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Which rig is your favorite out of the seven linked in the OP?

  • Post #2 - hokiealumnus' Rhapsody in Red

    Votes: 5 13.2%
  • Post #5 - adamelmore's Dual HD7970 DirectCU II Beast

    Votes: 19 50.0%
  • Post #11 - timesavage's SLI'ed CM Storm

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Post #18 - Ajay57's Dual-Monitor Sandy Bridge Rig

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Post #21 - verbatim's MAME Custom Arcade Machine

    Votes: 11 28.9%
  • Post #28 - nickCR's Thermaltake Setup

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Post #37 - M0phin3's HAF912 Advanced Rig

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Total voters
    38
  • Poll closed .
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hokiealumnus

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MAKE YOUR SELECTION FOR SEPTEMBER, 2012 RIG OF THE MONTH!

In numerical order, here are your contenders:

Post #2 - hokiealumnus' Rhapsody in Red
Post #5 - adamelmore's Dual HD7970 DirectCU II Beast
Post #11 - timesavage's SLI'ed CM Storm
Post #18 - Ajay57's Dual-Monitor Sandy Bridge Rig
Post #21 - verbatim's MAME Custom Arcade Machine
Post #28 - nickCR's Thermaltake Setup
Post #37 - M0phin3's HAF912 Advanced Rig

Voting ends August 31st!
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Welcome to this month's Rig-o'-the-Month thread! Last month's went very well...and big congratulations to mwindham08 on winning! He can't enter again for another six competitions, so now the rest of us have a chance.

Changes to the rules this month:
  • The max number of photos has gone from 3 to 5.
  • This one is a suggestion, not a requirement - List your specs too if you feel so inclined, people like to know what they're looking at.
  • As suggested, we might (still thinking about this one) make a staff pick as well as the general vote for two prizes this month. We'll see. :)

This isn't a 'contest' where you win anything other than bragging rights and getting photos of your system featured on the front page and our Facebook page.

The rules are simple.

  • Post a picture of your system in this thread.
  • Photos must be reasonable sizes - 1000px x 1000px max.
  • Maximum five photos, so choose wisely.
  • The picture must be uploaded to the forum, like so:
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  • If your photo is not uploaded to the forum, your entry will be deleted. If you need help with that, don't hesitate to ask.
  • List your specs too if you feel so inclined, people like to know what they're looking at.
  • Assuming there are plenty of entries, after two weeks'ish, forum staff will decide on the top 3-5 systems out of the submissions.
  • Once the top systems are chosen, a poll will be added to the thread for everyone to vote on their favorite.
  • He or she whose rig is voted the top will have their system featured in a frontpage article and a post on our Facebook page.

This isn't only about how powerful your system is, or how good it looks, or how original, or how whatever...it's all of those things combined. If you don't have a very powerful system but it looks good, post it. If you have an original looking system, post it. If you have a ZOMG look how powerful it is system post it. Anything goes. There are no high stakes, just the honor of having your system posted on the front page and our Facebook page.

Since we hope this becomes a semi-regular thing, winners must sit out the next six Rig o' The ___ contests. You can still post to show people what they should strive for, but they're ineligible to win again for six months.

So let's see it OCF! Enter your systems. Oh, and anyone can enter, so you'd better believe I'm posting too! :bday:
 
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Specs:
i7 3960X
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
32GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-2400 (The RAM in the top photo is current, RAM in the bottom one was replaced by the TridentX kit.)
AMD HD 7970 (reference)
OCZ Vertex 3 MaxIOPS 256G
Seagate 2TB & Western Digital 1TB storage drives
Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W
Lian Li PC-V750
CPU Water Loop - Swiftech MCP350, XSPC Res Top, Swiftech Apogee XT, Koolance 2x140 Radiator
BitFenix fans and braided cables.

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More photos can be seen here and here. :)
 
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Is the reservoir bolted down or just held in place by the tubing? The way its angled I can't tell.
 
The res is bolted onto the pump, which is held down by 3M picture hanging lock strips.
 
Specifications

Processor– Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard – ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79
RAM– Corsair Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
PSU– Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 1200W
GPU– 2x ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II
Storage–
240GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCI-E (OS / Applications)
480GB Corsair Force Series GT SATA III (Storage)
24GB RamDisk (Some applications, browser caches, temp files, etc.)
Case– Corsair Obsidian Series 800D
Displays–
Samsung MD230X6
2x Samsung 650 Series 27” (Portrait)

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Specifications

Processor– Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard – ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79
RAM– Corsair Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
PSU– Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 1200W
GPU– 2x ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II
Storage–
240GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCI-E (OS / Applications)
480GB Corsair Force Series GT SATA III (Storage)
24GB RamDisk (Some applications, browser caches, temp files, etc.)
Case– Corsair Obsidian Series 800D
Displays–
Samsung MD230X6
2x Samsung 650 Series 27” (Portrait)

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And on the second day, the contest was won... :drool:
 
Specifications

Processor– Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard – ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79
RAM– Corsair Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
PSU– Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 1200W
GPU– 2x ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II
Storage–
240GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCI-E (OS / Applications)
480GB Corsair Force Series GT SATA III (Storage)
24GB RamDisk (Some applications, browser caches, temp files, etc.)
Case– Corsair Obsidian Series 800D
Displays–
Samsung MD230X6
2x Samsung 650 Series 27” (Portrait)

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Thats not to say your rig isn't sick as heck too Hokie.... But DANGGGGG... This guy has the setup.
 
Alright, here we go, this is a fun thread..good work guys!

MB: Gigabyte GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB / CPU: I7 3770k @ 4.2 W/ Corsair H100/ GPU: EVGA 670 FTW X 2 SLI / RAM: Gskill Ripjaw Z 16gb@1600 / PSU: Corsair HX 1000 /OCZ Agility 3 240G / WD 1tb Black / Samsung 2tb (both 6gb@7200) / CM Storm Trooper

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Specifications

Processor– Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
Motherboard – ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Intel X79
RAM– Corsair Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
PSU– Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200 1200W
GPU– 2x ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II
Storage–
240GB OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCI-E (OS / Applications)
480GB Corsair Force Series GT SATA III (Storage)
24GB RamDisk (Some applications, browser caches, temp files, etc.)
Case– Corsair Obsidian Series 800D
Displays–
Samsung MD230X6
2x Samsung 650 Series 27” (Portrait)

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The weekend of 9/15 to 9/16. I'll likely put the poll up 9/17 for two weeks worth of voting.
 
Agreed, his system is an absolute monster. Power isn't everything, even if it wins the day. If you're thinking of entering, it never hurts to try people...don't be discouraged!

Oh, and Ajay, perhaps less caps and a little less punctuation? It makes it seem like you're yelling. Not a big deal, just thought I'd point that out. :)
 
Clean desk Ajay! I would like to see some shots of the rig too!!

Wow guys, again some stiff competition here.. WOW....
 
Ajay, you need to resize your images. The max per the rules is 1000x1000. I let adamelmore's go because they maxxed out at 1200, but yours are 3300px wide and/or tall and almost 2MB each. Please also note there are five pictures max per system. I'm removing your photos in the mean time.
 
Ajays57 phase 2 up grade 2012 PART 2.

Ok guy's will try again here to post the right size photo's, still trying to get the hang of paint. So here is my new set up, i hope you all like it fingers crossed.


P.S.That's English tea guy's not Coffee and sorry it's all mine.
 

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One thing I like is it makes us clean our desks and perfectly adjust everything. When I posted some pics years ago I scrubbed it all. Perfect. Never looked like that again! Yes, the wife did mention it months later.
 
Conumdrum: I might win because i have a nice cup of tea old boy, dont you think so ha ha. Well everyone likes the look of the multi sceen post hmmm. What do you think my friends?

Phase 3 will be next soon coming, maybe then we will see?
 
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