Building An EPIC HTPC/Gaming PC! | (Part 1)

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Tech By Matt

Tech By Matt

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Welcome to my latest video where I feature a custom PC build meant to be used in a home theater environment. Let me know what you think in the comment section down below.
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@hinkhall1186
@hinkhall1186 4 жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games until Grandma can't figure out why the Radio doesn't work and trashes it 😂
@seifixnetwork4663
@seifixnetwork4663 4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@mraaaaaaa
@mraaaaaaa 4 жыл бұрын
**turns it on** *"doesn't work"* **smacks it**
@MikeHawk1969
@MikeHawk1969 4 жыл бұрын
Grandma? Throwing something away? You clearly don't have a grandmother
@charli9289
@charli9289 4 жыл бұрын
Mike Hawk tru
@hinkhall1186
@hinkhall1186 4 жыл бұрын
@@MikeHawk1969 Sounds like you never had a "I'll fix later" Grandpa with Grandma nagging him to get rid of all the broken stuff.
@teji7723
@teji7723 4 жыл бұрын
Damn no wonder why my grandfather said, “treat it with care”.
@lucasrem
@lucasrem 4 жыл бұрын
War times radio?
@Yacyz
@Yacyz 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm
@jacqueshilo250
@jacqueshilo250 4 жыл бұрын
Love how it’s a sleeper but not in a PC case, refinishing the wood and polishing the metal would be cool for video 2 if you get the time but other than that this thing is awesome Matt!
@TechByMattB
@TechByMattB 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I am definitely going to be polishing the metal(I just need to find the correct compound/polish.) Also, I'm probably going to sand down the wood to remove some of the scratches then restain it, but the wood veneer is pretty thin so I need to be careful not to sand down too much.
@TechnoYacy
@TechnoYacy 4 жыл бұрын
Ooooo
@lostapostle76
@lostapostle76 4 жыл бұрын
@@TechByMattB You might just wanna sand it back down smooth and put new veneer on. Veneer is fairly inexpensive nowadays. Its that or you could pick up some vinyl alternative and have an easier time cleaning it.
@vinn7727
@vinn7727 4 жыл бұрын
​@@TechByMattB When you Finish sanding the wood, try to use Wood Oil so the wood can last longer.
@Dracashino
@Dracashino 4 жыл бұрын
@@TechByMattB You should do it without machine with a finer sandpaper :)
@ZaireXIII
@ZaireXIII 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure LGR would love this and squeal in glee.
@LGR
@LGR 4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I dig it 😁
@Pendleton115
@Pendleton115 4 жыл бұрын
LGR “Boss Music”
@Amanda_Harper
@Amanda_Harper 4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else suddenly hear epic early KZbin intro music?
@DutchmanDavid
@DutchmanDavid 4 жыл бұрын
@@Amanda_Harper [JAZZ MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
@warrax111
@warrax111 4 жыл бұрын
Wow LGR has eyes everywhere, in every nerdy stuff video, you need to watch your steps. :) Nono of the comments escape from his eagle eyes.
@eldeni24
@eldeni24 4 жыл бұрын
This is a brilliant solution for someone who doesn't want an all shiny and glowy modern pc case
@internziko
@internziko 4 жыл бұрын
Matt I've beeb watching your channel for years now and am very impressed with the way you've evolved from just another tech tuber to a serious DYI mastermind. Keep up the great work buddy and thanks for all the great content...
@TechByMattB
@TechByMattB 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Paul, really appreciate it!
@ZuckerbergDaReptilian
@ZuckerbergDaReptilian 4 жыл бұрын
This idea and how it all turned out is pure genius Matt. Thanks for the amazing content!
@BobHolowenko
@BobHolowenko 4 жыл бұрын
"HealthKit" is actually "HeathKit" with no L. They used to be a pretty decent brand. I have a few of their kits. An RF amp (SB220), a clock, a large receiver, and a modulation monitor.
@mal2ksc
@mal2ksc 4 жыл бұрын
Also they tended to use boxes that were suitable for many different types of builds -- being a kit company and all.
@MortillaroCustoms
@MortillaroCustoms 4 жыл бұрын
We had a heathkit pinball machine it was pretty fun to build
@billchessell8213
@billchessell8213 4 жыл бұрын
@@MortillaroCustoms I believe that Heath Kits were considered to be on a parr with Zenith quality which made them both expensive and sought after. I also believe they were ALL kits, which made them rare. Since they were usually put together by technophiles, and not assembly line people, I imagine the the build quality was often very high. I think your project is a great one, and I'm temped to think that I might do something similar in the future, but I would also liked to have seen the specs and a review of that receiver if it had been put back into service.
@MortillaroCustoms
@MortillaroCustoms 4 жыл бұрын
@@billchessell8213 Heath was owned by zenith for a period of time. The kits are far from rare, quite the opposite. They were sold out of catalogs up till the early 1990's I've have a few myself as did my dad. I think radio shack sold them as did Sears.
@LailaKumaki
@LailaKumaki 4 жыл бұрын
@@MortillaroCustoms On the resale market they were rare shortly after they stopped being sold because the people who had bought and assembled them were invested in their effort and not eager to sell. I'm not sure if that has changed with time as their owners pass and the Heathkit goodies end up in estate sales.
@apersonthingy
@apersonthingy 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, vintage audio equipment and a PC. 2 of my favorite pieces of technology beautifully married as one. It's beautiful
@Free_Krazy
@Free_Krazy 4 жыл бұрын
This is also whats known as a "hood rig" Anyone breaking into your home isnt gonna bat an eye at the old 50lb radio on the desk, meanwhile you got your life savings invested in there lol.
@tyrzy1075
@tyrzy1075 3 жыл бұрын
@SchoolTerrorist a fellow British
@UFDTech
@UFDTech 4 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! Well done on a novel build idea!
@DemeDemetre
@DemeDemetre 2 жыл бұрын
hey
@nochancecze
@nochancecze 4 жыл бұрын
The tuning knob should change the colours of the RGB.
@sacofbigmacs1241
@sacofbigmacs1241 4 жыл бұрын
YES.
@element0ne
@element0ne 4 жыл бұрын
I say keep the volume adjustment on the volume knob. He should add the RGB color adjustment to the balance knob.
@trynez2951
@trynez2951 4 жыл бұрын
@@element0ne The tune knob is the far right one, volume and tune is not the same. I agree with nochancecze, the tune knob should change the RGB colors!
@element0ne
@element0ne 4 жыл бұрын
Trynez D’oh! For some reason I read it as “volume” knob and not tune... I agree with you guys.
@melonnf9941
@melonnf9941 4 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't be to hard, as there is already an arduino in the case, and an arduino can actually control LED strips, only difficult part would be the code, but someone who knows what theyre doing could get it done and coded in 10 mins
@BoHorror
@BoHorror 4 жыл бұрын
This is a Granddaddy PC not a sleeper PC, a good one at that
@tomjuhasz326
@tomjuhasz326 4 жыл бұрын
Granddad always falls asleep on the lazy-boy so...
@thevoyageof67
@thevoyageof67 4 жыл бұрын
Wow... The creativity in this one
@rafee9442
@rafee9442 4 жыл бұрын
There's something about building a PC in something that wasn't intended for that purpose, it's pretty cool.
@mugensamurai
@mugensamurai 4 жыл бұрын
If there was an award for PC build of the year this guy would win it.
@toecutterjenkins
@toecutterjenkins 4 жыл бұрын
I feel a disturbamce in the force as if thousands of audiophiles cried out at once.
@KingBobXVI
@KingBobXVI 4 жыл бұрын
He did say he bought it broken, so they should be fine :P
@DecibelAlex
@DecibelAlex 4 жыл бұрын
@@KingBobXVI could've probably been repaired..
@nosegod8094
@nosegod8094 4 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, I almost cried then he said it was broken. While it could have been fixed, and part of me wish someone would have I'm just glad that it didn't end up in the dump.
@MrOhighway
@MrOhighway 4 жыл бұрын
He took care to find a broken unit, and not sacrifice a good working receiver. I doubt anyone will be crying as a result. Cool re-purpose of that old Heathkit.
@hallieboy
@hallieboy 4 жыл бұрын
And the final indignity....he called it a "Healthkit".
@g00glegoggle72
@g00glegoggle72 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome build. For the tuner knob, try making it functional by adding an actual AM/FM radio and a small speaker. It would be a great way to show respect the old gear and add greatly to the sleeper concept. Oh, and the LED's while convenient, take away from the sleeper'ness of it. LED's are hard on the old eyes. If you could somehow re-add the original type bulbs, or even find an LED replacement bulb that puts out a similar kelvin color temperature of the original, that would be simply amazing. Keep up the great work, you earned another subscriber here.
@R_C420
@R_C420 4 жыл бұрын
The music is just so gosh darn aesthetic. The PC is too
@elblopex
@elblopex 4 жыл бұрын
It took me only the first minute to realise you're THE MAN. Original knobs control pc power and volume, thats no joke, man!!!!
@josuad6890
@josuad6890 4 жыл бұрын
damn, you can seriously take this modded pc to CES as a showpiece, and not embarrass yourself. one hell of a work. good job.
@Cristian.Cortez
@Cristian.Cortez 4 жыл бұрын
Did he just say Health-Kit? This project he has here would be so much cooler if he knew what a Heathkit was, and why him doing what he's doing is almost like a perfect circle
@surrealmemes3518
@surrealmemes3518 4 жыл бұрын
I've been planning to do this with a microwave for a while. Haven't gotten one just yet.
@HoloScope
@HoloScope 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Deegan_Prashanth
@Deegan_Prashanth 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@mal2ksc
@mal2ksc 4 жыл бұрын
Put legs on it like Goat MMO Simulator.
@luchvk
@luchvk 4 жыл бұрын
When you begin this project, be sure to to be very careful when working on the microwave. Microwaves use very strong components that can cause potentially lethal injuries if dealt with improperly. You should be fine if you do the proper research, and enough of it, before hand. A lot of people take apart microwaves for various uses. I hope it turns out to be a successful project.
@surrealmemes3518
@surrealmemes3518 4 жыл бұрын
@@luchvk yes thanks for your concern. I'm aware of that and I'll likely make sure not to touch many components once they're out of the case.
@courtney5796
@courtney5796 4 жыл бұрын
My son and I just built two pcs for him and his sister for x-mas. Those are the only two I have ever used rgb in lol. I like the sleeper/out-of-the-ordinary case builds. Not even in a pc (or Xbox) case! You just BLEW MY MIND!! The possibilities are endless!!! ......mini-fridge build......?
@ZaireXIII
@ZaireXIII 4 жыл бұрын
3:53 Anyone considering doing a project like this seriously needs to keep that in mind.
@mistahke
@mistahke 4 жыл бұрын
isolated screwdriver and voila, discharged in 2 sec
@AlanGonzalez-om4rr
@AlanGonzalez-om4rr 4 жыл бұрын
@@mistahke Or a incandescent bulb, 60w 220vac it's what I used to use after I got scared the fuck out of me after discharging a crt tv cap by the short method...
@ibanix2
@ibanix2 4 жыл бұрын
1M ohm, 200v resistor, inline with two alligator clamps: instant capacitor discharge system. throw a small LED in there if you want a visual output
@ytTaz480
@ytTaz480 4 жыл бұрын
All U hav to do is hold the probes of ur DVOM to the cap. It discharges and U can watch the voltage drop to zero at the same time. Thats if its even charged. Something that old probably hasnt been plugged in in years and he already said its currently broken. They dont hold charge indefinitely and even if it was operational, the second you turn it off, the rest of the amplifier section shutting down bleeds the caps off long before you can even start pulling the cover off. An old CRT tv? Ya, there U wana be careful! An old audio receiver....never had a problen.
@kght222
@kght222 4 жыл бұрын
lol heath kit was probably a good choice, that thing was probably diy in the first place. heath kit are electronics kits for learning to build electronics, or for customized equipment.
@gyyv
@gyyv 4 жыл бұрын
Built me a Heathkit O-scope in the 80's. Miss those guys.
@Kazu_Gaming
@Kazu_Gaming 4 жыл бұрын
If someone doesn't know this pc he notice thats a radio hahaha
@linus2974
@linus2974 4 жыл бұрын
thanks im a zoomer so i was confused af
@nsaiin8332
@nsaiin8332 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 KZbin comment section will never not be this lit fr
@Morgan-so5qf
@Morgan-so5qf 4 жыл бұрын
r/boneappletea
@mts982
@mts982 4 жыл бұрын
New meets old. Clever, i like that.
@BruisersBeaters
@BruisersBeaters 4 жыл бұрын
Before anyone gets too upset about the vintage stereo. It's a HeathKit. They don't have much value assembled nor were they very high end. HealthKit stuff was just that, you bought it and completely assembled it yourself. As a side note: They do make super tiny speaker amplifiers that are like 50 watts two channel (stereo) output. Could make it actually act like a stereo too with a couple authentic vintage speakers to go with it.
@bryanz9359
@bryanz9359 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine your parents go through your things see that and throw it out thinking it's just some old rubbish.
@bigmal3128
@bigmal3128 4 жыл бұрын
Or sell it for $1 at the next garage sale :-(
@Obloms
@Obloms 4 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing build. However, much like some home DIY projects, I like how the builder goes "oh, it's easy", for most people, this is insanely difficult.
@mraaaaaaa
@mraaaaaaa 4 жыл бұрын
Which is the difficult part? Maybe the Arduino for those people who don't really mess around with MCs and electronics in general, but the rest is not that hard even for a normie tbh...
@randallconnersgmail
@randallconnersgmail 4 жыл бұрын
Since that is a tuner, we use to hook up other things to them for amplification. You could put an old 8 track tape player plugged into the back also a sleeper to house your 3.5 inch HDD.
@hananas2
@hananas2 4 жыл бұрын
I did this back in 2016 with an i3 6100, and since my motherboard didn't have fan control I used the volume knob for fan control. The original power button worked too and 16-year old me thought it was the coolest thing ever. Honestly can't say it wan't cool as hell tho.
@esemes16
@esemes16 4 жыл бұрын
I usually don't say anything but this is well done, hot damn!
@freezEware
@freezEware 4 жыл бұрын
does it make your opinion more valuable than one by the people who more easily tell how they feel? :D
@shubhamsheth6458
@shubhamsheth6458 4 жыл бұрын
The effort, it was definitely worth it.
@sgtrock68
@sgtrock68 4 жыл бұрын
It's cool that you're upgrading equipment that, more than likely, started out on some amateur electronics enthusiasts kitchen table, in kit form. Not sure what the ratio was of kit vs preassembled was. You could buy them both ways, but building it yourself was their main selling point...well and they were cheaper in a kit. So you're kinda continuing the tradition. I never did a Heathkit but always wanted to. They had some pretty complex items like TVs too. Imagine some frustrated kid in the 70s putting that thing together. The original "makers".
@Helladamnleet
@Helladamnleet 4 жыл бұрын
For the most part I like how this turned out. I run a small website, and have mulled around how I'm going to hide the server out in the open, and this seems like a really fun idea. I even have an old glass front stereo cabinet that would work great as a "rack" for the various servers I have need for.
@Jakob2202
@Jakob2202 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Matt. Good job on this epic vid!
@nieldurano5610
@nieldurano5610 4 жыл бұрын
Next project. "A PC in a first aid kit." 🙂
@-0-R3B3LL10N
@-0-R3B3LL10N 4 жыл бұрын
using a Raspberry Pi PC
@PhysiologyShark
@PhysiologyShark 4 жыл бұрын
@@-0-R3B3LL10N No, Latte Panda Alpha
@-0-R3B3LL10N
@-0-R3B3LL10N 4 жыл бұрын
or a Raspberry Pi PC on an 80's Casio Calculator Case :)
@EmeliaBelle
@EmeliaBelle 4 жыл бұрын
Gamer first aid kit
@GingerNingerGames
@GingerNingerGames 4 жыл бұрын
@Demo Don't you dare tempt me like that. I have lots of amplifiers and just enough time to do it
@Samson1
@Samson1 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, generally speaking radios had chassis up until around the 70s when cheaper went for plastic mounts while expensive kept to metal compartments, at least in the UK. I'm amazed you got into it. 😆
@justoalvarez3940
@justoalvarez3940 4 жыл бұрын
When you take apart this old hardware you realize how filmsy mass production is nowadays. It's awesome how we needed like half a car to make an audio receiver back in the day and now we can make it with 2 aluminum foils. I mean, yeah, they break faster, but that's efficiency my friend...
@ric9573
@ric9573 4 жыл бұрын
i feel like you should really mount some exaust fans in the back, like 2 40mm for the gpu and a 80mm for mobo/cpu
@orbitraal697
@orbitraal697 4 жыл бұрын
MOST UNDERRATED TECH KZbinR
@lucasrem
@lucasrem 4 жыл бұрын
it's kinda crappy....
@g4ijin_715
@g4ijin_715 4 жыл бұрын
Orbitraal true tho
@quavolaz6826
@quavolaz6826 4 жыл бұрын
I have no words. Just wow!
@shadymaint1
@shadymaint1 4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that you used a old Heathkit receiver for your build. Heathkit was a DIY parts kit manufacturer back in the day. My father-in-law has a console TV that he built from a Heathkit parts kit.
@jonathanswanberg4601
@jonathanswanberg4601 4 жыл бұрын
I feel like someone probably said this already, but I noticed you said “health”kit, where the company’s name is “heath”kit (like the candy bar)
@baosli
@baosli 4 жыл бұрын
I did something similar this past summer. 9700k + 2070 Super built into a 1980's top loading JVC VCR. I even managed to preserve the top loading tape eject mechanism. The front LED's work and I managed to get my old iMON VFD to work.
@wbkruse13
@wbkruse13 4 жыл бұрын
This is a great video with really cool mods. 14:50 can't beat that microcenter tag too
@georgehorsfield1735
@georgehorsfield1735 4 жыл бұрын
"Big metal nobs, all were very interesting to me."
@JOELwindows7
@JOELwindows7 4 жыл бұрын
This is your daily dose of Recommendation In disguise
@lawerancelanham
@lawerancelanham 4 жыл бұрын
Ma this takes me back. Growing up in the 70's and 80's...our house had all those components that had all the analog gauge needles flapping back and forth. Would be neat to see those needles being pertinent to CPU and RAM usage or Disk writes lol
@Prissom
@Prissom 4 жыл бұрын
One word DEDICATION! good job Matt dope build.
@willm3539
@willm3539 4 жыл бұрын
This guy sounds like hes reading a speech in a year 10 class.
@njdarudedovich6126
@njdarudedovich6126 4 жыл бұрын
quality content right there. You've just earned a sub
@Geo255420
@Geo255420 4 жыл бұрын
That is a Slick build. the wood grain style fits so well. Nice.
@connorp8408
@connorp8408 Ай бұрын
You inspired me to make my own! Used Kodi as a front-end (it's always offline) - excellent video, thank you again!
@katjaboelieable
@katjaboelieable 4 жыл бұрын
This Will go viral in our fb vintage audio repair group ..
@jasonz5462
@jasonz5462 4 жыл бұрын
my man put a whole pc probably better than mine in a radio
@DrJ3RK8
@DrJ3RK8 4 жыл бұрын
I had one of those Heathkit receivers (identical) when I was a kid. A friend of my grandfather gave it to me. It actually sounded quite good. :)
@BunMaska
@BunMaska 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing build! Love the clean look and your explanation that clearly explains the whole process! Fantastic! Looking for more quality content from you dude!!!
@GoblinZen
@GoblinZen 4 жыл бұрын
What’s next “I built a pc in a flesh light”
@bepizz6680
@bepizz6680 4 жыл бұрын
Penguinz0 will buy that if it was a thing
@hermanserning563
@hermanserning563 4 жыл бұрын
The light is rgb
@EmeliaBelle
@EmeliaBelle 4 жыл бұрын
I imagine chills reading that
@lukeh9300
@lukeh9300 4 жыл бұрын
Wife: Oh ya isnt it great? I got 40 bucks for that old piece of junk on Ebay.
@RCfromtheNYC
@RCfromtheNYC 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome, DYI video! All you need now is an HDTV mounted inside of an old CRT TV cabinet. Just a thought. 👍👍
@willpitts9957
@willpitts9957 4 жыл бұрын
Good work, I would have used an inline analog aux volume switch. So: Motherboard aux pin header ⬇️ Motherboard aux to 3.5mm jack ⬇️ Inline Pre Made aux knob ⬇️ Female Aux jack to the rear. I would have used a fully modular power supply that would allow some of the unnecessary cables to be removed, better airflow, fewer wires to deal with, long term if the PSU dies you only need to unplug the PSU and not all the already managed wires. And the lights, I would have used the bulbs since they have a glow and they take a second to power on and off. It would have been more realistic and believable. The RGB lights don’t make sense because there’s a green piece of acrylic that would make all light look greenish, defeating the point. You could have also used a regular USB powered led kit from Walmart for 4$ that's cheaper and it comes with a remote and a 5-foot light strip that can be trimmed, smaller wires, etc... Edit: The light bulbs are 12 volts, just connect to the PSU directly. Also if they are bad, buy all New bulbs for dirt cheap that would last longer then the original ones. Other than that I wouldn’t have done anything differently. Good work
@dutmala
@dutmala 4 жыл бұрын
Yo stole my idea that I never told anyone about
@soksocks
@soksocks 4 жыл бұрын
Prob a joke, but literally anybody can do this if they had the time.
@nickfury1279
@nickfury1279 4 жыл бұрын
What would be even cooler is if you wired an actual AM/FM radio tuner into it, so when you're not using it as a PC, you can use it for its original purpose
@solidwire
@solidwire 4 жыл бұрын
Nice! That is a really nice job. Just did a gaming build in a 1988 IBM AT Case. Had to use a mini AT mobo so I could cut out channels on both sides of the board to create ventilation.
@JEdwardBanasikJr
@JEdwardBanasikJr 4 жыл бұрын
Heathkit which was the build it yourself division of Zenith TV/Electronics. You soldered every component on the circuit board, etc. Watched my Dad build that exact model in 1972 when I was in kindergarten and it is still being used to this day by a family member. They offered some cool products to build yourself back in the day including 8 bit CP/M based computers and even a robot.
@aaron71
@aaron71 4 жыл бұрын
The Heathkit AR-1500 was released in 1972 and was their top of the line unit which sold for $349... over $2100 today! Surprised you scored it so cheap as these sell for $200+ regularly. The Heath company sold most their products as both kits or assembled units. Anything with Heathkit on the front was a kit, so you using it for a DIY project is that much more fitting :)
@jamesguralski5156
@jamesguralski5156 7 ай бұрын
Great job! Retro! I had placed a 6 disc changer in a console stereo back 27 years ago!
@brunofilardi
@brunofilardi 2 жыл бұрын
Best casemod i ever see ♡
@GingerNingerGames
@GingerNingerGames 4 жыл бұрын
I like it, but I also loved that that Reciever had built in test leads so you could diagnose it. That's wild, I've pulled apart a lot of old amplifiers over the years and never seen one with an alligator clip in it.
@P0wellz
@P0wellz 4 жыл бұрын
This is great! I would have cut a 120/140 hole in the center and add an intake rgb fan (or maybe classic noctua?) inside and cover it with silver metal grill on the outside. That would look awesome with a bit off twist to the vintage look and help cooling the cpu too.
@RealBurtles
@RealBurtles 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant case mod! This is the sort of project I would start but never finish
@DarconizerRC
@DarconizerRC 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome built ! Love that you used the original knobs.
@seifixnetwork4663
@seifixnetwork4663 4 жыл бұрын
This is the best pc so far if all those buttons on the front works it will be one hell of a pc.
@LoneWolf0648
@LoneWolf0648 4 жыл бұрын
so using the angle aluminum you have, build a frame across the entire back and along the sides, from that you could mount a couple drives hanging from the top in the center of the case. i think the biggest thing you need is a frame, when you moved it the whole thing was bending from the weight and you have what you need to reinforce it
@stephenhunter6507
@stephenhunter6507 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not a gamer. I don't know about building PCs. But, as a car guy that likes restomods I have to say I like what you did here.
@OIFEagle
@OIFEagle 4 жыл бұрын
A pair of bookshelf speakers could also hold a couple drives, and maintain the look. (Of course you would want to remove the actual speakers since a huge magnet wouldn't help the drives) It would be a great way to add drives without sacrificing space within the unit.
@rejuvelaton5187
@rejuvelaton5187 3 жыл бұрын
Old guy walks into your house, see's the player and walks over to look at it, "How much you want for this?" he asks you, "It's not for sale." you say. He looks at you for a long moment and says, "I'll give you $100 for this young man." you laugh at him and say, try $2,000.." "What?! thats rediculous." he says, "Oh yeah? Try this on." you say, putting a Vr headset on his head with with settings maxed, "This is what that machine does guy." you tell him, "Ohhhh my lord."
@DecibelAlex
@DecibelAlex 4 жыл бұрын
my dad bought a JVC 4mm-1000 from the late 70's for just 20€ on a flee market. I was planning to make a computer case out of it but I found out it's really rare and collectors pay 600 bucks for one. Lesson of the day: always check what you have before you go and take it apart
@Gamepalooza
@Gamepalooza 4 жыл бұрын
This was really awesome Matt. You have a new fan.
@MrChrissie76
@MrChrissie76 4 жыл бұрын
Damn really nice "retro" build. You got me inspired. Think i am gone build one in my Yamaha 7.1 receiver. Thanks for the idea.
@jamminwrenches860
@jamminwrenches860 4 жыл бұрын
That stereo came as a kit. You had to assemble it, soldering all the parts in place. It's very fitting to make it into another project. You could buy it already assembled but most were kits.
@protistman
@protistman 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Concise with good pacing and had all of the details I hoped to see. Thanks! Also I think the build turned out really nicely. Very inspiring!
@marcw2604
@marcw2604 4 жыл бұрын
1 mod idea find some grill mesh for the back similar to the one on the top back Cut out the same dimensions. Cut a notch for back Wires and screw holes to remove its cover Back Dissipate heat at the same time.
@palaver40
@palaver40 4 жыл бұрын
Lots of original thought and ingenuity is in that build. A fine job even without the final touches.
@JMNTN
@JMNTN 4 жыл бұрын
An emotiva xpa amplifier is a modular home theatre power amp. You can add cards to add channels so if you only have 2 in there is tons of empty space, perfect for a pc build.
@jammeslive4050
@jammeslive4050 4 жыл бұрын
your dedication is next level.
@LordGryllwotth
@LordGryllwotth 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice. You didn't need to be so scared of the capasitors. You are really a good problem solver.
@rhino3292
@rhino3292 4 жыл бұрын
Wow this is really cool and unique. Not my style per say but I respect it! Looks great!
@DNulrammah
@DNulrammah 4 жыл бұрын
cool.. Damn it... I wish that I could of kept all of those old stereo receivers that I use to have.
@Nedski42YT
@Nedski42YT 10 ай бұрын
Nice! I had a Heathkit receiver back in the early 1970's but it wasn't the AR-1500. I wish I still had it! I checked the price of the AR-1500 back when it was released in 1972, it was $379.95. That's about $2,800 in 2023 dollars! Suggestion: Find and/or modify some vintage speakers or cabinets from the same time period with some modern innards to go with the gaming PC.
@constantinbraunig7936
@constantinbraunig7936 4 жыл бұрын
you can use the frequenz line to show the temperatur of the CPU or GPU
@TehCrushinatorz
@TehCrushinatorz 4 жыл бұрын
"They don't make em like they used to". They weren't f=+king kidding!
@Boemel
@Boemel 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty neat idea. If anyone wants an 80s or 90s style receiver htpc i suggest using an MFD like i got mine form an antec fusion case. It displays a graphic equaliser and the media being played. Also has built in ir receiver for a remote and was plug and play with usb header and 5v power taken from the psu. so i can actually still work as a media player not having to use the actual pc.
@holdthesugarsugar
@holdthesugarsugar 4 жыл бұрын
Great result, especially considering no tools larger than a hand-held jigsaw. this is some fine old school case modding my dude. Subbed.
@enilenis
@enilenis 4 жыл бұрын
I built a number of these types of computers over the years. My advise is to avoid wood and be mindful of air traps. I had a mechanical hard drive flame up once because it wasn't getting enough ventilation. Also, if you plan on making a proper back panel, it helps if the original back is removable, or has enough surface area to allow you to recut original plate. Sadly most of my builds are undocumented. I only have a 486 conversion on my channel.
@connorp8408
@connorp8408 8 ай бұрын
I recently built my own like this, heavily inspired by yours!! Thanks and great job!!!
@LoneWolf1985BK
@LoneWolf1985BK 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome job! If I ever get a vintage gaming room constructed in my house, something like this will have to go in it!
@centrevezgaming4862
@centrevezgaming4862 4 жыл бұрын
good lordy i remember radios like that in the late 70's and bakerlight was the rage back then
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