I’m all stuffed up with a nice seasonal cold. Skilled craftspersons among VCTB’s audience who would like to make me feel better are welcome to build me one of these.

[Via Boing Boing]

Like any hobby, computer building is probably the sort of thing that can drive a wedge between a couple, unless the modding geek is partnered with another computer obsessive. So, how could you convince your partner that you are still interested in them at the same time as indulging your computer-construction lust? Continue reading “PC in female human torso”

If the earlier post on water-cooling looked a bit namby-pamby to you, then maybe this conversion using a car radiator would appeal more to your ‘Mad Max’ sense of aesthetics and lo-fi DIY:

Link rebuilt from MAKEBlog.

Fast-running processors get real hot, real fast. Conventional out-of-the-box fan cooling ends up being loud as hell, and rarely copes with severe overclocking. Continue reading “Water-cooling for beginners”

For those who are sick of the over-bling case-mods we feature here at VCTB, here is something a little less flash, but just as weird. Continue reading “Lo-fi foam case-mod”

Yet more case-mod madness… Continue reading “Case-mod round-up”

It’s not just computers that people hack, mod and generally screw around with - musical instruments are fair game, too. Continue reading “Guitar corner: make your own pickups from junk”

If you’re into modding, then you probably like bolt-ons that combine flash *and* functionality. Continue reading “Pimp your PC…fan with temperature display”

More case-mod extravagence for your brain… Continue reading “Doom 3 case-mod (plus…the geIgerPod)”

We’ve featured plenty of case-mods here on VCTB, but we’re always astonished by just how far people can take an idea and run with it. Continue reading “More case-mod goodness…Mountain Dew, anyone?”