Kotaku: extreme tech

Optimus Prime Case Mod

Mike Fahey — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:20:35 MDT

My computer could use a new video card and CPU. Perhaps even a whole new motherboard, seeing as the system I have right now is prone to randomly rebooting in the middle of writing Kotaku stories. Being a man who knows where his priorities lie, I think I am going to transform my PC into a giant robot instead. That's a fully transformable 6'10" tall Optimus Prime case mod you are witnessing there on the left, and it is a thing pf beauty indeed. It's the work of 36-year-old John Mangus, the winner of ExtremeTech's weekly case modding contest. It transforms into a much smaller desktop form and even features a glowing matrix in Prime's chest in case there are any darkest hours needing to be lighted. Mangus is showing off the case at QuakeCon this weekend, so feel free to stop by and tell him Fahey from Kotaku says he's got the touch, and possibly the power as well. Bonus points for serenading him.

The Optimus Prime PC Case Mod [ExtremeTech]

The Hand-Carved Case Mod

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:06 MDT

Extreme Tech is having a month-long computer case mod contest. Each week the site picks a winner and then on August 20 they will announce the grand prize winner.

Last week's winner was this amazing Dragon Case, a computer case carved out of Black Walnut and painted. This thing is a work of art, especially the dragon. Hit the link for the case description and more photos of both the Dragon Case and the runners' up.

Case Mod Contest 2007: The First Winner [Extreme Tech]

Silent But Deadly Gaming Computer

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:00:21 MST

Loyd Case from ExtremeTech discovered some cool soundproofing foam and decided to use it to build a super fast, super quiet computer. The end result is a silent but deadly gaming rig for less than $2,500.

Case: Antec Sonata II $100
Power supply: Seasonic S12 600W $155
CPU: Athlon 64 FX-57 $811
Memory: Corsair Twinx2048-4000PT $217
Motherboard: Abit AN8 32X $185
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS 7700-AlCu $35
Hard drive: Western Digital WD4000YR $185
DVD drive: Pioneer DVR-108B $69
Graphics card: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB $520
Sound card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS $72
Sound Insulator: AcoustiPack Pre-Cut Sonata Kit $69
Total: $2,418

Build a Quiet Gaming System [Slashdot]