It's been 10 YEARS since they cracked open this gaming PC. I'm going in!
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Today is very nostalgic as we're taking a close-up look at my friends' decade old gaming PC! It was super high-end (at the time) and features all kinds of fun hardware, including an especially unique Cooler Master chassis. I may even gut the entire system and fill it with modern hardware, because that's just something I do sometimes.
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It's been 10 YEARS since they cracked open this gaming PC. I'm going in!
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How ever many likes this video has is how many RX 6000 GPUs will be available on launch day.
Ok 1 minute in and there's already more than the 3080s
Yo
Over 9000
ono
Dunnoo
"Remember booting off a 120 gig ssd." Yes, I remember this morning.
Ahahaha
I got one of those paired with two 1 TB hhds
Same
Tis all you need
Yeah, I was like man, I have a secondary machine running on a 64GB SSD!
Ten years later:
This 3090 can’t even run call of duty 78
Medieval Warfare
@@CaveyMoth im pretty blazed, and this got me man, thank you
@@just_HAZEN It actually worked? Yay! (But seriously, though, where is Call of Duty going to go?)
@@CaveyMoth wherever IRL warfare goes in 10 years.. probs be like Fallout tbh
@@markdoescomputerstuff8354 modern warfare 27 will be advanced warfare 2
That PC is more high-end than the one I'm currently using.
I wub u
Actually, this is ok PC now. With this motherboard you can upgrade RAM to triple-channel 6*4=24 GB, which is plenty for now and wont be too slow bc of triple channel. And you can buy Xeon X5650 (6c/12t) for $10 on aliexpress and overclock to 4.2-4.8 GHz, it will be around 2000 cinebench r20 points. Another option is W3680 (6c/12t) for $45 for easyier overclock because of unlocked multiplier. Perfect as mid-level system for nowdays, just add, maybe RTX2060, two dirt-cheap sticks of ram and dirt-cheap xeon CPU.
@Niklause Mikaelson First of all, I didn't meant you should buy videocard from ali. Buy it in local store or craigslist of whatever.
And xeons are ok. How else you can get 2000+ cb r20 points CPU for $10? Or even $45. Yes, they are used. Yes, there is no point to bild new PC with old xeon from ali, but if you have mobo compatible with xeon, why not? Used CPU is ok, there is no any noticeable degradation in used CPUs. Yes, it is not fastest CPU in existance, but it is ok mid-level. And it will be more "upgrade PC" rather than "throw away old and make new" like in this video.
@Niklause Mikaelson You spewed a lotta trash there. It's best to not talk about things that you know nothing about.
Don't mistake Aliexpress for Wish.
@Niklause Mikaelson You clearly don't know what you're talking about but it's fine.
Kyle: "so, ive got 2 friends"
Me: "aight quit braggin jeeez"
@AKSHAT JAIN lol u wierdo
@AKSHAT JAIN u good?
@AKSHAT JAIN damn Indians
@AKSHAT JAIN weirdo
@AKSHAT JAIN who asked you though?
When I read "10 years". My thought was the 90's. Wtf?! 10 years ago was 2010. Damn.
wait what. thats... not right
Doesn't feel like 10 years ago.
Yeah... thats crazy, right.
Want to feel even older? If the movie "The Matrix" was a child, it would now be of legal drinking age in the US, i.e. 21 years old...
The
@@catherinehughesse2477 "The" WHAT? Don't leave us hanging.
"This can't be a mouse pad, it has adhesive on the back"
Kyle, it's made by Razer, it could literally be anything regardless of logic and reason. They made a credit card with an LED in it...
I had a mousepad like that for my g/f's 2-in-1 laptop attached to it's sleeved protector. The owner of this yellow desktop probably had it laying on it's side. :P
could be the top layer of a foam mousepad, so the adhesive used to keep the surface on the foam pad but it peeled off over time
It's a mouse pad, my friend has the same one. You just stick it on your desk.
Is it weird that I kinda want an RGB credit card now? I don't even know why. I hate RGB.
It literally is exactly a mousepad.
We’re all excited for 6900 XT and this guy already has 2x 6950 for 10 years..
He took them before the scalpers came
I’m a new pc builder what’s the difference
@@bradenallan941 its a joke the 6950 is not the best for newer games, if you are looking for a more budget gpu during quarantine and stuff the best are 3060's or 580's imo
@@garlicchapstick7851 Is nvidia 3060 really a budget gaming gpu?
@@piyushprakash7458 its $300 to get but they are scalped, it is on the budget end of graphics cards
Coolermaster should REALLY modernize this series of cases and bring them back.
it's cooler master, they don't do anything other than shitty OEM parts
They should keep this old school look and modernize the chassis inside in my opinion, i miss computers that were made of solid steel and had cool designs like this.
I like how he feels the need to clarify what them being “engaged” means as if we don’t already assume it’s the former not the latter 😂
Aka GAME OVER
The clarification was helpful
I mean what's the difference 😂
Had a silver wavemaster years ago. It looks good in yellow. Would be a great case for a Cyberpunk 2077 build.
Well things are going to change a lot more when it finally releases in 2077 lmao😂😂
@@thetexpidition7168 no you beat me to it
Youd have to open it up in some ways and customize it for circulation
This pc looks like its gonna turn into Bumblebee. 😂
that makes me want to get this case and stick a vinyl bumble logo on the side
Exactly what I was thinking. That looks like Bumblebee's PC if he owned a PC. xD He'd probably own a kick high-end super computer. 8)
"I'm going to upgrade all the internal components and keep the case myself."
So, you're building a whole new PC then...
Just with a ugly case 😂
@Patrick_ Pinhead no
@Patrick_ Pinhead Foreal tho I love the wave master cases! I had the blue one and wish I held on to it. Im always looking on ebay hoping I can find another one
@@minimum_reflex yes
@@emperorfloch ya, no..
I love that he physically recoiled In surprise when he saw the GPU temperature
It actually wasn't outside the realm of possibility to run a graphics card that hot, but I'm assuming that's 10-20 degrees higher than what it tested at before 10 years of dust clogging the cooler.
You mean you didn't?
"This video was sponsered by me"
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prety sure this thing are more thann 10 years old..
@@campkira the cpu is launched 12 years ago
I like how his "upgrades" are pretty much an entirely new pc.
If you replace every part in a car but the chassis, it still is the same car right?
Nope. The case isn't the computer. The components are. The car is the chassis. Not the engine. This is an apple's and oranges comparison
@@patrickprafke4894 dang, thanks for correcting me
@@cameronmaltbie4435 yes, its the same car. Because every chassis has its own vin and you cannot change that. It will always be basically the same car, just different.
Pretty much
"imagine booting off of a 120GB SSD"
My laptop boots off of a 16GB SSD
@Double-Edge Same
My gaming pc boots off a 128 gb and I built it like 2 months ago
@Fat Happy Seal damn bro nice
Is that even possible?
@@KrizbyYT When I first built my PC I paid around a dollar per gig for a 128gb OCZ Agility 3, and just recently purchased a 1tb M.2 for 8 dollars less than the OCZ drive cost me.
"So I've got two friends"
And that is all.
Weird flex but ok
You have friends?
Friends? FrIeNdS????? FRIENDS!
Yeah pointless video and hardly any budget here..
Fwends from there tinder days I guess..
Man, how I'd kill for one of these older X58 motherboards! It's the perfect blend for modern and retro gaming and upgrades are super easy given the Xeon support, sadly they are too expensive everywhere and impossible to find, you got lucky! If you are planning on throwing it away or letting it rot, let me know, I'd be happy to take it off your hands!
All express has Chinese motherboards X58 including bundles. Don't know if new chips or reusing old ones. Used cpus. $100 +
Throw a zeon in those, overclock it a bit, and update the vid card a bit and it will do moderate gaming still I bet. I have one I don't use regularly anymore but that was the best value I ever had out of equipment.
"Remember booting off a 120 gig ssd" me booting off a 120 gig hdd
oof
@@ploperdung its a 2500 rpm too lol
@@rawbsrecords WHAT _the_ *fuck*
I had this caase back in the day and it is still in the loft somewhere. i thought it was the best case in the world when i bought it. As i had it i am also very disapointed you did not notice or show off the fact that this case has a removable motherboard tray. so the floating tray design serves a purpose as it is removable so you can build on it out of the case then just slide it back in and thumb screw it in, easy as that. That was some high tech shit for over 10 years ago.
I had an HP xw4600 Workstation with removable motherboard tray, it was built like a tank (weighed nearly 40lbs/ 18kg).
As for me, it’s really very sexy case, especially color.
I had a thing for the old Coolermaster aluminum cases as well. At one point I had a Praetorian, super sweet case. All aluminum build. In retrospect, terrible air flow. But hey, back then we didn't really need it. I also built a brand new i7 920 build in '09 (that still runs to this day!!) that featured the Coolermaster CM Stacker w/ the removable motherboard tray. The Stacker series allowed the users to flip the entire system over, so the mobo was on the right side of the case vs the left side. Pretty cool feature (if you ask me).
@@thepezfeo jesus christ, 18kg is like a big bag of potatoes (this is the Irish system we use instead of football courts from America )
You need to do a custom watercooled ketchup and mustard build!
I'm talking red and yellow squeeze bottles as reservoirs, one red loop, one yellow loop. custom sleeved cables in red, brown, yellow, and orange. Some type of case that looks like a fast food bag lol. I want it to make me hungry!
How high are you?
@@TheRandomshite123 probably very
@@asian2843 Im not saying its a bad idea, but you have to be very far onto the grass to get hungry thinking about PC cables
Yeasssss this needs to be done ✔ 🤩🤪💕💕💯🔥❤👍
no electric lettuce was harmed in the making of this comment. it was cremated and felt no pain.
This was fun to watch. I literally just swapped out my i7 950. I was always so proud of my rig lasting so long. Alas, it was really time to finally upgrade.
Looks like a cyberpunk promo item that went in storage after years of delays XD
Something something AMD Rx6000 series vs Nvidia 3000 series GPU war related comment
How are you here go damn
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Justin y needs pc tips
How much time do you have in a day? You comment all over
10 year old pc: Bad
my pc: Wors
me: Cries
I really hope you get a good one soon man I feel your pain
The pc was the best 10 yrs ago
i feel ya
Bruh I have a intel pentium p6200 and 1st generation intel graphics and 1 GB ram
I have a 10 year old Pc with a xeon w3670 at 4.4ghz and still I play all games in 2020 with a 1080ti without any bottlenecks at 1440p. Remember, its 6 core 12 thread cpu and on the same X58 chipset
I like how this is a decade old yet massively outperforms all of my devices :c
Not funny, didn't laugh
@@AtroxSM Don’t care, didn’t ask
🥲You could always buy cheap modern parts here and there on Ebay 🙈
The shape, as well as color of the chassis looked a bit like it was supposed to be in Cyberpunk 2077
Ahhh, back when cases did not have glass panels and they were actually built like tanks
Yeah, I sort of miss that, the Antec P180 was a huge chunk of steel.
Coolermaster had their memorable HAF series, not the best build quality but boy did they flow air, the looks were great too.
@@MiGujack3 I still have a haf x case currently have my 6 build in it don't think I will ever upgrade.
@Casual Scum The budget segment is really bad now. Back then it was boring PCs with super thick steel bodies, not fancy but sturdy.
Now they try to focus on adding glass and rgb fans, making the frames super flimsy and including AWFUL USB ports.
As for the high end they settled for average frames (which is fine) and focused on the features, filters, brackets, controllers, etc.
@@rafety85 I had a 912, it was decent but the front panel was crap and somehow stripped the screws on the panels over time.
@Casual Scum They are now more on looks than functionality, features and longevity
Maybe nice to mention is that the case is even older than 10 years! The Cooler Master Wavemaster was "the case to have" when the Core 2 Duo series released. So it's even older, around 15 years old. It was already old when that X58 platform released.
This was a very expensive case due the fact the chassis is fully aluminium. It was priced like Lian Li aluminium cases from then, around $200 I think.
I had two of the Thermaltake Tsunami Dream cases. Seams to me I must have bought them at least 15 years ago. SUPER cool cases just slightly different from this one. They were AMAZING in their day. I LOVED those cases! Both in black with blue LED in the solid aluminum front doors. One with solid sides for the living room HTPC and one with clear (plastic lol) side window for my blinged out gaming PC. The Tsunami Dream had a lot of nice little extra features like removable drive cage and such. Super, super nice.
Yes, this case was introduced in 2004. Also, the front fans are accessible by removing two screws on the left side (when facing the front of the computer) of the front panel, one hex and one Phillips, and swiveling the bottom of the panel out like the door.
@ This might not be correct, or correct for this exact model or version of this model. The only reason I suggest this is because i KNOW with no possibility for error that the very similar Tsunami Dream cases I owned were purchased more then 10 years ago by a fair margin..... So, it would make sense they had a whole family of similar cases from that far back.
@@gibu002 It was the Patriot Blaze 120gb SSD that was released in Q4 of 2014.
There's no way to install a SSD (storage drive or boot drive) without opening the case. I wasn't talking about the age of the case but the age of one of the components. So that case had to have been opened in the last 6 years. 6 years being the absolute maximum amount of time possible without that case having been opened.
@ Ah... I understand now.
Videos like these are always interesting. Exciting to watch a 10 or 12 year old PC being "fixed" and upgraded. Thanks for this vid!
I'm currently running about the same as the old setup. I7 927 with 6GB of RAM. Working on getting together an upgraded system and was looking at the Ryzen 5 2600X so was glad to hear you talking about it.
Am i alone in feeling like "leave this pc as is and get a brand new everything instead"? I'm an old hardware collector and this is gold to me. When kyle said he'd chuck everything and leave the case my brain went "nooooo, give it to me"
Armando Ceniceros I agree in fact this mobo would be nice upgrade from my p6t se
he's gonna chuck everything?!?!?!? that's an x58 mobo, put a aliexpress xeon (x5675) in it and that thing can still be a competent machine today..
Charlie Metzger I use an x5670 in my daily pc and it’s honestly a great cpu for $20
That case would look so could for a cyberpunk-themed build.
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@@j-fun4776 i think he mean the case would look so cool for a cyberpunk themed build
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@@meradio12 i think he mean the case would look so cool for a cyberpunk themed build
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Love this. Great upgrade, kept the case which keeps that machine's identity. Great use of previous gen components that are still totally useful. I remember those cases - I almost bought one until I looked at the ventilation. :P
Yooo, I remember that case, it was around the time I was just getting into PC hardware and seeing it again now brought nostalgia like a ton of bricks. Great fun to see.
"time capsule of hardware"
Looks at the same gpu in my system.
/sigh
get a better job then
@@Gamerthinkersman you dont know his scenario
@@maxsteinhauser it was a joke
Some 6950 can be flashed to 6970, or 6990 to get a bit more out of them for free.
@@LTXwooshie it cant do 6990 thats a dual gpu card, its basically 2 6970 in crossfire on 1 PCB
I had an earlier silver version of that case when it was still named 'Tsunami'. It launched in August 2004 then in December a tsunami killed 230,000 people after an earthquake in the Indian Ocean. This probably led to the name change but I'm not so sure if 'Wave Master' was the best choice. 😅
Edit: Apparently these were just 2 very similar cases from different brands, nonetheless 'Tsunami Dream' turned out to be a poor naming choice back in 2004.
That Tsunami case was from Thermaltake though, case on this video is from Cooler Master.
I remember that case.. that was 2004? fuck we r old...
I have a Black Thermaltake Tsunami Dream kicking around somewhere with a Core2Duo from the early 2000's
@@mrsmith5365 Tsunami Dream was the full name indeed, thanks for reminding me.
Ahhh man I built at least 3 machines for people in that case back then. Thanks for confirming I'm not the only one who thought it was a Tsunami!
This was a great trip down memory lane. I remember having an intel i7 920 CPU AND 2x MSI twin frozr 6950s in crossfire myself! I still have one of them floating around. what a great vid!
I can remember really wanting that case. Those old Aluminium CM cases were really built to last.
I thought it had literally been 10 years so I was expecting a ton of dust and stuff lol
Yeah with that unfiltered airflow in the case and 10 years I'd expect an intel stock fan to look like an exploded hamster.
youtuber gotta clickbait the title, nothing new these day.
@@EngelDerVerdammnis lolz right! I was waiting for the fuzzy greyish heatsink.
Agreed... Going back to a windowless case next year. Was sick of the rgb on my o11 build before it was even done. Too much of a pita. Thinking meshify or define case.
i mean that can depend where it was stored for 10 years
Kyle: "Remember booting off a 120gb ssd?"
Me: *Looks at my 120gb boot drive* *Cries*
Same :( although I bought a 256GB SSD but I can’t seem to to make it my C drive and every vid I watch I have to use a third party program you have to pay for to transfer windows to another drive :(
Me to Kyle: why must you hurt me in this way
I remember booting off a 120gb SSD, that was last month when I finally replaced it with a 1TB M.2 NVMe.
Looks at my Hard Drive as my boot drive... Cries profusely
Ive 240gb wd ssd lol
My dad is an architect and had a bunch of these cases in his office. He gave me a fully built system in one for my birthday one year and I absolutely lost it. So much nostalgia with this video!
im happy i found your channel and i find your videos to help me clean my pc because its really dusty and the case it very cramped so it builds up but also i like that you go into detail about all the parts and how to instal new parts and im planning on upgrading my gt 1030 to a rx 570 so i might need some of you videos to guide me
*"So I've got two friends."*
That's okay Kyle. Most adults have a small circle of friends compared to when they were in HS. For adults it's about quality not quantity.
I'm in high school and I've got 1 friend so I guess im gonna be alone
@@santiagolozoya4940 nah, you'll be fine. You'll have 1/16 of a friend according to the math.
I think you may be over romanticizeing highschool xD
@@awesometoodles879 hahah I don't see how? But college will be tons better. Lol
i have 1 friend both in school and out of school but its not the same friend cuz he was a douch :( i could not even get that girl who would cry once a week to be my friend when ill i tried to do was make her laugh 24/7
im guessing the 24/7 was the problem
"Really exciting to see what's inside a 10 year old PC" *looks down under desk* oh wow nice
Those old X58 motherboards are gold. They go for over $100 on ebay used if you can believe it.
I have the same case for my backup except mine is black with a plexiglass side window. I did the same putting slotted covers in the back and mesh cover plates for 2 of the 3 5.25 bays in the front. I leave the fron door open and have never had a heat issue. It is a very solid case.
The PC's case reminded me of the Hazmat Suits in Monsters Inc.
😂 I can't unsee it now
WE HAVE A 23-19!!!!
Kyle: "Remember booting off a 120gb ssd?"
Me: Remembers first ever PC - 386sx25 with 200MB HDD...
lucky my first PC's boot drive was 5.25 floppy drive
200MB was pretty darn good for a 386. My 486DX2 came with a 250MB
@@nelizmastr I had that exact same for my 486DX2 iirc.
@@nelizmastr iirc - it was an upgrade my Father bought... I'm not sure, but I think the original HDD was 80MB or something... running DoS and having to manually boot windows 3... Halcyon days for sure. Kids these days don't know they're born! :D lol
"386sx25 with 200MB"
very close in time to me then... first PC in house was a Philips 2864 with an 16MHz 80286, 10MHz 80287 math-cpu, had a 55MB hardrive and Windows 3.0.
had also a fancy for that time Philips Paradise VGA card with 1MB of VRAM (system had 2MB...) on an 1024x768 15" monitor
still have the machine, Philips Monitor have died so now it got an Eizo 19" but it also have gotten an bit of an upgrade with an Harris 286 25MHz, 16MB of RAM and 512MB industrial CF for boot drive.
played the shit out of Supaplex and Commander Keen Eps4, 6 and Dreams back in the days, and still does from time to time
What a flashback! The first laptop I ever learned how to use was a chunky Apple Powerbook my very first day of work in 1993 at my duty station after I graduated from Air Force tech. school as a Combat Photographer. Great post and your commentary is hilarious! As we got upgraded Apple laptops every year or two, I still remember the first time I saw high quality video on a laptop screen and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Now I have a house full of Apple products from almost every category. The Air Force got me hooked on Apple products... LOL!
I love seeing those old pcs or old laptops get back to the game again. I have a alienware m18xr2 on my hands, completely disassemble, waiting to to revive.
Lyle's Lackluster Clone: "I've got two friends"
Me: Ok show off!
Gee Lyle! How come you get to have *two* friends?
Finally a mousepad! Gonna ask one for Christmas!!!
Edit: I didn’t know it was already out just didn’t think since I never saw one coming by
Bruh
Bruh
bruh
Bruh
Bruh
As for your comment of "technology is moving so quickly..." honestly, that's less of an issue in the last 5-8 years. Ever since cpu manufacturers have been focusing on # of cores and not clock speed, you can run a ton of new games on significantly older hardware. (Because most games (even today) are so poorly multithreaded that it doesn't matter, only clock speed matters.) My current CPU is 6 years old (6700k) and I can still run every modern game on the highest settings (unless the game is a PoS). My gpu is overkill for playing at 1080p, and I could easily run a GPU from that era (Like a 980ti) as well and still get above 60 fps.
Facts, my 6700k has been holding up very well for most games. I think the only game that has severely made my CPU chug was S.T.A.L.K.E.R Anomaly, because of how many AI are on the map at once and being controlled by your CPU. Other than that, any issues I have ever had with my "CPU' ended up being a software issue, mainly having to do a clean install of drivers.
yeah my 970 has been able to run new games very well
Thermaltake makes the same looking case but with a side window with one of the best latching mechanism keylock that came out around the same time, I still have it in my garage. That case was ahead of it's time
Bitwit: "they are engaged as in marriage, not in combat"
Me: Are you sure about that?
Why not both?
That killed me
What the difference?
We'll see in about ten years from now.
I feel like there is no way that was 10 years of dust build up. I call shenanigans on your title sir.
I thought the exact same thing.. That pc was cleaned out for sure... It was "cracked open" already lol...
"It just doesn't feel right to have a pc in 2020 without front panel usb 3"
Me looking at my pc: -_-
Haha one of my pcs has a case with usb 3 and a mobo from 2011 that definitely does not support it lmao
@@justincoltharp9701 thats the same situation that i'm in lmao
I just retired my 920 in early 2018, they are a beast of a cpu still. If you have a chance to boot back into it and see which stepping of the CPU you have, if it's a D0 it's godlike in terms of overclocking. As a novice overclocker I was getting 3.66GHz on it w/ a 212 Evo. I've heard stories of them hitting 4.2 on air and the sky is the limit I'd imagine w/ a custom loop.
The Razer Sphex was my first mousepad and yes, there is adhesive at the back 😂 this brings back memories
I still use this one. TBH the best Mousepad ever made. Does not get any more durable than this + no hurting wrists because of edges of other mousepads ^^
Yeah, still using mine
Razer Sphex user here! Im currently using the version 1 and version 2 of Razer Sphex. Rubber mats tend to absord my hand sweat, so I had to try this. Didnt regret! 😁
I still have an original one on my desk.
Center of it is now smooth, and the edges no longer stick down, but it still works well.
@@ttomkins4867 Eventhough you have tried to wash the adhesive? I know that it's washable with plain water and it will become sticky again.
"So I've got two friends."
It's OK Kyle, I'll be your friend....... Assuming I get one of them super rare 3080s I know you have in storage
@@_foundwayhome lol
Honestly Kyle is so lucky, I’ve been looking for a wave master for years and never found one. He should make a sleeper build inside of it or something.
Awesome video! I've had three of these cases, two silver and one black w/ blue windows, the one was 100% orignal with 80mm micro custom watercooling in all intakes! I sell it cheap to my friend, which then thinks he can update it, screws up and dump the case along with water cooling in the next dumpster!!! Luckily I still have the other two (modded but for the better)! :D
I love your videos I’m trying to build my own and your videos have helped me a lot through the long run thank you.
The fact that those 80mm fans are still spinning and not seized up is the most amazing part of this video.
why would they be seized up
They're quality fans, I still have a cooler master 80mm going strong in my 2008 HP case.
@@HorsepowerGarageVideos same. Original nzxt phantom full tower case fans from 2010. Perfect and no noise.
Congrats on the mats dude!! Those look super sick
Such a good donor case for case mods. Needs the works, Noctua fans everywhere, drill out rivets for that front metal stuff, yeah everything really.
The i7-920 and that motherboard were designed for triple-channel memory. So multiples of 3 sticks. Running it with 4 sticks forces the memory controller to run in single-channel mode. That's a big hit to CPU performance. This is why 12GB and 24GB memory configurations were common in high-end PCs back then.
That's what I noticed when he opened the case. This Asus motherboard was expensive in it's day, and still goes for a decent price on used markets. Drop in a 6 core Xeon with triple channel memory and a newer graphics card.
@@Mungertube Great idea until the game you want to play requires AVX, that is the one major problem with X58.
"And now I'm digressing - sorry, Jay!" This wins an internet.
I have this case, but mine is the black version. There are two things that wasn't shown on the video. One is the tray where the motherboard os attached is removable, so you can mount all the components outside the case, and the slide everything inside the case once it is ready. Two: the upper usb and audio ports can be switched for a 80mm fan, there is a grill that comes with the case to replace the usb ports.
This is the perfect video for me iv just bought a b450 a pro max board and a ryzen 5 2600x, I just need to get a bigger case because mine is to small and a graphics card i couldn't decide on what gpu to get but now I'll be getting this thank you dude
"Cosmetic plate" thingy...I thought it was gonna be a remote. SO disappointed!
It hurts when i see these x58 mobos and folks dont tap that juicy triple channel ram.
That case looks SO close to the two Thermaltake Tsunami Dream cases I used to use!! They were AMAZING in their day. I LOVED those cases! Both in black with blue LED in the solid aluminum front doors. One with solid sides for the living room HTPC and one with clear (plastic lol) side window for the blinged out gaming PC. Ah... good times.... good times.
That case is beautiful, happy you kept it.
so young... i often realize how old i am when they say this is "old" hardware that they have never build
I remember those cases - always thought they were cool - and I have that CPU /mobo combo in a Silverstone TJ05 case, which was my first build.
I had same case ... 20 years ago .. from Lian Li ... It was all aluminum
Why does this PC look like it has a TV remote on the front?
@@CaveyMoth the panel in the front has a LED and covers most / some of the ventilation. I guess it's just a accent piece
@@vaffens I just realized there's ventilation behind that thing. That's crazy, lol.
Man! I had the "Tsunami" variation of that case. Looked amazing.
That Wave Master case was amazing - and this was the best colourway.
Just finished building my pc and I learned everything from you
I chose my mobo thanks to Bitwit.
Cool story babe
Plot twist: the mousepad was actually a family heirloom, and their great great great grandfather was the one who thought of razer.
They made the mousepad sticky so it wouldn't slide around on the desk.
@@jelolley no no, the grandfather was the one that made it sticky
almost looked like a chalk board
I thought it was a picture
As soon as I saw the Wavemaster I had to click.. I had a black one, was the sweetest case on the market at the time. I had mine way over 10 years ago. I had a Silverstone FT01BW until earlier this year. Love retro gaming setups.
Mannn id kill to have you build me a system, although I did use your videos to help me find the parts I need lol.. Love the vids my dude, I was clueless with PC building until I found your channel.
i just got the verge flashbacks with that thermal paste
@Daniel Arenivas
Its too much ... a lot ....
@@mohammeddhiaa6466 he’s probably built more PC’s than you’ve seen, I think it would be fine
@@Peterpiperspickledpeppers
Yes but that doesn't mean he didn't fuck up in that moment.
@@mohammeddhiaa6466 You do realize that "too much thermal paste" isn't even a thing right? If it truly is too much, it just squeezes out the side. A tad wasteful? Maybe. Incorrect? Nope.
@@pv2xeek I think it was too much thermal paste as well, need to be more careful next time
OMG, is that the CoolerMaster Wave!? I used to have that case, loved it.. really thin though.
swapping those expansion slot plates helped add a bit more ventilation as well! Pro move
ran my i920 for like 10 years before replacing it. longest running computer I ever had. only had to swap out video cards over time. Overclocked to 4ghz it was amazing.
why am i actually so god damn impressed with this pc
Crossfire 6950's, super badass, especially for back when 5870's and 6870's were the gold standard for mid-range PCs. I remember getting a 6970 and having it feel equivalent to getting a 3080 now. Time flies!!
@@killuminated7954 Still super useful for playing the plethora of games that don't run properly outside of Windows 7 and XP, this was one of the last generations before AMD dropped XP support with the 300 series.
"I actually got into the DIY PC craze right after this." (First gen Core i series)
Kyle... Your older then me... and somehow your making me feel old.
Made me feel old because I built my first PC back in 1998 with a Pentium CPU and windows 98 SE.
Wowsers I loved my i7-920 x58 machine but I had a GTX 570 in mine. I feel like something was up with those cards, they shouldn't have performed that badly right? FYI Building since PIII and I'm really not that old, just got into a tech job at a young age.
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... my first was a 486DX2. Didn't build it that time myself, but got into PCs with that and after that began do build my own. I still remember the hours spent tinkering with autoexec.bat and config.sys to get my games running as best as possible.
Not sure leaving in the 10 year old power supply was the best decision since you already had it all apart and it would have been easy to put in a new one but all in all a great job upgrading an old PC for your friend.
back in time it was a dream to get that chassis (in 2003) i bought it 14 years ago, just for the sake of being something classic, good Job Guys
These GPU´s are from the future "Radeon 6950" LMAO
No wonder it's so hot..it's from when the sun immolates the Earth.
@@CaveyMoth LOL
Lol
Even the case is Cyberpunk themed
Ahh I remember my 6950's, funny how already gotten back to 6000 series, I bought 3 Powercolor ones but didn't realize they weren't compatible to go into directly adjacent slots from one another!
I got lucky that I got one of the few motherboards from Asrock that actually could support this that had a full size PCI-E 16x slot on the top most slot that is usually a 1x slot for most motherboards.
I miss that glitchy tri-fire system
I have a blue version of that WaveMaster case and an even older CoolerMaster Aluminium case. Both were great in the day and are still worth money due to the extreme weight of aluminium used. My older case actually has a Perspex window and more cooling options.
I did this with a 15 years old Alienware XLR case. I used it for a year and still made a profit when I sold it. I enjoy bringing these old PC's back to life.
You could have picked up a Six core Gulftown i7-990x 3.46ghz on ebay for around $150, upgraded to 24GB of decent quality DDR3 memory, added the 5600xt you already have and gained a huge performance boost without swapping the motherboard at all! Granted, there would have been zero upgrade path thereafter and gaming performance would have been around 20-25% slower than with the B450/Ryzen 2600X combo, but whenever I see an x58 board I feel compelled to adorn it with the best possible components prior to its ultimate decommissioning! In my view it really was one of Intel's absolute finest creations!
My 990x is runing at 4.8 ghz
@@crazyfreak7800 Yeah, Forgot to mention they take rather well to overclocking. So it might have at least been able to match the config he switched to since as I understand the 2600x struggles a top an all core frequency of 4.0ghz.
"remember booting off a 128gb SSD"
me who still does: NO NO NO
Same
Me, booting off a hard drive: ._.
@@TechyyGD hdd gang ftw... At patience xD
I have this case in silver one of the best cases Cooler Master had ever made and I am surprised you got the height size card in! You said you could not get to the front fans which you can it just hard work two screws hold the front very well hidden and a screw on the under side then it just swings open.😎
i had this one in brushed aluminium. I think the best case i ever had in build quality, or at least in material and expenses that where used in the case. Cooling and inside are improved a lot now, but build quality of the fronts with think metal/aluminium i have never seen after that period.