(Some of) the backstory:
About a half year ago, I bought a used computer. Cooler Master CM 690 (1st-gen), EVGA 132-YW-E180-A1, Q9400, 8GB DDR3, EVGA 9800GTX, 500GB Segate, 640GB WD Black, BD-ROM/DVD-RW combo drive, all for $50.
Later, I found a Super Micro 5-tray, 3-bay, 3.5" SATA HDD bay, for $10. Figured, that would make the platter drives a bit easier to install in case they ever died. Not that I'm counting on it of course, but it also uses the extra 3 5-1/4" drive bays.
Unfortunately, the motherboard spontaneously died. Swapped GPU, CPU, PSU, RAM. All other components in the system are fine (save the disassembled GPU due to me checking why it was a jet engine 100% of the time). The worst part is, the diagnostic display didn't even give a valid diagnostic code: "X6". Yes, just a 6. PDF doesn't even list it as an error code. The closest was "06", which was "reserved"...
However, this gets me an opportunity to upgrade my computer.
Now, of course,
I'll immediately remedy that.
Front:
Left empty guts:
Right empty guts:
PSU:
Back of the HDD cage:
PSU in:
Currently a whopping 27 pounds:
Now, as for what I plan to upgrade it to, I have a very ambitious wish list on NewEgg that may or may not be 100% finalized. (Whee, 6 months of unsuccessful job hunting...)