HP Z600 Workstation / dummy mobo
I recently came into a free HP Z600 workstation. I have been wanting to build a PC for a few years but time and money have always been in short supply, so I’ve never gotten around to it.
Anyway, I’ve always wanted to do a sleeper type build and the free Z600 seems like a good place to start.
I understand that HP uses a proprietary motherboard and power supply, but I’m not afraid of chopping or modding the case. I would like to use a modern set up inside but I’m not ready to buy all the parts at the moment, as I know I will need to do the case work and that might take me some time.
Which reminds me of a thing that race car builders often do, which is use a broken or fake engine block to build the chassis of the car around instead of using the very expensive real thing in the middle of the fabrication space.
On that note, what would be a good place to find a cheap or junk standard (ATX I would assume) motherboard to be the template for the case work I know will need to be done?
Has anyone else ever used a Z600 case for an atx build? There is scant little information on the google concerning this case.