Found some photos of my 2003 PC
Posted by immortalx74@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 25 comments
Back in the day I was obsessed with an all dark/black look but those speakers stick out like a shore thumb 😂
It seemed like all the cool looking computers were servers or workstations. I fondly remember drooling over photos of SGI, IBM, Sun, and Intergraph machines. I went as far as modding the drive trays to have the drive bay covers fixed on them and did the same for the floppy drive.
That Antec case still survives to this day and hosts my home server. It was really build like a tank!
flyguydip@reddit
As far as I'm aware, that Antec keyboard only shipped with the Alienware case that looks like the one in the picture. I'm sure they sold it separately as well. But is that an Alienware case? Like you see here but in black:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/s/tJ9E7CO6hY
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Wow I love that yellow color!
My case is Antec branded but I've seen the same design from many manufacturers. My guess is that there was probably some Chinese factory that mass produced and branded them to big customers (Antec, Alienware, etc), as it was common at the time.
The keyboard was handed to me by a cousin who worked at a PC shop which sold these Antec cases. Maybe they had stock of those keyboards to go with their pre-build PCs.
flyguydip@reddit
Yeah, Chenming made the same case rebranded by antech, chieftech, alienware, compusa, and a few others. I think you're probably right. I also worked at a computer shop back then, but we never sold antec keyboards. Not sure why though. This stuff was pretty cheap before Alienware became more popular.
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
That's some valuable information, thanks for sharing!
austin1138@reddit
It is just a rebranded logitech k290. Had to source a generic one from ebay for a replacement membrane.
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
A quick search shows that the k290 was made at least a decade after the Antec one. So maybe it's the other way around I guess?
Huge_Importance_5595@reddit
You sir are right and I am wrong. Looked at my ebay and it was an antec k290 I bought.
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Thanks for clarifying!
Dangerous-Choice-864@reddit
That's cool, man, really awesome!
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Thanks!
JSkillet28@reddit
Nice setup! Have any idea what model webcam that is? Lol
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Thanks!
Back then I was into 3D modelling (as a hobby) and believe it or not I remember making a low poly model of that webcam! I actually have a rendered image with a 2003 date 😂
It has a big logo on it that says "USB" but I doubt it has anything to do with the USB protocol. Probably some Chinese manufacturer naming.
https://i.imgur.com/HhQLhIV.jpeg
austin1138@reddit
Ha, I still daily drive a purple alienware variant of that keyboard.
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Nice!
Raglesnarf@reddit
beautiful. thank you for sharing
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Thank you!
Background_Yam9524@reddit
It's funny to think that jet black PCs looked so cool then. But now I wax nostalgic about the beige boxes from the 90s. Do you remember the tech specs of your 2004 PC?
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
I don't remember unfortunately but I always had a typical mid to high spec PC.
Annual_Daikon_4789@reddit
Thats cool! Right now I got the keyboard, mouse, but now I'm searching for two speaker setup and vintage casing, so hard to find in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. But mine got a ball white mouse. I'm actually wanted to change to white but can't find a good white vintage keyboard and good CRT monitor of any colour but thank you for sharing, I wanna save this xD
AustriaModerator@reddit
even without the pixels: that keyb is filthy af
starcube@reddit
That's a filthy keyboard.
BasKaroApp@reddit
Wow Antec...almost forgot about that brand.
My dad is actually still using a fanless 500W powersupply from them in his desktop pc. https://pcper.com/2005/10/antec-phantom-500w-hybrid-fan-psu-review/
Hasn't skipped a beat in literally 20 years. And that with daily usage.
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
500W back then was a beast! They were great products at that time, I don't know if they're still in business though.
BasKaroApp@reddit
Yeah, I just googled them and very much, they have new product lines of mostly modern desktop cases.
Also in my country Netherlands their products are still widely available apparently.
immortalx74@reddit (OP)
Thanks for the info, I haven't stumbled upon another Antec product since the early 2000's so I thought they were out of business. Good to know they're still in the game!