Thermaltake UK Modding Trophy 2018
Join Scan for the the Thermaltake Modding Trophy opening ceremony and hardware handover
Modding Begins:
Saturday 29th September 2018
2018 marks the company’s 20th anniversary. And what better way to celebrate a milestone birthday than to have five talented individuals cut, drill, and paint a selection of the latest hardware in a friendly battle of modding? That’s exactly what Thermaltake, bit-tech, and a host of sponsors have planned, so regardless of whether you’re willing to put yourself forward or just want to see all the eye-candy, you’re surely in for a treat!
Key Dates:
December 7th: Modding Ends, voting begins!
December 15th: Official closing ceremony and winner selection
The Hardware:
All selected modders will receive the following hardware for their mods:
1 x Thermaltake Level 20 XT chassis
1 x Thermaltake M360 Plus water-cooling kit*
1 x Thermaltake 850W Toughpower ‘SYNC’ Edition PSU
1 x Asus Socket AM4 Motherboard (model TBC)
1 x Asus Nvidia-based graphics card (model TBC)
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU
1 x Adata SX600 128GB M.2 SSD
1 x Adata M.2 RGB heatsink
1 x Adata Spectrix D41 3,000MHz 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4
* (Additional Thermaltake cooling hardware can be given within reason and after the submission of a proposal indicating how it will be used)
Saturday 29th September
Scan Computers International
25-28 Enterprise Park, Middlebrook,
Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6PE
BOOK YOUR
SPEED BUILD HERE
Build a PC against select modders and time your build.
The fastest public time wins.
Additional Terms and Conditions
• Five official modders will be selected by Thermaltake and bit-tech staff from all valid entries (design proposals) received before the closing date of August 28th 2018.
• The five official modders will be announced on bit-tech on August 31st 2018.
• Each modder must apply for extra Thermaltake hardware by emailing a proposal indicating the intended use to [email protected] no later than September 8th 2018.
• Each modder must produce a short introductory video and submit it no later than September 8th 2018.
• Each modder must be able to attend the opening ceremony on September 28th 2018 at Scan HQ in Bolton.
• Each modder will receive one full set of hardware as outlined above, plus any approved additional Thermaltake hardware, at the opening ceremony.
• Modders can either collect the hardware from the opening ceremony, or Thermaltake will arrange to have it delivered via Scan to a UK address.
• Modders will have until December 7th 2018 to complete their builds to the best of their ability.
• Each modder must produce and regularly update a project log on the bit-tech forums. At least five updates including pictures and text must be submitted by the following deadlines: October 12th 2018, October 26th 2018, November 9th 2018, November 23rd 2018, December 7th 2018.
• Modders must use all of the core hardware as outlined above in their builds.
• Modders must not not use any additional hardware that has not been explicitly approved by Thermaltake.
• The public and private voting period will open on December 7th 2018 and close on December 14th 2018.
• Winners will be selected by a panel of professional judges based on but not dependent on the results from the public voting. The judges’ decision in this matter is final.
• All completed builds will be collected no later than December 12th 2018 for delivery to Scan HQ in Bolton.
• Each modder must be able to attend the closing ceremony on December 15th at Scan HQ in Bolton.
• All modders deemed to have followed the terms and conditions adequately will be eligible to keep the hardware allocated to them. Thermaltake can arrange for builds to be shipped back to modders’ UK addresses.
• The winning modder will also receive an official trophy and be eligible for an all-inclusive trip to Computex 2019.
• Modders deemed to have failed to follow the terms and conditions outlined here and/or deemed to have not completed sufficient work will be disqualified and forfeit their right to any and all prizes.