Case mod throws tradition to the wind, uses heatsinks as enclosure
By Darren Murph 
posted March 6th 2008 10:23AM
posted March 6th 2008 10:23AM
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posted March 6th 2008 10:23AM
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Wow, I think the Tardis is missing something now.
Yeah for 1500 bucks you can buy a zalman... and that's just the case...
Picture won't show up for me :(
it's not really a case mod, there is no case!
That's pretty funky looking.
Engadget seems pretty interested in case mods lately.. Not that I think that's too bad though, this case is just so cool.
I love it. want. must make one. now. brb.
my xbox 360 could use something like that. >_>
What about noise?
There is none- its all passive.
Neat!
Except for the HDD as he stated he couldn't afford to stick a SSD in it.
Awesome mod however.
Noise? Neva heard of it. What is it? Do you live with it? Does it give you company??
There is no noise because the project failed due to a faulty mobo and he didn't try a second time.
Nice!
But this things is only running with a VIA processor ... ;-)!
Aren't there easier ways to build a silent PC? I'm going to be getting a fanless power supply one of these days.
Sure, it looks cool, and as someone who has built their own case before, I know how long it can take.
A little something from Zalman, circa 2004.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/zalman-tnn500a.html
Dratz "Ville Kyro",foiled again!
Thats all well and good, but this guy went above and beyond what that Zalman has to offer.
Er, not really - that Zalman case is extremely limited in what components it can use and is unsuitable for a lot of hotter ones.
I don't doubt for a second that this guy's case is a superior to the Zalman in probably every respect.
@Zeus
If you mean a case mod that weighs in over 44lbs constitute going "above and beyond" then I rather live a life of mediocrity and just get a Zalman without getting the hernia of lifting that sucker.
You must have a garden with some money trees if you buy that zalman case.
Aww, Alex, is 44 pounds too much for you?
44 pounds is not much, and it's not like you're going to be carrying it around with you everywhere. The occasional movement from the bench to the desk/floor wouldn't be bad at all, unless you're an absolute weakling.
Looks epic, one of the best case mods ever, if you can call it a "mod" :D
I call it less of a mod, and more of a artistic concept developed from scratch :)
Opteron 170 according to the article. However, it is running VIA chipsets.
That is case is a marriage of both function and design, it should be in the Tate Museum in London or the Guggenheim in NYC. It deserves as much praise as the Optimus Maximus keyboard and the Dyson Vacuum for pushing the boundaries of design to the next level.
I want one.
I have to agree with you. Beautiful marriage.
I actually submitted this idea in a case design competition Asus held. Great idea imo
with a the components that come with large heat sinks and take up dual slots, this is very prophetic.
at least it looks better than an alienwre produuct... or that just as crap looking asus gaming machine
That is a sweet machine, but brings me to this question. What is the normal temperature (in celcius) for a processor to run? I know my laptop will get in the low 60's occasionally after playing half-life 2 or something very power intensive. (this is according to speedfan)
Is that normal?
I wanted to come up with something terribly witty and slightly dismissive until I realised that I’m actually very impressed indeed. This isn’t so much a mod as a commonsense way of building things. Formula 1 adopted the gearbox casing as a structural component years ago, a number of motorcycle engines are part of the chassis of modern bikes.
Now if someone would apply this where space / weight is really at a premium and start making batteries into structural casings for our mobile devices maybe we wouldn’t be quite so tethered to the power socket.
At that point it's not a case anymore. It's a space heater.
That's cool
I meant to say:
That's cool leftbracket /pun rightbracket
It thought that is was real html
I love it!
This case looks cool.
it's architecturally interesting. I like how true it is to function. my only pet peeve looking at all the surface area would be cleaning.. I hate dusting nooks and crannies. But don't mind me.. I'm a neat freak. it's nice