Final form with front USB 3 ports instead of optical drive.
Original front view
Inside the original
Drive cage had to go.
Cut out behind the motherboard for easy access.
Cut out for a 120 mm fan.
Enough room now for an AIO watercooler now.
Hmm, might have some airflow issues.
Cut out 3.5 " bays to improve front airflow.
Ready for paint
Back in Black.
Mostly done inside. Still need a storage drive and cable management.
Replaced fans with Noctuas, added 80 mm fan for direct intake to graphics card. Much quieter and cooler now
Upgraded graphics card to Asus ROG Strix 1080
Vintage Revival
I wanted to resurrect an old case I had.
The ASUS Vintage AE 1 was originally sold as a barebones pc with a socket 754 motherboard.
It was upgraded to an AM2 motherboard then abandoned in a closet for years.
Time for some internal modification and new hardware.
The ASUS Vintage AE 1 was originally sold as a barebones pc with a socket 754 motherboard.
It was upgraded to an AM2 motherboard then abandoned in a closet for years.
Time for some internal modification and new hardware.
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: Retro
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: Micro-ATX
Type: General Build
Contests
This build participated in 1 contest.
| Rank | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| #2268 | The builds.gg 10K Challenge | ended |
Build Updates
Reconsidering how much modification and metal removal to do.
Parts acquisition
Paint is done {for now}. Parts are coming !
Installed Noctua fans, added intake fan for graphics card, replaced wraith stealth with wraith spire cpu cooler
Added front USB 3 and 2 tb hard drive
The metal cutting is done for now
Hardware
CPU
$ 155.00
Motherboard
$ 188.00
Memory
$ 24.99
Graphics
$ 224.99
Storage
$ 49.11
Storage
$ 94.99
Case
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