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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

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"If you're seeing this message, that means JavaScript has been disabled on your browser, please enable JS to make Imgur work." :-| Thank you, HN, for being usable without JS.

potential alternative link https://linustechtips.com/topic/553903-my-1995-ibm-aptiva-48...

Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k

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post #47

If you replace each and every part except for the case, are you "turning an Aptiva into an i7" or are you just using an old case for your computer?

When he does it step by step, i would say: turn is the right expression :)

But he didn't. He didn't first swap the CPU, then the ram, and a few weeks later the Mainboard. It's really just "reusing a case".

Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k

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If only there was a way to display images without JavaScript...

Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k

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post #47

If you replace each and every part except for the case, are you "turning an Aptiva into an i7" or are you just using an old case for your computer?

Obligatory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

> The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about whether an object that has had all of its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object. […] The concept is one of the oldest in Western philosophy, going back to the time of 500–400 BC. It is a common theme in the field of metaphysics.

Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k

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Nice 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.

> well preserved SGI Octane or O2

please at least use a gutted case or something with bad boards. These old computers, especially machines like the SGI risc line, are not being made anymore. At the end of the day, you'll have a bog standard pc inside an old case that looks cool.

IMO, a much more interesting alternative would be to use something like a hyte revolt 3

Re: Turning a 1995 IBM Aptiva, 66mhz 486DX2, into an i7 6700k

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Nice 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.

Yeah, that's kind of a boring and not uncommon bit of hardware. I have an old Osborne that would be cool to update. Or an SGI.. or an Next Cube!
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