A few words about my absence.

[BananaTugger]

I've been starting and running my own business. :D

Pro Machines Custom Gaming Computers.

"Pro Performance, Wholesale Prices."

Check this deal out:

Raidmax Ares Gaming Tower Case with Window Panel and a 120mm Fan
Raidmax 420 Watt Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU for Socket AM2
CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System
GigaByte GA-M55SLI-S4 nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Audio, GB LAN, S-ATA with Raid Controller, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, Dual PCI-E 16x for SLI Action
Corsair 1024MB (512MB x2) DDR2-800 PC6400 (2GB of DDR2-800 PC6400 for another $220)
2x eVGA nVidia Geforce 7300GT 512MB DDR2 (or a eVGA nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR4 for another $50, eVGA nVidia Geforce 8800GTX 768MB DDR4 for another $415)
Seagate Barracuda 250GB, SATA-II, 3GB/Sec, 7200RPM, 8MB Cache
Sony 16x Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive (Plus a 16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW Combo Drive for another $35, you can use your own drives if you want)
Mitsumi 3.5'' IDE Floppy Drive
600W PMPO 3 Piece (2.1) Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2 (or Vista Home Basic Edition Retail for another $65, Home Premium Retail for another $80, or just a FAT32 formatted blob for free)
Overclocking and Benchmarking Utilities
More Neon than a Block of the Las Vegas Strip (Sunbeam Cold Cathode in Blue, Red, or Green)
A copy of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas and a copy of Hero Online
Forever Warranty Service (Repair, Replace, Reinstall: Forever)

Consultation Session to determine what components are best for You.

Free Setup and Installation for Local Deliveries. Fedex Ground Shipping available

Lay-A-Way and Financing Available.

All that you see here for $1000 USD. :D

I've sold three of these systems so far, each with various upgrades and component swap-outs.

I also have budget AMD AM2 Dual-Core systems, and some sweet LCD monitors.

So, that's what I've been up to, how about you?.

BTW, email me at ProMachines@gmail.com, website coming soon.

[KingTermite]

How much do you charge for a banana tug?

[BananaTugger]

How much do you charge for a banana tug?

Buy a new rig and it's free! :p

srsly, though, like $50/hour.

[KingTermite]

Buy a new rig and it's free! :p

srsly, though, like $50/hour.
Do you prorate? Seriously....it would only take about 5 minutes.

[BananaTugger]

Do you prorate? Seriously....it would only take about 5 minutes.

Sure, but money up front, k?

[Stacey]

Wow! A $0.30 hand job for Chip! :eek:

[jfmckenna]

I thought gamer geeks built there own machines?

[catatonic]

some do, many don't.

Reason is that many people don't keep up on the latest in hardware technologies, and don't want to go through a huge learning session everytime they want a new machine.

I'm fine with that learning, so I roll my own. All I need now is a new case....I'm debating going rackmount.

[jfmckenna]

Ooo Ohh water cooled

[CycleMagic]

congratulations on the new adventure! I hope things work out well for you!

[jyossarian]

So what's the BF discount? It better be something like 95% off the fell-off-the-back-of-the-truck price.

[jsharr]

Congrats and Good Luck!

[catatonic]

Watercooling was why I wanted to go rackmount....I'm tempted to install multiple independent loops. I was looking at using a small automotive intercooler as a radiator, and using a staging resevoir as the "Pull" area for the pumps. Fans will be in the back of the rack to force air through this all.

the way I will have it setup will require pumps with a good amount of head...The hopes is to have gravity do it's thing feeding the warm liquid through the intercooler.

It won't be done for a good long time though, as waterblocks are rather expensive, plus the rack will have to be modded to fit my specs as well.

[BananaTugger]

Most of my business has been with students looking for something to take to college.

The 2nd rig I built was a $12000 no expense spared job.

It had an 2 Intel Core 2 Quad Core Processors and four liquid cooled video cards.

Cooling fans and liquid cooling loops on everything, even the RAM.

I called it "Big Red", even though it was blue :p

The BF discount of the day is free shipping. :D

[catatonic]

Very cool rig man.

[Eatadonut]

some do, many don't.

Reason is that many people don't keep up on the latest in hardware technologies, and don't want to go through a huge learning session everytime they want a new machine.

I'm fine with that learning, so I roll my own. All I need now is a new case....I'm debating going rackmount.

+1. It's a serious time commitment to relearn what you miss out on if you take a long time between builds.

I'm going rackmount with my next build - my stereo equipment is already going in there, so it just makes sense.

Good luck tugger. I built in high school and made some decent cash.

[BananaTugger]

Very cool rig man.

Omg it got a 35000+ in 3dMark 2006. =/

[Taerom]

Sounds cool. How much do you usually make on each rig?

[BananaTugger]

Sounds cool. How much do you usually make on each rig?

Anywhere from -$50 to +$100 USD depending on the person and build, plus extra stuff like overclocking services (Complete CPU, GPU(s), RAM and System Buses with Optimized Memory Timings for $20) and maintenance plans (Cleanings, Rebuilds, and Component Scans every three months for 5 years for $50).

[feba]

Nearly the same as the PC i'm going to be assembling myself soon enough, with a couple of upgrades. Too bad it's an AMD, that just kills it for me.

[BananaTugger]

Nearly the same as the PC i'm going to be assembling myself soon enough, with a couple of upgrades. Too bad it's an AMD, that just kills it for me.

Well, what's your budget?

If I have a number, I can come up with a build list for you.

[BananaTugger]

I'm having a sale on AMD Orleans Core Processors.

PM or IM for details.

[BananaTugger]

I have some Lite-On Blu-Ray burners for $550 USD.

They're SATA-II.