The Winners of Our Asus X79 System Design Challenge
Build the coolest system to win.
Exclusively for the Tom's Hardware Community, ASUS is giving away the just-announced, brand spankin' new X79 Motherboards in a contest that will test your skill at building the best of three categories of systems. We're going to have three rounds -- each with its very own batch of hardware prizes. Let's get started with round 1 2 3!
Round 1: The COOLEST System
WINNER: Congratulations to David Jaquith of Bradenton, FL who won with his cool build Submersingly Who Needs Real Fish?!
Round 2: The FASTEST System
WINNER: Congratulations to William Weigand of Kirtland, Ohio who won with his fast build Wish I could Buy it build.
Round 3: The ULTIMATE System
WINNER: Congratulations to Kevin Reed of Antigo, WI who won with his ultimate build Kevins 5K Killer.
Contest Closed - thanks to all those who entered!
In the third and final round, create the most ultimate system you can using the new Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard from ASUS and any ASUS graphics card, and be entered to win a Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard along with an Intel® Core™ i7-3960X socket LGA 2011 processor, a Corsair Vengeance 16GB Quad-Channel Memory Kit and a Corsair Hydro Series H80 CPU Cooler!
Your build must be submitted in our special forum thread to qualify, and should minimally include CPU, Sabertooth X79 Motherboard, any ASUS Graphics Card, RAM, a hard drive or SSD, Case and Power Supply. For this first round, stay within $1,500.00 (shipping not included, instant rebates allowed, combos allowed, mail-in rebates not allowed).
Head over to our dedicated forum thread to get started.
Read more about the prizes:
- Intel Core i7-3960X Review: Sandy Bridge-E And X79 Express
- Corsair Announces Full Line of Quad Channel DRAM Kits
The contest opens on December 9, 2011 9:00 AM EST and closes on December 19, 2011 9:00 AM EST.
The winner will be chosen based on the appropriateness of their PC design relative to the requirements of the contest. In case of a tie, the winner will be chosen through a random drawing.
Prize (provided by ASUS, Intel and Corsair):
One (1) set of the following components: One (1) ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Motherboard, One (1) Intel Core it-3930K, One (1) Corsair 16GB Quad-Channel Memory Kit, and One (1) Corsair Hydro Series H80 CPU Cooler
DUE TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THIS CONTEST IS LIMITED TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE USA (EXCLUDING RI) AND 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL ONLY BE USED TO QUALIFY AND CONTACT THE WINNER.
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Ok that's it. We need a Tomshardware.ca and our own set of contests for the Kold North
Incoming QQ carebears about how this is US residents only.
Any notice Sabertooth gives 2 year extra warranty, but is stripped in features when you compare to their 3 year model like PX979 Pro/Deluxe. Package accessory isn't that great either.
Ok that's it. We need a Tomshardware.ca and our own set of contests for the Kold North
The Land Down Under wants some love as well - www.tomshardware.au would be sweet. And the challenge to keep cool in the Australian summer is very difficult, so today's "COOLEST system" fits our needs perfectly.
Ok that's it. We need a Tomshardware.ca and our own set of contests for the Kold North
I second that. +1
When you say "Build the coolest system to win." do you mean the coolest visually looking system, or the coolest running system temperature wise. My impression is the former.
Besides whoever win this competition is going to have a Hot system no matter what.
A tomshardware.in is also required for India & same goes for other countries. Anyway, it's a good prize for the contest winner.
I interpreted coolest as temperature wise, too bad its so ambiguous. 1500 budget is silly when just the processor and motherboard are minimum 900$.
Great!
The Land Down Under wants some love as well - www.tomshardware.au would be sweet. And the challenge to keep cool in the Australian summer is very difficult, so today's "COOLEST system" fits our needs perfectly.
My system involves overclocking...FANLESS!!!! In the dead of Winter in Canada.
Keep Cool!!!!!!! SNOWCOOLING
A true "latin America" tomshardware would be nice as well. Note I"m an American that merely works in Latin America, specifically Chile. Also, we could use a better continent wide newegg, it will help stabalize prices in the South American continent.
I will pass. I only win ONE of the components? The only thing i would use is the watercooler, the other things I would end up selling on ebay.
A true "latin America" tomshardware would be nice as well. Note I"m an American that merely works in Latin America, specifically Chile. Also, we could use a better continent wide newegg, it will help stabalize prices in the South American continent.
LOL.
I will pass. I only win ONE of the components? The only thing i would use is the watercooler, the other things I would end up selling on ebay.
one SET of components
I wish I could enter, but my internet is just too slow to load pages. Took me 1,5hrs before I found HD, CPU, RAM and case! I ran out of time... I would probably not have won anyway!
Agree $1,500 budget for a Sandy Bridge-E is awful. Just the CPU and required MB are 59% of the $1,500 budget.
Noticed some folks submissions saying stock CPU cooler, guess they don't realize there inst one. Handful of others have incompatible CPU coolers. Guess those wont be the "coolest" builds.
as long as it's free..
as long as it's free..
amen brother
Ok that's it. We need a Tomshardware.ca and our own set of contests for the Kold North
Let's start one!
The Land Down Under wants some love as well - www.tomshardware.au would be sweet. And the challenge to keep cool in the Australian summer is very difficult, so today's "COOLEST system" fits our needs perfectly.
I'm all for this guy ^
I wish I could enter, but my internet is just too slow to load pages. Took me 1,5hrs before I found HD, CPU, RAM and case! I ran out of time... I would probably not have won anyway!
Your chances just went from "probably not" to "none". lol
$900 for a cpu and board. In a 1,500 build. Glad to see some people still smoke crack.
My system involves overclocking...FANLESS!!!! In the dead of Winter in Canada.Keep Cool!!!!!!! SNOWCOOLING
I actually have a vent running from a modified hole window (when it's opened) to the intake vent on my pc using that flexible hose stuff for clothes dryers. Only works in the middle of winter but i get less than 20*C under load on my GPU when its -20 or so.
It's probably really hard on my pc's components to do that though.
$900 for a cpu and board. In a 1,500 build. Glad to see some people still smoke crack.
It's doable - but some of the other components - like RAM and HD are ridiculously overpriced too.
Muhahaha I have the only build with a 6970 video card, to bad I had to sacrifice basically everything else to get it.
When you say "Build the coolest system to win." do you mean the coolest visually looking system, or the coolest running system temperature wise. My impression is the former.
My impression is the latter, so yes, I'd like to have a definitive answer as well.
Sorry Tom's, I have to be frank. This contest sucks.
A $1,500 budget for a Sandy Bridge-E leaving only $600 for other components is crazy. The performance gain is less than 20% the normal Sandy Bridge. Anyone know when the hard drives are going to be cheaper?
Sorry Tom's, I have to be frank. This contest sucks.
Gotta agree with you a little. $600 for case, GPU, PSU, RAM, HDD/SSD, optical, and cooling is extremely limited and will likely lead to most entries being 90% the same.
I think its fun! I entered my build
Ok that's it. We need a Tomshardware.ca and our own set of contests for the Kold North
On the UK site they just post the US only competitions anyway. An no, they don't do any UK competitions. Pretty pointless really, not to mention characteristically unprofessional.