Super Exclusive Mayhems Competition!

So here are the winners! Congratulations to you all!

Picking the winners were difficult, however Mick from Mayhems has emailed me with the lucky winners, so well done to all those who entered!

First prize goes to Hyburnate!
Hyburnate said:
Hmmm, guess I'll enter this... Why not?

I wouldn't class Mayhems innovative, however Michael is. Now take the **** out of me if I'm wrong, but I believe they started because Michael personally was fed up of companies making utter diabolic coolant, and therefore decided to make some of his own after some research, in my eyes, this is a very brave move to make, and I believe that's what makes him innovative, to go from making some coolant for personal use, to becoming one of the biggest, if not the biggest coolant name in the Watercooling Industry, they have a range of coolants differing from market to market, from your standard first watercooler, to show systems with a great look.

I wish them luck with their ventures, and I'm sure they'll go far ;)
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Second prize goes to TrojanWhore!
TrojanWhore said:
Mayhems, with their pastel and aroura fluid ranges, have singlehandedly (for me at least) put the sex appeal back into watercooling.
The first time I saw images/video of the aurora demo system (dual loop, blue/red) I was enthralled! Being able to actually see the vortexes and eddys in the fluid, it was the first time I'd actually realised how fast the fluid flows round the system. since then, I have become obsessed with watercooling, and it's even pushed me to the point where I am now starting to collect bits to watercool my white shinobi, despite the fact that I don't need to lower temps, and REALLY cannot afford it at the moment!
I love the clean aesthetics which can be achieved with Mayhems pastel fluids, and as far as I know, Mayhems are the only brand offering fluids in any other style than the cliched 'UV translucent' that is the norm for watercooling. Add to this the fact that Mayhems fluids are perfectly blended to use solo (and not worry much about corrosion or microfauna!), and it's easy to see how Mayhems have captured the market so readily.

my plans for my build are centred around a 240 thick radiator, and pastel white fluid (maybe a drop or 2 of UV blue dye!) so obviously, I would be very chuffed if I was to win this!

Much love Mayhems, and thanks for renewing my interest in worryingly expensive computer parts :p
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Third prize goes to eddyr, not only did you get the third prize, Mick also wanted to give you a £20 OcUK Voucher for the massive effort you put in!
eddyr said:
Contrary to some strongly held beliefs, Mayhems do not infact use sorcery to conjure their milky component refreshing juices but acquire their exotic liquids through undertakings of monumental endeavour, at times dangerous expeditions to far lands, and virtuous diligence. To truly appreciate the contribution by Mayhems it is necessary to know some generally unknown historical context.

Many of the notable expeditionary undertakings in recent times (and thus the subsequent technological and scientific advancements that define the modern age) have therefore been subsidized, in part, as a result of their search of potential coolant chemicals. Such examples include the space race and humanities subsequent tentative exploration of the lunar surfaces, as well as many (but by no means all) exploration of the furthest reaches of our solar system. A little more down to earth examples include Man's investigative descents unto the murky depths of the world's oceans.
Lesser known examples include; Darwin's voyages (and his gross misconduct and abandonment of his mission in pursuit of flighty theories); The discovery of Australia and other inquests into the southern ocean - leading to man's repeated traversal of two distinctly opposing environments ( the polar caps and Australia's baking heartland) in search of the finest coolant juices mother nature may nurture. Even mythological stories can be traced back to their efforts. The legend of Arthur's quest for the holy Reservoir and the search for the Fountain of Youth are a commonly cited examples.

Many have posited their presence as the driving force behind the expansion of the Roman Empire, however their direct political influence at this point in history is not thought to have been sufficient and remains a topic of great controversy within academic circles. What can be conclusively attributed were the sanitary and agricultural advancements that were provided through their development of lead plumbing and aqueduct technologies. The original intention: to regulate forge operation - which could be considered the ancient equivalent of the modern day workhorse of society, the processor - and maintain an adequate supply of pristine alpine water for metallurgical quenching and last but not least provide refreshment to their citizens an escape from the blistering Mediterranean climate. Indeed the application of these cooling technologies to provide indoor heating to homes and public baths was a considered an abuse by many. This betrayal of their core 'cooling' principals culminated in their subsequent rare but welcome forays into the arena of thermal transfer interfaces such as the current limited edition run of water to air heat exchangers. Ultimately it allowed them early on to further advance their expertise in the field of thermal transfer mediums. These technologies formed a key foundational strut of the roman society and civilization. Thus it can be reasonably concluded that the demand of the Roman Empire for natural resources and mineral deposits, like lead ores, to fund and construct both the luxuries of indoor heating and provide its booming citizenry with sustenance and sanitation at the very least indirectly enabled and spurred their expansion.

Back to the topic of their coolant liquids, their production remains a closely guarded secret, with much misinformation spread by well meaning individuals in attempts to replicate the optimum water-cooling loop coolant. What is now known is that they utilize arts which would have been termed a form of alchemy to optimize the fluid characteristics and temperature moderating properties. The extremely time intensive and laborious process involved in both acquiring and then adapting these sourced fluids, requires the hyper-concentrated quenching liquids (termed 'Essence' by alchemicians) be amplified through the skillful application of various techniques. Attempts to mimic their methods is thought to have contributed to the creation of homeopathic practices. Should these claims hold any validity it would make Mayhems the only example out of countless thousands to have successfully applied these theories in practice.

In short, this ancient foresight and continual progressive drive, display in bare the truly innovative nature of the Mayhem's organization, anticipating and developing technologies to satisfy a peoples needs. The commitment and hard work - not to forget modesty - exceeding almost what could be considered possible, towards providing computing component cooling solutions is beyond commendable. Well done gentlemen, very well done indeed.

My hardware toasts to your achievements. (Pun not intended).
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So well done to the winners, and thank you to all those who entered! :)
 
Congrats to all winners, well done. Guess I'll just have to spam the forum with mankini pics................again :(
 
Woo first online competition I've won! Ever. I really hope it tastes as nice as I think it does.
And thanks Mick for the voucher. I'd been toying with the idea of altering my loop, yet again, and that pretty much swings the vote! Decisions, decisions...
 
eddyr i just bought the voucher for you and passed it onto oCUK they will send you the details :) ect. The reason why i gave you that was due to the effort you put into it and i thought you deserve some thing extra. Well done to every one and thank you for participating :)
 
I'll let Hyburnate know when he comes online (on Steam/TS) :D
Haha, I can't wait to see his reaction. He was going on at me for being a lucky **** when I won the Photoshop & Zoo Park competitions :p

Lucky git. I think that rad is bigger than his case :rolleyes:

Oh and I sent TrojanWhore a Trust message :)
 
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Thanks Acme, I had completely forgot about this comp!
I bought the last parts for my CPU loop last week, and have 3 days off to install later this week, so with this news, I think my plans just evolved to include my GPU at some point soon! 2x240 rads in a (non XL) shinobi.....this may get cramped!

I'll definitely put a project/plan log up in the next few days, and you can all help me decide where to put stuff :D

can't believe I won, so chuffed right now, thanks ever so much Acme, for letting me know, and of course to Mick at mayhems, and all the guys at OCUK for running the competition (5ub, will contact you as soon as I post this)

EDIT: 5ub, I've just sent you a message in trust, requesting that you bundle it in with some fittings I ordered. as the items were small, it did not give me the option of next day, so I have pointed it at my home address, however, if it's possible to send out with DPD for tomorrow, what I said in email stands (and will get it to me in time for my build plans on wednesday-friday :D ) ....sorry for all the confusion, winning this has made me a little hyper ;)
 
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And to think, I was looking forward to cutting a big hole in the top of my case and bunging a fat 360MM rad in there :p
 
Hyburnate said:
What would you do with the bay res ;)
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Dont think I want a bay-res anymore, i'm toying with the idea of removing my 5.25" cage and putting a D5/DDC and a tube res on top of the HDD cage. :p

You know how much you want to give me that mental radiator so I still have an excuse to take a hacksaw to my case and make my rig look ghetto hardcore? :D
 
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