Hi all

As you see I'm new and I apologise about my subject/thread title, I just didn't know what to call it, and whats on top of that, I didn't know where to post it anyway, Lets say that I have a Packard Bell PC and I want to move my PC Hardware (Organs) to a new case, would that work?

Secondly, you can paint your own case right?
Thirdly, when you saying Case Modding, you don't mean making your own case do you?

thanks

You can change the name...to the Packard Bell Organs....

That sounds like a transplant.....


Hahaha just jokn'
Welcome to PimpRig......

Thanks for the reply, that was fast

you know how Packard Bell Cases look like right, Especially The very old ones, maan I want to change that to a new awesome looking case heehaaa , although the my Packard Bell organs need to be updates you know.
I was reading "How to paint a case BASIC" and I must say, its just awesome

Quote: Originally Posted by mwarsame Hi all As you see I'm new and I apologise about my subject/thread title, I just didn't know what to call it, and whats on top of that, I didn't know where to post it anyway, Lets say that I have a Packard Bell PC and I want to move my PC Hardware (Organs) to a new case, would that work? Secondly, you can paint your own case right? Thirdly, when you saying Case Modding, you don't mean making your own case do you? thanks

1. Sure, but you might have a problem with the optical drive bezels (the front of the DVD or CD-Rom) fitting into a new case.

2. Why not?

3. Sometimes.

I had a Fony Vaio some time ago that I thought about moving to a new case, but the motherboard was a "propriatary" motherboard meaning that the holes on the board would only match up with the holes in a
Fony case. What would I do? I'd salvage everything you've got except the motherboard, buy a new motherboard that fits an industry standard, and put it all back together again.

Oh, welcome to PR.

Rob

Ummm, not to hate on your PC but when was the last time Packard Bell made a computer? I'd invest in some other partsfirst, but do as you please.

Quote: Originally Posted by _Sexy_Pants_ Ummm, not to hate on your PC but when was the last time Packard Bell made a computer? I'd invest in some other partsfirst, but do as you please.

They still make them: http://www.packardbell.com/products.htm

Why, why, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I know Packard Bell is a century old but hay, I use Dell now me and most of the family but PB is in da house so its better to play with it

It still has a useful organs ya'know

Thanks Rob...

one more question I promise, okay... well two quesions:

1. If you wanted to build a PC from scratch, I mean a High performance PC for graphics and gaming, how much would you be looking to spend? not including the monitor
2. In the case, can you have your own window cut shape, plastic see-through

cheers

Quote: Originally Posted by mwarsame If you wanted to build a PC from scratch, I mean a High performance PC for graphics and gaming, how much would you be looking to spend? not including the monitor cheers

You could start here....
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1081&CatId=335
Ultra Performance System!
AMD Athlon™ 64-bit 3200+, 512MB DDR, 120GB SATA HDD, DVD Burner!

Quote: Originally Posted by AMD Daddy They still make them: http://www.packardbell.com/products.htm

I haven't seen one in sooo long I thought they were out of business. Anyway, welcome to PR mwarsame. Unless the parts are proprietary you should be able to put it all in a new case. Since you are apparently new to all this that might not be a bad way to get your feet wet.

As far as modding goes it can be anything from adding a window or paint to building a case from scratch. It all depends on your ability, desire and pocketbook.

Some brands are very propreititary (sp?) and the boards wont fit the holes on another case tray. I had this trouble with moving a dell dimension to a Antec case. All you have to do to solve this delema is buy or barrow a tap and die set and create the holes nessicary. I would not reccoment just drilling the holes and hoping that the screws will tread themselves and go in straight... I've had very bad experiences with that...

guys, have you ever had this excitement package in you that it wants to strike out but theres something holding it back...

I'm so damn excited about this, especially if you into pimping cars then you really have a explosive package...
I bet I am talking s***! ha

anyway thanks guys I appreciate your help

I gotta find a good job...

Quote: Originally Posted by THRASHER2 You could start here.... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1081&CatId=335 Ultra Performance System! AMD Athlon™ 64-bit 3200+, 512MB DDR, 120GB SATA HDD, DVD Burner!

what if you want to build it yourself, also, One Big knowledge equired: Which do you prefer:

AMD

or

INTEL

wow pb? the last pb i had was a 486 33mhz with 4 megs of ram--thata thing rocked

The AMD and Intel debate has been known to start a few heated debates, so i will give my take on it: AMD is a great budget system, and great for overclocking if you can either a) find an unlocked XP b)buy a mobile XP (and at this i might be wrong), or c) afford 64.

Intel has it's own perks (i personally am an AMD guy, but work on a P4 2.8 at work, and have no problems with it.)

Another suggestion (and i am surprised it hasn't been suggested) is to look through the galleries. Each case has its own reason for being up, each looks absolutely amazing or incredibly bad (all personal taste), but the main point being that they were all made with the abilities that the individual has, and to each of their own tastes, sometimes with input of others, sometimes not. (WHAT A RUN-ON!!)

Just remember to have fun, enjoy what you are doing, and make it so that YOU like it.

Tom

/Steps off semi-soap box

cheers tombozo that was increbly awesome advice, I like PR

Quote: Originally Posted by mwarsame I like PR

Who doesn't?

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreyco Who doesn't?

The people that can't get in quick enough...............!

Quote: Originally Posted by mwarsame I like PR

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreyco Who Doesn't?

Why do you think that I have been lurking for two years? I post here and there, get involved every so often, but in the all in all, l i sit back, watch the magic, and learn from the very best that there is to learn from. I say this with no ego, due to the fact that i have been to other sites, and although they have high-caliber work, none have the comradre(sp?) nor the family like atmosphere that is here.

Enjoy your stay (I for one, hope that it lasts). Welcome to PR!

EDIT: (To the post dropped while i was still typing)...Who doesn't like PR? Those few that have banned....namely a few that seemed to have helped and then just done something incredibly STUPID!

aka spammers and hoaxers... are the only ones really banned others are just rep slapped.

But they are only jealous of the stuff that people around here create. Truly this is the place to get help with anything do-it-yourself on a computer at a professional grade quality.

the PB's mobo mounts to the bottom of the case and pci cards are mounted in a riser,so this pretty much rules out a transplant.
and PB isn't out of business,due to support issues they stopped selling in the US market.