Lian Li PC-A01

The site from Germany features some of the ‘world’s most beautiful computer systems’. Dare we disagree? Sleek with an aluminum finish, the photos show an advanced work in black and white tones. And what looks like some good cooling capabilities. Here are two snaps to draw your wows.

Lian Li V1200

We don’t know about the ‘most’ but these same guys do make ‘some’ of the beautiful computer systems. The stylish case mods from Lian Li combine beauty with looks and the V1200 is an example.

Dark-Bade

With this mod we make it a three in a row display of PC Mods from the guys at Million Dollar PC. This one is a surreal creation on four legs.

SubsCover Custom

This looks like a cool work in blue.

Russian Wall-E Case Mod

Are you awestruck? So were we, when we did a post on it some time back. This Wall-E inspired case mod is all in metal. Carefully put together in 18 days with some heavy duty workmanship. The Wall-E build is close enough to be a twin.

R2D14m

Dubbed the R2D14m by designer Pavel Rafalovich, this beast lives in a shiny sleek enclosure.

War-Scarred Look

A galactic war scarred computer meets alien cube from space? Inspired by Portal, of course.

Edelweiss PC

The stunning build in white complimented by and orange-red LED glow is one of our favorites. This is another dream case mod from Million Dollar PC.

Sleek Blue LED Case Mod

A geeky rendering of a Beijing building, this case mod is about ambient effects using LEDs. The picture below on the left is of  the building; the case mod is on the right.

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Massive Heat Sink

A case mod that becomes a passive cooling device using heatsinks and clever design.

DIY Oil Cooled PC

A video how-to on how to cool your PC using mineral oil.

Bonus: Build a Fridge in your PC

Okay, so it’s not a stunning, sleek mod like the ones above but it was too incredible to leave off the list.  An overclocked PC that feels, looks and does like a mid tower mini fridge. It’s a PC that dispenses cold beer!

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Make your own Motion Activated Display

POV (persistence of vision) is the blur you see when you wave an object quickly. In this case, by flashing LEDs at certain times while a wheel turns, a design appears in thin air. Learn how to make it.

How to Make your Clothing Glow

The creator of the suits for the band Daft Punk has written a tutorial on exactly how to stitch the glowing wire into any clothing. Step by step instructions and close up pictures of Daft Punk gear help you along the way.

Ambient lighting for your Computer

Some of the best do it yourself projects are ones that give you the functionality of an expensive commercial product. Such is the case with this mod which lets you endow your laptop or PC monitor with the same type of peripheral lighting found in Philips’ Ambilight display Learn how to do it yourself.

Make Party LEDs Blink to your Music

This would definitely be an awesome addition to any party. Using an output from your computer speakers, you can hook up a few LEDs, and they’ll pulsate to the beat of your music. Learn how to make your own.

A massive UFO using 3,000 LEDs

Using three thousand LEDs, engineering, and design, one group developed a massive, flying UFO. This 23 feet long beast was flown over Poland on the 4th of July amid laughs and shrieks of terror.� Read more about this project.

Model Porsche LED Computer Case Mod

Built in a 1/6th scale 1997 911 Twin Turbo Porsche, painted in color shifting car paint. After gutting the RC innards, inside we placed the motherboard of the computer. Then, we added cathodes underneath, LEDs, and water cooling. Learn how to build this project.

Make your own LED Cube

The warm, ambient glow of the LED Cube – A fantastic display of illuminated animation and hours of programming. They’re actually easier to create than you may think. We’ll show you how in plain English using simple designs and multiplexing.

Illuminated Balloon Party Decorations

Take an LED, strap a battery to it, shove it into a balloon, fill it with helium, and there you have it – a downright awesome decoration for any party. Then, when the party is over (and you don’t mind sparing a few LEDs and batteries) let them fly away into the night.  See step by step instructions.

Build a Fiber optic Star Ceiling

Using thousands of fiber optic strands, this man created his own star gazing sanctuary right in his living room. There are plenty of helpful tips and pictures to guide you through the build process. Build your own star filled ceiling.

Make an Iron Man Gadget

In the Iron Man movie, Tony Stark lifts his arm, palm facing toward his target. This replusor device releases a powerful blast of energy, blowing his opponents off their feet. Build your own which illuminates an array of energy emitting LEDs.

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As it is a dual slice system, he was tempted to incorporate both the SNES and NES in the same machine. However, he ended up just sticking with the SNES instead.

The Build:
Simple building materials are all you really need.� A Super NES, a few adhesives, magnets ripped from a broken hard drive, a bunch of resistors, six orange LEDs, plexiglass, and some spare wire. He used the temperature control knob of the toaster on the front to dim the orange LEDs. And guess what? It won’t burn your cartridges.� Full project details.

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After seeing a post about how to create daft punk suits and helmets (featured in our Top 40 Arduino Projects), this couple created their own fantastic daft punk costumes.Â� You’re guaranteed to learn everything about the Arduino, LEDs, sewing el-wire and more. Electroluminescent wire is quite easy to work with and is easily sewn into clothing.

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Take an old upright piano, gut the innards, stuff a high tech synth and keyboard inside, add sexy blue LED lights and presto, you’ve got yourself one incredible pimped piano synthesizer. The author has some great documentary photos of the entire build process which took him a whopping 250 hours to complete.Â� For more fun with light and music, see our Laser Harp tutorial.

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Learn how the entire piano was constructed, showing the inner mechanics that make it function.� Buy project supplies (including our famous dirt cheap LEDs) for your next project in our store.

We all dream of building a massive, neighborhood dominating musical Christmas light display.� A seasoned Christmas display pro has filmed a behind the scenes tutorial showing you the magic.� Although the new LED lights are now avaliable, he uses the old school bulbs.� In addition, he has a tutorial website filled with guides.

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Learn how to build your own energy efficient LED light bulb.Â� They typically last for 100,000 hours and emit no excess heat. You can save some serious cash every year on your electricity bill by switching all of your lights to LED bulbs.Â� If you’re too busy to make your own, we carry various 110v LED light bulbs in our store.Â� Otherwise, learn to build your own.

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A table filled with hundreds of LEDs and motion sensors equals LEDs you can control with your hands. Wave your hand over the table and enjoy the show. The kitty might think it’s alive but your guest won’t help but admire! Have fun building it and even more fun showing it off.

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