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"Y2k Bug", and Others Proves PCs Can Be Art

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that-takes-talent dept.

the_raptor pointed us to a pretty impressive case mod called the y2k bug. In addition, the site features several other cases that will job your jaw. Besides inspiration, the site features practical advice, like why not to window mod hard drives.

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  1. Re:One man's art . . . by adamjaskie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I feel the same way. I hate the "cut a window in the side, stick in neons" case mods, especially since EVERYONE is doing it now. It was fine when it was the one kid at the lan party that had the window, now you go to a lan party and its like "Dude! Awesome computer! When are you putting in a window and neons?" "Im not." "Dude, you HAVE to! It would be SO AWESOME!" "uh..."

    These mods are original. Not everyone might like some of them, but at least they are different. I especially like the 1940s radio HTPC case.

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  2. Case modding is easy to do badly by mblase · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A case is more than just a box holding your computer components in. Apple has known this for years. The compact G4 Cube was designed in such a way as to allow natural air convection to eliminate the need for a fan. The G5 is designed literally inside and out to maximize cooling through individual parts of the interior. Some components must be close together, others far apart, and at all times cooling must be kept in mind if you want it to run more than three days.

    Cool cases look like regular cases with windows and neon. Cooler ones look like insects with glowing eyes. Really cool cases combine form and function, in the same way the best architecture does. Why not integrate a water-cooled case with a small Zen water bubbler outside? Or a super-slim case that can be mounted on the wall with an LCD monitor attached? Or a true "media PC" that looks, acts and works like just another stereo component? Or a kids' PC with rounded and rubberized edges and a color-changing chameleon skin?

    These are the sort of mods that really show a person's skill -- both technically and artistically imaginative. You don't have to be as radical as the above suggestions to be a great case modder, but you should know that it takes more than neon and windows to make a case mod into art.