Tom's Hardware's Haswell-Based System Builder Sweepstakes
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Anonymous
October 15, 2013 9:14:05 PM
Tom's Hardware asked system builders across the U.S. to send us their Haswell-based creations. We received gaming boxes, NAS devices, and workstations in several different sizes. Vote on your favorites for a chance to win a new CPU, motherboard, and SSD!
Tom's Hardware's Haswell-Based System Builder Sweepstakes : Read more
Tom's Hardware's Haswell-Based System Builder Sweepstakes : Read more
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s3anister
October 15, 2013 9:17:27 PM
Darkerson
October 15, 2013 9:24:08 PM
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kcconlin9319
October 15, 2013 9:51:46 PM
adimeister
October 15, 2013 9:57:07 PM
adimeister
October 15, 2013 10:01:20 PM
Zac Lloyd-Jones
October 15, 2013 10:05:16 PM
monsta
October 15, 2013 10:05:38 PM
I think we cover this every time we give stuff away
In essence, due to the taxes and laws in other countries (and sometimes even in the U.S.; notice that Rhode Island cannot participate either), we can only operate this sweepstakes in the U.S.
I very much wish we could work around this, and open the opportunity up to readers in other countries who support Tom's Hardware. Unfortunately, when it comes to legal matters like this one, it's out of my hands
In essence, due to the taxes and laws in other countries (and sometimes even in the U.S.; notice that Rhode Island cannot participate either), we can only operate this sweepstakes in the U.S.I very much wish we could work around this, and open the opportunity up to readers in other countries who support Tom's Hardware. Unfortunately, when it comes to legal matters like this one, it's out of my hands
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rolli59
October 15, 2013 10:16:55 PM
adimeister
October 15, 2013 10:42:25 PM
giovanni86
October 15, 2013 11:26:42 PM
My thoughts on these builds:
* AVA Direct's $1245 Light Gaming Build
4770k, 4 gb's RAM, ~$280 Mobo, & 7770 GPU
Too much CPU & Mobo, Not enough GPU, & should be 8 gb's of RAM. Should also have at least a 120 gb SSD in this price range, IMHO.
* CybertronPC's $1300 mini-ITX NightHawk II
4670 CPU, Mini-ITX Mobo w/WiFi, BitFenix Prodigy Case, 60 gb SSD, 16 gb's RAM, & 650 Ti Boost GPU.
Would prefer 4670k CPU, Mobo looks like a good option, Case is good, SSD good for boot drive, Plenty of RAM (could go with 8 gb's and be fine), GPU okay, but would prefer at least a 7870/7950/660Ti for this price range.
* Digital Storm's $12,374 Aventum II
Too expensive for the <1% of the market!
* Falcon Northwest's $4539 mini-ITX Tiki
i7-4770K CPU, overclocked, Asus Maximus VI Impact Mobo. 16 gb's 1866 RAM, Titan GPU, dual 960 GB M500 SSDs in RAID 0, and a 3 TB HD
Interesting build, but still <1% of the market for this one.
* Highly Reliable's BNAS 501 Backup Appliance $2,500
Nice idea, but still way too much for most people.
* Maingear's $6400 Shift
Too much $ for my interest.
* Micro Express' $1700 Microflex 47T
i7 4770K, Asus' Z87-Pro Mobo, 16 GB 1600mHz RAM, GTX 780 GPU, 700 W power supply, 24x DVD burner, 250 GB SSD, & 1 TB HD.
One of the more interesting builds listed here. This should be a nice gaming rig and also a good all around system for the $ (at least for the systems listed in this article).
* NCIX's $1400 microATX 506-IA
i5-4670K, Corsair's H60 liquid cooler, 8 gb's Kingston HyperX RAM, EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB GPU, Seasonic 750 W PSU, 120 GB Kingston SSDNow V300, BitFenix Prodigy M Case, & 3 TB HD.
Probably the best built unit on this article. The PSU is overkill, but is good for any upgrade that you would want.
* Origin PC's $10,000 Desktop Genesis Z87
Overpriced and not necessary, IMHO.
* Puget Systems' $3457 Serenity
Too much $ for the average consumer.
* Safe Harbor's $4300 Tsunami Surf
Again just too much for most, not interested.
* Steiger Dynamics' $6483 Black LEET Core Limited Monochrome HTPC
Too much $.
* Velocity Micro's $3674 Edge Z55
Too much $ for most.
* Xidax's $6261 X-6 Gaming Desktop
Too much $ for most.
* AVA Direct's $1245 Light Gaming Build
4770k, 4 gb's RAM, ~$280 Mobo, & 7770 GPU
Too much CPU & Mobo, Not enough GPU, & should be 8 gb's of RAM. Should also have at least a 120 gb SSD in this price range, IMHO.
* CybertronPC's $1300 mini-ITX NightHawk II
4670 CPU, Mini-ITX Mobo w/WiFi, BitFenix Prodigy Case, 60 gb SSD, 16 gb's RAM, & 650 Ti Boost GPU.
Would prefer 4670k CPU, Mobo looks like a good option, Case is good, SSD good for boot drive, Plenty of RAM (could go with 8 gb's and be fine), GPU okay, but would prefer at least a 7870/7950/660Ti for this price range.
* Digital Storm's $12,374 Aventum II
Too expensive for the <1% of the market!
* Falcon Northwest's $4539 mini-ITX Tiki
i7-4770K CPU, overclocked, Asus Maximus VI Impact Mobo. 16 gb's 1866 RAM, Titan GPU, dual 960 GB M500 SSDs in RAID 0, and a 3 TB HD
Interesting build, but still <1% of the market for this one.
* Highly Reliable's BNAS 501 Backup Appliance $2,500
Nice idea, but still way too much for most people.
* Maingear's $6400 Shift
Too much $ for my interest.
* Micro Express' $1700 Microflex 47T
i7 4770K, Asus' Z87-Pro Mobo, 16 GB 1600mHz RAM, GTX 780 GPU, 700 W power supply, 24x DVD burner, 250 GB SSD, & 1 TB HD.
One of the more interesting builds listed here. This should be a nice gaming rig and also a good all around system for the $ (at least for the systems listed in this article).
* NCIX's $1400 microATX 506-IA
i5-4670K, Corsair's H60 liquid cooler, 8 gb's Kingston HyperX RAM, EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB GPU, Seasonic 750 W PSU, 120 GB Kingston SSDNow V300, BitFenix Prodigy M Case, & 3 TB HD.
Probably the best built unit on this article. The PSU is overkill, but is good for any upgrade that you would want.
* Origin PC's $10,000 Desktop Genesis Z87
Overpriced and not necessary, IMHO.
* Puget Systems' $3457 Serenity
Too much $ for the average consumer.
* Safe Harbor's $4300 Tsunami Surf
Again just too much for most, not interested.
* Steiger Dynamics' $6483 Black LEET Core Limited Monochrome HTPC
Too much $.
* Velocity Micro's $3674 Edge Z55
Too much $ for most.
* Xidax's $6261 X-6 Gaming Desktop
Too much $ for most.
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smeezekitty
October 15, 2013 11:45:37 PM
Anomandaris
October 16, 2013 12:22:41 AM
RooD
October 16, 2013 12:39:42 AM
cats_Paw
October 16, 2013 1:20:28 AM
Pranaysonu
October 16, 2013 2:33:24 AM
bigubig
October 16, 2013 2:40:24 AM
qlum
October 16, 2013 2:58:43 AM
I wished the content was us shipping adres only instead of us only as there are ways of getting yourself a us shipping adres from europe.
Anyway I find these rigs mostly very over priced but hey that's what happens when you don't want to build my picks would be
the xotic, the maingear and the northwest falcon as they at least look the part and at least offer you a good rig with their price point.
Anyway I find these rigs mostly very over priced but hey that's what happens when you don't want to build my picks would be
the xotic, the maingear and the northwest falcon as they at least look the part and at least offer you a good rig with their price point.
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qlum
October 16, 2013 2:59:23 AM
eldragon0
October 16, 2013 3:18:01 AM
mouse24
October 16, 2013 3:18:50 AM
spookyman
October 16, 2013 5:20:52 AM
duramax08
October 16, 2013 6:07:25 AM
Rick Bakelaar
October 16, 2013 6:48:08 AM
rolli59
October 16, 2013 6:53:33 AM
cangelini said:
smeezekitty said:
Quote:
The Sweepstakes opens on September 22, 2013 9:00 PM PDT and closes on October 7, 2013 9:00 PM PDT.
Huh?
A. There will be one Sweepstakes, which will run from October 15, 2013 9:00 PM PDT to October 29, 2013 9:00 PM PDT.
That is the message you get after entering on the confirmation page!
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BigMack70
October 16, 2013 7:11:14 AM
As much as I think some of these high end builds are epic (especially the Aventum), I don't think systems carrying $5k+ price tags are worthy of an award, because I'd just never recommend them to anyone for purchase.
I don't think more-than-2 graphics cards is ever a recommendable configuration, just because there's too little return for your money.
The Tiki is the only expensive build that I think is award-worthy. The Aventum would get my vote too if it were $6k with less hardware instead of $12k
I don't think more-than-2 graphics cards is ever a recommendable configuration, just because there's too little return for your money.
The Tiki is the only expensive build that I think is award-worthy. The Aventum would get my vote too if it were $6k with less hardware instead of $12k
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Paul NG
October 16, 2013 7:13:50 AM
CaedenV
October 16, 2013 7:23:37 AM
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tipoo
October 16, 2013 7:53:00 AM
sactorage
October 16, 2013 8:18:14 AM
vmem
October 16, 2013 8:32:28 AM
Tuishimi
October 16, 2013 8:38:52 AM
juuh1977
October 16, 2013 9:12:37 AM
wffurr
October 16, 2013 9:17:09 AM
I like the Puget quiet system because it's quiet! And also the Core i5-based mini-ITX systems (NCIX and Cybertron) because they're efficient, look good, easy to transport and store, and more than sufficient for my needs. Closest to what I would build for myself, except I would probably cheap out and go with a dual-core Pentium instead of a Core i5.
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juuh1977
October 16, 2013 9:20:39 AM
They are all great builds some are very pricy.
If i had to pick the Digital Storm would be my first choice just to see all that hardware run.
Number 2 would be Falcon Northwest because the form factor is very nice, you could take it with you anywhere with no hassle at all. And number 3 would be Highly Reliable Systems having a server on hand is never a bad thing
If i had to pick the Digital Storm would be my first choice just to see all that hardware run.
Number 2 would be Falcon Northwest because the form factor is very nice, you could take it with you anywhere with no hassle at all. And number 3 would be Highly Reliable Systems having a server on hand is never a bad thing
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m32
October 16, 2013 9:24:09 AM
slamattoms
October 16, 2013 9:37:33 AM
Boomer
October 16, 2013 10:51:17 AM
JQB45
October 16, 2013 11:18:29 AM
Zachasaurs
October 16, 2013 11:32:55 AM
Mike Tracy
October 16, 2013 11:33:07 AM
mrcapncaveman
October 16, 2013 11:46:02 AM
grhvr6
October 16, 2013 12:52:21 PM
masseybe84
October 16, 2013 1:39:46 PM
The NCIX seems like the only winner to me in the sense that I would even consider buying it.
That being said, Digital Storm's build looks amazingly cool. The article was interesting and had me considering doing something similar until I realized I don't have the time, equipment, or talent to do it on my own. Still, I guess everyone is entitled to dream about owning a Ferrari.
That being said, Digital Storm's build looks amazingly cool. The article was interesting and had me considering doing something similar until I realized I don't have the time, equipment, or talent to do it on my own. Still, I guess everyone is entitled to dream about owning a Ferrari.
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realneil
October 16, 2013 2:20:32 PM
JobCreator
October 16, 2013 2:20:50 PM
I am leaning toward the Falcon Northwest build because of the granite base. Nothing like a low center of gravity. Also, the chassis graphic is pretty awesome.
I very much like the Puget Systems build as well. There's something about it that, to me, makes it look like all the parts inside that chassis are actually working together. Obviously, they're all working together, but it looks like they're all physically working together, like a robot. I'd probably take this one if I had a choice.
I very much like the Puget Systems build as well. There's something about it that, to me, makes it look like all the parts inside that chassis are actually working together. Obviously, they're all working together, but it looks like they're all physically working together, like a robot. I'd probably take this one if I had a choice.
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