When your rig cost you next to nothing

So i got this computer, and besides the paint on the case, i spent next to nothing on the internals ($50 for the PSU shipped, and $15 on ebay for the cooler, shipped as well). the rest was hand me down hardware from friends. the rest is as follows
i7 2600k
8 gigs Corsair Vengeance 1600 mhz DDR3 ram
Alienware Aurora R1 X51 MiniITX mobo
1 tb Seagate 7200rpm 3.5" HDD
Benq basic ass DVDRW
Asus 660Ti
Not a bad bit of luck?

With the side back on

It looks like shit but ok.

It actually makes my stomach upset looking at that.

pfft that's pussy shit

AMD Athlon x2 (weakest part of the build)
8GB of RAM
2TB HDD
2x r9 280x
1400w PSU
some gigabyte motherboard

total cost: $0. Got all parts from friends and work.

Ugly, but gets the job done.

>1400w PSU for that

From the rest, it's probably some no name with a big number that could blow the computer up at a moment's notice.

do you live in the 2nd world or something? not trying to be offensive but always curious to see where people are located that are so poor they can't even buy a new case for $30 that isn't painted like a fisher price toy.

You have pretty generous friends. A cheap mITX case wouldn't be a bad investment though.

Not bad either.

Gatorade?

You can spend 30 bucks and have a case that looks like a mattel toy at least.

Do these two pictures look very different to you OP?

How long have you been using color schemes like that?

Okay that's just dumb, paint is a heat insulator.

>bought
i5 3550 ($70)
212 LED ($15)
M4E new in box ($80)
4x4 vengeance 1600 ($66)
Kingston KC400 256 kit ($83)
Fans, paste and cables ($42)
strix 390x oc ($165)
$521
>sold
i3-2100 w/cooler ($30)
HD6850 repasted ($30)
P8P67 pro w/ acc and box ($65)
4x2 xms3 1600 ($35)
CX500 psu ($20)
$180
>$341 total spent incrementally since 2012.
too much?

good score

seems decent, should've saved more by not painting it.

yea, but those are some low end components in there, and (just) the cpu heatsink itself was left unpainted, which is the only thing that will get hot, suggesting he was aware of this fact

kek.

i got an x3 build i use for media production as well for free in an old HP case - nice build, but doesnt the x2 bottleneck the gpu's?
no just been a poorfag for a long time til recently
yeah i may build my next case from one of those tutorials from DIY Perks
Clemintine oranges
they look different
not mine
nice builds, and i painted the case because the stock paint was scratched to shit and the plastic was yellowed from age

you dun good. Now use the hell out of it.

But when you get a chance, replace those metal-cored twist ties with plastic zip ties, before one falls off and shorts something out.

I have this case in the original color.
Why did you on your right mind paint vomit green is beyond me.

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Now that's what I call the toxic avenger.

Before doing anything to the harddrive, recover lost files with a program. You'll be able to display what has been there before it got deleted.