Brett Thomas

Mod of the Month - October 2008

Another month has rolled on through, and we're back with the newest installment of the bit-tech Mod of the Month. Which mod gets the treat, and which gets a ghoulish trick? Read, vote, and tell us your thoughts!

October 31, 2008 | 07:36

Mod of the Month - September 2008

September has already come and almost gone, and thirty more days of modding have flown along with it. As always, we've lined up five of the best projects to go head to head in our Mod of the Month competition, each ready to claim the title for September. So grab a look and give your vote!

September 30, 2008 | 07:34

Mod of the Month - August 2008

Another month has already flown by, and we're finding ourselves chasing our tails into September. But before we let summer slip away from us, we're taking a minute to show off the five newest creations from the forum and pitting them against each other. The prize? A bit of good kit and a whole lot of bragging rights.

August 31, 2008 | 10:24

FiveWood by cc3d

If you love inspirational wooden cases we've got a mod you have to check out. Just in time to wrap up the summer, resident modder cc3d has recycled many-a-tree in his latest project - FiveWood.

August 27, 2008 | 08:07

Bloo Balls by Cheapskate

Straight from the forum to our front page, we've got a scratch build that anyone interested in plexi, HAL or disaster recovery needs to read. Come on in and take a read over the wonder of Craig's (aka Cheapskate) Bloo Balls...

August 21, 2008 | 08:12

Mod of the Month July Winner

The die is cast and the bets are in...so who's the lucky winner this month?

August 19, 2008 | 16:36

Cosmos Skulltrail by Coolmiester

Just in time for i34, Paul (aka Coolmiester) has wrapped up another mod boasting some impressive hardware and a gorgeous cooling system. As always, we were more than anxious to get a look inside...

August 11, 2008 | 07:29

Mod of the Month - July 2008

We're baaaack! The month of July is coming to a close, and that means it's time again for us to bring you some of the world's best works in progress hand picked straight from our forums. That's right, it's time for Mod of the Month for July!

July 30, 2008 | 08:25

Mod of the Month - June 2008

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us! Mod of the Month is celebrating its first birthday this month! And to celebrate, we're giving away a present to one lucky modder. Read on to find out who it could be this month!

June 30, 2008 | 07:20

Mod of the Month May Winner

Want to know who's walked away victorious from Mod of the Month in May 2008? Read on!

June 20, 2008 | 13:20

Mod of the Month - May 2008

The April showers have passed, so it's time to see if the month of May has brought us any great growth of excellent mods. Today, we've got another five of the best and brightest of our forums to compete in May's Mod of the Month. The prize? More work! Read on to find out why...

May 31, 2008 | 06:22

Watercooling Radiator Shoot-Out

With all of the components in watercooling, one always seems to get overlooked - the radiator. So much effort goes into waterblocks that we seldom see a complete "here's the best" test. Fortunately, we're fixing that problem today, with the first in a series of radiator shoot-outs.

May 23, 2008 | 08:55

D-Tek FuZion v2.0 Waterblock

The original D-Tek FuZion waterblock is one of the best in the business. Now, the guys over at D-Tek Customs have finally revised the old classic. The FuZion v2.0 may be a chip off the old block, but does it do better for the upgrade? Read on to find out.

May 18, 2008 | 08:47

April Mod of the Month Winner

The polls are closed and the votes are counted - and we've got the winner of April's Mod of the Month

May 17, 2008 | 14:09

CoolIT Freezone Elite

Most of us love the looks and performance of watercooling - but the utter mess and difficulty drives many away. Canada-based CoolIT seems to think it has a solution that beats the pre-boxed watercooling sets hands down while remaining simple. Does it succeed?

May 14, 2008 | 15:05

A Picture-Perfect Quandary

Copy protection and piracy seem like two inescapable forces in modern digital media. But is either side right? Brett Thomas sounds off about pretty pictures, perils of intellectual property, and the dollars and cents behind everyone's favourite "freedom fighters."

May 13, 2008 | 06:56

Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon Display

Matrix Orbital has been quietly humming away in the background for a couple of years now, working hard on its upcoming series of GX displays and peripherals. We've been involved for a while, but is it time to pull the cover off and show off the new baby? Let's take a look...

May 4, 2008 | 08:28

Mod of the Month - April 2008

April showers bring May flowers - but they also fog up a good spray painting job. Fortunately, our modders persevere through the lousy weather and difficult tasks to bring us fantastic forum contributions. Who's in the top five this month? Let's take a look at April's Mod of the Month!

April 30, 2008 | 12:28

Crossover Games for Mac

With so many great games now exclusive to Windows, are Mac and Linux users getting left out in the cold? Not if Codeweavers and its new program Crossover Games has anything to say about it. But does it really bridge the gap, or is dual-booting still the way to go?

April 22, 2008 | 08:18

Ten minute modding

Not everyone has days upon days of time to pour into a case mod. However, that doesn't mean that the quick builds need to look like a wire explosion on the inside and boring black on the outside! Years of modding have made companies develop some great products that make formerly huge projects into ten minute mods.

April 3, 2008 | 09:23

Mod of the Month - March 2008

Shamrocks, leprechauns, and Easter bunnies...oh my! March may be a pretty holiday-filled month, but that doesn't stop our crazy modders from taking time away from family life in order to do some dremel dentistry. This month, we're giving five mods a chance to win March's Mod of the Month.

March 31, 2008 | 06:06

LN2 at i33

Britain's own Aqua-PCs will be showing off Liquid Nitrogen cooling at the UK's biggest LAN event - i33 with help from BenchTec UK.

March 18, 2008 | 13:58

A Modder's Guide To Acrylic

No matter how much you love it, working with acrylic (in its many forms) can be a difficult task to the new modder. We're here to clear up a bit of the confusion when it comes to bending, cutting, joining and enjoying one of modding's most versatile materials.

March 14, 2008 | 08:08