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What do you get when you mix a master modder with an almost Chip
Foose-like ability to transform something good into something mind
blowing, a
pair of CoolerMaster tower cases, various power tools, some high end PC
parts, an understanding wife, and a remote control? Well, if you're
Brian
"Boddaker" Carter, you get an HTPC mod that w... |
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PC case modding contests fall into that murky class of competitions
where there is no fastest, strongest, or last man standing to have his
exhausted but triumphant hand thrust into the air declaring him the
obvious victor. Such contests span many months, require a very diverse
skill set, and ultimately are decided in the fashion of a hybrid Ice... |
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Just about every modder or PC enthusiast has stopped during a system
build and scratched his head wondering what on earth the designers of
the case were thinking. The reality is that even though some cases are
better than others, none are perfect for your application because they
are designed to be too many things to too many different users. I... |
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Franz: Though this might be interesting for those WC heads out there looking for their next CPU block. Give it a read, the EX Supreme has a very interesting design worth looking at.
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| "Today we add two new blocks to our previous roundup, newcomer EK Supreme out of Slovenia and Koolance replacement to their CPU-330 the CPU-340." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/17/08 @ 08:24:01AM |
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Posted by: Franz on 4/15/08 @ 07:56:06AM |
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Franz: Nothing like some cool lighting to really make a mod stand out. Throw in multiple colors, modes, and a wireless remote and you've got the Dragon Fire LED Light Bar. Did I say LED's? Yup, I did.
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| "Choosing the right lighting options for your mod can be a crucial decision. The right colors, amount and placement of lights is just as important. Today we are going to take a look at a lighting solution that covers a couple of these bases without to much effort. The DrgaonModz DragonFire Light Bar ..." |
Posted by: Franz on 10/14/07 @ 12:01:27PM |
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News Catch up |
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Posted by: Franz on 10/6/07 @ 08:06:46AM |
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Franz: Man, this little WB is just that, LITTLE. And it performs quite well for its size, given the real lack of surface area that other blocks have.
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| "TTIC has been around since the late 90's, though it's only since few years that they jumped into the desktop CPU cooling market.
Because of their advanced knowledge of heatpipe technology they have already accomplished quite a bit, now TTIC is exploring a very
new world, water coolin..." |
Posted by: Franz on 9/7/07 @ 07:38:44AM |
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Franz: WELL LOOKIE HERE!! This will be twice in a row that our boys here at Box Gods have been/are up for the Mod of the Month Contest over at bit-tech.net This time, it's BG's own Team Mod/Smart member BODDAKER!!!! So you all know what that means, get your butts over there and give our bro a helping hand. I really feel sorry for the people he is up against, they have no CHANCE!! GOO BOD!!
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| "Well, it's that time yet again. Months go by so quickly, don't they? It seems that just yesterday we were congratulating rigormortem on his fantastic project and winning July's Mod of the Month during the dog days of summer. That's why the winner of August's competition will be winning some cho..." |
Posted by: Franz on 8/31/07 @ 07:44:17AM |
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Catch Up for a few days |
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Posted by: Franz on 8/26/07 @ 07:26:58PM |
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Franz: Once again, people over at bit-tech are having their Mod of the Month competition. THIS time, it just so happens that one of our own, RigoR, happens to be in the mix. For all of us that have enjoyed watching his worklog, now is the time head over to bit-tech and give our bro a hand. For those of you that haven't swung by RigoR's worklog, you can find it here.
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| "Well, we're here again - another month has passed. Whether you've been enjoying the rain in Blighty, the rain in the US, or the rain elsewhere, one thing's for sure - it seems to have been a wet July. Of course, that's not without its benefits - many of our modders have been "unfortunately" bu..." |
Posted by: Franz on 7/30/07 @ 07:04:45PM |
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Franz: If you happen to be a fan of the football, and I don't mean the funny pointy oval-shaped looking thing, then you should check out this case mod based on EA's FIFA 07. It even has a mini foosball table on top.
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| "Ah, the summer months are beautiful, aren't they? There are so many great things to do for the 20 hours that the weather's nice: barbeques, beach visits, football... Well, it may not be the greatest weather for any of the above in Blighty, but that doesn't stop a good German guy from having a go...." |
Posted by: Franz on 7/23/07 @ 01:50:42PM |
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Franz: Sometimes, it's the little things in a mod that can make the difference. Take this HDD activity meter kit from DragonModz. It might be small, but we all like little blinky lights.
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| "The guys over at DragonModz decided to make things easy for those
that don't have access to everything needed. They have created what they
call the DragonMeter, which is a 10 LED hard drive activity meter." |
Posted by: Franz on 7/23/07 @ 01:33:29PM |
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Franz: Those of us that frequent the bit-tech worklogs should know right off the bat who this mod belongs to and at the very least know of the Temple of NOD mod. LOL, that rhymed. Anyhow, Beyond the Grave is the name of Rickard Larsson's latest project. Check it out, it is superb.
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| "There comes a point in every major modder's life where he or she becomes known by a defining work. This doesn't mean that such great projects aren't ever followed up or preceded by other masterpieces, just that the one project defines the modder's particular "style" |
Posted by: Franz on 7/4/07 @ 04:42:22PM |
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Franz: Gotta have that LCD display for your HTPC? Or any other case that you plan on putting a media center in? Well check out this display from Silverstone, it comes with a remote and software as well. Pretty cool.
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| "Media center PC’s are all the rage these days, with people swapping out their stand-alone DVD players for slim PC’s. Unfortunately, a PC doesn’t have its own screen like a DVD player. And that’s where SilverStone come in, or should I say SoundGraph" |
Posted by: Franz on 6/25/07 @ 08:16:35AM |
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Franz Goes Without Highspeed For a Few Days |
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Posted by: Franz on 6/16/07 @ 06:07:03PM |
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Franz: Something still gets to me when I see SLI being WC'ed. It looks freaking awesome and the performance is crazy. Anyhow, the crazy fools over at Madshrimps decided to test a couple of WCing options for the 8800 series cards. Read on and see what they found out.
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| "In this article we take an in-depth look at the advanced cooling
options available for the Geforce 8800 series. Both Danger Den and
Swiftech have water blocks designed to fit the latest NVIDIA high end
cards, so we take them for a test ride, comparing performance at
diffe..." |
Posted by: Franz on 6/9/07 @ 04:13:17PM |
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Franz: Wow, there is nothing like a nicely built computer from a maker that cares about what their customers get. AND OCed like made right out of the box? Got me sold, to bad the price tag is out of this world.
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Posted by: Franz on 5/29/07 @ 06:28:53PM |
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News Catchup for the Week |
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Posted by: Franz on 5/27/07 @ 10:02:31AM |
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Weekly PSU/UPS Round up |
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Posted by: Franz on 5/14/07 @ 09:16:13AM |
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Franz: I have been watching this modd for quite a long time, since before I even knew there was a BoxGods. It's that hot rodder in me that just just loves good stuff like this. Check it out. Way to go Dutch!!
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| "Borne out of the "futuristic" designs of the 1960's, Pieter has created something that has never really been seen before in case modding. In my discussions with him over the past few months, I've been amazed at the unique ideas and attention to (very novel) detail that he's put into this mod. A..." |
Posted by: Franz on 5/13/07 @ 07:52:32PM |
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Cooling Solutions, Get your Cooling Solutions HERE!! |
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Posted by: Franz on 5/3/07 @ 08:57:46PM |
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Franz: I was following this modd back a few months ago, and man is sweet now that it is finished. Wood always lends nicely to computer mods.
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| "How much wood can a wood modder mod if a wood modder would mod wood? Nick Falzone (aka Greensabbath) has created the successor to his Sangaku case mod and the result is spectacular. Allow us to present: Yuugou." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/26/07 @ 06:39:17AM |
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Franz: Pinhead is back!!, Well, at least in making of the famous puzzle box into a scratch built computer case. It really amazes me what the right tools and the right amount of skill can do with some acrylic and some time. Man I can't wait for my CNC privileges!
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Posted by: Franz on 4/22/07 @ 08:19:58AM |
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Eager beaver PC mod unveiled @ bit-tech |
Franz: The first time I saw this modd, I laughed so hard I snotted all over my monitor. I mean, a computer in a stuffed Beaver? Man, that is just wrong on so many levels. COOL but wrong. LOL
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"The mod has provoked strong reactions in the modding community with some admiring the creativity and the humour of placing the 80mm fan in the animals backside, while others condemn the macabre mod as being cruel and depraved. From a purely technological point of view, we have to admit we're impressed. It's been a while since we had a close look at any forest animal - confined as we are to our desks - but we imagine that it must have been a tight fit." |
Posted by: Franz on 4/15/07 @ 09:02:03AM |
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Franz: Nothing like a tech show to bring out the case modd's and the modders. The cake looks good enough to eat.
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Posted by: Franz on 4/8/07 @ 12:19:35PM |
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Franz: Yeah everyone has one, thumb drives are a dime a dozen, I know. But I bet you don't have one that is practically indestructible and pretty damn cool looking too. As Geno said, "Man that sucker is TINY!" |
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Posted by: Franz on 3/16/07 @ 08:10:28PM |
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Franz: I think what people should get from this article is that the faster computers and their parts run, the more HEAT they will make. I have used active cooling on my RAM for quite awhile and I can say without a doubt that it does make a difference in overall performance as well as OCing. So check out this RAM cooler from CoolIT. It's not the most flashy cooler but with things moving as fast as they are and RAM costing as much as it does, why not give it some help doing its job.
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| "When using the CoolIT RAM Fan the surface temperature on the modules were found to be drastically cooler. What was strange is the fact that the outside module was now the hottest, but that is due to the angle on the RAM Fan. The RAM Fan blows air across the modules, so the outside module gets the ..." |
Posted by: Franz on 3/5/07 @ 09:03:49AM |
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Franz: I've sorta followed this mod for a while now and it is sure cool to see it done.
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Posted by: Franz on 2/27/07 @ 03:28:47PM |
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Franz: OK Boddaker, you are officially in trouble for not telling us that you entered the UAL 737 in the Weird and Wonderfull PCs and PC mods write up over at Tom's. Not to mention that you got first in line and the first four pages in last Friday's article. Way to go man.
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| "I wanted to build my dad a case for a birthday/father's day gift. He is a retired United Airlines mechanic, with 35 years of service. I figured it would make a great theme if I were to pay tribute to his long and illustrious career. Since he worked primarily on the Boeing 737s, I designed the case ..." |
Posted by: Franz on 2/26/07 @ 01:04:07PM |
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Franz: I'm sure that reviews for one or both of these sets of RAM have been posted here before, but how about a little comparison of the two done up by the people at bit-tech.
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| "It's hard to justify the more expensive memory considering the tests we've shown - does simply better looking memory warrant the extra cost? Well there’s no doubt the OCZ looks fantastic in a case, providing you have a means of seeing them. You’d think it was secretly stealing the prints right off..." |
Posted by: Franz on 2/26/07 @ 12:33:05PM |
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Franz: Looking for something something to plug that unused ROM drive bay? Need more storage and couple of USB ports? Then check out this review on the Aerocool Infinite Multi-Functional Front Panel.
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| "Today we are going to review the Aerocool Infinite Front Panel device. This little panel has the features of most other front panel devices out there with one small exception. The Infinite boasts a removal 2.5 inch hard drive enclosure. So, not only the ability to read different types of flash media..." |
Posted by: Franz on 2/23/07 @ 10:42:05AM |
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Franz: With Vista needing 2GB of ram to run well and most games requiring a bunch to be happy as well as the OC crowd crying for ram that performs, fear not. Kingston has heard the call and given us the PC6400CL4 & PC8500CL5 2GB Memory Kits to curb Vista's hunger, the happy pills for your games, and a tissue for OCer's. Read on, I dare you.
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up in the business. We already took some of the memory kits from
Corsair, Team Group and OCZ for a spin, but Kingston was noticeably
absent. About time we set this right, and we do this today by looking
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Posted by: Franz on 2/22/07 @ 09:59:42AM |
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