Bubblegum Bandit February 13, 2004 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member February 13, 2004 Just feeling the waters here, I mentioned it to fatty the other night, I figure if there is enough interest, Pup could put together a nice PC Case Mod winner package from our sponsors. If we get at least 10 or so people interested we will try to figure out the criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa February 13, 2004 Share Playaa Member February 13, 2004 heck yeah I've been looking for motivation to modify my case...I know I won't win but I'll enter just so I actually do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX1138 February 13, 2004 Share THX1138 Member February 13, 2004 me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman February 13, 2004 Share Gunman Member February 13, 2004 I am game for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r February 13, 2004 Share All Kill3r Member February 13, 2004 im game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa February 14, 2004 Share Playaa Member February 14, 2004 c'mon ppl...we need more to say they'll mod or enter their current mods what are we judging on? prettiness? cleanliness? uniqueness? quietness? fastness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r February 14, 2004 Share All Kill3r Member February 14, 2004 Case mods shouldnt have anything to do with cpu speed, mobo, ram type things. Cas mod means modifications that you have done to you PC i hope, that would include things like cleanliness and uniqueness and overall appeal of the changes you have made and how it looks as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppySurprise February 14, 2004 Share PuppySurprise Member February 14, 2004 check out some of these case mods. Case Mods We won't be looking for anything this extravagant, but more than likely we will judge on 1: uniqueness/originality 2: cleanliness (includes outside & inside cleanliness and wire management) 3: use of cathodes/colored LEDs/water cooling etc plus whatever else we decide to grade on. I will work on a prize for the winner when i have everything donated in and consult with fatty on what should be included for the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX1138 February 14, 2004 Share THX1138 Member February 14, 2004 can we have a class for loudest? cause i might win that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa February 15, 2004 Share Playaa Member February 15, 2004 3: use of cathodes/colored LEDs/water cooling etc can I disagree with that one? personally I get sick of seeing every "cool" case just have a ton of lights in it with a clear side panel...I don't know that I'll have ANY lights in mine (though I will probably have a few)....to me the lights aren't origional anymore...everyone does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[VI]ROosTEr February 16, 2004 Share [VI]ROosTEr Member February 16, 2004 What if you built the circuits running the LED's yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX1138 February 16, 2004 Share THX1138 Member February 16, 2004 ROosTEr,Feb 15 2004, 08:10 PM] What if you built the circuits running the LED's yourself? i have 30 or so blue and UV LED's if ya need 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Shertown Pimp February 16, 2004 Share Sir Shertown Pimp Member February 16, 2004 if facehole brings his with the tv IN it you're all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flux February 16, 2004 Share flux Member February 16, 2004 That's what I was going to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance February 16, 2004 Share lance Member February 16, 2004 my case-mods rule. i got a big silver alien head on the front panel and some cool blue lighting behind my cooling fans in the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppySurprise February 16, 2004 Share PuppySurprise Member February 16, 2004 i dont know....birdman's pc is one to compete with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaphappy April 21, 2004 Share Slaphappy Member April 21, 2004 me working on mine...we'll see how I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r April 21, 2004 Share All Kill3r Member April 21, 2004 I'm reserving my case to go in the 'loudest PC' category. No one will want to sit near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit April 21, 2004 Author Share Bubblegum Bandit Member April 21, 2004 Since it seems we have renewed interest in this competition. I think we should come up with judging criteria for this contest. Throw out some ideas (I realize there are a few above but lets get them concrete) now about the categories. I don't think that the use of any one peripheral, ie lights, or using an LCD should automatically say that that person is gonna win. I think it has to be more on a complete level. How do the lights or whatever you have incorporated fit in with the design of your case? I do agree that wire management should be a criteria, especially if you have a window where you can see the wires, but should you not have a window, would I be correct in saying who cares what your wires look like? I also think the quality of the job should be put into consideration as well.....is your paint job flaking, if I was to touch your window mod would it fall out or rattle like hell? Your Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magruter April 21, 2004 Share Magruter Member April 21, 2004 Your Thoughts? BGB Smells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa April 21, 2004 Share Playaa Member April 21, 2004 I'd say we should not only go with how cool the case looks, but how functional the case is...i.e. do all those lights in there actually make the case hotter? and with that, I think wiring should matter even with no window...because it's functional and should be a necessity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppySurprise April 21, 2004 Share PuppySurprise Member April 21, 2004 (edited) I talked to rooster, if you wanna have a separate competition for performance, we can do that, but case modding competition is just that, the mods done to the computer that make it set itself apart from everyone else's box. Originality a must. If you wanna designate 2 competitions, one for case mod, the other for pc performance, we could prolly do that. But we would have to talk to BGB and Fatman to find out what to do. Because, aren't the winners getting a prize of some sort. Edited April 21, 2004 by PuppySurprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa April 21, 2004 Share Playaa Member April 21, 2004 self respect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[VI]ROosTEr April 21, 2004 Share [VI]ROosTEr Member April 21, 2004 My point is this, give me enough money and I can make my computer outperform yours. However, money is not always a huge factor in case modding. If you stress originality, i.e. if someone bought a window kit vs. someone who cut their own design and fit the plexi themselves, you shouldn't have a problem. I think a set of criteria should definitely be developed with originality at the top of the list. You just need to make sure you don't give a prize for cramming a bunch of crap into a computer case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit April 21, 2004 Author Share Bubblegum Bandit Member April 21, 2004 ROosTEr,Apr 21 2004, 09:24 AM] You just need to make sure you don't give a prize for cramming a bunch of crap into a computer case. One of my points exactly. I guess when I think of a Case Modding Competition, that's what I think of....a case. Thus my statement about the wiring....if you look at the case and you can't SEE the wiring, what effect does it have on the CASE mod. I agree Rooster, I think originality should be at the top. I also think you need to have some type of theme or scheme to it as well....you can't just Make LEDs flash, cut holes in your box, wire tie your cables and say that it looks "good." There has to be an overall look achieved that blends all of them together. If we wanna go for a performance competition, that's fine with me.(its ultimately up to Fatness though) Maybe you should set a maximum of specs and say, ok, with these things, who can make this comp perform the best. IMO, if you don't have some kind of level playing field, the person with the most money has the better chance of winning. Thanks for the feedback, they are all good(except Mags, who seems to be smelling his upper lip ) keep them coming. If enough support is shown for a performance comp, I'm sure Fatty would have no problem going with one, but we need to know its desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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