Red & Black - standard case mod

the original case, top off
the original case, top off
top panel and USB ports
top panel and USB ports
how about an iPhone charger here
how about an iPhone charger here
that red grill seems unneccessary
that red grill seems unneccessary
are the screwless DVD drives really neccessary...
are the screwless DVD drives really neccessary...
red LED memory
red LED memory
red motherboards are too expensive, this one isn't too bad
red motherboards are too expensive, this one isn't too bad
i7 920 CPU
i7 920 CPU
intel 80GB SSD drive
intel 80GB SSD drive
modem card... caused win7 x864 problems...
modem card... caused win7 x864 problems...
TV card... caused win7 x864 problems...
TV card... caused win7 x864 problems...
radeon HD5850 card... cheap (somewhat) and powerful
radeon HD5850 card... cheap (somewhat) and powerful
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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