Many of you know me as "Frank" or the guy that builds the rig I keep naming Frank N SteinPC. My current worklog is here: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1732237
This is a different project and one that has renewed my faith in the common goodness of humanity. This project was initially kicked off with the following post on my FB page where the many modders and companies from around the world stepped up and answered the call:
Then everything changed..........most of the parts I was donating were not needed in the end, but what has transpired since this and the efforts to consolidate a working rig for Cody has been totally beyond anything I could have imagined. Many people reached out to offer their excess in hopes that we would be able to put together enough hardware to make this possible. Though we could not use everything that was offered, the thoughts and minds of those that did were in the right place and for that there cannot be enough "thank you's" said.
Thanks to Scott Shropshire for setting the bar for this build with the exceptional hardware donations he has provided as well as the many others that have agreed to donate to this cause.
I will be posting updates of hardware as it arrives and the build log here, so please check back often.
The purpose was not to simply gather enough hardware to build him a rig - but gather enough hardware for HIM to build his rig with my direction. I wanted to use this as an educational distraction and a learning experience. I wanted to empower him with the knowledge he would need to maintain and even upgrade this rig - so in order to do so, he will be the one building it. I will provide him the place, time, direction and assistance in putting it all together. We will be documenting the build in video and in pictures and will at the end provide Cody with a Blu Ray of his build. We will also be placing some of the video on YouTube as well so please be sure to check those links when we get them updated.
This is a different project and one that has renewed my faith in the common goodness of humanity. This project was initially kicked off with the following post on my FB page where the many modders and companies from around the world stepped up and answered the call:
There is an 11yr old boy that lives next door to me, very well-mannered kid that just lost his father to cancer. His dad was diagnosed with cancer, 12 days later died, this was about 2 weeks ago. We have done many things to help them out as well as rallied the rest of the neighbors to assist with their yard, fix up items around their house, etc, as this has put them in even more of a financial bind. Then I learned that this boy has an intense desire to learn PC's but was always pushed towards playing the piano, etc. His parents did not have a lot to give, this kid has very little and now has lost his father. His desire is to learn about computers and computer graphics. As we all know, most kids these days need a PC if anything for school. So I would really like to help this kid out if possible.
My plan is to reach out to everyone here and see if we could pool resources to help this kid out. I will certainly provide a build log, list those who gave to the cause, and help this kid build it. He will be the one actually doing the build. I know he would love to do this because I suggested I let him know when I was going to rebuild my wifes PC and asked if he wanted to be a part of it and help - and it was a most emphatic "yes". He would like to learn how to build a PC. I am not mentioning this to him unless I can actually pull it off. I would not ask anyone to ship anything until we know that the build can happen. If I could just do it all I would, but unfortunately I can only give of myself and the excess items I am fortunate enough to have laying around.
I am looking for hardware donations as well as potential cash donations if necessary. I would prefer if we all could pitch in hardware as it keeps things easy for everyone. Please PM me if you are interested in assisting me with this cause. I will not consider asking anyone for anything unless we can get 100% of these items accumulated first, then we can move forward on this. So before I actually say yeah, ship those items to me, I would want to make sure we have all the items accounted for that is necessary. It would do no good if one person gives a MB, and no one gives a processor, etc. So I will need to make sure we have everything pledged first before actually pulling the trigger on this.
What I have to give:
Keyboard - Saitek Cyborg v7
Koolance CPU-360 CPU cooler or my EK Supreme HF
Primochill Advanced LRT Tubing
Primochill Cooling Fluid
Koolance Flow Meter and Freq adapter
Koolance temp probes
Water Cooling Connectors
6 - Cooler Master 120mm fans
4 - Corsair 140mm fans
550W HighPower PSU
500GB WD Green HDD
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Microsoft Office 2013
Symantec End Point Protection
Logitech 5.1 speakers
internal/external Cables, sleeving, connectors, etc.
Koolance 140mm radiator
Time and patience to help him out
Then everything changed..........most of the parts I was donating were not needed in the end, but what has transpired since this and the efforts to consolidate a working rig for Cody has been totally beyond anything I could have imagined. Many people reached out to offer their excess in hopes that we would be able to put together enough hardware to make this possible. Though we could not use everything that was offered, the thoughts and minds of those that did were in the right place and for that there cannot be enough "thank you's" said.
Thanks to Scott Shropshire for setting the bar for this build with the exceptional hardware donations he has provided as well as the many others that have agreed to donate to this cause.
I will be posting updates of hardware as it arrives and the build log here, so please check back often.
The purpose was not to simply gather enough hardware to build him a rig - but gather enough hardware for HIM to build his rig with my direction. I wanted to use this as an educational distraction and a learning experience. I wanted to empower him with the knowledge he would need to maintain and even upgrade this rig - so in order to do so, he will be the one building it. I will provide him the place, time, direction and assistance in putting it all together. We will be documenting the build in video and in pictures and will at the end provide Cody with a Blu Ray of his build. We will also be placing some of the video on YouTube as well so please be sure to check those links when we get them updated.
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