My name is Kurt Schuff and I’m (presently) 34 years old. I live in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest in the US, also home to one of the most amazing LAN parties ever (PDXLAN). I’m a Software Quality Assurance Engineer by day, and a computer and gaming enthusiast all day long.
I’ve been modding my PCs since 1999, constantly trying out new things and loving every learning opportunity. Recently I was blessed with a chance to do a build for charity at PDXLAN 27. I was immediately overwhelmed by the other names on the list of builders and was determined to hold my own. It was a great time to focus on what we do best and integrate wood and lighting into the case. I took a core design element of circuit traces and managed to apply it to nearly every component in the build without making it overwhelming. With help and patience from my teammate, we completed the build in what felt like an insanely short time period and got it to PDXLAN. The charity ended up raising $15,000 for a great cause, and I was honored to be a part of that. After many incredibly supportive comments and tons of support from the community, I once again find myself presented with an opportunity to create something amazing in the medium that I now love.
====This Build====
This build will be based on one of my favorite games: Diablo 3. Specifically my favorite class, the Demon Hunter. It will use a mixture of wood, metal, and some other fun elements to tie everything together and present some opportunities to try new things. One of the aspects I’m most looking forward to is getting some time in with the forge and anvil. I plan to hand forge a number of the elements going into the case. We’ll also get high-tech in there with lighting schemes, laser work, and some airbrushing (another skill that I’m planning to learn during this build).
I look forward to how this build takes shape and am deeply honored to be a part of such an elite crew. I can’t thank ThermalTake, Newegg, Asus, Avexir and any other sponsors enough for providing this opportunity.
====Parts List====
GPUs: 2x Asus 980 Strix GPUs in SLI [link]
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K [link]
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA (LGA 1151 Intel Z170) [link]
RAM: 4x4G Avexir RED Tesla DDR4 [link]
Drive 1: Samsung 850 EVO 2.5†500GB SSD [link]
Drive 2: Samsung 950 PRO M.2 256GB [link]
Case: ThermalTake Core P5 [link]
PSU: ThermalTake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1250W Titanium [link]
Cooling: ThermalTake LCS components [link]
