[Case Gallery] Almost 3 year old rig

devinXkillyou · Nov 5, 2006, 01:01 AM

To view this case mod, go here.

Specs:
Biostar M7VIT Pro (crap i know), AMD Athlon XP 2700+, TT Volcano CPU Cooler, 3x 512mb pc3200, Seagate 80gb and 160gb ATA hd's, ATI Radeon X850Pro AGP with an AC Silencer 5, generic Sound Card, 120mm Front Intake, DVD Burner Combo Drive. Thats pretty much it.

Mods:
Not many mods. blue Cold Cathode light. The front intake had tiny holes drilled for an 80mm fan to fit over. After buying a 120mm fan i had to completely rip off the metal and zip-tie the fan to the case (haha, i had trouble with my Dremel). I also have DynaMat acoustic dampening liner but these pics are older.

I built this computer 3 years ago and have upgraded quite a bit since then, excluding my mobo and original 80gb hd. I know it may not be anything special but i would like some advice on making it better.

technicks · Nov 5, 2006, 09:57 AM

For a three year old pc it looks good. 6. Now is the time to upgrade to another motherboard and a processor. You could buy a good cpu (Amd 3500+ and above) and board for 150 euro's.
I don't know if you have the $ for it but that would be a good upgrade.

But nice comp.

Velcro · Nov 8, 2006, 10:19 PM

If you do upgrade youll definitely want to keep that x850 pro or sell it on ebay as those cards are still worth alot and are definitly not slow.

devinXkillyou · Nov 9, 2006, 05:14 AM

thanks guys. the x850 pro is AGP though, so in my next upgrade im going all out. next year probably (not quad core yet..).

Jeepn · Nov 10, 2006, 08:17 AM

My comp is about 4 yrs old too, I have the same Vid Card. Not the unlockable one... Still looks and runs great!

Pinchy · Nov 10, 2006, 10:32 AM

comp specs on side

got it like 2 and a half years ago :D...except x800 couple of months ago :p (went from 6600 which died, to FX5200 to mx4400 to FX5200 :p) and mobo bout last month

Nov 5, 2006, 01:01 AM	#1
devinXkillyou Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 273 (0.11/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Almost 3 year old rig To view this case mod, go here. Specs: Biostar M7VIT Pro (crap i know), AMD Athlon XP 2700+, TT Volcano CPU Cooler, 3x 512mb pc3200, Seagate 80gb and 160gb ATA hd's, ATI Radeon X850Pro AGP with an AC Silencer 5, generic Sound Card, 120mm Front Intake, DVD Burner Combo Drive. Thats pretty much it. Mods: Not many mods. blue Cold Cathode light. The front intake had tiny holes drilled for an 80mm fan to fit over. After buying a 120mm fan i had to completely rip off the metal and zip-tie the fan to the case (haha, i had trouble with my Dremel). I also have DynaMat acoustic dampening liner but these pics are older. I built this computer 3 years ago and have upgraded quite a bit since then, excluding my mobo and original 80gb hd. I know it may not be anything special but i would like some advice on making it better.

Processor:	AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Motherboard:	Biostar M7VIT Pro
Cooling:	2 - 70mm fans in 5.25 drive bay. Thermaltake Volcano CPU cooler. One 120mm front intake fan.
Memory:	1Gb Samsung DDR PC-3200
Video Card:	Radeon X850 Pro 256mb
Hard Disk:	80gb and 160gb Seagate 7200rpm
Optical Drive:	Norcent combo drive, Samsung DVD burner
PSU:	450 watt
Software:	XP Pro

Nov 5, 2006, 09:57 AM	#2
technicks Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Enschede, The Netherlands Posts: 2,737 (1.06/day) Thanks: 268 Thanked 265 Times in 228 Posts System Specs	For a three year old pc it looks good. 6. Now is the time to upgrade to another motherboard and a processor. You could buy a good cpu (Amd 3500+ and above) and board for 150 euro's. I don't know if you have the $ for it but that would be a good upgrade. But nice comp. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Lian Li Carbon fiber ed.
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4.6Ghz 24/7 Max OC 5Ghz
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Cooling:	Swiftech blocks, 360 Xflow rad, Swiftech 120 rad, Liang with XSPC res/pump top.
Memory:	8Gb Mushkin 1600Mhz 8-9-8-24
Video Card:	Sapphire HD6950 2Gb
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 4 128 / Western Digital 160
Optical Drive:	Samsung Writemaster (Piece of shit!!!!)
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS 25,5" wide VW266h
PSU:	Corsair HX620 modular
Software:	Windows 7 64

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Manchester EM4 Revision
Motherboard:	Abit KN8-ULTRA
Cooling:	AMD 64 CPU Heatsink and Fan (3 case fans)
Memory:	1024MB PQI TURBO (2x512)2.5 3-3-7
Video Card:	Radeon X800GTO2(r480) Flashed to X850XT PE (540/590)
Hard Disk:	(Perpendicular recording)Seagate 7200rpm 250GB 16MB Cache,NCQ sata2
Optical Drive:	Samsung Writemaster with Lightscribe 16xdvd burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Syncmaster 940BF
Case:	Premier Black Gaming Case With Clear Side
Sound Card:	8-Channell 7.1 Nvidia soundmax
PSU:	450 Watt Dual-Rail Heavy duty Rosewill PS
Software:	Windows XP Professional SP2

Nov 8, 2006, 10:19 PM	#3
Velcro Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 46 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	If you do upgrade youll definitely want to keep that x850 pro or sell it on ebay as those cards are still worth alot and are definitly not slow.

Nov 9, 2006, 05:14 AM	#4
devinXkillyou Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 273 (0.11/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	thanks guys. the x850 pro is AGP though, so in my next upgrade im going all out. next year probably (not quad core yet..).

Nov 10, 2006, 08:17 AM	#5
Jeepn Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	My comp is about 4 yrs old too, I have the same Vid Card. Not the unlockable one... Still looks and runs great!

Processor:	Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Northwood CPU 3.20GHz
Motherboard:	Abit IC-7 G
Cooling:	4 Case fans/ Stock CPU\VGA Cooling
Memory:	1GB Kingston Hyper X/ 512 Kingston Value 1.5GB Total
Video Card:	ATI x850 Pro 256 GDDR3 AGP
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 250GB WD2500JB-32FUAO
Optical Drive:	Plextor DVDR PX-708A/ Optorite CD-RW CW5202
CRT/LCD Model:	Viewsonic 19" LCD VX922
Case:	Silver Antec Aluminum w/clear side panel
Sound Card:	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Edition
PSU:	Stock 450w
Software:	Windows XP Home Edition

Nov 10, 2006, 10:32 AM	#6
Pinchy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,650 (1.80/day) Thanks: 302 Thanked 360 Times in 344 Posts System Specs	comp specs on side got it like 2 and a half years ago :D...except x800 couple of months ago :p (went from 6600 which died, to FX5200 to mx4400 to FX5200 :p) and mobo bout last month

System Name:	UltraPC
Processor:	E8500 Core 2 Duo, 1333Mhz FSB, 3.16Ghz @ 4.5GHz (got into Windows @ 4.75GHz)
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q-e
Cooling:	CPU Cooler - TT V14 Pro, 2x120mm CM Blue LED fans, 1x90mm CM Blue LED fan
Memory:	G.Skill Pi 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR2 PC8000 (1000MHz), 5-5-5-15
Video Card:	Sapphire HD4850 512mb with ASUS EAH4850 BIOS
Hard Disk:	2x 500GB Seagate 7200.12 Raid 0
Optical Drive:	Dual layer 22x SATA II Samsung DVD burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer AL1912, 19" LCD screen
Case:	Thermaltake Soprano Black ATX case
Sound Card:	Onboard 7.1, Speakers - 5 + Sub + Monitor speakers
PSU:	Thermaltake 850W Toughpower Cable Management - Quad (2x18A and 2x30A) 12V rails
Software:	Win 7 Pro x64, MSN, CS:Source, etc etc

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