I thought I could use one of these, to make it more convenient for me "entertainment wise".
I have some hardware laying around from my previous computer.
Motherboard
-ASUS P4P800-VM (died) shipping to ASUS on the 27th to get RMA.
CPU
-Intel Pentium 4 2.8E
RAM
-1GB Stick of PC3200
Video Card
-NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 256MB AGP w/TV-OUT
Hard Drives
-40GB Western Digital 2MB 7200RPM "Will upgrade to 80GB later"
-40GB Maxtor 2MB 7200RPM "Will upgrade to 160GB later"
Audio
-On-board for now "5.1"
Network
-On-Board Intel Pro 10/100
PSU
-450Watt Generic
Also have a budget for extras of about $100 CDN "not much, but something". That is after the TV Tuner & 7" Touch Screen LCD.
I have yet to purchase a PCI TV tuner card, I am shopping around atm, also open to suggestions. This wont be one of those rush builds, probably have it done in about 2-3 Months, I dont have to much spare time with work & family. So it gets done when it gets done.
As for the case, I didnt really wanan shell any cash out for something speical since its probably going to get modded anyways so I dropped buy a few of the local computer stores untill I found something I liked "will post some pics later". It is an old "'94-'95 or so" "VTECH Platinum NRV Series".
Its th type where the monitor used to sit on top of it. it's quite small, I've seen smaller, but this will suit my needs... Measurements are...
Height = 5 and 6/8s of an inch.
Width = 15 and a half inches.
Depth = 15 and a half inches.
It has one floppy drive "which will be removed", one CD-ROM drive"also will be removed and replaced with DVD Writter etc.." and one of those... Sound drive things... you know it goes into the 5 1/2 drive bay, has speakers and volume...Anyway that will be removed as well. It also has one unfilled floppy bay.
My plans are to eventually intergrate a Touch Screen LCD onto the front of the case and it'll look something like this...
I will paint it as well once nearing completion, I wouldnt like any windows or LED though, but any other non-bling suggestions are welcome so feel free.
Thanks for taking a look.
-Ic3d
I have some hardware laying around from my previous computer.
Motherboard
-ASUS P4P800-VM (died) shipping to ASUS on the 27th to get RMA.
CPU
-Intel Pentium 4 2.8E
RAM
-1GB Stick of PC3200
Video Card
-NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 256MB AGP w/TV-OUT
Hard Drives
-40GB Western Digital 2MB 7200RPM "Will upgrade to 80GB later"
-40GB Maxtor 2MB 7200RPM "Will upgrade to 160GB later"
Audio
-On-board for now "5.1"
Network
-On-Board Intel Pro 10/100
PSU
-450Watt Generic
Also have a budget for extras of about $100 CDN "not much, but something". That is after the TV Tuner & 7" Touch Screen LCD.
I have yet to purchase a PCI TV tuner card, I am shopping around atm, also open to suggestions. This wont be one of those rush builds, probably have it done in about 2-3 Months, I dont have to much spare time with work & family. So it gets done when it gets done.
As for the case, I didnt really wanan shell any cash out for something speical since its probably going to get modded anyways so I dropped buy a few of the local computer stores untill I found something I liked "will post some pics later". It is an old "'94-'95 or so" "VTECH Platinum NRV Series".
Its th type where the monitor used to sit on top of it. it's quite small, I've seen smaller, but this will suit my needs... Measurements are...
Height = 5 and 6/8s of an inch.
Width = 15 and a half inches.
Depth = 15 and a half inches.
It has one floppy drive "which will be removed", one CD-ROM drive"also will be removed and replaced with DVD Writter etc.." and one of those... Sound drive things... you know it goes into the 5 1/2 drive bay, has speakers and volume...Anyway that will be removed as well. It also has one unfilled floppy bay.
My plans are to eventually intergrate a Touch Screen LCD onto the front of the case and it'll look something like this...
I will paint it as well once nearing completion, I wouldnt like any windows or LED though, but any other non-bling suggestions are welcome so feel free.
Thanks for taking a look.
-Ic3d
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