Boswell Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 (edited) I admit some of my more recent topics have been a bit shit so I though i'd create a thread on a topic that I am and many of you im sure are interested in(Hopefully ) which is custom PC building. For those of you who don't know people who build or upgrade their own PC's usually do so to increase their machines performance so they can run applications faster and more effectively.My Custom PC Case: Akasa clear Motherboard: Dell (2003ish)PSU: Factory 350WPCU: Intel Pentium 4 1.9GHzRAM: 1GBAnyway thats my half built machine, please upload your own! Edited September 27, 2008 by Boswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I put some rams in my computers this morning.Went from 1gb, to 2gb with 2x1gb sticks, then chucked the old ones in this morning cos i was bored.I'm running on 3gb now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I've never actually built my own but ive changed my hard drive, gfx card, ram, psu and sound card before so.. yah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 (edited) Im just in the middle of designing/buying/ nicking parts from work to make a silent itx pc.so far i have1 a free epia itx board2 a pico supply3 a switch mode 8.5 amp psu4 1 gig of ram5 a radeon 9250 grapics card6 netgear wireless dongleno fans , no noise cant waitgoing to run a program called "media portal"oh yer and its going in a modified hifi style chassis , from work. Edited September 27, 2008 by Christophe' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Im just in the middle of designing/buying/ nicking parts from work to make a silent itx pc.so far i have1 a free epia itx board2 a pico supply3 a switch mode 8.5 amp psu4 1 gig of ram5 a radeon 9250 grapics card6 netgear wireless dongleno fans , no noise cant waitgoing to run a program called "media portal"oh yer and its going in a modified hifi style chassis , from work.Sounds really nice! Please get some pictures up when your done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Campbell Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Mine's built it from scratch, nothing amazing just a normal home build machine with some lights and too many fans!XFX motherboard.AMD64 x2 5600 CPU with Huge Zalman cooler.2GB Corsair Matched Pair RAMATI 256mb X1950 gfx card (bit of a bottleneck in the system)Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound CardSATA HDD + numerous IDE external drives.PC World PSU!All inside an ATX case with window and front lights.2 UV lights inside.2 fan/temp controllers in front.Saitek Gamers Keyboard & Razer Diamondback mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicP Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Wolfdale1333 MoboMaxxtor 250gb SATA Drive500GB Seagate Freeagent (USB)nVidia 8800 GTS 320mbHercules MK2 Sound card2GB ramPentium D 2.80 (clocked to 3.0 Per Core)( i didnt build this i just selected the parts)However i have clocked it so that should count for something yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDeathMonkey Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) e8400 running at 4GHzBig ass Scythe Infinity cooler2GB Geil RAM (Want 4 )Asus P5Q-pro8800GT2x200GB WD RAID 01x500GB WDGot a UV acrylic case which used to look quite pimpin with loads of UV bits in, now just looks shit and old.Picture of it first built several years ago Edited September 28, 2008 by SuperDeathMonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Think this would be the best place to ask.Think i may ave a faulty fan on my pc, even from when you first start it up the fan is running but in a few minutes the tower is red hot and crashes constantly.How hard is it too strip and rebuild a tower? All the curcuit boards and wires put me off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDeathMonkey Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 It's a lot easier than people think. There's very little chance of you f**king anything up as you can't put something in the wrong place. Dust is usually a big problem especially if your case sits down on the floor, get a hair dryer (on a cool setting) and blow all that dust out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Would it be easier to take the side casing off and blow it out?Alos the recovery disk supplied with my pc is 3 and half floppy, but my pc does not have a floppy disk drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted September 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Would it be easier to take the side casing off and blow it out?Alos the recovery disk supplied with my pc is 3 and half floppy, but my pc does not have a floppy disk drive!Find a computer that does and copy the files onto CD R/RW's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Picture of it first built several years agoThat has made me really want to build my UV acrylic case back up, it looked exactly like that. But my limited edition Antec case is so much better in terms of cooling, layout and sound dampening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 How much could i pick one of these see through cases for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 About £60, if you can find somewhere that sells them. Try Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 About £60, if you can find somewhere that sells them. Try Google.ohh, ive been looking to upgrade my pc for a while now.All i have gatherd is that i need more ram anything else that is a must?i know ive just had a new motherboard few months ago becuase it just failed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Memory is the most affordable and most noticeable upgrade you could buy. It's also probably the easiest to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) Memory is the most affordable and most noticeable upgrade you could buy. It's also probably the easiest to install.Cheers, ruff idea how much would be suitable?This is my pc:http://www.eliteukelectronics.com/packard-...dia-c-969-p.asp Edited September 28, 2008 by Liam Zoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Current set up isXFX 790i board 2 x 2gb ddr3 OCZ sticks (my old ddr2 sticks were quicker )E8500 at 4.2GHz with only air cooling2 x BFG GTX 280 running SLI most of the timeSamsung HD103UJSome old 1k watt psu I had forgotten aboutAll inside a lovely xclio windtunnel case with few extra fansPretty damned quick, absolutley love the E8500 but looking to upgrade soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/4...b/specificationMy brother went out and bought this yesterday, its not exactly custom but it runs damn better than this and his old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 It's a lot easier than people think. There's very little chance of you f**king anything up as you can't put something in the wrong place. Dust is usually a big problem especially if your case sits down on the floor, get a hair dryer (on a cool setting) and blow all that dust out.I've found a vacuum cleaner works best. Mine:P4 2.66.1GB DDR RAM.2x 80gb Hard Drives.Nvidia 6200A 256mb.XP SP3 mainly, but occasionally Ubuntu Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I've found a vacuum cleaner works best. Yea if you want to completely f**k your whole computer up. They create static you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I thought they would, but I've been doing it every year for 6 years and it hasn't died yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Yeah it works ok just be careful. Alternate solution is compressed air, use it myself and is deffinately a step up from a hoover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 The blow dryer did the job, fan runs alot smoother now, it doesnt scream at you! Just a little woosh sound. Its loverly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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