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WINNERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN!
I went over all of the entries, and so long as they were elligible (met all requirements) I added their name to a hat and did a random draw.
These are the winners, and the runners up (in case they don't contact me within 48 hours).
Winner of the GTX 480 Zotac Amp - 'AMW1011', Runner up is 'Daniel L'
Winner of Mafia 2 - 'Hamitaltintop22', Runner up is 'Jereece'
EDIT: Both of the winners have contacted me, MM, or orther admin, feel free to un-sticky this thread. THANK YOU!
If the winners do not contact me withing 48 hours, then next in line will become the winner (this has actually happened a couple times with my giveaways)
To the winners: Please contact me via PM, thank you.
Congratulations to the winners, I hope everyone had as much fun as I did, it was great to see everybody's rigs and chat with you all.
As always, look for more future giveaways here on Tom's.
- Annisman
Well, it's been a fun year or two doing giveaways here on Tom's.
For those who are new, or those who have not kept tabs on the giveaways, they are pretty straightforward. I buy a piece of hardware, and give it away to the community. Some of you will understand when I say, that the joy of giving, really does outweigh the prices I pay for the giveaways.
Some things that have been given away to date:
Nvidia 8800GTS 512
ATI HD 4770
Intel E8400 CPU
4GB G.Skil DDR2 Memory
32GB Super Talent SSD
X-FI Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer Sound Card
Many Steam games
Without further adieu I am announcing my fifth official giveaway:
This giveaway is an Nvidia Fermi GTX 480 Zotac AMP! Graphics card.
The Zotac Amp! editiod card has a Zalman 3 slot aftermarket cooler, high factory overclocks, and is pretty much one of the best non-water cooled GTX480's you can find on the market.
Here are some pics of this beast:
As usual, there will be some minor guidelines/restrictions to this giveaway, so please read them carefully and follow them exactly, so that I can enter you in the drawing.
Edit: I will also give away one copy of Mafia 2, ANYONE can enter for that, no restrictions, just mention in your post that you would like to enter for the game.
Rule # 1: If your graphics card in your current PC is ranked AT/OR higher than: Discrete: GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 470 Discrete: HD 5850
You may not enter this drawing.
To see the rankings, refer to the Graphics Heirarchy charts done here by Tom's Hardware. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-card-geforce-radeon,2761-7.html
This is a pretty low bar, as most people do not have cards in the upper few tiers. Also, if you have SLI or Crossfire setups, please use common sense, for example GTX 260 SLI and 4870 Crossfire would not be acceptable. Where as, other setups such as 8800GT SLI and 4770 Crossfire would be acceptable. If you are not sure, just ask!
This rule is in place so that the person who gets this card will be getting a legitimate upgrade for their PC, please, I ask, if you have a VERY high end PC do not enter and take away a chance for somebody else to really benefit from this card. Thank You!
Rule # 2: You must post a picture of your PC, the PC that the card will be going in. There are many ways to host photos online:
Tip from Shadow: "Don't use Image Shack. They delete your images if it gets too much traffic. Use imgur.
Link: http://imgur.com/
Imo, Imgur is faster and they don't delete your image up to 4 weeks or more. "
MY PC
This rule is in place so that I can see where the card would be going, and because I want to see your rig! And I'm sure others would enjoy it too. If you do not have a picture, you will not be included in the giveaway!
Rule # 3: You must list your computer specs; for example mine would look like:
Intel Core i7 920@4.0Ghz
2X Nvidia GTX 460 1GB SLI
Gigabyte X58 UD5
Asus Xonar DX Audio
Zalman 850W
12GB Corsair XMS 3 Memory
8800GT Physx
2TB WD Black
1TB WD Black
120 GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
Thor's Hammer CPU Cooler
BD Rom Drive
Corsair Obsidian 800D
You don't have to go into that much detail, but it should be similar.
Rule # 4: Give me a brief explanation as to why you want the card, what games you like to play, and maybe a history of your past video cards.
Also, on a side note: I understand that people have tragic things that happen to them such as losing your job, etc. But please keep that to yourself, the decision on who gets the card will NOT be based on personal situations to keep things fair.
Rule # 5: Only one entry per person, please give everyone else a fair chance to win, don't be selfish when I am spending my own hard earned money ( I work at a pizzaria for crying out loud! :lol: )
That is all the rules for now, if I see the need to edit an existing rule, or add a new one, I (obviously) hold the right to do that!
Lastly I will adress a few random things:
The video card is a whopping 3 slots thick so make sure you either have room in your case, or can make room for it.
This card NEEDS a beefy power supply, I don't know the exact requirements, but off the top of my head I would say a QUALITY 600-700 Watt power supply is needed for this card, and other components.
I will pay the shipping, but I will ONLY SHIP TO THE USA, if you do not live in the land of freedom you can't have my card
!
And Finally, let's have some fun guys, I don't want to see accusations/complaining etc. etc. etc. I will decide later when I will end the giveaway, but it probably won't go for more than a week. The winner will be announced in THIS first post. Take your time with your entries, and don't be shy, if you aren't entering, stop in and say hello.
EDIT: The game Mafia 2 is a coupon code, so anyone can enter for it, nothing is being shipped obviously.
- Annisman
I went over all of the entries, and so long as they were elligible (met all requirements) I added their name to a hat and did a random draw.
These are the winners, and the runners up (in case they don't contact me within 48 hours).
Winner of the GTX 480 Zotac Amp - 'AMW1011', Runner up is 'Daniel L'
Winner of Mafia 2 - 'Hamitaltintop22', Runner up is 'Jereece'
EDIT: Both of the winners have contacted me, MM, or orther admin, feel free to un-sticky this thread. THANK YOU!
If the winners do not contact me withing 48 hours, then next in line will become the winner (this has actually happened a couple times with my giveaways)
To the winners: Please contact me via PM, thank you.
Congratulations to the winners, I hope everyone had as much fun as I did, it was great to see everybody's rigs and chat with you all.
As always, look for more future giveaways here on Tom's.
- Annisman
Well, it's been a fun year or two doing giveaways here on Tom's.
For those who are new, or those who have not kept tabs on the giveaways, they are pretty straightforward. I buy a piece of hardware, and give it away to the community. Some of you will understand when I say, that the joy of giving, really does outweigh the prices I pay for the giveaways.
Some things that have been given away to date:
Nvidia 8800GTS 512
ATI HD 4770
Intel E8400 CPU
4GB G.Skil DDR2 Memory
32GB Super Talent SSD
X-FI Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer Sound Card
Many Steam games
Without further adieu I am announcing my fifth official giveaway:
This giveaway is an Nvidia Fermi GTX 480 Zotac AMP! Graphics card.
The Zotac Amp! editiod card has a Zalman 3 slot aftermarket cooler, high factory overclocks, and is pretty much one of the best non-water cooled GTX480's you can find on the market.
Here are some pics of this beast:
As usual, there will be some minor guidelines/restrictions to this giveaway, so please read them carefully and follow them exactly, so that I can enter you in the drawing.
Edit: I will also give away one copy of Mafia 2, ANYONE can enter for that, no restrictions, just mention in your post that you would like to enter for the game.
Rule # 1: If your graphics card in your current PC is ranked AT/OR higher than: Discrete: GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 470 Discrete: HD 5850
You may not enter this drawing.
To see the rankings, refer to the Graphics Heirarchy charts done here by Tom's Hardware. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-card-geforce-radeon,2761-7.html
This is a pretty low bar, as most people do not have cards in the upper few tiers. Also, if you have SLI or Crossfire setups, please use common sense, for example GTX 260 SLI and 4870 Crossfire would not be acceptable. Where as, other setups such as 8800GT SLI and 4770 Crossfire would be acceptable. If you are not sure, just ask!
This rule is in place so that the person who gets this card will be getting a legitimate upgrade for their PC, please, I ask, if you have a VERY high end PC do not enter and take away a chance for somebody else to really benefit from this card. Thank You!
Rule # 2: You must post a picture of your PC, the PC that the card will be going in. There are many ways to host photos online:
Tip from Shadow: "Don't use Image Shack. They delete your images if it gets too much traffic. Use imgur.
Link: http://imgur.com/
Imo, Imgur is faster and they don't delete your image up to 4 weeks or more. "
MY PC
This rule is in place so that I can see where the card would be going, and because I want to see your rig! And I'm sure others would enjoy it too. If you do not have a picture, you will not be included in the giveaway!
Rule # 3: You must list your computer specs; for example mine would look like:
Intel Core i7 920@4.0Ghz
2X Nvidia GTX 460 1GB SLI
Gigabyte X58 UD5
Asus Xonar DX Audio
Zalman 850W
12GB Corsair XMS 3 Memory
8800GT Physx
2TB WD Black
1TB WD Black
120 GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
Thor's Hammer CPU Cooler
BD Rom Drive
Corsair Obsidian 800D
You don't have to go into that much detail, but it should be similar.
Rule # 4: Give me a brief explanation as to why you want the card, what games you like to play, and maybe a history of your past video cards.
Also, on a side note: I understand that people have tragic things that happen to them such as losing your job, etc. But please keep that to yourself, the decision on who gets the card will NOT be based on personal situations to keep things fair.
Rule # 5: Only one entry per person, please give everyone else a fair chance to win, don't be selfish when I am spending my own hard earned money ( I work at a pizzaria for crying out loud! :lol: )
That is all the rules for now, if I see the need to edit an existing rule, or add a new one, I (obviously) hold the right to do that!
Lastly I will adress a few random things:
The video card is a whopping 3 slots thick so make sure you either have room in your case, or can make room for it.
This card NEEDS a beefy power supply, I don't know the exact requirements, but off the top of my head I would say a QUALITY 600-700 Watt power supply is needed for this card, and other components.
I will pay the shipping, but I will ONLY SHIP TO THE USA, if you do not live in the land of freedom you can't have my card
!And Finally, let's have some fun guys, I don't want to see accusations/complaining etc. etc. etc. I will decide later when I will end the giveaway, but it probably won't go for more than a week. The winner will be announced in THIS first post. Take your time with your entries, and don't be shy, if you aren't entering, stop in and say hello.
EDIT: The game Mafia 2 is a coupon code, so anyone can enter for it, nothing is being shipped obviously.
- Annisman
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