2000-2004 we had great fun building it best thing at a good rate that you can do is play solitaire so email and the Linux OS works great on it

1000 harddrive bays.  
And you wonder why I have my doubts  
 
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So assuming you just use solid state drives and don't use an internal dvd drive - you could fit in 10 max  
 
Actually it will be interesting to see what you come up with - most people have absolutely no idea how to build a gaming system. They just go for the most expensive, newest bits of kit they can afford.  
Which is completely wrong.  
 
You have to balance the entire system so that you have minimum bottlenecks. Matching similiar speed components is far more important than just buying the most expensive kit you can.  
Stability is also much more important than most people realise. What use is playing halo 7 at 10,000 frames per second (see hyperbole is catching) if it crashes every 5 minutes ?  
 
So yeah, interested in what you build

I was exaggerating FYI because there's more th en some cases I've seen OK  

Quote from curious_aardvark on Aug 15^th, 2012, 9:06am:

 
Yes but have you installed case fans using twist ties?  Nix the hacksaw and go for a single speed Dremel.  It is the most perfect tool for case modifications out there; you will not be disappointed.  
 
Drilling additional screw holes and cutting vents in the side panel directly above(or next to) the CPU fan for an additional case fan is a great Dremel project to try.  Extending the life of your CPU and reducing strain on the CPU fan will pay for the Dremel itself.
 
Sasquatchslinger:  All those thousands of dollars can be wasted in a matter of seconds if proper cooling and airflow is not allowed as well.  
 
Quote from curious_aardvark on Aug 15^th, 2012, 9:06am:

 
And are NEVER deburred it seems.  We all have scars to prove it!  
 

If you're willing to sling that kind of dough into a project pc, you may as well try some kind of water-cooling system.  Haven't tried that ever as water and electronics are like matter and anti-matter!  But people who use them say there is NO alternative.

you pretty much only need water cooling if you're overclocking the processor.  
 
Which always adds instability into a system, no matter how cool you can keep it.  
 
Used to do that sort of thing way back when. But processors are so quick these days that it's never necessary. The processor is never going to be your bottle neck.

Looks good on my home screen C_A!  

LOL, I edited the computer I am using. hard drive used to be a crappy 50gb model, origional, POS. upgraded to 500gb 2 years ago, planning to put a 1tb in it. running Ubuntu(with some slight edits) and quad I7 cores. I get laughed at at school sometimes, but when some kids see the sims I am running off of me flash drive, their laughter changes to "how in ******** did you do that? Where did you get that?" I wound up putting fruit ninga and a bunch of other Ipod games on a TI-84 silver plus graphing calc and might be renting it to people, cause they LOVE it! I get bugged every day in every class- "did you bring your calculator?" In my CTA class, I got practically mobbed once i finished the projects. It is rather hilarious.  
-Squirrel