Well this started out as just a few upgrades for a store bought HP, lol. Now all that's left of the original is the HD. Don't pay no mind on how messy the desk is, lol , its been awhile since I've cleaned it off. yea i know i need to manage my wiring better, but it still stays nice and cool even at full load.
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Ok, I have some pictures but do to the fact that my room is a cave in terms of lighting the pictures came out crappy. I'll take some better ones tomorrow if I get a chance, but here are two pictures of my comp in it's current state. I toyed with it earlier and got it up to 2.4 GHz but didn't try beyond that. I know it can go higher though.
Everything all at once:
This rig doesn't actually have the 8600 GT in it -- however it does have an 8800 GTS 512MB. The 8600 GT is currently in my other comp which I hope to turn into an HTPC eventually.
You'll probably notice the thing covering my ram. My ram was running pretty hot with the restricted airflow in my case (due to my radiator being in the front), so I fixed it with things that were within my grasp at the moment, and my ghetto-Dominator-style ram cooler actually works pretty well all things considering xD. It is made from cardboard, a faceplate for a 5 1/2" to 3 1/2" drive adapter and an old 60 or 80mm thin profile fan from a socket 462 cooler. If I can get some free time soon I hope to design something like this but with actual metal or plastic that clips onto the DIMM slot. EDIT: =< Like this:
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