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First post, by Half-Saint

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Got this one from one of the local schools. I was surprised to see such a small case from 1999. Looks like an Enlight case but can't find the model online. The dimensions of the case are just 33x33x18 cm. The system is equipped with a miniature SFX 150W Chieftec power supply, Intel BI440ZX motherboard, Celeron processor, 64MB of RAM, Fujitsu 4.3GB 3.5" hard drive, Ati Mach 64 AGP video card and a generic PCI network card. Came with preinstalled Windows 2000. Unfortunately, the chipset is 440ZX-66 and (as the name suggests) only allows processors with 66MHz FSB.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet but I'm thinking maybe I should turn it into a killer mini-ITX rig w/ retro look 😀 The problem is that there's not enough space for a full-size ATX power supply and the built-in power supply is very small 100 mm x 63.5 mm x 125 mm (W x H x D). I found several decent modular power supplies but they're all slightly too big - width of 125 mm instead of 100 mm so not sure they would fit (an example: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=527).

I'll keep it as it is for now and think things over. Input and opinions are more than welcome!

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Reply 1 of 17, by PcBytes

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Half-Saint wrote:
Got this one from one of the local schools. I was surprised to see such a small case from 1999. Looks like an Enlight case but c […]
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Got this one from one of the local schools. I was surprised to see such a small case from 1999. Looks like an Enlight case but can't find the model online. The dimensions of the case are just 33x33x18 cm. The system is equipped with a miniature SFX 150W Chieftec power supply, Intel BI440ZX motherboard, Celeron processor, 64MB of RAM, Fujitsu 4.3GB 3.5" hard drive, Ati Mach 64 AGP video card and a generic PCI network card. Came with preinstalled Windows 2000. Unfortunately, the chipset is 440ZX-66 and (as the name suggests) only allows processors with 66MHz FSB.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet but I'm thinking maybe I should turn it into a killer mini-ITX rig w/ retro look 😀 The problem is that there's not enough space for a full-size ATX power supply and the built-in power supply is very small 100 mm x 63.5 mm x 125 mm (W x H x D). I found several decent modular power supplies but they're all slightly too big - width of 125 mm instead of 100 mm so not sure they would fit (an example: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=527).

I'll keep it as it is for now and think things over. Input and opinions are more than welcome!

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If you're planning to do a ITX build,a SFX PSU could work.

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Reply 2 of 17, by Half-Saint

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Looks like I'm the only one that finds such a compact case interesting.

Yes, SFX PSU would work but where to find one that fits? The built-in PSU only provides 150W.

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Reply 3 of 17, by BSA Starfire

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I think that is a rather nice little machine as it is. I would go with Windows ME perhaps for better game compatibility but it looks just fine to me otherwise, seems a shame to hack it up in my opinion.

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Reply 4 of 17, by PcBytes

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Half-Saint wrote:

Looks like I'm the only one that finds such a compact case interesting.

Yes, SFX PSU would work but where to find one that fits? The built-in PSU only provides 150W.

If SFX doesn't fit,the only thing I can think of is the TFX SSP-300TGS PSU. Speaking of which,I suspect the 150W PSU being TFX,but don't take my word unless a TFX will really fit.

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Reply 5 of 17, by mr_bigmouth_502

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I think a bigger issue than finding a power supply that would fit that case, would be finding a CPU cooler short enough that it doesn't get in the way of the power supply. 😵 That's the one thing I hate about microATX towers from that era, most of them were designed with small CPU heatsinks in mind.

Maybe you could try using a PicoPSU , and chop off the back panel of the old power supply to fill in the space it normally occupies on the back of the case. Just an idea. 😀 It won't provide enough power for a killer gaming rig, but it should be good enough for an HTPC. Here's the link if you're interested. http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT

Reply 6 of 17, by Skyscraper

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I would keep the system as is, a 533 Mhz Mendocino Celeron is fast enough for most pre year 2000 stuff.

If one wants to build a modern compact system there are better cases, even beige ones.

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Reply 7 of 17, by mockingbird

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That's the Enlight 7150.

I have a brand new one I was thinking of using for a SS7 build, but it's mATX only so the P5B won't fit.

I used on years ago for a Socket370 build, and I was also researching PSUs at the time. Would be curious myself to see if there's a commerical replacement available...

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Reply 8 of 17, by Half-Saint

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mockingbird wrote:

That's the Enlight 7150.

I have a brand new one I was thinking of using for a SS7 build, but it's mATX only so the P5B won't fit.

I used on years ago for a Socket370 build, and I was also researching PSUs at the time. Would be curious myself to see if there's a commerical replacement available...

Did you mean P5A-B? Was considering using it instead of that Intel board that's currently installed. I find the Intel board lacking in several aspects but as Skyscraper says, it should work for most purposes.

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I think a bigger issue than finding a power supply that would fit that case, would be finding a CPU cooler short enough that it doesn't get in the way of the power supply. 😵 That's the one thing I hate about microATX towers from that era, most of them were designed with small CPU heatsinks in mind.

Maybe you could try using a PicoPSU , and chop off the back panel of the old power supply to fill in the space it normally occupies on the back of the case. Just an idea. 😀 It won't provide enough power for a killer gaming rig, but it should be good enough for an HTPC. Here's the link if you're interested. http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT

Actually there's more than enough clearance for a stock Intel fan be it socket 775 or 115x. The built-in PSU is SFX but there are four different variants of SFX power supplies. I'm familiar with PicoPSU and actually own a 120W version which I bought about two years ago but still haven't used 😀

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Reply 9 of 17, by dexter311

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Silverstone make SFX PSUs up to 600W - they would be perfect for this build.

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product_power.p … p?tno=7&area=en

Also, Noctua have a great little low-profile cooler in the NF-L9i (only 37mm tall). If you can fit something taller, they also have the NF-L9x65 at 65mm tall. But the stock Intel cooler should fit under there no worries - that picture looking in from the top shows that there's at least 50-60mm of height there.

Reply 10 of 17, by Half-Saint

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Looking at the back, the built-in PSU measures 100mm(W) x 63.5mm(H). Silverstone only has 125mm(W) x 63.5mm(H) which means that the power supply won't fit without modding the case which I'm not really prepared to do at this stage.

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Reply 11 of 17, by sgt76

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What a great little system! Would be a pity to chop it up. My vote goes to keeping it intact with the addition of a few period pieces, i.e. a Voodoo 3, 256mb ram, Celeron 533mhz, SB Live/ Aureal Vortex and a faster HDD with Win98SE of course.

Reply 12 of 17, by Half-Saint

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sgt76 wrote:

What a great little system! Would be a pity to chop it up. My vote goes to keeping it intact with the addition of a few period pieces, i.e. a Voodoo 3, 256mb ram, Celeron 533mhz, SB Live/ Aureal Vortex and a faster HDD with Win98SE of course.

Would a Geforce 2 MX-400 be too mordern compared to a Voodoo 3?

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Reply 13 of 17, by PcBytes

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Half-Saint wrote:

Looking at the back, the built-in PSU measures 100mm(W) x 63.5mm(H). Silverstone only has 125mm(W) x 63.5mm(H) which means that the power supply won't fit without modding the case which I'm not really prepared to do at this stage.

You measured just the PSU? Or the entire tray the PSU resides on? (I noticed the PSU is sitting on a tray)

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Reply 14 of 17, by kixs

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150W is more than enough for any s370 system or even 775 one - of course you can't really go over board with graphic card. I'd put something s370 1GHz and Geforce 3/4ti.

Requests are also possible... /msg kixs

Reply 15 of 17, by sgt76

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Half-Saint wrote:
sgt76 wrote:

What a great little system! Would be a pity to chop it up. My vote goes to keeping it intact with the addition of a few period pieces, i.e. a Voodoo 3, 256mb ram, Celeron 533mhz, SB Live/ Aureal Vortex and a faster HDD with Win98SE of course.

Would a Geforce 2 MX-400 be too mordern compared to a Voodoo 3?

Its a couple years ahead of this rig if you're into being period correct and all that, but aside from that it would work great I think. I'm quite partial to nvidia cards for win98 rigs myself.

Reply 16 of 17, by Half-Saint

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I have at least 3 or 4 different GeForce 2 MX-400 cards as well as a GF3 Ti200 which I bought new and it survived to this day 😀

I may be able to get two more complete systems like the one in the original post.

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Reply 17 of 17, by mockingbird

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Half-Saint wrote:

Did you mean P5A-B? Was considering using it instead of that Intel board that's currently installed. I find the Intel board lacking in several aspects but as Skyscraper says, it should work for most purposes.

No. P5A-B is AT, P5A is ATX. But the 7150 will only take mATX.

You ought to take a quick look inside the PSU...

It will definitely need a re-cap.

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