Retro Builds Thread

[DazMode]

Dig in your photo closets and post your old builds!


Check out mine!
* custom SB & NB cooling
* advanced cable management with clip
* floppy borrowed from DEC Alphaserver 2100

[DazMode]

Original Maximus build. That thing was damn hot with temps shooting to 86c. Incredible Radeon 4800 was just released.


After this gaming rig I figured out that water was the only way to go.

[dmckoy]

killer 478
lower fan on floppy connector

with a fx 5500

actually the same case iv modded for my current Pc

[bungwirez]

from 2008 maybe?

XFX 680LT with Q6600 under a Zalman heatsink... SLI 8600GT... 450W Ultra PSU
Thermaltake Speedo case

... lool if I remember correctly, this was all gear I bought at Tiger Direct.... never again

[MRDcanadian]

My old jet motor , this thing was just short of power for a takeoff with the antec big boy fan. loved that case back then and still do minus how loud it is. (looking at the pics makes me wonder if i could rebuild it with some water inside). only mod done was the fan in the OCZ PSU. changed the green fan to a blue one.

this was a amd 4000+ with a 7800gt if i remember correctly.

[Father Fuzzy]

here is a pic of a mod did in 2001

cut door with kokopelli man in it

was a tough cut

[gdesmo]

Nice job !

[bungwirez]

2001 OMG.

I was practically still in diapers.

[Father Fuzzy]

I found some old pics of mine from way back even from 1990's modding 386's
I will post some more up later

so much beige....uuurrrrrgggghhhhhhhhh
yeah I been modding for a long time

[Father Fuzzy]

front of kokopelli rig with african purple heart wood front
before I hit it with tung oil

[Neo182]

If i remember this was a sempron...
Later on i upgraded to a Q6600 g0 (that i had for the longest time)

[Father Fuzzy]

Cool stuff Neo
Dual monitors.... and laura croft
Excellent

[d4ftpuNK]

Build from May 2008. Only thing that ever changed was the graphics cards and I redid the cable management (wish I took before pics. it was hideous. Worse than it looks in that picture.)

Thing cost me $3000+ back in the day. Wasn't cheap.



Thing sounded like a buzz saw. 8 Fans Total.

5x CM 120mm Blue LED Fans (3 Front, 1 Side, 1 Rear)
1x CM 200mm Blue LED Top Fan
1x Zalman 9700 Green LED CPU Fan
1x Modded 100mm Metal NB Fan.

Antec 900 Case (Horrible Case. No room for anything, don't know why it was considered a gaming enthusiast case)
EVGA 790i Ultra Mobo
Q6600 @3.4Ghz
8GB 2x4GB Mushkin Ascent 996625 DDR3 RAM
2x 160GB WD Velociraptor
2x 1TB WD Black

Graphics Card genealogy went as follows:

XFX Alpha Dog 8800GTX -> EVGA 9800GTX+ -> SLI EVGA 250GTS/EVGA 9800GTX+ -> EVGA 470GTX SC w/ GELID Rev. 2 ICY VISION.

It has lasted me up until earlier this year when I replaced it with my new WC build . I wish I made some better choices when I originally built it, but live and learn i guess

[MRDcanadian]

that looked pretty nice neo, nice half-life background. the first one was so good, and didn't play the other ones. i should though

[MRDcanadian]

front of kokopelli rig with african purple heart wood front
before I hit it with tung oil

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that is nice, i love the wood color. you are full of suprices