The coolest case mods of Computex 2024

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From battle robots to beer and coffee servers, these chassis wowed us.

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There's always a lot of interesting stuff to see at the Computex trade show, but the case mods are always my favorites. Vendors such as Thermaltake, G. Skill, and ASRock invite the top modders to submit their greatest designs and then show them off to the world. 

This year's highlights included a coffee maker, a beer server, a variety of battle vehicles, and multiple gas station-themed cases. These are true works of art, made by dedicated craftspeople. Some of them barely look like the original chassis they are based upon, and others are more of a theming and building out of the aesthetic. Here are the most interesting and coolest case mods of Computex 2024.

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  • Which one is your favorite pick, @apiltch !

    Mine is still the same as before, Thermaltake's Bumblebee case Mod. I like the neat look of this case. Even the gas station model looks funky !

    But few other case mods look like they have been overly modded, imo.

    https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mYzJWKQmvrRPTmc2twwPkd-970-80.jpg.webp
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  • Ryan F. Mercer
    Sorry, but I don't see the point of this. I have a liquid cooled case that I painstakingly made myself. Yes, I do think it looks cool, but everything I did had a utilitarian purpose. I liquid cooled it so I could run silent, because it runs our entertainment system. I used hard line because flex line can swing around like a pendulum, especially if there's a heavy fitting in the middle of a long tube. I used transparent tubing so I can see any air bubbles, organic growth, or debris that might collect in the line. I used glass for my hard line, because it is non staining and I could buy pre-bent 90 from Titan. Cutting and polishing glass is really easy. I use transparent UV reactive green coolant, because when the black lights are on, any leaks will literally glow. My black lights are on a rocker switch on the back of the case, because I don't need a light show when I'm trying to watch a movie. I have a smoked glass side panel so I can see inside with a flip of that switch and don't have to open up the case. It's smoked glass because, again, I don't need a light show, I just need my leaks to glow. Yeah, it looks cool, but for a reason. So while it wouldn't be incorrect to call it a multimedia sculpture (ha ha), It's not an art piece. It all serves a utilitarian purpose. Making art from a PC only ensures your art work will become obsolete. Choose a different medium.
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  • HaninTH
    Ryan F. Mercer said:
    Sorry, but I don't see the point of this. Making art from a PC only ensures your art work will become obsolete. Choose a different medium.

    Some, have way more time/resources than either you or I. This is their hobby/passion. Remember that not everything is made just for "you" and things become a little more simple, over time.

    Choice and options are always better than monotony and uniformity.

    Art is truly in the eye of the buyer/admirer. If you don't find it interesting, it's not for you.
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  • bit_user
    It would be ironic to have the plastic turtle case choking on a piece of real seaweed!
    : D
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  • bit_user
    The Dragon GPU mod should have steam coming out its mouth from an evaporative cooling system for the GPU!
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  • 35below0
    Ryan F. Mercer said:
    Sorry, but I don't see the point of this. I have a liquid cooled case that I painstakingly made myself. Yes, I do think it looks cool, but everything I did had a utilitarian purpose. I liquid cooled it so I could run silent, because it runs our entertainment system. I used hard line because flex line can swing around like a pendulum, especially if there's a heavy fitting in the middle of a long tube. I used transparent tubing so I can see any air bubbles, organic growth, or debris that might collect in the line. I used glass for my hard line, because it is non staining and I could buy pre-bent 90 from Titan. Cutting and polishing glass is really easy. I use transparent UV reactive green coolant, because when the black lights are on, any leaks will literally glow. My black lights are on a rocker switch on the back of the case, because I don't need a light show when I'm trying to watch a movie. I have a smoked glass side panel so I can see inside with a flip of that switch and don't have to open up the case. It's smoked glass because, again, I don't need a light show, I just need my leaks to glow. Yeah, it looks cool, but for a reason. So while it wouldn't be incorrect to call it a multimedia sculpture (ha ha), It's not an art piece. It all serves a utilitarian purpose. Making art from a PC only ensures your art work will become obsolete. Choose a different medium.
    I agree with you. There is a line that separates design with a purpose and just doing stuff for the hell of it. But at the same time, if truckers can have mods and 27 thousand lights, then why not this?

    The only reason against is that PC building is damn nerdy enough without some people trying to make it "cool" as well.
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  • bit_user
    Ryan F. Mercer said:
    I have a liquid cooled case that I painstakingly made myself. Yes, I do think it looks cool, but everything I did had a utilitarian purpose.
    I've been doing some light-duty utilitarian case modding, myself. Some of the choices I make are admittedly aesthetic (understated, black themes), but others (like my preference for windowless aluminum cases) are indeed about getting the best performance.

    Ryan F. Mercer said:
    Making art from a PC only ensures your art work will become obsolete. Choose a different medium.
    The ATX form factor has had an amazingly long run! A lot of these cases could be repurposed for a new build, with only minimal or moderate trouble.

    I don't really like the cases that look like vehicles or creatures*, rather than computer cases, but I recognize that's just my own aesthetic preference. The cases I like best are those with some innovative (or unconventional and seemingly advantageous) functional aspects, paired with refined and elegant styling. That's just me.

    * Special exception: the Chobits case from years past. That made sense, because they were robots and the series made many PC references to their internals.
    ; )
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  • doughillman
    The coolest case mods of Computex 2024

    (For WILDLY varying values of "cool")
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  • doughillman
    Ryan F. Mercer said:
    Sorry, but I don't see the point of this. I have a liquid cooled case that I painstakingly made myself. Yes, I do think it looks cool, but everything I did had a utilitarian purpose. I liquid cooled it so I could run silent, because it runs our entertainment system. I used hard line because flex line can swing around like a pendulum, especially if there's a heavy fitting in the middle of a long tube. I used transparent tubing so I can see any air bubbles, organic growth, or debris that might collect in the line. I used glass for my hard line, because it is non staining and I could buy pre-bent 90 from Titan. Cutting and polishing glass is really easy. I use transparent UV reactive green coolant, because when the black lights are on, any leaks will literally glow. My black lights are on a rocker switch on the back of the case, because I don't need a light show when I'm trying to watch a movie. I have a smoked glass side panel so I can see inside with a flip of that switch and don't have to open up the case. It's smoked glass because, again, I don't need a light show, I just need my leaks to glow. Yeah, it looks cool, but for a reason. So while it wouldn't be incorrect to call it a multimedia sculpture (ha ha), It's not an art piece. It all serves a utilitarian purpose. Making art from a PC only ensures your art work will become obsolete. Choose a different medium.

    Cool story bro.

    (Narrator: It was, in fact, not a cool story bro. It was just a sorta pathetic attempt at being an iconoclast.)

    :rolleyes:
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  • USAFRet
    Casemods are mainly just artwork.
    Different types of artwork may not be your cup of tea.
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