Hotbox: The Competition

Case modding is the future. Beige is out, black is boring and, as more people discover how easy it is to install a simple pre-made window and neon kit, what was once viewed as new, cool and ultra-geek will become mainstream and mediocre. Keeping this in mind, we've created the Atomic Hotbox competition to find the very best home-made Hot boxes from among the sea of commercialised pre-built case mods.

The procedure is simple. Each month, Atomic HQ will vote for the best Hotbox and showcase the winner on this page, as well as in the magazine.
At the end of the year, the monthly winners will be put head-to-head in a massive Hotbox round-up, where Atomicans will have the power to choose an ultimate winner. The person judged by you to have the best Hotbox for the year will receive an outstanding prize.

Submission rules

• You must provide, or be willing to provide, 6-12 high-resolution photos of your Hotbox.
• A MINIMUM 500-word story explaining how you built your box. You do not have to provide this with your original submission, but it will help your chances of being chosen. Please explain your inspiration, how you came about the parts, how much it cost, etc.
• A concise list of system specifications, including CPU, motherboard, video card and memory.

Terms and Conditions

• All decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Prizes are non-exchangeable for cash.
• Competition is open to residents of Australia and New Zealand only (as of August 1st 2006).