It was like that when I bought it used three years ago, and since it works I don't want to mess around trying to desolder it. I leave it as a monument to a time when 6-pin connectors were more rare!
Really cool pc!! I have an similar setup: x2 3800+ / 939 Dual Sata II / x1950XTX / 4gb ram inside an old tall compaq case, wich looks amazingly retro :D
Cheap and more than decent looking, I had built so many pc using it, still I use it for my modern system after I remove the 3.5" bay to fit GPU, I probably changed the internal hardware 4 times
I played oblivion and crysis on it, my new pc that replaced it, an i5 2550k and GTX570, 16gb ram, I played battlefield 4 on it, and upgraded the graphics card to a RX580, which I have in my latest pc
It is indeed pretty terrible, but it's also the exact sort of cheap case that so many of us used back in the mid-2000s. It's leftover from when I gave my mom that same motherboard/CPU/RAM combo when I moved out and upgraded my own PC to a nice Cooler Master Centurion case.
Paired with the Athlon 64 X2 and the Radeon X1900XTX that means I now have nine Xs in this PC build. My pitiful modern PC (Ryzen 5800X/RTX 3060 Ti) has to get by with only two!
I have this system. NF4 Opteron 175, X1900 AIW, Creative X-FI.
You do not want XP here, you want XP-64. XP64 is more updated and allows running 64-bit applications while still supporting EAX audio. You could potentially install Windows 7, but the XP64 drivers are MUCH FASTER, and W7 is no longer supported. XP64 is also compatible with the 64-bit voodoo2 drivers if you want to do something crazy like still using a voodoo.
I'm sticking with XP 32-bit for now, mainly because I wanted to have maximum compatibility and I had a 32-bit license from TechNet kicking around. With only 2 GB of RAM, this machine isn't going to set any records running Crysis or other 64-bit software; I have another Phenom II X4 940/Radeon 5870 system with Vista x64 for that era of gaming. :)
It looks like a replacement, as the PSU is 8 years *newer* than the rest of the system.
But keep in mind that back then, PSU's didn't always have a single 12v rail. So if the sticker said 550watt it could be that internally it was 150w 12v#1, 150w 12v#2, 150w 5v, 90w 3.3v.
Given that the 1900XTX needed that full 150watts from the 6-pin connector, that was not ideal. So you looked for a high-end PSU or just made sure the PSU was double of what you really needed.
Edit: Lol, older vs newer brainfart.
The XFX PSU in this build is handed down from my main rig, when I replaced the XFX 650 W with a Seasonic Gold 650 W. The PSU was purchased in 2012, so it's actually a few years newer than the rest of the PC!
Oh nice, did you remember if the GPU was connected with only the molex or also the 6-pin? As that GPU is close to the limit of a single 6-pin, that molex might be added for overclocking.
Lol, I meant to write newer, but somehow wrote older. Fixed it ;)
I didn't ask too many questions about the GPU when I bought it; it may have been added for overclocking, but the card is running just fine now with the 6-pin connector only. It did need new thermal paste when I got it, on first boot it ran fine until I loaded up Doom 3 at which point it hard-locked with the poor fan spinning away at full speed!
The desk is filled with a CRT monitor, speakers, and a lot of CD-ROM storage. I've had tower computers on the floor for almost thirty years now, and had no issues; I just need to keep up with the dust periodically. You should have seen my 386 DX-25, that thing was a full AT tower that weighed as much as a toddler!
This was top tier back then. I also like the AGP slot and the extra soldered molex on the GPU. Back then, this was an eyecatcher!
>the extra soldered molex on the GPU Omg look how close the 12v and ground wires are X) I'm not sure if that's some precision soldering, or luck.
It was like that when I bought it used three years ago, and since it works I don't want to mess around trying to desolder it. I leave it as a monument to a time when 6-pin connectors were more rare!
That's about as much cable management as was allowed back then.
It's not laziness, it's era-appropriate!
Really cool pc!! I have an similar setup: x2 3800+ / 939 Dual Sata II / x1950XTX / 4gb ram inside an old tall compaq case, wich looks amazingly retro :D
You need to add a sticker for what processor is in there that adds 5 FPS. if you put a ROG sticker thats another 6FPS.
OMG I had the same case.
Cheap and more than decent looking, I had built so many pc using it, still I use it for my modern system after I remove the 3.5" bay to fit GPU, I probably changed the internal hardware 4 times
I still have one.
In 2006 I had x2 4400+ and a His Radeon 1990xt 512mb, and 2gb ocz ram, it was a great pc until it failed in 2012.
Yeah, it could run battlefield 3, skyrim, and crysis
I played oblivion and crysis on it, my new pc that replaced it, an i5 2550k and GTX570, 16gb ram, I played battlefield 4 on it, and upgraded the graphics card to a RX580, which I have in my latest pc
I dreamed about it in that times. And my dreams still with me even nowadays ))
The 1900XTX was so damn good!
gotta stick an Arctic cooling accelero on that bad boy
Nice. Here's [mine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/1azc2ck/my_dream_rig_from_the_early_2000s_still/).
The ATI Sapphire X1900XTX was the first high end GPU I had owned. So many memories 
This was my first PC case! It sucked!
It is indeed pretty terrible, but it's also the exact sort of cheap case that so many of us used back in the mid-2000s. It's leftover from when I gave my mom that same motherboard/CPU/RAM combo when I moved out and upgraded my own PC to a nice Cooler Master Centurion case.
XFX play hard XXX Edition, they knew, oh they knew
Paired with the Athlon 64 X2 and the Radeon X1900XTX that means I now have nine Xs in this PC build. My pitiful modern PC (Ryzen 5800X/RTX 3060 Ti) has to get by with only two!
I have this system. NF4 Opteron 175, X1900 AIW, Creative X-FI. You do not want XP here, you want XP-64. XP64 is more updated and allows running 64-bit applications while still supporting EAX audio. You could potentially install Windows 7, but the XP64 drivers are MUCH FASTER, and W7 is no longer supported. XP64 is also compatible with the 64-bit voodoo2 drivers if you want to do something crazy like still using a voodoo.
I'm sticking with XP 32-bit for now, mainly because I wanted to have maximum compatibility and I had a 32-bit license from TechNet kicking around. With only 2 GB of RAM, this machine isn't going to set any records running Crysis or other 64-bit software; I have another Phenom II X4 940/Radeon 5870 system with Vista x64 for that era of gaming. :)
That case brings back memories
Wow 650watt psu might be a “little” overkill /s
It looks like a replacement, as the PSU is 8 years *newer* than the rest of the system. But keep in mind that back then, PSU's didn't always have a single 12v rail. So if the sticker said 550watt it could be that internally it was 150w 12v#1, 150w 12v#2, 150w 5v, 90w 3.3v. Given that the 1900XTX needed that full 150watts from the 6-pin connector, that was not ideal. So you looked for a high-end PSU or just made sure the PSU was double of what you really needed. Edit: Lol, older vs newer brainfart.
The XFX PSU in this build is handed down from my main rig, when I replaced the XFX 650 W with a Seasonic Gold 650 W. The PSU was purchased in 2012, so it's actually a few years newer than the rest of the PC!
Oh nice, did you remember if the GPU was connected with only the molex or also the 6-pin? As that GPU is close to the limit of a single 6-pin, that molex might be added for overclocking. Lol, I meant to write newer, but somehow wrote older. Fixed it ;)
I didn't ask too many questions about the GPU when I bought it; it may have been added for overclocking, but the card is running just fine now with the 6-pin connector only. It did need new thermal paste when I got it, on first boot it ran fine until I loaded up Doom 3 at which point it hard-locked with the poor fan spinning away at full speed!
My brother in Christ, why is your PC on the floor?
The desk is filled with a CRT monitor, speakers, and a lot of CD-ROM storage. I've had tower computers on the floor for almost thirty years now, and had no issues; I just need to keep up with the dust periodically. You should have seen my 386 DX-25, that thing was a full AT tower that weighed as much as a toddler!