Is real case modding dead?

[w3bbo]

Looks good and sleek and a credit to you however, I remember Alphacool having a dual drive bay monitor available albeit much less modern many moons ago. Even Asus had something similar when the ROG board first appeared. I guess I wouldn't say 'dead' but its certainly not as popular as it used to be because the need is (mainly) fulfilled by off the shelf components.

 

[Mr Evil]

I remember Alphacool having a dual drive bay monitor available albeit much less modern many moons ago. Even Asus had something similar when the ROG board first appeared.

That Alphacool display is just another special-purpose display that needs software to make it do anything. You couldn't use it as an actual monitor. I don't know about the Asus one as I've not seen it.

 

[Gray2233]

I certainly think it's still alive, but there's less of a need for it now given how far cases have come.

There's some fantastic mod projects on these forums even, I just think that for the average person wanting a "cool looking PC/has good cooling" etc there's actually tons of stock options now, as long as you can make a tidy build you'll be grand. I remember buying a dremel kit and a few other things back in the day to alter cases but it's just not necessary anymore, that and I lack any sense of artistic flair on top outside of appreciation for what others can do.

Not so fond memories of taking the HDD cage out of a Antec 300 and adding a larger side panel fan for the GPU! It did not go as planned, but was at least functional in the end and I was happy enough with the results. Now I can spend £40-50 on a case that fits my cooling requirements with minimal fuss, let alone the higher end stuff on the market.

 

[w3bbo]

That Alphacool display is just another special-purpose display that needs software to make it do anything. You couldn't use it as an actual monitor. I don't know about the Asus one as I've not seen it.

But isn't that the case with all monitors - they require software to operate? HWinfo, AIDA64 etc? The alphacool module was a 'visual' display of fan speeds, temps iirc yes things have come along way to today but the point holds true that a 5.25" bay monitor is and was available ready built, albeit not up to the spec of your homemade one.

 

[w3bbo]

I certainly think it's still alive, but there's less of a need for it now given how far cases have come.

There's some fantastic mod projects on these forums even, I just think that for the average person wanting a "cool looking PC/has good cooling" etc there's actually tons of stock options now, as long as you can make a tidy build you'll be grand. I remember buying a dremel kit and a few other things back in the day to alter cases but it's just not necessary anymore, that and I lack any sense of artistic flair on top outside of appreciation for what others can do.

Not so fond memories of taking the HDD cage out of a Antec 300 and adding a larger side panel fan for the GPU! It did not go as planned, but was at least functional in the end and I was happy enough with the results. Now I can spend £40-50 on a case that fits my cooling requirements with minimal fuss, let alone the higher end stuff on the market.

PRecisely. I loved modding years and years ago but there is simply so much off the shelf products available the need to mod just isn't really there anymore unless you want something truly unique/bespoke.