Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
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Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#2It is somewhat wild to me that PC towers are still a thing. So many other tech products have had significant form factor reductions in the past ~40 years yet gaming PCs have largely remained unchanged. (I understand we've had massive increases in computing capabilities, especially around 3D graphics and the power and cooling required for them.)
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#3Nice although this would not have been my choice of a case to mod. I'd love to and some day may attempt to do this to a well preserved SGI Octane or O2.
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#4It is somewhat wild to me that PC towers are still a thing. So many other tech products have had significant form factor reductions in the past ~40 years yet gaming PCs have largely remained unchanged. (I understand we've had massive increases in computing capabilities, especially around 3D graphics and the power and cooling required for them.)
Don’t jinx it! Really, it’s probably PCI slot form factor graphics cards that is keeping it alive.
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#5Nice although this would not have been my choice of a case to mod. I'd love to and some day may attempt to do this to a well preserved SGI Octane or O2.
This build really resonated with me because the Aptiva was my first IBM ~~compatible~~ PC.
I later broke it learning how to work on PCs as a child. If I can find where it ended up, I may very well do the same build.
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#6Really really well done! I love builds like this and am collecting pieces for my own sleeper PC. I'm an unashamed nostalgia addict and would much prefer an older case in the room than the modern ones we get these days.
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#7Nice although this would not have been my choice of a case to mod. I'd love to and some day may attempt to do this to a well preserved SGI Octane or O2.
This build really resonated with me because the Aptiva was my first IBM ~~compatible~~ PC. I later broke it learning how to work on PCs as a child. If I can find where it ended up, I may very well do the same build.
Yeah, obviously there is nostalgia value for a lot of people but objectively it's a pretty average looking case even for the era... which leads me to ask this: what _was_ the best looking computer case of the retro era?
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
This build really resonated with me because the Aptiva was my first IBM ~~compatible~~ PC. I later broke it learning how to work on PCs as a child. If I can find where it ended up, I may very well do the same build.
Yeah, obviously there is nostalgia value for a lot of people but objectively it's a pretty average looking case even for the era... which leads me to ask this: what _was_ the best looking computer case of the retro era?
I think anything retro will beat anything current because of the nostalgia factor.
At the time I didn’t think about how aesthetically pleasing a case was though.
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#9It is somewhat wild to me that PC towers are still a thing. So many other tech products have had significant form factor reductions in the past ~40 years yet gaming PCs have largely remained unchanged. (I understand we've had massive increases in computing capabilities, especially around 3D graphics and the power and cooling required for them.)
PCs have had significant form factor reductions though. From smaller form factors like mATX to straight up embedded SBCs like the NUC to even smaller lighter-power systems like the Raspberry Pi.
Mid-towers have survived for the same reason cars still leave some open space under the hood in their designs: There are incredibly important practical benefits in being able to easily work in a space.
Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k
#10Nice although this would not have been my choice of a case to mod. I'd love to and some day may attempt to do this to a well preserved SGI Octane or O2.
For something kept x86 I'd have a tough time resisting something like the classic IBM PS/2 with its giant red flappy power switch out front.
Like https://dfarq.homeip.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IBM-PS-2...
or if there were tower variants with the same style power switch