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You'll have to find different pics I guess...:ohwell:
 

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I don't have a case installed on my system which makes it urber cool
 

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I vote for the pig case

 
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Hmm, can I say my own case? :cool:
 
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I don't think your own case should count cuz everybody thinks there stuff is there best or something like that but i guess thats up to the OP to decide
 
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Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
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pretty sick idea.. a case made outta motherboards! what do you guys think of this one?
 

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that is nice... looks like something i am going to try the next time i find alot of cheap ass computer parts lol
 

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that is nice... looks like something i am going to try the next time i find alot of cheap ass computer parts lol

haha yea, do you still have the like case side panel made outta fans?
 
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And a case made out of fans :D

 
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pretty sick idea.. a case made outta motherboards! what do you guys think of this one?
I'd like it more if the motherboards were each part of a complete system, so it was a case made out of pc's. It really bothers me how much random shit there is that serves no purpose, like that one LED fan on the pci slots :wtf:
 

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And a case made out of fans :D


sick.. i know pos_pc made like a side panel thing outta fans.. it was really cool.. wonder how much power that thing draws?
 

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sick.. i know pos_pc made like a side panel thing outta fans.. it was really cool.. wonder how much power that thing draws?

i would have to say around 200w if there are 2w per fan and 20 on the sides and top/bottom. 20x4=100 100x2=200w
 

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Cooling dual 80mm cooling fan | WC'ing ) |cheapo
Memory 2x2gb ddr3 | 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 |4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s) onboard | 60 1GB(hd7770 ) |8800GTS
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Display(s) 17in | 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case lappy case | CM HAF XB |none yet
Audio Device(s) onboard | onboard | onboard
Power Supply Dell brick w/ acer end end | Antec EW 650w |Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
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Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
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Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
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