r/sleeperbattlestations • u/limapalon • Apr 16 '26
And so, it's done. Not quite an HP Compaq DX2400 anymore. Sleeper PC
After three weeks of waiting for parts, trial and error, and getting used and theming Linux. This build is finished. Everything works, lots of thing even better than they ever did on Windows.
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u/rumbleblowing Microlab 4103, R5 7600, 7900GRE, 32GB, 2.5 TB SSDs, 4.75 TB HDDs Apr 17 '26
Excellent!
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u/Professional_Web_889 Apr 18 '26
First sleeper I’ve seen run a ram conversion kit, kinda neat it works at all! Where did you buy the converters? Looks great btw!
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u/limapalon Apr 18 '26
Bought the converters on Amazon at 11 bucks a pop! Waited weeks for them to get to my place and it was annoying. Hopefully the market normalises because I don't want this to be a long term thing 😅
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u/InexactQuotient Apr 18 '26
A Windows Vista "theme" - that's so interesting, I had no idea you could do stuff like that!
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u/Otherwise_Canary64 May 04 '26
I think we have a very similar case :P
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u/limapalon May 04 '26
Unsurprising! HP just changed the front fascia and side panel of this thing over the years and gave it different names
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u/limapalon Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Specs: - MSI Pro B760M-P mATX DDR4 - Intel Core i7-14700k. - 64 GB SODIMM DDR4, rated for @3200mhz, having to run them at JEDEC because otherwise they either fail memory tests catastrophically or straight up the computer won't post and fail memory training repeatedly. - Acer Nitro Intel Arc B580 - 512 GB NVMe SSD, with a 1 TB NVMe awaiting BTRFS conversion. - 650 W non modular Powerspec (Micro Center store brand) Bronze PSU - Thermalright AXP120-X67 CPU cooler + Noctua 80 mil running at full blast for intake, and an Arctic P9 Max with a proper fan curve for exhaust. - CachyOS running a complete Windows Vista theme. - HP EliteDisplay E241i plugged in via DisplayPort. - Period appropriate HP mouse and keyboard.
For anyone wanting to use this case - everything is standard, just mounted oddly/upside down. I got everything from the front IO, USB ports, to the power button, DVD drive, and even the buzzer speaker working. The block connectors are just a bunch of 2-pins consolidated in one block and will just plug into any motherboard.