This contest is brought to you by Intel LAN Fest and CPU Magazine. There will be a winner at each participating Intel LAN Fest event and a final winner overall. The grand prize winner will receive a feature article in CPU magazine among other wonderful prizes listed below! Modders, Start your Dremels!

Rules:

1. Only one entrant per person (not per seat).
2. Your mod must be easily recognizable as a computer.
3. A case you have done the work on cannot be entered as someone else's.
4. A single person must be able to lift the case and carry it to the finalist area.

Judging Criteria: Judges' decisions are final and will be based on their observations regarding the following criteria. Each of the following categories is worth 25%

• Technical merit: Creative placement of parts and "outside-the-box" changes you have made to existing components or your case that are likely to have a positive effect on performance and/or that make for more efficient use of the space you have to work with.
• Artistic merit: Does the case have a cohesive theme or a distinctive look, or is it simply a collection of parts thrown together behind a window and lighted fans?
• Polish: The fit-and-finish portion of your work. This includes clean, smooth paint; solid cable management and sleeving/hiding; tight, smooth seams; the functionality of your mods (i.e. custom doors and mechanisms); and effective use of lighting.
• "Wow" factor: Judges' overall reaction to your mod.

Prizes:

Winner of each local event: winner mentioned in future issue of CPU magazine, plus an Intel Prize(Processor, Motherobard or SSD), depending on the event.
Overall winner: Cover shot on CPU and Full-Feature Article + $1500