modding ideas for my hp a710n?

[JakeeTm]

Hey everyone

i am a bit new in this place

and well i wanted to show you guys my rigg

not much but i am trying to find that perfect balance

heres the story i recived this pc from a friend for free !!!

and he has a gfx card called readon 9600se family

not much but i can run gta:sa maxed and play css without many problems

after its oc of course

but anyway

i am getting payed tomorow and i am gunna be buying that

so far all i have done is paint and loom up wires and add 2 fans

a bit loud but comp usualy is at 90 degrees f

so its not bad

but yes here are pics

so basicaly i want a new case

but idk yet

recomendations?

thanks for your time

[+shift. MVC]

To be completely honest with you, its an aging system and I don't think anymore money should be put into upgrading it. Even if you did get it for for free.

Save up your money and build yourself a new and more updated system.

[JakeeTm]

well im not really a hard core gamer

but i am going to keep it for other reasons and yes i will be doing a new build soon

but i am one to go for looks

and preformance

i know its olb but only like 4-5 years

and its performance is better than you would think

but i understand where u r comming from

but its basicaly a pratice piece

to try some mods out on and see what i like

and it runs super cool

so i am lookin into the "pencil trick" for amd processors

rite now the comp it running at 93 with the fans at 55%

but thank you for the advice

more replys welcome

thanks guys

jake

[+shift. MVC]

93F how much is that in C? Well if you insist on spending money on it, then do case mods at the very most. Don't bother buying hardware to try and squeeze more performance out of it; you'll just end up spending more money than you need to. :)

[JakeeTm]

thats about 33 degrees c

but yes i am basicaly just experminting with it

i see it as a hobby

i dont like this case so i am going to buy a new one

from new egg

under $50 most likley

and the graphics card im getting is $10

and i know its abilitys as well

jake

[+shift. MVC]

33C is a perfectly fine temperature for your computer, I don't think you have anything to worry about yet.

Do take pictures of whatever mod you're going to do and post them here though :)

[JakeeTm]

i plan to

and i will attempt to overclock it as well

but i know my stuff so i will take it slow

:D

and i am picking up a 512 of ddr ram to put me at a gig

and ill be set

also from a friend prob under $15

but i will get the case and prob flip it and sell it with teh new ram and so one

to make it sound attractive and so forth

thats when ill be piecing together my new rig

[+shift. MVC]

Forgot to mention this in my first post, welcome to Neowin. :)

[JakeeTm]

thanks lol

well i am off to bed

its 5am now lol

i love the summer

i look foward to updating tomorow with news and pics

c ya

jake

[JakeeTm]

ok so today i added a 4th fan in the front and wired it to a 12v source on the power supply

and i am off to go get a 512 ddr ram stick to put me at 1 gig

will help my preformance a bit

be back soon

and guys tell me some ideas

ill try a few maybe if i like them

thanks

c ya

[JakeeTm]

today i added my 2nd monitor for dual setup

so tomorow i am gettin the card for them

and then ill be uploading pics

and in a week or so ill be buying a case

then i think ill be done

after a few more tweaks hear and there

anyone else have suggestions?

please i need ideas

jake

[+shift. MVC]

Well with things like this a lot of times it's personal taste.

A case that looks good to one, may look like crap to another.

[JakeeTm]

yes for example i hate the acrylic cases

but yeah just would like any suggestions

jake

[Berserk87]

the only "mod" i would do to that thing, would be drill holes in it and cram it full of blue leds :laugh:

[JakeeTm]

yeah

im actually looking at a case to buy today

and ill prob do a full transfer if u buy it

i like leds

i would but this case is going to be replaced soon

so im not sure what to do atm

i will try to oc today

wish me luck

:D

[witalit]

Please clean up the grammar first!. How about you cut a big hold in the side of the case as a window? Always works well. Don't get anymore fans otherwise that thing is probably gonna sound like its lifting off lol. How about some lighting to go with the window? I got a few other ideas but don't wanna bloat my post down let me know what you think and I will give some more ideas