Frostbyte.

When companies name products there are generally 3 different approaches they can take. The most common, at least in the world of computers, is the descriptive name. Sort of like how IBM names its software packages; IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management. These are generally really boring names, but functional. They are also typically the result of too many lawyers being involved in the naming.

The second path they can take is something that is pretty much meaningless to the rest of the world. This could take the form of a new word, such as Pentium or Athlon, or using a part number such as P160.

The third, and by far the most fun, is to come up with creative names that may or may not be meaningful. Some examples of this might be the “Raptor” hard drives by Western Digital. The name doesn't tell you much about what the product is, other then it is fast. Same thing with the Seagate “Barracuda” drives. This type of naming generates the most creative and memorable product names.

Frost-Byte.

Let's take a good look at that word. It is, of course, a variation of the word frostbite which is defined as such:

Frostbite: (n) Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.

Of course, you could also look at it as two words, frost and byte. In which case you end up with definitions such as these:

Frost: (n)

•  A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.

•  A temperature low enough to cause freezing.

•  The process of freezing.

•  A cold or icy manner.

Byte: (n) a sequence of adjacent bits, usually eight, operated on as a unit by a computer.

It seems that VoyeurMods is trying to tell us something about this case that they have designed. Wonder what it is….?

However, before we go into the nitty gritty details of this case, let's look at the company that produced it. This is the first sponsored review by VoyeurMods here at GruntvillE and we think it is a good time to tell you a little bit about the company.

VoyeurMods was founded Spring 2001 in New Mexico , by Brian. Brian had started out doing case mods for himself, which then turned into doing them for others. One thing led to another and before you know it he was starting a company to sell the products. Their big product in the beginning was laser cut windows. The next “big thing” for VoyeurMods was when they hooked up with Danger Den to start re-selling their water cooling products.

Some things that are signature VoyeurMods touches are the bottom window, which they were the first to do, and currently one of the only ones still offering it, along with the top mounted fan controllers. In addition to the “stock modded” cases that they offer, they do custom modding work ranging from blowholes to airbrushing.

I had an opportunity to ask Brian a few questions about modding and VoyeurMods that will give you a better idea where they come from. (The answers are not direct quotes).

Q: How do you come up with ideas for new mods?

A: They do brainstorming sessions when new products come in with the staff to try come up with new ideas. When new cases come in they brainstorm and hack up the cases to come up with new ideas.

Q: What is your favorite case to work with from a modding perspective?

A: Lian Li cases in general because they are extremely well engineered and built, and the new V2000 specifically.

Q: What is your LEAST favorite case to work with from a modding perspective?

A: Cooler Master WaveMaster. Great case if you want to leave it stock but just very difficult to work with for a modder.

Q: What is your favorite mod that you have seen?

A: The O.R.A.C. 3 mod. The details and workmanship is awesome.

Brian also informed me there are a slew of new products that they will be carrying as soon as they finish re-locating and updating the website. So keep an eye open for new stuff from VoyeurMods.

So, what is Frostbyte you ask? It is a modded, water-cooled Chenming 602 Aluminum mid-tower case. Want to know more? Then read on.