Welcome to Gordyhand.co.uk
Welcome to my latest website, this section of my site is for my case modding work. I am always working on one project or more at any one time. Please have a look round to see some of my previous work as well as my latest project. I have displayed my work on Hexus.net and in the latest computer magazine Custom PC. You may also have seen my work on an endless list of forums under the name Gordy or Gordy_hand.
My main area's of interest over the last few years have been Coolermaster ATCS aluminium cases, Shuttle XPC's and Custom case modding. Over the last 5 years or so, I've owned a fair few of both Coolermaster's cases and Shuttle's XPC's, if you are wanting pictures of either of these there are plenty in the gallery. I have done lots of different mods since I got into the modding community some time ago, I keep full logs to help people who are wanting to get into modding or have a project on the go. I have recently got into Apple Mac computers due to Mac OSX being superb! Not to mention Apple's design skill when making their computers.
I am also able to take on commision work if required please use the contact form to get in contact with me.
Projects
Having owned almost a dozen shuttles including the very first model, I've always been a fan of them, but I've never really done a full blown mod project based around one. This project will change that, having sourced a bare g2 style case I have set to work creating something that is a class above the normal shuttle.
Project LogProject Mac Cube:
In Project Bad Apple I took a standard Apple Powermac G4 case and converted it to pc use. Now I want to go down the apple route again. Taking the fabulous Apple Powermac Cube case I intend to convert it to pc use. The final aim is to have a small pretty file server for all my movies etc.
Project LogProject Silicon:
Inspired by Mashie's conversion of a Silicon Graphics O2 case I sourced a similiar case for a project of my own. These are very cool little cases but its a tight squeeze to fit a MATX sized motherboard inside. There have been three different versions of this project as I wasn't happy with the first two. After nearly two years in the making its now finished. The specs of the final system is a Pentium IV 2.26ghz cpu, 512mb of Corsair Ram, 160GB Seagate HDD, Sony DVD writer and a Sapphire 9600XT Ultimate.
Project LogProject Focus:
MiniITX motherboards have changed the modding scene dramatically a motherboard this small means you can squeeze it into much smaller places. In this mod I took a Ford Focus Shell from a radio controlled car and fitted a full working PC inside. This project has featured in Custom PC magazine.
Project LogProject Bad Apple:
Some of my favourite case designs have come from Apple and I have always wanted to convert one of their cases for PC use. I finally got the chance with this project to do just that. This project has featured in both Custom PC magazine and on Hexus.net
Project Log