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Welcome to OCN's Mod of the Month competition! This contest is open to all the members of Overclock.net; If you have a computer and you have taken time to make it awesome then you could win! Whether you are a pro case modder or a first time builder with a fresh idea, this contest is for you! Any posts flaming participants or bashing this competition will be reported and deleted. Please keep it friendly, this is a place to see showcased builds by members here on the forums and for like-minded members to get together and see what this community has to offer.

This month is for the 'Sponsored' class of Modders, it will be followed by the 'Amateur' class next month and the 'Professional' class the month after that. The Sponsored class is for sponsored Modders only. The winner will take home $250 dollars in prize money, as well as having his build featured on the OCN homepage!

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Contest Rules :

Competitors each month are selected by nomination A member may nominate their own work at any time during the nomination period.

If a member wishes to decline a nomination they may and it will not prevent them from entering again in the future

If there are fewer than four nominations in any given month, those nominations will be rolled over to the next month's contest

A nomination post should contain the name of the project, the name of the member, and a link to the thread. Please do not post pictures of the mods in the nomination phase. Any build log is eligible so long as it meets the following criteria: It is posted by an Overclock.net member

If there is question over who the credit for a build should go to, the build should not be considered eligible for nomination

In the event multiple members have worked on a project, the project should only be considered eligible if one of the members was clearly the primary contributor of both inspiration and work (this rule will be enforced by the honor of the members involved unless contested, in which case a staff member will consider the issue and post a decision) It is not posted on any other forums. If the project is posted on another forum, the log must link back to the OCN thread.

Sponsored projects can only compete in the the sponsored class.

The mod is either in progress or recently completed If the mod is in progress, it must be substantially on its way to completion; meaning that voters must be able to gain a solid impression of the quality and aesthetic of the final product from the current state of the project There has been a new update to the build log within 3 months of the opening of nominations

The build has not been entered in more than one previous MOTM The winner will be selected by popular vote The eligible nominations will be put into a poll for other members to vote on

It is up to each voter to determine what criteria they feel the nominees should be judged by, so long as they feel the one they select is the best.

You must be a member of the site before the start of voting to vote. Any votes by members who joined after the start of voting will be removed from the poll. The prizes include: $150 (USD) via PayPal to the first place winner for the Amateur Class

$250 (USD) via PayPal to the first place winner for the Professional Class

$250 (USD) via PayPal to the first place winner for the Sponsored Class

A Mod of the Month badge for first place that links to the winning build log below each of the winner's posts

Having the winning build log featured on the carousel on the site's home page for one month



Contest Schedule :

Nominations open on the first day of the month

Nominations close on the 22nd of each month

Three days are allotted to compile the list of nominations and verify their eligibility. Nominees must respond to my PM within this time or they automatically decline nomination for that month.

Poll is posted on the 25th of each month with a duration of 7 days

Classes will rotate on a monthly basis. Amateur, Professional and Sponsored.

Winners of previous MOTM contests are only eligible the Professional or Sponsored class.

Hukkel - OPTERON PRIME

Quote: How to sum this up? 4 CPUs, 64 cores, 16 dimms, 64 GB 1886 Mhz. [email protected] big adv machine. Full watercooling dual loop. Custom: own design casing pedestal and arch,own design dual layer grills, own design acrylic interior, PSU cables, cable sleeving, waterblocks for southbridge. Platinum graded server PSUs. It was supposed to be a “budget” big adv 4P [email protected] contributor. But it got completely out of hand (as projects are supposed to do) after Supermicro joined in on the project. The project is meant to still fold away but also raise awareness for the [email protected] principle in general.

Sponsors:

Supermicro

EK Water blocks

Enermax

Mayhems

Coldzero

Aquacomputer

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MetallicAcid - TJ07

Quote: I set out to create simple looking project with flowing lines using chrome plated copper tubing, which disappear and reappear through a custom midplate. The tubing comes back up at a custom angled wall where 2 reserviors and a pump are located. Most of the internal layout has been hand crafted to achieve an open design, showing off the beautiful hardware and tubing. I created a wide side window for an open view of the dual reservoirs, and extended the top opening to follow the angled reservoir plate, giving full view of the top GPU and reservoirs.

Sponsors:

SilverStone

Icemodz.com

Inet.se

EK Water Blocks

Blacknoise

Coolerkit.se

Södertälje Specialsnickeri AB

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MakiRole - Loramentum

Quote: Loramentum (Latin for frame, strap or... thong) is a watercooled wall mounted rig, but with a twist. I wanted to be able to take this build to LAN events relatively simply. The main framework is constructed from machined acrylic, with the reservoir and a fair bit of the tubing integrated into the chassis itself. The RAM and waterblock were gold plated to fit with the theme, along with full custom cabling, the motherboard is the only unmodded component! The whole build fits neatly into a flight case for easier transport too, bit heavy though...

Sponsors:

EK Water Blocks

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stren - Project Thief

Quote: Project Thief is a uniquely huge project in terms of physical size and the number of hours put in to build it to be functional while making the look clean and consistent. I needed two rigs that can each max out their abilities simultaneously with no compromises and Thief fills that role perfectly. Thief combines two full size motherboards each with quad GPUs and each fully watercooled. The "light side" represents the Thief's public image - it is designed as a linux workstation for my engineering work. The "dark side" represent's the Thief's quieter hobbies and is a gaming/video/photo editing rig. The build features custom made wood panels - Cocobolo is used on the three front panels which include the Thief's Guild Symbol cut into the larger two, as well as six temperature gauges mounted on the lower panel. The interior panels are custom made and veneered with Bird's Eye Maple and Ebony. The powder coating of the case is also two unique colors. This is a rig where up-time is important so it is also designed with maintenance and functionality in mind. Radiators and motherboard trays use quick disconnects and can be removed in a matter of minutes for cleaning, or to swap out parts that die. Each computer gets 2 loops, making for a total of 4 reservoirs, 6 pumps, 7 radiators (4x360, 2x560 and a 1260) over 50 Gentle Typhoon fans that are turned down and still give great cooling even when power loads are high. Storage is provided by 1TB ssds.



Sponsors:

CaseLabs

EK Waterblocks

Alphacool

Monsoon Cooling

Corsair

Lutro0 Customs

Primochill

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Jameswalt1 - PARVUM WARFARE

Quote: After Microsoft unveiled the limited edition Advanced Warfare Xbox One controller I was inspired to design and build a custom Advanced Warfare themed PC based directly upon the aesthetics of the controller.

Sponsors:

Swiftech

DazMode

Ensourced Cables

Parvum Systems

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akira749 - Xenomorph

Quote: Built in a customized Parvum S2.0 in rememberance of the Alien creature of the movie franchise. The color scheme turns around different shades of green and blue. I wanted to create a dark gloomy ambience. One last thing to notice is that gorgeous custom reservoir transformed into a stasis tube and custom painted fans and motherboard parts!

Sponsors :

Parvum Systems

EKWB

Darkside Computer Modding

Dazmode

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Good luck to all the modders and a massive thank you to all the sponsored involved in helping these awesome mods come to fruition!