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[@danielsimpkins9662]

Instead of replacing the fan with a 12v fan, why not just add a diode in line on the voltage side to the fan? This will add a 1v drop and will protect the system against any backfeeding.

[@Mc_Tape]

You said words I will never understand

[@nickkaraoke2128]

Simple electrical theory, but it kinda makes it jankier. What made me cringe was the splicing of two very different gauge cables. He couldn't find a thicker gauge wired PS2 fan header plug?

[@cagatayy1182]

You can think of diodes as valves for the flow of electricity, they only allow flow in one direction. An ideal diode (theoritical diodes that has properties that are simple to think about) would not change anything about the flow in the correct direction, but actual diodes consume some power themselves by causing a voltage drop. Thus, putting some on the way of the wire that is going to the fan would reduce the voltage the fan receives, which is desired here. Backfeeding is when an electric motor turns movement into electricity (think a wind turbine) rather than the other way around. Since the circuit may not be designed with receiving power from the fan in mind, it can be a problem. The flow direction control property of the diode would have the benefit of preventing that (Though I think that is not necessary, since I don't see a reason for backfeeding to be a problem specific to this mod and impossible with the original design. The original PCB design should have provisions for that.)

[@antoniom.andersen6704]

Or use a resistor seeing as the load is constant. Either way it's cheaper than getting a new fan.

[@danielsimpkins9662]

@@cagatayy1182 Mainly, my reasoning for a diode, outside of dropping voltage, is that I don't know if the motherboard or if the original fan have any provisions for backfeeding. If, say, there's a provision for backfeeding but it's in the fan, then removing the fan essentially removes that provision. Adding a Diode would both reduce voltage and add the provision. Yeah, a resistor could be another viable option..I was trying to cover all possible scenarios with a diode.

[@amigaworkbench720]

I was always fascinated with PS1 and PS2. The engineering prowess demonstrated by both systems is indeed commendable.

[@ZackSNetwork]

It looked unique their hardware was underpowered as hell though.

[@amigaworkbench720]

@@ZackSNetwork I wish someone would make a video about PS1 hardware, explaining every component in great detail.

[@aaronbrenkus9126]

Not at the time, it was cutting edge, the emotion engine died not because it was slow but because no one could program for it. The original PlayStation was ahead of PCs at the time it came out, hell, several people used to mod them for the better audio Sony baked into them as the only other device close was a several thousand dollar Sony preamp. PlayStation audio is still amazing today honestly. PS2 was also one of the first consumer available Blu-ray players that didn't cost so much that it was prohibitive to use. @@ZackSNetwork

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

PS2 was the weakest console in its generation

[@BitchlessNigga]

@@mrcaboosevg6089 Nope, that place goes to the Dreamcast

[@dappermanphoto]

The fact that he called the resin coloring 'key bumps' made me understand how this man has the energy to do this. IYKYK.

[@josephscara1445]

This is the comment I was looking for 😂

[@RamenNoodlez258]

As soon as he said that, I came to the comments 😆

[@Dark_Ukiyo]

I don’t know fill me in

[@holysol]

@@Dark_Ukiyo cocaine

[@mattai2354]

LMAO

[@TheZax85]

This is hands down the most impressive modding of a PS2, i've ever seen. Nice job !

[@snorttroll4379]

Spend some time checking out aubrey de grey in stead. He is working on curong ageimg

[@hamzarasheed1998]

@@snorttroll4379 tf is that

[@TechnoMinded-qp5in]

I think it's kind of stupid modernizing classic gaming systems honest to god I wish Sony made a comeback with memory cards instead of using useless SSDs that will eventually be corrupt in the future not to mention memory cards back then actually held a purpose of defeating this concept in general. All you would have to do is buy a memory card and POOF your game data is protected for life if memory cards made a comeback in the "modern" times you would have it made.

[@FairyIsland-ui9hh]

​@@snorttroll4379you should not say "instead"

[@snorttroll4379]

true . both. @@FairyIsland-ui9hh

[@tspawn35]

FMCB also released a version that can be installed on the hard drive (ssd). Called Free Hard Drive Boot (FHDB). This means you don't need a dedicated memory card installed. It loads directly off the drive.

[@ZacBuilds]

Really!? Shit I'll have to update that. Good tip, thanks!

[@anno5936]

You still need FMCB to install FHDB though, so you didn't miss out 😂

[@Logon01]

​@@anno5936you don't actually need a FMCB to install a FHDB. There's an image pack you can burn to your drive from a PC. (But it is easier to use the FMCB to install)

[@az4521-]

@@anno5936 no you don't, you can install it directly from your computer. I did this. It's incompatible with the exfat thing though

[@nomoredarts8918]

Or you can use HDD OSD

[@parkerschless3749]

Quick note, I saw that you used wired to extend the crystal oscillator out. This is typically not a good idea since the crystal connections should be exactly equal lengths to the MCU, as well as contained within PCB traces so that they are parallel. Seems like it’s not causing a big issue for you though but just something to note for future projects. Great work overall though!

[@RobotsEverywhereVideos]

thank you, I was gonna post this

[@reanimationxp]

@@RobotsEverywhereVideossame, this is pretty hacky, but can't argue with results.. seems to work fine lol

[@proxyhx2075]

I noticed that too, cutting equal length wires would negate this problem.

[@alb12345672]

@@reanimationxp Its only a 300mhz processor.

[@Ikxi]

Only for lower frequency devices though The higher the frequency, the higher precision you'll need @@proxyhx2075

[@Celcius1]

With the fan option, you could use a resistor or a couple of diodes in series to drop the voltage as two diodes in series, would provide a 1.4v voltage drop and run the fan at 5.6 volts

[@Iskelderon]

Still have a silver Slim somewhere as a backup DVD player, along with silver controllers, remove and FMCB, so thanks for the nice walk down memory lane and congrats to this project!

[@TheWebstaff]

If you can't afford a microscope don't worry as you must be less than 30 and have good eyesight.

[@SWITCHITUPREVIEWS]

Idk man i cant see 2 feet infront of me (literally) and im nowhere near 30 Pretty sure this comment is satire tho

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

​@@SWITCHITUPREVIEWSproblem isn't what's two feet in front of you but rather what's less than a foot in front of you

[@johnsmith8981]

To be honest that microscope he linked is a ridiculously good price unless the price of microscopes have just dropped recently... I got a cheap Chinese one that hooks up through a USB into a computer and that was $15 more than what he linked 3 years ago. Didn't come with a stand or anything I had to rig up my own setup around the camera.

[@alexandersalazar9750]

My eyes been shot my whole life 🤣. That's not how that works

[@Cincinnatijames]

Just use phone.

[@Sword420]

I'm a huge fan of PCSX2 but I'm not going to lie, that's friggin' SICK!

[@festro1000]

Might also be a good idea to put some mesh on the grates, to keep lint and stuff from making a nest in the system. Other than that great build, I had a lot of fun games I loved on that system and between that and the N64 made a lot of childhood memories.

[@superezbz]

Gotta be super careful moving oscillators. They can be very high frequency and moving them changes the impedance of the traces.

[@nikkiofthevalley]

Yeah. My immediate reaction when he did that was "How the hell did that work!?"..

[@MatthewHolevinski]

@@nikkiofthevalley probably luck, or it's just not that super sensitive.

[@megazuccc]

what would be the function of the oscillator in this application? like connecting to a controller? or wifi or something?

[@nikkiofthevalley]

@@megazuccc Oscillators are used for timing and signal generation. Timing is critical for the proper communication of all the different parts (every single chip) of the circuit. Signal generation is your wifi signals and such.

[@superezbz]

@@megazuccc It's likely a clock source. It may be for a real-time clock or a data clock.

[@fluffycritter]

Funnily enough, Gran Turismo 4 is one of the few games on the PS2 that could already run at HD - with a component cable the PS2 could output 1080i, and a couple of games even supported it. (Heck, the option for that was very briefly visible when you were showing off the video settings!)

[@ZacBuilds]

That's true, but running at 1080i introduces interlacing artifacts. I found I got better results from 480p and then upscaling.

[@tmnt9001]

​@@ZacBuildswhich de-interlacing algorithms did you try? There are some really good ones out there...

[@parker02311]

@@tmnt9001 in the video he mentioned he tried the different ones on the software he was using, I suspect that the software didn't use more advanced algorithms because it caused lag issues possibly.

[@skylarhasmail666]

@@ZacBuilds 1080i is alot more information than 480p your deinterlacing software must have been trash, don't just blame interlacing as the problem Its the crappy deinterlacing software thats the problem.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@skylarhasmail666 deinterlacing is kinda trash tho. the best way to enjoy interlaced content is on a CRT, trying to watch it on anything else is a sub-part experience.

[@fasttechvideo]

14:05 “mixed in lil key bumps of various powders” 😂😂😂

[@cschwacofer]

I had to CTRL F this immediately.

[@tylerphillips503]

Followed by "then using a syringe, I mainlined the epoxy"

[@itsmznatnatbitchez]

A lot of hard work, dedication, and planning went into this project and I appreciate it. I absolutely liked this video and will share it right now!

[@Dami2024ue]

Just found out about this channel, instantly subscribed! Keep up with the amazing work and happy new year dude!

[@AlTheEngineer]

I think I would have kept the OG case, just my opinion! Also, as much as I love the SSD upgrade, I'd still want to play DVDs and CDs! I would have preserved that ability somehow! The PS2 was an awesome DVD and Audio CD player! By the way, you can use a voltage divider circuit to convert the 7 volts for the fan to around 4.85 volts, you need 2 resistors (1.2k and 2.7k ohms). Just make sure you get better resistors with smaller variances in resistance.

[@ironageamplification1791]

I love this. I would use those resistors for the cathodes in a distortion circuit inside a tube based amplifier.

[@vincentvalentine5900]

or 5 volt linear regulator for the Fan.

[@mcchickengrip423]

finally a comment with brain

[@stevenmccroskey3411]

I agree, I think the aesthetic Zac was going for was like a gaming desktop PC, but it kinda looks like a fancier version of those Xbox 360-Es which is weird for a PS2. I wish he put some of that flair the PS2 has with the ridges into his redesign. Sure it would add to the print time but c'mon, it's the PS2.

[@AlTheEngineer]

@@stevenmccroskey3411 yes for sure! I agree with you. The PS2 is a very iconic machine!

[@ZiggyDaZigster]

"I built a MODERN PlayStation 2..." = "I modded my PlayStation 2 with modern parts..." I read the title like he was literally building a PS2

[@GoodBoyGoneDad]

Oh he's just modding a PS2? Thank you for saving me 22 minutes.

[@OttaBeIANA]

its still a great video and he rebuilds the eintire housing with wooden accents ands goes into pretty great detail on how settings can be changed a lot to amek the game look a lot better up to 2024 standards for an old console as that is. plus you cant really build your own playstaion 2, that would be ill eligible as they would copyright him. @@GoodBoyGoneDad

[@japaroads]

lmao he basically is building a new PS2.

[@kuklamatunes0706]

I would watch a video on that.

[@Puzomor]

@@japaroads Yes he's building a new PS2 if by "building a new" you mean "taking an old one and adding modifications to it". There's no need to falsely advertise the contents of the video, and there's definitely no need to defend the choice to do so. The video is great as it is and should be titled appropriately.

[@followTheeWind]

never thought you could do this, good job for all the process and you made it!

[@Runeblade-qr8nn]

Awesome work and good video keep up the good work, love watching stuff about such old consoles and old pc stuff.

[@makedaevilmage]

You can also move FMCB to the HDD and set it up to auto start FMCB from the harddrive, and the memory card isn't needed anymore. It would be cool to move the controller receiver on the inside of the console, if at all possible. I really do love the re-designed case

[@user-gr6uj8hn6g]

Could just figured a way with using a ps3 type situation if know what i mean and know what your doing you could have wireless controllers and still have og controller ports

[@user-gr6uj8hn6g]

If theirs a way theirs a will to do it. I would explain but that just be too much explaining

[@desperateloner8555]

​@@user-gr6uj8hn6gthere they're their, I would explain but that just be too much explaining

[@jpxyUA]

I used to do the FMCB card service in Europe. One quick advice: Make sure to get a genuine SONY PS2 8MB card if you're using it for daily boots. The aftermarket cards use compression, non of them have legit 64mb storage - and with each compression, the code for FMCB is at risk of being corrupted. So in theory, it'll fail on you at random, at some point. Source : my silly ass, which got me sued by Sony.

[@Luis-xk5lr]

ah yes of course

[@antonmaier2263]

ps2 is probably the most timeless case and this guy is designing his own case

[@stevearbogast8556]

I absolutely LOVED this video!!! I really loved your final result, and i love how neat and meticulous everything looks in your house and shop. Excellent video! Subscribed now!!!

[@ianjohnston8057]

Man, the woodworking you add to these projects adds such an extra layer of beauty and timelessness to these projects. Very cool.

[@andrewwilliams9063]

Your videos are definitely an inspiration for modern design and organization projects!

[@dragonyeti88]

Very cool build, I'd have kept the original controllers though purely for the pressure sensitive inputs. Not a lot of games used them, but there are some games that relied on them (MGS2/3 come to mind). They had to change how those inputs worked for more modern releases.

[@dbbgba]

PS3 controllers have pressure sensitive inputs, I wonder if they work with the 8bitdo adapter

[@jadedandbitter]

The Ace combat games did as well I believe, the pressure applied to the radar button would determine how zoomed out it was if I recall correctly.

[@bRuhN0_]

​@@dbbgbaOPL has a setting to use PS3/PS4 controllers with USB or Bluetooth adapters

[@RustyShackleford556]

@@jadedandbitterYes, as well as the throttle and airbrake.

[@liamsemicolon]

retro fighters makes wireless ps2 controllers with pressure sensitive inputs :)

[@AwwhHex]

This build was so cool! And the new furniture came out so sleek and clean too :0

[@Ashdragon848pie]

I just love your builds, the wood and being about to see inside is just beautiful. I would love to have own something like that.

[@Xero1of1]

7:09 I worked R&D at a power tool company. They do make smaller solder iron tips, but you have to be really careful with how much pressure you use with them because their smallness also means they can bend easily when heated. So, bend it into something like a hockey stick and you can hit those 10mil traces fairly easily. You'll also need a thinner solder wire with it though too. Also, they do make hollow solder with a paste core... it's cleaner to use when doing these kinds of projects. And finally, be very careful with how much heat you apply to those pads next to any IC. You can melt the interior of the ICs causing them to break.

[@USSMariner]

I was screaming "BENT CONICAL" for that entire segment. As for the heat, obviously don't use too much heat, but that's actually the primary use of Kapton Tape: heat insulation.

[@colinbent9484]

Such a great project, love the post-mortem analysis segments too

[@only1baloney]

you did great, smarter even still you analyzed yourself after your work was done. great build man, i'd love one of those.

[@jeffdewe]

Love the look of that and the spinning Logo was a perfect touch. :)

[@mimimimeow]

Small tip about GSM - games that use field-rendering will most probably don't work in progressive modes (480p, 720p). A good alternative is 1080i, and in my experience it works well with most games. While the image is still interlaced, the combing effect is much smaller and most TVs can blend it well.

[@CarterDarter]

I'm surprised he didn't bring up 1080i at all, especially on Gran Turismo. More detail for the upscaler = better results in theory

[@mimimimeow]

@@CarterDarter yeah even with 540 lines of vertical res per frame, thats still more than typical PS2 framebuffer resolution, so you dont really lose any detail

[@SomePotato]

@@CarterDarterSame. I wonder why he didn't mention native PS2 HD games, even though there are only a handful.

[@jsr734]

@@mimimimeow That is 960 lines of vertical res per frame for GT4´s 1080i mode.

[@billmarcello9134]

Awesome video, you went so much more in depth than I thought you would, Hats off

[@joaquim8025]

That's so elegant. It is very interesting to see how do you retroengineered the console to fit downsized parts (especially the power supply!). Thanks for the video.

[@kechamayoo]

Hey! Awesome vid! I have a few tips for you, though: OPL is better than HDLoader, since GSM is built-in and allows for optimization modes. It does require you to look up a table, but it's worth it if you want to play your entire library - some games may or may not work without them. Besides, you can actually forgo any controller ports and memory cards. PadEmu and VMC respectively, *also* on OPL. PadEmu allows you to use a bluetooth adaptor on USB (check compatibility) to connect a DS3/4/5 and make the PS2 use it like a normal DS2. You can also do FreeHDBoot to not require a memory card to access all these features. Sidenote: For OPL, you can make FMC/FHDB run it upon boot. Might be worth a try when using PadEmu. Cheers!

[@De_kaid]

Pademu really likes to break games randomly, atleast in my experience. Iirc I was playing through .hack and kept having random crashes on loads, switching Pademu off fixed that. I'm pretty sure Pademu also doesn't support analog buttons and I'm unsure if the 8bitdo does either, but the Brook Wingman PS2 does when used with a PS3 controller.

[@kechamayoo]

@@De_kaid oh, really??? is it an early build of OPL? that could be the issue. otherwise, good to know! thank you so much

[@De_kaid]

@@kechamayoo I always update it whenever I get back to using my ps2 after a while, so it wasn't a really old version. It's just my experience with it anyways and a controller adapter just seems safer in that sense to me.

[@ChuckLopez]

A project like this with a PS2 Slim would leave so much room for cool mods, you could probably do the case out of resin as well due to the size factor. I know there is a mod to adapt a SSD onto a Slim motherboard as well.

[@Kronosfobi]

I concur. I had one of those, they are pretty compact and would greatly benefit from this lad's upgrades.

[@zaphod77]

only for the first slim. when someone made the hdcombo, sony REALLY removed it for the next revision, and the pata interface was completely removed, leaving just the network. yes, Free HD Boot is an improvement. use OPL for supported games, especially when you can give them virtual memory cards. :)

[@SolarGold2007]

I love your videos, man! I hope you continue having fun. Anyways, I was wondering if you could show us what you do in research for creating these amazing builds

[@localpsychoticbackup]

This was very impressive. Great work, man!

[@thejoey571]

This is amazing. I’m gonna try to find a way to print the case in pieces for my smaller print bed but everything else is easily doable. You sir, are a great source for modding ideas!

[@ReverseDeadshot]

Couldn't you just print it diagonally?

[@OceanTechh]

I don't have the skills or the tools to do what you do but I am a fan of this type of work , very good content

[@andoneseptimiu8089]

Great project! I'd also make sure to place some mesh grille over any ventilation port, especially that one that's on the top when the console's placed vertically, so it wouldn't get that much dustier.

[@bradumusj8622]

Awesome work mate. Looks fantastic

[@ayellowbeard]

I did the network adapter swap on one of my PS2s a couple of years ago and love being able to add modern drives. There are cheap printed brackets you can pickup and install on the SSD so it doesn't move around inside the case. You can also partition the SSD and install FMCB on one of the partition and games on the other. Lastly don't forget to add a region free modchip so you can run NTSC, PAL and Japanese games.

[@Pilpup]

I love that whenever I think something isn't going to look good. You put in a ton of finishing touches to make it even better. You really do go above and beyond. Start an ETSY page already!

[@ZacBuilds]

Thankl you! and I do have one, but just for 3d print files haha. Selling physical products is not a world I want to venture into just yet. It would take a lot of time and distract from making videos.

[@Deathsight580]

Great job, looks beautiful!

[@Dead_Goat]

Resin print sections and use the wood plating to tie the tie resin printed case pieces together.

[@leobgoo6350]

3:50 Re-PS2 PSU - Power Supply Replacement ...& the one up improvement of replacing the barrel connector with a USB-C one 🤯 😸

[@gtxSeries]

Simply put: AMAZING work! My jaw just kept dropping watching you make this whole thing come into its' final form. Hats off to you sir!

[@Hugo_Le_Mignon]

Brilliant. I wish i was capable of doing this mods, its excellent. 👏🏻

[@user-gi6hv8fl6r]

cool to see how much effort was put into this. The clean slick modern design is awesome. what would be interesting to see is an integrated multi tap. Four player functionality, instead of having a fat external dongle. I guess there really is a ton of modifications you can do. LED, Temp Gauge... etc. Great work!!

[@user-bz6lx3rn9c]

He never heard of the ps2 slim?

[@illusionillage]

Just let him enjoy

[@user-bz6lx3rn9c]

@@illusionillage Chill, it’s not that deep

[@doglitbug]

Why do this on a slim?

[@illusionillage]

@@user-bz6lx3rn9c ik

[@naruhearts1]

Cant use a harddrive/ssd for games, and slim are known to fail more often.

[@Dave5281968]

Absolutely stunning result! This is a perfect demonstration of what any of us can accomplish with a little tenacity. In short: Nice work!!!

[@psychopompxx]

Love these videos and u just found you today. Makes me nostalgic but very excited to see the changes…. So how much can I buy any of these renewed systems off of you? 😂😂😂

[@martini668]

Done understand half what you are doing, still loving it

[@goodkill1]

0:32 "how to destroy your reputation" 🤣 im dying

[@StefanBlurr]

KZbin algorithm at its finest

[@ZacBuilds]

Poor Linus 😂 Search PS2 Mods, get video about him not sending back a water block

[@goodkill1]

@@ZacBuilds I don't pity that dude, he auctioned off someone else's property for charity. That's stealing

[@lockinhinddanger934]

@@goodkill1 He did make a video later explaining what exactly happened and all the ways that things just failed. When you run a large business you will inevitably have problems, and the real issue is linus never really had business sense, his massive ego literally kept the company afloat. Terren Tong is the new CEO so technically his company should be running immensely better.

[@goodkill1]

@@lockinhinddanger934 unsubbed don't care

[@mnrivera210]

This brought back memories of the first time my younger brother and I turned on a PS2 and being memorized by it's green and blue lights. A recommended large sized resin printer would be the Phrozen Mega 8K. They recently introduced a S variation that prints faster but has a reduced z height. Nice video and build.

[@orlandosouza4415]

Mesmerized

[@aaronchicco9219]

Nice job man! Shared and subbed

[@DJRonnieG]

I always liked the rotatable logo and am glad you retained that feature.

[@jorinnmilsap2353]

I admired the use of wording when mixing pigments for the epoxy… keybumps 🙏🏽 great content. I love watching your videos, genius and artistic

[@probablyhiding]

I was looking for this comment lmaoooooo

[@ColeHardin97]

^^ Same lmaooooo

[@fatfurie]

outed him self lol

[@eiv-gaming]

I like it. I have a PS2 mobo on my wall (result of a failed repair). It was a hell of a console, revolutionary at the time. This does look amazing though, the gold and wood compliment each other perfectly.

[@i_hakz]

Man that's so nice! I have a Slim PS2 here and I wish I could do some of those mods. Unfortunately I don't have the acknowledge neither the tools to do so. But thinking of it, what mods could you do with a slim PS2? That would be a nice part 2 for a video like this

[@danieltimbrell2880]

This is a cool project for someone who just wants to do it, but the definitive way to play PS2 games is still just on original hardware with a good quality CRT.

[@FazriGading]

Totally deserve a new follower! I subscribed!!!!

[@DM00SE]

Seriously love your videos mate. You do everything I want to do but don't have the funds to do it. Great video.

[@ZacBuilds]

The only reason I have the funds to do these projects is because people like you watch my videos, so thank you! It's truely a dream come true.

[@user-cz6ii9ek8q]

That's one class looking Ps2. Definitely your best looking project to date!. Your videos are definitely an inspiration for modern design and organization projects!.

[@karlhubert644]

Hello Zac your work is impressive!!!

[@Eleanorotica]

Absolute work of art love the wood aesthetic 😍

[@notkyloren]

You actually *can* boot with just the HDD (and use only the HDD if you want). You want FHDB (Free Hard Drive Boot). This is what I use on my fat PS2. In this way, I can either use virtual (software) memory cards, which also live on the HDD. Or I can use my physical memory cards as normal memory cards, which is what I do. FCMB is cool as a portable option, but FHDB is way better and has no downsides. You install FHDB by flashing a pre-made hard drive image file. Then you just pop it into the PS2 with the network adapter, and you're done. It boots into FCMB from the HDD.

[@efrm23]

definitely earned my sub bro, glad there's yt creators out there still making genuinely interesting content. 💯 🤘🏼

[@ZacBuilds]

Thanks for the support man!

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

That case is amazing! Did anyone else think the original picture looked better than the HDMI did? I did, at least the way he presented it.

[@Alucard0rJo3kr]

I enjoy the longer review and test videos

[@JorgeChavezX]

I love how the glass panel you put makes it look like a gaming PC when standing up, you did an amazing job with this thing

[@alexjackyperson101]

I like the ps2 look more honestly, not everything have to look like a computer

[@thejpkotor]

A nice upgrade for sure, but I do take issue with using USB and not a power supply of some kind. This could really hurt the life of something like this, as the whole purpose of a big PSU is to provide really stable and predictable power, which is a bit of a risk. I don't know that you will for sure get a lot of peaks or drops from a USB adapter, but why risk it...

[@whosonedphone]

I had a similar concern. The Digital Audio Converter DAC is actually really good on my late fat mode PS2l. A bit of tasteful exaggeration on the bass. Super smooth mids and highs. It blows the Xbox 360 away in terms of sound quality. The power supply is a critical component of any audio system. Most people don't care or won't hear the difference I suppose. I would expect you could hear a difference through the digital HDMI cable as well. Digital isn't perfect like the marketing would have us all believe. Although it has it's advantages over analog.

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

Modern power supplies are simply much better than what we had 20 years ago. It really isn't an issue. Moving the noise from the SMPS out of the case will only help with RFI.

[@knight1987]

What an abslutely sick mod to the PS2. I got my ps2 in the early 2000's and got it chipped mid 2000s so I can play different region games. I then learned about mcboot and bought an original network adaptor. I still have my PS2 in my box with a IDE HDD with retro games loaded on. You had me in AWW the entire video of all the cool things you did to the system. Thanks for the thorough video. You have earned my sub!

[@MiDaY_i]

wow amazing work man!

[@marcelofrau8818]

you also can use a bluetooth dongle and make it work with OPL. so you can use PS3 controllers via bluetooth without the 8bitdo adapter. very nice video, I would go for a more fancy/traditional not blocky square case for the PS2, but it looks amazing. great work!

[@agarmash_]

It would be better to flip the fan so it works like an exhaust one. An intake fan ends up creating swirls of air flows inside the case, while an exhaust one creates a negative pressure, so the fresh air is sucked through the holes in the case, which creates more stable air flow inside. Also, the intake fan will end up pushing more dust into the case.

[@billybones6463]

Why didn't the OG PS2 use an intake fan if it's superior?

[@agarmash_]

@@billybones6463 I believe you got confused. Exhaust fan is better, and that's how it's done in most of the gaming consoles with similar cooling design

[@inoth79]

@3:20, try adding 2 diodes in series connection to positive wire that will end up dropping the voltage of the fan at around 5.6V which is better than 7V.

[@voolandashland2914]

man. you are the first youtuber I see do some hardcore mods on this OG Playstation 2 Console. It looks great !

[@DhinCardoso]

It's just insane the load of tools available for you guys overseas - here in Brazil we don't even set a 3D printer, imagine having one in home

[@Kasandra_]

Imean, it's not common to have $25k+ worth of workshop equipment in your house anywhere in the world. Zac has these because they're his source of income.

[@brenzcarlcasas3728]

Wdym? He worked hard for it, and it's pretty much his job and hobby... You should not be jealous of him because he didn't get those printers just because he lived on other country because again he worked hard for it, you should instead be inspired by him! Envy is the worst lol

[@SordidusFellatio]

@@brenzcarlcasas3728​​⁠ ​​⁠ ​​oh man, this is what happens when a person think the rest of the world is equal to the US. Tell me you live in a sheltered life without telling me, otherwise you would’ve known what he meant by “available”, and by availability, he meant not having to ship the tiniest of tool across the world and having to overpay for it, because his country doesn’t have said tool, since PC building is most likely not as common as it is in the US, let alone the hobby of DIYing electronic parts. Unlike the comfy US, which I assume is comfy, people in OP’s country probably had to worry more about actually living and not being chopped up by the favela rather than indulging in unnecessary hobbies, which you probably wouldn’t understand eitherway since you Americans have gotten so comfortable with living that you spent more time fighting for children’s abortion rather than just living to survive, which most poor countries doesn’t own that luxury. It’s not as simple as “just get good bruh lol you just jealous lol lol”, the world does not work like that similarly to how the universe does not revolve around the US, nor does the rest of the planet functioning exactly like the US does on the daily basis. Pride is the worst lols 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@prodlenzi]

@@brenzcarlcasas3728 stop being a bitch about everything. no one is jealous of anything, the man is stating a fact, which is 100% true btw, and theres nothing wrong with it. jesus go eat some fruits and chill out

[@hanyougod]

Eh, you both sound like condescending pricks to me, personally.

[@libroscombustibles2616]

YOu can fix the menu lights from going into a single dot by going into the system menu's date set. You step into month as if you where setting the month up, but instead of just X, press square and X simultaneously, and the light's will start moving across the screen again. this info I've got from the service manual. If X and square doesn't work try pressing all the buttons at the same time: square circle, triangle and X buttons while stepping in month or day. REmemeber to replace the battery first. this you've got to do every time you replace batteries in both slim and phat. Hope it helps- If uou want you can download the scph 55001 service manual and look for battery replacement.

[@fidelrivera2887]

I used to clean PS2s back when everyone had them. Usually it was just a good cleaning that did the trick but one time I swapped out a disk drive and when it worked it was a very satisfying feeling. Best console ever.

[@jonnekallu1627]

I have one of those older fat models too. It has a mod chip and LAN adapter too so I have a HDD inside it from where I can load games.

[@hesperhurt]

😂 Never thought I'd hear "key bump" as a unit of measure on KZbin 😅😅 Love this build Zac! Really nice functional and aesthetic rethinking of the PS2. Perhaps do a PS2 mini combined with a M.2 NAS for media streaming? I know there's a build out there somewhere that a guy did for a car install... but it wasn't a single unit; think the data storage was connected but installed separately.

[@codyday5746]

I was looking for this comment LOL, I was like, whaaat?

[@tylerhoovler16]

Same lol used ctrl - F to find it lmao

[@hesperhurt]

@@tylerhoovler16 🤣🤘

[@oshaghennessey9829]

Immediately came to comments for this lmao

[@seanephram]

also came here for this ahahahahahaha@@codyday5746

[@ot4kon]

Great idea. But you could use a first model ps2 slim instead. That nodel support HDD the pins are there to tap. There is a mod to bring back the HDD support to that model. Then you will have a smaller motherboard to work with so a smaller case to fit inside your resin printer.

[@darksideXLable]

This!

[@yeldarb141983]

(not zac builds, only saying, because I've run into that confusion on other people's vids before). Maybe it was a fluke, but my brother had a slim that was an absolute nightmare on heat... the thing would freeze mid-game if you didn't have some sort of fan blowing over the thing whenever you had it turned on. Not saying every slim had this problem, but personally, I avoid slim consoles of any sort like the plague because of this...

[@ot4kon]

@@yeldarb141983 problems with that particular one. Slims run colder and more efficiently. Check the fan and console for dust. The EE is not a particular hot CPU unlike ps3 cell who runs normally hot.

[@33ro0]

This This This!

[@yeldarb141983]

@@ot4kon pretty sure that console is long gone at this point, lol. this was over fiften years ago. I don't even know where that console is now. but yeah, it was new at the time, so... =/

[@seanpayne5643]

Here I am thinking I'm a badass plugging stuff in to my PC motherboard lol. This was awesome man you have a new fan here

[@robertcampbell7662]

Dude this is super cool… I had no idea you could mod old consoles

[@notenoughmonkeys]

0:30 - Today I learned PS2 Modders really don't care for Linus Sebastian.

[@Rosa_Canina]

Great project, although I have to say its better to keep the disc drive because of compatibility. Yeah, a ton of games run from HDD nowadays just fine. But there are still games with issues. I lost 50 hours of Valkyrie Profile 2 thanks to a very mean copy protection they built into the game, that got triggered by running it from OPL instead of just using my original disc. And I got some issues with other games in the past, too.

[@vincentjonesvr]

There are 'modes' to run games in to avoid some of those issues. IIRC, that game in particular needs one of the modes enabled for compatibility.

[@Rosa_Canina]

@@vincentjonesvr In the case of this game you only find that out 50+ hours into the game. And the savegame isnt repairable, as it triggers a flag at boot, so you basically have to delete all your saves and start completely fresh (its so bad, it even triggered on some OG hardware!). Also, I had a lot of troubles with games not really working well in the past on OPL. Maybe its just the types of games I play, as my collection isnt really focused on those "big hits" and the compatibility goes down the more obscure the games get.

[@xeroinfinity]

There are a few PS2 games that are in 1080 HD. Also on the fan, find a small PWM circuit with a control knob. Then you can adjust the fan speed accordingly

[@mathieumeyer4869]

You Sir, are an absolute genius. Mesmerising video.

[@hooni..9536]

I think that there is a lot of empty space that u could use to get a better refrigeration for the chips, but it makes it look pretty aesthetic, also u could put some LEDs, but with a non wood design, maybe a white plate instead of it, to make a good contrast, but honestly.. looks NICE!!

[@mantizshrimp]

fck led's ..

[@Arvisty]

instead of replacing the fan you could've used a resistor to bring to voltage down to about 3 to 5 volt . or you can get adjustable resistor and program it with arduino for it to run on lower wattage on idle and higher with high temps

[@Mr.Engine993]

resistors heat up quite a lot. he would be better off using a diode or a small voltage regulator (unless the fan is PWM driven in which case it wouldnt work

[@aarongilson3535]

I remember havinf a server case GPU rig and it was probably as noisy an opera singer lol pardon the figure of speech 😂 Great video as always! Im sure Stella will love that asic!

[@maximilian3544]

18:28 treeline and grass looks better on stock RCA. These assets were never meant to be displayed at higher resolutions, so there's only so much you can do. In the end a blurry but period accurate image is probably the best these games are ever gonna look, because no amount of upscaling will fix the inate resolution of the assets.

[@PonziGamingStudios]

I personally would flip that fan to exhaust the heat, not use it as an intake. Otherwise all that air inside has no where to go. Unless I'm missing some front ventilation somewhere, but none the less I think that would be better 😊

[@JGrove303]

You missed the giant slotted grille cut out of wood that takes up a whole side

[@Iskelderon]

Great project! And congrats to the new addition to your printer fleet. I'm sure you'll inevitably catch the bug and find out why we call them "helmet-class printers". 🤣

[@ohtrueyeahnah]

incredible work mayn!

[@ash3344]

I wish I was smart enough to do things like this. It really is incredible what you're able to do.

[@ChadKenova]

Loved the PlayStation 2, but it didn’t have many games in the first 3-4 months. I was still playing my Dreamcast more when I first bought the ps2. But man did the library grow fast.