Case Mods

Article: Cooler Master Case Mods by Lee Harrington [Video] – PAX East 2013

Following Rosewill’s Throne Industrial case mod is tough, but if anyone can afford to have it done, it's Cooler Master. The company didn’t have anything brand new to show, but did have the same case mods on display as were shown when we visited them at CES. This time, however, we had a camera and mic available – here’s what Cooler Mater has to say about the case...

Article: PAXCast: On UE4’s Daylight, GRID 2 Impressions, and the Hardware Industry – PAX East 2013

One of the most-requested items of exploration from our readers has been to provide a better POV/on-site look at the conventions we attend. There’s good reason to demand such content, too: Along with many other sites, we spend much of our time producing content around specific interviews, booths, products, or announcements, none of which really provide a feel for the greater, zoomed-out look at the convention.

Article: Rosewill Throne Industrial Case Mod [Video] - PAX East 2013

Last year’s PAX East visit to Rosewill saw the excitement of a dual-PSU, dual-CPU Black Hawk Ultra system decked-out with a killer black-and-red custom paintjob; with the ante now officially upped, Rosewill has once again returned to the showfloor of PAX East, intent to reclaim the throne for most souped-up PC of the s...

Article: Rosewill Reveals PAX East '13 Throne Case Mod

We'll be at PAX East in less than 24 hours (yikes!) and, as always, will be apt to cover hardware companies to our fullest ability; one of the first vendors we're meeting with will be Rosewill, who've been teasing about their PAX East 2013 Throne case mod since CES (following-up with last year's beautifully-painted Thor V2). We'll have more photos/video of this system once we're...

Article: LANFest 2012: Case Mods, Interviews, Gaming for Charity

This past weekend was Sacramento's Intel-sponsored LANFest 2012, where gamers and hardware vendors amassed to benefit local charities, play some games, and show off their systems. We had a chance to head over to LANFest and talk with Antec about cases and PSUs, Gigabyte, who showed us their best motherboard offerings and talked UEFI BIOS, and ASUS' ROG division, also with motherboards.

Article: Basics of Cable Management - Beginner's How-To Guide

Coming from a case and power supply background, I strongly value the presentation of a system. Your build's appearance and layout can either add value to the hundreds or thousands of dollars you've spent on parts, or it can diminish value. Well, I say you owe your PC some tender loving care. After taking the time to pick the right gaming case and

Article: Video Guide: Replace a CPU Heatsink Cooling Fan

Our very first video hardware guide is here! Huzzah! The overwhelming response from the community has pushed us in a new direction to start producing quality videos in accompaniment with our amazing articles, so here's the first 'test' video to check out lighting, format, and overall flow. In this basic case modding guide -- and I mean very basic -- we look at how to replace an aftermarket CPU heatsink cooling fan on a...