"Project Freeman" Retro 3dfx gaming build

[VictorB]

I allways wanted a Voodoo2 sli setup. But when your teenager you can't buy everything you want. So i have decided to build my dream gaming rig from the era 1999/2000 agian. With all Epic highend parts. The dual voodoo2 cards and the motherboard cpu and memory i bought used from the local ebay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PAIUJCJHGM
In this video i show the hardware and the options for the build. And more background info in the description.

2x Voodoo2 12mb, AWE64Gold Isa, Matrox g450 32mb

Testbuild! It's much safer to test the hardware in a case then on my desk. For so far the setup is stable and with windows 2000 no errors

But the build isn't cool without a great case! So my choice is the Aopen HQ45!! The most known ugly case ever! No cooling option allmost no hd bays.

Let's change the case!

First the motherboard tray

I don't gonna use the ugly front.

I needed to do lots of grinding and sawing to put 2x 80mm fan in the back.

Testfit of the parts

I made this new HD rack. Its looks awesome and fill up the space in the front. There will be a big sidewindows to show all the epic expension cards

This build is my ultimate retro 3d gaming rig. With my voodoo2 back in 1998 i went from software rendering to 3d gaming. Everyone knows the moment he fist played with his 3dfx card! I gonna make more video's about the build and offcourse post pictures. The theme of the casemod is HALFLIFE!!
is for Quake2 Halflife1 NFS3 NFS5 Porsche etc.

Checkout my youtube channel for more video's about my ZFS NAS, Workstation, Switchmod etc!

 

[Steenie]

Love it! Had an original Voodoo in my first PC in '94!

 

[VictorB]

Steenie cool but the launch of the voodoo1 was oct 1996 ;-) Itw as so cool the first time Quake on a voodoo card!

I mounted the cdrom drive between 2 plates with the floppy drive on top.

 

[wassupdoc]

Actually looks really cool I love the look of old hardware

 

[VictorB]

Yeah old hardware is great! I must warn my friends everytime i gonna visit i gonna look for more epic hardware in there stacks and steal it!

The case matrox g400 and the awe64gold was a gift from a friend

 

[Dandaman91]

That looks sweet!

 

[yassarikhan786]

I can't wait to see what you come up with for thus retro build.

 

[rossi94]

Looks awesome - really love it.

 

[CPMFW]

really nice idea mate
looking forward to the end result

 

[Excalabur50]

Its looking really cool man!

 

[reeper250]

This should be good, love the HDD rack!
Will you be painting the case?

 

[VictorB]

Offcourse i gonna paint the case. Everyparts also the psu etc.

I need your help and idea's!

I have the perfect front cover. Nice edges good profile inside. The only problem is the case is 200mm and the cover 205.

So its sticks out 2.5mm on both sides. I can saw the frontcover in 2 parts. but reattach them is not so pretty as 1 plate. Or i can make the sides wider....

So how do you solve this if your where building?

 

[Innocent159]

nice hdd racks, cut 5mm out in the middle and reattach it... easy maybe just do something like this: (not fully thought out but its an idea)
attach the new cover and dianglle 2.5mm piece on each side to make it the old case size

 

[SnW]

3Dfx FTW !

 

[VictorB]

Innocent159, I cut the front in 2 parts and i gonna reattach it with rivits and then i gonna use bodyfiller.

 

[Innocent159]

Nice... Keep me update

 

[The Orange One]

Can't wait for MOAR!

 

[Steenie]

Didn't get the Voodoo with my first PC, bought and installed it a lot later. Loving that HDD rack! Keep up the good work!

 

[VictorB]

My setup for riveting

Ready for the hammer!

Yeah its fits!!!! I need to do the middle parts (some more rivits and the drive bays and the fan holes. And then i gonna use filler to make it nice and 1 panel again

I really love this kind of custom work with every step you learn more.

 

[rossi94]

Looks very empty .. poor lonely case.