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PC In a Nintendo Wii Looks as Cool as a Nintendo Wii
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 12:30 AM on September 5, 2008
At last, someone managed the most needed, most anxiously-awaited PC retrofit job there is: putting a PC inside a Nintendo Wii box. Looking into its guts and its back, the Wii PC not very powerful, but it is fully functional and comes with everything you need in a Windows XP box.
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The computer runs Windows XP SP3 on a Celeron 1.3GHz, Intel 852 chipset, 512MB of RAM, and 40GB hard drive, with wireless access, digital video output, three USB ports, and a fan that he stole out of a F-35 STOVL fighter yet. At least, it sounds like one:
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Monty
Posted 12:45 AM 5/9/08
Well, at least we now know why there is a Wii shortage.
Monty
Jon B.
Posted 12:39 AM 5/9/08
@siville: I don't get it. Please say it a few more times.
Jon B.
15sunrises
Posted 12:38 AM 5/9/08
What kind of vid card did he put in there? Is it possible that some dude in his basement crammed more juice into a Wii case than Nintendo?
15sunrises
siville
Posted 12:35 AM 5/9/08
Wiiiiii..... Crash!
siville
siville
Posted 12:35 AM 5/9/08
Wiiiiiiii.... CRASH!
siville
GumbyX
Posted 1:30 AM 5/9/08
You guys weren't kidding about that fan being loud. The just ruins the entire thing for me. Would not want something that loud near my TV (would def use this as a media-center box).
Also, he has to be able to put more memory in there. WinXP barely runs with 512MB in it. Is space really that tight that he can't fit in 2 1GB sticks into it?
Cool that he did it, but the specs seem way to low for your average Gizmodo user.
GumbyX
Hvedhrungr
Posted 1:30 AM 5/9/08
It's missing the crazy case mods.
Hvedhrungr
TM-Oliveira
Posted 1:39 AM 5/9/08
That thing sounds like a vacuum cleaner!
TM-Oliveira
Dudemeister on the Run
Posted 2:11 AM 5/9/08
jesus that's loud. It's louder than my desktop, which is pretty loud if you ask me.
Dudemeister on the Run
Oscar Ayala
Posted 2:57 AM 5/9/08
is there a how-to on how to do this?
Oscar Ayala
ViperBorg
Posted 2:43 AM 5/9/08
@ Jesus: F-35 STOVL fighter yet. <--- Jet you mean?
Because that seriously sounds like a Jet.
ViperBorg
Felix26591
Posted 3:15 AM 5/9/08
Install linux on it then we'll talk. 512Mb as stated before barely runs windows XP, install any distro it would run perfectly on this
Felix26591
UnderLoK
Posted 3:29 AM 5/9/08
@UnderLoK: Gah spoke too soon, the video wasn't over yet... That thing is that loud haha
UnderLoK
UnderLoK
Posted 3:26 AM 5/9/08
I'm guessing that there is another box in the room, like maybe an HP LH3 or something... I just can't imagine one fan being THAT loud (and I used to have thermaltakes).
UnderLoK
falandil
Posted 4:10 AM 5/9/08
Running XP with 512 megs is a painful experience. The memory on my main computer died a few months ago and a 512 meg stick was all I had around as a spare. The 2 days it took for my replacement RAM to arrive were the longest two days ever.
On the other hand, though, I think the PC-Wii would work well with any number of specialized functions. (media computer, specialized *nix box, etc.)
falandil
Con Seannery
Posted 5:48 AM 5/9/08
Ye...no
Con Seannery
mikeg916
Posted 6:45 AM 5/9/08
you could basically transplant the system board and everything from a dell studio hybrid into a wii case fairly easily.
and have a much higher spec computer.....
mikeg916
Nickrick2641
Posted 1:32 AM 8/9/08
@GumbyX:
I do agree to a point, XP runs fairly well in 512MB, surely I'd hate to run with only that amount, but it still runs pretty smoothly.
I have a Dell with only 384MB of RAM, running XP, runs like a charm, then again, its only for media usage now due to the addition of 3 audio cards.
But like you said, would be nice with 2GB of RAM, perhaps he didn't cause he ran out of money or maybe it would get too hot?
Nick
Nickrick2641