Cost Effective Pimping

[ex_reven]

Assume you have $3000 and a full working PC

What mods / "funware" could you add to your case? (assume the case itself looks good)
Eg - El Wire, LCD Screens

Im bored, and i feel like buying pointless things :p

[i_am_mustang_man]

i'd send some to me cuz i've got book payments due on my cc :(

maybe get a sweet 30" monitor
or 37" westy 1080p

or camcorder

or turntable set and sweet input for a new hobby

or any type of musical thing

or a sweet slr camera

maybe get a sweet box set of that sweet british series the prisoner
and get one for me too :) i love that show

[ex_reven]

hmm ive always wanted a nice nikon d80 dslr for my art

somehow it seems to snap my bank account lol

watercooling would be an interesting insight

[hv43082]

Assume you have $3000 and a full working PC

What mods / "funware" could you add to your case? (assume the case itself looks good)
Eg - El Wire, LCD Screens

Im bored, and i feel like buying pointless things :p

I look at your comp spec, it's good enough except for the 19" lcd. Fleebay it and buy a bigger LCD. Get at least a Dell 22 in for roughly $300 or 24 or a 30 in. Can't go wrong with those. Water cooling is nice but I don't think it's worth $300+ when your CPU is not even that much. That's just me. Digital SLR camera is nice also.

[ex_reven]

Get at least a Dell 22 in for roughly $300 or 24 or a 30 in. Can't go wrong with those.

you have no idea how expensive monitors are here
check this out

http://www.digitalyes.com.au/prodList_2.asp?s=&idCategory=&pidCategory=22&b=&key_search=&a=3&sortField=0

24" no less than $1000
20" is $380

[hv43082]

you have no idea how expensive monitors are here
check this out

http://www.digitalyes.com.au/prodList_2.asp?s=&idCategory=&pidCategory=22&b=&key_search=&a=3&sortField=0

24" no less than $1000
20" is $380

I totally agree that it's more expensive where you live but still that is money better spent than water cooling. If you are a pc gamer, there's nothing more important than your VGA and your LCD. The rest of the component will not have that much of an impact on your system as long as they are not too outdated. Quick question, doesn't Dell sell stuffs in Australia too?

[ex_reven]

yes dell has an actual australian site

but the cost of the cheapest 24" on that is $1100
30" is $2600

dammmmn expensive. and i know that the best thing i could upgrade would be my monitor, but spending a thousand dollars on a monitor seems just as bad as spending 1000 on a graphics card.

[pt]

yes dell has an actual australian site

but the cost of the cheapest 24" on that is $1100
30" is $2600

dammmmn expensive. and i know that the best thing i could upgrade would be my monitor, but spending a thousand dollars on a monitor seems just as bad as spending 1000 on a graphics card.

go water, do some modding on older cases, get a dremmel, the monitor is a good idea too, save for dx10 :D

[ex_reven]

go water, do some modding on older cases, get a dremmel, the monitor is a good idea too, save for dx10 :D

im not very good with my hands...so a dremel seems a bit crazy for me :p hehe
( i hated design and technology classes, the teacher was a wanker anyway lol)

id love to go watercooling, but that doesnt seem much worth it either
maybe i should look into fan controllers and other cool gadgets in the meanwhile

[pt]

im not very good with my hands...so a dremel seems a bit crazy for me :p hehe
( i hated design and technology classes, the teacher was a wanker anyway lol)

id love to go watercooling, but that doesnt seem much worth it either
maybe i should look into fan controllers and other cool gadgets in the meanwhile

fan controllers are great too :)
with 3000 you could go with 2 or 3 stage cascade :toast:

[ex_reven]

or i could just pay women to live naked with me.
but that wouldnt satisfy me THAT much lol.

isnt there cheaper ways to enjoy myself lol

[pt]

or i could just pay women to live naked with me.
but that wouldnt satisfy me THAT much lol.

isnt there cheaper ways to enjoy myself lol

get a couple more hdd's and fill it with pron?

[ex_reven]

i already have 240gigs on this one lol.

[pt]

i already have 240gigs on this one lol.

it's never too much :D

[ex_reven]

it's never too much :D

every time i need porn i just download it lol
then delete it when i dont need it.

[pt]

every time i need porn i just download it lol
then delete it when i dont need it.

porn shouldn't be deleted, you should save the max you can get :p
do like the other guy said in the other thread and "glue" the monitor to the side case, it would look great :D , and save for driver license and a car if you don't have those
btw, what happened to pinchy? dead? :p

[ex_reven]

hes on holiday up the coast :)
i miss him too lol

he also has my as5...:p

[ex_reven]

he should be back sometime in the next 3-4 days

[pt]

hes on holiday up the coast :)
i miss him too lol

he also has my as5...:p

good life, why the hell he has your artic silver 5?

[ex_reven]

he lives 4 houses down the road
so he borrowed it

[binormalkilla]

Um invest in a mutual fund until you need it

[ex_reven]

im under 18...i dont think im allowed to invest in anything lol

nor would it be wise

[pt]

im under 18...i dont think im allowed to invest in anything lol

nor would it be wise

can you post a pic of your case?

[ex_reven]

the one im taking to school or the computer im on now?

[pt]

the one im taking to school or the computer im on now?

the computer you want to pimp

[ex_reven]

one moment

[Wile E]

You're focusing on art in school, right? Go with the dSLR. I think you'd probably enjoy that the most. Plus, who knows, you may be able to convince a few ladies that you're the perfect canidate for their photoshoot. ;)

[ex_reven]

here ya go

[ex_reven]

You're focusing on art in school, right? Go with the dSLR. I think you'd probably enjoy that the most. Plus, who knows, you may be able to convince a few ladies that you're the perfect canidate for their photoshoot. ;)

damn straight :)

yeah ive always wanted one
but my 8mp camera ive got now seems to frown upon me lol
its always been capable of what ive needed...but god nikons are sexy dslr cameras

my cousin has one with a rather large variety of lenses that hes selling, maybe i can convince him to sell it to me for cheap

[Carcenomy]

Go for the camera...

If you're willing to spend the time and effort and are capable of pretending to be good with your hands... why not do a project that I've always wanted to do?

A computer in a microwave. (http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/bplan/microwave_board3.jpg)

It's been done once by Genesi, but done by hand and slightly more professionally it'd look damn good. Easy access for parts changes, easy to lug to LANs (everything's in one box), it doesn't get much better than that.

[pt]

get some cold cathodes and mesh for cables :)
any particular art degree in the future?

[ex_reven]

i have no idea what i want to do
im particularly skilled with writing, photoshop, general use of computers and im trained in martial arts

so i guess i could go through a range of things:
writer, graphic designer, marketing officer, i could take a number of courses involving computers or i could go on and try and get into the SAS regiment of the australian army

[ex_reven]

Go for the camera...

If you're willing to spend the time and effort and are capable of pretending to be good with your hands... why not do a project that I've always wanted to do?

A computer in a microwave. (http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/bplan/microwave_board3.jpg)

It's been done once by Genesi, but done by hand and slightly more professionally it'd look damn good. Easy access for parts changes, easy to lug to LANs (everything's in one box), it doesn't get much better than that.

the advantage being that if you get the shits you can nuke your electronic kingdom :D
GREAT for lan parties :D

[JdPower]

Go with a new sounds card, raptor HDD, some new bose headphones, and watercooling by swiftech. Get the "ULTRA" kit comes with everthing you need! :D

[ex_reven]

Go with a new sounds card, raptor HDD, some new bose headphones, and watercooling by swiftech. Get the "ULTRA" kit comes with everthing you need! :D

i was looking at some high end swiftech h2o coolers the other day. Sexy.

but arnt raptors loud?

[Carcenomy]

Loud, proud, and benchmark only a tiny amount faster than a Seagate Cheetah. ;)

Sorry, ignore me, I've had some rather nasty experiences with WD drives. I could never run a Raptor.

[ex_reven]

lol
i cant live with noise
its a computer, not some 'rice cooker' car

[Carcenomy]

The only reason mine's noisy is because ASUS' Q-fan doesn't work as well as they claim it to! I'm sure you know exactly what I mean (since we run the same board n' all).

Looking at your specs, with 3k to drop on the beast I'd consider more storage space, perhaps more RAM, maybe upgrade the lil' E6400 to an E6600 or E6700. There was a shop in the IT complex in Chinatown that had pretty cheap retail Core2s.

Just avoid Capitol Computer - quote one price then charge double it *chuckle*

[bruins004]

Take a look at this article http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/25/making-a-custom-pc-enclosure-with-protocase

They make custom cases for a pretty decent price.
Would def. be a hot mod.

[Frogger]

[QUOTE=ex_reven;245988]i was looking at some high end swiftech h2o coolers the other day. Sexy.QUOTE]

not only Sexy but that 'ultra' kit is great... put one in last week for a customer... priced all the part alone.. would have saved $20can over the kit ...but would have spent extra hour on install ....if you muont the raptors on rubber cuts noise by 1/3

[pt]

get a seagate 7200.10, much quiter and only looses to a raptor in read time ;)

[ex_reven]

same
and i got the bigger sata II version of that in my new computer

[pt]

same
and i got the bigger sata II version of that in my new computer

a 7200.10?
if so just get another and raid them ;)

[ex_reven]

a 7200.10?
if so just get another and raid them ;)

7200 rpm
its a barracuda isnt it? 8mb cache

though my SATAII one is 16mb cache

[pt]

7200 rpm
its a barracuda isnt it? 8mb cache

though my SATAII one is 16mb cache

but it's a 7200.7/.8/.9/.10?

[ex_reven]

i have no ffn idea lol
will it be on the serial number of the hdd? (that computer is off atm)

*checks*

[ex_reven]

it says 7200.10
whats the diff in specs between them?

[pt]

it says 7200.10
whats the diff in specs between them?

the 7200.10 has perpendicular recording wich is GREAT
get another and raid them :toast:

[ex_reven]

i dunno how to set up raid lol
and is the performance much better anyway?

[pt]

i dunno how to set up raid lol
and is the performance much better anyway?

worth the effort of learning :toast:

[ex_reven]

fine :p

a project for sometime later this year then

[ex_reven]

and i need to get cable ties so i can cable manage my new case...as you saw from the pics its pretty bad...maybe i should replace the antec with a better modular psu

[niko084]

Heh, you could use aluminum wire loom, stuff looks NICE!

[ex_reven]

too late i bought a modular psu lol
maybe il use the loom for my older computer