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    Its not cool till its watercooled. Fuganater's Avatar
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    Default Pink computer... not for me

    So I'm starting to think about a computer for my girlfriend. Honestly its ridiculous how much she likes pink but oh well. So she is needing a desktop cuz her laptop just isn't cutting it. So I'm starting to look for parts and ideas on a pink computer for her. Its not really gonna be a case mod, more like a lighting mod cuz pink is hard to come by.

    Now this is gonna have to kinda a budget system. So I need to get the best I can for my money. $600 would be sweet for everything.


    Case - $84.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811226025

    RAM - $39.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115031

    HD - 54.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152022

    PSU - $25.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817182006

    CPU - $129.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115031

    MOBO - $44.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813130131

    GPU - $94.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150230

    DVD Burner - $24.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151161

    Speakers - $38.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151161

    Keyboard & Mouse - $29.99
    http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16823109144

    Monitor - $239.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824252008

    Total - $809.89

    I should have her pitch in on this. At least have her buy the monitor... hmm...

    The thing that puts me over is the monitor. Ya its a 22" but its kinda worth it when some 19" are like $189 and the 22" is only $209 after rebate.

    But now that I think about it. Maybe I don't have to worry about the pink lighting. I can get Pink UV reactive sleeving and put that in it with dual 12" cold cathode lights. hmm... anyone help with finding it in the US? I found a site on ebay but it was for UK only. +rep for it. I can get Pink LED's from here

    UV Lights - $9.99
    http://www.crazypc.com/products/8240UV.html or
    http://www.frozencpu.com/products/29...l?tl=g6c75s133
    I bought some stuff from them before and they are really good with it.

    Ya so UV lighting with UV reactive sleeving on the cables, and.... fans...
    http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=20664

    This stuff looks cool. I could just get good clear fans and spray them and they will show up pink. Not too shabby. The case takes an 80 and a 120 so I only have to buy 2 fans and the $14 for the paint. Anyone see this stuff before?

    This is gonna be like a late spring/summer project. I'm just looking for ideas.

    Let me know!!

    -Fuga

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    Default Re: Pink computer... not for me

    I don't really know much about about finding this stuff in the US, but just a note/suggestion with the lighting... I have pink lighting in my case, but if everything was pink it'd just get way too overwhelming and it can hurt your eyes after a while. I have one blue fan on the side and a blue fan at the front, it complements the pink nicely without getting too blinding.

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    Yeah thats a good point Elenril you don't want to much pink otherwise it looks garish. Maybe some nice contrasting baby blues and pink. It is a really nice gesture you are building a pc for her.
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    Default Re: Pink computer... not for me

    Well I'm back at it. Price for it has gone down but I'm working on the parts as we speak. So far she likes these 2 cases:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811226025
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156213

    Not gonna be a lot of modding to the case except for lighting and probably cable sleeving. Need to talk to her first.

    -Fuga

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    The 3870 I have has gone way down in price... it's around $120-140 now after rebate and I think it's worth the upgrade from that 8600 (which has been deactivated by the way). Here's the link in case you want to take a look:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103050

    EDIT: And you may want to get a more substantial PSU than that...

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    This is just my opinion, but I would take a some of your left over budget and get a little better power supply. Looks like there are quite a few bad reviews on it. I know just about everything will have negative reviews but you don't want something that is more likely to fry or fry your computer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw View Post
    This is just my opinion, but I would take a some of your left over budget and get a little better power supply. Looks like there are quite a few bad reviews on it. I know just about everything will have negative reviews but you don't want something that is more likely to fry or fry your computer.
    Suggestion? She needs at least a 500-550w.

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    A pink computer eh? How about this monitor? It's a little pricey, but it does fit the theme and doubles as a TV!

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889112011

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    Hmm. Noted. Only thing is the reviews aren't great and the resolution isn't too great.

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