My MurderMod experience

I haven't seen much posted here about the MurderMod store and their offerings so I thought I would share my great experience here. Many people have seen the Murderbox as of a year ago and since I've just loved the case and setup. For a long time I too wanted the same thing but it just wasn't possible until recently.

Luckily for me Charles of Murderbox started selling the entire fully modded TJ07. My whole experience from first contact to now has been the most positive experience I've ever had with computers. The customer service I received was absolutely top notch. That really set the tone with my whole experience. When the case arrived it was perfect. Perfectly packed, every screw in it's proper position, perfect powdercoat, lots of extra screws of various sizes, and a lot of little freebies and surprises that I surely didn't expect. It also comes with a murderMod MDPC-X Psychopack sleeving kit which really was a plus. The sleeving is a great product that matches the high quality standards that MurderMod provides.

The front faceplate is really slick. It looks incredibly good and the water-jet cutting is just amazing. The way the included stealthed drive opens is really nice, a very high quality feel. It's very stunning in person, and I have to say that I am very pleased with it.

I was a little timid of modding the case at first but with a lot of planning and careful consideration I was able to really complete the build exactly the way I wanted. What's so nice about buying this case is that most anyone can do this themselves and achieve the highest quality system without breaking the bank. I have never seen another high end boutique offer their products with equally high quality standards as MurderMod provides. To say it makes me feel special is an understatement.

I know they have many more products that are currently being designed and will be sold shortly. They are going to break into Lian Li modifications and extra perfectionist modding gear. Check out their website for full product description and details but I promise you that you cannot find this high level of quality anywhere.

If you live outside of North America or Australia then Nils (DualBrain) will take great care of you to ensure you receive the same treatment. He is the genius behind the sleeving and takes great care of the European market. These two guys make one hell of a great team, so watch out for more from them.

http://www.murdermod.com/

Here are the pictures from my build progress. If you have any questions or want help to do your own please don't hesitate to ask.





Sleeving kit:


A special midplate modification that Charles surprised me with:






Included Powder Coated DVD Drive:


A few pictures of the face plate:








My sleeved SATA Cables and PSU:




Holes drilled in midplate with perfect grommets included:



Tube routing through midplate:





Some of the 99% complete shots, I still have a few small details I want to take care of but here they are.




















Very sexy top grill:



There are a few details I still want to address but I couldn't be happier with how my build went. It was definitely worth every penny. I still need to take the final photos so stay tuned for those if you're interested. I have a build log on XS if you're interested for more details on this specific project. LINK

Very Nice case. I just dont get the dreadlock sleaving to me its not very clean. Thats just my opion other than that It looks perfect.

It doesn't get better than this...I want one.

I've been watching the few that have popped up on the web and ALL of them look good. Being able to begin your build from a murderMod platform has to be an incredible experience.

Very clean and nice pics too!

Damn, does that look slick.

Normally I hate obvious branding on cases (like some of Thermaltake's Civic Type R attempts).

But...

Damn does that look slick. Best looking grills, ever, too (I doubt much air would get through, but it would be very leet air for having gone through such a grill.)

Wow looks amazing. I actually like the multi strand sleeving.

Did you buy the PSU sleeved or did you get to have the fun of doing it that way?

BTW, that same grade of sleeving is cheaper at Fry's, I made a thread about it at XS.

Man, whoever did that did the aesthetics and modding amazingly well, but did a very mediocre job on cable management.

Wow, that case is sweet. PSU all sleeved up looks great too.

Love the case very nice, congradulations.

Now since no one bothered to ask or perhaps i was looking too close. In the pic right above "The very sexy grill" picture, isn't that lcd bay readout in backwards? Like i said i probably am just looking to hard into it but just bothered me....

Good Day

filthysanchez said:

BTW, that same grade of sleeving is cheaper at Fry's, I made a thread about it at XS.

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It's not Techflex Clean Cut, it's MDPC-X custom sleeving.

http://www.mdpc-x.com/MDPC-Sleeve.htm

The main difference between this and Clean Cut is the diameter - it's between 1/8" and 1/4" which is perfect for PSU wires - no show through as is the case with the 1/8"; or loose, droopy sleeving you get when using 1/4".

As for the price; you get much more in a murderMod Psychopack than just one type of sleeving. To get 100 feet of Clean Cut from Fry's you'd have to buy 7 packs of 16 feet @ $6.99 /each. That's $48.93 - and it's not even the right diameter. I've used both and have found the MDPC-X to be the perfect sleeving for PSU wires.

For the additional $7.50 that the murderMod Psychopack costs, you get:

10 feet of 3:1 heatshrink for the MDPC-X sleeving
12 feet of Custom SATA sleeving
2 feet of 3:1 heatshrink for the SATA sleeving
6 feet of 5/8" large sleeving
1 foot of 3:1 heatshrink for large sleeving
6" of jumbo heatshrink for large sleeving

Not bad for $7.50

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=199671

For $900......... no thanks

You're obviously not the target audience. Buh bye troll.

Way out of my price league, but that cabling sure does look nice. I also like you white on black contrast.

Eh, I've stated my views before. The murderbox is a great looking case, is overpriced for what it is, and removes the majority of the fun of modding a computer.

If I had a large amount of cash to throw around without recourse, and no time to mod, I would probably pick up a murderbox

I wanted to sleeve every individual cable and display them as such. If I wanted to completely hide the cables I could have, but I like to think I'm celebrating nice parts and that is important to this build.

There is an Aquaero installed on the inside of the machine facing the inside. It looks nice with the temperature and fan speed displays but 99% of it is viewed while in windows. With a good size window there is plenty to see.

It may seem pretty expensive for just a case at first, but once you realize everything that goes into it, you have to determine if it's worth it for you.

Let me just add up some of the costs.

Silverstone TJ07 $360 (Newegg)
Serpentine Backplate $60.13
Serpentine Topgrill $47.31
Stealth Faceplate $143.52
Clean Midplate $36.08
murderMod MDPC-X Psychopack $56.08

Right there that is a total of $703.12.

You not only get the parts but you also get:
Pioneer DVD Drive
Powder coated internals and externals
Water Jet cut window in side panel
Hammond boxes for mounting radiators including nice double sided tape
Tons of black screws of various sizes, so many you'll never run out
Lots of pre-drilled holes, including grommets
Nitrile gloves
The best personal customer service
Plus I got so many special little things that made it really nice.

It's not hard to see that MurderMod isn't making much on these cases. Water jet service charges don't decline much for a larger volume and much of this is very time consuming.

I think the biggest factor in buying this case was knowing the quality standard I was going to receive. Everything was as good as I could have imagined, everything. There is no way I could achieve this result by myself or going around to my local shops. The amount of small details and high quality work was very much worth every penny for me.

I've had a wide variety of cases, from cheap to high end, powder coated and custom painted, pre modded and self modded, and this has definitely topped them all.

It's obviously not for everybody, but I'm sure it has to appeal to some.

Its pretty nice looking, but I personally woulden't pay that much money for a case... as a matter a fact i have never spent more than $100 on a case and i never intend to... so even the inital case itself for $360 to me is insane...

that being said, if you want a really expensive well done case, and you really want to impress, make it yourself... so that you can say you built it with your hands and sweat... not your checkbook... but to each their own...

it was not that long ago here that if you purchased a case that came with more than one blowhole, or a window, you were buying a "premod", and therefore scorned and look down upon... how times have changed lol

additionally, i think sleeving the individual cables in the ATX connector is kinda silly.. i mean, the whole point of sleeving (to me at least?) is to make things look more sleek and organized, not to just make all your wires the same color... for that you should have just painted them

finally if i paid that much money for a case the last thing i would want cut out all over it is some companies name... if it said blue aqua in it or something, that would be cool, but having it say murdermod all over it is kinda lame...

i am sorrt if it sounds like im ripping on you, becuase thats not what im doing, although i am a little uncomfortable as to how much your post sounds like an ad... im just trying to point out that besides sleeving your cables, you havent modded anything, you bought a case and paid someone to make it what you wanted...

ah how things change eh?

Here are some shots of the back.






FLECOM, I've built a lot of machines and I respect your opinion. I just enjoyed the whole process so much I wanted to share it. I actually put a lot more work into this case than any other build I've ever done. Murdermod did the things I could not do, and that was well worth the money. Charles has become a good friend of mine in the process and that might skew my opinion, but I what you do with your money is entirely up to you at the end of the day, and whether you're happy with your choices.

BlueAqua said:

I just enjoyed the whole process so much I wanted to share it. I actually put a lot more work into this case than any other build I've ever done. Murdermod did the things I could not do, and that was well worth the money. Charles has become a good friend of mine in the process and that might skew my opinion, but I what you do with your money is entirely up to you at the end of the day, and whether you're happy with your choices.

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well thats good to hear that you enjoyed the process etc... after all thats all that really matters right?

it does look good i must admit, i especially like how EVERYTHING is the same color, including I/O plates etc.... but besides the money, the case functionally wouldent really work for me (need more optical drives etc)... but hey, if you got the money, and it works for you, more power to you

additionally, aqua computer, while expensive, is always sexy

That's such a clean case, $900 is pretty darn steep though.

That is a great looking design. I think the price is outrageous, considering just about any Lian Li case will perform as good, if not better, from a cooling point of view.

$900 is a lot of money - to me. However, I can say I've spent a lot of money switching bewteen cases and peripherals over the years... then $900 seems like nothing.

This case falls in to the category 'if you have to ask, you can't afford it'. That said, if I could afford it, I'd probably buy one.

I do like the MurderMod logo on the case... but I think once more and more people buy these cases, that logo will loose it's originality, and it'll be just another expensive case.

I, my self would have gone with a much more subtle placed logo, and probably only one logo per case...

Very nice setup bud. I spoke with one of the owners of the murder mod product line about Lian Li possibilities. He stated they already have some things in the work and can be expected next year ;-D

Mighty sexy. Too bad it comes with a pricetag bigger than the BlackBird case..

That's an awesome case, congrats on the new toy!

For people who have no inclination (read: lazy like me) to spend time refining their modding skills I think this is a decent price tag for an extremely well put together case. It's all about where you're willing to put your money, no more, no less.

So fresh, and so clean.

Congrats sir!

I gotta say, I understand both sides of this argument - but let's ignore the price for a moment and just bask in the beauty!

I don't care if it was pre-made for you, and you paid $10,000 - it's still a very nice build. At the same time, building a machine from the ground up as a labor of love, and doing all your own custom work on it to achieve the same result is undoubtedly more impressive.

Thanks for sharing your experience and some good photos with us! I like your taste =)

I creamed my panties..

Thanks for pix OP..

You deliveried.

Wow, I have no idea how people can crap on this thread. Look, the guy spent money on a case which is obviously badass (we all seem to agree on that much) in addition to being a functional, upgradeable piece of equipment. Would you go into vid card threads and crap on people with $1000 SLI'd 295s which will eventually go obsolete (yes, I know you can resell them, etc.)? This case could potentially be the last one that he has to buy for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time.

OP, awesome case and great pictures to boot. Reminds me of this guy's case, can't find the [H] link though...
http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/systems-2008/lian-li/tremeloes/lian-li-pc-a01-htpc.htm

vsboxerboy said:

Wow, I have no idea how people can crap on this thread. Look, the guy spent money on a case which is obviously badass (we all seem to agree on that much) in addition to being a functional, upgradeable piece of equipment. Would you go into vid card threads and crap on people with $1000 SLI'd 295s which will eventually go obsolete (yes, I know you can resell them, etc.)? This case could potentially be the last one that he has to buy for a loooooooooooooooooooooong time.

OP, awesome case and great pictures to boot. Reminds me of this guy's case, can't find the [H] link though...
http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/systems-2008/lian-li/tremeloes/lian-li-pc-a01-htpc.htm

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100% agree. I have no idea why people come in and chime on how expensive the case is. The point is that it is not your case, it is Blueaqua's. He has the right to spend however much he wants on a case and I don't see how that effects anyone else. At the end of the day its a fantastic looking case and Blueaqua is happy with it. That is all that matters. I don't go up to someone driving a Bentley or someone wearing $200 jeans that they are wasting their money.

Great job on the case Blueaqua, I'm going to Murder sleeve my psu soon as well. Already got the Psychopack, just need the time.

That's absolutely beautiful. Who cares about the price. If you can get one, you get one and you enjoy it.

I've spent more on less. It's a matter of opinion how this looks and to me, it looks oh so sexy!!

Nice bro!!

That is some filthy shit. I dig it...

Wow thanks guys. I haven't checked this thread in a while. I'll post some more pictures if you'd like to see more.

Wow.

That is one of the cleanest computers I've ever seen. It's like if Steve Jobs was beaten and molested as a child THIS is what Apples would look like today.

Me likey, nice taste mate.

Is the switch at the top back of the case to turn the lighting on/off?

What a wonderful set up!!
Almost a piece of industrial art. I am in awe.

Thank you for sharing.

Thanks guys!

vsboxerboy said:

Is the switch at the top back of the case to turn the lighting on/off?

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Yes sir, you are correct. Maybe I'll change it to a rheostat so I can vary the light intensity.

Wow that's such a sexy case, I would probably find out where you live so I can steal it, bu you probably wouldn't like that

BlueAqua said:

Yes sir, you are correct. Maybe I'll change it to a rheostat so I can vary the light intensity.

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make sure the inverter supports dimming, most do not