Gallery: Crazy, Tricked-Out Computers and the Gamers Who Mod Them

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    "2 LED fans both red, CPU: i7 4790k OC 4.56hz, Mbo: Asos Z97-AR, 86B Ram Ballistic Crucial, Nuidia Geforce 970 (G1gaming) Windforce" — Khristian M.
  • 2 LED fans both red CPU i7 4790k OC 4.56hz Mbo ASUS Z97AR 86B Ram Ballistix Crucial NVIDIA GeForce 970 Windforce —...
    Alex John Beck
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    "2 LED fans both red, CPU: i7 4790k OC 4.56hz, Mbo: ASUS Z97-AR, 86B Ram Ballistix Crucial, NVIDIA GeForce 970 (G1gaming) Windforce" — Khristian M.
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    Alex John Beck
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    Khristian M.
  • 10 bay enclosure Bosch tool box custom temp read ultra quiet ventilation. — Steven C.
    Alex John Beck
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    "10 bay enclosure, Bosch tool box, custom temp read, ultra quiet ventilation." — Steven C.
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    Alex John Beck
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    "10 bay enclosure, Bosch tool box, custom temp read, ultra quiet ventilation." — Steven C.
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    Alex John Beck
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    Steven C.
  • Fully custom acrylic aluminum tower designed from scratch. Features an Intel 4770K and 2X NVIDIA Titan X's in SLI....
    Alex John Beck
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    "Fully custom acrylic aluminum tower designed from scratch. Features an Intel 4770K and 2X NVIDIA Titan X's in SLI. System is cooled with dual liquid cooling systems and custom machined hex pattern reservoirs. The system is finished out with a color changing LED system. " — Alex Q.
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    Alex John Beck
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    Alex Q.
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    Alex John Beck
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    A custom mouse bungee.
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    Alex John Beck
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    "LanBox air blue case, ASUS Sabertooth, 2X EVGA GTX 760 Sc SLI, Intel 4770K @ 4.5 overclocked, 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1866mhz, OCZ Vertex 3 SSD." — Matt M.
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    Alex John Beck
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    Matt M.
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    Alex John Beck
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    "Custom enermax power mod, full noctua replacement, mounted liquid cooler front." — Steven C. mod No. 2.
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    Alex John Beck
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    "Custom enermax power mod, full noctua replacement, mounted liquid cooler front." — Steven C. mod No. 2.
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    Alex John Beck
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    Steven C.
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