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25 Awe Inspiring Custom Computer Case Mods

If you’ve thought of it, chances are their is a computer case mod inspired by it. This year, the modders have really outdone themselves with even more drool-worthy designs!

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Hottest Gadgets presents the 2008 edition of our Crazy Computer Case Mods!

  1. EA FIFA Case, Goaaaalll!:
  2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Chernobyl, Blown Apart:
  3. Projekt V2, Watercooled Case:


  4. NES Console PC, for the tightfisted:

  5. Porsche SLI Wheel, Ultra Mobile PC:

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The Predator: Acer’s New Gaming Beast

Acer is set to enter into the high-end gaming PC market with its newest PC, dubbed the Predator.

Designed with a distinct look and feel inspired by military equipment, the orange and black case sports a cover that retracts along the top of the machine and packs in enough high end features to make any power user drool.

Maxed out, the Predator comes with an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, up to 8 GB of DDR2 800/1066 MHz RAM, a Blu-Ray Optical Disc Drive, Liquid Cooling, 4 hot-awappable RAID-enabled drives, easily accessed via the Acer HDD Easyswap cage on the front of the case, and up to 3 512 MB Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX arranged in an SLI configuration.

Other Notable features include:

  • Embedded 7.1 HD audio with Optional Creative Soundblaster X-fi Platinum Sound Card
  • Multi-card reader supporting nearly every type of card imaginable
  • Optional TV Tuner Card
  • Four USB 2.0 Ports
  • 2 eSata Ports

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The New Apple iMac: Now More Bang for Your Buck

Known for announcing new products on Tuesdays, Apple decided to mix things up a bit today (Monday) by unveiling updates to their popular iMac line of computers.

This update includes faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, more RAM, bigger hard drives, faster front side bus, and a new graphics option for the for the 24-inch model; an Nvidia GeForce 8800GS with 512MB of video memory.

The new machines now run at 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz or 2.8GHz, depending on their configuration. For those needing a little more kick, a 3.06GHz processor is also available for the 24-inch model. (more…)