Tell jcap to post his desk, and post yours too! [JCAP POST YOUR DESK]

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Bump.

I accidentally my whole monitor for my laptop...
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0404091803.jpg

I didn't rip it off, I unscrewed screws and took it off cleanly.

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Thus reducing it to an expensive keyboard/mouse combo with built in hard drive.

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Originally Posted by Ki11a_FTW

awww whose a nice wittle baby lookin for easter eggs..

/sarcasm : ) i did to

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I didn't look for easter eggs :/

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Thus reducing it to an expensive keyboard/mouse combo with built in hard drive.

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I put it back anyway.

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I didn't look for easter eggs :/

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your loss >_>

http://oasis-games.com/~klange/pictures/desk_800px.jpg

Old stuff

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2272/dsc00508.jpg
Set Up
24- inch monitor, 37 inch lcd
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/232/dsc00509.jpg
my new Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 Super Clocked 896 MB :)
(everything in this cpu has been fully replaced, except the cpu and mobo,
which i really want to do, but dont know how since they are stock (+rep4help)
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1091/dsc00511.jpg

Why is there a tack in the case

I noticed it when i took the picture, my friend shot it with a rubber band a couple days ago, i guess it landed in there :o

You leave your side panel off on a Dell? I'm surprised you haven't died from dust inhalation yet. I swear they CREATE dust, they don't just accumulate it.

Anyway, replacing the processor is just a matter of finding out what socket you have and getting a new processor that's the same socket. You have a Pentium 4 according to your PC specs so it's most likely socket 478 or 775. Easiest way to check is to look up the actual motherboard model number (it's written on the motherboard somewhere). If you want to replace the motherboard as well, then you need to get a processor that's compatible with the NEW motherboard (same socket) and compatible with your current parts. It looks like all you'll need is a motherboard with IDE+SATA connections, PCI-Ex16 1.0 or 2.0, and whatever type of RAM you use (is it DDR or DDR2?).

It has DDR2 ram, ill have to check the processor and motherboard later

Wow, that GTX 260 must be seriously bottle-necked.

So my dad's office PC has a GigaByte GA-8I945G Pro Motherboard in it with a Pentium 4 630 HT 3.00GHz as the CPU. Since the socket is LGA775, is it possible to pair a Core 2 Duo processor with it? On the motherboard box it says "Optimized for Intel Pentium D/Pentium 4 Processor." I know I can use a Celeron on it but I'm not sure if anything newer than a Pentium D will be compatible with the chipset. I've tried looking this up but haven't found any solid answers. Anyone has some answers for me?

That is the scariest bottleneck I've seen.

Trust me, your framerate would double if you just got a new computer (Dell locks the CPUs so that it's near impossible to upgrade to anything recent).

I'll get some pictures up of my computer again once I get my new processor.

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Trust me, your framerate would double if you just got a new computer.

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Ive been trying to do this for the last 3 years, whenever i tell my parents im going to do that, they start spazzing out and say they will get me one, then 5 months pass and i say that im gonna build my own again, then the process repeats

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Ive been trying to do this for the last 3 years, whenever i tell my parents im going to do that, they start spazzing out and say they will get me one, then 5 months pass and i say that im gonna build my own again, then the process repeats

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Then fucking do something about it! And will anybody answer my questions?

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So my dad's office PC has a GigaByte GA-8I945G Pro Motherboard in it with a Pentium 4 630 HT 3.00GHz as the CPU. Since the socket is LGA775, is it possible to pair a Core 2 Duo processor with it? On the motherboard box it says "Optimized for Intel Pentium D/Pentium 4 Processor." I know I can use a Celeron on it but I'm not sure if anything newer than a Pentium D will be compatible with the chipset. I've tried looking this up but haven't found any solid answers. Anyone has some answers for me?

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Figured I'd post this since I plan on [finally] buying the parts for my new rig this Friday and wanted to take some pictures of this eMachines that has survived with me since early 2004.

System specs:
CPU: AMD Sempron 3100+ ~1.8GHz (single core)
Memory: 2GB G.SKILL DDR
Video Card: ATi Radeon X1600 Series
Primary Hard Drive: 94GB IDE
Secondary Hard Drive: 30GB IDE
Operating System: Windows XP SP3


Pictures:

Front of the case:


General view of the inside, wtf is cable management?!


Desk view. my monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, printer, etc....


Some logitech sub. Works nice is all I know.


this baby keeps me cool. :D

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Then fucking do something about it! And will anybody answer my questions?

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I'd look up the mobo and see if it's compatible (You might get lucky and find a customer review or something where they've used it and it worked), and you might want to look up the south bridge (or the north one-- one of those [AFAIK] controls what CPUs work and which ones don't) and see if other mobos with it work.

But it's fairly risky, and there is a chance that it won't work. I'd try anyway-- you can find very cheap m-ATX mobos that support C2D and a lot of other stuff (Don't be put off by the size-- my current gaming computer uses some $50 ASUS mATX board and hasn't failed for me yet)

In short: There's a good chance that it won't work. But try anyway if and only if you're planning on replacing the mobo as well.

Oh fuck....an E-machine my parents has one of those and the damned thing dosnt open its DVD tray unless you press the button 20 times and each times its serviced it speeds up for about a day and then works slower than it didt before it goes off for its service.

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the damned thing dosnt open its DVD tray unless you press the button 20 times.

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I guess that's a global problem then because I gotta push the dvd tray button like I mean it

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Originally Posted by Rook

I guess that's a global problem then because I gotta push the dvd tray button like I mean it

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I have to hit the front of the drive untill the thing opens, these days i leave a blank CD unside down in the tray because its the only way i can open the drive without pressing the button 200 times.

You guys try using the "Eject" link in the Right-Click menu for your disk drive?

I'll just leave this here...

:slap:

Clean that up.

NOW!

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:slap:

Clean that up.

NOW!

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srlsly.

A man needs to keep is desk in full working order at all times. You're over the Universal Can Limit.*


* The UCL is normally defined as 3 cans, but there's also the ECL ("Extreme"), a lower-limit of 20 cans.

Seriously...






That is my room ^^;

Ugh what a mess!

Someone find where this guy lives and throw a vacuum through his window :v:

QUIET YOU!

Sir, I have a PhD in Pwnage. This is not pwnage.
- At the very least you should posted in Tech Talk.
- There is a thread for "PC pics" that also includes random pictures of desks / rooms.
- This is not pwnage.

Why is it not pwnage?

Hey I just merged your terrible thread into here

alright cya

I'll continue...
- The pictures themselves are way to large to be posting, even in shot tags.
- So you have multiple game systems? So? I know a ton of people with three 360s, three PSPs a PS3 and an N64. Personally, I like to have just one of each, but hey, to each his own.
- I see lots of dust. At least, I think I see lots of dust. I can't tell with all the graininess in the pictures.
- You have on LCD? Just one? And here, even I'm packing two 22"s, two 9"s and a 14.1"
- Where's the portable media player? The wireless gaming mouse? The mobile? You've failed leet desk composition 101!
- You're making far too big of a deal out of the fact that you have Killzone 2 it seems - it came out in February, right? Yeah.

Good day to you, sir.

Yeah turn down the ISO next time. It really brings out the dust!

Look at all of that wasted money on consoles! Could have bought a pretty good PC with that!

Or purchase a ticket to Freelancer's town to plant more signs ;D

I got each of those 360's for about 40$ each xD

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I got each of those 360's for about 40$ each xD

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What a waste of $80.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7721/random034.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2016/random035.jpg

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/6349/random039.jpg

The desk,

The case
http://timo.modacity.net/pix/desktop/_MG_9121.jpg
The case with its new cooling system
http://timo.modacity.net/pix/desktop/_MG_9128.jpg
The fridge

Its contents


:v:

Vacuum your floor you slob.

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That is my room ^^;

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Jesus fuck, what are you, Console Noah?

That would be blasphemy!
I am Dr. Pwn

Why isnt beer in that mini refrigerator ?

It would be stocked full of Tui, but the hall director has an alcohol ban in place for the next few weeks - until exams are over.

This commercial always comes to mind when I think of Rugby (and then I remember how superior Scotland is to EVERYONE):

idgi

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idgi

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S'ok.

The video shows that no matter how hard you shout, you'll never beat a Scotsman down below.

I realize it's 1AM in my time zone, but I had a sudden urge to redecorate...

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What a waste of $80.

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everything I own, my comp (shit though it may be), my monitor, my 72 inch television, my xbox, and even my bed were free.

Only thing I own that I bought was my car. for $1200.

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everything I own, my comp (shit though it may be), my monitor, my 72 inch television, my xbox, and even my bed were free.

Only thing I own that I bought was my car. for $1200.

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You and my dad would get along famously. He finds shit on the side of the road that he has mentioned he has needed mere minutes before.

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I realize it's 1AM in my time zone, but I had a sudden urge to redecorate...
[shot]http://blog.phpwnage.com/~klange/pictures/IMG_4492.JPG[shot]

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so why do you have two netbooks :confused2:

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so why do you have two netbooks :confused2:

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A question I am constantly asked... I bought the one on the left back in December, best purchase ever. Love the thing. The one on the right, I won at a programming competition in March (each member of our three-man team got one, we came in first). It's not worth enough to sell it, plus it's best that I keep it as Dell doesn't make the Mini 9 any more, so I can never get another one.

New computer pix. :O

Specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor (2 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: G.SKILL 4GB 1333 DDR3 RAM
Hard Drive: Samsung 500GB w/16MB Cache
Video Card: XFX ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB
Monitor: shitty - plan on getting another Acer 22' for this soon....
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD
Computer Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black

Pics:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9950/comp1q.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8977/comp2q.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2787/comp3.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3315/comp4.jpg

Are the usb ports at the front accessible without opening the front up?

No =[. But for me that is okay I rarely use the front ports anyway... The badass look of the case overrides that hah

All that awesome hardware and you still have a CRT...

A small, crappy CRT. 24" CRT or 24" LCD then you get noticed~~~

Get a 24" 1920x1200 widescreen LCD, you can find them for pretty cheap now.

I was going for this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009145

if you know of a 24'' close to that price then lemme know!

the 22-24" 1080p displays are around that price if you want the wider aspect ratio.

Just pay the $300-$350 so you can actually watch 1080p content. The monitor you have selected now is to small.

And not only that, but Acer anything is generally shit. Get a nice 24" Samsung monitor with HDMI output. They may run you $250-300 but just do it, you can't avoid it if you want to maximize your money's worth on the computer internals.

Go for this baby right here >>>
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824005125
Along with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882021100

Contrast Ratio of 50,000:1 and the perfect resolution to watch 1080p Movies.
This is the best HD monitor out on the market within it's price range and it's not 300$

Yea but 16:9 is fail for computing. :downs:

Not at all. Bacon uses one and it's great for gaming!

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Not at all. Bacon uses one and it's great for gaming!

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Bacon shall one day sizzle on the stove pan of breakfast for his ignorance!

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Bacon shall one day sizzle on the stove pan of breakfast for his ignorance!

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16:9 is still the shit...

After recently cleaning off my desk, thought I'd show it off.

Republic Commando for the win, is it running off your 360 or your PC?

PC :pcgaming:

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

Republic Commando for the win, is it running off your 360 or your PC?

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360 light isn't even turned on. RC FTW.

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And not only that, but Acer anything is generally shit.

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lolwut, my 1080p acer monitor is very nice... i also had to buy some smaller monitors for family members.. went with acer and couldn't be happier.

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lolwut, my 1080p acer monitor is very nice... i also had to buy some smaller monitors for family members.. went with acer and couldn't be happier.

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Acer has the 3rd best monitors and the 1000th best everything else.

Typing on an acer monitor right now. It's the best one in the house

I'd say for top 3 ranking:

1. Samsung
2. LG
3. Viewsonic

Yeah the Acer 22 inch we do have in the house is amazing.

I have a 19 inch Acer. Runs great, resolution is amazing for a small screen like this. Great 16:10 ratio. Haven't had a single complaint about it.

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PC :pcgaming:

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Good, it's best!

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Originally Posted by Amit

360 light isn't even turned on. RC FTW.

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Sometimes they're hard to see in lighted environments, also could have been burned out!

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Originally Posted by itszutak

Typing on an acer monitor right now. It's the best one in the house

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You really should look into getting a keyboard, typing on your monitor can't be very good for the LCD...

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Originally Posted by Amit

I'd say for top 3 ranking:

1. Samsung
2. LG
3. Viewsonic

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qft.

I have a samsung and 2 dell monitors...

Samsung one was a really nice 1680x1050, but I needed a smaller monitor since an 8600gt can barely play anything over 30 fps at that res.

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I have a samsung and 2 dell monitors...

Samsung one was a really nice 1680x1050, but I need a better graphics card so I can play at that res.

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ftfy.

The viewsonic monitor I had before my Acer was ABSOLUTE. SHIT.

I have never seen a monitor overheat like it did, and I have never seen a monitor's backlight ever fail in LESS THAN 6 MONTHS.

Granted, it was refurbished. But the screen, even when it worked, did not impress me. The default colors were way off and the tools they give you to adjust it are weird and felt really cheap.

I use Asus, before though I also had Acer. :)

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8599/dsc0358.jpg

PC is on the bottom right (can't see). Speakers go to PC. Line in on Mac to PC, virtual surround from Mac. DVI output from PC, and VGA output from Mac. I switch between screens from a button. Synergy to link my keyboard and mouse between PC and Mac with a button. Midi Controller to Mac. External HD hidden on the left. IKEA light on the right, and Halogen Spotlights (not on) above. Desks from IKEA. I detach one as a pong table :) Whiteboard on the right, hidden. Two closet-shelves (part of that whole IKEA setup thing) on top.

Cool rig bro. KVM switch?

Edit:

Here's my setup...I've since cleaned my room, but my desk looks largely the same..all cluttered. Yay 1.3MP mobile pics and Cyrillic primary school education posters from 1977.


Whole system:


Cable management...wut.

You sir, are pro at wire management.

That looks a little similar to mine, cept I don't have the hugeass IDE cables. I honestly have nowhere to throw the wires

Just got my new monitor, so here's the final setup before I go to FSU:

The compy and lappy are connected through InputDirector.

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Cable management...wut.

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IT BURNS!

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Originally Posted by Rook

That looks a little similar to mine, cept I don't have the hugeass IDE cables. I honestly have nowhere to throw the wires

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I don't either. There isn't enough room between the mobo and case for anything, and the way the bays are set up doesn't allow for nifty maneuvering. Also, my power supply has way too many cords and is not modular. =|

Also, I want your speakers Flibitijibibo...D=

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I don't either. There isn't enough room between the mobo and case for anything, and the way the bays are set up doesn't allow for nifty maneuvering. Also, my power supply has way too many cords and is not modular. =|

Also, I want your speakers Flibitijibibo...D=

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I just have all my power cords tucked over the top of my cd/dvd drive. But from the looks of it, my case is slightly larger than yours. :rolleyes:

You should have some room behind the hard drive bays for cords, and I see open 5.25in bays where you can throw some cables. You're also using a case that has a top mounted PSU though, I've always found those to be harder to manage when it comes to power cables... You've got to go modular, it's just so nice!


(Sorry for the blurriness, camera recently decided to stop auto-focusing very well)

When I got my case back in '04, ones with bottom-mounted PSUs cost a pretty penny...mine was a $42 Rosewill. I had all of the cables sitting in the 5.25" bay but I had just gotten through diving into my PC to remove a dead sound card, which is what reminded me to take those pics in the first place...=D

I see that your PSU is modular, which doesn't hurt either.

The modular features were one of the main reasons that I got that PSU, I use all of the "hard lines" (the cords that are non-removable) and then the three peripheral cords for my optical/hard drives and accessories. I could probably do quite a bit better with my cable management as it stands now, but I'd need to grab a couple of extension cables for a few of the power cords.

I just needed a cheap replacement PSU for the 420W that burned out. 580W, $60, 80+ certified, good to go.

:D

I didn't show much of my tower in the last post, and I recently moved a load of shit around, so here's new pics.


Rearranged everything over to the end wall in the room to make it more spacious. Testing out my new Coca-Cola cooler (runs on household or cigarette lighter in vehicle) and instead of having my quad receiver just making more noise next to the desk, the speakers are below and to the left of the frame for rear audio. No, I didn't spill anything on the concrete under the desk, it's just stained that way.


Revel in my not-so-exciting computer with no fancy LEDs or windows, and my particularly bad wiring job. The only shiny things are the gold-plated RAM sticks which are also mostly hidden from view by a tangle of wires.

Does that case not have any fans? :ohdear:

no fans for silent performance~

I have 3 or 4 case fans and don't hear them ?

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no fans for silent performance~

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It's true, the case itself has no fans. It's just a plain Acer Aspire M1201 case. However, the PSU has dual fans, there's the CPU's heatsink fan, and there's one fan on the 9500GT.

If I set Crysis to Very High settings at 1680x1050 just to make it chug (down to about 10 frames per second, ugh), the CPU and GPU rise up into the mid-40s (degrees celsius). I'm not sure that calls for a case fan. Or am I wrong?

And Rook... is that when there's absolutely nothing going on anywhere in the building and the only thing you can hear is your own breathing? Not that it matters, I'm sure most people can easily drown out their computer's fans with a little music. Besides... if you're referring to the case you have pics posted of just above, I only see the one fan at the back that's screwed directly onto the case. Unless you're also including the PSU fan, CPU heatsink fan, and the GPU's fan...

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And Rook... is that when there's absolutely nothing going on anywhere in the building and the only thing you can hear is your own breathing? Not that it matters, I'm sure most people can easily drown out their computer's fans with a little music. Besides... if you're referring to the case you have pics posted of just above, I only see the one fan at the back that's screwed directly onto the case. Unless you're also including the PSU fan, CPU heatsink fan, and the GPU's fan...

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There you go..



The CPU fan is behind the fan with the green LED, and the graphics card has a little fan too. That's 6 in all if you count those. If it matters there is a spot on the other side of the case for a 80mm fan that is empty that points to the hard drive rack.

Ahh, right. I was still looking at the pics of your OLD computer. Whoops.