Case mod(emachines)

For the time I had mine, my eMachine was an awesome setup. Had a A64 3200+ (skt. 939) and I popped in a X700 Pro. It had great performance for the price at the time. Also, great mod on that case. Might want to add a filter grate on that bottom intake fan unless you like cleaning the case out a lot, especially if you have pets.

 

lol.. tahnnkf for the comments... i dont have any pets and it seems like i am constantly opening that dang case up anyway so i keep it clean.

 

it should help drop it a couple degrees.i saw a bigger temp drop in my cpu vs gpu when i added mine.

 

only thing is that its not on hinges... if u remove the cover the whole thing has to come off.

 

good ol gateway. i used 2 hate those ****in cows but now they own emachines and they started using AMD and overclockable motherboards (most just need a bios flash) my lil brothers emachine has a xp3000 that i overclocked to 2.3ghz

 

just dremel a 120mm hole into the plexiglass.drill screw holes and your done.its probably the easiest mod you can do.you can put a fan guard and a led fan in to dress it up a little too.heres a example of what i do to mine.
http://www.xoxide.com/nikao-dragonfire-case-black.html

 

well my light came in and it turned out to be a lil diff shade of blue than the lights so im not gonna use it.

 

u always use the same brand as ur fans when buyin a diode

 

my fans are antec... do they even make cathodes?

 

Pre-built PCs nowadays have come a long way since 7-8 years ago, but they're still a little bit more expensive than if you had custom built your own rig:

eMachines jhale pointed out at Circuit City - $520

Custom build:
Pentium D 805 w/ mobo - $149
2 X 512MB DDR2 533 - $88
200GB Hard drive - $55
DVDRW - $24
Case - $35
Wireless KB + M set - $20
Speakers - Free (CompUSA Midnight Madness sale yesterday)
Leaving you with $149, more than enough to buy a legit copy of WinXP Home (which is what they usually give you) or a decent vidcard if you already got WinXP Professional

These are regular Pricewatch prices. If you get in on special combo deals and sales/bargains, they'd be even cheaper.
Personally in this case I'd prefer a custom build, since I'd be getting name-brand parts (especially in the base of the motherboard, which is very important for OC'ing)

 

very good point, i just wanted to show how they have progressed since the past few years. it used to be only celeron cpus and such. and they are using failry well parts too... my mobo is an MSI.

 

Nice mod. EMachines has come a long way.