Give me 2 more weeks James and I've a PC that will match yours in looks and performance
Until then thats a very nice PC btw, whats that side fan like at keeping heat down as my case as one pretty much in the same place....
I have it blowing air over the x800 which gets sucked out by the two back-mounted fans. Works very well. My x800's temp is usually <20c.
EDIT: Hillarious pics btw. The wallpaper was there when I moved in and I just dont have the time or money or patience to change it. :P
White Ninja Comics "Soul too dark for the abyss, aborted son of hell's six hundred and sixty six wombs, a being of pure HELL, sustained by the black umbilical, weaned on HELLMILK and nursed at the teat of ABBADON, whore-queen of FESTERIA." - Penny Arcade
There are obviously a lot more Abuci around, but that's just the monitor and main comp.
Damn, my sides are hurting, guys any more 'l33t rig' posting like that and I'm going to have a heart attack!
My computer is nicely set up, I have a really neat table and everything. All the wires are hidden and I've got all the sound systems set up, but my MESH box isnt exactly soft on the eye if you know what I mean.
I just kind of felt compelled to make it awesome when I had to replace the case.
Total cost of case, fans, wires, PSU, and bindings:
~300$
Total value of not losing all the skin on your hands whenever you need to work on your computer:
Not priceless, but its nice.
The case is HUGE, and it has an awesome feature. The Motherboard is attached to a metal "tray" that attaches to the motherboard and slide/n/snaps right in. You use those akward mounting hoists and screws with a light aluminum tray and can make sure your mobo is secured, then slide it in the case with little trouble.
The fat glowy IDE cables were about .75$ a piece (a deal) which is comprable to replacement IDEs you can buy from Best Buy for 20$. Round = better airflow as well.
The glowy fans (which actually emit neon light) were about 8$ a piece, + shipping. I got them from a Canadian case-mod company online.
The PSU is an Ultra 500watt (the name of the company is Ultra - http://www.ultraproducts.com/) which was about 129$, but worth it IMO since it has a regulated 500w input unlike my old 250w Dell POS. Much better for overclocking and fidgeting with things.
The Case is a Raidmax Scorpio 850 (I think) full tower. The side was already modded to have a window, but that was the only existing mod. I put the fan on the side with a dremmel (and they started shipping their 850s with the fans there like a week after I did it.. sigh).
The biggest problem was hiding the fan power cords, and I didn't even do a very good job of it.
White Ninja Comics "Soul too dark for the abyss, aborted son of hell's six hundred and sixty six wombs, a being of pure HELL, sustained by the black umbilical, weaned on HELLMILK and nursed at the teat of ABBADON, whore-queen of FESTERIA." - Penny Arcade
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