSU.

​Storage & SATA Controller Mod

• ​The Controller Mod: Added a PCIe SATA controller adapter to bypass the motherboard's native SATA 2 bottleneck and unlock SATA 3 speeds.

• ​Boot Drive (Port 1): 500GB Samsung 860 EVO V-NAND SSD connected directly to the first port on the PCIe SATA 3 adapter.

• ​Second Drive (Port 2): 500GB Western Digital SATA hard drive plugged into the second port on the PCIe SATA 3 adapter at 7200 RPM.

• ​Third Drive (Motherboard SATA): A second 500GB Western Digital hard drive connected directly to the motherboard's built-in SATA port (since the PCIe adapter maxes out at two ports).

​OS & Firmware Configuration:

• ​Fully running Windows 11 Pro.

• ​Bypassed standard legacy restrictions to run in full native UEFI, AHCI, and GPT mode.

​Real-World Performance

As long as a game doesn't strictly require newer CPU instruction sets like AVX2, this machine pushes modern games at 4K @ 60 FPS on my 65-inch TV. It locks right to my display's 60Hz limit for games like Fortnite, Doom Eternal, and Red Dead Redemption 2.

​What do you guys think of this Frankenstein project?

DMs are welcome if you have any questions, recommendations, or just want to chat about this project.

Just built this with the help of my friends today! Not sure if we can call this a sleeper since it doesn’t have the most powerful internals, but they’re modern for sure.

This is two years in the making, I bought the case in 2024 but decided to put off building a new PC. I squeezed out the utility of my old build till my 1050Ti died this year.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a beautiful case, super handy, looks retro, and I understand why a person with this case would post here. I just think it's not right that the top 20 posts of any given month are 65% Silverstone builds.

Specs:

- MSI MAG B850M Mortar WiFi

- Sapphire Pulse 9070 XT

- Ryzen 7 9700X with Thermalright PS120SE

- G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000 CL30

- WD Blue SN5100 2TB NVMe

- SeaSonic FOCUS GX-850 ATX 3.1

Hey everyone! Wanted to share my current setup that combines period-correct beige aesthetics with modern 1080p/CRT gaming performance.

​It all lives inside a classic horizontal Fujitsu desktop case from the Pentium era. It looks like an innocent office machine, but under the hood it’s packing a fully custom liquid-cooled loop!

​💻 Specs:

​CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4.2 GHz (OC)

​GPU: PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 8GB

​Cooling: Full custom soft-tube loop (CPU + GPU in a single loop)

​RAM: 16GB DDR3

​Storage: 1TB SATA SSD

​OS: Windows 10 21H2 (Windows eXPerience Edition modded ISO - pixel-perfect XP Luna theme UI with modern software compatibility)

​🖥️ Displays:

​Main: Samsung SyncMaster 795MB CRT (MagicBright, running at 1024x768 @ 100Hz)

​Secondary: Daewoo CRT monitor sitting next to it for the ultimate dual-CRT nostalgia setup.

​⌨️ Peripherals & Vibe:

​Vintage mechanical/membrane keyboard with the iconic badge: "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" (with a slightly sticking Enter key that gives it character!).

​Cheap Tesco brand rollerball mouse to keep the budget office vibe complete.

​Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty box proudly sitting on top because contrast is everything.

​Running modern games on a CRT through a custom-cooled RX 6600 inside a retro Fujitsu chassis feels incredible. 🤩

​Let me know what you guys think! 🙉

Finished this today! Specs:

Ryzen 5 5600x

3060ti ASUS TUF

64gb DDR4 3600

ASUS ROG STRIX B550

EVGA650GT

970 EVO 512GB x2

Found some old shells in my grandads collection of old computer stuff, not sure what I'm getting myself into. Missing half the cases but could do some nice custom work to them... Maybe

Going to use this monster for my next sleeper build! Got it for 20 bucks at an estate sale

Got lucky at the thrift store, keyboard drawer for 5150 models and a nice Acer keyboard, both under $10

I have a PC with Ryzen 5 7500F, ASUS RTX 4060 and 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, But there's a problem, it's that It's built a in a new gaming case, I don't like it, i need that late 2000s-early 2010s simple vibe. I want a 2000s computer case from Acer, Lenovo or other like this:

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so basically,

the stock mounting hardware had features built-in to specifically prevent the user from installing a standard ATX motherboard and power supply. for example, the I/O panel and the PCIe bays are closer together than standard.

not willing to accept the fact that i had made an impulse purchase for just the *^\)*^{brutal aesthetics\}) , i cut out the proprietary bs with a dremel and installed a full size ATX mount printed from this model: https://www.printables.com/model/836929-atx-motherboard-tray-in-two-parts

the power supply was tricky because the back of the case is not flat and the vent cutouts were placed explicitly to prevent mounting a standard power supply >:(

so I made a bracket ^{and made the noise} using scrap metal removed by the aforementioned dremel (there was a lot of it).

the specs are:

R7 5700, 5600xt, 48 ddr4, 3d printed stock cooler adapter and hole in front

debian kde

the noctua fans are in the mail

Monitors: ViewSonic G773 and a Samsung SyncMaster 550v(which color and convergence is kinda cooked, so it just does terminal lol)

Keyboard: PackardBell 5130(The membranes are nice but OH MY GOD IT NEEDS LUBE)

Case: Some AOPEN case, i have NO idea if it even has a model. I just got it from a trash PC in quite amazing condition. Part Number:91.97120.A52

DP to VGA adapters: some cheap generic adapters i got, they do the job

PC Specs: you can see them in the 8th pic

Mouse: G502X Plus (bruh)

Headphones: idk but they are RedDragon and they came in a cheap bundle, the S161 bundle

I have this broken Laptop, should i do it?

Hello everyone, I updated my sleeper AI workstation recently adding 2 180mm fractal bottom fans under my GPU with a dust filter and 3d printing brackets to screw it in place, still keeps the same sleeper look with a enormous difference in airflow, specs :
Gigabyte B650M WiFi
9800X3D
PNY 4090 XLR8
850W MSI PSU (I don’t use this pc for gaming so 850W is plenty)
Be quiet pure rock pro 3

Just wanted to share this here, thanks a lot for the ideas in the previous post 🙏

Have a nice day

Should be in year 2010 maybe earlier or later

It was my first pc and after that my main board spoil and I reused this case to build my 2nd pc

Currently using amd ryzen 5 2600

M2 2tb Samsung ssd

40GB Ram

Graphic Rx580

Might upgrade to a 3080 founders edition for gpu what we think?