MSI PRO-MOD Competition Season 2

Season 2 of MSI’s PRO MOD competition begun last month and is still on going all through September 30 so for modders around the world interested in getting exposure for their build and winning some great prizes, this is a wonderful opportunity. Aside from MSI, sponsors for this season include Cooler Master, Steelseries and HyperX.

***RULES***
1. The motherboard and graphics card assembled in your mod MUST be MSI brand (onboard GPU is allowed).
2. Your mod must fulfill the “Mystic Light” theme requirement.
(* Here is the “MSI GAMING PRO Motherboards : GAME IN STYLE” video, you may take a look at and refer to it for your Mystic Light theme casemod.)
3. Special Jury Prize for the best mod on motherboard.

***STEPS***
▪ Register an account on MSI Forum. (Existing Forum account holder can skip this step).
▪ Submit your worklog(s): User Reviews & Modding by SEP 30, 2015 PM11:59 (GMT +8).
▪ Upload the following in your worklog:
1. Create a new topic and name the subject with 【MSI PRO MOD-S2】in front of your mod entry title.
Ex: 【MSI PRO MOD-S2】GODLIKE!
2. Hardware spec of your mod. (model name of MSI motherboard & graphics card must be highlighted.)
3. Description/concept of your mod entry.
4. Post (1) or more pictures of all the components you will be using in your mod (make sure all components are
recognizable).
5. Provide a full worklog with process images and description.
6. 5 or more pictures of your FINAL mod entry (preferably W600 x H400 pixels in .jpg file format) including 1 highlight
MSI motherboard & graphics card (name specified).
▪ Update and complete your worklog by SEP 30, 2015 PM11:59 (GMT +8).
▪ Before the submission deadline – You MUST finish your mod.
▪ Once you finish the mod, please reply the following message here by SEP 30, 2015 PM11:59 (GMT +8).
  ▪ MOD entry title
▪ Linking of your worklog

*Entries that did not satisfy all rules stated on this page will be automatically disqualified.

***Duration***
JUL 9 AM10:00 – SEP 30, 2015 PM11:59 (GMT + 8)

***Notice***
1. The motherboard and graphics card assembled in your mod MUST be MSI brand.
2. The photos you upload must be high resolution (larger than 1MB per photo).

***Evaluation/Winning Criteria***
Stage 1:
OCT 1 – 3, 2015
Scored by MSI official judges
▪35% Creativity
▪35% Overall design
▪30% Technique

The best 10 finalists will enter the stage 2 scoring process.

Stage 2
OCT 10 – 23, 2015
▪70% Score of stage 1
▪30% Vote (by the fans of MSI Global Fan Page)

The 1st / 2nd / 3rd place will get the Grand Prizes.

Special Jury Prize (for the best mod on motherboard)
OCT 10 – 23, 2015
Scored by MSI official judges
▪35% Creativity
▪35% Overall design
▪30% Technique

***Prizes***

1st Place (Prize Value $1,000)

▪Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING
▪Case: Cooler Master MasterCase PRO 5
▪Power: Cooler Master V750 Semi-Modular
▪Cooling System: Cooler Master Nepton 240M

2nd Place (Prize Value $400)

▪Memory: HyperX FURY Memory Black – 16GB Kit* (4x4GB) – DDR4 2400MHz CL15 DIMM
▪SSD: HyperX Savage SSD 120GB

3rd Place (Prize Value $250)

▪Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard – US Edition
▪Headset: SteelSeries Siberia v2 Full-Size Headset – Black
▪Mouse: SteelSeries Kinzu v3 Mouse – Black

Special Jury Prize (Prize Value $350)

▪CPU: Intel Core i7-4790

*** Competition Terms and Conditions***
▪Contestants must agree to the terms & conditions to enter the competition.
▪Multiple entries by each individual is accepted.
▪Any copyright infringement or piracy is absolutely forbidden. Your designs should be just that – your own case mod and case mod images!
▪Winners will be announced online and contacted via phone and/or email.
▪MSI may use your mod images with or without any pseudo (pen) name credit.
▪MSI has the right to use your mod images and is perpetual. We may use your mod images locally, nationally or globally and such use may be made in any media, information or communication platform currently in use or later developed.
▪Usage or reprint of your mod images will be at sole discretion of MSI and the sponsors of this event without compensation.
▪MSI reserves the right in its sole discretion to alter competition rules at any time.
▪Contestants who do not agree to the above terms and conditions should not enter this competition.
▪By participating, you conclusively agree to be bounded by these competition rules and conditions. This is an irrevocable condition of entry.