Maddest PC rigs ever? Your best entries for our Vulcan's Craftsman Challenge

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5. Donny Cryer

- Intel Core2Duo T9300 @ 2.5Ghz processor

- 4 GB RAM

- Intel 160GB SSD

- ExpressCard to PCI Express Adapter

- ASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 GeForce GTX 570

- SeaSonic X-SERIES X-1050 1050W power supply for video card

- Saitek Eclipse keyboard

- Logitech G5 mouse

- Samsung SyncMaster 940BX monitor

PC Gamer says: "Nice deconstructed set-up from Donny, although we wonder if it's strictly necessary to have such a focus on fans when most of the kit is outside the box... Also: water hazard. Best move that bottle."

4. Omar Lashko

Specs:

- i7 3770k processor running @stock (for now)

- MSI Mpower Z77

- MSI HD 7950 graphics card

- Corsair AX750 with custom individually sleeved cables (done with pain and suffering)

- Avexir 1600, 4x4GB RAM

- Vector 128GB SSD (velcro'd in the back of the motherboard tray)

- NZXT Switch 810 Black (spray painted some of the mesh yellow & di-noc'd the front with carbon fiber(planning on doing roof too))

- 27inch ASUS VE278Q 1080p monitor

PC Gamer says: "Omar, we like the cut of your jib. Although your hardware is still work in progress, we admire what you're doing with those custom cables. Call us budding Gok Wan-gers, but that yellow is really working with the black case."

3. Sherlock Dy

Specs:

- Intel Core i5 2500K (OC at 4.8GHz)

- Asrock Z68 Extreme4 B3

- 2x 4GB RAM

- Seasonic M12II 850W Modular power supply

- MSI R7850 Power Edition 2GB GDDR5 video card

- Cooler Master HAF X case

- Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard

- SSD is a OCZ Vertex 4 256GB

- 3x HDD (150GB, 1TB, 500GB)

PC Gamer says: "Power meets beauty (well, lovely glowing neon) in Sherlock's rig. Not the most outlandish design, but it's well put together and handsome to look at."