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Wired Case Mod Roundup

Posted by michael on from the computers-should-be-used-and-not-seen dept.

tpurcell writes "With the popularity of case modding, here is Wired's round-up of some more extreme mods. From a V8 engine to a 3 burner coffee pot, make way for some great cases."

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  1. Personal favorite by afidel · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My personal favorite was a single board computer and CDROM stuffed into a model funnycar, you would lift the hood to insert or remove the CD's.

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  2. Subtle case mods/Hidden wiring by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Has anyone seen any case mods with really clever design in them, such as subtle quiet simple cooling, or my favourite, hidden wiring?

    The objective behind auto hidden wiring projects is to have as little or no wiring, cabling, tubing or piping visible. When you get inside the car or look under the hood you see JUST the engine, and nothing else. It looks empty and oversimplistic. Often needing some awesome innovation in just moving parts about.

    I'd like to see more of the same in case design. Seeing an open case with edges smoothed, and a motherboard just sitting there with barely a cable or lead running off haphazardly to a bunch of drivers powered by more power leads just thrown about. Having those cables routed impeccably tidily looks stunning.

    I've been working on one for a few months after thinking the idea over. It's slow going, I don't have the time to get it done quickly, but it should look quite stunning when it's finished.

    1. Re:Subtle case mods/Hidden wiring by Sparr0 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      You can build your own ultra-flat replacement connectors for every cable attached to the motherboard and connect them to the BACK of the board, completely hidden. I had to do it once for the power connector because my case was arranged oddly enough that the cord couldnt get to the normal plug.

  3. Re:Monitor mods? by questamor · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Applefritter has one that's an original iMac pullled to pieces, and modded into a 21" monitor.

    Looks a bit odd from some angles, but it's kind of appealing.

  4. Case mods are the new pornography... by zecg · · Score: 4, Interesting

    And this guy here just might be the new Ron Jeremy.

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  5. Whole PC in regular PC PSU by Jon+Evans · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think this one is pretty cool. It's built into a PC PSU, which is then installed back into a normal beige case. The case is otherwise empty (apart from a 70's disco ball, as if it wasn't surreal enough already).

  6. not too extreme by boarder · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Besides the V8 and the Keg one, I wouldn't say these are too extreme. This guy has some real case mods. In my opinion, if you aren't building the case from scratch, it's not really extreme.

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