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Bob_c_b inspired me to clean out my case earlier this month, this was the best I could do:

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It looked cleaner closed:

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It was all looking good until I plugged it all in. Smoke started rising out of the motor and basically it blew out.

I was forced to wait until the next payday, which was the 15th. So upset. Payday came by and I decided to get a nice Antec case.

The PSU in this one totally owns my old Raidmax one.

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So I went from this:

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To this:

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And here's my TV... Great for watching Korean dramas.

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Specs:

Antec Super LANBoy

ThermalTake 430W PSU

Abit Fatal1ty AN8

OEM Athlon64 3400+ 2.2GHZ @ 2.5GHZ CPU-Z Validation

ThermalTake CL-P0200 939 Silent Copper Heatpipe

OCZ EL Platinum 2x1024MB @ 232Mhz 2.5-3-2-5

EVGA Geforce 6800 GS CO SE 256mb PCI-E x16 @ 475/1100

Seagate 250GB SATA150

Seagate 200GB ATA100 w/ Syba SATA to ATA133 adapter

Lite-On DVD-ROM 16x

Pioneer DVR-110D in USB/Firewire Enclosure

Creative Audigy Gamer PCI

M$ Keyboard

Logitech LX5 Wireless Optical Mouse and X-Trac Pro HS mousepad

Belkin Nostromo n50 USB

Belkin USB LED light so I can see keyboard with lights out :D

sweet obelisk speakers :)

Thanks. I designed those when I was 12 and built them with my father.

I like your new desks, congrats!

Is that a cheiftech case? If yes, how is it? Could you take pics of the inside? I'm thinking of getting one of those.

That particular case is made by ULTRA although it is almost identical to cheiftech models. The only difference between the cheiftechs and my ultra is the ultra has a gloss black front bezel and the entire chassis is made out of steel (i found aluminum to be too flimsy).

This review has some good pics http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/UltraCase/

Is that an original lucasfilm THX poster I see in the background??

yup.

looks much better now ;)

Feels much better too, since my old desk wasnt a computer desk at all, it was very cramped.

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