Goal of the project:
I've taken a long time to finish it, but it's nearly done.

I wanted a pc that was fast, good looking, well cooling but quiet and didn't have a huge price tag... now that's not too much to ask, is it?

This is what the PC shop gave me:



Let's get started, first of all, the pricetag:

HardWare:
XP2400+: 160
8rda+: 150
2*256mb twinmoss ddr333: 140
R9500 128mb: 180
Seagate CudaV 60GB: 100
Pioneer 16x DVD: 50
Q-Tek 550W PSU: 50
Logitech elite keyb & MX700 mouse: 110
Xelo 17" TFT: 500
DTT2500 5.1 surround: 100
total: 1540 eur

Cooling:
D-tek Spir@l: 75 (2nd hand)
DD nb & vid: 60 (2nd hand)
eheim 1250: 30 (2nd hand)
heattransformer dual X: 70
plexi res: 50
silicon tubes: 10
3*120mm papst: 60
2*80mm papst: 35
PC mods rheobus: 50
total: 440 eur

Modding:
LianLi PC86: 175
Noritake VFD 4*20: 50 (2nd hand)
Plexi sheet: 6
screws: 7.5
dual grill (top): 25
singe grill (side): 15
UV cabel: 30
Dye lite: 6
alu bezel for DVD: 5
DIY baybus: 10
total: 155 eur

Grand total: 2135 eur

Not too shabby, a comparable prebuilt pc @ dell.be added up to 3300 eur.

next objective: Good Looking