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Brizzles

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Where has the imagination gone from Case Central ?

It went through a phase of look at my TJ 07 , now it's just 800D

A quote that sticks in my mind " You might aswell call it Project clitorous, as every other C+_+ is doing the same "

I used to look forward to reading about new builds, now it's just a boring dialogue of ' how i unboxed my new case and stuffed some hardware in it '

I got my interest in modding, and pass it on, from this forum.

Now it just seems to be sheep following the next ' fashionable' case.
 
I agree with you very much so i have became bored of them cases as their is no challenges to be had and everyone has the same layout or parts. I guess some people have no creativity.
I would personally love to start a scratch build as i have grown tired some of my p182 with a 120.3 on top.
 
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For me the 800D is the BMW of cases, its expensive but a very good bit of kit but overall it's just too bland. I must admit I am learning towards a CM ATCS 840 for my next build so kettle and black come to mind.

@mrdbristol : I would had thought in this day and age you would really need to be making a case from the ground up to be considered not in the Project clitorous team :) as even stuffing WC into a HTCP has been done to death as well. There was a picture of a case made of fans banging about, just waiting for the case made of Rad's and Fan's now.
 
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Who really cares? Amazing builds only pop up now and again anyway.

I'd rather pop in and see a nice Haf X with decent cable management and no mods, than just RJK on his own posting minor updated pics of his TJ07 every week.

I agree that the number of ongoing projects has dropped recently, but it's summer, some of us have real lives to live as well. :P
 
I am gathering my cables and fans etc for a build of my CM-690 and I have a suprise up my sleve too but I dont know if many people will be interested.
 
I'd like to see some retro builds. Bring back the CoolerMaster ATC-201s, the old school Lian Li efforts, dare I say it even a Chieftec Scorpio.

New hardware + old school cases = challenges, innovation and hopefully some good old fashioned win. :)
 
Totally agree with you Mark. I really liked the TJ07 but then every man and his dog got one which put me right off. We are now up to the point where everything that can be done to one has been and once you have seen one then you have pretty much seen them all. No offence to the TJ owners (RJKs looks especially sweet) but the TJ07 is now to what the V2000 was a year or so ago. The same thing is happening to the 800D now. Victims of their own success I guess.

Where has the imagination, innovation and individuality gone? I think I prefered the good old days when cases need to be hacked up to get the best out of them. True project logs are certainly very thin on the ground at present :(.
 
How does a case being common make it any less cool/desirable?

The most popular cases are the most popular cases for a reason. :P
 
see my poll on the main page of case central, hopefully we can liven things up and get some discussion back into this forum.

its got to happen from all of us to make it count.

Muel's comment about my weekly updates is true. i sometimes feel like im the only one posting about new things, but i work at OcUK. i see a thousand antec cases a month [which is enough to instill 'burn it with fire' hatred into anyones soul] i like things like TYR lianlis and matx builds. but i spend 9 hours every day messing around with hardware so my weekly updates to my build stem from two things:
1. new ideas
2. enthusiasm

cases are bland at the moment, i see builds on other forums get encouragement that would simply go without a post on here, so it works both ways.
 
Haha well u'll be interested to hear i'll be posting up my lian li v2110 soon. However expect it to be a long project, angel style. But hey if u like modding u should like it cause Lian li dont like modders if u get my drift :P.
 
i got into modding just over a year ago as a direct result of this forum.

I've done a few Skelletons (not a popular case) although they did seem to be received well, and have only just recently finished modding a case I picked up at a car boot sale for £5.

The enjoyment I get is from the challenge of making things work and fit when they really don't want to or aren't designed to. making something normal look unusual and arguably improving it's aesthetics. otherwise isn't it just "assembling" rather than modding. The pride in learning new skills and the support that can be gained from the members of this forum (looks at tealc)

That said we have to remember this forum caters for a multitude of skill levels (I consider myself at a very low level indeed). I can still remember the thrill of building my first case and turning it on and it working (unlike my recent one which still stubornly refuses to).

I was that excited I had to post pictures of it in a sort of "look what I've done aren't I clever" kind of way. What I mean is perhaps those that are "assembling today are those that will be trying something a bit more adventurous tomorrow.
 
What about project deskcomp and Hush? They're both different and also very interesting imo. Or things like Project car boot, ok it's not flashy but it's something different to the TJ07's and 800D's.

*edit* I ***might*** be doing a little modding on one of them cheap Xigmatek cases that OCUK stock within the next few weeks
 
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What about project USS Your Boy? :p

On a serious note, every man and his dog does own a 800D for good reason but they aren't as exciting as other cases. Hence my move away from the 800D.
 
What about USS your boy

We'd love to know!!!!

At least we have a few ideas now.

But are you planning to mod the twangers off it, or just build a high end rig into it?
 
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That said we have to remember this forum caters for a multitude of skill levels (I consider myself at a very low level indeed). I can still remember the thrill of building my first case and turning it on and it working (unlike my recent one which still stubornly refuses to).

I was that excited I had to post pictures of it in a sort of "look what I've done aren't I clever" kind of way. What I mean is perhaps those that are "assembling today are those that will be trying something a bit more adventurous tomorrow.
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My post ( rant :D ) needs abit of clarification.

I agree with you G-Dubs, we all start somewhere and that should be encouraged in the forum.

It seemed like a sweeping statement, put my point stands - albeit clumsily put.
I was not discouraging people to post their builds, which each poster is obviuosly very proud of.

I was aiming at the slight decline in variation in builds.

The 800D is a good case - But do something different with it instead of just putting new hardware in and calling it a project.
No personal touches or anything that differs it from the other 800D builds apart from maybe different coloured fans.

My first 'real' bit of modding was ' DarkWater ' - Yes a TJ07 :eek:
But i added acrylic insides, nameplate etc.. to make it different. Simple inexpensive touches that made it different.
It was also my first attempt at working with acrylic.

Next, ' Purple Rain ' - A MM U2 UFO

OK, not the most original of cases. But to make it different, powdercoat it Purple ( as oppose to the usual Black ). Dabbled with braided water tubing, made an etched window, custom made fan grills etc...

Both those builds were on a shoestring budget, and virtually the same hardware was used for both builds.

Dark Water was recieved well, and Purple Rain was featured in Custom PC magazine.

My last build ' Monolith ' - A Lian Li PC - X1000 case

This also had the hardware from Purple Rain in it, to keep costs down.
Again a totally different case from the 'trend'

I guess my point is don't be afraid to be different and experiment :)

Cheers,

Mark
 
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