Laid Back Lounge

[RedWings]

My Dell Dimension E521

I got it cheap from the Dell Factory Outlet store, upgraded the graphics card (dual DVI support for dual 20" LCD screens). Maxed it out with 4GB of Crucial memory, and I have a nice system for light graphics work.

[coastie65]

Wish mine looked that good inside. Just put a Corsair TX650w PSU in here. I got 10 miles of wire crammed into a 4 mile box.   PSU's made to accomodate full size cases are a headache when putting them in a Mini Tower. I have done a bit of upgrading ( Processor, PSU, Graphics, Memory, and Optical Drive) to this eMachines T5212 and it does fine. Actually, the optical drive wasn't so much an upgrade as necessary, as I lost the CD function ( Did fine with DVD's). It does have a few more functions, such as LightScribe, than the one that came in here. coastie65

[OldElmerFudd]

It's so nice when you can take a plain box and spiff it up to make something nice. I recently picked up a refurbed IBM NetVista from Tiger Direct for a friend. She was having problems with the box I built her years ago, and the IBM was dirt cheap. Switched out the CD player for a DVD burner and yanked the 512mb stick to replace with 2 Crucial 1gb sticks. All it gets used for is surfing, mail, and Word. She's still thanking me!

Ron