Micro Center Mod Contest

[Microcenter]

The Paterson NJ Micro Center is have a new MOD Contest
on Nov. 10th
Theme: Extreme MOD
The will be 2 winners each receiving A 250.00 Micro Center gift card.
I look forward to seeing you there.

[armadilloben]

ive actually got something this time should be ready for november micro atx sound recording box for my band

[jdbnsn]

*note to moderators, this isn't spam and has been cleared through Paul.

[noopypoop]

hehe thats pretty funny, the paterson microcenter is the one that's local to me. wen i was there they said they have a monthly mod contest. i was just surprised to seee this wasnt a national microcenter event, but a event at the microcenter near me =)

[Microcenter]

hehe thats pretty funny, the paterson microcenter is the one that's local to me. wen i was there they said they have a monthly mod contest. i was just surprised to seee this wasnt a national microcenter event, but a event at the microcenter near me =)

We have just opened a new store in Rockville, Maryland and we are also holding MOD contests there too.

[armadilloben]

thats cool noopy maybe well meet up this time
that will be cool

[armadilloben]

hey will could u be a little more elaborate on "extreme pcs" like what are you guys looking for

[Microcenter]

hey will could u be a little more elaborate on "extreme pcs" like what are you guys looking for

This Contest is also called Open Styles, so basicly looking for anything you can think of.

[noopypoop]

i remember when i went to the microcenter, it was funny. im only 12, and the guy thought that it was my dad coming to talk to him. then i amaze him with all of my hardware knowledge. then my dad asked him to guess my age. he said 9. lol. thats how young i really look :)

also armadilloben, for this reason u problably wouldnt notice me. youd never thin of a 12 year old to know about computers. =)

[.Maleficus.]

i remember when i went to the microcenter, it was funny. im only 12, and the guy thought that it was my dad coming to talk to him. then i amaze him with all of my hardware knowledge. then my dad asked him to guess my age. he said 9. lol. thats how young i really look :)

also armadilloben, for this reason u problably wouldnt notice me. youd never thin of a 12 year old to know about computers. =)
I had a friend who built a computer in 4th grade, which is 10. Tybrenis here built his when he was like, 11 I think. I don't remember, it could have been younger.

You'd be amazed at the amount of 10, 11, and 12 year old members we have. It was (and maybe still is) the majority. There was a poll done about it but I couldn't be arsed to look for it. The majority of kids today know WAY more about computers than their parents ever will (unless Airbozo is your dad :D).

I'll hopefully be getting my A+ cert here pretty soon, and I'm 15. There was another member who got got their A+ cert at a pretty young age. Everybody here knows about computers dude ;). I'm not trying to make you feel bad or anything, but there are a lot of computer savvy kids around now.

[noopypoop]

I had a friend who built a computer in 4th grade, which is 10. Tybrenis here built his when he was like, 11 I think. I don't remember, it could have been younger.

You'd be amazed at the amount of 10, 11, and 12 year old members we have. It was (and maybe still is) the majority. There was a poll done about it but I couldn't be arsed to look for it. The majority of kids today know WAY more about computers than their parents ever will (unless Airbozo is your dad :D).

I'll hopefully be getting my A+ cert here pretty soon, and I'm 15. There was another member who got got their A+ cert at a pretty young age. Everybody here knows about computers dude ;). I'm not trying to make you feel bad or anything, but there are a lot of computer savvy kids around now.
well technically im not buildin till im 13, cuz im getting alot of money for my barmitzvah to pay for it

[armadilloben]

noopy i won 2 of these contests at this store when i was still 13 im 14 now and noopy dont worry about how young you are the majority of the guys who work there now know me by name i built,my first rig at 10 with my dad but like you i really got into it at 12 i will look for you when i come im stoked to see a younger modder than me cuz i used to be the smalll fry on these forums;)

-ben

[noopypoop]

noopy i won 2 of these contests at this store when i was still 13 im 14 now and noopy dont worry about how young you are the majority of the guys who work there now know me by name i built,my first rig at 10 with my dad but like you i really got into it at 12 i will look for you when i come im stoked to see a younger modder than me cuz i used to be the smalll fry on these forums;)

-ben

wate, u go to the paterson microcenter?

[.Maleficus.]

wate, u go to the paterson microcenter?
Yep, Ben is really the reason all this started happening. Well, one other member too who hasn't showed up in a while... I really wish I had a Microcenter around here... I could use a good $250 gift card.

[armadilloben]

he made an inapropreate comment and in turn got a 3 day temporary ban i think he got pissed off and either didnt know it was a temp ban or just left
i was kinda disapointed at that but w/e

[armadilloben]

aright guys so whos going i know i am especially since i just got my tt lanbox and working on modding it now ( i found a way to light the windows with glowwire but hiding the glow wire so theres a ominous red glow to them looks real cool

[Airbozo]

Yo William, Call your co-workers in SantaClara and have them start up one of these here.

PM me for my contact info and I can go talk with them.

[NightrainSrt4]

Ya, I went to my local Microcenter and asked if they did any mod competitions and they said "NOPE". They said only the new store gets to because its new and purdy. Needless to say I was pretty dissapointed. The cambridge, mass store is the only one any where near me and they don't do anything like that. Sucks. Wish it was a company wide thing. I spend so much money at microcenter they could do something fun for once.

[Microcenter]

Ya, I went to my local Microcenter and asked if they did any mod competitions and they said "NOPE". They said only the new store gets to because its new and purdy. Needless to say I was pretty dissapointed. The cambridge, mass store is the only one any where near me and they don't do anything like that. Sucks. Wish it was a company wide thing. I spend so much money at microcenter they could do something fun for once.

As all the stores change over to the new format, I'm sure they will start holding MOD contests, but it will be some time before that happens.

[Airbozo]

As all the stores change over to the new format, I'm sure they will start holding MOD contests, but it will be some time before that happens.

New Format? I thought my local MC looked pretty nice as it is. What sort of remodel are the stores doing? (really just curious)

[Microcenter]

New Format? I thought my local MC looked pretty nice as it is. What sort of remodel are the stores doing? (really just curious)

If you go to the store locations link of our web site and click on the Paterson/North Jersey link you will see pictures of what our store looks like. This is the new format.

[Airbozo]

That does look nice!

Knowledge Bar? I'll take a double shot of memory timings with a pint of voltage settings...

[Microcenter]

That does look nice!

Knowledge Bar? I'll take a double shot of memory timings with a pint of voltage settings...

I prefer the overclocker myself

[armadilloben]

hey ive got a 1.8ggz brisbane clocked at 2.4 on air:p

[.Maleficus.]

hey ive got a 1.8ggz brisbane clocked at 2.4 on air:p
I've got a 2.4GHz Conroe clocked at 3.3GHz on air :p.

[armadilloben]

ha

[NightrainSrt4]

As all the stores change over to the new format, I'm sure they will start holding MOD contests, but it will be some time before that happens.

I hope so. The guys who work there thought modding competitions would be cool, something different, something fun. But most of them told me that it didn't look like they were going to be having anything like that. They said you guys just got special treatment because it was a new store :lick:. Hope to see some fun stuff up here at the Cambridge, MA store.



On the overclocking thing, I recently hit 3.7Ghz on my e6300(1.86Ghz stock). A full 100% overclock. I was soooo happy. Booted into windows and everything. CPU only tests were flying wicked fast. But alas good things must come to an end on a budget. My memory wasn't very stable at anything past 475mhz so thats why I am running fully stable at 3.325Ghz with 475mhz fsb and ddr2 800 @ 950. If I get faster memory I am confident this chip would hit 4.0ghz without a sweat. It was cranking at 3.7ghz on the cpu only tests for over an hour.

That was on water though. Not sure what it would do on air. Now that its on water I dont feel like tearing it apart to check air performance though.

[Durrthock]

NJ eh... Too bad I don't live there anymore

[Microcenter]

NJ eh... Too bad I don't live there anymore

We have one in our Maryland store too.

[billygoat333]

we have a best buy. woo. (idaho sucks sometimes. lol)

[noopypoop]

WHY THE HELL DID NO 1 ENTER! i went outta my way to see this and i found out no one entered! i coulda brought in any old compter and won!:mad:

[armadilloben]

i just got back from going there with my dad. no one went half the employees didnt even no it was today, i forgot about it. i would have won for a thrid time undefeated

im not frettin about it it

[Microcenter]

Sorry, for the disapointment guys. This is the first contest were no one entered. I don't think we are having one in Dec., but we should be having another one in Jan.

[armadilloben]

hey will do you have anthonys extension off hand i dont relle feel like going on the site right now i want to talk to him about something. and ive been at the store a few times last week and i didnt see him there

thanks
ben jacobs

[Spawn-Inc]

hey ive got a 1.8ggz brisbane clocked at 2.4 on air:p


I've got a 2.4GHz Conroe clocked at 3.3GHz on air :p.

i'vd got a 1.6GHz conroe clocked at 3.11GHz on air... looks like i win* :)


* in terms of greatest over clock.

[armadilloben]

i'vd got a 1.6GHz conroe clocked at 3.11GHz on air... looks like i win* :)


* in terms of greatest over clock.
aright but what cooler do u have ive got a cm geminII with 2 90 cfm fans attached as well as 2 40 cfm 80mm fans pushing on into the case and another 40 cfm 80 ducted directly to the hs 2 80s push out
i get like 27 c on average

[Spawn-Inc]

i have a arctic cooler freezer 7 pro with a 250mm fan blowing air on the motherboard and a 80mm exhaust near the arctic cooler. idle is about 30-32C if i have fans full blast i can get to 27C idle.

i would push the cpu farther but it just doesn't want to go, i've tried 20 different ways but it either doesn't post or freezes in the windows splash screen.

[dfigravity]

I had a friend who built a computer in 4th grade, which is 10. Tybrenis here built his when he was like, 11 I think. I don't remember, it could have been younger.

I'll hopefully be getting my A+ cert here pretty soon, and I'm 15. There was another member who got got their A+ cert at a pretty young age. Everybody here knows about computers dude ;). I'm not trying to make you feel bad or anything, but there are a lot of computer savvy kids around now.

wow...I'm 26 and feel old and out of touch... :think: I just started REALLY learning some of this stuff thatnks to the Air Force and Cisco...but I have a long way to go to catch up to you 10-15yr old whiz kids!

[noopypoop]

wow...I'm 26 and feel old and out of touch... :think: I just started REALLY learning some of this stuff thatnks to the Air Force and Cisco...but I have a long way to go to catch up to you 10-15yr old whiz kids!

lol dont worry, im not a whizz yet, i have to build my first pc first!