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If you have a contender for Rig of the Month, e-mail [email protected] with high-res digital pics and a 300-word write-up.brian carter’s
Mystique2
W
hen Brian Carter heard that
Cooler Master was sponsor-
ing a case-mod contest, he got to
thinking about just what it might
take to win. Soon enough, an idea
came to him: If one case is good,
combining two Mystique 631s
could only be better.
Brian blended the two cases and
carried out the trademark CM wave
motif both inside and out to create this
sweet-looking media center PC. To
keep everything inside looking pretty,
he ran the power cables through a
piece of 2¼” chrome pipe, which he
routed behind the drive cage and
underneath the motherboard tray.
The project took two months to
complete; Brian submitted his rig
on the day before the contest dead-
line—and won.ririgg of th e month adventures in pc modification Sponsored by
For his winning entry, Brian wins a $500
gift certificate for Buy.com to fund his
modding madness! See all the hardware
deals at http://www.buy.com, and turn to page
116 for contest rules.When the front panels are closed, the Mystique2
blends in with other A/V components, making it great
for living-room use.The Mystique2 boasts a load of media options,
including an iDuo 10-in-1 card reader/iPod
doc and two Pioneer slot-loading DVD drives.This media center PC includes two PCI
cards: a TV tuner and an HDTV tuner.A Mars CPU cooler
ensures silent run-
ning; Brian hand-
cut Cooler Master’s
logo from an exist-
ing aluminum panel
and added it to the
fan grill.