Ultimate year 2000 gaming build! Asus CUSL2 P3-1ghz 3DFX Voodoo5 CM ATC201

VictorB

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #1

Over the last weeks I collected hardware to build to ultimate system from the year 2000!
This build will be on events and festivals with AWESOMERETRO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EipIq8nnwas

Specs:
Motherboard: Asus CUSL2
CPU: Intel Pentium3 1000mhz 133mhz bus 256kb cache
Memory: 512mb Kingston
CPU cooler: Fanner Tech HawkStream II
Case: Coolermaster ATC201
PSU: 300watt Aopen (will change to a bigger one)
Videocard: 3DFX Voodoo5 5500 64mb agp
Soundcard: Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1 with Live! Drive IR
Soundcard: Terratec EWS88MT
Networkcard: Intel Pro100/s
Disk Controller: Promise Ultra100
Floppydrive: Samsung 1.44mb
Storage: 40gb Maxtor 7200rpm
Storage: 2x60gb seagate 7200rpm
Storage: Iomega zipdrive 100mb
DVD: Pioneer Slotin
CDwriter: Plextor16/10/40


The 2 most important pieces are The Coolermaster ATC201 and the 3DFX Voodoo5 5500 64mb!!
The build will be a tribute to this AWESOME Pieces of hardware!

 

Last edited: Jul 13, 2013

alpenwasser

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #2

Oh. Dear. God. I feel young again!

:dribble: :dribble: :dribble:

 

MrKambo

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #3

OMG!!! Voodoo 5, can we get some close ups??? i mean reeeeaaaalllll close :wub:

 

grassman

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #4

I still have my old ATI 7000 laying around, Gave away my Voodoo 3... Regrets

Should have used a Thunderbird =p

 

VictorB

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #5

The Thunderbirds are awesome but the VIA motherboard are crap!

Close enough?

 

Last edited: Apr 19, 2013

Dark NighT

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #6

Thats cool

Cant wait for the end result.

 

alienware

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• Apr 18, 2013

• #7

I'd try and find a Nforce 2 board. Hard tbh as the caps were buggered on most but worth looking for.

 

VictorB

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• Apr 19, 2013

• #8

AlienALX If you find a nice board you can recap it yourself.

Pretty filled up!

It need a lot of attention to the cable management! 6x 40pin cable power floppy cable 2 cdrom cables

Cable Management!

I made a shorter floppy cable!

I bought the Cooler Master ATC201 online for 20,10 euro with the orginal box!!

Cleaning the case

Computer nudity!

 

alienware

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• Apr 19, 2013

• #9

With extra beige goodness :lol:

 

VictorB

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• Apr 20, 2013

• #10

Beige is good for retro builds

My Q6600 has also an ATC201 and the asus dvd drive in that build is silver and the dvd writer had the coolermaster cdrom front kit so it is aluminium. So that build is completly silver

 

da axxxe

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• Apr 21, 2013

• #11

looks sweet man .gotta love that retro look .i only just gave away my ati 9600 to my uncle a few weeks ago funny thing is its still as good today as it was all those years ago and it outlasted the 3870x2 i gave him for his other pc only 3 years ago .just go,s to show they dont make em like they use to

 

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giannakos23

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• Apr 21, 2013

• #12

i was 5 years old back in 2000...
old school system..epic !!

 

VictorB

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• Apr 28, 2013

• #13

I installed the promise Ultra 100. And I'm pretty happy how clean it looks!

 

alpenwasser

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• Apr 28, 2013

• #14

Ha, I still have one of these laying around somewhere as well. And yes, that is some proper PATA
cable management IMHO

 

alienware

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• Apr 28, 2013

• #15

I've got a RAID card like that.

 

VictorB

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• May 2, 2013

• #16

The ultimate year 2000 build is allmost done! Only the Voodoo5 need te be installed! First installing all the drivers and test the 2 soundcards and front units.

 

Last edited: May 2, 2013

alpenwasser

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• May 2, 2013

• #17

VictorB said:

First installing all the drivers

Click to expand...

I have to admit: That is the one thing I would not be looking forward to if doing a retro build.
Drivers back then were a PITA (at least many of those I had to battle with), plus I no longer
have any clue how to troubleshoot that old hardware. :headscratch:

Although I suppose it can be done, otherwise our computers back then would never have run
in the first place (come think of it: did they actually?) :lol:

Anyway, :dribble: for that Voodoo5.

 

VictorB

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• Jul 7, 2013

• #18

The ultimate year2000 gaming build is complete!

All the 3.5 and 5.25inch drive bays are filled!
I love the clean design of the Coolermaster ATC201!

Detail shot of the sound hardware

Cable management! 6x 40pin cable + floppy cable!

512mb Kingston memory and Intel Pentium3 1ghz!

pretty filled up chassis!

 

Feronix

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• Jul 7, 2013

• #19

Nice rig
Proper good job on the cables man!

Oh, good old times...

 

mArTyN

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• Jul 8, 2013

• #20

An EXCEPTIONALLY tidy build you have there !
The Cooler master Praetorian was not the easiest case for cable management.
I still have mine, fully loaded and running. I use it to store all my music.
Once again, well done on the build

regards,
mArTyN