I have been into case modding for several years. I do it as a hobby. Others do it for living. Others… for….

What i want to explain with this post is why people, for their own reasons mod their “boxes” to something different.

Most people with modded cases are called “geeks”. Why? who else would spend time, and eventually money to change the looks of their computer? Something that the average person doesn’t even know whats the annoying *beeeep* sound when the computer boots up. What divides though the urge to change it? What makes the so called *geeks* want to change the appearance of the computer?

First of, it makes them more personal. Lets face it. Someone who spends a minimum of 15 hours in front of a pc monitor and has his unit running 24/7 cant just have a black/grey/white case to call it a personal computer. Modding gives identity to it. Makes it unique.

Second, it serves as a heat reduction solution. Who has a Core2Duo and hadn’t tried overclocking it? But what comes with overclocking? Heat. A good heatsink with an 120mm or even bigger nowadays fans needs alot of space inside the case. Eventually the airflow needs to be more efficient.

What if the computer is water cooled? Who has water cooling on a normal grey case? no way. Water cooling looks way too cool to hide it behind a piece of aluminum.

So so far we have 2 factors. Customizing the looks of it, and performance issues. What about skills?

Making a mod yourself is not as easy as most people think. Many mods out there have custom made parts, either from metal, wood or (plexi)glass. These people, the ones who have made all the parts themselves deserve some respect. Not everyone can manipulate iron, wood or glass. (I am not gonna talk about people buying pre-modded cases because its not worth it).

Where to start?

My best advice: Start by asking yourself: Is this for me?

• Do you spend alot of time with your computer?
• Do you plan on overclocking it?
• Do you have the skills it needs?

If the answer to the questions above in NO, but you just want a cool looking case to show off, go to the closest computer store and buy a pre-modded one (or visit a modding site suck as Thermaltake or Coolermaster or Xoxide. Everything included. No need for skills or anything. (I think they can also put your existing pc in the new case for a small fee :P)

If the answer is YES,case modding heh you got yourself into the modding world. Go on and google “case modding“. You will find alot of information and pictures of peoples work and also forums with guides and information you might need.

Peace out,