Flip the components upside down and mount them the the top keyboard side of the case, 3d print some taller feet and you can cut a hole in the bottom of the case for the CPU cooler if necessary. It's a bit destructive to the case but it's not visible on the bottom. You can even design and 3d print mounting plates for the components. A PLA plate can be as thin as 0.5mm and still be pretty strong. Also, mount a tactile membrane switch under one of the keyboard keys as a power button.
Imagine seeing you here since I searched this on youtube wondering if anyone had added a modern PC to a commodore 64 because I saw your video about the Framework keyboard build.
One idea if you ever make a mk2, is to add a thunderbolt expansion card and use the floppy drive as an external GPU enclosure. That way you could fit just about any GPU and supply it with enough power and it would still be a sleeper.
It's a shame that this project has not more Views.... Go on with this kind of Videos, views(success) hopefully will come back soon!!!! GL and gereetings from Germany
Brian, this is epic! You need to complete this masterpiece as soon as possible. So exciting. Maybe use the floppy drive for a high end 3090! Possible your best video ever!👍
I started with a Commodore VIC-20 when I was stationed in Germany with the Air Force. Moved my way up to an Amiga 500. Wish I still had all of those rigs.
Flip and mount everything to the top so you can put the fan as exhaust and shoot out the bottom. Then if need be you can use risers to provide extra space out of the bottom and wouldn’t be seen
I still have my original C64 in the closet somewhere. There was actually an X86 Commodore 64 that was sold in the last decade called the Commodore 64x.
The power supply could've been mounted in a separate external enclosure like the original C64. It gives you more room in the case and keeps the computer cooler. It will be interesting to see how the fan will work out. It will be blowing or sucking the air from under the keyboard.
This is cool, you weren't kidding with your teaser on Twitter. I wonder if you can find a power switch that has a red LED that you could possibly replace the original power LED with. It it might not be 100% correct looking, but better than a whole new hole and switch. If you're not too concerned with how the bottom looks, maybe you could use a thin 5mm sheet of ABS to mount everything to. Rattle can it tan and put the standoffs in it, just drill the holes in the commodore for them to go through.
Could all the electronics fit inside the floppy drive and use the serial data leads to connect the two units together and use SATA drives and you could have kept the original keyboard in place.
Paul sent me here! I think If this build was done a bit later with the 5600G APUs from AMD it would have been even better because there is no need for an extra GPU (which I think is weaker than the iGPU on the APU) and it is also not terribly hot. But yeah cool build.
The tiny ones…….an itx based one? They exist as I have one …. The PNY XLR8 Revel Single fan edition. It’s a great lil GPU for my SSF Skyreach Mini build 🇦🇺🎉❤️🥰👍🥳🤯😎
Would stripping the internals of a Deskmini and using an AMD APU here be a better solution? obviously the graphics horse power will be significantly less on the APU , but it might be roomier ?
Love this idea, I still have my Atari 800 from 1980 that I wanted to put a modern rig inside of it! This video has inspired me to take the plunge. Thanks
Will it still fit when you add the brown keyboard PCB back? It is not going to work without that PCB. I think you should have added a plastic perimeter frame to add the clearance you need instead of cutting up the case. Why not use Velcro or more of your Gorilla tape to hold the 3 units to the bottom of the case? Have you seen the My64 case by myretrocomputer.com ?
I would mount everything upside down so it can intake air from underneath. I'd also go for external brick PSU, just because I hate tiny fans, thin ITX would make more sense in this case. myretrocomputer.com sells (sold?) a c64 itx case with an optical bay you could probably mod for a GPU if this doesn't work out I turned one of those c64 floppy drives into an external USB optical drive, for the occasional backup, though it's a bit bulky even for that
I feel like that flex power supply would be so incredibly loud that I wonder if you could somehow go with an external PSU instead. I honestly don't know how much wattage those get up to. Also is the IO shroud removable with screws at all?
The only more horrific keys I had apart from the C64 was the ZX Sinclair Spectrum's rubber keys :O .... My XT had a real M series... which is a dream keyboard up till today ... (typing on clicky blues)
Should of used a gaming laptop motherboard and cooling system. You’d have an external power brick but you would be able to retain the keyboard. You could probably get it to function with some work.
Laptop hardware would be perfect for a lot of these types of projects - the boards in them are a lot more similar to the original hardware in these, and more likely to fit.
Hi Brian :), stunning work ! I've been looking for a detailed mod like this for years now. What I don't understand is why this video does not appear in my recommended list... I discovered it via Paul's lastest probing :3
Great project to do and a terrific throwback to the 80’s growing up for me. I ended upgrading to a Amiga 1000 🥰❤️👍🎉🥳🤯 this video is definitely something I enjoy watching and great to do an entire series on! Keep up the great work Bryan and looking forward to the next part 🥰❤️🎉👍👍😎.
@@BPSCustoms stick a washer to the base of the key with a wire going to that then another washer for it to contact with the other part of the wire going to that, as long as they contact you will have power.. might be a bit jank and there are better solutions but in the end all you need is contact
Ah the C64. Still got mine at my folk's place, somewhere in a closet. I think you've done yourself a disservice by putting the PSU inside the main chassis. It would have been perfect to put it inside the Floppy drive and have the power cables go into the main chassism like with a DC to DC Pico psu type setup That would allow you to mount a bigger gpu and put it facing down, so it could grab some air from underneath
Yeah I could use the drive for a bunch of things but after I started planning I realized I wanted everything in one package. So no external psu, and nothing in the disk drive housing.
@@BPSCustoms Understandable. In that case, maybe an external power brick could do the trick if you're short on room. And I can't wait to see see how you're gonna cool all that 😎
Would be cool if you could make one of the function keys the power button. Maybe you can sand the bottom inside of the case down to get you some more Z height.
the PC JTC presents here: ruclips.net/video/X4MOUnOsA7Q/видео.html would probably fit into the disk drive, you would just have to cut ventilation holes EDIT: the way you lay it out in the beginning should be inverted, with the fan sucking through the bottom, also the power supply fan should suck through the bottom. then you need little feet to get the case up a little.
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Flip the components upside down and mount them the the top keyboard side of the case, 3d print some taller feet and you can cut a hole in the bottom of the case for the CPU cooler if necessary. It's a bit destructive to the case but it's not visible on the bottom. You can even design and 3d print mounting plates for the components. A PLA plate can be as thin as 0.5mm and still be pretty strong. Also, mount a tactile membrane switch under one of the keyboard keys as a power button.
Imagine seeing you here since I searched this on youtube wondering if anyone had added a modern PC to a commodore 64 because I saw your video about the Framework keyboard build.
@@Jackofafewtrades It's unnecessary to gut an old C64 if you don't want to do so. ruclips.net/channel/UCex7j1_ywCBe-BahnYennawvideos
Just purchase one of our cases!!
Hell yeah I still got mine and my Amiga
One idea if you ever make a mk2, is to add a thunderbolt expansion card and use the floppy drive as an external GPU enclosure. That way you could fit just about any GPU and supply it with enough power and it would still be a sleeper.
Yes, the 1541 has always looked perfect for an eGPU!
Tell others how old you are without telling your age: I played all these games, back when they were new.
I definitely did.
@@BPSCustoms as did I. Those memories at the beginning there. Nostalgia overload. Thanks Brian :)
Same!
It's a shame that this project has not more Views.... Go on with this kind of Videos, views(success) hopefully will come back soon!!!! GL and gereetings from Germany
How are the components supposed to breathe inside of that case with no room for air flow?
Brian, this is epic! You need to complete this masterpiece as soon as possible. So exciting. Maybe use the floppy drive for a high end 3090! Possible your best video ever!👍
I started with a Commodore VIC-20 when I was stationed in Germany with the Air Force. Moved my way up to an Amiga 500. Wish I still had all of those rigs.
Excited to see the final product.
You could use the External Floppy Drive an an eGPU and stick a more powerful graphics card...
or both the PSU and a graphics card
Putting the power supply in the floppy would mean to many large wires going between them. The eGPU could work though.
Just found your channel. I still have all my old original C64 and a case of copied floppy disk games in my garage from the 1980's.
Brian. Any update on the Commodore 64 build yet? Can you do some sort of update video? Very excited about it. 👍
Flip and mount everything to the top so you can put the fan as exhaust and shoot out the bottom. Then if need be you can use risers to provide extra space out of the bottom and wouldn’t be seen
I still have my original C64 in the closet somewhere.
There was actually an X86 Commodore 64 that was sold in the last decade called the Commodore 64x.
The case for it has been brought back. ruclips.net/channel/UCex7j1_ywCBe-BahnYennawvideos
As a c64 owner since 1983, I can’t tell you how awesome this is. What a sleeper!
This is really cool, Brian! It's something that I've been wanting to do for quite some time, and I'm eagerly looking forward to the finished product.
If you don't have a lot of time, you can get the look without the work with one of these. ruclips.net/channel/UCex7j1_ywCBe-BahnYennawvideos
A C64 to a 486 ? You must really have loved that machine.
The power supply could've been mounted in a separate external enclosure like the original C64. It gives you more room in the case and keeps the computer cooler. It will be interesting to see how the fan will work out. It will be blowing or sucking the air from under the keyboard.
aquarium silicone will hold down pretty much anything with very little thickness, it smells pretty harsh until it dries.
You can put an egpu in the disk drive using a oculink port to the PC in the commodore 64...
I came here from Paul's hardware. Your channel is dope.
Great idea, excellent and cool video.
This is cool, you weren't kidding with your teaser on Twitter. I wonder if you can find a power switch that has a red LED that you could possibly replace the original power LED with. It it might not be 100% correct looking, but better than a whole new hole and switch. If you're not too concerned with how the bottom looks, maybe you could use a thin 5mm sheet of ABS to mount everything to. Rattle can it tan and put the standoffs in it, just drill the holes in the commodore for them to go through.
what about double sided tape or Velcro to hold the parts down
Could all the electronics fit inside the floppy drive and use the serial data leads to connect the two units together and use SATA drives and you could have kept the original keyboard in place.
Really cool project.
I would flip the motherboard and GPU so you could make some ventilation on the bottom of the chassis without it being visible at all.
Paul sent me here!
I think If this build was done a bit later with the 5600G APUs from AMD it would have been even better because there is no need for an extra GPU (which I think is weaker than the iGPU on the APU) and it is also not terribly hot. But yeah cool build.
Wow it's gonna get HOT in there.
my fav Commodore 64
My first PC, and TV (god bless A/V outs) was a Commador 64.
I look forward to the mk2, when tiny 3060's are released😅
The tiny ones…….an itx based one? They exist as I have one …. The PNY XLR8 Revel Single fan edition. It’s a great lil GPU for my SSF Skyreach Mini build 🇦🇺🎉❤️🥰👍🥳🤯😎
You could save some space with using a pico psu. Not sure if the 24pin might be too high.
Would stripping the internals of a Deskmini and using an AMD APU here be a better solution? obviously the graphics horse power will be significantly less on the APU , but it might be roomier ?
It might be easier but the GPU isn’t giving me any issues with spacing. It’s not the limiting factor
You need to buy yourself a C64X or myretrocomputer64 as it’s known now and you get C64 like case with USB keyboard and more space inside
Love this idea, I still have my Atari 800 from 1980 that I wanted to put a modern rig inside of it! This video has inspired me to take the plunge. Thanks
That’s awesome good luck!
Will it still fit when you add the brown keyboard PCB back? It is not going to work without that PCB. I think you should have added a plastic perimeter frame to add the clearance you need instead of cutting up the case. Why not use Velcro or more of your Gorilla tape to hold the 3 units to the bottom of the case? Have you seen the My64 case by myretrocomputer.com ?
Could you use Velcro strips to secure the components? This would enable you to remove them easily if needed.
Maybe, might not be strong enough
I would mount everything upside down so it can intake air from underneath.
I'd also go for external brick PSU, just because I hate tiny fans, thin ITX would make more sense in this case.
myretrocomputer.com sells (sold?) a c64 itx case with an optical bay you could probably mod for a GPU if this doesn't work out
I turned one of those c64 floppy drives into an external USB optical drive, for the occasional backup, though it's a bit bulky even for that
I feel like that flex power supply would be so incredibly loud that I wonder if you could somehow go with an external PSU instead. I honestly don't know how much wattage those get up to. Also is the IO shroud removable with screws at all?
The shroud is a one piece unit that also functions as VRM cooling
how about GPU and PSU in the floppy's box?
Would be great to have working keys! :)
The only more horrific keys I had apart from the C64 was the ZX Sinclair Spectrum's rubber keys :O ....
My XT had a real M series... which is a dream keyboard up till today ... (typing on clicky blues)
@@denesk2794 I didn't say, it should be the same keys... Would be great to customize the original keycaps to be fitted on mx-keys (or other keys)!
Are you planning to reattach the PCB to the keyboard to get it working?
Even if I did, there’s no way to connect it to modern hardware
@@BPSCustoms Maybe a custom circuit board that converts it to PS/2 or something, which then can be converted into USB with existing parts
Should of used a gaming laptop motherboard and cooling system. You’d have an external power brick but you would be able to retain the keyboard. You could probably get it to function with some work.
That would be an interesting project for sure
Laptop hardware would be perfect for a lot of these types of projects - the boards in them are a lot more similar to the original hardware in these, and more likely to fit.
Hi Brian :), stunning work ! I've been looking for a detailed mod like this for years now. What I don't understand is why this video does not appear in my recommended list... I discovered it via Paul's lastest probing :3
Top Tip: Take off your watch when you are sunbathing.
Great project to do and a terrific throwback to the 80’s growing up for me. I ended upgrading to a Amiga 1000 🥰❤️👍🎉🥳🤯 this video is definitely something I enjoy watching and great to do an entire series on! Keep up the great work Bryan and looking forward to the next part 🥰❤️🎉👍👍😎.
that is awesome
This is cool as fuck dude. Subscribed my man
You can also 3D print or buy a new case there's a company that make all the parts!
Hells yes, I have my old C64 and am looking for a modding project for it.
Please don't make a hole for the power button, try and utilise one of the keys above the gpu
I thought about it, but would be extremely difficult to implement. I have a week to try to figure it out
@@BPSCustoms stick a washer to the base of the key with a wire going to that then another washer for it to contact with the other part of the wire going to that, as long as they contact you will have power.. might be a bit jank and there are better solutions but in the end all you need is contact
Nice bro
Ah the C64. Still got mine at my folk's place, somewhere in a closet.
I think you've done yourself a disservice by putting the PSU inside the main chassis.
It would have been perfect to put it inside the Floppy drive and have the power cables go into the main chassism like with a DC to DC Pico psu type setup
That would allow you to mount a bigger gpu and put it facing down, so it could grab some air from underneath
Yeah I could use the drive for a bunch of things but after I started planning I realized I wanted everything in one package. So no external psu, and nothing in the disk drive housing.
@@BPSCustoms Understandable.
In that case, maybe an external power brick could do the trick if you're short on room.
And I can't wait to see see how you're gonna cool all that 😎
You think your Commodore 64 is really neato.
What kinda chip you got in there, a Dorito?
One of the coolest builds you've ever put together!
Your da real MVP
Would be cool if you could make one of the function keys the power button. Maybe you can sand the bottom inside of the case down to get you some more Z height.
Build a fast NAS (SSDs) in the disc drive maybe?
Or cheat a bit by turning it into an external GPU housing with like a RTX in it?
Fun idea!
YES!
brilliant video! i remember going to my mates house to play on his C64 - the graphics were so much better looking than my zx spectrum 😅
this is the best video on your channel already hope the keypboard works when ur done great idea
My 1st "PC" and what got me into hacking and phreaking.
the PC JTC presents here:
ruclips.net/video/X4MOUnOsA7Q/видео.html
would probably fit into the disk drive, you would just have to cut ventilation holes
EDIT: the way you lay it out in the beginning should be inverted, with the fan sucking through the bottom, also the power supply fan should suck through the bottom.
then you need little feet to get the case up a little.
Great video man , I’d love to see you try to do that in an Amiga 500!!! That’ll be a sleeper build to behold,lol
Replace the Power LED with a combined Button/LED one. Something like this www.citrelay.com/view_switch.php?series=DS
This project would be much easier if you just used the My64 case, which already fits an ITX board and has a mechanical replica USB keyboard.
But not nearly be as interesting or fun
@@BPSCustoms At least you could've gotten a replica case instead of an original. They don't make those anymore.
Nice
Hmm might give this a watch…. 😁
Finally, what is the point of having a simple PC in a C64 case ?
I do see one big issue ventilation
My god , this thing is older than me lol
Great idea, tech youtubers should be smart now, no use reviewing graphics cards because it can't be bought. But this is entertaining.
3d printing a band for the middle of the case to give more space, might've been good.
Could you 3D print a spacer to fit between the shell halves to make it work without cutting?
I considered this. Want to try to keep it stock looking if possible
Waste of a good c64 case/keyboard. Put a stock 64 in it and keep it original. No pc can ever be what the c64 is.
I think it would have been easier using a broken laptop's motherboard inside instead!
Linus did it
Why not use gorilla tape?
A fair point lol
Use Velcro
That's really cool. It's a shame you can't make the keyboard actually work with the system.
It’s a pc64
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already made lol
What?
@@BPSCustoms ty for deleting my comments lol
Nothing has been deleted. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Thanks for watching.
@@BPSCustoms u can buy the case already :P myretrocomputer.com/product/my64/
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