Anandtech's Mod The BOX Contest *CLOSED*

[aigomorla]

We will be hosting our first Mod the Box Contest.
Everyone is welcomed to participate.

Rules:
1. You are allowed 3 pictures. Please only finished pictures. Internal Pictures are okey, however, 1 of the 3 must be a completed finished picture.
2. Please use the form i have posted below. Any Additional comments will be edited by me.
3. Please do not comment on any of the rigs. I prefer it for you to PM the user, so we can keep this page limited to entries.
4. Anandtech, and any staff of anandtech, has the right to pull your machine for whatever reason they may seem fit.
(sorry i have to add a disclaimer incase of the unknown factor.)
5. Last day of submission will be 12am December 5, 2009. (provided i dont forget to lock it :X)
Once this thread is locked, thats it, and i wish you guys the best of luck.

Form:
User Name:
Machine Name: If applicable.
Hardware: (a general discription, or you can go all out)
Please list at least:
Cpu:
Memory:
Gpu:
Case:
Cooling:
(anything additional is up to you)
Total Time Spent:
Webpage or Build log URL:

I wish all of you the best of Luck, and I hope everyone has fun.

Case and Cooling Moderator,
Aigomorla

 

[aigomorla]

Contestants for Mod the Box.

1. Gillbot - Yasui
2. bobross419 - Fett's Vette
3. daw123 - daw123's Rig
4. PunjabiPlaya - BBQ
5. Jen
6. EliteRetard
7. wiretap - wiretap-h2o
8. SparkyJJO - Dual-Dual Sammy Cruncher

 

[Gillbot]

Form:
User Name: gillbot
Machine Name: If applicable. Yasui (Cheap)
Hardware: http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.aspx?rigid=35148
Please list at least:
Cpu: Intel Xeon W3580
Memory: 9216 MB of Nanya/Samsung PC3-8500
Gpu: Zotac 8800GTS (G92) 512MB
Case: HSPC Tech Station, Flipped & modded to make a top deck unit.
Cooling: XSPC Delta V3 CPU Block, Black Ice Extreme III Radiator, D5 Vario Pump, Yate Loon High Speed Fans, Kill Coil and 7/16" Masterkleer tubing
(anything additional is up to you)
Total Time Spent: Unknown Hours
Webpage or Build log URL: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=4102307

 

[bobross419]

User Name: bobross419
Machine Name: Fett's Vette
Hardware: (a general discription, or you can go all out)
Please list at least:
Cpu: Intel Q9550 @ Stock
Memory: 4 x 2GB DDR2 800 (Generic Dell)
Gpu: Sapphire 4870 512MB
Case: Cooler Master Elite RC310
Cooling: Corsair H50 + 2 Additional 120mm Case fans
(anything additional is up to you)
Total Time Spent: ~40 hours
Inspiration: Dream '69 Corvette that is Daytona Yellow and with Royal Purple Interior that I can't afford 🙂

 

[daw123]

User Name: daw123

Machine Name: daw123's Rig

Hardware:
1. CPU: Intel I7 950 D0 3.06MHz @ 3200MHz (to be over-clocked)
2. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme
3. Memory: Corsair 6x 2GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz (9-9-9-24) DIMMs with Corsair RAM cooler
4. Video Cards: Powercolor & Sapphire ATI HD4870 X2s in Quad-fire
5. OS Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 60.0 GB
6. Additional Hard Drives: Seagate 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA internal HDD, WD 1.0TB Caviar Green eSATA external HDD and WD 1.5TB Caviar Green eSATA external HDD
7. Case: Lian li PC-A70A case with custom top panel, custom windowed side panel with 4x replacement Yate Loon D12SH-12 fans.
8. Monitors: Two 24" BenQ G2400WD 1920x1200 TFT Monitors
9. DVD R/Ws: Sony DW-D23A and Sony DRU-810A
10. Sound Card: Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme PCI-E
11. CPU watercooling loop: EK Supreme Water Block, MCP355 pump with XSPC res/top, MCR320 rad with 6x push-pull Yate Loon D12SH-12 fans, Alphacool flow meter, Temperature probe, M Cubed TBalancer with Analogue Extension Set
12. Operating System: Windows 7 RC 64 bit

Total Time Spent: Not sure - probably about two working weeks altogether.

Webpage or Build log URL: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=243673&page=2

Pics:

btw Can I nominate others?

 

[punjabiplaya]

PunjabiPlaya
BBQ
q6600
2x xms2 1066c5d
BBQ
cnps9500nt
spent about 10 days x 5 hours cleaning, building mounts, cutting, etc...
had to grind all the carbon and old paint off all the metal, which took about 1/2 the total time

the build log and pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17730175@N02/sets/72157606679368045/

inserted pics:

 

[Jen]

User Name: Jen
Machine Name: If applicable.
Hardware:

Cpu: Q9550
Memory: Corsair 2x2 ddr2
Gpu: 260 gtx+ evga
Case: custom made by me
Cooling: Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
Powersupply : Nexus 430 watt
Optical Drive : Samsung Laptop DVD Burner
Hard Drives : 640 gb WD , OCZ 120 GB SSD Vertex
Dimensions(L x W x H) 12" x 10" x 9"
Fans : 140mm rear , 92mm rear , 2 x 120mm fans on heatsink ( all low rpm as i hate noise)
Total Time Spent: Total hours is unknown due to hurting my back during this period of building case

 

[EliteRetard]

EliteRetard

TheCupMaster
E6600 @ 3.2GHz (400x8)
2x2GB DDR2 800
512MB 4850 (Previously 7900GSO[GTX] then 640MB 8800GTS)
150$ of 3/4" Laminated Maple Plywood
4x120MM + 120MM AC7 CPU and 120MM PSU
Many many hours, with just a pocket knife, screw driver, and tin snips...
4:3 1600x1200 Samsung 204B (my 22" trinitron is in another room)

I built this thing back when the E6600 first came out, so the interior now looks like a mess (no pics for you!). And yes, I had to add the bling. And the Matrix screen saver. And yeah, my desk is always that clean 😛

Fixed the pictures for ya.

CnC Moderator
Aigomorla

 

[wiretap]

User Name: wiretap
Machine Name: wiretap-h2o

Cpu: Intel i7 920 @ 4.2GHz
Memory: 6GB OCZ Gold DDR3-1600
Mobo - EVGA x58 SLI
Gpu: 2x EVGA GTX 295's (Quad SLI)
HDD - 300GB Velociraptor
Case: Lian-Li v1000b
Cooling: BIX 240 Radiator, Laing D5 pump, EK Supreme i7 waterblock, 3/8'' tubing.
PSU: Zalman 850-HP
Total Time Spent: ~40hrs (wire sleeving, cable routing, case cutting, etc)

 

[SparkyJJO]

User Name: SparkyJJO
Machine Name: Dual-Dual Sammy Cruncher

Hardware:
Cpus: each board has a pair of dual core LV 2GHz Xeons (Sossaman)
Memory: One has 1GB DDR2-400 ECC registered, the other has 2GB DDR2-400 ECC registered
Gpu: onboard ATI Rage
Case: A custom made-to-fit cardboard box! 😀
Cooling: Air, stock heatsinks with dual 120mm fans in the front for intake/heatsink cooling, dual 80mm fans in the rear for exhaust
PSU: Antec Smartpower II 400W powering both systems by way of power splitter cables.
Total power draw from the wall under full load is 212W. Not bad for 8 cores.
Total Time Spent: 3-4 hours fitting, trimming, mounting, and tweaking
Webpage or Build log URL: uh, none really, I just put it together one evening 😛

 

[aigomorla]

OK id like to thank the contestants.

Voting shall begin soon.

Good luck all!

 

[aigomorla]

Id like to applogize.

I caught the flu this weekend.
I will start the voting today.

I am still working out some last minute details on proceedures.

But expect a vote thread to start tonight.