My "Sleeper" Rig...

tgdrums1990 · Post by **tgdrums1990** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:42 pm

Ok so the parts came in today and I began the build up of my "Sleeper" pc. I had this idea a while ago. here is the parts list:

AMD Athlon 3800+ 64 X2
Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 Mobo
1 gig of DDR2 800 Dual Channel Mem
160 gig SATA2 HD
Sony DVD Burner
Case is an OLD gateway pc

Soon to come is an 7600 GS video card

I have no clue how to post pics so I will just provide links...

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020547.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020546.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020545.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020544.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020543.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

Links:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020547.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020546.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020545.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020544.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c245/ ... 020543.jpg

[/code]

qviri · Post by **qviri** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:20 pm

Dude, get some intakes and exhausts please

Shukuteki · Post by **Shukuteki** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:28 pm

or at least an exhaust...

I like the idea of a sleeper PC though.

jbw · Post by **jbw** » Tue May 08, 2007 8:45 pm

The best part is the Windows ME sticker. True, you might be able to find a Windows 95 or 98 sticker, but since ME is the single worst OS in the history of all OSes, you gotta run with it.

Another suggestion for the ultimate sleeper: see if you can find an old beige faceplate from a double-speed CD-ROM drive. If I remember correctly, you can even replace the portion of the faceplate that's attached to the drive tray on some drives.

Sylph-DS · Post by **Sylph-DS** » Wed May 09, 2007 12:36 am

I think the cow-spot box Gateway logo is the best, weren't those the first PIII's to be sold?

sareiodata · Post by **sareiodata** » Wed May 09, 2007 1:29 am

Check the temperature on that HDD...I think it's running hot. You could check with Speed Fan.

Other then that ...I really like old small cases...looks great...

Also if you are planning to get a Geforce 7600GS I would suggest looking for a HIS 1650 PRO card, because thous take air from the case and exit it outside, but the down side is that it's a 2 slot card.

PS: I kind of liked Windows ME

tgdrums1990 · Post by **tgdrums1990** » Wed May 09, 2007 2:20 am

sareiodata wrote:Check the temperature on that HDD...I think it's running hot. You could check with Speed Fan.

Other then that ...I really like old small cases...looks great...

Also if you are planning to get a Geforce 7600GS I would suggest looking for a HIS 1650 PRO card, because thous take air from the case and exit it outside, but the down side is that it's a 2 slot card.

PS: I kind of liked Windows ME

My HD as of right now after running all night is at 36 C. I think thats a normal temp right?

Sylph-DS · Post by **Sylph-DS** » Wed May 09, 2007 2:30 am

tgdrums1990 wrote: My HD as of right now after running all night is at 36 C. I think thats a normal temp right?

36C is great. But what kind of stress was it under during the night? You should try a stress test and then see how it cools down, I used to have a system in which the HDD kept its cool most of the time, but when I did a stress test (I used the EVEREST stress tester), it got to about 50 (which is still within reasonable limits), and afterwards took about half an hour to get to 47. So I guess it had some trouble finding a way to get rid of the heat. I fear your system may have the same trouble, as the HDD is suspended, without any good airflow around it.

regal196 · Post by **regal196** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:40 pm

sorry about this question. What do you mean by "sleeper computer?" What is a "sleeper computer?" What is its purpose?

Once again, sorry for the questions.

qviri · Post by **qviri** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:55 pm

A sleeper is something that looks ordinary but -- unexpectedly if one was to go by exterior appearance -- has properties of better models. The term is commonly applied to cars.

tgdrums1990 · Post by **tgdrums1990** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:02 pm

Above is the proper def of a sleeper. I think I did an ok job, still eeed to find a way to conceal the DVD Burner...

regal196 · Post by **regal196** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:08 pm

qviri wrote:A sleeper is something that looks ordinary but -- unexpectedly if one was to go by exterior appearance -- has properties of better models. The term is commonly applied to cars.

Ok, make sense. I called concealing true power, nice!

bonestonne · Post by **bonestonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:20 pm

nice rig. i'd have sprung for a fancy case while at it, but not necessary.

as for the sleeper definition...well almost there. a street sleeper is a car that looks bone stock on the outside [original body, rims, lights, etc] but underneath it all, its got massive performance.

ie: the video of the street sleeper station wagon thats on youtube.

IsaacKuo · Post by **IsaacKuo** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:42 pm

I usually have the opposite going on--on the outside, it looks like a modern multi-gigahertz eMachines computer. On the inside, it's an antique 466Mhz Celeron. (The original insides died...what do you expect from eMachines?) Or the outside is a P3 class Gateway case; the insides are an older P2 class Gateway 2000.

I deal with a lot of older dead/dying computer equipment. One component which doesn't die is the case. Generally, newer cases look better than older cases, so I'll stick older (working) hardware in a spiffier newer case.

bonestonne · Post by **bonestonne** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:33 pm

nice rig. i'd have sprung for a fancy case while at it, but not necessary.

as for the sleeper definition...well almost there. a street sleeper is a car that looks bone stock on the outside [original body, rims, lights, etc] but underneath it all, its got massive performance.

ie: the video of the street sleeper station wagon thats on youtube.

Wibla · Post by **Wibla** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:50 am

Here's a sleeper... originally a p2-266, then c433, then p3-933, then *breaths* 2600+, then c2d e6600

tgdrums1990 · Post by **tgdrums1990** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:38 am

Wibla wrote:

Here's a sleeper... originally a p2-266, then c433, then p3-933, then *breaths* 2600+, then c2d e6600

Though I would have avoided the Core 2 Duo sticker all together.

My "Sleeper" Rig...

My "Sleeper" Rig...

...

Re: ...

Thanks

Nice