I bought this for my mother

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 18:57

Sup!

I got tired of my mom calling me and whine about her computer was slow so I thought I could do her a favor, after all she gave birth to me

I built her a custom computer consisting of various mid-end pc-components.
Mainly i5 2500k, 8gb 1600mhz ddr3, gtx 560 Ti and a hella lot of gigabytez.
She used a laptop before, and as you all know a laptop is dead after a month, seriously, there is no power left after a month of 24/7 usage (she dont know that you acctually can turn of a computer)

Also got her a monitor, keyboard, mouse and some speakers.

damn imgur app only uploads in 1024 xD

The case

The reciever that provide the power

The right speaker, dont know why i didnt take any picture of the left one

RUBBER DOME! thinking of getting her a real keyboard so my fingers dont puke every time I help her find anything on the web

Thats about that, I felt really good after I got her this, I've never done anything like it before and it was really satisfying.

What about you guys?

Regards, phetto whom trying to contribute the best he can.

ripster · 07 Jul 2012, 19:00

How does she like the keyboard?

My wife hates scissors and my iPad and uses a Unicomp SpaceSaver.

And she shouldn't doodle on her keyboard!

Upgrade to IMGUR Pro. Well worth it.

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:02

She thinks its beautiful, matching her mouse and webcam.
Worth to mention is that she writes with 2 fingers.

IMGurpro? Is it on appstore? Havent seen it on the Swedish market.

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:05

And Ripster what do you think about Fanta Wildberries and the Swedish delicates Negroballs?

GeorgeStorm · 07 Jul 2012, 19:06

I did a similar thing for my family last year, having done several small upgrades so my brother could play games with me, last summer I bought some stuff and just gave them an overhaul, it does indeed feel good (although I can't afford it now, which is an issue since I want to buy them an SSD since the HDD is giving them some issues

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And get your mum a proper keyboard

I came home over Christmas, having just found out about mechanicals and got my Ducky TKL, my brother laughed and said a keyboards a keyboard, by the end of the holiday (3 weeks) he asked me if he could buy it

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:10

GeorgeStorm wrote:I did a similar thing for my family last year, having done several small upgrades so my brother could play games with me, last summer I bought some stuff and just gave them an overhaul, it does indeed feel good (although I can't afford it now, which is an issue since I want to buy them an SSD since the HDD is giving them some issues )

And get your mum a proper keyboard I came home over Christmas, having just found out about mechanicals and got my Ducky TKL, my brother laughed and said a keyboards a keyboard, by the end of the holiday (3 weeks) he asked me if he could buy it

That feeling!

The thing is, I could get her a real keyboard, if there was a wireless one in white or pink.

GeorgeStorm · 07 Jul 2012, 19:23

Why would it have to be wireless?

From the looks of that setup a wired one would be fine?

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:31

GeorgeStorm wrote:Why would it have to be wireless?

It's a women thing

Acanthophis · 07 Jul 2012, 19:40

Drill a hole in the desk for the cable.
The woman will never know the difference!

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:44

DeathAdder wrote:Drill a hole in the desk for the cable.
The woman will never know the difference!

ROFL

ripster · 07 Jul 2012, 19:45

I was going to ask why it wasn't in the kitchen.

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:49

ripster wrote:I was going to ask why it wasn't in the kitchen.

If you were refering "it" as the bitch I often call mom I guarantee you that her main duty is in the kitchen, but her chain is long enough so she can wash and iron clothes too.

IvanIvanovich · 07 Jul 2012, 19:49

I'm not so generous to give a new PC, but they get my old one whenever I upgrade. They don't really do much on it so having new fast hardware would make little difference really. They had the same Gateway P3 machine for like 12 years before I started giving my old ones. They didn't seem to notice difference, asides from complain about how 7 is different and confusing.

7bit · 07 Jul 2012, 19:53

phetto wrote:... computer for mom without mechanical keyboard ...

The keyboard does not look mechanical!!!

Do you hate your mother?

How can you buy her not a mechanical keyboard?

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 19:57

7bit wrote:
phetto wrote:... computer for mom without mechanical keyboard ...
The keyboard does not look mechanical!!!

Do you hate your mother?

How can you buy her not a mechanical keyboard?

There is no Swedish ISO keyboard in pink or purple.

I really wonder why no one have said Nice or something like that

Maybe you all like microsoft windows fritzl basement better

kint · 07 Jul 2012, 20:04

...but good choice on the PC's case.

(i was going to say that until prepostview showed you demand positive remarks, so I'll withdraw that...)

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 20:06

kint wrote:...but good choice on the PC's case.
(i was going to say that until prepostview showed you demand positive remarks, so I'll withdraw that...)

lol! got to have a white one and Swedish quality, like Fractal Design!!

7bit · 07 Jul 2012, 20:15

Buy a Cherry MX keyboard!

Any will do.

Buy SE-layout keycaps here:
http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... t1376.html

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 20:20

7bit wrote:Buy a Cherry MX keyboard!

Any will do.

Buy SE-layout keycaps here:
http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... t1376.html

Cant order more than one of those sets 7bit!
Spent so much money this month that if i were to have a girlfriend, she would probably had me killed.

The best money spent this month though is 2 niqmods caps

IvanIvanovich · 07 Jul 2012, 20:21

I implied it was nice and very generous by saying I am not as much. I tried to give mechanical keyboard once, a Cherry G80-11900 I modded with ergo clear and she demanded I put old 12 years rubber domes back... go figure. I should have made the same excuse when she asked to replace 7 with XP on the new computer, that it wouldn't work on it.
I saw someplace Ducky was going to release Shine in white and ISO layouts sometime soon, perhaps something to look for if true.

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 20:24

lysol wrote:I implied it was nice and very generous by saying I am not as much. I tried to give mechanical keyboard once, a Cherry G80-11900 I modded with ergo clear and she demanded I put old 12 years rubber domes back... go figure. I should have made the same excuse when she asked to replace 7 with XP on the new computer, that it wouldn't work on it.
I saw someplace Ducky was going to release Shine in white and ISO layouts sometime soon, perhaps something to look for if true.

Thanks lysol.

Did you mod the keyboard just for her or did you have it modded before you gave it to her?

thegunner100 · 07 Jul 2012, 20:33

A white ducky shine would be nice

IvanIvanovich · 07 Jul 2012, 20:49

I wanted to try ergo clears so I made it, but didn't really like it and figured she would not like blacks so I just left it instead of put it back. She complained that it need too much pressure, but it was lighter than old crap domes board. I suppose I could have put the black stems back for ghetto reds but she didn't like my reds Poker much either. Oh well.

Saw pics of white body Shine from Computex, and it was tenkeyless too. Still had black keycap though, hope they make white for production model. Not sure what other national layouts will be available ISO yet. I have seen JIS shine for sale on tigerimports so can believe it is true since it has ISO style enter. No reason not to offer ISO boards if they make Japanese really.

phetto · 07 Jul 2012, 20:58

Hehe I dont think mom's worth a white shine, I want one myself.

You think you can get the pic?

IvanIvanovich · 07 Jul 2012, 21:07

Took me awhile to find it, forgot white one is called iShine

for Mac peoples.

scope2k · 07 Jul 2012, 21:29

You sure got a lot of Ikea stuff there, whait... you're from Sweden? Oh, nvm...

That PC beats my current "gaming rig" in almost every aspect, you should really show her some PC games.

Btw. Nice to see that you care about your mother, I got mine a Lenovo T510 a year ago.

Half-Saint · 07 Jul 2012, 23:16

Fractal Design cases rock

I got an Arc and it's just what I needed.

Findecanor · 07 Jul 2012, 23:22

phetto wrote:
7bit wrote:
phetto wrote:... computer for mom without mechanical keyboard ...
The keyboard does not look mechanical!!!

Do you hate your mother?

How can you buy her not a mechanical keyboard?

There is no Swedish ISO keyboard in pink or purple.

I can't tell whether you are joking or not, but there is a pink mechanical keyboard with sort of Swedish layout: Webhallen sells a pink Zowie Celeritas, which is a "full-sized" board with Cherry MX Brown switches, but it is only in Nordic layout.
Edit: It is cheaper at maxfps.se.

BTW, you could have done a lot worse with the scissor switch keyboard. At least it is not a Trust or Deltaco.

phetto · 08 Jul 2012, 11:52

Findecanor wrote:
pink Zowie Celeritas, which is a "full-sized" board with Cherry MX Brown switches, but it is only in Nordic layout.

löl! I Forgot about celeritas!