Building an R2 Toast PC! 2008 Vertical Optical Drive Case

[@LGR]

Public service announcement: _DON'T_ just swap random modular power cables! It ended up being fine here but pinouts can differ between PSUs, and there's a chance things could go haywire with voltages and may cause cause damage. Don't be lazy, don't be LGR :)

[@alhuno1]

I was just about to comment that. Those SATA to Molex are quite handy these days.

[@Kalvinjj]

Gotta give the true meaning to that L in LGR eh?

[@KomradeMikhail]

I came here to make this same comment... but you already figured it out. Beware models within the same brand even.

[@LGR]

@@KomradeMikhail Indeed, even though both of the molex cables I tried were from Corsair, that's no guarantee

[@thesteelrodent1796]

@@KomradeMikhail Corsair at least have used the same cables for over a decade, but nearly all the manufacturers have a thing on their website to tell you which cables each PSU use

[@LNSLateNightSaturday]

Gotta admire Clint's dedication: he spent hours troubleshooting that LED strip only for it to turn out too dim to see, but it didn't even phase him! ;)

[@phoenixvance6642]

Something something journey vs the destination

[@retropuffer2986]

With LGR I wasn't sure if the "toast" part was because of the disc insertion method or because or if there really was going to be a toaster. That's what I love about the channel! ☺

[@Yep6803]

i thought BREAD toaster too 😂

[@rommix0]

There was also Roxio Toast for macOS which is a cd burner software.

[@worawatli8952]

Fit a real toaster in there, and some heat shielding between toaster unit and interior. lol

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm hearing Clint say "Mmm, time to make some toast" in his best Duke Nukem voice. 🤣

[@danielsimmonds2507]

While I can't find it any more (this was many, many years ago), I distinctly remember me and my dad finding an advert for a toaster designed to mounted in a standard five and a quarter inch bay! I think there was even software that allowed you to drive it from the desktop but don't quote me on that.

[@interlace84]

Possible upgrade: one of those trayless slot-loading optical drives so you'll only see the disc appear and disappear

[@repatch43]

Even better: one of the trayless slot loading 5 disc drives!

[@LGR]

If I can find modern one that runs over SATA, and not IDE or SCSI like the slot loaders I currently have, that'd be a great thing to try!

[@Drucklufttroete]

@@LGR You could use a PCIe IDE controller, most of the ones I've used work with optical drives

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

Slightly different upgrade... use some whiteout to add an "R" after the LG logo on the drive.

[@the_kombinator]

@@kontenterrorist2449 Also, any slot loader I've come across is physically longer than a regular CDROM, by at least an inch. My Pioneer and Nakamichi's are both noticeably longer than regular CDROMs - they may not fit in the case.

[@DMMDestroyer]

These late 2000s budget cases with abstract features were in such abundance that it became normalized. It's a lot nicer to look back on them now and appreciate that era.

[@volvo09]

Yeah, there were a lot of cheap cases with standout features. I still have my case from 2003 in use which has 3 gauges in the lower left that light up a soft blue. And it has a door to cover the 3 5.25 bays and 2 3.5 bays... It was cheap, (I know I didn't spend more than $70, and it came with a power supply that actually survived until last yeay.

[@reshimaster1019]

I have the BMW case from Delux, made in 2006/2007?, Very "interesting" design.

[@SLAAMIT]

goes for anything tech related during that era imo

[@DMMDestroyer]

@@SLAAMIT innovation was truly embraced during that period.

[@MrWolfSnack]

I just bought a ENORMOUS tower case made by Sunbeamtech from the mid 2000's.(It took me 2 weeks of googling to find out who the hell made it). Gonna build it into a vintage gaming PC rig that is period correct (the case has been gutted). It's funny because even though it's cheap chinese crap company, it's made extremely well, and it is extremely heavy (its gotta be at least 25 lbs empty). The steel they made it with is very thick. The original build from the company was an Area 51/alien theme so I'm taking it back to that. I have to use my own creativity a bit because all these parts are difficult to find 20 years later. Been looking at old PC gaming conventions and trade shows from the early 2000's for inspiration.

[@sacleocheaterz]

I used to have one of these, in the UK these were sold at an Electronics retailer named ‘Maplins’ and sold under the brand name ‘iCute’. I really liked this case back in the day and it housed my first ever custom built machine! Good times.

[@Henderburn2]

Same here! Built my first custom in this with a Radeon 4890.

[@mortwin6054]

Maplins thats a name i have not heard for a bit use to get my electronic parts from they but before that use to be tandy good old days :) miss going in them shops could spend hours in they :)

[@IvanOoze1990]

@@Henderburn2 The 4890 was flagship card, I'm sure that created a whole new meaning to the word toast, hopefully it was one with a blower type fan.

[@MrDuncl]

@@mortwin6054 I just dug out a USB Audio Interface I bought from a Maplin shop back in March 2018 when they were having a closing down sale. The local Maplin shop got replaced by a Carpet shop, next door to the one that was already there. I guess there is more money in Carpets.

[@j377yb33n]

God I miss maplins, the nearest one to me was in dublin but it was always fun throwing my head in there even if i couldn't afford any of the kits until after it closed down

[@TechTimeTraveller]

Now I kinda want to do something like this with a 5.25" floppy drive, with LEDs timed to the drive's activity light.

[@markman278]

I got my brother one of these a couple years ago to hold his “ultimate XP” machine. I wanted a case that was just dumb and ridiculous. Glad to see you got one too.

[@bastien-]

The R3 looks like the coffee maker to go with your toaster

[@LGR]

Ha, that it does!

[@QJ89]

I also love the sound of the power button. That "pa-pop" sounds less like a PC and more like a kitchen appliance.

[@DaVidKid1877]

I think it looks like an office water cooler. Slap a giant jug on top and it would look like one lol.

[@frozenbean]

This made me think of the G4 Cube, and burning cds in Toast. We could joke about the toast being done when the disc would pop up. The slot loading drive kept the discs a bit more stable than this case does, iirc.

[@jomeyqmalone]

I'm still wrapping my brain around the fact that there wasn't a single mention of Toast being the ubiquitous disc burning software on Macs. I think anyone who used Macs in the 90s or early 2000s had the same reaction

[@nathanbinns6345]

For a second I thought you had got a toaster disk drive bay add on and were going to legit make breakfast in your computer. And given all the weird stuff I’ve already seen on your channel, it wouldn’t have surprised me!

[@erascarecrow2541]

I thought so too. Just imagine! Making transferable media using bread, trade with kids at school, put in and read the 10k of data or so, then putting jam on and jamming on some cartridge-level game...

[@cgasparetto]

To this day, this is still my case. I have it for almost 15 years, never had any issues with the vertical drive. Discs never fell off, and I didn't tilt it or put those stickers that came with it. The advantage of the optical drive in this position is to make the case smaller with a full ATX motherboard. I've tried to find another case to replace this one with similar dimensions and it's almost impossible unless I buy a mini ITX mobo. Even if the case does not have an optical drive, no mid-towers are small like this one. That's why I kept it for so long. And I like the clean visuals of it. Regarding the fact it has no dust filters, I easily solved that by buying magnetic ones. And I never had any issues with overheating, even back when I used to live in a tropical country with room temperatures next to 40ºC. So, people complaining about "airflow" are nitpicking. It does the job for an average build. Of course, it was never meant to be used on top rigs. Anyways, I liked that it was featured in an LGR video, even if it's not praising it. 😅

[@E5rael]

If you ever end up getting a Bulldozer case, you'd better pair with one of AMD's infamous Bulldozer CPUs! P.S. Thank you for all your archival work of old media, LGR!

[@tarheels100]

I was going to say the same thing! Gotta get that double dozer goodness.

[@barrynevio4440]

I had this case! I paired it with a TDK CD Burner that had a translucent green front, modded it by throwing LEDs into the tray so the entire silver indent glowed. Man this brings back memories.

[@outofsync1835]

This would probably work better with a laptop-style drive, where the spindle comes out and you secure the disc on it directly.

[@WillOnSomething]

Or a slot loading drive

[@limejet]

i was completely infatuated with this case for a while in 2009, until a friend finally got me to pick the original HAF for my pc build. considering the fan situation on this, that was probably for the best.

[@StarmenRock]

HAF forever a beast

[@burnzy3210]

This was so much more fun than any dime-a-dozen linus tech tips video where they just build _another_ high end gaming PC

[@Duckopoly]

This is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen in a PC case (aside from the Pyramid) and DANG IT now I want one lol.

[@IvanOoze1990]

I bought one for 50 on ebay and it fell apart after a month. The worst low quality case I had ever encountered. Anything that isnt retro or low watt just bakes itself to death, Everything broke, the button, the leds, the arms that clip into the chassis, Taking off the bezel too many times breaks it, if you jostle the wires too much they Dis attach from the power buttons pcb board, it's horrible quality.

[@infamousacidrain]

@@IvanOoze1990 I don’t know what you did to yours, but I’ve had an R2 and and R4 for probably 12 years now.

[@robadzso]

​@@IvanOoze1990 well, I had mine for at least 6 years before I gave it away for a very reduced price, never had any issues whatsoever. Well, I did drop one disc once between the drive and the housing only because I tried to use it without the tiny tabs which hold it in place. Otherwise it was a very fun build. 🎉

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

More oddball builds please, they are super cool to watch.

[@phil-hd7yf]

The flyer of the different other cases from gmc looks like a wishlist for Christmas for Mister LGR

[@Blackadder75]

I am actually a hardware instructor at a community college, it's funny to see how you build this thing. Clint, you are doing better than most of my students.

[@ThommyofThenn]

Well they are an expert who's been doing this for over 15 years

[@Blackadder75]

@@ThommyofThenn no, they are 1st year students, doing this for a few months in a year

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@Blackadder75 Sorry for the confusion. Was using gender neutral pronoun for LGR

[@karlimo4034]

What?

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@karlimo4034 What do you mean? Did you have a question?

[@yjk_ch]

Korean here, and I saw those GMC cases all over the place back then, especially when I was child and didn't know much about computers. Glad to see those again on LGR :D I actually had no idea that it had optical drive at all. I was like "what is this design?', and now I know 😂 The ones I remember were all black, so I guess black was the most popular ones.

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

Wow, cool to see a video of this forgotten case! Despite having no need for it, I bought one back (in 2010 or even earlier) because it was so compact 'n cute :) Also, the "baby blue" colour kinda matched the colour of the logo of the company I worked for, plus the vertical optical drive was neat! Ended up building a a cheap entry gaming computer for a relative with it. It certainly was a cheap, light and fairly flimsy case to be completely honest... Also ventilation was poor, and managing/hiding cables was tricky! (I recall pulling some cables to the front portion so they could nestle by the 5.25 bay) On the other hand, I think Clint might have underestimated how compact it was for a case that supported ATX, decently big GPU:s, a 5.25 drive and two 3.5 drives, which was really "good enough" for most uses back then... Not having *any* horizontal hard drive trays or 5.25 bays in front of the motherboard was still kinda rare when this case was new. (put it next to any regular ATX case and you'll see the difference) It really was cute and charming somehow! I kinda miss it :(

[@MrGoodBurn]

I remember building in this case back when it came out. At that time I was a Computer Systems Engineer for a large company, and had more spare hardware (usually engineering samples) to play with than I knew what to do with. I would build computers in all kinds of oddball cases, play around with them for a wile, and eventually give them away to whoever needed one. This case was a bit frustrating, but it was kind of fun since it was different. Obviously optical drives were more important back then, and were still quite common in most systems. I was thinking it was kind of dumb to have that cover in the front over the drive, but not having it in place with the drive installed. What I did was use some of the white squishy foam double sided tape to attach that cover to the front of the drive tray. I can't remember if I took the cover off the tray first or lowered the drive slightly, but I did get it on there, and it looked much better. It took a little trial and error to get it lined up perfectly so it looked right, and didn't bind while opening and closing, but it's doable. Maybe you can try that on yours as well.

[@yakacm]

You'd be surprised at how a big GPU you can get in a modern case, as in older cases a GPU would usually foul on HDD or optical drives, as we don't have these anymore there is more room available. For instance I have my Tuf gaming 3080 in a mATX case. I also have a Tuf gaming 4090, which is ridiculously big, which I have in a full size case. The ironic thing about the 4090 is the card part of the GPU is actually very compact it's just the cooling solution that is massive.

[@cutewhitedog6621]

Nice!

[@MrWolfSnack]

I custom built my PC in 2016 and I've got a CD/DVD ROM drive in it + BluRay +2 full size HDD's. Still plenty of room.

[@AceStrife]

I've got a Phanteks Enthoo Primo, which is a giant case.. and a 4090 (gigabyte gaming oc) JUST barely fit, with maybe 1mm of clearance, and was an absolute PITA to get in (scratched everything up). Modern GPUs really are stonkin huge, and it's awful. So is the trend to get rid of optical drive bays and having less slots/ports on motherboards, and having solid glass instead of airflow mesh, especially on side panels. HAF-X was probably the best case I ever owned, wonder if they ever made a modern version of it..

[@yakacm]

@@AceStrife I've got a 4090 too, my case is a BeQuiet Silent Base 802, and the card fits perfectly. I think modern cards aren't that much longer than older ones, and for me it was always the length that was the issue. You are right thou, 4090 is massive, I thought my 3080 was big, but if you lay them next to each other, it really shows the size difference.

[@woolybear]

Wow, "toaster" just reminded me how much I enjoyed and miss your sandwiches&condiments videos! Good stuff as always, Mr Basinger.

[@EthanLeitch]

Love this era of PC cases although I was hoping it was a see-through CD player in the front! I'd love to see that hi-fi case, looks like the centre of a mid-2000s mini hi-fi system.

[@ThePodcastMan02]

I love how this video just has a bunch of different components thrown together

[@005AGIMA]

I just want to show my appreciation for your editing at 12:09. Stunning work Clint. Stunning 😊

[@chriscrossan8034]

Hello, Chris. Fancy seeing you here!

[@RETROHardware]

Nice one Clint! Very funky company with these cases. I allready have them all, what suprised me is very light weight.

[@ClassicGameSessions]

Sweet, nicely put together. Quite a prominent CD toasting compartment/component in the front lol oh the days when CD-ROM's were the rage. Great Friday watch here!

[@gregdaweson4657]

I want that case, would be so much cooler burning blurays,

[@MMOSCATELL]

I'm from Brazil and I have the same case hehe, I bought it in 2008 and it's still excellent and pretty.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

i love when PC Cases still were chasing the Colored iMac/iPod shuffle aesthetic, I'm not a fan of vertical mounted CDs but i gosh-dang love the look

[@RajJawa]

You've probably been told this before but, imo, you've got the best voice and cadence on KZbin.

[@Seatux]

The R2 is just reminding me of all the current gen of filtered water dispensers, usually Korean in origin. Just need some taps for the look

[@VarionJimmy]

Exactly what I thought. Or soap dispenser. 😂

[@Shineyongs.]

I have vivid memories of touching PC magazines and PCs a long time ago. Looking at it now, I think it's a case with a unique concept.

[@ericsills6484]

I know you don't have the money to build a computer every week, but those are the videos I really enjoy. It would be cool to see what you might put in some of those other weird cases you've shown.

[@Mike-oz4cv]

Considering his 1.6M subscribers he probably does have the money. Since he’d be using old components it wouldn’t even be a waste of resources or cause much in the way of CO2 emissions.

[@ericsills6484]

@@Mike-oz4cv if he was worried about CO2 emissions, he wouldn't be using "farts" as the text for his Basic programs. Oh wait, that's methane, not CO2, whoops.

[@Gallospacca-]

Hi, I've been following you for years and when I saw this video I couldn't believe it! This is the case that I wanted so badly when it came out but at the time I had just bought a new case so even though it was so inexpensive I never bought it and it has always stuck in my mind. A year ago I built a pc for Windows XP (coincidentally just perfect to celebrate 20 years of Win XP... I realized it only after building it since many builds made to celebrate appeared on YT) to play old games and to reuse my Pentium 4 prescott 3.4 ghz and my Radeon HD3850 AGP that had been sitting in a box for years and... that case came back to my mind! I searched for months and finally managed to find a new and sealed one and at a good price too! (about half of its original price) I couldn't believe it and I was so happy (it's practically impossible to find here in Italy), I seriously believe it's one of the most aesthetically interesting cases ever, mine is black just like yours, I too initially would have preferred to find one in another color but since everything else in the build is black (monitor, keyboard and mouse, speakers, desk) in the end it fits very well and even after a year I always linger to admire him. I remember that at the time the reviews were quite positive regarding aesthetics and size but everyone said that the limited space and limited airflow was not suitable for a gaming PC, I found quite the opposite! The 3.4 ghz Prescott pentium 4 is ''famous'' for being one of the processors that heats up the most, in the old case it easily reached 80 degrees and even the Radeon HD3850 heats up a lot exceeding 70 degrees, I replaced the Sapphire heatsink with a Coolermaster Coolviva Z1 by putting an 80 mm brushless fan with blue LED and 3 other identical fans in the case (one below and two on the back) and now even after hours of benchmark or games both components always remain below 60 degrees (the processor it has the same cooler, a Coolermaster Aero 7) so the case does its job very well and is now super quiet (the Sapphire GPU cooler sounded like an airplane lol). I also had no problems with the cd player, the two stickers applied at the bottom are more than enough to keep the cd stable enough. Anyway, I'm glad you liked the case and if you dedicate more videos or upgrades to it, I'll be happy to watch them. Greetings from Italy.

[@mickwolf1077]

You have to check for modular compatibility in the pinouts to the psu. I have 2 corsairs one ax and one axi and they are different. Same with my different model seasonic psu. Interesting case tho. Edit: just realised you're onto it 👍

[@ajgamingandtutorialz8893]

1 year of watching lgr and i have learned all things on ms-dos from this guy

[@cordlesswire]

we used to import these back in the day in my home country. great cases, weird designs, i wouldnt mind buying some (htpc ones were awesome) today, but GMC is long gone sadly. also, please try getting a hold of the large htpc case from the AVC series. always wanted to witness the glory of that case…

[@green41011]

I used to have your pfp as my background, I love that pic

[@thejackal007]

1:35 That lime green looks amazing... I wish you'd have found one of those as well.

[@fragglet]

Aww, it's a shame this thing doesn't have any other front panel slots so you can't fit other weird stuff - no tape deck or cigarette lighter :( Have you ever thought of making an "Oddware machine" that has as many weird things as possible fitted?

[@LGR]

That’s a current project, stay tuned

[@jonothanthrace1530]

The fact that you can still find people to play Unreal with for these videos is the true miracle.

[@LGR]

I was playing against bots :)

[@jonothanthrace1530]

@@LGR And once again my romantic dreams are shattered... I was genuinely hoping there was a) a group of diehard Unrealers still around or b) a subset of your Patrons who are willing to throw down with you whenever you need to do footage.

[@2Plus2isChicken2013]

That’s probably not the best idea for mounting an optical drive but computer building is fun so why not? That’s some good work you did on the cable management, too. I don’t do it that cleanly even with modern cases. I do a bit of management and then usually just go, “Good enough. Let’s put the side panel on because I want to play some games now!”

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

I absolutely LOVE the jazz music. Really takes the stress away.

[@jorno1994]

The R4 Bulldozer was sold in Brazil as under the brand "Leadership" as the "Transformer II". maybe you can find it as a rebrand somewhere else too.

[@ELSTERLING]

After years using ages old second-hand cases for modern hardware to save money and building in cramped, sharp boxes designed for Pentium 4s I finally got a Corsair 4000D Airflow. I had assumed that cable routing paths were for overly fussy builders and that I'd miss having the space for optical drives if I needed them but... goddamn, I cannot go back now. From the weird gimmicky build, huge amount of front space dedicated to bays, lack of airflow, lack of filtering, venting hot air through the PSU, cramped space and ugly Molex adapters this build beautifully exemplifies all the problems with 2000s/early 2010s PCs.

[@pablogonzales6194]

Did you also scan and upload online the case manual?

[@cosmaux]

Just wanted to say the quick little zip zip zip zips of your screwdriver really tickles my brain. 10/10 do recommend.

[@DudokX]

Nero Toasting Rom

[@carlolalattacosterbosa5821]

It’s incredible how you you always match exactly a topic that I am interested in ! I remember being really close to buy one of those toasters back in the day but in the end I didn’t . Since then (15 years ago maybe?) I was trying to find a contemporary review . Thanks god there’s your channel !

[@RamenPoweredShitFactory]

I wish cases were still this fun.

[@BlazeHedgehog]

When I went to Vocational School back in the early 2000's I'm pretty sure my classroom had a PC with the X7 case equipped with four DVD burners and you were encouraged to grab a copy of any software the classroom used (Photoshop, Maya, etc.) to take home and play around with on your own time.

[@sabyasachigarai2738]

That "Altair Pc Case" build is probably one of the best videos I like the most of all videos 💗

[@johan_oosting]

Love the screensaver with this build... Those old cases are somtimes bonkers!

[@robadzso]

I still have mine, my very first 'gaming pc' with a Radeon HD 4830. Yea'! It *is* flimsy and sharp at places, but it's still a solid build and once the tiny tabs were sticked in position, loading and ejecting discs was fine. 🎉 All in all, a unique little gizmo which came at a very fair price.

[@ek8710]

I still have my R3 Corona under the bed, just waiting for me to give it new insides. Really love the aesthetics of these cases.

[@wyattarich]

The cuts with the screwdriver ratchet sound were so smooth 🤌

[@tntt3chreviews803]

Definitely love these videos. Watch them before bed every night. Soo relaxing and also big nerd here. Love older tech myself. Stuff I grew up on.

[@vahfix9917]

Back in 2009 I remember building that exact PC and I still use that tower til this day . I also done plenty of upgrades including an updated motherboard,ram,SSD and utilizing an optical drive with all the reading/burning features including both Blu Ray and HD DVD.

[@JessicaFEREM]

if you put more padding on the disc drive button or pusher it might lessen the gap on the button making it easier to press

[@LGR]

Indeed! Or I'd love to just 3D print an all new pusher part. Though I lack the modeling skills at the moment.

[@JessicaFEREM]

@@LGR I would layer some tape over the pusher arm, something like gaffer tape since it's thick

[@R3nnan]

I rocked a GMC R3 Corona for quite a few years, it was awesome looking, but the disc drive was already somewhat useless even back then. Still, loved it to bits.

[@mistermudpie]

This makes me miss LGR Foods even more.

[@austin.t5557]

When GMC left the US, I worked for a company that ewasted all their old cases. We had like 2000 units across 10 diffrent models of computer case. I think their best case model was the Home theater cases both the upright case and entertainment system case. Both included remotes and a bunch of other goodies.

[@DavoidJohnson]

The jump from 90s to2000s is distinctive in style and colour. Never saw this one though.

[@danieladriaans8407]

I had one of these and have fond memories of it. I am a man of taste so I had the bright green and cut a window in the side panel.

[@brandonb1681]

The Altair PC LGR made is my favorite episode.

[@Vvardenfell_Outlander]

I'm not going to lie, I didn't get the name at first and was genuinely disappointed that this wasn't an ATX mid-tower PC that had a built-in toaster. Edit: That solution you came up with to combat the discs falling out was so simple that I'm flabbergasted the manufacturers didn't think of it. Boggles the mind really.

[@kenny77940]

I still own my "sky blue" GMC R2 Toast with the orignal setup i made : Intel P4 HT, Saphire Vapor X HD 3870 and a Plextor DVD burner. I never have trouble with a disk falling down. It's come back to Windows XP and make a nice retro XP setup.

[@KareemFloat]

i had a bulldozer back in the day, i wouldnt hold your breath on trying to get one. i had to RMA the case twice as the front panel came broken on one and the other it just shattered when trying to remove it. this looked super high quality in comparison.

[@craigkellum]

I've been running my PC in this case since 2009!! Ditched the CD rom over time sadly but currently running 4060 Graphics card, i7 CPU with Be Quiet Cooler, 16Gb ram. It's a beast. Have looked at changing the case but I love the form factor and it stays cool.

[@Desenrrollado]

Unironically dig a lot of these designs. If I were to build a retro operating system or device. I'd definitely use some of them. The bulldozer is pretty great actually. Thanks for the review as always Clint. I enjoy seeing all sorts of tech from a different period.

[@alaricjeard269]

I remember back in 2008, i was working in a online computer shop, and I put together quite a few computers with this case. Cheap and unique back then!

[@robm18]

I have that case. Love how compact it is.

[@alpacafursona3128]

that keyboard is legit beautiful. I just bought a keycap set with similar fonts as a love letter to my Tandy days.

[@akairas6]

which keyboard is it?

[@xb0xisbetter]

@@akairas6 The one in this video is another Ellipse creation, like the F62 and F77 reproductions. This is a beam spring recreation (not exact this time) instead of a Model F.

[@IvanKowalenko]

Hey, TC Free Geek! Nice to see the shout out to folks local to my area!

[@K-o-R]

I love the collection of Voodoo card boxes on the shelf! Voodoo3 2000 PCI owner here. Would have been a Graphics Blaster Riva TNT but it was apparently incompatible with my old Packard Bell desktop.

[@PaddyMcMe]

My God I actually had an Orange R2 as my main case in my early 20's because once or twice a month me and 3-4 other friends would head on over to whichever friend was hosting that weekend on a Friday and LAN until Sunday afternoon. It was amazing fun. When we started I had a Thermaltake Kandalf LCS system which weighed like 26kg all up with everything in it so shifting to the ultra small and lightweight R2 was a perfect for me.

[@WredWolf]

7:05 Totally thought Clint was about to say "It will keel" and I was gonna be so excited. Oh well.

[@PixelMaker04]

Can confirm. I bought this case when it was on the market, and yes I had a couple of discs fall into the drive. I had a few cuts from the edges. And the idea is indeed better than the execution.just wait till the metal holding the ODD in bends downward and you can't open the drive anymore without persuading it.

[@RoboLeader]

Oh my god, I had the R4 Bulldozer for the longest time, used it for like 3 builds. I loved that case, compact and kind of wonky but had some neat features like a temperature sensor and a button to adjust the side intake fan speed.

[@oliver1224]

That's a very nice case. I used to work on some of the early Fujitsu desktop machines back in the mid 90s... the cases were razor sharp.... did not enjoy opening them.

[@cmdr_scotty]

I had the R4 Bulldozer! that thing was super cool! ended up going to a different case when I got a full size ATX motherboard

[@MCMonsterbuilder]

I want one, but I really like those old cases or even older ones to build really powerful modern gaming systems into it.

[@Airsaber]

Great video, as always! A bit of a random thought, but a long time ago I had a horizontal model of an HP Kayak PC, and since it was pretty huge, it was a bit of a problem to store it horizontally, so it stood on its side. That sure made CDs accumulate scratches much more quickly!

[@Henderburn2]

I had one of these and loved it! Wish vertical drives had stuck around

[@ScorpionCar]

Can't remember the last time of ever using an optical drive but they are so nostalgic to use when giving the chance. 💿

[@infamousacidrain]

I have the r2 toast in my living room and the r4 bulldozer on my main gaming rig. I’ve had them since they were still being manufactured, and modified them in the intervening years. Used to run a closed loop water cooler and I do have a full length GTX 1080 in it. It’s always been an exercise in fiddling to get everything in, but I just can’t bring myself to replacing it. I prefer the bulldozer drive design, better angle. I have to hold the disk in place on the toast while the drive closes.

[@trichardson8222]

Never stop your vids dude. Relaxing nerdy fun feels fantastic my friend!

[@missachan867]

I forgot to mention this on your last video but it was nice to meet you at MGC! And thanks for the autograph!

[@LGR]

My pleasure, thanks for saying hi!

[@MonamiTech]

I have beige GMC R2 Toaster. In Korea, that case wasn't popular but very cute. I was modded that case in front of case to speaker because that looks like speaker and that is cool. GMC’s most popular case was GMC 풍(Poong). Poong was so popular that series go on until 5. I’m very fun to see Toaster in your video.

[@NALTOHQ]

Nice and early to a new LGR vid! What a day this is turning out to be!

[@user-yr1uq1qe6y]

This case deserves one of those 3D spinning cube Linux desktops from back in the day too.

[@thewayback_playback]

The R4 Bulldozer case (and there were many duplicates made by other case manufacturers) always reminded me of the Power Loader from the Aliens film.

[@sizzlin321]

I had the GMC R-4 Bulldozer back in the late 2000s. Interesting case.

[@Lelush228]

Wow! This was my first own pc case. Though it was built around AMD Phenom processor. Owned it from 2013 to 2019.

[@PlebeianGoth]

I'm so glad to see the After Dark toasters!!! That's what I've had on my PC since I built my first one ever

[@joke2741]

The lack of the flying toaster screen savers in this build is a missed opportunity, but I am bread was quality.

[@erikmerchant567]

I really love the look of those GMC cases, and have fond memories of one I used to have before a hurricane made my PC toast for real. I wish you much luck in getting the Bulldozer.