Mod of the Year 2009

Phinix Cube by Mike Krysztofiak (Phinix)

Project log: Here

Original bit-tech article

The Phinix Cube is as traditional a mod as you can get: it takes off the shelf components like a fanbus and slimline optical drive, dismantles and shoehorns them into this machine. That's not to mention the LEDs and soldering all designed and done by hand - this is thoroughbred classic modding awesomeness.

After many changes mid-mod, the end result is a water-cooled micro-ATX mini monster of a system that does everything a bigger case can, but in a fraction of the size and in something completely unique. It's taken two years on and off to finish, and with that mammoth personal effort in mind, we hope you enjoyed and appreciated Phinix Cube as much as we did and here it is for a final time in this year's Mod of the Year line up.