project - "reFURb"

[Ronin"MrM"]

ok, this isn't really a mod-job but what started out as a simple repair job on a m8's pc has turned out to be a full-on refurb job!! lol
i think i'll be etching the window at some point though!!..........

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^benchtesting the psu, and it works fine now, that's my celeron rig im testing it on!^
now for the heatsink and fan........
i dont know a lot about polishing so i used maybe to course a paper and yes thats colour restorer im using lol!!
this technique did work for me b4 on one of my mums ornaments! lol....................

^ i had to swap in the k7 board as his original mobo is fried! ^
cleaning up the front panel a bit more and the extra ram im giving to him!

so thats that so far, i'll update as soon as possible!!

small update!
after much deliberation and advice my customer decided on a new mobo and cpu.

celeron d 3.06ghz
asus p5pe-vm socket lga775.

i set it all up last night and nadda!! i started to worry until i took out the agp card, the system booted no probs!!
so at present she's running onboard graphics until he gets a new card and some new ram!
windows xp essential installed and running stable!
next up..........

window etch
more case cleaning
cable management
front led strips need looking at as they aren't lighting up anymore

pics comming soon................ :grin:

before and after (hardware)!! i still have to work on tidying the cables!!
all thats left now is the window etch, install a re-writer and clean up the panels!!

 

[ZMTToxics]

Wow. Just a guess, but he seems like a smoker. I haven't seen an ash filled system like that in years.

 

[Powerage]

I would say you're probably right... because he has what appears to be an ash tray filled with cigarettes lol.

VERY nice amount of dust in there man, I don't think I could do that if I tried. Awesome clean up job though, very nice. What kind of HS is that for the CPU? Looks like a stock AMD 939 with copper bolted onto the bottom.

 

[ZMTToxics]

Actually, I have run into a few stock ones from amd that came like that (with the copper plate).

 

[Ronin"MrM"]

its an amd socket 462! and the copper plate was stock!!
thanks for the comments guys!
*drum roll.....*

And it is done!!

before.......................

and after!!................

 

[Powerage]

Wow props, thats a nice job on the case. Amazing what a little work can do.

 

[ZMTToxics]

Ya, nice wax work .

 

[Karant]

Great job! Looks slick! Should've have painted those optical drives black though...

 

[indokyne]

you have fantastic bling.

 

[OldMX]

Great job, now teach your friend to smoke far away from the computer

 

[piako]

mmmmm cake

 

[Dangman]

nice work there. Almost makes me want to go out and refurbish my friend's PC..

 

[oneil]

Wonderful cleanup job, that thing was due for some TLC!

 

[FIDDYOWNZ]

mmmmm cake

Help yourself.

No but seriously I gagged when you said that.

@ Ronin"MrM"

Wheres the Cathodes? C'mon man, every case with a side window MUST have a minimum of 1 Cold Cathode light.

 

[forrehmmnd]

nice job cleanin it out like that. i had to do that with my friends pc (dad smokes) cus his comp was shuttin down cus of temperatures. the case was full of fluff,ash and various types of dust.

 

[Ronin"MrM"]

Help yourself.

No but seriously I gagged when you said that.

@ Ronin"MrM"

Wheres the Cathodes? C'mon man, every case with a side window MUST have a minimum of 1 Cold Cathode light.

if this were my pc, 3 cathodes and an l.e.d. loom backdropped by either a carbon, polished or metal ( grid foot plate style stuuf?! lol ) chassis at the least, a better cooler and either stealthed drives or black ones!!

anywayz, can a mod or admin move this byatch to the relevent completed worklog section!! Thanks, Paul