Mod of the Year 2006

Author: bit-tech Staff
Published: 17th December 2006

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Silent ContexYZ by Mr Kholl

As a musician for the last 22 years, Kholl has always been involved in building his own audio equipment. Having built his own studio and split it into two parts - one for the high tech and one for the vintage - he decided he wanted to mod a PC based along the same theme. The result is this awesomely intricate mod, which blends high performance technology with old-school gauges and design cues.

The mod is an interesting blend of lasers and hand-cut. The design for the side panel was done in CAD, and a vinyl sticker of the design printed professionally to act as a template. However, the actual cutting - the difficult bit - was all done by hand according to the template. The amount of control and precision shown in the metalwork is pretty insane.

The use of the gauges to measure the various different voltages and temperatures in the system is a nice touch which adds some real distinctiveness, alongside the kill-your-eyes lighting scheme!