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Mod of the Year 2009

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bfelda 26th December 2009, 04:16 Quote
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Originally Posted by alick
cant sine in to vote all thow news letter are getting to my email fine , tried changing pasword a few time still cant sine in
oh well i vote for the wall mount htpc

You should keep trying to sign in;)
sethnmalice 26th December 2009, 12:05 Quote
Cygnus X1, because its hand made that looks like it was lasercut. Very inspiring project.
Xtrafresh 26th December 2009, 13:34 Quote
I was going to vote for Neptune, but then the pictures of Flow kept dragging me in. That ultra-clean look somehow passes all the awesomeness on the right, i didn't see it coming :)

I'd liked to have 3 votes again though, so i could include some more.
Apoca1yps0 26th December 2009, 15:53 Quote
Cygnus X1 every time, one of the most beautiful complete case builds/mods I have ever seen.
Snafu-X- 26th December 2009, 18:40 Quote
My vote was for Flow, but my money's on Cygnus. One vote sucks!
SNiiPE_DoGG 26th December 2009, 21:55 Quote
would just like to chime in and say that I am very honored to be included in this competition and to keep such incredible company of mods alongside mine.

cheers, hope christmas and the new year goes well for all!
Leeum 26th December 2009, 23:45 Quote
I'd like to vote but I can't make an account without selecting either a weekly or monthly newsletter... i don't want either!

Is there no way you can setup an e-mail address for those who don't want the newsletter to send their vote in?
Dark~3nergy 27th December 2009, 02:21 Quote
I am disappoint, Cubeleon by brinkz0r isn't there :(
Horizon 27th December 2009, 02:46 Quote
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Originally Posted by craigbru
I just placed my vote, and after much thought, it was easier than I thought. Granted, there are quite a few outstanding mods here, but only a few that are truly original. Once I considered that, it came down to what the member contributes to the bit-tech community. There are quite a few that can whip up a nice mod, but I take much more stock in those take the time to comment in other threads, and answer every question in their own. That's straight up classy, and that is a true modder. ;-)

Mod not Modder of the Year.
craigbru 27th December 2009, 04:36 Quote
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Originally Posted by Horizon
Mod not Modder of the Year.

I stand by what I wrote, and my decision process. I picked out my favorite 3, and then worked it down to 2 by judging the small details each mod had to offer. Once that was done, I was stuck, and needed something more to sway me... In a field of outstanding mods, the modder is what made the tie-breaker for me.
shomann 27th December 2009, 19:39 Quote
All are fantastic entries, period. However, IMHO the mod of year has to be chosen on several aspects:

Quality/attention to detail
Looks
Planning/Adaptation of design
Uniqueness
Function

I voted for what I voted or based on these criteria. The mod I chose scored a 10 in each category, barely edging out a few that got a 9 in one category or another.

Pretty sure I picked the overall winner too, but we shall see ;)
jodah175 28th December 2009, 01:13 Quote
damn hard for me to pick just one, but, im a sucker for beautifully crafted wood. So, Cygnus gets my vote.
Boddaker 29th December 2009, 20:40 Quote
Thank you Bit-Tech for the nomination! There were so many incredible builds this year, I can see why there are over 20 choices for Mod of the Year 09! I am honored to again be a part of it. Thank you all for your support and good luck to the rest of the nominees!
Stuey 1st January 2010, 17:12 Quote
Wow, that was a tough choice. So many great mods, and only one vote allowed! I ultimately went with Ang3l for its extra ounce of eye-catching creativity.
slugbug 1st January 2010, 18:17 Quote
Lots of good entries this year but my favorite was the Wall Mount Case.
Waynio 8th January 2010, 16:27 Quote
Wish I could vote for a few, I'm so torn between Neptune's Trident and Cygnus X1 I'm blown away by the workmanship, and Neptune's Trident for workmanship + innovation, both should be a tie as number 1 imo, but since Neptune's Trident covered 2 things with excellence I'll vote for it, I look at both of these and just see 100% sheer quality .

I absolutely like all of them, there should be a top 5 at least for a mod of the year, too many good mods, just can't believe they are not having runners up, shame.

The only 1 I'm confused for being in mod of the year is overclocked orange, it even got media coverage by the bbc, it is just a paint job or powder coat with stickers and watercooling, it's nicely done but what actual modding went into it really, there were better mods that could have filled it's space, hint hint Project - Air Cube v2 feels like it barely got noticed lol :D.
_ferry_ 12th January 2010, 16:36 Quote
Whoops, read the wrong aryticle.
Waynio 14th January 2010, 14:55 Quote
Why does someone always seem to say something like that after I vote & comment lol, is it a dig at me?

I'll continue to post my worklogs here, but I'm more into TBCS so I'm more active over there as it's purely a modding site with what seems all users are modders, rather than about all tech, bit-tech is a great site but for modding I know which I prefer althou there are some highly tallented modders from here who are not on TBCS which I really look up to. I'm also a keen gamer so can't really find the time to post on forums regular.

Me personally I'm voting on form, function and ingenuity not just one or the other, but yeah I can imagine people being on facebook or the like and getting heaps of digital friends who couldn't care less about modding to vote, I'm a pretty new modder, only been making cases for a couple of years, started from knowing nothing about fabrication and made 3 so far and happy with my advancements with each new one I make, I hope to get better with each new one so I'm an active keen modder and appreciate the quality of all these mods.

If my vote was for looks alone, I would vote for Cygnus X1 being the definition of perfect that it is :), Ingraham which is such a lovely well made little case or Pyramid & Steampunk Frankenstein I would choose them in that order, steampunk loses charm because of it's gigantic size but the name makes up for that and it does look amazing with some beautiful details, The pyramid case looks ultra awesome on the outside, but looks like hell on the inside but is understandable with it being an awkward shape for a pc.
But just because I don't call a case number 1 does not mean I don't like any of them, I think they are all so very very awesome, even ones I don't mention.

My votes for function would be 6th Gen because it is so action packed with tech and very very well built, Wall Mount case as it is a very nice idea brought to reality and nicely done.

As I said it was an extremely tough call for me between the classy & perfect Cygnus X1 and the perfection & ingenuity of Neptune's Tident, and I usually prefer scratch builds and this shows good old modding can still hold it's own which can only be a good thing for newb and advanced modders to look up and aspire to.

Just seen shomann's comment on how he broke down who to vote for, Good method I say, but I only use form, function, ingenuity and looks come last for my mod number 1 decision recipe :).
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