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Not only that, but it isn't even original! You can get a PREMADE acrylic case that is in the form of a briefcase from ClearPC. Not only that, but it fits ATX motherboards. Here's the product page and a couple reviews:

• Product Page
• AnandTech
• ModTheBox.com
• TweakNews.net

What a shame.

WTF? Certainly PC users don't care about the machine.

Fucking Mac snobs.

reviews found at:

bigbrui.com, overclockersclub.com, modthebox.com, pcextreme.net, Tom's Hardware, AnandTech.com, etc...

Why does an increase in clock frequency mean an increase in voltage inside the chip? [remainder of post is guesses that show you shouldn't do serious hardware hacking]

You increase the core voltage, and either directly (or indirectly, thorugh decreased time to charge the capacitors) increase the speed of the timing.

This results in added heat, but also less time for dissipation from capacitors that can reduce the life of the hardware, different voltage for computational units that leads to improper results, greater disparity between CPU and BUS speeds that can cause serious communication errors, reduced signal quality as voltages don't cleanly cross the thresholds, and in many cases where the tolerence of the hardware is low, permanent catistrophic failure.

I was going to put a few dozen links in for you, but you can use this google search or just read a single, but fairly informative, set of articles: 2 3

Why does an increase in clock frequency mean an increase in voltage inside the chip? [remainder of post is guesses that show you shouldn't do serious hardware hacking]

You increase the core voltage, and either directly (or indirectly, thorugh decreased time to charge the capacitors) increase the speed of the timing.

This results in added heat, but also less time for dissipation from capacitors that can reduce the life of the hardware, different voltage for computational units that leads to improper results, greater disparity between CPU and BUS speeds that can cause serious communication errors, reduced signal quality as voltages don't cleanly cross the thresholds, and in many cases where the tolerence of the hardware is low, permanent catistrophic failure.

I was going to put a few dozen links in for you, but you can use this google search or just read a single, but fairly informative, set of articles: 2 3

I found a before picture for those of you that are curious. more before pics here The next case I buy will probably be a Lian Li PC-60 and I do like the case mod articles on /. but it may be a good idea to make a seperate topic for hardware mods.