If your computer case has become boring to you, you could try to pimp it up and make it cooler, flashier, darker, funny or try something completely new. You can use a variety of things to make your case interesting, but try to avoid touching the components inside the case, and keep in mind that you will have to open it sometime.

There are many things you can do to your computer case, you just need the right gear and a bit of creativity. You can use many things when making a custom computer case, you can use toys or some parts of toys, action figures, and you can use some USB gadgets and implement them on your work. You can use some old piece of electrical device you are not using anymore like video recorder or something similar. Also people use LED lights because it can be really flashy. If you want to make a custom computer case it would be nice to draw it first and make some schematic for it so you can have a preview of the case. You can adjust your schematic and plan the best build for your custom case.

You must have in mind that you need to leave enough room for accessing USB ports, hubs and other. You will basically need glue mostly, and rethink before starting. See if you have everything you need before pimping your computer case. If you make some error you can try to fix it immediately. You could go on the internet and search for custom computer cases because that way you can get inspiration and you can see what kinds of customizations are possible, for some you will need some skill for others not but there are custom made cases that require a lot of knowledge in technique to be built.

Custom cases can look really good, people usually build themed custom computer cases, and themes go from gaming, movies, and characters to unusual cases that look like a fridge, stadium and other. You can try to be as original as you can be and make some unique case. Try to use a variety of items to make the case better looking and if you are doing a themed one, try to make your case theme based without jumps from the subject. You can make custom case that fits your computers environment to, you can also try to embed your case to your computer table by customizing the table itself. Try to avoid jamming the case inside the table without a chance to get it out.

Main thing when making a custom computer case is access, after that you should think about the theme and materials and finally about the sole process of customization. Customization can be time consuming and usually the results are astonishing and really worth the time spent.

Take what you need and start making some prototype pimped unique computer case of yours, make it so that you can enjoy it, after that people will just be positively shocked on site.

Here are some seriously pimped computer cases.

When you are buying computer parts you should consider your needs. One other thing that is important is for what you need the computer and how much are you willing to pay for it.

Let’s talk about a case first which is your personal computer’s tower. You should look for one that has enough room for all your components you wish to buy, and one that has technical specifications to support your own set of components. If you are buying a server case, point out what you need because they have different requirements. Make sure that your case has enough places where you can place coolers. It is advised to have at least 4 good working coolers.

Next thing should be the motherboard which should be able to support all components that you wish to put into your personal computer. The processor or CPU should be strong. Something like a dual-core or quad-core if you are going to play games or do some modeling, rendering or designing on your personal computer. In other cases you don’t need such a strong processor.

The next component is the memory, you will need from 1 to 8 gb’s of RAM memory. If you are just using your computer for internet browsing, typing or some minor work, like watching movies or downloading files, 1 gb should be enough. In order to play games and design however, you will need more than that to work properly without any problems.

One other important component is the hard drive. It doesn’t matter what configuration you need and for what exactly, hard drives are used to store data, and it’s your choice which one you buy.

If you have bought stronger components, you should have in mind that they can overheat and stop working or even make other devices stop working if you don’t have a good cooling system. You should have coolers on your CPU, Graphic Card, Power Supply and even a few in your computer case if you have a really strong configuration because it can easily overheat.

The next component you need is a power supply. For configurations that are strong, some strong power supplies are advised to be used. For example; you can buy a 300-450W power supply if your configuration is for web browsing or for office work, 450-800 W is advised for gaming computers and 800-1400W power supplies are being used for designing, modeling, rendering, etc.

You will also want to have a monitor. Monitors come in different shapes and specifications. The size varies from 15 inch monitors to 22 inch monitors. Today, 19 inch is pretty much the standard. You can choose between crt, tft, lcd monitors. Today, flat monitors are commonly used everywhere. TFT and LCD monitors take less space than CRT ones.

You also must buy other components needed to use your computer like a keyboard, a mouse, speakers, etc. There is also a big number of gadgets you can buy for your computer like microphones, headsets, webcams and other handy gadgets.

If you are not that familiar with hardware for a computer it is nice to get the help of a specialist when you look for a computer. This can prevent you from buying the wrong components and making a wrong setup in your computer.