Been a while since I posted this bad boy. First time setting it up properly. Still need to swap the keyboard for a full size with black keys and build a monitor riser to match the desk. It is my OP XP machine. It runs Crysis.
Posted by ddrfraser1@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 36 comments
i7-4790
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SC
G.Skill PC3-12800 2 GB DIMM 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Terratec DMX 6fire
Case is the Lian-Li PC70
Why is my sub on the desk? Because it looked cool in magazine ads in the 90s and I thought it'd look cool in a photo :)
EODJOKER2@reddit
I love this- your coordination is insane
AmplifiedApthocarics@reddit
unlike anything console related.....old physical copies of PC games are dirt cheap, i love having copies of my old favorites and it can be genuinely fun installing the game or just having to insert the cd to play the game lol (i know NOCD-FIX exist)
if i could share pictures i'd show my collection so far. wish i had a battlefield 2 !
King_Corduroy@reddit
They used to be anyway... XP stuff is still but 80's and 90's stuff is maybe triple it's price pre covid.
AmplifiedApthocarics@reddit
oh neat, ought to go through my games then because thats the majority of what i own.
King_Corduroy@reddit
Yup, already sold my whole collection and all my vintage ibm compatible systems.
King_Corduroy@reddit
I've never seen anyone crazy enough to use a TFT LCD just to have it be period accurate. Well done, but better you than me. I was solidly camp CRT at the time.
el_tacocat@reddit
Spinning rust? Put that sub under the desk then 😁
AcidRayn666@reddit
o how that soundblaster front control panel brings bag many memories of lan parties
Dismal-Ad1172@reddit
subs go on floor, always
kleinmatic@reddit
We’ve lost touch with the art of twisty front panel knobs.
What’s the monitor with built in speakers?
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
HP F2105
ArmandGrizzli@reddit
I don’t know much about flat panels from the early 2000s, but I’ve heard that they’re quite shitty. How’s your monitor?
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
It’s not bad but nothing special
Oscarcharliezulu@reddit
Bad Boy is an understatement!
PunkyB88@reddit
That is a beauty. The HP monitor reminds me very much of the first ever flat screens I used at work, on sgi workstations I think they had proprietary connectors but they had the widescreen sort of format as well
The_Grungeican@reddit
i see you too, are a man of culture.
DeadSkullz627@reddit
What is that front IO with a game port? That looks like something I’d want to put in mine.
electrowiz64@reddit
something about populating every drive bay was cool as SHIT back in the day
IllusionXXI@reddit
I loved this case. I had the pc7, which is slightly smaller. I replaced it with an Antec P180, and it was never the same. The brushed aluminium, nothing beats the feel and it's visual coolness.
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
It's one of my favorites
gulliema@reddit
Nice setup, I would change the 960 to a 780 or maybe a titan though, because of the native driver support
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
960 has native driver support. It was the last one. That's why I chose it.
Myoosic@reddit
What is that keyboard?
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
nym 96
DrJJde9@reddit
Starcraft II saves your collection
Hi-FiMan@reddit
I thought I was the only one who loved the Zune theme. The orange accents are just perfect. Today's UI designers are on drugs.
billyalt@reddit
That case is awesome.
kent1146@reddit
You are a person of exquisite taste.
Using the home entertainment system as your computer speakers is peak retro battlestation.
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
I’ve had this thing sitting around for years. I thought it would be a perfect fit.
yosoyelgerman@reddit
It's a great sound system. The only downside is that it lacks optical input for 5.1 audio (I think).
ddrfraser1@reddit (OP)
I just use 2.1 so it suits me fine :)
_toku@reddit
I dig this.
HeywoodJaBlessMe@reddit
It is glorious. Lian-Li had those feet back in the day. So cool. 5.25" expansions are the greatest thing ever and I wish they would become mainstream again.
You'll get better time-alignment between your sub and L/R with it up on the desk, plus with it that close you can bring the sub volume down a touch for even more headroom.
FIrst thing I'd play is Half Life 2. You seem to have it installed. I have the original disc but cannot install it to XP because it requires Steam and Steam no longer accepts logins from XP machines, so the first Half Life is the only one I play in XP sadly.
thickener@reddit
Hell yeah put that game port right up front. You got nothing to be ashamed of
isecore@reddit
You sir, are a scholar and an artist.
And yeah, I agree with the sub. Is it kind of stupid? Yes, but I saw the same in the magazines and thought it looked cool. Have I done the same with systems that had a sub? You bet.
officialsanic@reddit
Beautiful. Does your rig have AV-in ports for peak desktop HTPC functionality?