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[Case Gallery] Budget EMachines total MAKEOVER!

i_am_mustang_man

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Location
Boston
Processor AMD X2 AM2+
Memory 2GB DDR2
Video Card(s) 7900gto
Storage 80GB+120GB 7200RPM IDE + 250GB SATA2 + 500GB SATA2
Display(s) 26" 1920x1200
Case Antec Nine Hundred
Audio Device(s) OnBoard
Power Supply Ultra 600W with X-Connect
Software Vista Ultimate
To view this case mod, go here.



Specs:
JETWAY 939GT4-SLI AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (@2.4GHz)w/Thermaltake Silent 939 3x512MB + 1x1GB DDR3200 (2x512 for 3Dmark) ATI X800GTO2 (Unlocked @ 583/629 w/ ATI Silencer REV4) http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=2110094
Tops out at 62~63C, down from 72~73!
80+120+160 GB HDDs, 2 IDE, 1 SATA Antec Smartpower 2.0 500W PSU Cooler Master Centurion Case w/ Window Lite-On DVD+-RW

Samsung 204B 20" LCD @ 1600x1200
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EMachines E15T4 15" LCD @ 1024x768

Logitech X-230 2.1 Speakers

Mods:
This was a case+mobo transfer along with a few additions along the way. I want to add a blow hole to the top of my case (you can see the fan on top of my desk next to printer), but need a drill!! OTher than that, really minimal. I need to some cool stuff, but I have no tools!

This is my computer how it will be until VISTA and DX10 hits. then i will prolly upgrade ram and vidcard, maybe cpu to an X2 (once price drops like whoa!) I have loved working on this thing, and I really got interested in modding and the whole community because of TPU! I saw the GTO2 article, and then decided to post my success story. now i check this site 5 times for every time i check my email (which is alot!!) Please comment on rec's or applauso or insults. i think i did a pretty good wiring job, but i really want to add the blowhole!!
 
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Location
Kentucky
System Name Sony Vaio - VGNFW390-CTO
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66GHz)
Cooling Stock
Memory 4GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)
Video Card(s) ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM (pitiful card)
Storage 320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [7200 rpm]
Display(s) LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)
Audio Device(s) SupremeFX
Software Windows 7
Hey, that's that Kingwin case, isn't it? I have that case and it looks pretty nice. I wish the window were a little bigger, but I sure have appreciated those quick connects the last few weeks with all the modding I've been doing...
 

noneed4me2

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Location
San Bernardino CA
System Name TheloneFrakker..;)
Processor Q6600 GO FSB333@3.04ghz
Motherboard Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wifi
Cooling Stock for now
Memory 2x1gb/Gskill DDR3 1333@9,9,9,24 1t
Video Card(s) Sapphire HD2900XT
Storage Seagate Barrucuda 7200.11 500gb SATAII 32mb cache
Display(s) Sceptre xw20g Naga 20.1"
Case Thermaltake Bach VX w/Side window
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Hiper 580w Modular
Software XP Pro/Vista Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores None yet, coming soon...
What is left from the emachine? Everything looks good. I have a similar build going right now.
 

i_am_mustang_man

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Location
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Processor AMD X2 AM2+
Memory 2GB DDR2
Video Card(s) 7900gto
Storage 80GB+120GB 7200RPM IDE + 250GB SATA2 + 500GB SATA2
Display(s) 26" 1920x1200
Case Antec Nine Hundred
Audio Device(s) OnBoard
Power Supply Ultra 600W with X-Connect
Software Vista Ultimate
still working in the computer you see that is from the emachines is: 80GB HDD, Athlon 64 3200+ @2.4GHz (once i swapped mobos from the locked stock one), DVDRW drive, media card reader(that holder was hand tweaked with pliers baby! i took it with me wherever i walked and tweaked it little by little), and the windows license. also the monitor and printer i got are being used. i have the psu, case, motherboard, and 256mb ddr ram just laying around. i should sell that and try to recoup my enormous initial investmetn of $325
 
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