[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Oasis]

so I was inspired by a post I saw on reddit about a guy taking an old laptop screen and turning it into an external monitor for his computer. I took apart an broken laptop we had laying around and got the screen out, now I just have to find the right controller board for it and I get tiny screen to put stuff on

pls excuse stuff cam quality..my stand isn't as cool as his but it's a wip

I pulled the old LCD out of a 7-8 year old laptop and I'm planning on converting it to a more portable external display. Any ideas for framing and screen protection?

I still haven't framed mine, but the eqstore on Ebay sold me a controller that works flawlessly.

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[Flush535]

the guy in the reddit post I linked made his case out of legos, it looks pretty sweet. I might try something like that.

[Swat 3]

I am looking to be able to run most if not all modern games on high+ settings at 40-6060-100 FPS with room to definitely fit under the belt for 2+ years before having to upgrade.

What should my budget look like in that 'range' that wouldn't cause me to kill myself over making sacrifices?

[Bisjac]

if you were at 1080 gaming, you can do that for like 6-700 bucks nowadays.
prob cheaper if you use older models of stuff that would prob work just as well.

[Swat 3]

if you were at 1080 gaming, you can do that for like 6-700 bucks nowadays.
prob cheaper if you use older models of stuff that would prob work just as well.

what about 60-100 fps on high/ultra?

[Bisjac]

lol.
4k gaming cant be done at higher then 60fps right now. as monitors and video card combos that support any higher dont exist.
and even then its starting at $2k

for 1080@100+
prob 1200 bucks is very safe to start at. but it really depends on the games you are playing.

[Swat 3]

but it really depends on the games you are playing.

stuff like gta v, bf4, skyrim, crysis 3

probably head for 15k or something around there?

[carolcat]

Hey guys I finally got my computer running stable. BF3 crashes every 10 minutes but I'll take what I can get.

Album + Specs
http://imgur.com/a/smYJj

that can't be a good setup for cooling. theres no room for exhaust

[Pngu12970]

So I overclocked my system by some amount. CPU went from 2.6ghz to 2.9ghz and the gpu went from 850mhz/1200mhz to 950/1300 at its usual 1.2 volts

[AtlasBlue]

This looks extremely overkill.

[Swat 3]

This looks extremely overkill.

>cooler master

[AtlasBlue]

>cooler master

Wait, what's wrong with Cooler Master?

[Miga]

This looks extremely overkill.

I thought the old V8 looked overkill, wow.

[bloody jumper]

Now, I'm pretty much illiterate when it comes to the inner workings of computers, but I know mine is nowhere near amazing. Now, to the point, I have come into $120 and hope that I can maybe upgrade my computer so I can boost my FPS in some games. For reasons that are hard to explain I have to spend this money soon, so I can't save it. So if one of you could point me in a direction that would give me a lot of bang for my buck, I would be very appreciative.

Here are my specs for further information:

[bloody jumper]

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Sorry for the double post