Wired Case Mod Roundup

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."

Marketing

[sinjayde]

It would be great to see some of these cases marketed. I would be more than willing to pay a reasonable amount of money for one of these cases, as they look very cool indeed. Of course I guess that would defeat the point of these guys going to the huge amount of trouble to create these impressive cases, but still, there has to be some money to be made there, if marketed correctly.

Monitor mods?

[tinrobot]

I always see case mods, but the fact of the matter is that most cases are tucked away under desks where people can't see them. The monitor, however, is always on top of the desk, front and center.

I'm wondering if anyone is doing monitor mods. Maybe the high voltages scare people off... but then again, the possibility of deadly shock might make the art of monmodding even more extreme...

I personally would love a monitor that looks like a Philco Predicta...

Re:coffee machine

[benpeter]

Doesn't anybody else think that the idea of a hot liquid co-habiting with expensive electronic equipment is mildly misguided.
And the modder's wondering why whenever he brews a cup of the good stuff his machine locks up...

Re:Marketing

[Anonymous Coward]

If these cases were marketed this would set their appeal to zero. The point is having something different from anyone else because you designed and built it (and had a lot of fun doing it), not because you spent more than anyone else is going to spend to buy it.
Thet's the exact reason why a real motorcycle lover would never buy a Harley Davidson today.

Case mods == Plastic car body kits

[fondue]

I would like to see, one day, somebody build a computer case to look aesthetically pleasing, and not like a pile of melted action figures with chrome fins.

Re:Still waiting...

[netsharc]

How about Darl McBride's skull, and those from other SCO execs?

And if you run GNU/Linux on them, then it would be an interpretation of "Linux is our intellectual property!" blather they've been puking out.. :)

So who wants to come head-hunting at SCO?

The truth can't be beaten :)

[Anonymous Coward]

"People who have no knowledge about the inside of a computer modify the outside."

Great if true

[Matrix2110]

I love the concepts, but was put off by the non-realistic photographs, I guess I am a cynic.

Re:not too extreme

[FroBugg]

But if you're building it from scratch, can you really call it a "mod?"

Re:coffee machine

[LanceTaylor]

In addition, I think that the steam from the new pot brewing is going to cause problems with his drives that are located above it.

Re:Subtle case mods/Hidden wiring

[xyote]

That's one of my standard rants. You need power supplies without all that spagetti wiring. This place [performance-pcs.com] sells modded powersupplies with removeable cabling (voids the mfgr's warranty though). It would really be nice to have a powersupply with SATA power connectors built in.