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Crazy computer mods

By // June 1, 2007, 5:45 AM PST

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  • Crazy computer mods

    By Anthony Sullivan

    I'm not sure what possesses a person to take a perfectly good computer and begin chopping, hacking, and otherwise affixing away at it in order to make it look like something other than a computer. Occasionally it turns out okay, though. Here are a few examples.

    The first mod we've got takes all the guts of a computer and puts it in a completely clear case.

    Add a few cathode neons and this thing looks like it might be called home to the mothership anytime now.

    Picture by asche45

  • PSU mod

    Here is a closer look at the PSU that has also been modded so you can see through the outside.

    Pretty cool!

    Picture by asche45

  • Hot-rod mouse

    Not a computer but a peripheral. I don't think this was a very practical mod, but still pretty cool looking.

    Picture by asche45

  • Side panel

    Side window panels are by far the most common mod and often can be purchased from the case manufacturer.

    This fella did a good job of making the insides look nice though.

    I like the rounded cables.

    Picture by photohazed

  • Side Panel... again.

    Here is a nother shot of the same computer.

    He added a hole for the fan you saw in the previous shot.

    Picture by photohazed

  • Water bottle mod?

    Not very practical, but odd for certain. This guy modded his computer so that it would fit inside what appears to be a large water bottle.

    Picture by robbartn

  • Another side panel... wrong side?

    This one caught my eye because it appears that the window is on the wrong side. I'm not sure how they would have done this mod but it may just be a mirrored image.

    Cool looking case all the same.

    Picture by thurmanxt

  • Cool cathodes

    This guy loaded up his box with cold cathode lighting and it looks pretty sweet.

    I wonder how much extra power those things draw.

    Picture by chksix2002

  • Monitor mod?

    Now here is something you don't see every day. A window mod in a monitor.

    Don't try this at home kids. The capacitors inside a CRT monitor carry enough voltage to kill you even when they are turned off.

    Picture by jumexisgood

  • Bengals fan? No! It's the Cheat!

    At first glance I thought this guy was a bengals fan. Being a bit of a bengals fan myself I was excited.

    Imagine how much MORE excited I was to learn that this case is styled after the character 'The Cheat' from the Strong Bad internet series!

    Picture by jumexisgood

  • The Cheats backside

    Here is the other side of the same case.

    Picture by jumexisgood

  • BURNINATED!

    What good is a case that is styled after The Cheat without a case that is styled after Strongbad?

    Picture by jumexisgood

  • Water cooled! Cool!

    This computer runs so fast that it needs an active water cooling system in order to function properly.

    Well it's probably not that fast but in an abundance of caution this guy decided to do it anyway.

    Picture by 8ohms

  • Water cooled! Cool!

    Same computer, different angle.

    Check out those hoses!

    Picture by 8ohms

  • Window mod on top.

    Not the most exciting mod ever for certain. This person did a great job on the window mods though, and I really like the mod on top.

    Picture by sunny12558

  • Sweet layout

    This is just an awesome looking layout that he's done. It might be good for airflow or it might be for looks, but this guy sure spent some time laying all this out.

    Picture by ericxw

  • Another angle

    This is the same machine.

    This is a pretty cool looking computer all around.

    Picture by ericxw

  • Fuzzy wuzzy was a...

    I probably should have warned you, but from here on out the mods are pretty strange.

    Starting us off is the hairiest mod I've ever seen.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Coffin... mod...

    There are two words you probably never thought you'd hear in the same sentence. Coffin and computer.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Coffin... mod...

    Judging by the hose you can see in the cross shaped window on top, I'd say this computer is water cooled.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Coffin... mod...

    Here is one last look at this very strange computer mod.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Briefcase Mod

    I am pretty sure that if you tried to take this through security at an airport, you'd be arrested.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Ammo box mod

    This guy biult his computer into an ammo box. Again, probably not something you want to take on a plane.

    I think they frown on items that look like dirty bombs.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Spaceship mod

    It looks more like a toy spaceship sitting on top of a computer.

    I'll go ahead and assume that the ship is an essential part.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Bloody Mayhem!

    I initially liked this shot of the designs cut into the shuttle computer case pictured.

    But on second glance I noticed the awesome paint job on the computer behind it.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Gas can mod

    Probably my favorite of the bunch, this computer is built entirely inside of a gas can.

    Hopefully there isn't any fuel in there.

    Picture by stanley2113

  • Flying saucer

    This one is a little better done than the previous space ship mod. I like that the computer is actually inside the ship.

    The ship does kind of look like an Asian wok though.

    Picture by stanley2113

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Crazy computer mods

By Anthony Sullivan

I'm not sure what possesses a person to take a perfectly good computer and begin chopping, hacking, and otherwise affixing away at it in order to make it look like something other than a computer. Occasionally it turns out okay, though. Here are a few examples.

The first mod we've got takes all the guts of a computer and puts it in a completely clear case.

Add a few cathode neons and this thing looks like it might be called home to the mothership anytime now.

Picture by asche45

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