by "Nibby" (nibby68)
Published 05/30/2017 at 09:50
by "Nibby" (nibby68)
Published 05/30/2017 at 09:50
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I want to do something crazy and put my desktop into an older ATX beige tower. Got one of those Dell Dimension Palo Alto cases that y’all know I love but they have proprietary front panels so I will just use that as a retro box. Anyone know a good place to get one in good shape or have one lying around in the US? I’d pay shipping of course. Just make sure it is ATX and has front panel connectors like these
Thank you.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
05/30/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 0
If anyone had one of those laying around it would be you. Maybe try a used computer place? I have no idea.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
05/30/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 0
I got a ln Asus ROG and it’s shaped like an alien ship or a piece of broken glass... something.. but it’s not rectangular
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/30/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 0
just mod the dell case if you like it.... in dremel we trust my friend! but I dunno ebay, amazon, goodwill, ect.. what you want isn’t hard to find.
"PS9" (PS9)
05/30/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 2
Build a 10 core xeon with two GTX Titan Xps and try to run it with Windows 98.
No, better: Windows Millenium.
"S65" (granthp)
05/30/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
I wanna put a modern gaming pc into a Sgi Indy case.
"facw" (facw)
05/30/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 0
Hmm, all my old stuff is stashed at my parents, so I can’t really send you anything. I’m pretty sure I have at least one Enlight 7237 or similar:
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And maybe even an Antec Performance Plus 1080:
"kanadanmajava1" (kanadanmajava1)
05/30/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 3
Use some case that has yellowing in the plastic parts. Otherwise it’s going to look to fancy.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:04, STARS: 0
Good point!
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:04, STARS: 0
those Antecs were my dream case in the mid-2000s
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:04, STARS: 2
SGIs were super ocol
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 0
I think I could get it to install but it wouldn’t have any drivers
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
05/30/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 1
Why cannot into writing your backwards compatible drivers from the 64-bit Win 8.1/10 drivers.
Am disappoint Nibby
"kanadanmajava1" (kanadanmajava1)
05/30/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 0
Noo! SGIs need to be restored to original condition. I have semi large collection of SGI stuff.
"facw" (facw)
05/30/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 0
Mine was extremely loud. I didn’t realize how loud 80mm case fans could be until I built a system in that case (which had 5 or 6 of them). Primary driving factor as to why I haven’t built a machine with case fans smaller than 120mm since 2005.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 1
Yeah I had one a while ago and realized shit this sounds like a vacuum
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 0
sorry I have failed thee
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 0
The front panel is proprietary like this so it’d be a lot of delicate work and I don’t want to mess it up and ruin it :P
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
05/30/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0
I’ve always loved the idea of a fully built high end PC stuffed into the case for an old slow POS
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
05/30/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 2
That’s really not hard to re-pin at all. Only 8 of those wires do anything. You could even cut and tape (preferably solder) the common ATX connectors to that ribbon cable. you might even be able to use “maker” style jumper leads with female connectors on both ends to do it.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
05/30/2017 at 10:25, STARS: 0
I used to have an ATX Tornado case, it had dual side exhaust fans etc. I’ll have to check my basement and see if I still have it. If I do, it’s yours!
I might have a 3DFX card to throw in ;)
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:27, STARS: 0
I found one from an older Dell so I could rig something off of that
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 0
Please do check and send picutres! Thanks
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 1
I found a front panel connector from an old Dimension 2400 and tried it on my main mobo, works perfectly. Hopefully it is long enough.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
05/30/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 0
if not you can just splice in some more wire!
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 22:08, STARS: 0
aww ye
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
05/30/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 0
Not tornado - “3dcool”
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 23:33, STARS: 0
Sweet. I figured out a way to rig together a front panel from the Dell Dimension XPS T500 case. Might still be interested in this though!
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/30/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 0
There’s a blocked pin. Put a needle in it and removed the filling, now it fits into my Z170 ATX mobo. Powers on/off like a charm.
So looks like I will need a 92MM PWM fan + a smaller cooler.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/31/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 0
update - success, just had to go buy some 92mm fans + a smaller cooler
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
05/31/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0
If you want it you can have it. Hit me up at username here plus yahoo dot com to exchange info and figure out shipping and stuff if you want it.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/31/2017 at 18:24, STARS: 0
sent, thank you