On average, how much money do you think you spend on any of the mods you've done for your computer? And I mean like, new cases and stuff - not small things like putting some rubber feeties on it or something.
Depends. In reality, what it takes but as little as possible. I can also get some stuff sponsored or at least discounted so not a HUGE amount.
as little of possible... and as much as necessary... now iwe spent 200$+ or maybe 300$+ ... and i havent gotten far at all.. much because iwe repainted my old case like 5 times and then bought a new case.. and now bought paint that sucked.. and also 2 fans.. like 8$ each.. new cpu fan for 38$ and GPU cooling for 16$... new PSU for 32$... something like that.. and i still need a new PSU for 110$, a new mobo for 90$, and 4 new fans for a total of 50$ and a radeon x800... plus new paint.. One spray can is 6$...
seriously depends on the person. somone like you and me (who prolly has a low budget ) can and will find "original" ways to make thigs less expensive... those are more like ghetto mods but people like zapwizard, piloux, mashie, gnome, and that one guy who spent like 10,000 on his Heavy Metal case (http://www.badgerpackaging.com/heavymetal/) have the money to do somthing great. once and a while- when you got the cash to burn (i will SOON i hope! ) you can spend some cash. but remember. a mod is not a PSU upgrade, its not plopping a new fan in an old ones spot- or dropping watercooling in a computer. a mod is somthing you do to alter the origional look, or mechanics of whatever you bought to make it more to your liking or taste. whatever you do, just make it cool for yourself!
Project divergence cost over 550 to build with the displays and the screen. I think you can do a decient mod for 200 US dollars including paint and materials. The bigger the project the more it costs to do. My budget for convergence is, well more than divergence... Yes it does take money to do something great... Project Divergence... 550 dollars to make a 40 dollar case to this...
My next mod will involve a small fortune in little PSU plugs alone... those low-profile plugs at a buck a piece! Then some modders mesh, w/c parts, the starting case (looking at a v2000, that won't come cheap!!), ps1 screen, and then a couple things. If I had a dollar for each idea, I'd be able to afford it. my58vw, divergence was awesome! real eye-catcher, especially with the top-load dvd and front LCD. if convergence has a bigger budget, I'm probably going to crap myself when I see the finished product...
what i try to do is buy small things at a time. i dont try to go full out and blow as many paychecks as possible. today i just spent 30 bucks and got 6 cathodes and a 3pin rpm wire. that will be all till next week. what id do is space it out so u can see the price at different amounts and not all at once. sigh i bet all modders wallets cry sometimes...
My mod is using fairly common and easily obtained parts, such as PVC pipe, sheet metal and cheap supplies like bondo and spray paint for the bulk of the work. I'll add in a few extension cables of various types, but I already own most of them. You can mod on a budget easily, just have to be creative with your designs. My wife gets pissy at me because I refuse to throw stuff she see's as junk away. I look at it as spare parts and potential mods. Don't ever turn down free computers, no matter how old. They always have odd things like cables, sheet metal, LED's, etc. For you young pups that may not already have the tools it can be expensive at first. Im looking at no more than $100 bucks total in my mod, and its going to be a complete system mod.
in total i have spent somewhere around 1500 dollars on my ocmputer, spread out over several months, and this includes parts also. its the little things that add up after a while,6 green led fans 2 cold cathodes, 30 leds, paint, sandpaper, sanding block, eyeprotection, dremel, coffee. all things i had to buy so for that its ben about 250-300$
My Case has cost over $1200 That doesn't include computer parts either. The line gets a little fuzzy though as when I started this project I had virtually no tools and those things aren't cheap
total so far.. hmm building case from scratch, so.. Aluminium sheet (1,2m x 2,2m 2mm thick) 25 euro / us$32 something. Heatercore, free Heatercore no.2, free Waterhose, free Copper pipes and all sorts of metal stuff, free Copper block material, free Filter material, free Cables, cables, cables.. free really cool fan, free If you're on a tight budget, or just decide to make everything yourself.. You can find a lot of stuff for basically nothing. Recycling stations, scrapheaps, maybe you know someone who works with something where you can get freebies. Look around I'm lucky enough to have access to most kinds of tools, and including everything (paint, material, cables, complete water cooling, everything..) apart from computer hardware, I'm pretty sure I won't pass 1500 Swedish kronor which is about $200.
Well, so far, my "mods" are simple and just adding onto a case. I usually spend about £20 a go with those little mods. But with a new project I'll have to budget it, and so far even without the hardware its coming up to around £200 (so, just for the case itself). *hopes to get a job soon*
I would say that with the two mods that I have so far (simple, crap mods by bit-tech standards) I spent as much on tools as I did on the materials etc. If only I had access to a decently stocked workshop. I guess I'll have to build it myself.
i like to recycle parts a little more than buy new ones so i would say a basic case mode fore me would be about $200-300US.
I have been trying to get good deals on everything I get for my current mod and I really don't wanna think how much it has been total so far, but if I had to guess close to $600 US so far and thats without the main computer parts (mobo, proc, ram, pow supp, HDs) UGH ! you made me think about it ! damn Vazz
