Every year, MSI held a rig modding competition. This was done to provide an opportunity for RIG Modders to showcase their talents. From 9 rigs showcased last year, This year a total of 12 rigs and with the special participation of Mhike โTantricModzโ Samsin and Mickee โMadmodsโ Lacerna who also showcase the G-Spot 6900 which based of the old Acer Predator case and Z6 Red base on the Thermaltake P5.
G-Spot 6900 by Mhike Samsin
| Rig Name: | G-Spot 6900 |
| Mod by: | Mhike Samsin |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| Motherboard: | MSI Z170 Pro Gaming Carbon |
| RAM: | HyperX Predator 32GB DDR4 |
| GPU: | Nvidia GTX 970 |
| Storage: | HyperX Savage 240GB SSD |
| Powersupply: | Silverstone Strider 700W |
| Enclosure: | Acer Aspire Predator G7700 Case |
Z6 Red by Mickee Lacerna
| Rig Name: | Z6 Red |
| Mod by: | Mickee Lacerna |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| Motherboard: | MSI Z170 Pro Gaming Carbon |
| RAM: | Apacer Blade DDR4 |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming Z 8G |
| Storage: | Apacer AS720 SSD
Seagate Fire Cuda 2TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Thermaltake Smartpower |
| Enclosure: | Thermaltake P5 |
Now let’s go on to the contestants of the MSI Rig Modding Reloaded 2017:
Poseidon by Mark van Acosta
| Rig Name: | Poseidon |
| Mod by: | Mark Van Acosta |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i7-6800K |
| Motherboard: | MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Carbon |
| RAM: | G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G SLI |
| Storage: | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVME SSD 2 TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Corsair HX850W Platinum |
| Enclosure: | Custom Case |
Project FXX-K by Banjong de Catalina
| Rig Name: | Project FXX-K |
| Mod by: | Edwin Jr. Saludes De Catalina |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Motherboard: | – |
| RAM: | Apacer Blade 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 960 4 GB SLI |
| Storage: | Apacer Panther 240GB M.2 SSD [2x 120GB]
Seagate Fire Cuda 2TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Silverstone Strider Titanium |
| Enclosure: | Silverstone RV 05 |
Frio Blanco by Victor Alvarez
| Rig Name: | Frio Blanco |
| Mod by: | Victor Alvarez |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
| Motherboard: | MSI B350 Tomahawk |
| RAM: | GSkill Trident Z 16GB 3200 MHz |
| GPU: | – |
| Storage: | Samsung 850 Evo 250GB |
| Powersupply: | Corsair RM1000i |
| Enclosure: | Thermaltake P3 Artic |
Virgo by Karlo Garcia
| Rig Name: | Virgo |
| Mod by: | Karlo Jon Michael Garcia |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i7-7700K |
| Motherboard: | MSI Z270 Gaming M7 |
| RAM: | Geil Evo X 32GB DDR4 |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 1080 TI Gaming X 11G |
| Storage:
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Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Corsair AX860i |
| Enclosure: | Corsair 780T |
Zeraphin by Eric Salas
| Rig Name: | Zeraphin |
| Mod by: | Eric Salas |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 |
| Motherboard: | – |
| RAM: | Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB |
| GPU: | MSI Radeon R9 290X |
| Storage: | Samsung 1TB SSD
2TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Seasonic X1000W Gold |
| Enclosure: | Corsair Carbide Air 540 |
Caution by Jeremy Salas
| Rig Name: | Caution |
| Mod by: | Jeremy Salas |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i7-6700K |
| Motherboard: | MSI Z170A MPower Titanium |
| RAM: | Team Group Dark 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 3G |
| Storage: | Sandisk 120GB SSD |
| Powersupply: | Seasonic 750W Gold |
| Enclosure: | NZXT H440 Razer Edition |
Project Eknaw by Homer Dikitanan
| Rig Name: | Project Eknaw |
| Mod by: | Homer Dikitanan |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Motherboard: | MSI B250 Gaming M3 |
| RAM: | Avexir Blitz Red 8GB 3000MHz |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 950 Gaming X |
| Storage: | Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD |
| Powersupply: | Cooler Master V550 |
| Enclosure: | Cooler Master MasterCase 5 |
Battle ะ ะฐะทัััะธัะตะปั โ 90’s by Tito Jhun
| Rig Name: | Battle ะ ะฐะทัััะธัะตะปั โ 90’s |
| Mod by: | Edilberto Jhun Espiritu III |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i5-7600K |
| Motherboard: | MSI Z270 Tomahawk |
| RAM: | Geil Evo X 32GB DDR4 |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2G |
| Storage: | Kingston HyperX 256GB SSD
2TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Seasonic M12ii 520w 80+ Bronze |
| Enclosure: | Silverstone Primaera PM01 |
Project Ronin by Mark Cruz
| Rig Name: | Project Ronin |
| Mod by: | Mark Cruz |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i3-6100 |
| Motherboard: | MSI H270 Tomahawk |
| RAM: | Avexir Core Sabranco 16GB 2400MHz |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2G |
| Storage: | Corsair Force Series LX 128GB SSD |
| Powersupply: | Seasonic M12ii 520w 80+ Bronze |
| Enclosure: | Silverstone Primaera PM01 |
Project SAF44 by Jhon Mangundayao
| Rig Name: | Project SAF44 |
| Mod by: | Jhon Omana Mangundayao |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core G3258 |
| Motherboard: | MSI Z97i Gaming AC |
| RAM: | Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB |
| GPU: | – |
| Storage:
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Plextor M6S 128GB
WD Green 2TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Bitfenix Fury 650G |
| Enclosure: | Cooler Master HAF915-F |
Weyland Corp by Francis Ryan de Jesus
| Rig Name: | Weyland Corp |
| Mod by: | Francis Ryan De Jesus |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Motherboard: | MSI X370 XPOWER Gaming Titanium |
| RAM: | GSkill Memory |
| GPU: | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G |
| Storage: | Apacer 128GB SSD
Seagate 1TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Silverstone Striker Gold 750W |
| Enclosure: | Silverstone Primera PM01 |
Innocence by Sam Callanta
| Rig Name: | Innocence |
| Mod by: | Sam Callanta |
| Specifications: | |
| CPU: | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Motherboard: | MSI B150M Mortar Arctic |
| RAM: | GSkill Trident Z 16GB DDR4 |
| GPU: | MSI RX Vega |
| Storage: | 1TB HDD |
| Powersupply: | Seasonic M12 620W |
| Enclosure: | Custom Case |
Winners
With great mods showcased this year its hard to pick the winners but MSI had chosen its top 3 winners. And the 3rd place goes to Homer Dikitanan with his mod the Project Eknaw. The 2nd place goes to Sam Callanta with his Innocence. Lastly the 1st place goes to Mark Von Acosta with his monster build called Poseidon.
Congratulations to the winners and contestants of the MSI’s Rig Modding Reloaded 2017. We hope to see more amazing builds in the future.
