Sponsorship, again....

[AmEv]

I think I got a good grasp on it.

Saw this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130305
Saw good reviews and great OCing available.

Which led me to this:
http://us.msi.com/about/contact-us/

Main question is, what's the best way to get a hold of them?
Email? (If so, which one?)
Google Voice (as to not eat up cell minutes)?
Cell phone?
Snail mail?

[Fuganater]

Good luck. Your going for a huge company and you don't really have much to show for projects. (Sorry to be blunt)

[AmEv]

Worth a shot.

Really, all there is, is Intel, BioStar, and MSI.

BUT, I can say I've used their products before, and I know they've got good-quality components.

[Fuganater]

Mobos in general are hard to get unless you have your own website, go to LAN parties, OC competitions and have several projects out there.

[AmEv]

Does a Webs count?

[Fuganater]

What is that?

[AmEv]

http://webs.com

[dr.walrus]

Without having that much going on mod-wise, you're just another guy requesting free stuff..

[AmEv]

And having a bunch of projects with none completed?
Makes me look like I get started on something and then forget about it.
When, in reality, I've got a bunch of ideas, then money stops me.
Argh.

[BuzzKillington]

Without having that much going on mod-wise, you're just another guy requesting free stuff..

Sums it up.

Sell off your half completed projects and concentrate on your favorite. Take your time, do it right and don't cut-corners just to see fast progress.

[Fuganater]

I don't think I have done a project yet that took less than 8-10 months. Take your time and buy things as you need them. No one said they all have to be done in 2 months.

[AmEv]

I have a couple older motherboards that I have gotten from a friend. They'll help to finish up a couple projects, then I can sell them on CL/gift to family.
And some of my "projects" have just been random ideas that I have jotted down, and never actually started.

Others (like my HTPC and ModCron) just need a couple parts, and then they're finished.

[NightrainSrt4]

Don't fall into the trap where you think you need hardware in order to make a great mod. I know the community was divided on it when we had a poll a few years back, but I still stand by my position that a mod doesn't have to have fancy hardware in it in order to be great.

For the most part, components are standardized. Use an old broken board to get things how you want them and just build the case. You don't need new shiny hardware to complete a mod. It's case modding, not shove the fanciest hardware into a box, sleeve a few wires, and call it magnificent, modding.

[AmEv]

Lemme just stuff the uATX MoBo I got into my PMac g3 B/W, finish riveting in the ATX backplate, finish wiring the front panel up.....


School...
And the fact I broke one leg and lost some bolts on it...

[AmEv]

Seriously, though, senior graduation is in a few weeks.

Crunch time.

Then crunch time.