Ships & Modules

Its for L4s btw

I can afford faction, I just don't want to overdo it and end up being more of gankbait than its worth.

Just gyros, that's it.

I pimped the gyros and the shield booster initially. Later things got out of control and I pimped the tracking enhancers and the Prop mod too.

i will bring the DPS

roughly ordered by lowest cost/benefit ratio, I would pimp my mods in the following order. However, considering that you can pretty much do everything without pimping the tank at all, many would argue (and be correct) that getting faction gyros should be the top priority.

specific shield hardeners - if you use these, use pith B-type/Gist A-type minimum. Pith A-type is very affordable with the exception of EM. If you don't want to spend that much, at least go for t2-equivalent faction versions, which are affordable and overload better. This is highest on the list because better resistances improves both your buffer and your sustained tank. Active resistance mods also generate relatively little heat and provide huge bonuses when overloaded, just remember to overload them sooner rather than later!

Shield booster - this is where you can really break the bank. The expensive boosters really do offer insane performance boosts. TBH i think deciding which shield booster to use is probably the first decision you should make, since its the biggest contributor to cost and determining how you're going to tank/fly your ship. Deciding the right booster could really be its own thread, I would start with a price ceiling and weather or not you want to use L or XL. For something affordable with good performance I would Pith A/B/C-type X-L booster (A-type is <200m, 33% more efficient than t2, and reps 62% faster than t2). Getting insane cap efficiency requires dropping a billion isk on a gist booster. The lower level gist large boosters are much cheaper (300-500m) but they're bad for burst tanking.

prop mod - Go at least faction for either AB or MWD. AB sees significant benefits in speed and reduced cap use, mwd sees significant benefits in reduced capacitor penalty. Gist B-type 100mn AB is like 70m right now, which is really cheap for the benefit. The stats here between the different faction/deadspace versions are wonky. Shadow serpentis and GIST have faster speed, while Domination and CORE have lower cap use. This is strange. All of them beat t2 in all metrics.

Gyro's - at 75m a pop these aren't cheap nor are they expensive for a mach. The big benefit of these is reduced cpu use, which you probably won't need. 2.5 % isn't something to sneeze at though, i would fit at least 1 of these. TBH though the mach's dps is so far above what a rat will tank, 2.5% damage won't equate to 10% faster killing time, which would be the case with a lower dps ship. With gyro's its a case of, "well i'm spending 1 billion on the fittings alone already, why the hell not?" But also keep in mind defense above what you need won't help much (maybe you'll be less stressed), but putting out more dps is always better. If these were 120m a pop, I would be a bit less keen on them.

Invulns - If you're going to use one, faction and deadspace versions provide a very good performance boost. It very well may not be worth using invulns unless you faction/deadspace them. Plus they overload better. Upgrading a t2 invuln to a faction one is equivalent to reducing incoming dps by a flat 11% or something. If you're trying to stay cheap, just stick entirely with deadspace type-specific hardeners.

Shield Boost Amps - faction versions are not worth it unless you want to fit an SBA and you don't have the skills for t2. deadpsace versions get better than t2 but they have insane cpu requirements. With 5 midslots there's a good chance you won't use one at all. IMO the isk is better spent elsewhere

t2 rigs - t2 any rig that's cheap to upgrade to t2. Projectile and resistance rigs come to mind. For the expensive rigs, I would sooner spend that money on a better shield booster. I guess pimped rigs don't contribute to your gankability however, so that's something.

Tracking enhancers - 150m for 0.5% better tracking. Don't do it.

Don't forget implants! hardwires give a nice set of offensive and defensive bonuses for cheap.

And stop at three faction gyros. It's okay to leave the 4th gyro as a T2.

Blasphemy. Pimp or go home.

3 RF tracking enhancers, 4x RF Gryos.
For the tank, to be honest, t2 is all you need for level 4's. A well fit mach should pump out 1050dps on t1 ammo with out drones. Spend your isk on damage dealing and application.

This.

A Mach's defense is it's offense.

Gyros, ab, and hardeners works well enough. Didn't break the bank and the ship performs quite well.