Restore Your Tech

Used a build guide off of instructables to create Raspberry Pi setups for retro gaming. Software is conveniently called RetroPie. Both setups utilize the small Raspberry Pi Zero. One has a USB adapter for controllers and a full size HDMI port. The controller utilizes the mini HDMI port and micro USB for power. The controller is a USB NES style controller that was soldered to the Raspberry Pi Zero to use for control input. Which means this is a travel sized RetroPie machine that can hook into any TV or monitor with a HDMI port, and can be powered by the TVs USB port.

Most modern cases come with dust filters build into them to keep the insides of the case along with the components clean. Here is an example of dust filters and intakes hard at work. This is roughly 9 months of use in a smoke free home. All of this dirt could be clogging your PC if you do not have these in place.

Purchased these N64 units locally. One unit worked flawlessly, while the other was intermittent. Opened both and cleaned the systems along with the pins for the game cartridges. Both systems worked amazing after.

Used old PC along with new hardware to create a network attached storage (NAS) server to host all files for everyone in the home. Computer can also host videos to be played out to computers and televisions as well running Plex.

Collected these parts from Facebook marketplace, Offerup, and bought the last few parts from Microcenter. Put this system together for a little over $360. Parts are as follows:

Challanger S Case
MSI B350M Bazooka Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
16GB Ram
XFX RX 570 4GB Video Card
Inland Professional 256GB NVME SSD
Corsair CX650 Modular Power Supply