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Custom PC White Gold Diamonds
Mostly everyone on the internet has seen the famous Bill Gates mug shot photographed by the Albuquerque, New Mexico police in 1977 after a traffic violation. Even though specific details have been lost over time, it’s rumored that he was caught driving without a license and for running a stop sign. With that out of the way, we can get to this luxurious PC build by Bobby White that is centered around this mug shot.

NZXT H1 Computer Case Fire
NZXT is one of the top computer case manufacturers, so seeing one catch fire is most certainly out of the ordinary. Fortunately, this is only an issue with their H1 case and its due to faulty nylon screws on its PCIe Riser Card. These screws cause a short circuit, thus resulting in sparks, which smoke and then catch fire. One person managed to capture one of the incidents on video for all to see. Read more for the clip and additional information.

NZXT H510 ATX PC Gaming Case
NZXT’s H510 Compact ATX Mid-Tower PC Gaming Case is perfect for just about any serious build, and you can get one for $61.99 shipped, today only, originally $79.99. Put simply, it’s a small-footprint ATX case that doesn’t lack in features, complete with a removable radiator mounting bracket, flush tempered glass window, multiple fan filters, and front USB 3.1 Gen 2 type-C. It comes equipped with a cable routing kit sporting pre-installed channels and straps, for simple organized wiring. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and additional information.

Origin PC Gaming Computer Tesla Model S
Designed by the Origin PC team, the Ludicrous is a special one-off build for YouTube personality Marques Brownlee that required some challenges to complete. Some of the issues included airflow and fitting the PC parts inside the miniature Tesla Model S, while still maintaining the drivability of the car. It has working headlights, a horn, the ability to be driven forwards / backwards, and a remote that can be used to turn the PC on. Read more for a video and additional information.

NZXT H1 Xbox Series X
NZXT, a leading developer of software-powered hardware solutions for PC gaming, has just revealed the H1, an Xbox Series X-inspired, small form factor mini-ITX computer case. It comes pre-installed with an SFX-L 650w 80+ Gold PSU, 140mm AIO, and PCIe riser card. Plus, it’s a new high-end pre-build option for NZXT BLD called H1 Mini PC. Read more for a hands-on video and additional information.

Bourbon Whiskey Gaming Computer
Case modder extraordinaire Josh Kroger on Reddit used an actual bourbon barrel for his latest computer build, and it just might be the classiest one yet. To make this happen, the barrel was first disassembled, the sides of the staves shaved to flatten them out to use as side panels, and then the metal straps recycled as accent pieces, that’s not to mention the countless hours of sawing as well as hand filing to get the wooden parts to fit perfectly together.

Origin PC Big O
You probably haven’t seen a custom PC quite like the “Big O”. Created to celebrate the company’s 10-year anniversary, this custom-built machine is not only a high end PC, but also crams an Xbox One X, PlayStation 4 Pro and a Nintendo Switch, all into a single computer. On the PC side of things, it boasts an MSI MEG Z390 GODLIKE motherboard, Intel Core i9-9900K 8-Core Processor with 5 GHz Turbo Boost, NVIDIA TITAN RTX 24GB GDDR6 graphics card, two Samsung EVO NVMe 2TB sticks, a Seagate Barracuda 14TB hard drive, and 64GB of Corsair’s Dominator Platinum RGB RAM.

PC Building Simulator

After a period in Early Access, PC Building Simulator has officially launched on Steam for $19.99. It’s exactly as it sounds, and includes vendors like NVIDIA, Deepcool, Thermaltake, as well as an extensive list of available options and configurations for players looking to simulate real-world builds as closely as possible. Players can run their own PC repair workshop and take care of everything from simple diagnosis and upgrades to creating custom builds that any gamer would love to own with real-world parts from manufacturing partners such as AMD, ASUS, CORSAIR, Deepcool, EVGA, Fractal Design, GIGABYTE, MSi, NVIDIA, NZXT, Razer, Thermaltake and more, complete with simulation benchmarking software 3DMark. Read more for an in-depth look and additional information.

MBX MKII PC Case

Photo credit: Xforma

Xforma’s MBX MKII PC case is limited edition and can be customized to your liking, but at a hefty price, should you opt for a top-of-the-line model, like Linus. This particular configuration features a Strider Platinum 1000W PSU, two NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards, a Gigabyte GA- X99 SOC Champion motherboard, EKWB cooling components, Mod-One custom sleeved cables, and an Aqua Computer Aquaero 6 PRO Thermal Controller. Continue reading for another video and more information.