Snowy quest for a Pentium 4 HT, Dimension 5100
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- We take a drive through heavy snow to rescue a Dell Dimension 5100.
With a Pentium 4 HT 630, it has potential but needs lots of work.
In this episode we take a drive to the north of Gothenburg, Sweden to pickup a Dell Dimension 5100 PC.
A couple other Dells get pulled in along the way as it turns out I cannot resist the allure of these P4 era Dells when offered them.
This particular Dimension needs a fair bit done to it.
It’s missing the Northbridge heatsink, has no HDD, no GPU, no OS and no case fan. In these dells, missing the case fan is quite
an inconvenience due to their proprietary fan connector.) However as you’ll see in the video, this was no match for WilleWD’s tinkering skills.
This episode is more loosely edited and shot with my phone under a new series called “GHG Shorts." A bit of a test to see if we can make a video that is benchmark based and more about the story of just picking up an old PC.
As usual I tried to make and release this one quickly but then my inner perfectionist took over and I tinkered with the edit for ages. However let us know your thoughts and if you want to see more of these vlog-style episodes.
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00:00 Snowy Quest
02:21 Meet the Dells
03:03 Dell Dimension 5100
05:39 She Lives!
06:27 Credits + Mailbox
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Man I remember watching your videos in about 2016, I loved your format for content. Really glad you are making more. Ready for the GHG comeback!
Tell me about it, Channels like GHG and AAcomputers and technology is what made me want to enter a career in IT, Even though these channels are more for computer hobbiests
We all ready
@@blakewixom2893omg I forgot about AAcomputers! ❤️
@@blakewixom2893 yea me too!
same, 2016 was when I got into PCs and GHG was there to guide me
Its always a good day when ghg uploads
That dell brings back so much memories of my childhood, I used to play on the same exact Dell at my local internet cafe during my summer break. Absolute beast running early 2010s adobe flash and shockwave games
GHG came back when the world needed him most
I feel like the only reason I upgrade my current hardware is so I can watch vids about retro hardware as smooth as possible
Thank you so much for putting my PC in the mailbox!!! I'm so happy, to have it featured on a GHG vid. 🙏❤️ absolutely love your videos, thank you for all you do!!!
Good for you mate!!!
Man I'm loving this new series!
Reminds me of your Lumbridge and your Core 2 Duo video back in the day.
Good times. Cheers, GHG, and to many more of that goofy computer content we all know and come to love!
Wille is a baller for booking it that quick in the snow 😂 Great video!
When you live with it for about 24 years you get used to it 😄
this is one of the best comebacks i've seen in awhile, all of your new uploads have been amazing and i cant wait to see more! Welcome back, Tim!!!
This is a really chill video, im loving the new vibes of the channel
man i am genuinely so happy ur back, i used to watch ur videos when I was in my 12-17 timespan, now im nearly 20 and still enjoy ur content as I did when I was 12, thank u so much, really
I had a 5150 back in the day (wow that was 10 years ago now). First computer I ever ran Linux on, many many memories with that machine. Mine had the bigger heatsink, with that front fan being visible thru the grill, I too love that design. I believe the connector is the same pinout as a normal PWM header, just with a different connector and extra n/c pin. It had a P4 HT most certainly, any more that that I could not say. 2GB DDR2 and maybe a 160GB HDD? Windows XP and then Ubuntu 12.10. I remember being stoked that it came with a FREE MONITOR, KEYBOARD, AND MOUSE! I had blown all of my 12yo self's savings on it so the freebies were a nice treat.
I love these videos! Glad you're making videos again!
Oh man I watched your video's constantly back in 2016 and to be honest I had totaly forgotten about this channel untill I found it again. Your video's have the relaxing atmosphere to it that no other channel has. Keep doing what you do man, love from the netherlands ❤
Tim you’re the reason I got into pc building/gaming. Before, I thought building pcs required thousands of dollars and technical skills beyond my capabilities. But you showed me that none of that was true. Thank you Tim.
great stuff keep it coming. I had that dell with the big emboss great computer love that green plastic feels so nostalgic
Nothing brightens up my day more than a GHG upload with Pentiums!
This is the content I like to see in my feed.
Love the hodge podge jerryrigging when about to start it up. Keep tinkering
great content as always
A lot of channels are dedicated to 90s era hardware which is cool but I’ve always loved 2000s era hardware the most.
wow i'm happy to see u're back
So weird to see you here in Sweden. Hope the winter is treating you well!
love seeing u make vids again man
Can hardly believe you're so back 😊
Holy holy shit! He’s back!!!
Great video guys...keep up the great work...👍👍👏👏
Hell yeah man!!
Grab your tea guys.
Comeback is real!
glad to see some old pentium 4 machines getting some love.
Same.
The beast from the past
Love that your uploading again. ❤ But why is this one so short? Feels like a sample of the full video. Either way keep up the awesome shit. Much love from small town in oregon!
Just threw one of these away at work! Who knew people still wanted them!
That ATI card might be a 9700 or 9800 pro. I bought an Nvidia card for $250 that scored only 1k extra on 3dmark. I was not happy with almost zero gains.. So I paid $50 extra for the ATI card and I DOUBLED my 3d mark! a 50$ difference! Which reminds me of why I love your channel so much!
very violent game there Tim
Great work Tim and thanks! There is my setup :D
I love my Dell Dimension, I upgraded the Pentium 4 to a Pentium D 960 and slapped a 8600 GT in there for the ultimate pre 2009 retro gaming experience
The first pc i bought was a Pentium 4 HT and it was a beast it, handled anything i could throw at it. Quality chip
man i love ghg
Good old P4 630, my dimension 9100 I got in 2016 had one of these in it, wasn't too bad to use back then.
My old Pentium 4 runs my greenhouse - watering, opening air vents and notifications. Had to use the old girl for something
i love these old dells
Brilliant!
love your content.
that dimension 4000 was our family's first pc! still have it, I kinda want to make it a sleeper!
man wish i had snow here
L4D is timeless.
My old Dell Dimension 3000 had a P4HT. I used it for light gaming and producing music, even way back then. Such a lovely computer, I miss it. Blue screen of death if I got an audio setting wrong though.
So happy to see you back and making cosy tech videos again! 🫶
Thank you for putting me in the mailbox!!!
Sorry for submitting so many pictures 😅
Hi Guys, interesting Episode and great to hear your thoughts as well as testing etc. Cheers Peter
Experiments etc.
Welcome bk 😊
Damn, an iPhone X in the intro, crappy dell pentium4 rig, snowy car ride, this video has all of it
This is awesome
Your videos are the comfiest.
UA-cam ain’t putting this in my feed but it’ll soon 🙌🙌
Yes! (Reminds me of that time i drove to the other side of Bathurst to get one.)
Crysis here we come!
It's been snowing the whole time in Germany 😅
Same here in the states or at least in Northen Ohio.
Cries in East Coast USA snow storm.
Man im gutted, I forgot to turn notifications on. I thought you hadn't uploaded for ages. My bad!
i remember being exited in middle school for pentium 4's half life 2's gta 3's and vice cities fps would boost long way!
These Dells usually have blown/bulged caps near the CPU socket beneath the green plastic heat exhaust. Replace those ASAP.
That short saab 93x shot was like it's from a Saab commercial
Good video
Hi from Canada!
New vid yes sir!
I got an OptiPlex GX620 with one of those CPUs in it (I believe the model 631) for xmas 2011 and that was what got me into computers and gaming. I was able to run 64-bit Ubuntu on it, though the _motherboard itself_ was otherwise hard limited to 4GB RAM. A bit easier to work on than the Dimensions, lol...
I love you man.
Just picked up a dell precision 380 for free with a broken psu, threw a spare in there with an rx580 and upgraded the cpu to a pentium d 915. Rips now!
Epic. Not bad for £40.
Aquired: space heater, the ht stands for high temperature 😄
Hey, I think I had a very similar model when I was a kid. It had a Pentium D though. Lasted a good while until the GPU gave out.
I would be one of those old school dvd os guys for something this.
See you again whenever you wish to upload another video.
😂 Eons ago, there was a Chinese shop that had everything from $1 for 2 DVD movies to household stuff to used computers, likely refurbed e waste. I went there one day and saw an XPS with a hole through it like one of those dimensions. I obsessed over that thing for ages, I'd never seen anything like it! I don't think I even asked for the specs! I'd just go grab some movies and oggle the thing. I probably still have sketches of it somewhere 😅
Heck yeah, early again!
i got a similar style Dell Dimension tower but with a Pentium D and the original windows vista install still on it haha.
yes
I recommend you take that Pentium 4 machine with the Soundblaster Live card and turn it into a Windows 98 computer. The Live card should have decent support for DOS games as long as you don't use the FM Synthesis emulation. A ton of those P4 boxes have Windows 98 drivers, and will work quite well. Maybe find an appropriate video card as well, and you'd be set. You'd be limited somewhat to later DOS games and less speed sensitive games in DOS, but you can play an awful lot of stuff with that hardware. Windows games like Quake would also be a breeze on a box like that.
Is this the IPhone X at the intro? Great design.
Pretty sure I have that exact computer with a nvidia mx4000 just sitting collecting dust in my parents basement lol. Great machine for the original halo pc port
I'm so used to motherboards with IO on the left that I was legitimately hunting for text that would confirm you horizontally flipped the video, how weird
UA-cam got me back there,hello guys sorry for missing
There is an OEM brand that actually made little stake board USB sticks ! Sold in FR supermarkets.
Probably the goofiest idea ever to put important files on something you want to ride on every part of your desk
Letssss gooooo ☆ ❤️
Nice to see a VAIO from Christian G in the mailbox 😇
I have a spare fan. I'm just afraid it'll cost some $50 bucks to ship it😬
I still have my super overhauled 5150 converted to a E510 with Core 2 Quad support😁
The last time I worked as a PC tech was from 2011 - 2019 and I hate to upset you, but... The amount of Dell Dimensions we junked would be labeled a "retro tech war crime".
crying at the fps for Left4Dead2 tbh
How come you are in Sweden? :) I thought you were australian speaking of your youtube about me
Yo im in Gothenburg and have 2 of these beasts if you ever need more lol
these would be to old for me to bother with these days but if a new mother board make a good sleeper pc.
YESSSIRRRR
Is there something special about the Dell Dimension 5100 with Pentium 4 HT? I've got one that I was going to try to get rid of by giving to a thrift store or something, should I reconsider?
Been here since like 2015?
I thought we were doing more videos? Uhh
as a american its weird to see a car with 1 wiper blade
I suppose i should send in a picture of my Dimension! Its a 9200 i picked up from a friend that had sat for over a decade. Absolutely fithy but cleaned up well, always wanted to own one and your Pentium D bottleneck video amongst the others with that machine solidified that. I wanted to call it "Dimonsterion" and slap the fastest core2quad inside with the whole idea being..2 of everything! The hotglue duo design, 2 sets of memory to max the system to 8GB, SSHD RAID and the centerpeice, a 690 GTX, with the CPU and its cooler lapped it runs cool but there are definitely some mods planned to give the northbridge a big heatsink. It barely runs modern games, Thanks to the sluggish clocks, unresponsive Q6xxx series and slow FSB limit of 1066. such a shame. Which is why i'd love to find another Dimension, strip the case, cut the IO and PCI shields, flip it so it turns into an inverted ATX layout and attempt the mad idea of shoving a dual socket ALi express xeon board inside with custom watercooling :) The Ultimate Dimonsterion with some GhG artistic inspired touches :)
When’s the next viddddd
Pentium 4?... I haven't heard those words uttered since...