In Pictures: Kalinka! Modding Between Moscow And Siberia

By Igor Wallossek
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You have to love the Russian sense of humor evident in these case mods. That, plus pride in craftsmanship and some imagination, leads to rather eccentric PC projects. The pictures in this article prove that you'll find swans among the country's ducklings.

V12 Design

A V12 for the desktop?

V12 Design

It is quite something. But what, exactly?

V12 Design

It's heavy. That's much we can say for certain.

Bright Prospects

Binoculars for slow nights?

Bright Prospects

Or is Nvidia using them to search for something specific?

Bright Prospects

In any case, this shape is...well, different.

V12, Side View

Another look at the V12. How about a Mercedes SLI instead of the SLS?

SLI Tube PC, Retro Style

I wonder whether you can make coffee with it as well?

SLI Tube PC, Retro Style

It is SLI, retro style.

SLI Tube PC, Retro Style

Well, this part does have charm…

Igor Wallossek
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58 Comments Comment from the forums
  • nevertell
    I hate these kind of articles, nothing useful, nothing interesting. And surely, I am going to get "thumbed down"....
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  • One thing is certain...
    The Russians are NVIDIA's fanboy...
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  • killerclick
    greghomeIf I ever had the trash can case, my mom would stuff it with yesterdays dinner thinking it's a real trash can ,and if I had the rusty case, mom would throw it away,with the grandma radio, moms would hide it thinking it's one of her antics
    Yeah, you live with your mom. Congrats.
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  • liquidsnake718
    I see that PC (BECKS) as more of a beerwarmer than a PC cooler! What a waste of beer! THese articles are actually interesting because not all should be just benchmarks, reviews, and newbriefs.
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  • liquidsnake718
    the grandmas radeo seems interesting and like an antique, im sure it houses an atom and an ion
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  • liquidsnake718the grandmas radeo seems interesting and like an antique, im sure it houses an atom and an ion

    are you sure thats not contain the good old pentium or pentium 2???
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  • nevertell
    chronous87One thing is certain...The Russians are NVIDIA's fanboy...In Russia, it is cold as, well, not hell, so they love the extra heating features of the fermi cards. Some of them even use liquid heat transfer so they can have hot water all over the house.
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  • cmartin011
    the hammer is a symbol of old Germany (Nazi) and was used in Pink Floyd the wall
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  • barmaley
    nevertellIn Russia, it is cold as, well, not hell, so they love the extra heating features of the fermi cards. Some of them even use liquid heat transfer so they can have hot water all over the house.
    Well, it is actually pretty hot in there right now:
    http://climateprogress.org/2010/07/26/record-heat-wave-russia-new-york-times/

    But then again, it could be BECAUSE of all of those Nvidia cards they like to use so much :)
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  • thermalsig
    That Doom 3 case mod was done a long way from Russia. It's beautiful, but the credit belongs with the builder.
    http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=802808
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