xR0gueAssassinx’s case mod, Nemesis2K’s beast, and a build that screams unique by poop22_

I LOVE custom PC’s (which you might be able to tell by my posts), but I especially love builds that combine 2 or more of these three things:

Beast Builds – Ultimate machines that will destroy any program or game that you throw at it with room for more.

Cable Management – Methodical approaches to hiding wires. Most people probably do not appreciate what they can’t see. That’s when you know you have done a good job in my book.

Modifications – This can go in several directions, but I will put it into 2 categories. 1) Make something new that looks like it came from the factory or 2) completely throw the idea of stock out the window and make something completely custom.

Sometimes on a rare occasion you get all three, but two out of three will catch my eye letting me know this person knows and loves what they are doing. I know, personally, it was not until AFTER my first build I realized what I was doing wrong (to the tune of about $700 worth of wrong), but I will save that for another post. Today, I will focus more on the ‘modding’ side of custom PC’s with one beast build thrown in the mix.

The first build comes to us from xR0gueAssassinx of Reddit. There is a definite metamorphosis going on in this build. Here is a link to the transformation of this build. I am going to regret the comparison, but it looks like a Jedi going over to the Dark Side. You can see it in the blue accents turning red, then the complete darkness taking over. It gives a similar impression seen in the last blog in a build by renegade_9. xR0gueAssassinx takes the approach of making things look like you could go pick them up off the shelf. He even made his own headset holder that hangs off the side of the case. I like this guy’s approach. He could have found most of this stuff and paid for it, but where is the fun in that? If you are going to spend quality time with something, why not put some love and passion into it. All I have to say is great job and keep it up! Take a look for yourself:

The next build I bring to you from Nemesis2K. He takes pleasure in combining beast parts as well as solid cable management (making my 2 out of 3 rule stand up and pay attention). The word “clean” comes to mind when I look at this build. There is nothing too flashy about it. It reminds me of the rich guy who tries to hide below the radar, but still enjoys the finer things. He doesn’t need to drive around in his red Ferrari with the top down, but he does drive the newest Mercedes with the tech package. He doesn’t need to let everyone else know has the coolest toy to enjoy it himself. Nemesis2k know’s what he has and can enjoy it without screaming it. Just take a look at some of his specs and realize there is some power under the hood:

– NZXT Switch 810 Black Case

– Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard

– 8GB Corsair vengeance DDR3 Ram

– Intel i7 3770k 3.5GHz Over-clocked to 4.4GHz

– (2) EVGA NVidia GTX 670‘s in Sli

– OCZ Agility 3 128 GB SSD (I have one of these in my rig)

Time to salivate:

Finally, I am bringing you a case mod from poop22_ that says “forget looking stock.” He took an NZXT Source 210 case, stripped it down, and rebuilt it in his own image. The finished product looks like a Queen Bee and a Transformer had a baby and produced this! So much metal work was done, which you can see here. I wish I had this guy’s tools. This is such an original mod I could not pass up putting it on here. The color scheme looks like blueberries dipped in honey. Poop22_ didn’t make this and put some simple setup inside. Check out some of what he has:

– Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor

– Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

– Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

– EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)

– OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5″ SSD (Popular Product, today)

Blueberries and Honey? Or Fire and Ice?:

Thanks for taking a look, and I hope you would go visit the posts on Reddit and give these guys some deserved Karma. Let me know what you all think about the builds in the comments below.

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