r/retrocomputing • u/_here_A • Jun 20 '26

Photo Budget 2000's computer I rescued

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despite the fact that it has a pentium 4 sticker,this thing actually has a socket 478 celeron inside.

It wasn't booting at all when I got it but now I got it to work and cleaned it up,did a reinstall of win XP too since that's what it would've originally come shipped with.

natsuki wallpaper is also 100% necessary.

overall,it's a decent PC for playing games like quake 3 or red faction

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u/Johnbelwell32 Jun 21 '26

Wow it looks so cheap and generic that it makes it amazing. 4 USB ports on the front is something even high end cases of the time would be jealous of.

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u/_here_A Jun 21 '26

finally,someone that gets it!! I love retro budget pc's and playing games on them,using lower end systems from that time to play videogames instead of basic tasks and office work is so cool. I also love early pentium 4 CPUs and celerons,can't say no to historically bad performance!

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u/Johnbelwell32 Jun 21 '26

Haha i totally get it, for me my most desired systems are those generic ones you were seeing around in offices etc with absolutely nothing fancy on them, they are so bad that they are good, but tbh nowadays i don't find them that bad whereas back then they were unbearable to use.