# Spruce up pung's PC **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223 "2003-04-17T01:25:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pung)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/1 "2003-04-17T01:25:58Z")
I just got a fancy new computer case for my PC: [http://www.organa.ca/newcase/](http://www.organa.ca/newcase/) It even has a wacky window on the side. Most folks with computer windows tend to fill their boxes with expensive neon lights and multicolored fans. Not me! I’m CHEAP! Would anyone care to suggest some low cost alternatives to making my computer more interesting? Ground Rules: a) Not too big, I don’t want to restrict airflow (I bought the case to keep the CPU cool and its doing a damned good job right now) b) Not expensive. I spent my last few pennies on the damned case. c) Not permanent. In a year or two I’ll probably end up selling the computer and I’d like make sure I can reverse the changes. d) Low effort! I’m extremely lazy… extremely. If you suggest something that takes more than 20 minutes I can guarantee that you’ll be promptly ignored 🙂 So far friends have suggested: -Hamster wheel. I have no idea where I’d mount the wheel. I’d probably need to replace the hamster every few days (pet store might get suspicious). -Action figure war… which I think is plausible, but it only scores a 3/5 on my cool scale… although GI Joe jungle warfare would fit in with the green motif I have going! ---
**Author:** ![Carcosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Carcosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carcosa)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/2 "2003-04-17T02:20:57Z")
Wire loom. The insides will look much cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/3 "2003-04-17T03:23:32Z")
I have that case! 😃 It’s nice eh? [Here](http://members.rogers.com/cyrin7/) are my pics, feel free to steal as many ideas as you like! Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/4 "2003-04-17T03:26:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pung \* > **It even has a wacky window on the side. Most folks with computer windows tend to fill their boxes with expensive neon lights and multicolored fans. > Not me! I’m CHEAP! Would anyone care to suggest some low cost alternatives to making my computer more interesting?** Well, I suppose I should read your OP fully before I go posting links to my Neon Lights and fans and such… ---
**Author:** ![pung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pung)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/5 "2003-04-17T03:27:13Z")
I was actually hoping for more unconventional (wierd) suggestions. Tons of people have tidy wiring in their boxes, not everyone has a reinactment of D-day inside their computers 🙂 (just an example) I don’t care if my computer looks stupid. I want it to be memorable! ---
**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/6 "2003-04-17T03:36:33Z")
SO you want a cheap, cool, memorable, mod, that doesn’t block airflow and you can do in 20 minutes… :rolleyes: Good Luck… I wonder if he has any cool bumper stickers… ---
**Author:** ![pung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pung)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/7 "2003-04-17T03:37:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Çyrin \* > \*\*I have that case! 😃 > > It’s nice eh? > > [Here](http://members.rogers.com/cyrin7/) are my pics, feel free to steal as many ideas as you like! > > Cheers! \*\* Hey, NICE PC, I dig the multimonitor setup… I bet you can get a tan without going outside 🙂 All the tubes and such look kinda evil though 😉 What sort of CPU cooler is that? Volcano 9? Is it loud? Oh and a Rogers Canada account? You from Toronto as well? I’m in Scarborough. ---
**Author:** ![pung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pung)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/8 "2003-04-17T03:59:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Çyrin \* > \*\*SO you want a cheap, cool, memorable, mod, that doesn’t block airflow and you can do in 20 minutes… :rolleyes: > > Good Luck… > > I wonder if he has any cool bumper stickers… \*\* Dude loosen up 🙂 This isn’t a General Questions post. I was just hoping for some fun responses and maybe some good ideas. Everything doesn’t have to be so damned practical 🙂 Right now the best idea I have is the GI Joes fighting it out inside my computer. GI Joes == semi-cheap, quick/easy, don’t block airflow, and most of all memorable. I was hoping some creative types would trump the idea 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spruce-up-pungs-pc/169223/9 "2003-04-17T17:44:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pung \* > \*\*I just got a fancy new computer case for my PC: > It even has a wacky window on the side. Most folks with computer windows tend to fill their boxes with expensive neon lights and multicolored fans. > Not me! I’m CHEAP! Would anyone care to suggest some low cost alternatives to making my computer more interesting? > \*\* Come down out of Canada and get a [neon light for 20 bucks](http://www.microcenter.com/search_results_e.phtml?coordinate_group=D4J8)!