Vintage PC case with modern PC parts

phinix

phinix

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I'm planning to build a PC based on new parts but in old vintage case, like those beige AT mini tower ones.
Anyone have a spare old PC?

Anyone here did something similar?
I will need ATX motherboard tray with rear panel - 10 years ago you could still buy those - are they still in stock somewhere? mATX would be fine.
If not, I could just butcher some cheap mATX case and dremel out bits form it :)

Would love to find some case like this one :)

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Made me think of my old Globalwin 802 case. I'm sure I purchased it from OcUK pre modded with several fans installed along with a fan speed switch on the front.
 
phinix said:
I'm planning to build a PC based on new parts but in old vintage case, like those beige AT mini tower ones.
Anyone have a spare old PC?

Anyone here did something similar?
I will need ATX motherboard tray with rear panel - 10 years ago you could still buy those - are they still in stock somewhere? mATX would be fine.
If not, I could just butcher some cheap mATX case and dremel out bits form it :)

Would love to find some case like this one :)

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would be a lot simpler if you just bought an old beige ATX case.. my windows 98 PC is in a beige ATX case, that will pretty much take any ATX /MATX board. some standoffs might be in the wrong place
 
I was thinking of the Silverstone FLP01 retro case but measuring it up against my Kolink Satellite shows how much wider it is so putting some mini-ITX parts doesn't seem much point. Probably easier to 3D print a frontage for the Satellite because of hard it will be to get an actual FLP01!

Pi board in my old Gateway 2000 laptop might be interesting though.
 
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Not sure about long term forum members
Access to MM
Rules changed over the years
If you have access or if not you will need 1,000 posts
A request in wanted section is bound to find
Someone hoarding some old pc cases like that

Must admit I hoard stuff
But not those
Another option
Go to local council tip people throw those out all the time
At my local tip
I just bung the guy 20 quid to let me look through
The container where pc parts are put in

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And i used to use 80mm to 120mm adapter
As mentioned 80mm were lot louder
Even if no one sells those now
Should be easy for someone to 3d print them
 
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These cases are very sought after now for retro enthusiasts and generally in poor condition. However Evercase does new old stock cases that might work for you. Hopefully not a competitor as they do quite specialist looking cases and you can't buy any actual modern cases.
 
Kurgen said:
would be a lot simpler if you just bought an old beige ATX case.. my windows 98 PC is in a beige ATX case, that will pretty much take any ATX /MATX board. some standoffs might be in the wrong place
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sorry, I meant if I got AT case, then would need to cut out and stick in ATX mobo tray etc
 
Tried your local boot sale? The one I frequent has a few cases like this appear for sale from time to time.
 
Grimley said:
Tried your local boot sale? The one I frequent has a few cases like this appear for sale from time to time.
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what is boot sale?

edit: Ooooooh, fleamarket - I googled it and found local one. Going there on Saturday :D
 
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dangermouse425 said:
Looking forward to updates on this, it'll look awesome.
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Thanks :)
Well, it might be good, depends what case I'll hunt down, still looking for one.
I would rather to grab ATX, then AT and mode the whole guts for it.

I may re-start my modding history and do a new project, I'll see how it evolves..
 
You can mount floppy in it! Cool :)
I hope they will make more of those cases, as they confirmed - like mATX would be perfect, adding 3.5" floppy bay.
But I WANT that clock and switches bay :)

SILVERSTONE!!! SELL THAT 5.25" bay separately! :D
 
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