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Cocktail Dream (First Build) [Done, basically]
saurian333:
Thanks for the kind words. :) I appreciate that.
That thought had occurred to me. Honestly, I'm having trouble convincing myself that it turned out well enough to sell as a finished piece of work. You can't tell from the pics, but the artwork isn't all that hot; just laser prints and backing paper. I couldn't bring myself to spend $60-80 for cheap paper printouts, and I definitely wasn't willing to put out for vinyl on my first build. Also, that bezel really does look pretty bad, and I haven't yet worked out a way to do it better.
If someone showed a real interest in buying it, then sure, I'd be happy to put a few more touches on it and sell it. As for the software, I'd probably throw Windows on it and go with a more common/supported frontend. Linux is too much for the average user to troubleshoot, especially when it comes to anything gaming-related. If I had the free time, I'd love to sit and tweak the code and customize the distribution, but I really don't.
Or, I would take just take out the PC/monitor and sell it for a little more than cost of materials, if someone wanted a cheap DIY cab. Anyone want to drive to Dubuque, IA to pick up an empty, halfway-decent cab? I can't afford to take a loss on the parts, so be prepared to pay for them. ;)
But really, I will end up modifying what's already done more than completely trashing it. The CP will most likely remain intact and go into a new box. The sides of the main box would get slimmed down, and have a door put in. The front of the base would probably get replaced (or covered with a new piece) if I follow my current favorite idea. The only thing that would really get "scrapped" is the top (saving the plexi, of course). We'll see...I might do a whole new CP for the next one (with some Sanwa stuff I traded for on these forums); then I'd be more willing to sell the existing one.
saurian333:
Got that blog started. Be gentle; there's not much there yet! :)
http://saurian333.blogspot.com/
(same link added to sig)
drventure:
Yeah, it'd be tough to sell it, but it'd be tough to rip it up for parts.
I like that little biostar rig you mentioned. I've kind of been thinking about building up a Media center pc for a while now.
After my recent run in with lightning and building up a SAN raid to replace the little 500gb Iomega SAN drive I was using, I'm a little more convinced that I can still be a prebuilt rig in capability and money spent.
Anyway, I liked the Cocktail build but I can totally understand being dissatisfied with a first build. Here's to the next one! :cheers:
saurian333:
You're right, it will be tough either way. I really do like the cabinet, but it's just taking up space right now, really.
Kind of like my old Grand Am; I liked that car, but with a worn-out tranny, major brake leak, bad tire seal, and electrical problem, it was just sitting there undriven, and had to go.
Although, the cab actually works...so I guess it's not really like that at all. Nevermind.
I've seen much cooler shuttle cases, but the Biostar is by far the coolest I've seen for $50 including motherboard. Problem is, it only has a 915 chipset, which means no dual-core; also only supports DDR, whereas DDR2 is both faster and usually cheaper. So, it was either that with about a 3.4GHz chip, or a $32 board with a 2x3GHz. And I saved on RAM, because I have an extra GB of DDR2 already. :)
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Thanks for saying so; it means a lot to me. And I'll definitely drink to that! :cheers:
painterinfo:
Hi Dude,
I would try and fix the electrical problem and see if you can sell it for enough to cover the cost for the same parts you are going to rip out, at least the fault will be easier to troubleshoot while they are installed.
Otherwise you start your next build with second hand parts and one that might be faulty?