A Memorial to Kreij - Gone 9 years but never forgotten- check out the latest build(s)

[Norton]

OP update coming soon- lots of great content and projects to account for!!!

For those that don't know the story....
Kreij was a great friend and moderator here at TPU who we lost to cancer June 10th 2014 We have been hosting PC builds and other giveaways, in his honor, in this thread since his passing. These builds and giveaways are supported solely by the generousity and kind hearts of fellow TPU members.

Summer 2018 build and giveaway under construction- show your support!
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...ne-10th-but-not-forgotten.202061/post-3854067


Project Updates/Past Projects- see below

Spoiler: Project Updates

Holiday 2017 Giveaway- Congrats to the winners!!!
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...j-new-project-coming-soon.202061/post-3770428

Holiday 2017 PC and giveaway is OPEN (see link below for entry details)
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...how-your-support.202061/page-111#post-3766440

Holiday 2017 build and giveaway under construction- show your support!
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...s-to-the-winners.202061/page-109#post-3760303

Summer 2017 Giveaway- Congrats to the winners!!!
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...s-to-the-winners.202061/page-108#post-3729311

Summer 2017 Memorial Giveaway is open! (some items available worldwide- see link below (latest updates) for details)
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-summer-2017-pc-giveaway-open-enter-now-to-win.202061/page-107#post-3726129

Summer 2017 Memorial HTPC build (Specs Update- Now Ryzen powered...build/giveaway entry starting soon)
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...how-your-support.202061/page-105#post-3719122

Summer 2017 Memorial HTPC build (Specs complete- build starting soon)
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...how-your-support.202061/page-105#post-3717528

Summer 2017 Memorial HTPC build (under construction)
Introduction :
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...ject-coming-soon.202061/page-104#post-3691057

Spring 2017 Memorial build- Congrats to the winner. See link below for details:
Congrats to the winner:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2017-pc-giveaway-congrats-to-the-winner.202061/page-102#post-3660290
Spring 2017 Giveaway (Active):
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2017-pc-giveaway-giveaway-active-see-link-in-op-for-details.202061/page-97#post-3651242
Introduction :
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2017-giveaway-build-active-show-your-support.202061/page-94#post-3638828
Build specs finalized:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2017-giveaway-build-active-show-your-support.202061/page-96#post-3647154
UPDATE- 4/9/2016 Congrats to the winners!
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2016-giveaway-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-79#post-3442979
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2016-giveaway-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-79#post-3442986
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2016-giveaway-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-79#post-3442991
UPDATE- 3/24/2016
Spring 2016 Giveaway Open- Opt in now for some great stuff!:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2016-giveaway-open-opt-in-for-some-great-stuff.202061/page-68#post-3436050

Spring 2016 Giveaway Planning underway:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-spring-2016-build-underway-show-your-support.202061/page-62#post-3430378

Holiday 2015 Giveaway- congrats to the winners!
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-holiday-2015-giveaway-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-57#post-3388521

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-holiday-2015-giveaway-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-58#post-3388534
Holiday 2015 Giveaway*- starts 12/5 (ends soon so opt in now!)
* eligible for US TPU forum members (also some prizes for EU/UK/CA)- see post for additional details
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-holiday-2015-giveaway-active-ends-soon-so-join-now.202061/page-53#post-3381976
Holiday 2015 Giveaway- planning now- show your support!
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-holiday-2015-build-active-show-your-support.202061/page-50#post-3377220
Summer Giveaway round 2 complete- congrats to the winners!!!
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-summer-giveaway-round-2-finished-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-47#post-3346730
Summer Giveaway round 1 complete- Round 2 underway (ends September 18th):
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-summer-giveaway-get-ready-for-round-2.202061/page-43#post-3341144

Summer Giveaway planning:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-summer-giveaway-in-planning-we-need-your-support.202061/page-39#post-3322547

Father's Day PC Giveaway- Congrats to the winners (see link below):
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-fathers-day-pc-giveaway-us-eu-congrats-to-the-winners.202061/page-35#post-3297342

Father's Day PC Giveaway open now! (see below for how to enter)
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/a-memorial-to-kreij-tpu-pc-giveaways-for-fathers-day-us-ca-eu.202061/page-34#post-3289778
UPDATE (4/2015)- Father's Day build ongoing
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...day-build-ongoing.202061/page-30#post-3270895
UPDATE (1/13/2015)- all Holiday gifts shipped. Keep watching for out next project!
UPDATE (12/29/2014) A build log has been started by @ST.o.CH detailing the case he's building for Kreij PC #1 (EU PC):
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...cosmos-dean-kreij-kortenhoven-edition.208418/
UPDATE (12/25/2014) Holiday giveaway (winners announced- congrats!):
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...iveaway-worldwide.202061/page-26#post-3212565
UPDATE (12/18/2014) Holiday giveaway (active):
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...day-giveaway-soon.202061/page-24#post-3209864
UPDATE (11/28/2014)- PC #5 winner chosen. Congrats to stinger608!!!
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...ts-to-pc-5-winner.202061/page-23#post-3200519
UPDATE (11/11/2014)- PC #5 specs are nearly complete and we are preparing to give it away! See below for details:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...-pc-5-in-planning.202061/page-21#post-3191983

UPDATE (10/30/2014)- PC #5 is being planned! Post in with comments, suggestions, donations, or just stop by to say hello

UPDATE (2)- We have also opened a WCG account in Kreij's for TPU crunchers to volunteer their rigs to. The account name is TPU_remembers_Kreij and anyone interested can contact me or a Team member for details.
UPDATE- Winners chosen! Congrats to Buck_Nasty, ST.o.CH, sneekypete, and onemoar!!!

A Memorial to Kreij - Approaching 10 years of giveaways in his memory!!!

The loss of our own Kreij (Dean) to cancer brings to mind that everyone here will experience how this terrible disease affects us or those closest to us at some point in our lives..... DO YOU WANT A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE THIS?

or do you want to want to give in and let cancer continue taking our family and friends from us?

Here's what we want to do:

- ask the TPU community to support special PC builds and other projects to in honor of our departed member, friend, and cancer casualty- Kreij
- request donations from you of hardware items, funds, or other assistance that may be needed
- donate the PC builds or other goods to forum members. It's a plus if you're willing to crunch and/or fold with it to fight cancer.... However, it is 100% fine to just enjoy them in memory of Kreij

What do we need:

All of your support and/or donations to continue to honor Kreij and keep these projects going.

Thanks to the generousity of this community we have been giving away PC's and other goods for nearly 9 years!- Take a bow TPU!!!

Spoiler: PC's and other goods given away so far

* this post isn't 100% completed- lots of awesome still left to add in

As we approach the 9 year marker since losing our dear friend I felt it was time to remember all that we've done here in this thread over that time. I thank everyone at TPU for their kindness and trust to keep this project going!


Dean we still miss you Bud!!!



Kreij Memorial PC #1
Won by @BUCK NASTY

Spoiler: Specs

(provided by @BarbaricSoul)
Case- Thermaltake Urban T21 provided @sneekypeet
PSU- Corsair CX500 (donated by @Norton )
MB- AsRock 870 Extreme 3(received from a trade with @ThE_MaD_ShOt )
CPU- Amd 1055t (received from a trade with @ThE_MaD_ShOt )
Heat Sink- Scythe Mugen4 provided @sneekypeet
RAM- 8-16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 provided by @lilhasselhoffer
GPU- ASUS Direct CU HD7770 provided by @BarbaricSoul and @mjkmike )
HD- 250gb WD Blue donated by @t_ski
SSD- 120GB provided by @bogmali
Software- Win 7 Pro 64 bit provided by @brandonwh64

Build log:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/f-k-cancer-usa-cruncher-assembly.202225/

Kreij Memorial PC #2
Won by @ST.o.CH
Original components:

The final build!!!

Spoiler: Specs (original)

- PC case- custom aluminum case* by @ST.o.CH
- power supply- Antec Earthwatts EA-650 provided by @Vinska
- Motherboard- MSI H87M-G43 provided by @TRWOV
- cpu- funded by TPU member donations
- cpu cooler- funded TPU by member donations
- ram- 2x4GB of DDR3 provided by @FreedomEclipse
- graphics card- Radeon 7770 provided by @RCoon
- HDD/SSD- 250GB HDD provided by @RCoon
- Operating system- Windows 7 provided by @stinger608

Build log:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/208418/

Kreij Memorial PC #3
Won by @sneekypeet

The final build

Spoiler: Specs (original)

Case- Fractal Define Mini
Mobo- Intel DH67GD
CPU- i3-2100
Ram- 2x2GB Gskill Ripjaws
Cooler- Phanteks PH-TC12DX
GPU- Radeon 7770
PSU- Corsair CX-430

Kreij Memorial PC #4
Won by @OneMoar

Spoiler: Specs (original)

- Custom Aluminum case by @ST.o.CH
- ASUS Maximus VI Gene motherboard
- Core i5-4670k cpu
- 2x2GB GSkill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600)
- Reeven Okeanos (dual tower cpu cooler)
- MSI GTX 750 OC 1GB gpu
- Windows 7 Pro x64
- WD 2.5" 160GB Blue drive
- Corsair HX-750 psu
- 2x 120mm red LED fans (front)
- 1x 120mm red bladed fan (rear)

Kreij Memorial PC #5
Won by @stinger608

Spoiler: Specs (original)

Case- BitFenix Pandora Micro-ATX Slim-Tower- donated by @sneekypeet
Motherboard- ASRocK H81M-HDS donated by @TRWOV
CPU- Pentium G3258 donated by TPU forum member contributions
Ram- 2x2GB Mushkin (DDR3-1600) donated by @OneMoar
Cooler- Alpenfoehn Sella (92mm) donated by @sneekypeet
GPU- MSI GTX 750 OC 1GB donated by @OneMoar
PSU- Corsair CX-430 donated by @sneekypeet
HDD- WD 1.0TB Blue 2.5" HDD donated by @Norton
OS- Windows 7 Ultimate donated by @stinger608
KB/Mouse- Logitech MK710 Wireless Desktop donated by @stinger608

Kreij Memorial Holiday Giveway
A special giveaway of select hardware components donate by @Exeodus

Holiday Winners:

Spoiler: Holiday Gift #1

- a Radeon HD 6970 graphics card
Winner- @Mindweaver

Spoiler: Holiday Gift #2

- a motherboard/cpu/gpu combo including:
- Asus M5A78L motherboard
- Phenom II B73 triple core cpu
- Nvidia GT 620 gpu
Winner- @OneMoar

Spoiler: Holiday Gift #3

- TWO (2) Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards
Winner(2) @Lightbulbie and @ChaoticG8R *
*they have opted to share the prize

Spoiler: Holiday Gift #4

- a Radeon HD 6870 video card
Winner- @Norton

Kreij Memorial PC #6 (US/CA) and #7 (EU)
* under construction- Father's Day drawing soon



You have until June 12th at the latest so NOW's the time for your chance to win
follow the link below for more info:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...hers-day-us-ca-eu.202061/page-34#post-3289778

Interested?

Post here to pledge your support, gear, funds, and join us to say F**k You Cancer!!!

A Special Thanks to @RCoon for getting this project moving forward

 

[Norton]

UPDATE- Winners chosen! Congrats to Buck_Nasty, ST.o.CH, and sneekypete!!!

OK folks now that the PC builds are underway it's time to start the list of TPU members for the giveaway(s)
How do I enter?
- be a forum member as of June 1, 2014
- Be willing to enjoy the PC! Game, surf the web, post on TPU or whatever else you want to do... it's yours if you win it!
- be willing to crunch and/or fold for TPU's Teams on the PC to help fight cancer*
* full or part-time- within your means (we understand that electricity isn't free)
- opt in for one of the PC's by posting in this thread:
- Examples: "I'm in for the Kreij EU/UK PC", "Want Kreij USA PC", etc...
- optional: Share a story or experience you have had with Kreij or how cancer has affected your life

Spoiler: want an extra chance to win?

The extra chance will be "Stealth" style like many of Kreij's special contests- check this spoiler often
- Stealth bonus 01- Post in the thread and nominate a forum member for one of the PC builds between 6/21 and 6/23/2014... If they accept, you get an extra chance to win
- Update Bonus 01 extended to 6/27/2014
- Stealth bonus 02- watch the thread for the drawing

Spoiler: Kreij EU/UK PC specs:

- PC case- custom aluminum case* by @ST.o.CH
*note- a temporary case may be utilized for startup and component testing
- power supply- Antec Earthwatts EA-650 provided by @Vinska
- Motherboard- MSI H87M-G43 provided by @TRWOV
- cpu- funded by TPU member donations
- cpu cooler- funded TPU by member donations
- ram- 2x4GB of DDR3 provided by @FreedomEclipse
- graphics card- Radeon 7770 provided by @RCoon
- HDD/SSD- 250GB HDD provided by @RCoon
- Operating system- Windows 7 provided by @stinger608

Spoiler: Kreij USA PC specs:

(provided by @BarbaricSoul)
Case- Thermaltake Urban T21 provided @sneekypeet
PSU- Corsair CX500 (donated by @Norton )
MB- AsRock 870 Extreme 3(received from a trade with @ThE_MaD_ShOt )
CPU- Amd 1055t (received from a trade with @ThE_MaD_ShOt )
Heat Sink- Scythe Mugen4 provided @sneekypeet
RAM- 8-16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 provided by @lilhasselhoffer
GPU- ASUS Direct CU HD7770 provided by @BarbaricSoul and @mjkmike )
HD- 250gb WD Blue donated by @t_ski
SSD- 120GB provided by @bogmali
Software- Win 7 Pro 64 bit provided by @brandonwh64

Build log for the Kreij USA PC by @BarbaricSoul here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/f-k-cancer-usa-cruncher-assembly.202225/

The drawing will be scheduled for Sunday June 29th

* Details subject to change....

 

[manofthem]

This is a great idea, and I'm glad some fine minds got together to put this together!

I think a crunching and folding rig would be a beautiful idea to remember @Kreij from "Cheeseland" with, a rig that will fight along with the teams of TPU to fight cancer til that fight is finished. I'll do what I can to help out with some aspect of the rig, and I'll be in touch with you @Norton.


HUGE THANKS to those that donated hardware/software/shipping.

 

[GreiverBlade]

i surely would... if i had spare piece ... i know it means nothing to write it ... but still

also during the 9th WCG anniversary i had 5 PC and every workload i did was for Cancer research ... what happened to Kreij affect me a lot ... because during that event in the middle of the contest i learnt that my nephew had a ganglion cancer, tho my nephew got lucky and went thru like a champ and overcome that ordeal ... my Crunching ability took a critical hit, likely i will never be able to crunch like i like, because of what ... because of money ofc ... my landlord said i went 1000chf above the normal electricity bill over a year ... after i had explain the situation he said he understand but he prefer to not see this happening again in the next years ...

tho i can offer my moral support and i claim loud and clear "F**K CANCER!" in the memory of all those great person like Kreij who lost their lives to that frightening thing that the cancer is! (my grandfather also died of that cause ...)

 

[AphexDreamer]

Now is this just for one super rig or any amount of rigs (big or small) we can get up and running? Then we plan on giving it out to a chosen winner who is then expected to have said rig run 24/7?

Is my understanding correct?

I take it, its for one super rig. I don't plan on donating parts, but I do have some old fans, cables and a 500 watt PSU I could part with, if that is what yall are looking for. Also once I get my water loop I'm going to start folding again.

 

[Norton]

Now is this just for one super rig or any amount of rigs (big or small) we can get up and running? Then we plan on giving it out to a chosen winner who is then expected to have said rig run 24/7?

Is my understanding correct?

The plan may change but the current goal is to build one special rig capable of doing a decent, or better, job of crunching and folding.

As far as running 24/7 .... everyone realizes electricity isn't free. The winner will be expected to enjoy the rig, remember where it came from/why it was built, and to crunch and/or fold within their means

 

[bubbleawsome]

So temped to join in (I would fold for you guys with it) but I think I'll leave it to the TPU'ers. Condolences to all related to Kreij. We recently lost dennilfloss (of nowheremom notoriety) too. Let's kick cancer right where it counts! I have a half broken 7770 I could give (it needs a bake I think) but I hope another can outdo me.

 

[Bow]

Count me in for a $ donation

 

[OneMoar]

wait what kreji is gone ?
I knew he had cancer ... but dam ..

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Okay, who's got skills? We need a Jeep themed case! Start with an Antec GX 700?

 

[AsRock]

I have a old AMD Phenom II X2 555 with mobo unlocks to x4.

Okay, who's got skills? We need a Jeep themed case! Start with an Antec GX 700?

HUH ?, why the hell it need that ?, it should be for crunching not showing off..

 

[manofthem]

HUH ?, why the hell it need that ?, it should be for crunching not showing off..

Jeep was a big jeep fan, so it's kind of like a tribute.

Taken from the News post:

Dean also contributed to the Jeep online special interest group, and often talked about the benefits of the frugal, effective engineering Jeeps offer, in comparison to modern SUVs.

 

[Arjai]

Let me know who to paypal...when the time comes. Perhaps I can pony up for shipping, or something.

I crunch as much as I can, and I will always pick to crunch for cancer causes. I lost my Mom Jan. 2nd 2000.

 

[Norton]

Informational post- here are some details on the Mapping Cancer Markers (WCG crunching) project:

Project Goals
Mapping Cancer Markers aims to improve and personalize cancer treatment. The project has three goals: first, to identify markers that can be used to detect cancer earlier; second, to identify high-risk cancer patients; and third, to find markers that can predict treatment response.

Mapping Cancer Markers will also enable researchers to develop even more efficient and effective computational methods for discovering relevant patterns of markers. This could help make the use of markers in personalized medicine more practical and more broadly applicable to other cancers and other complex diseases.

https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/details.do

 

[xvi]

I'll put something in, Norton. I'll PM you with what I'm thinking.

 

[a_ump]

I have a old AMD Phenom II X2 555 with mobo unlocks to x4.



HUH ?, why the hell it need that ?, it should be for crunching not showing off..

I believe his idea was directed towards building something not only great in hardware specs but also appeal. After all, memorials aren't built of just random stones with names painted on them ya know?

 

[stinger608]

And once again we see how this awesome community can come together to kick cancer right in the ass!!! This is such an epic win!

 

[TRWOV]

Count me in with an MSI H87M-G43

Norton, YGPM

 

[Bow]

 

[Norton]

Count me in with an MSI H87M-G43

Norton, YGPM

This thread is only about 3 hrs old and we have about 1/3 of the parts already!

Parts list (from the OP):
- PC case
- power supply
- Motherboard- MSI H87M-G43 provided by @TRWOV
- cpu
- cpu cooler
- ram- 2x4GB of DDR3 provided by @FreedomEclipse
- graphics card
- HDD/SSD
- Operating system- Windows 7 provided by @stinger608
- additional parts, shipping help, a few $$$, games, software, just about anything will help out*...
*note- any donated items that are not used will be returned to the TPU community, given to a suitable/appropriate charity, etc..

 

[manofthem]

Count me in for some kind of PP payment for a little help on shipping on an item of hardware. That way someone donating doesn't have to sport the shipping themselves.....

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

I have the cpu cooler.

 

[broken pixel]

www.whale.to/v/rife.html

Royal Rife already did back in the 1930s and his work was supressed. Good luck because Cancer is an industry of profit.

 

[manofthem]

www.whale.to/v/rife.html

Royal Rife already did back in the 1930s and his work was supressed. Good luck because Cancer is an industry of profit.

Then....You may see yourself out of the thread, thanks.

 

[TRWOV]

Someone could arm-wrestle cadaveca into giving up the 4790 he just reviewed