Spec me an eye catching PC

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I need a PC to show off in a shop window.

It doesn't have to have any grunt whats over. If the fact that having components inside makes it look better, i wouldn't have even bothered.

But I do need nice looking internals and have them shown off, so a clear windowed (large window) case.
Lights, LED fans, coloured water cooling pipes. etc.

Don't want to spend too much as it will just sit in the window, and would like it as energy efficient as possible as it will be on 12 hours a day. As i said performance is a non-issue.

I've been looking around for cases but none have really caught my eye.
 
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a cheap pc just for looks can usually be hard to come across as most good looking parts are either flimsy crap, or the best money can buy.

it is one of the strangest builds i've come across :P i guess you need to give a price too.
well, you would have to spend more than usual to get watercooling into the case, but i would say an am3 build would be sufficient with a single core sempron in it.
you could then get a crosshair IV motheboard for looks. (red and black would go well in this case)
get some g-skill ripjaws (red) just need low capacity ones (cheapest you can find)
a 450-500w corsair builder psu would work well in this.
a 6000 series reference 6850 would fit with the theme nicely. for a cooler, a pre built loop (H-50) would preobably be the best looks for price, and you could bang on a cheap 120mm red glowing fan.
the case could be any with a nice large window (650d?) , and bang some of hte same fans in it as on the cooler.
i would also say a HAFx, but that is expensive (but goes best with the theme)
 
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if its not bein used cant u just run the light and fans from a battery pack? get a standard mobo with a decent cooler mounted? get a case with a 1/2-1/4 size window so u dont see any bays, psu, gfx card etc......£300 quid max on that imo.
 
Yes I can.
And I probably should do that. sounds a much better option actually.
Just connect them all to a 12V adapter I guess.

Level 10 is nice, but I would still prefer a case with practically the whole side a window. Too many just have a small window
 
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hmm, not had a spec me like this before, i'll see what i can come up with. i'll edit my post every now and then when i think of stuff
i'll be posting a selection of stuff in here because your idea of good looking might not be the same as mine

motherboards
1 x Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £359.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £229.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £155.99
1 x Asus P67 Sabertooth Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £151.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £134.98
1 x Zotac Z68ITX-A-E Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX (Socket AM3/AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £119.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 Zacate with HD6310 iGPU - AMD Fusion (ITX) £109.99

i tried to get a selection of sizes and designs. sadly all the nice looking ones are expensive :(


Memory
1 x Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ4GX3M2A1600C8) £44.99
1 x OCZ Intel Extreme XMP 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C7 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit (OCZ3X1333LV4GK) £34.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9B) £32.99
1 x G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £32.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £26.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA1339) £23.99
not a major amount of good looking stuff here. i've included a couple of cheapo low profile ones here too because the bigger stuff might interfere with the cooler


graphics cards
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 460 HAWK "Super-OC" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £139.99
1 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Single Slot 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Stalker & AVP Games £129.98
1 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MOH, Deus Ex & Stalker Games £124.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £94.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTS 450 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Mouse Pad £94.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTS 450 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £86.99
1 x Asus GeForce GT 440 SILENT 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £69.98
1 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £53.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 HM 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-04-20G) £35.99
1 x Gainward GeForce 8400GS "SILENT" 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card £25.99
nice selection of all the different looks, including some fanless cards. i tried to keep the price down too, but some of the kinds of cooler are only available on the higher end cards


coolers
1 x Cooler Master V10 TEC Hybrid CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1366) £72.98
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366, AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / 754 / 939 / 940) £54.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £49.99
1 x Zalman CNPS9900-MAX Blue LED CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £43.91
1 x Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156//LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £32.99
1 x Scythe Shuriken BIG Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Scoket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £31.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2 High Performance Quiet CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Asus Axe Square Limited Edition Gold CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM3) £19.99
1 x Asus Royal Knight CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM2+) £17.99
Total : £393.41 (includes shipping : £10.50).
the zalman is also available with a red LED



cases
1 x OcUK V8 Watercooled Case - Corsair 650D £289.99
1 x Intel Bracket Fitted £0.00
1 x Lian Li PC-U6B Special Edition Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £229.99
1 x Silverstone Fortress 2 FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £219.98
1 x OcUK V6 Watercooled Case - BitFenix Shinobi £199.99
1 x Intel Bracket Fitted £0.00
1 x OcUK V6 Watercooled Case - Zalman Z9 £184.99
1 x Intel Bracket Fitted £0.00
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02W-EW Evolution Windowed Case - White £155.99
1 x Antec Fusion Remote HTPC Case - Black £139.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £134.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £124.99
1 x Silverstone Fortress 3 FT03B Black - Funky Tower Case £124.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £119.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Red/White £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black £104.99
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £75.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
1 x Cooler Master Silencio RC-550 Silent Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x OcUK Galaxy III Tower Case - Black (450W PSU) £34.99
1 x OcUK Flamingo FM-12A Midi Tower Case - Black/Blue £21.98
obviously the main part of the build so you want this to look amazing. again my lack of knowing what your after means you have a massive choice


default stuff
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.46
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £109.94 (includes shipping : £8.75).

i figured a super cheap DVD drive so you can install windows then remove it again, a cheapo hard drive and a modular PSU thats not going to blow up after 5 seconds would fit the bill nicely
 
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-135-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

If you're looking for an... unorthodox look?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-CS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

Tall and imposing, can imagine it with blue LEDs shining from the inside, I think it would look quite attractive!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-115-TT&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

Sort of like Lemin suggested but in black and red. Not my favourite (slightly tacky) but it might definately catch some eyes!

Perhaps for the wrong reasons again :P
 
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