My name is Ali Abbas, also known as Alan Lee or Abbas-IT on Bit-Tech.net and other forums. I am probably the oldest here with my 48 years. I am what we call a Britstan, that’s a British mother and Pakistani father. I live in Germany since 1989. I also spent a considerable time on the sub continent Indo-Pakistan, where I really learnt the DIY mentality and do with what you have. If you need it, make it, real Mc-Gyver style. I am self-employed in the IT and Networks services sector since over a decade and that’s pretty much where my interest in hardware comes from. As far as art is concerned, well I would say I am quite an all-rounder. I have my own music studio, am a poet, a painter, have rocked at gigs with my rock bands about 100 times in Germany and have always been a DIY and creative guy. I don’t like to see things as they are, but what they could be which ends up in my using some of the most peculiar things imaginable to make my art. Even though I am told that I once opened up my dad’s electric type writer at the age 7, and actually screwed it back together again and it still worked, I think my first real casemod was in the mid nineties, as PC cases were still expensive and not really made to look good. It wasn’t anything I could of sent in for a beauty contest nowadays but I guess it was my first case made from scratch.

The first one really worth mentioning though was built in 2008. I am fortunate to live in Germany where I had been watching the ever growing German Casemod Championship since 2001. I applied, for the first time in 2010 though. I qualified in 3 categories and actually won 3rd place in the first go with my little 30 quid project called Wooden Warlock. Even though I never have been dormant as far as being creative is concerned, I think that it was that event that really sparked and ignited my love for building computers and other electronical equipment into pieces of art. Frankly speaking, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since then. I am in a constant state of going through ideas and building them. I sometimes have 4 or five projects at a time. While still going to work every day to earn my daily bread, I also build now for certain industry partners and shows, events and sponsors who have supported me the last few years.

I cannot imagine being dormant and non creative and frankly speaking, when I am asked how I come up with the ideas, I can only say, I simply don’t know the state of being without. Its more an obsessive passion than just a hobby that dominates almost every one of my evenings and most weekends too. I am a slave always wanting to please and satisfy my own imagination by building what I want to visualize in my version of a design, form and theme. I simply love what I do.

In the mean time I am the proud owner of my first patent too having invented a new type of game controller which I intend to now show to some industrial partners. I have till this day 39 international Modding awards, with 9x German Championship wins. In 2012 I started the world’s first world record casemod called the DCMM COLOSSUS which is officially the world largest fully functional computer mouse, while also holding the computer with which it works at the same time.

Well, enough of all that boasting about the past. I always look forward to the next projects where I can apply my philosophies of creating art. Everything I make, is made 100 handmade, meaning I use no CNC, Laser cuts, 3d printing or other such automation. Using only hand held tools and making what fools people into thinking a machine spat out the parts I make really sporns me on. Even though I don’t rule out using them for ordered projects, I like to show that only hand made is man made. Most of the builds I make are subject to change as I go along, I don’t really make much of a plan, which would certainly be a waste of time because I am certain I wouldn’t stick to it. So far I have built at least 30 Cases and creations which have been on display at the Schwabacher City Museum as well as various events, maker fairs and other shows and TV here in Germany.

I believe, or rather know that as long as I continue to do the best to live the theme, then the theme will live. Applying this philosophy has helped me to make almost any imaginable theme I could think up so far, like THE DARK KNIGHT, THE SAMURAI SACRILEGIUM, RAGNAR`S REVENGE, PC-REFORGED, POWER ON DEMAND, DCMM COLOSSUS and THE BLACK WIDOW just to mention a few which can be seen at bit-tech and other forums.

Personally I like the more masculine, wild, sinister, type of themes. The unthought-of of forms and ideas and like to transform the otherwise block shaped computers into a frenzy of geometrical madness.

This event will rob me of my last hours of sleep too, but I admit that I wouldn’t want it otherwise.

I simply cannot think of a better way to spend my time. So let’s mod!!!

The 30-year-old engineer come from Vietnam. With mechanical enthusiast since childhood and graduated in mechanical engineering in Russia.

And after that, coming from the elevator industry, passionate about mechanics helped me step into the field of robotics and then introduced me to the field of case modding.

The most well-known project of mine is "The Bentable" to be exhibited at Intel Enthusiast Day.

And in the event I won the first prize of modding style.

Hey, my name is Corey, I run the PC Modding page at facebook.com/imfacerollgaming. I am 22 from Australia. My passion for PC Modding came into my life two years ago. I had help to put together my first PC as I lacked knowledge in this particular area. I became hooked on PC Modding only two weeks after receiving my first PC Build when I came across a photo of Peter Brands Desk PC. After two solid days/nights of studying PC Modding, I gained enough knowledge to attempt my very own Desk PC, what a success it was and a very inspiring build for myself considering it was my first scratch/modified pc.

Every day I am learning new techniques to improve my Modding. Now with numerous builds under my belt, I hope to inspire anyone who would like to get into the Modding industry, I always encourage people to ask questions and seek advice, as I myself still do.

I have BIG plans for the 2016 CaseMOD Invitational. Thank you Thermaltake for choosing me to be a part of this. It's a privilege to work alongside those Modders who have inspired myself.

Follow my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Imfacerollgaming
Video Logging Progress: https://www.youtube.com/imfacerollpcgaming

I am Daniel, I am 29 years old, I come from Italy and I am known with the nickname Twister, and that's how everybody calls me. Modding is just a very deep passion for me even if I started it casually, but this passion is growing for the people who surround me.

I have won many modding competitions during bit-tech including numerous mentions in Pc Domination, Cooled PC and others in Italy, in the following monthly and annual editions. I made many works like Refl3ctoR, among them one of my most famous Mod is the "Twister mod 8.0.0.D and the last created is Frozen Grey.

My most important aspiration for my passion is to be really different and unique in the modding panorama, trying to shape works with "clean techniques" which require constantly new researches to sharpen my skills.

My page
https://www.facebook.com/TwisterMod

I’m the founder of CZ Union.
Good at water loop design, pursuing technological innovation and integration. Aim at building functional water loop, integrated pump and reservoir to create a large-scale system.

Representative work:
- SNAKE Team Image MOD: Golden Halberd
- CHH MOD first place: Motive Power V8
- LOL Theme MOD: Blood Pool
- INWIN 805 Honeycomb

Hi, I'm Seinron, I'm 34 years old and I'm a French Modder.

I'm also co-owner of Watermod, a small company that offers various Modding services.

We perform computers for show for different events.

This is for the public side, for professional hand, we offer design solutions / support.

Modding...Or should I say improving, creating, designing? Modding is something that's in my DNA. It’s passed through from generations of inventive peoples in my family. It's something I have to deal with every day, a constant compulsion to modify everything around you to make it better, cooler or just because you can.

Born in the digital age I quickly got hooked on my first personal computer and it didn't take long before I started to improve the speeds and modify the looks of it… and boy I was proud!

As the years passed by my modding skills improved thus far I am now designing/ building my one PC cases, awarded with several top 3 places around the world and even my first worldwide win in 2015!

This award made me realize my modding "addiction" isn't just a passion anymore but a lifestyle that won't change any time soon...I guess its just starting to stand out now and being appreciated here.

Hopefully it will bring me arround the world and beyond my dreams…

The sky is the limit!

Mike.P

I’m Peter Brands, 35 years young and from a little town in the middle of The Netherlands called Urk.

Happily married and have a 5 year old daughter.

I’m an electrician, and mostly active on trawlers, vessels and luxury yachts.

I’ve been an online gamer and hardware enthusiast since 1995 where I got my online nick ‘L3p’ and started modding in 2009.

Some might know me from my desk-pc builds ‘L3p D3sk’ and Cross Desk or scratch build ‘L3pipe’.

Also some people like to see me as a modder but I see myself more as a passionate liquidcooling enthusiast. Can’t wait to see what I can do here!

Website: http://www.l3p.nl
Modding FB page: https://www.facebook.com/l3pNL

I come from a family of creative, artistic people, who don’t really consider themselves either of those things. We’re people who are passionate and enjoy our mediums. My mom quilts, turning normal fabric into incredible pieces of art, while my dad puts his heart into woodworking. Growing up, I spent a fair bit of time in the woodshop. Nothing can replace that smell, and it continues to provide me with amazing moments I can reminisce.

From the day our first computer showed up in the garage office when I was 5 or 6 years old, I was hooked. The summer earnings from my first job went straight into buying my own computer. Pre- assembled from a local boutique shop, the first thing I did after getting it home was remove the side panel and dig around.

Fast forward a few years and a few custom builds to the first case I’d truly call a “mod”. Using an acrylic case from DangerDen, I built an entire construction scene out of Lego pieces that shelled the whole computer. It was the first time I really flexed my creative muscles on something I hadn’t really considered using as a medium before. In the process, I experienced many new techniques ranging from painting every edge of the case pieces to cables sleeving. It was also this build that exposed me to electronics and lighting, and I quickly discovered what can be accomplished with some wiring, LEDs, and a microcontroller. This has served as a core component in every build I have done since.

The next natural step was to design a full scratch build. I took a number of design elements that I admired from the DD case, and set about to build my own case from the ground up. As a long time X-COM fan, and with a new edition of the game about to release, the theme for the case was easy to choose. A full RGB lighting scheme, including illuminated etched side panels, was the focus of the technical challenges of the build, along with a novel hinge in the front that made the entire inside accessible without removing any screws.

Recently I was blessed with a chance to do a build for charity at PDXLAN 28. I was immediately overwhelmed by the other names on the list of builders and was determined to hold my own. It was a great time to focus on what we do best and integrate wood and lighting into the case. I took a core design element of circuit traces and managed to apply it to nearly every component in the build without making it overwhelming. With help and patience from my teammate, we completed the build in what felt like an insanely short time period and got it to PDXLAN. The charity ended up raising $15,000 for a great cause, and I was honored to be a part of that. After many incredibly supportive comments and tons of support from the community, I once again find myself presented with an opportunity to create something amazing in the medium that I now love.

I started this hobby five years ago making minor internal alterations and today I can say that it is already part of my life.

I work as a headhunter and translator in my day to day.

I was born in a town called Curitiba in Brazil and currently live with my family in Japan.

I did about 15 jobs over that time, and managed to win some competitions like Mod of the Year in 2013, a publication in the Custom PC magazine and some publications in Forbes.