I threw away two or three such cases, albeit different color, last year. I hate them with a passion. The rest is great, I'd either keep it (if I had a use for it) or sell it for $$$.
wrote:@PCBytes: Very tempting, but I really have *too many* parts that I need to use for something already. I think I'll just be breaking the camel's back at this stage.
Well, hypothetically speaking, would it be worth all the time and effort to turn it into a period-correct retro rig? If I recall correctly, it came out during the GeForce 7xxx and Radeon Xxxx/X1xx era. It was also not uncommon for people to run GeForce 8800 and Radeon HD 2xxx cards on these machines. A quick browse on eBay shows that some of these cards are surprisingly more expensive than you'd think.
If you dont have space left, then consider to sell it to someone else.. Their is already enough been scrapped these days.. So i would make someone happy with these components if you dont have further plans with it.
~ At least it can do black and white~
No, I have some space for it. I'll keep it for a while and tinker with it. Half-Saint I find it funny that you would say that, I've actually built 4 systems in that case. I have fond memories of carrying it to Land and playing CS with my friends.
My first PC case was with me for roughly 20 years... I finally decided to sell it to some local enthusiast last year. I didn't have much use for it anymore and it was taking up space. Of course I kept the guts 😀
I'm quite keen on taking it apart and re-spraying it. I've browsed around a bit and it looks like a new set of cables is going to set me back about $45, which sucks because I can actually buy a decent new ATX power supply for a little more.
Maybe you could make your own cables for less...
Looks like I'm going to have to invest in a crimping tool. The only problem is that I need to find the correct parts.
Perhaps you can upgrade your main system with a new 80+ platinum/titanium PSU and use the old one for the socket 939 rig.
The PSU with missing cables can be good for a simpler system without the need for... the missing cables 😀
New PC: i9 12900K @5GHz all cores @1.2v. MSI PRO Z690-A. 32GB DDR4 3600 CL14. 3070Ti.
Old PC: Dual Xeon X5690@4.6GHz, EVGA SR-2, 48GB DDR3R@2000MHz, Intel X25-M. GTX 980ti.
Older PC: K6-3+ 400@600MHz, PC-Chips M577, 256MB SDRAM, AWE64, Voodoo Banshee.
Well, there is no way I'm putting my Cooler Master V1000 in this system. But, looking at the power supply it looks like the modular cable connectors are
nothing more than a simple 6-pin pci-e connector. Even better is that it can provide a maximum of 80W and 100W on the 3.3V and 5.5V line respectively. So it can be used on older systems too. However, I think it can be a fun project to try and do this. I want to make molex, fan and cd-in cables too, so it is not a waste.
Just to make sure, would you guys say those are 6-Pin Female Pci-e connectors?
This connectors do seem to be 6-pin PCI-e. Just be sure to check the voltages on the pins, as regular PCIe connectors only offer 12V and ground, and if those are meant to be used by anything other than PCI-e and P4-aux power connectors, then the pinout is nonstandard.
I used to have that model unit and trust me its a good deal as it is VERY solid even for modern builds. I had a overclocked i5 760, GTX460 that was modded, and several hard drives all pulling from off that one unit! Just clean it and it will last for years to come, also it is a very silent unit that doesn't get hot.
On a far away planet reading your posts in the year 10,191.
This image I found by browsing Google images pretty much confirms that it is not using a standard pin layout. However, I know for a fact that the leads are interchangeable and can be plugged into any connector. Which means the layout is the same for every connector.
As I had said I used to have that unit and yes they will plug into any port as each port has the same pins to volts. The only gripe is finding the cables if you are missing any.
On a far away planet reading your posts in the year 10,191.
Well, I have found some on eBay and it will cost me almost as much as a new PSU to get them all. So, I am exploring the possibility of making my own modular cables using 6-Pin Female PCI-E connectors.
I'd guess, from left to right the way it is shown on the last pic:
5V | Gnd | 3.3V
12V | Gnd | 12V
The connectors are the same as the PCI-e, you could probably sacrifice cables from a broken PSU and make your own.
Yeah that's what I thought too. But I'll confirm with a multimeter first, just to be safe.
it looks like PCie females but, it could be for any thing a PSU has no more than 4 5 wires, that are just reused over and over gain some of these modulars using "special" cables.
