Ghetto Mods

[xvi]

I'm running a HD 6450 (I think?) with a dead fan. Well, actually, the fan is fine, just the circuitry that powers the fan exploded a tiny bit. Pulled the shroud off and put a 120mm fan in the general vicinity of it and it runs okay under load. Really should consider wiring up the fan to straight 12v (or maybe 5v).

 

[peche]

is there a temp monitor? i ran a geforce2 with a dead fan... not to mention a q9550 3.6ghz OC with a hyper 212 with a dead fan... actually also ran a 9800pro with a dead fan but it would freeze in game after a few min

i was running prety cool.... i cant remeber temps but yes... ghetto mod wrked pretty fine

 

[Frick]

The feeling when you buy a (quite) cheap used monitor, realizes it flickers a bit (not too much though), checks out the caps and realizes someone already checked them.



It also smells a bit. A mix of cigarettes and cooking. Looks like Rubycons and CapXons, god knows from where. Now i just have to find out if they're the right values. The monitors still worth it, it's massively better than the old SM 206bw and the flicker's not that bad.

And I love my new phone btw.

Edit: @peche I did exactly the same thing to my gt530, it worked very well. It even ran WoW Warlords of Draenor!

 

[Random Murderer]

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Oh dear lord, what did they do?!

 

[AsRock]

Had enough of the plastic so used some velcro ( ruff side ) to get extra grip and even helps your hands not to sweat too ^^.

So Joystick bondage so kids look away.

 

[Toothless]

Spare PSU? Box? Fans? You have a machine in the making!

May I introduce the Fan Box!

It has a beautiful Antec 430w Basiq PSU, two 120mm fans and one 200mm fan!

With a fan controller for the 200mm!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

That Sir is a remarkable thing.

You should go on The Dragons Den.

 

[Toothless]

That Sir is a remarkable thing.

You should go on The Dragons Den.

It sure does move air, I can say that.

 

[xvi]

Spare PSU? Box? Fans? You have a machine in the making!

May I introduce the Fan Box!

It has a beautiful Antec 430w Basiq PSU, two 120mm fans and one 200mm fan!

With a fan controller for the 200mm!

 

[Bo$$]

Had enough of the plastic so used some velcro ( ruff side ) to get extra grip and even helps your hands not to sweat too ^^.

So Joystick bondage so kids look away.

Look up Sugru might be a nicer solution for you

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

@Toothless ........prepare to be judged

1 technical level
2 amount of cable ties/ sticky tape/ stuff lying around used
3 finesse, the more attempts made the better
4 time taken
5 finished result/effectiveness


10 to make a useful, fully functional item at a time of need reminded me of Apollo 13
10 you have certainly raised the bar to another level. It looks as if the only bought item was all the alcohol.
10 i think you may have taken several "stabs" at this as i can see the puncture marks
10 i reckon this took ages and would probably taken even longer if you had gone and bought a pair of scissors or a craft knife. ( for future ref. torn cardboard lacks in "eye" appeal and will affect marketing)
10 the result, i hope, will last for eternity as testament to the quality of your work, it certainly looks as if it is built to last.

it is within my discretion to award bonus points and you Sir may have 10 (9 of which are for the look of joy on your housemates' face)

the grand total for this immaculate moddery

A massive 60 pts and a nomination for the golden modders award

Spoiler

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

Well I have posted your pc at the moment it looks more scratch then ghetto but there is one ghetto mod hidden in it.



I got a 7mm ssd and a 13mm HDD. Hybrid drives would cost me money. So I just have HDD + SSD = Hybrid Drive. Get some blu-tack and stick it together. This is the final masterpiece, looks pretty clean. Simple and elegant solution

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

^^^^^^^^^
I fuckin loves it

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

^^^^^^^^^
I fuckin loves it

I was inspired by this. I wanted it but it is lacking in performance and the price is off what I could afford.

 

[dorsetknob]

I was inspired by this. I wanted it but it is lacking in performance and the price is off what I could afford.

looked at the link in your post

W T F.................

• WD Black2 Dual Drive ships as a full kit with a web key, quick install guide, USB to SATA transfer cable, warranty card. Software download and internet connection are required for installation.

Jesus Wuckin Christ since when has the instalation of a hard drive required a internet connection ARE THEY TAKING THE PISS

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

looked at the link in your post

W T F.................

• WD Black2 Dual Drive ships as a full kit with a web key, quick install guide, USB to SATA transfer cable, warranty card. Software download and internet connection are required for installation.

Jesus Wuckin Christ since when has the instalation of a hard drive required a internet connection ARE THEY TAKING THE PISS

That probably means for the software not the actual drive.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

looked at the link in your post

W T F.................

• WD Black2 Dual Drive ships as a full kit with a web key, quick install guide, USB to SATA transfer cable, warranty card. Software download and internet connection are required for installation.

Jesus Wuckin Christ since when has the instalation of a hard drive required a internet connection ARE THEY TAKING THE PISS

I don't think it required an internet connection. Here is a review of it. It is read as 2 separate drives.

 

[dorsetknob]

Thats what the amazon page said
perhaps there is not enough space on the drive for the software to be stored
Maybe ITS just BAD web page information
Perhaps they should have put Internet connection required for software download and on line registration

 

[xvi]

I was inspired by this. I wanted it but it is lacking in performance and the price is off what I could afford.

I have one, got it on sale for considerably less than MSRP. The SSD is really slow (relative to other SSDs these days), mechanical drive is alright. It's nice having it all in a 2.5" drive, still boots quickly, but the SSD is much, much behind where I think it should have been.

If I could get your solution to fit in my laptop, it'd be superior in every way.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

I have one, got it on sale for considerably less than MSRP. The SSD is really slow (relative to other SSDs these days), mechanical drive is alright. It's nice having it all in a 2.5" drive, still boots quickly, but the SSD is much, much behind where I think it should have been.

If I could get your solution to fit in my laptop, it'd be superior in every way.

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Look like an SSD from year 2011 for that speed. I think it is better these days to just go pure ssd instead and buy a 512GB one. Their the most balance priced. SSD have massively fallen in price as compared to previous years.

I do help a friend do the SSD and HDD in a caddy combo 3 years back for his laptop as that is the best priced with enough capacity.

 

[xvi]

Look like an SSD from year 2011 for that speed.

Exactly.

I think it is better these days to just go pure ssd instead and buy a 512GB one.

I've been starting to agree with that recently. I think I saw a 1TB SSD on sale (I think a Sammy 840 or 850) for under $300. It's a bit over what I'd drop on storage, but it struck me as surprisingly affordable for such a large SSD. Enough storage for whatever all you'd want and ridiculous speeds for all of it? Yes please.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

Exactly.

I've been starting to agree with that recently. I think I saw a 1TB SSD on sale (I think a Sammy 840 or 850) for under $300. It's a bit over what I'd drop on storage, but it struck me as surprisingly affordable for such a large SSD. Enough storage for whatever all you'd want and ridiculous speeds for all of it? Yes please.

Even though that speed is not as high as current ssd it is still way faster than hdd. The first ssd I experienced is around that speed and I was blown away by the performance.

1TB for sale at $300? That is a great price. Yeah me too that is abit high to drop in storage but then looking at the price and comparing it the previous years that is ridiculously cheap. I recall when SSD first start coming out in the market around 2009, 2010, 64GB was the highest end SSD. It cost about $1500 to $2000. It is an intel ssd if I recall right. Then SSD price started going down then alot but it still cost a couple of hundred for a 32GB or 64GB capacity.

 

[qu4k3r]

These are 2-3 yrs old pics but I think they deserve to be here

 

[Peter1986C]

Mining related?

 

[qu4k3r]

Mining related?

Yes