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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! For past contests and winners, or to make a suggestion for future contests, click here. Any posts flaming participants or bashing this competition will be reported and deleted. If you have comments about the competition, please see prior sentence about the other thread. Please keep it friendly, this is a place to see showcased builds by members here on the forums. So learn something, leave your comments in their build logs. This is a place for like-minded forum members to get together and see what this community has to offer.

This month is for the Professional class of Modders and will be followed by the Sponsored class next month. The Professional class is for experienced modders, previous MOTM winners and skilled craftsman. You cannot compete in this class if your build is in any way sponsored. The winner will take home a $250 dollar prize!

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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 Oveclock.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.

akira749 - Hurrikaine

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Quote: Built in a 4th Case Labs case is one is a [email protected] workhorse with 3 GTX 780.

The color scheme is very neutral. White case, black motherboard, white and dark gray sleeving with a touch of purple sleeving.

All 4 radiators are custom painted white.

Alasmodified - Steam Machine evil twin

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Quote: I was inspired by valves steam machine and wanted to make a similar machine but more powerful with a modular design in mind so I made an external radiator box to go with it. I also wanted to experiment with lighting but wanted to try something a little different by having rgb lighting inside the water tubing and making a custom rgb double helix as well as a custom power button , in the end I ended with my first build ever.

fakeblood - NickelbLack

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Quote: The reason for the rebuild is I was very tempted to get myself a caselabs SMA8, however it was going to cost well over 1k NZD which is far too expensive for a case imo. So Ive decided to mod my trusty TJ07 to be the next best thing.

Mods include :

480 Rad up top

black gloss midplate and mobo tray

custom length cables and sleeving

Removal of the drive bays

Nickel and Black theme

TheDarkLord100 - The Blue Centaur

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Quote: The build has a RGB LED strip in it with a remote control and a sound activated cathodes, along with a fan controller that has a temp sensor. Sexy looking build that was under $1000, next one's going to be watercooled, keep your eyes open

kingchris - Monsta Ghost!

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Quote: I saw the ghost case and thought, wow a 360 in the front, but no i needed a bigger wow, 420 in the front and a monsta at that , so thats how it started. didnt want to change the outside of the case so rebuilt the front to keep it original, didnt want to spend a heap on GPU so thought a little different sli 590's thats the go, but im water cooling.umm custom water blocks. o dear no drive bays where to mount the drives i will think of somethink.. Hope you enjoy the build.

DavidNSY - Project DD01

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Quote: I've went through a long but very excited journey in building my first ever water cooling system - also first time in modding as well. This's my personal ROG gaming PC which features ASUS Maximus VI Formula motherboard, everything cooled by EK water block with acrylic tube and Bistpower fittings. Main color scheme is Red - Black and a bit White alternated, the goal to archive is a simple and clean system. By watching a lot of great builds in here and over the internet I've got the inspiration and confidence to build my own-unique one hopefully it'll inspire other as well.

Jolly Roger - DEFCON-3: AN EPIC MILITARY MOD

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Quote: You REALLY need to check out the build log to fully appreciate this build! There are so many nuances that can't be shown in just four pictures. Each feature was carefully thought out and executed, and everything I did was custom built or modified. From the motherboard, to the truck-bed coated side panels, this rig was built tough. It features real military insignia, actual military spec numbers, genuine bullet holes, aircraft style switches, empty bullet casings, digital camo, and a custom-made replica Browning M1919 machine gun mounted to the chassis using aluminum picatinney clamps and rail. The chassis was also designed for maximum air-flow and aesthetics both internally and externally.

QAKE - GAMMA

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