Ghetto Mod Thread - Homemade Hardware Mods

Draknyte1 · 01-09-12 at 01:16 PM

This Old 128mb ATI Card was in dire need of upgrade when I Tried playing skyrim at work, No dice... GPU kept over heating with its stock heatsink, so after a few broken P3's, Masking tape and zip ties later, I built a new heatsink which lets me play it at 20 fps on low.
Definitely Noisy, Compared to my GTX460 running at about 90% Fan speed, which is LOUD.

Feel Free to Post your own homemade hardware mods.

Draknyte1 · 01-09-12 at 01:20 PM

It sits an a Dell Optiplex 280. Luckily the OEM Mobo in it has all of it's Sata/IDE ports along the the frontside of it, otherwise this would probably cover them.

**Method512** · 01-09-12 at 01:23 PM

LMAO! Wasn't expecting that at all! Good job, a man has to do what a man has to do....when he's broke! lol

Draknyte1 · 01-09-12 at 01:29 PM

Due to insurance reasons we can't replace the hardware, but Nobody else seemed to mind me hacking at the old P3's we had with a screwdriver, Recycling them for a better cause.

Trireaper · 01-09-12 at 01:39 PM

ah i wish my work would let me do that... well i dont think they would appreciate me destroying a dishwasher for computer parts now that i think of it

**Gandolph13** · 01-09-12 at 02:05 PM

It ain't gonna win no beauty awards!

**wingomeza** · 01-09-12 at 02:11 PM

is the skills that pays the bills .....good one

Draknyte1 · 01-09-12 at 03:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Gandolph13

It ain't gonna win no beauty awards!

Doesn't have to, As long as it works

**tehPARADOX** · 01-09-12 at 05:39 PM

Haha, pretty cool.

Was planning on doing something similar recently.

tielknight · 01-09-12 at 09:01 PM

Hot damn that is how it's done. Closest thing to a mod i've got is duct taped a mic to my headphones.

Sldappu · 01-10-12 at 03:07 AM

Love it. Always wanted to do that. Nice to know it works.

01-09-12 at 01:20 PM	#2
Draknyte1 Novice Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts Posts: 169	It sits an a Dell Optiplex 280. Luckily the OEM Mobo in it has all of it's Sata/IDE ports along the the frontside of it, otherwise this would probably cover them.

01-09-12 at 01:23 PM	#3
Method512 Is there a character limi Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jersey (GMT) Posts: 3,304	LMAO! Wasn't expecting that at all! Good job, a man has to do what a man has to do....when he's broke! lol

01-09-12 at 01:29 PM	#4
Draknyte1 Novice Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts Posts: 169	Due to insurance reasons we can't replace the hardware, but Nobody else seemed to mind me hacking at the old P3's we had with a screwdriver, Recycling them for a better cause.

01-09-12 at 01:39 PM	#5
Trireaper Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 362	ah i wish my work would let me do that... well i dont think they would appreciate me destroying a dishwasher for computer parts now that i think of it

01-09-12 at 02:05 PM	#6
Gandolph13 Legendary Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia (GMT+10) Posts: 12,373	It ain't gonna win no beauty awards!

01-09-12 at 02:11 PM	#7
wingomeza Expert Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dodger Town Posts: 924	is the skills that pays the bills .....good one

01-09-12 at 03:10 PM	#8
Draknyte1 Novice Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts Posts: 169	Quote: Originally Posted by Gandolph13 It ain't gonna win no beauty awards! Doesn't have to, As long as it works

01-09-12 at 05:39 PM	#9
tehPARADOX Administrator Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 21,351	Haha, pretty cool. Was planning on doing something similar recently.

01-09-12 at 09:01 PM	#10
tielknight Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 11	Hot damn that is how it's done. Closest thing to a mod i've got is duct taped a mic to my headphones.

01-10-12 at 03:07 AM	#11
Sldappu Novice Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 148	Love it. Always wanted to do that. Nice to know it works.