Mike Dragon

Nice, you can always drill some whole in a case for air flow. Did you throw out the old case you just upgraded out of? ( stupid question knowing you right?) I t is probably to large anyway. But the mad scientist has got the jewel running.

Hah, absolutely not! lol That case is in perfect condition (I pride myself in taking good care of my stuff) so I definitely did not throw it away! I did think about reusing it for this Pentium 4, but my "issue" is a matter of physical space in the house. I wouldn't have where to put it. lol Currently the empty case is in the box of the new case, stored in a corner of my room. To have this computer assembled into that case and available for use, I'd have to take it out of the box and find somewhere to set it up. And this "somewhere" is exactly what I don't have.  That's why I mentioned about getting my hands on a small case. I probably could fit a smaller computer case somewhere where the PC inside can be hooked up for regular usage. One option I have would be to swap my old AthlonXP for the Pentium 4. This AthlonXP was my first PC and I have rebuilt it into a new case I bought just for it, a few years ago. I haven't turned on that machine in quite some time and it's currently basically just serving as a desk for some other computer I might need to set up temporarily (like when I need to bring over the computer of some client of mine for maintenance). The Pentium 4 is a better processor than the AthlonXP and can be used for retro gaming just as well. I'd put away the AthlonXP hardware back into its box (I still have it, even after all these years lol) and put the P4 in the case in its place, but before I decide anything in regards to doing any of that, I'd have to do some tests with both systems to iron out the variables of doing this exchange. If I'm honest really, though... What I really would like is to have both of these two old computers up and running and ready to use instead of putting either back into a box and storing it away. lol If I do get around building this P4 into a case for regular use, I will have to source a power supply. The one I got to power it at the moment is my work PSU, which I use for testing out computers and whatnot. If I were to give that PSU for this system, I'd be left without a spare PSU for work.

And to top all of that, I really want to build a Pentium III Tualatin system and have a Pentium III Thinkpad designed for Windows 2000. XD Dear God, I'm such a geek.

Ha ha, you could be doing worse things. lol Storage is always a problem, that's why I lost most of my older stuff. All my wife seen was old wires & junk basically & said it's out. lol Have patience & something may come up, & maybe spread the word to some of your client's would help. Don't give up, I'm excited to see what you come up with next. :D