Full Name: Richard Surroz Country: USA (Salem, Oregon) Handle: DarthBeavis
Rig’s Name: Hellmouth
Richard did us a great favor by summarizing the background behind his latest mod, so we’re going to let him take it from here:
According to Wikipedia:
“Hellmouths are places of increased supernatural energy. According to the mythology of the "Buffyverse", this is the area in which the barriers between dimensions are weak. The Hellmouth has a focal point which serves as a portal between earth and at least one hell dimension. For these reasons, the Hellmouth attracts demons and other supernatural creatures, becoming a "hot spot" for supernatural activity.”
And if you didn’t already guess that Ricahrd is a “Buffy” fan….
The axe on the top of the rig a replica of the scythe Buffy used to defeat the Uber Vamps in the last season. Richard primarily uses this rig as his home theater PC (HTPC) - it is connected to and Xbox 360 HD DVD unit – but we’re guessing it can also hold its own quite well when put to the test with some of today’s hottest games…
Congrats Richard, and enjoy your reign on the "Rig of the Month" page this April!
THE SPECS:
Motherboard: SLI-Ready EVGA nForce 680i Benchmarks: Highest 3dmark06 is around 17500 @ 4.2 ghz. GPUs: 2X BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTX graphics cards Case: Custom Mountain Mods 22" Cube built around Vapochill and 12" Elo TouchScreen LCD monitor Cooling: Danger Den waterblocks on each GPU, Thermochill PA 120.3 Rad with 6 SilenX fans in push/pull, plus 7 other SilenX Fans mounted throughout the case CPU: Intel Core2 Duo X6800 on stock Vapochill LS Memory: 4 gigs OCZ 1066 RAM Hard Drives: 750 gig Seagate
Notable: All windows laser etched by MountainMods, case painted by Smooth Creations
Have you created your own smoking-fast SLI system? Have you pimped it out with the latest mods? Is EVERYTHING in your machine UV-reactive? Do you have seventeen 120mm fans adorning your dual-GPU benchmark-shattering monster of a machine? Do you have what it takes to make the "SLI Rig of the Month?”
Find out – submit your machine for a chance to win glory (and get featured on NVIDIA’s web site!).
To submit your SLI rig for consideration, send an email to us with the information below. You MUST have the phrase "SLI Rig of the Month" in the subject line of your email. Emails without this will not be considered.
In your submission email, you must include the following information:
Full Name
Gaming Handle
Country
City and State or province
CPU brand and model (For example: Intel QX9650)
Motherboard brand and model (For example: EVGA 790 SLI)
Number of graphics cards, brand, and model (For example: 3x EVGA GTX 285’s)
Power Supply brand, model, and wattage. (For example: PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 1200W)
Hard drive brand, size, and raid configuration (if applicable) (For example: 2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB, RAID 0)
Case brand and model (For example: Cooler Master Cosmos S)
Lighting: Please describe any lighting that you have added to the case
Cooling: Please describe you cooling system whether its air, water, or etc.
Overclocking: Please list any overclocking you have done with the parts, clock speeds, and overclocked speeds.
Photos of your machine! Please provide photos of both the inside and outside of your machine. Keep in mind, the more photos you have the better look we get of your machine.
– PLEASE USE ONLY ".JPG" FILES, AND DO NOT SEND ".ZIP" FILES). Please limit your total photo attachments to 9 MB or less in your email.
Also, please answer the following questions:
What games are you currently playing and why?
What games are you looking forward to and why?
What was the biggest challenge you faced when building your machine and how did you over come it?
What advice would you give a first time system builder?
When do you plan on building you next system and what are you plans for that system?
You may also write a short description of your machine, and what you’ve done to it to make it stand above the rest but please keep it less than 150 words.
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