the ULTIMATE sleeper PC that almost cost me my finger!

At long last, my 1990s Gateway sleeper PC build is complete! We have top tier gaming performance in a package as old as I am, but oooh boy does it deliver. Turned out way better than I expected. Join me for the journey planning and building this thing, along with the lessons learned along the way.
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NOTE: The Intel Core i9-10900k, Corsair Vengeance RAM & ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero motherboard were supplied as review samples. No one saw this video before it was published or had any input on what was said within it.

TIMECODES:
00:00 Preview
00:18 Intro & Case Unboxing
03:08 Problems we may encounter
05:05 Tearing down old
06:10 Motherboard test fit
06:31 Dremel adventures
10:58 Cleaning job
11:18 Drilling holes in case
11:52 Assembly of build
13:08 Cable Management?
13:57 Completed Build Montage
14:23 Gaming Benchmarks
17:05 Windows 11 & Specs Recap
17:58 Heat & Noise
19:30 Best way to watch my videos
21:02 Conclusion

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[jeepmusic]

Dude, you just made me run out to my garage and grab my old tower that I've lugged around through a half dozen moves over 20 years. I have the SAME tower!

[NN]

9:25 Every Dremel* user was waiting for this moment, blade is getting hot and he is putting a lot pressure on it :)
We have all done it the first time maybe even 10 times haha, it's always fun to explore the full limits of your tiny cutting blade :)

[failfurby]

I've been thinking about doing a sleeper as my next build. I have a much newer Gateway case compared to this one, its got "standard" mounting points and such so I'm hoping to avoid the Dremel.

[clintm]

Drill some holes in the bottom and add some fans.. it wont be visible and it'll provide some much needed airflow and if you use the be quiet fans they have nice rubber bumpers to reduce noise.. also raise the legs some

[RealRSmokinJoe]

That looks very similar to the PC I got my freshman year of college in 1999. I remember it had 512mb of RAM, 2 CD burners and a ZIP drive. I got it directly from Gateway with a "huge" 17" CRT monitor and a Boston Acoustics 5.1 surround system.

[treypop]

I've had a case for a sleeper build for years now just never have the time to do the mods

[Qjimbo]

Glad to see you were finally able to get the Gateway PC you wanted!

[farminglol]

I'd dremel three spots for 120mm intake fans in the bottom. Keeps the sleeper look and immediately fixes all the thermal issues.

[jameslewis]

One possible fix for the heat soaking issue is that you used to be able to get fan size reducers that would allow you to run a 120mm fan on an 80mm or 90mm cut-out. The tricky part of that with this case is that you would need one that is off-set as the cut-out in question is not central on the case. Otherwise I would recommend cutting away a chunk of the front plastic from the under side (where you won't see it) to allow better air flow to the AIO since the moulding is blocking pretty much all air-flow apart from a few pin holes.

[NDKfrl]

You could provide direct, cool airflow to the gpu by drilling out some fan mounts at the bottom of the case. It looks like there's space enough for three 120mm fans down there.

It would certainly kick the airflow up a few gears, and the bottom is basically free cooling real estate. As with any case where the PSU mounts at the top. And if looks aren't a consideration, which I'm assuming they're not, you could attach a large fan to the PSU itself, to actually utilize that as a proper exhaust. The PSU fan likely doesn't turn on much, and certainly not at high enough RPM. It's an air tunnel just waiting to be optimized.


Reversing the airflow and utilizing the bottom as an exhaust is a potential consideration as well, albeit with the obvious negative case pressure side-effects.

[novellahub]

Love that warranty tamper sticker on the Gateway Case

[CYMotorsport]

Palms were sweating at 7:25 hahah as a Dremel fan boy, if you catch yourself saying "technically it's not a Dremel", you're gonna have a bad time

[seaislevel]

What operating system are you using,
and how did you have it already installed?
Ive watched many build videos now but have yet to see anyone explain how you pop a new hard drive in and automatically have an operatung system installed.

[TomParky]

Have you considered minor undervolting on the CPU and GPU to manage thermals a little better? You usually don't lose any performance but can save big on thermals! Great vid btw!

[RuxUnderscore]

We had a very similar Gateway system growing up, as well. Oh the nostalgia.

[tj]

pretty cool. you should put a beige usb cardreader and a beige sata dvd drive in the top bays though

[undeadwiccan]

If there were a way to retrofit or recreate a Window 98 era style monitor shell, would you pair it with this style of PC case?

[TitusIV]

What's the model of the Noctua fan you got please. thanks

[XxDeViLBrInGeRxX]

suggest you get some sort of support for the power supply, those 1000W+ PSU are super heavy, and your screws could snap off, maybe a 3d printed bracket, or even a long screw that goes from side panel to side panel could help with the sag

[beach-time]

the cutter would work fine. but the disc are fragile, If you do two cutter wheels(place two on the mounting screw) at a time you can avoid most of the disc shatter effect