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DorianBrytestar

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Ok.. (man, I feel dirty just making this post, I think I will be ill while making this system) So my best friend since 7th grade has been helping me with house remodeling since I bought my first house and he mentioned that his daughters were bugging him about wanting a PC.

So I have taken it onto my own feeble shoulders to create a PC for them.

Nothing crazy, but I want them to really like it and it needs to scream little teeny girl powah. *sigh*

So far, this is my parts list as of just looking around on newegg. I believe that I will need to dye the floppy and DVD face, as well as possibly the lcd.

Does anyone have any advice for this? paint or dye? I want all the parts to be well... the title says it all...

Some key components..
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http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811156187
RAIDMAX O² ATX-302KP Pink 0.7mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420Watt PRESCOTT/ SATA Ready Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16823175002
Saitek PK09AUP Pink Ergonomics Keyboard & Mouse Combo Mouse Included - Retail

I initially thought I could get away with a green system, but my wife quickly corrected me on that. "HELLO MCFLY???? GIRLS??? PINK!!!!!" *sigh*

(PS, the muttering of painting little bugs on the case and labelling it the "Cootie nest" was also shot down)



Hmm, my public wish list has not shown up yet, so I'll link the rest of the parts.


http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813138040
BIOSTAR I945G-M7 V2.X LGA 775 Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227059
OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ26671024VDC-K - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144415
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16836194001
Enermax SC-5168 300 Watts Speaker - Retail <------ LOVE these speakers!!!!!

Needs Pinkerizing...
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827136102
LG 18X DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Beige IDE Model GSAH22NB - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821104001
MITSUMI Cold Gray 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824163120
AG Neovo F-417 Ivory 17" 4ms (GTG) LCD Monitor - Retail
 
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(PS, the muttering of painting little bugs on the case and labelling it the "Cootie nest" was also shot down)

LMFAO laugh.gif laugh.gif

Man, If the gf knew there were pink computer components, she would be wanting a new rig. LOL


Good luck, I'm sure they will love it :)
 
DorianBrytestar said:
I believe that I will need to dye the floppy and DVD face, as well as possibly the lcd.

It looks to me like that case already has this covered. Take a closer look at it and I think you will see that the top 2 bays seem to be ready for the "pinkering" of the DVD drive. The floppy and LED are another story.
 
jimmsch said:
It looks to me like that case already has this covered. Take a closer look at it and I think you will see that the top 2 bays seem to be ready for the "pinkering" of the DVD drive. The floppy and LED are another story.



Yep, but it does look like you will have to "Pinkerize" the Floppy & LCD, good luck! :beer:


Otherwise, it looks like a good "little teeny girl powah" type of setup!
 
does this girl even like pink though? i know if i gave that to my sister she'd gasp.(hates pink)
 
The_Jizzler said:
does this girl even like pink though? i know if i gave that to my sister she'd gasp.(hates pink)


Both the girls are all into pink.

My wife took them out to the mall while my buddy and I put in a hardwood floor in my den and they kept asking her to buy them pink stuff.

Hafa, good call on the Fusion paint. I'll swing by the auto parts store then Home Depot and see if they have it.
 
Yessir, I do get around in the best circles :beer:


Oh, guess what arrived today for me to start playing with....
pink1.jpg


I've started to paint the floppy. My wife again resisted my pleas to spruce up the case again. I had planned to go with a window kit with a dragon etched on it, then replace all the molex connectors with UV reactive red ones, and sleeve the ps cables..... *sigh* Ok, NEXT time! *grumble* maybe I'll just order the stuff and do it anyway....:mad:
 
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I think this is pretty cool.. My wife would love it.

I think you really should go the extra mile with the window kit and uv.. Even a simple cut out and lights would make the girls giggle.

IMO hot pink is too pink for the drives. Girls are into the softer pink now.. DUHH!
 
Yeah, I have a feeling the floppy panel is going to be a major pain.

The paint I had picked up does not quite match up. I'm going to make another trip to a couple different stores to try and find a better one.

The more I think about it, the more I think you are right about the window and lights. I'll price it out today and see if I can skimp in some other places to make up for it. I had originally intended for this to be a relatively cheap conroe build, but maybe if I drop it down a bit in the cpu and ram dept then I can up it in the case area.
 
DorianBrytestar said:
I had planned to go with a window kit with a dragon etched on it, then replace all the molex connectors with UV reactive red ones, and sleeve the ps cables..... *sigh* Ok, NEXT time! *grumble* maybe I'll just order the stuff and do it anyway....:mad:
I'd second the window kit idea. Maybe not the dragon (unless it was half dragon/butterfly with pink wings... or something), but something etched in the window would probably look cool. Just might need the wife's opinion on if the girls would like it. Also I'd say go for some light red CCFL for the lighting, or if you can find pink UV reactive sleeving...

Well, you get the idea. Best of luck, and it's looking like a good (pink) start.
 
Do a simple window and put a red neon light inside the case. Red molex connectors and pink sleeving. The dragon...yeah that wont go over well unless they are weird dungeons and dragons type of girls, in which case they will probably want a black case instead of pink. For the super teeny girl power thing, you might wanna rethink the etching.
 
Weekend update. The paint I initially got was not the right shade of pink, so I made a trip to the hobby/craft store and I think I got the right color. I took the floppy parts back apart and painted them, initially, it looks much better.

More to come this week, and progress pics soon!
 
I did a whole PC pink with black accents for my niece about 2yrs ago. It came out really nice and it looked so good my wife wanted to keep it! I'll post some pics if I find some.




 
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