LANFest 2K5 Mod Contest - bit-tech.net Forums

The_Pope · 16th Jul 2005, 06:26

Are you part of the SoCal Scene? Who do you think will be the favourites for this competition? Will it be the usual suspects, or is there new talent on the horizon.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/07/16/lanfest_2k5/

Cardan · 16th Jul 2005, 06:39

too bad u have to live in cali...

The_Pope · 16th Jul 2005, 07:44

I don't think you have to *live* in Cali, but it obviously makes sense to be within a sensible travelling distance. When I went to a CPL event in Dallas one year, there were plenty of folk who had driven up to 10 hours to be there.

There was even a guy on my onward flight to Seattle who carried his PC on the plane...

If you had a kickass casemod and wanted to hoover up all the prizes at various events, you would have no choice but to travel around a bit. It depends on how confident you were of winning, and just how many free graphics cards you needed. But it would always be a good chance to meet & greet others in the community.

Firehed · 16th Jul 2005, 11:34

A free graphics card never hurts. Unless it costs less than the plane ticket I suppose (something like a semi-functional x300 would come to mind here)

Quote:

Casemod Contest Prizes

1st Place
eVGA Geforce 7800GTX graphics card + AMD64 4000 CPU + AOpen XC Cube MZ855-II Barebones PC + Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse

2nd Place
eVGA Geforce 7800GTX graphics card + D-link DGL-4300 802.11b/g Wireless Gaming Router + Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse

3rd Place
eVGA Geforce 7800GTX graphics card + Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse

I like

webbyman · 17th Jul 2005, 11:11

lucky people

it's allways in America...

whens newegg comming home to England?

The_Pope · 17th Jul 2005, 12:09

Well, they are starting up in Europe / UK from memory, but I'm not sure what the timescale is. I could imagine they might get into the LAN scene - there are events like this seemingly every week on the Continent.

Brits would possibly be more limited to something like the i-Series LANs

ben184 · 18th Jul 2005, 00:51

I'll be going for gaming and for making a documentary about LAN parties, competitive gaming, and casemodding. Anyone that is going and is interested in being in the video, email me at: benoit.doidic "at" my.brooks.edu

Or just check us out at the event. I'd love to see some of the awesome mods I've seen in the Bit-tech forums in the video. See you there!

The_Pope · 18th Jul 2005, 01:55

Is the documentary for a school project mate? Sounds like the kind of thing most geeks would love to download and watch...

ben184 · 18th Jul 2005, 02:01

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Originally Posted by The_Pope

Is the documentary for a school project mate? Sounds like the kind of thing most geeks would love to download and watch...

Indeed, it is for a school project, but we retain the rights to it. We're planning to make three versions: the school version, the LANfest promotional version, and a 23 minute cable TV version.

I see no problem putting the school version online for download (I was planning to), and Newegg will probably put their version online as well. Hopefully, you'll be able to see the 23 minute version on G4 TechTV ;-)

So if there are any clans or individuals who want to be a part, please contact me.

16th Jul 2005, 06:26	#1
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	LANFest 2K5 Mod Contest Are you part of the SoCal Scene? Who do you think will be the favourites for this competition? Will it be the usual suspects, or is there new talent on the horizon. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/07/16/lanfest_2k5/

16th Jul 2005, 06:39	#2
Cardan Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 196	too bad u have to live in cali...

16th Jul 2005, 07:44	#3
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	I don't think you have to live in Cali, but it obviously makes sense to be within a sensible travelling distance. When I went to a CPL event in Dallas one year, there were plenty of folk who had driven up to 10 hours to be there. There was even a guy on my onward flight to Seattle who carried his PC on the plane... If you had a kickass casemod and wanted to hoover up all the prizes at various events, you would have no choice but to travel around a bit. It depends on how confident you were of winning, and just how many free graphics cards you needed. But it would always be a good chance to meet & greet others in the community.

17th Jul 2005, 11:11	#5
webbyman Hax. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Uk Posts: 2,758	lucky people it's allways in America... whens newegg comming home to England?

17th Jul 2005, 12:09	#6
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Well, they are starting up in Europe / UK from memory, but I'm not sure what the timescale is. I could imagine they might get into the LAN scene - there are events like this seemingly every week on the Continent. Brits would possibly be more limited to something like the i-Series LANs

18th Jul 2005, 00:51	#7
ben184 Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: California Posts: 30	I'll be going for gaming and for making a documentary about LAN parties, competitive gaming, and casemodding. Anyone that is going and is interested in being in the video, email me at: benoit.doidic "at" my.brooks.edu Or just check us out at the event. I'd love to see some of the awesome mods I've seen in the Bit-tech forums in the video. See you there!

18th Jul 2005, 01:55	#8
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Is the documentary for a school project mate? Sounds like the kind of thing most geeks would love to download and watch...