Red & Black - standard case mod

removed extra metal on the top panel
removed extra metal on the top panel
taking apart DVD drive for new LED
taking apart DVD drive for new LED
new red LED on DVD
new red LED on DVD
getting ready for drive activity light
getting ready for drive activity light
testing drive lights
testing drive lights
mounting the motherboard
mounting the motherboard
ugly window panel
ugly window panel
trying to remove paint... didn't work
trying to remove paint... didn't work
according to the description, it should work
according to the description, it should work
of course, the panel doesn't actually fit my case
of course, the panel doesn't actually fit my case
removing the brand name
removing the brand name
preparing the top for light switch
preparing the top for light switch
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new componentscost (with tax & shipping)
ATI HD5850 video card$341
Core I7 920 (D0) CPU$219
Crucial Ballistix Red Tracer 6GB memory$216
Asus P6T motherboard$235
Lian Li PC-P50R case$241
Matrix Orbital MX233 LCD display$109
combo floppy / memory card reader$25
CoolerMaster Silent 850w power supply$121
ViewSonic VX2433 LCD monitor$257
LiteOn IHAS424-08 DVD-RW$35
LiteOn IHOS104-08 BLU-ROM$55
Intel 80GB SSD$255
Windows 7 x64 OS$110
cables & sleeving$118
side panels (including failed attempts)$212
iPhone & USB parts$43
fans$24
front panel & switches$137
misc$15
total:$2768


existing pieces
TV / FM PCI card
modem PCI card
2x 250GB hard drives (mirror)
1x 200GB hard drives



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Last updated: 05-10-2014 at 01:03