Retirement Time

Posted in Cases, Cooling, Metal with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 8, 2008 by ghettocomputers

When your case starts to look this sad and tired, it’s time to consider retirement…just like with people.

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Please send me pics of the homemade modifications that you’ve made to your computers and peripherals. I’d like to post regular updates that showcase the best (ie. worst) work that you’ve done. Email address is ghettocomps@gmail.com

Friday Failure

Posted in Cases, Cooling, Plastic with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on November 28, 2008 by ghettocomputers

One would think that if you went to all the effort of building a sweet water-cooled setup with fancy light up fans, you might spend the extra few dollars to put it in a decent case, eh?

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Please send me pics of the homemade modifications that you’ve made to your computers and peripherals. I’d like to post regular updates that showcase the best (ie. worst) work that you’ve done. Email address is ghettocomps@gmail.com

Pitiful Powerbook

Posted in Cardboard, Cases, Laptop, Zip Ties with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 24, 2008 by ghettocomputers

Here’s a contribution by reader Vijay:

“i paid 2600 for my powerbook, couldn’t help but fix it up 3 years later.  I ziptied the case together cos i lost the screws, then the keyboard was broken so i velcro’d a cardboard piece ontop to cover the internals.  If i pull it off i can see the inside of it.  I have a foldable usb keyboard that i bought so that i can still use it.  The trackpad still works original woo”

Keyboard on.

Keyboard on.

Keyboard off.

Keyboard off.

Please send me pics of the homemade modifications that you’ve made to your computers and peripherals. I’d like to post regular updates that showcase the best (ie. worst) work that you’ve done. Email address is ghettocomps@gmail.com

Friday Failure

Posted in Cases, Computer Mods, Cooling, Metal with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 21, 2008 by ghettocomputers

When your computer needs a fan like this just to keep running, I think it’s time to back off the overclock just a little bit.

dsc06548bs2Please send me pics of the homemade modifications that you’ve made to your computers and peripherals. I’d like to post regular updates that showcase the best (ie. worst) work that you’ve done. Email address is ghettocomps@gmail.com

Double Decker

Posted in Cardboard, Cases, Duct Tape, computer case with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on November 20, 2008 by ghettocomputers

So what does the true ghetto builder do when they can’t find a box that’s big enough for their needs?  They simply tape 2 boxes together.

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Please send me pics of the homemade modifications that you’ve made to your computers and peripherals. I’d like to post regular updates that showcase the best (ie. worst) work that you’ve done. Email address is ghettocomps@gmail.com