Post your Good Ghetto mods

[flibberdipper]

On an AMD system? You've got balls mate.

Back then AMD chips were far better than the ones now, so there's that.

 

And this was a 733MHz PIII anyways.

[ManWithBeard1990]

Back then AMD chips were far better than the ones now, so there's that.

 

And this was a 733MHz PIII anyways.

Yeah sorry, that's just me assuming all clip-on heatsinks are AMD, which wasn't always true.

[flibberdipper]

Yeah sorry, that's just me assuming all clip-on heatsinks are AMD, which wasn't always true.

You are learning, grasshopper.

[spwath]

Watercooled home theater cabinet

Back

Quick disconects shoved through pci slot

Pump res and additional PSU shoved in outside compartment

dual 180mm rad in bottom

[Aruxx]

I figured I'm not the only person who has taken functionality over form in the case of their computer, and devised up some redneck engineering.  I'd like to see what some of this community has done!

 

My personal submission, to start this off, is my personal computer.  My computer only has two audio ports, one on the front panel and one on the back of the motherboard.  I hooked my ATH-M40x into the back, and tried to hook up my speakers into the front.  Unfortunately the wire was too short and it got in the way.  This was my solution (don't mind the quality, they were taken with my phone):

 

Spoiler

Not like I actually use the disc drive anyways..

Ew look at that yucky inside.. good thing I don't have a windowed side panel

 

[Djole123]

SLI'd a bunch of stuff, not sure why I get a lot of lag:

 

[Moonzy]

25 minutes ago, Aruxx said:

 

quite a bit of gpu droop u have there, i would worry about it if i were you

[DebatED Nothing]

Just now, Moonzy said:

quite a bit of gpu droop u have there, i would worry about it if i were you

My 770 looks exactly the same, not an issue. The actual bending is very slight.

[Aruxx]

17 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

quite a bit of gpu droop u have there, i would worry about it if i were you

 

Although it does droop a bit, the picture is a little crooked.

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, Aruxx said:

Although it does droop a bit, the picture is a little crooked.

well as long as you're fine with it

[byalexandr]

24 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

quite a bit of gpu droop u have there, i would worry about it if i were you

That's nothing.

[Moonzy]

Just now, byalexandr said:

That's nothing.

if thats nothing then i guess

this

 

is moderate?

[EricX2]

1 hour ago, Aruxx said:

I figured I'm not the only person who has taken functionality over form in the case of their computer, and devised up some redneck engineering.  I'd like to see what some of this community has done!

 

My personal submission, to start this off, is my personal computer.  My computer only has two audio ports, one on the front panel and one on the back of the motherboard.  I hooked my ATH-M40x into the back, and tried to hook up my speakers into the front.  Unfortunately the wire was too short and it got in the way.  This was my solution (don't mind the quality, they were taken with my phone):

 

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Why wouldn't you just plug the headphones in the front and the speakers in the back? Seems like an easier solution to me.

 

Edit: Second thought, I don't even know what the picture is showing. Is the headpdhone cable going through the case to the front by going through an open expansion slot and an open 5.25" bay? I don't get it.

[byalexandr]

25 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

if thats nothing then i guess

this

 

is moderate?

You're not going to get that result with that little bit of GPU sag.

 

This is GPU sag:

 

His is barely sagging if at all.

[Aruxx]

26 minutes ago, EricX2 said:

Why wouldn't you just plug the headphones in the front and the speakers in the back? Seems like an easier solution to me.

 

Edit: Second thought, I don't even know what the picture is showing. Is the headpdhone cable going through the case to the front by going through an open expansion slot and an open 5.25" bay? I don't get it.

 

My front port is quite noisy, and when I'm using my headphones I don't like that, but when I'm playing music out loud it doesn't bother me.

 

@byalexandr Holy shit that's one heavy graphics card 

[AshleyAshes]

I needed another SATA port so I used the eSATA port and fed it into the case.

[byalexandr]

53 minutes ago, Aruxx said:

 

My front port is quite noisy, and when I'm using my headphones I don't like that, but when I'm playing music out loud it doesn't bother me.

 

@byalexandr Holy shit that's one heavy graphics card 

Leave it to ASUS to make a big ass card that still cools like shit.

[thedigitaldoctor]

Weird sized fan died in the weird sized PSU.  Dremelled the case, drilled some holes, and screwed a standard 80mm to the outside.  No kids and no indoor pets, so finger / paw safety isn't an issue.

[VoyexTech]

What is the most ghetto thing you have ever done when Building a PC?

[Aytex]

i've seen some pretty ghetto builds on these fourms but

 

zipties on fan holes, had no screws

 

Broke side panel window, wrapped it in vegatable wrap

[Adnanklink]

Took an old dell psu and a lenovo slim one and spliced them together for my server build. I needed different connectors, longer wires, and more sata power haha!

 

-Adnan

[GeorgeKellow]

I made my own IO shield. 

 

Zip Tied my motherboard 

 

Used an ACE power supply

[VoyexTech]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

i've seen some pretty ghetto builds on these fourms but

 

zipties on fan holes, had no screws

 

Broke side panel window, wrapped it in vegatable wrap

I put a Noctua NH-D15 on a Micro ATX board. Also my board was not compatible according to Noctua so I put electrical tape on my Graphics Card so I didn't short the gpu

[KSores]

Punched out side panel window of my mom's pc so she could fit a better cpu cooler

(Hyper 212)

[Pesukarhu]

Taking a pci backplate (the thing you with holes and screws) and welding it onto another case to get the gpu sideways for better airflow  

Would have been ghettoer if i used hot glue. I also cut a hole in the sidepanel to increase the total airflow. Dust was a BIG problem. I also had to bend the power connector at a ridiculous angle... But that system is long gone now because i upgraded.