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The Hyte Y60 is one of the best PC cases on the market, and it’s getting a big upgrade in the form of an official DIY mod kit. TheHyte Y60 LCD DIT kit is available now for $120, allowing you to replace one of the tempered glass panels of the case with a programable screen.

If you frequent PC builds on Reddit or Instagram, you’ve probably seen this mod before. For months, community members have bought screens that fit in the gap in Hyte’s case and used community 3D-printed mounts to attach them. In a Reddit thread several months back, in fact, the company responded to a user’s build with “THIS IS SO COOL.”

The screen comes with a resolution of 1920 x 515, and it’s not something you can control through software. Instead, the included driver board includes a mini HDMI connection that you’ll need to route through your PC and connect to your graphics card. After that, the panel will show up as another monitor in your operating system.

Originally, the mod was made for Aida64’s SensorPanel software, which allows you to display sensors like system utilization, CPU speed, and temperature in custom themes. You can still download and use these themes with Hyte’s DIY kit, but you can also display images, videos, or anything else you want.

The LCD kit was among Hyte’s CES 2023 announcements. The company also announced the new Hyte Y40 case, which is a slimmed-down version of the wildly popular Y60. Instead of the dual-chamber design of the Y60 and fish tank-like look, the Y40 opts for a traditional power supply basement and a slimmer form factor.

Although it’s smaller overall, the Y40 actually has more space for your graphics card, which could make a big difference with GPUs like the RTX 4090. The vertical GPU mount includes four slots as opposed to the three slots on the Y60. The case is also $50 cheaper, clocking in at $150.

Case modding took off in the late 90s, and taught us all that computers could (and should!) look awesome. Much of the aesthetic went mainstream, and now tons of computer cases come with lights and windows and all the rest. [WysWyg_Protogen] realized those simple case windows could be way cooler with a neat LCD hack, and set to work.

The concept is simple. Take an old LCD monitor, remove the backlight and extraneous hardware, and then install it to the window in a computer case. When lit from behind via LEDs in the case, the screen creates a ghostly display through which the computer’s internals can still partially be seen. It’s a really compelling effect, and in theory, quite easy to achieve. All one need do is mount the stripped-down screen to the case and pipe it video from the graphics card.

In practice, it’s a little tricky. Disassembling the screen and removing things like the anti-glare coating can be tough to do without damaging the delicate panel inside. The windows typically used on computer cases can dull the effect, too. However, [WysWyg_Protogen] is continuing to tinker with the project and the results are getting increasingly impressive with each iteration. It doesn’t photograph too well, but it looks truly amazing in motion.

We often forget LCDs are transparent in their basic form, as we generally only use them with backlights or reflective backers. They really do look great when used in this transmissive way, though. Video after the break.

Actually beside myself right now. How does this look this good? This was a trash pile monitor and this looks like a 700 dollar case upgrade pic.twitter.com/4yBXlcY921

Hi everybody! Bill Owen from Mnpctech. I hope you"re having a great day! Several people have asked if I could share the steps on how I do my Touchscreen LCD mod in PC Computer case bezels, and you’ve come to the right video!

I’ve been using this Amazon 5 Inch Capacitive Touch Screens for $52.99 delivered on Amazon Prime, I’ll posted a link in Video description. The kit comes a with Micro USB for power and HDMI video connector, but these cables are too short for these PC case mods. It includes M3 stand-offs, a Driver Disc and some Instructions. It’s a 5 point Capacitive Touch screen with a Resolution of 800 x 460, which is just fine for it’s 5” viewing screen In addition to the LCD touchscreen, I will buy the following cables for my Desktop Custom PC LCD Case Mod.

One 3ft “Right Angle” 270 degree HDMI cord, 6” 90 Degree Angle HDMI Extension Adapter, and 3ft USB Male to Micro B power connector. For Mounting the LCD Touchscreen Panel, I use 3/16” thick Black acrylic to make custom mounting brackets for the LCD touch screen.

You can PAUSE the video on this page to record the measurements that I’ve made for cutting the acrylic. This PC Case Mod is very easy. "The reason I’m making brackets for my desktop PC LCD Monitor Mod?" I want the ability to easily install or remove the Touchscreen with thumbscrews. I’m using 1/8” drill bit for acrylic, and 6/32 thread tap, These Black thumbscrews from Mnpctech.com. I’ll use the 1/8” drill bit to increase the diameter of the holes in the LCD pcb frame.

I discovered these drill bits for plastic several years ago, Notice the bit isn’t splintering or cracking the acrylic as I make the holes. Mnpctech stocks a variety of these drills bits. My mod requires Twelve 6/32 washers, and links posted in description, “Why so many washers?” We want the Touchscreen to mount flush on the backside of the bezel, I also don’t want to apply any unnecessary pressure to the screen or the PCB, See how this sheet of paper easily slides under the screen Next stage is cutting the hole in the bezel, The best PC case for this mod is the ones without optical drive bays, which every popular case manufacturer now offers.

If you’re using an older case with 5.25 drive bays, you could attach a mounting plate with 5” opening that covers THREE 5.25 bays. That’s how we did this mod in the early days of PC Modding. Determine and measure out a location in the center of your bezel, you can also mount the LCD vertically if you prefer, and just change the screen orientation in Windows. Since the bezel is plastic, I’m using a Dremel with 1.5” reinforced cut off wheel, Don’t forget to always wear eye protection when using power tools. Oops, WTH? Hahaha After cutting our 5” diagonal square hole, I’ll hand file the edges so everything is precise and clean. You may have to remove sound insulation foam from backside of your bezel, I’m using E6000 adhesive to attach the two mounting brackets. This adhesive is very GOOEY at first, so consider masking off the screen, to prevent getting any of this on it. I like that it’s tacky for couple of minutes, so I have time to position the LCD in place, and then I’ll temporarily tape it in place while it cures overnight.

Mounting your Touchscreen LCD in the PC this way allows you to easily remove and re-install the LCD at any time. Especially if you ever need to replace it for some reason. Let’s get this LCD touchscreen connected to the PC, all of the cables are routed from the front to thee rear PCI slots. *3ft “Right Angle” 270 degree HDMI cord *6” 90 Degree Angle HDMI Extension Adapter cable, I plug this compact cable into the Touchscreen to save space. *3ft USB Male to Micro B power connector This mod is great if you want an extra screen for monitoring your hardware and temps. You can also display Weather or calendar or email notifications,

Check out http://www.Rainmeter.net this community offers several hundred custom mad graphic interfaces for FREE, and you can configure your screen to display a variety of updated information tasks Thanks for watching! And Again, all of the products used in this PC case mod are listed in the video description.

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HYTE is one of the newest companies to enter the PC case market, and they are making waves. At CES 2023, HYTE has revealed a new add-on for their Y60 chassis that has given their chassis a unique new feature. HYTE has released an official LCD mod for their Y60 chassis, allowing users to add an LCD screen to the case"s corner panel.

With a resolution of 1920x515, HYTE"s Y60 LCD panel is a perfect fit for their chassis and a great way for users to display system information. The screen can be connected to your PC through HDMI, allowing it to be used to display anything you wish. Want it to display CPU thermals, GPU clock speeds and other info? You can do that! Want it to display a custom image or video? That is also possible. You can do whatever you want with this screen, that"s the beauty of HYTE"s Y60 LCD mod.

With an asking price of $120 on HYTE"s website, the company"s LCD mod is an expensive add-on, and one of the downsides of this modding kit is that it does not include everything that HYTE Y60 users need out of the box. HYTE requires users of this screen kit to 3D print mounts to use this LCD DIY kit, which means that users of this screen will need a 3D printer, or know someone that"s willing to print some custom parts for them.

With their Y60 LCD screen, HYTE has shown that they are willing to create products and add-ons that their competitors won"t. We look forward to seeing what Y60 users do with HYTE"s new LED mod, and we look forward to seeing what comes next from the company.

imho this somewhat "ruins" the look of the case and the very thing that makes it special. If it was a completely transparent screen then of course, this would be something else. It looks cool, but also not.

i tried to make my 12.6 panel transparent but its not as easy as a larger 22 inch panel is to achieve, so i went back to no lcd panel because , yes it is blocking the interior and is distracting. wish hyte would sell transparent versionsQuote

Through the TT RGB Plus 2.0, the 3.9"" LCD display presents real-time information and plays JPG and GIF files with 128*480 resolution. What’s more is users can even show the time and weather information on the display, bringing great visual aesthetics and highly customizable functions to your Tower 500 chassis.

ASRock has launched a 13.3-inch PC case side panel display kit. It is an IPS monitor that fits within the common transparent left-side window of a tower PC case. The PCs and components maker amusingly touts this rather small in-PC screen as being a choice that could "double your productivity."

If the above in-PC display sounds like a good idea to you, the design comes with a couple of provisos; it is only claimed to work with ASRock motherboard-based systems featuring an onboard eDP port, and you will want a clear / colorless glass side panel to make the most of the new display. These conditions probably narrow down the potential addressable market quite drastically. ASRock only has ~10 motherboards with an eDP port on board.

ASRock employees had a brainstorming session to conjure up some attractive practical uses for the new descriptively named 13.3” Side Panel Kit. The list of possibilities that they were able to think up to reflect the potential of the new product amounted to the following three gaming scenarios; for dedicated gaming chat, to watch YouTube gaming guides in-game, or for streaming monitoring / controls while gaming. They could have mentioned the neatness of having an in-window zero-footprint display for PC monitoring and so on, but we"ll offer that up for free.

In the box with the display panel, buyers get the necessary eDP cable (remember you need an eDP port on your graphics card or motherboard), a pair of long adhesive mounting brackets and a pair of shorter ones, some spare adhesive strips to match the brackets, and a pack of five cable clips. Yes, the provision of adhesive means this monitor is simply glued to the PC side panel. Installation instructions are provided on the online product page, and we assume are also in a booklet in the packaging.

At the time of writing, we don"t have pricing or availability information for the 13.3” Side Panel Kit from ASRock. The components are relatively common, so it should hopefully clock in under $100. However, please note that ASRock has stated this "may not be sold worldwide," and you are encouraged to get in touch with your local supplier if interested. ASRock took its first steps into the (normal) PC gaming monitors business a few weeks ago.

Through the TT RGB Plus 2.0, the 3.9"" LCD display presents real-time information and plays JPG and GIF files with 128*480 resolution. What’s more is users can even show the time and weather information on the display, bringing great visual aesthetics and highly customizable functions to your Tower 500 chassis.

Okay so for starters the quality of material in this is actually really nice it"s fully battle and the level of detail and just slight modifications that they have done to it just make it pretty easy to guide cables and stuff however you want, it is also a big case so if you have a somewhat smaller computer like mine and then you"re going to only take up about like half of the PC case but it"s also nice cuz you can fit just about any component in there. Now I do have to say mounting fans especially water cooled ones is going to be pretty difficult so it doesn"t have any top mounting nor right hand side mounting for anything the only mounting you have for fans is near the rear IO and the two fan areas in the back of the case. But like I said the quality put into this case is phenomenal it even has mesh guards on every single one of the fan outlets including the bottom one for the power supply. One thing I was kind a little disappointed by it was the fact that the display is made out of acrylic they say it"s made out of tempered glass but it feels like acrylic to me I could be wrong though and the fact that if you don"t have light-ish components it"s going to be pretty difficult to see the stuff on the screen. Speaking of the screen this is definitely the best part about it a lot of people say it"s just a gimmick but I find it incredibly useful especially when I"m playing video games and I can"t just click out of all of my stuff for whatever just to see how my hardware is doing and to have it just right next to me on my PC case is honestly a huge thing for me. But if you don"t want to put little widgets on it you can put wallpapers single colored things it"s awesome like you can even black it out to where you can"t even see the inside of it. This case also comes with three fans they"re not very good they look like third-party aftermarket probably Chinese knockoffs and only one of them lights up and even the lights are pretty disappointing so if you"re getting this cuz it comes with fans sorry to say but they"re not really worth it. The rest of the case has a very nice sleek look to it the right front side of the case has this cool techie lights and I think you can change the color of it through your motherboard"s RGB software so that"s really cool and also has lights that shine through the back where all of your stuff plugs in and I like that cuz it lights up all your ports especially during night gaming so you can see if you need to unplug a plug something in. Now to get all the widgets and stuff on it I do have to admit it was a pretty decent hassle for me, mainly because I didn"t know what I was doing I"ve never done something like this before but really the only problem I had was with rain meter it just refused to open and then just a countless things you have to go through and it"s just super complicated but once you get that done you can just go to a website download a theme or a widget that you like download it and then go to rain meter upload the skin and then depending on the widget sometimes you can customize like what version you want if you want to be circle or square or just a line or something like that you could also depending on the way that you can change the color of them especially for the music ones and you just drag it over to the display and set it up however you want put your favorite background on it and set all of the software to start up when you start up your computer and you"re all set. I was told that the air flow in this case is bad and it"s definitely lacking I wouldn"t say it"s bad, I can"t remember but I do believe that my CPU temperature has risen by about 5° since I put it in this case but that could be because I was using the aftermarket fans that were in it as my cooling fan for my water cooled CPU because I thought it lit up and then I was kind of disappointed and I haven"t taken it out. The case is also very silent now if you do have an airplane of a GPU or a CPU cooler fan then you might hear it a little bit but when I started my stuff up it was a huge difference compared to my other case and I thought that was really awesome it"s probably like this because 90% of it"s closed off but it"s definitely something that I like about it. You"re going to have to buy a display cord to HDMI if your GPU only has one HDMI port like mine does I have an RX 590, you can also try to find an HDMI to DVI port if your GPU is that old but unless you have two HDMI ports on your GPU you"re going to have to buy another cord because this requires to be plugged into your graphics card. And if you just want to have fun that you can use this as a gaming monitor now it is see-through and it"s not the greatest resolution I think it"s like 1200 x 900 resolution but it is absolutely doable if you want to

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Recap: Enthusiasts started cutting windows into their PC"s side panels some 25 years ago to showcase the hardware within. The mod quickly spread throughout the hardware and gaming community and eventually, manufacturers started offering cases with pre-installed windowed side panels. Nowadays, there"s no shortage of cases equipped with see-through side panels and RGB lighting at retail, so what"s next to make your case stand out from the crowd?

Showcase Hologram believes it has the answer. At CES, the company (formerly Showcase PC) demonstrated two sizes of its holographic side panel kit. The smaller kit is roughly a quarter the size of a standard mid-tower side panel window, while the larger offering could replace your PC"s existing side window entirely with a bit of elbow grease.

Tom"s Hardware stopped by the company"s booth at CES for a quick demo. Unlike last year"s products that consisted of panels built into cases, this year"s offerings are standalone "boxes" that can be added to any case or even run separately as a desk decoration, lowering the price and allowing folks to keep using the case they already have.

iBuyPower launched something sort of similar a few years back. Its Snowblind ATX gaming PC case series featured a transparent LCD side panel that can display wallpapers, images, system information and more. It sells for $199, which seems like a solid value considering you"re getting an entire chassis along with your purchase.

Once the steel panel is punched, the iBUYPOWER team sets forth on embedding the 5:4 LCD in the new-formed hole. The LCD is purchased as sort of an all-in-one solution, then parts are extracted as needed. Wiring for the panel feeds into an expansion slot box, which is another existing display splitter solution that"s been encased in a plastic shell made by iBUYPOWER.

Videos are played back from the host machine, though the panel can technically also act as a monitor (e.g. extended display or cloned, which we show in the video). Contrast isn"t ideal for normal monitor use since you"re still seeing the system internals, but it does work. Things look a bit better in person than on camera; our cameras seem to have some trouble seeing through the light guide.

Welcome to the first installment of the Titan Rig PC Modding Blog Series. Titan Rig has been serving the custom PC community since 2014, and we’re committed to expanding our product offerings, services and help to cultivate PC culture. We wanted to take some time to thank the PC modders among you for everything you’ve done. After all, whole industries have been born from the passion of PC modding!

I’m a modder myself, having dived into the game with both feet in 2000. I’ve watched with interest as the hobby and the surrounding industries have grown and changed since then. I hope we here at Titan Rig can provide both the materials and the knowledge to get some of the budding modders out there what they need to get started.

We’ve got a lot of information coming in the PCModding Series and we hope it helps to spawn some new modders on the field. To kick off the series we wanted to offer an intro of sorts – a brief history of PC modding.

When a few people do something for the same reason it’s simple logic. When it gets noticed and others start to do the same things it’s a trend. Sometimes trends stick around long enough to solidify and become known as hobbies. That’s the path that PC modding has taken. While I’m sure that people have been making changes to their personal computers since they were first available, those people were few and far between. Most were happy to use the machine as it came and enjoy its function. That started to change around 1999, when CPU overclocking started to become more mainstream. At that time, CPU clock speed was the point by which any CPU was measured. When people started to find out that they could get an extra 30% performance boost out of their Pentium III with some relatively simple setting changes the more adventurous didn’t hesitate. The ease of the increase, the spreading of the information and the industry’s willingness to play along made overclocking more common still.

So, what does overclocking have to do with modding? During this era PC coolers and cases were designed to do their job adequately and that was all… They simply weren’t able to keep up with the unavoidable byproduct of overclocking – heat. The first mods that would really fit into our definition were air flow mods, made out of necessity. When the air flow given by the case and cooler designs of the time wasn’t enough, PC modders went to work. We as a group are not easily satisfied. Not wanting to leave the side panels off of our beloved PCs, modders cut ventilation holes in them. Not happy with that, some made air ducts that ensured that the CPU cooler would receive nothing but cooler ambient air. Fearing recirculation, exhaust holes were cut in the tops of the cases and fans mounted there. Larger and more powerful fans were made to fit in cases never designed for them.

At this point, the tinkerers in the group that didn’t even overclock began to take notice. Overclocked or not, they wanted their PC to run as cool as possible. CPU heat sinks were made at home from aluminum and copper. Improvements were made to the fans themselves like shrouds to improve air flow. Some even dared to bring liquid into the PC with homebrewed water cooling loops made from plumbing supplies and automotive parts. Many disasters no doubt happened but the modders kept on. The work expanded, with modders tackling issues like noise in addition to heat. Rubber washers were added to fans to minimize vibration. Modders made their own fan controllers that would slow their fans down for silence. They glued bubble wrap to the inside of their cases to keep the noise inside. Anything that could be improved was being improved. All of these were function mods, made to improve a specific area of performance in a PC and brought on by what the modder perceived as inferior design.

That hole that some modder first cut in his side panel to get better air flow to his CPU had an effect that he couldn’t have foreseen – the side window panel.

Modders are by and large proud people. We take pride in what we do and we like it to be seen, even if only by ourselves. After all the work we have done inside our PC we want to show it off. So of course, the logical course of action was to cut a big hole in the side of it and cover it with a clear cover. Sarcasm aside, that’s exactly what we as PC modders did. This really opened up the field of form mods. Unlike function mods, form mods are made by the modder to improve something’s appearance. They can’t be quantified or measured and their benefits are purely subjective, but the majority of modding today is done for form.

As the size of the group practicing PC modding grew, so did their connection. Another general characteristic of the PC modder is that we like to talk about our work. Sharing information on how a particular mod was done was key to the continued growth of the hobby. Those new to modding could learn from the mistakes of those who came before them.

As form modifications became more popular and more mainstream, a few budding entrepreneurs took note. They saw a market emerging and moved to supply it. Until this time modders had to acquire their materials from many different places and often had to buy a lot more than was needed as that was the only way it was sold. Once the modding supply industry came along it was suddenly even easier to get into it. The more dedicated suppliers started offering kits to achieve a specific modification and even sold pre-modded cases. Now the case you wanted with the side window and extra ventilation could be had with only a click of the mouse.

PC case modification had gotten so popular at this point that larger manufacturers of PC components began to take note. PC cases began to be offered with those sought-after side windows installed from the factory. Other options like fan controllers, temperature gauges and lighting were available from the case manufacturers with the foresight to offer them.

Ironically, the popularity of PC modding has served to stunt its own growth. Every manufacturer out there is now fully on board with the importance of aesthetics and functionality that was once unheard of in a PC case is commonplace. Why would someone go through the time and trouble of adding a side panel window to a case when there are so many options out there premade? It’s hard to argue the logic.

Yet modding is still going strong. It looks different than it used to. Economics have made it more like building with blocks than making something with raw lumber. Whatever you need for your mod, chances are someone makes it in a ready-to-use form. That’s not a bad thing really – it shows the maturity of the hobby. It makes it easier for more people to get into it, and I’m glad. There are still those who cut up their cases and make their own thing, and I’m glad of that as well. Those people are still innovating, and the industries are still watching.

Modding is easier now than it ever has been, and remains the only way to get a truly unique PC. We urge any of you who’ve been considering getting into PC modification to stay tuned, check out what we have to share with you, and go make that masterpiece. We’ll show you how.

At last year"s CES, a company called Showcase PC demonstrated holographic PC cases that projected images from within their side panel or top panel. The cases never made it to market, but the company has changed its name to Showcase Hologram and is planning to release holographic side panel kits you can install on your existing PC chassis.

The company is offering two versions of what it is officially calling its Hologram Side Panel: a large unit that take the place of or sits in front of your PC"s side window and a small kit that attaches to the inside of your PC window. The small kit is pictured in image at the top of this article.

Senior Editor Sarah Jacobsson Purewal had a chance to see the Showcase Hologram Side Panels in action at the company"s CES booth. She found the images attractive, colorful and very solid (as in not too translucent). She saw images of a dancing cat, Mario and some other characters.

A Showcase rep showed Sarah how the different kits attach. The large kit, requires you to place a magnetic stand on the outside of your PC chassis and then put the clear acrylic hologram box, which contains the spinning hologram lights and electronics, on top of the stand.

The company said that the large Hologram Side Panel could take the place of your PC"s existing side window if you can take the window out of your chassis. However, since it"s not built into the case and is just meant to cover over the spot where your side panel would be, we might try to put this in front of our existing window instead.

Making the holographic panels independent of the case seems like a much more feasible idea than last year"s product with them built into a chassis. This way, you can use the holograms with a chassis you already own and the company doesn"t have to get into the business of designing a case that might not appeal to everyone.

Showcase Hologram also told us that it plans to sell a variety of non-PC-related hologram kits, including frames and even wearable holograms. The small and large Hologram Sidepanel Kits will be available for $149 and $199 when they launch in Q2 or Q3 of this year.