As much as I love seeing a custom PC on my desk, the thought of incorporating one into the desk is very appealing. Think about it. You get ample space for mounting hardware and hiding cables. It’s essentially a gigantic case with limitless options. After viewing Brian Wood’s (aka buk355) “Desk Mounted Gaming PC” on his [...]

Bill Owen reviews NZXT’s new Phantom ATX Full Tower Case. It’s loaded with lots of great features including matching color chassis, easy access panels, support for dual radiator and built-in 5 channel fan controller (20 watts per channel).

We’ve seen modding work spaces online in a variety of living spaces from kitchens and bedrooms to backyard patios Regardless of where you mod, it’s good to find your own space and escape from stressful days. Anthony Reynolds lives in Long Beach, California. You may have seen him online as “THRASHER2″ on one of several community [...]

Here is a simple, little grassroots-guide to installing an Mnpctech Steampunk Grill . This guide can be applied to any Mnpctech acrylic grill, but will not work at all with any other (read: inferior) brand grills. I don’t know; I think it has something to do with DOS and BASIC or something. This guide contains certain assumptions of the reader. For [...]

I’ve had this guide on TMB for awhile, but still receive a lot of inquiries asking about steps involved. Here is all of the steps for applying the Modders Mesh . I did this custom window for the Gruntville case. People always ask “Where can I have my side panel laser cut?” So if you’ve ever wanted a [...]

Host: Kyle van der Merwe Co-Host: Bill Owen Producer: Jeremy Birch Guests: Todd Martin (aka TerminusVox) Dave La Lopa from PCDesignLab Kyle starts this episode with up-close interview with TerminusVox. We catch up with Dave LaLopa from HiveLogix and share our “What the Hell?! moment before discussing the featured work log and Q&A. “What would you do if you [...]

140mm cooling fans are becoming more prevalent by providing better airflow with less noise than it’s 120mm predecessor. This guide walks you through the steps for installing a 140mm fan with a 5.5″ Hole Saw in your side panel. This guide uses Antec’s Sonata case and will help cool it’s video card. You can follow [...]

I was recently chatting with Kyle van der Merwe about PCs made from Acrylic. He reacquainted me with the “Superfest” PC by Besi in Switzerland. Periodically this PC is still brought up in conversations about Epic builds since I first shared it here in 2008. I still get goosebumps when I look at it. I can’t [...]

Each Podcast highlight news and personalities from the PC modding community and hardware industry. At the end of each episode, the panel answers your PC mod related questions. The Mod Brothers Podcast is available on iTunes, this will direct you to the iTunes store where you can subscribe. Mod Brothers Podcast Mp3s. Episode #1 Episode #2 Episode #3 Episode #4 Episode #5 Episode #6 [...]

This is one of my favorite documentaries. It follows past and present Donkey Kong legends Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell as they participate in a tug-0f-war for the title and the exclusive claim on the Donkey Kong world record high score. Whether you like `80s arcade games or not, the story line and people are very [...]

It’s the July 4th Holiday weekend and we know some of you will be modding your PCs. If you plan to add additional or larger cooling fans, these templates and video guide may come in handy! Download Page Computer Fan Grill Hole Template Note: Before printing, select “None” for page scaling in your print dialogue box! Hole saw attachments for [...]

Arnd Justa M. built the Rendering Farm for the Blender Foundation . It holds sixteen intel i7-930 nodes with 6 GB each rendering. Arnd posted this statement about “”JUSTACLUSTER” on Hackaday’s Blog “It was a lot of work to do; but one of the things that was asked was to ‘make it look cool and give it lots of leds’. [...]

Lachlan Maslen is an Art student from Queensland, Australia. This was his first serious case mod project. The plan was to create a PC that would be at home in the “Fall Out 3″ game. Something reminiscent of a Power Generator or Tool Box the main character may stumbled upon. He spotted the Antec’s NSK [...]

Antec unveiled their “Sound Science” audio system at Computex. The 2.1 audio system will be their first model consisting of a Subwoofer and two speakers. The satellite speaker shells are constructed from aluminum. Inputs shown on the demo system included Digital fiber optic, RCA, and 3.5mm jack. The system’s 3D mode produces a voluminous sound. The [...]

Today, floor mounted PSUs, cable management holes, tool-less features, and multiple fan options have almost become standardized in mid-towers. The 4 year old Adamas has none of these features. It’s for an enthusiast that appreciates craftsmanship. You can feel and see how your money was spent. Although the confined interior is worth serious consideration before purchasing [...]

The new model, which was officially announced on 14 June 2010, is smaller and quieter than the previous versions and is based around an integrated CPU/GPU chip using 45nm fabrication process and redesigned internal architecture. It includes a 250 GB HDD, 5 USB ports (2 more than previous models) and a custom “Kinect” port. Unlike its [...]

TMB Podcast Host, Kyle van der Merwe starts this episode with up-close interview with Antony Leather from CPC/ Bit-Tech.net. We spend time talking to Antony about the industry, his mods and Bit-Tech. We introduce the new “What the Hell?!” and “What is your favorite iPhone application?” segments. We close with the ever popular Q&A. Co Host: Bill Owen Producer: [...]

This past week we posted some comparisons of computer cases to cars on the forums. Just for fun, no real facts to support any of it. Some of the comparisons are pretty satirical or overly flattering to the case manufacturer. Pictured is Roboduck’s comparison of In-Win’s F430 computer case to the Ferrari 599. Ferrari will [...]

Grab a bag of chips and a cold one. It’s time to watch this year’s new cases being revealed at last week’s 2010 Computex Show. Just ignore the messy cables and wiring in the display cases. Lian Li V2120, and Q series, V354 and Lancool Cases Corsair Graphite Series Mid-Tower 600T Antec LanBoy Air and Dark Fleet Silverstone Technology [...]