Reply 20 of 65, by retrofanatic
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It is cramped, but it's a nice unique case....it would be awesome to have a few of those for all my retro systems all stacked on top of one another above my stereo system since they are so thrifty on space requirements. The coolest thing about that case though, is the proper turbo LED readout and the embedded power button on the right side.
I didn't realize it had 8bit slots on one side...thanks for the info...I think I have a couple extra riser cards with all 16bit slots though, so I may still look to buy one like that one day. I think I may have found a link to another website (saved on my other computer) that may be selling those cases as well...looks shady though because there is no phone number. Not sure if I want to risk it, but these cases are so hard to find now!
I guess these cases are built for simplicity...I know what you mean about the lack of space. That is why I got rid of my first pc (old 486sx in this style case) when I was younger. I got so frustrated because there was no room for expansion and fitting a hard drive with a CD rom and 5.25" drive was almost impossible. It originlly was just designed for 1 hdd, 1 3.5" drive, and 1 5.25" drive...and of course the tiny power supply was almost a proprietary one that could never be replaced with anything decent. Funny that regardless of how much frustration that thing caused me, I miss it and I want it back.
Anyway, I look forward to seeing more on your build.
I'm planning a AMD-386DX40 build myself very soon...it may be a lot like DonutKing's build 386DX40 build since my motherboard is kind of similar. I hope to post pics soon...for now, here is a pic of the motherboard:
I think your solution to get a SFX PSU (and installing with cusom backplate may be good...keep us posted.