As any good PC gamers know, having a good setup many steps necessary for an incredible gaming experience. Luckily, with the incredible innovations in modern technology, fans today have more capabilities to build their custom dream PC than they did way back in the day.
Found by PCGamesN, one Reddit user by the name of Cityle took this to heart by taking their old Nintendo GameCube console and repurposing it into a custom gaming PC. Cityle was able to fit an entire gaming computer into the almost two decade old gaming console while keeping the original power button, LED indicator, and controller ports in working order.
Despite its smaller size, it is still able to run some of the most graphically demanding PC games, just like any other high-end PC. However, the size constraint did force some compromises to be made when it came to parts. In the end, it still turned out to be a well-oiled machine.
First, Cityle took the motherboard from an Asus PN50 mini PC and combined it with a Ryzen 5 4500U. Then, with the small Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Cityle was able to increase pixel quality along with the help of the 16GB HyperX DDR4 RAM and the 2TB Samsung 860 QVO SSD. Lastly, an outside Dell power brick is used to power the machine due to space constraints.
The conversion from Gamecube to PC involved some extra manual labor as well. Cityle has to make custom mounds for the Asus PN50 while putting the GPU above it. Cleverly, Cityle also turned the old GameCube disc drive into a cooling port for the GPU to give it some fresh air. Shockingly enough, the GameCube PC is overall able to maintain cooler temperatures, with an idle temperature of 30°C (86°F) and around 60°C-80°C (140°F-176°F) when running at maximum GPU and CPU efficiency.
To top it all off, Cityle has all the IO ports in the back of the GameCube in a neat and orderly fashion. It is quite impressive that Cityle was able to keep the outside integrity of the machine while making their PC. Many people on Reddit applauded them for their hard work and even asked for instructions to make their own. Kindly enough, Cityle did leave building instructions for all who want to attempt the passion project on the Level One Techs forum. Hopefully, Cityle's hard work will inspire other gamers to start working on their own dream project.