The specs sound great. Though I can't see any of the images. That host doesn't show them in the UK. Quite a big jump in performance between the 2nd and 3rd builds. I feel like a Pentium III in between would slot in nicely.

That AT case looks really cool. I have one of those Apex badges on my 486.

Very nice cases. The first picture with all of them together is awesome. 👍

Very Nice Systems!!! 😀

Nick4 wrote on 2026-08-07, 20:05:

Build #3. 2007-2008. Silver Bullet
Every part of this PC was bought new in box. It was a pleasure to build this one.

Beautiful system. Silver-bezel optical drives were quite uncommon, congrats on getting one.
Is it really 24C everywhere inside? 😀

Nick4 wrote on 2026-08-07, 20:05:

Tried to capture mid 2000s spirit with all the aluminium and those ridiculous 5.25 add-ons.

I think you succeeded. My Thermaltake Lanmoto came with a HardCano 10, and the first PSU I had in it was the Thermaltake Butterfly with its own fan controller. That one was so ridiculous I was almost relieved when the PSU had died and I replaced it with something simpler.

RetroPCCupboard wrote on 2026-08-07, 21:17:

The specs sound great. Though I can't see any of the images. That host doesn't show them in the UK. Quite a big jump in performance between the 2nd and 3rd builds. I feel like a Pentium III in between would slot in nicely.

Thanks! Thats strange... Here I'll attach some images to this post.
Actually, the AMD build should be a PIII build, but change of plans happened=)

dr_st wrote on 2026-08-08, 12:20:

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Nick4 wrote on 2026-08-07, 20:05:

Build #3. 2007-2008. Silver Bullet
Every part of this PC was bought new in box. It was a pleasure to build this one.

Beautiful system. Silver-bezel optical drives were quite uncommon, congrats on getting one.
Is it really 24C everywhere inside? 😀

Nick4 wrote on 2026-08-07, 20:05:

Tried to capture mid 2000s spirit with all the aluminium and those ridiculous 5.25 add-ons.

I think you succeeded. My Thermaltake Lanmoto came with a HardCano 10, and the first PSU I had in it was the Thermaltake Butterfly with its own fan controller. That one was so ridiculous I was almost relieved when the PSU had died and I replaced it with something simpler.

Yeah, I was lucky to get a boxed version of the drive with black, beige and silver bezels included. It's not 24C =) I was lazy to connect the sensors, so it shows the temperature inside the case. I just turned it on, so it was 24c=) Also, it has very simple thermal sensors that connects to radiators, so it is not a very useful info. Just a ridiculous gimmick.

You have a nice system too, I remember these Thermaltake cases were extremely popular but pretty expensive.

Thank you guys! appreciate your feedback!!

Pentium 233 could use more RAM. I had 64MB RAM back then. You will get much better seek times from a more modern IDE drive (120-80GB) by limiting its capacity to 32GB or less.

Nick4 wrote on 2026-08-08, 15:09:

You have a nice system too, I remember these Thermaltake cases were extremely popular but pretty expensive.

What happened is that I built a Pentium 4 HT system back in 2004 not knowing anything about cases. Then the default case I got was such a piece of junk that I started researching the recommendations on the web at the time and cross-referencing it with what I could actually obtain in my neck of the woods for a reasonable price. I recall the Lanmoto was one of the only options. I was sold on its "tool-less" feature, which, of course, I later learned, was on the low-end of how tool-less cases go, but back then it was OK, I guess. One time I removed the side panel too harshly and ripped the cable of the side fan, so I took the opportunity to replace it with the blue LED variant fan of the same dimensions, and even an original Thermaltake part at that.

AlexZ wrote on Yesterday, 08:19:

Pentium 233 could use more RAM. I had 64MB RAM back then.

Maybe, but some games don't like too much RAM. Alien Trilogy for example works with 32Mb, but won't even install if you have more. There are workarounds of course with RAM drives etc.