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Contest: Win a Corsair Case, SSD, PSU Combo!

By - Source: Tom's Hardware US

Guess how many candy corns are in this case!

It's the week leading up to Halloween, and Tom's Hardware has teamed up with Corsair to make things extra festive. Obviously, there's nothing spooky about PC hardware (though there have been some unsolved mysteries from troubleshooting), so we're going to play around with candy instead.

The object here is to guess to the best of your ability the number of Halloween candy corns that are inside the Corsair 800D case pictured below. To aid you in your estimates, the dimensions of the case are 24.00" x 9.00" x 24.00", so give it your best shot!

The contest will run starting Monday, October 26, 2009 and will close on Friday, November 6, 2009. The grand prize is as follows:

1.       Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Case

2.       Corsair HX850 Power Supply

3.       Corsair Hydro Series H50 Cooler

4.       128 GB Corsair Extreme Series SSD

There will also be 3 runner up prizes of Corsair 32GB Voyager USB Flash Drives.

The winner is the person who comes closest to the actual number of candy corns in the case maintained by Corsair as pictured above. In the case of if more than one entrant guesses correctly, then a random drawing will determine the winner.

Click here for the contest rules and entry form. Good luck and happy Halloween!

See the filling of the case at YouTube.

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Top Comments
  • 29
    Chipi , October 27, 2009 6:43 AM
    I hate your US-only contests!
  • 16
    acecombat , October 27, 2009 6:41 AM
    If I win I want Marcus to individually count the candy corn!
  • 15
    pink315 , October 27, 2009 6:42 AM
    i would hate to have to be the one to count all those
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  • 12
    dhowie , October 27, 2009 6:30 AM
    i'm surpised marcus, no mac hardware in there
  • 9
    dhowie , October 27, 2009 6:33 AM
    no imac or macbook giveaway? really marcus?
  • 16
    acecombat , October 27, 2009 6:41 AM
    If I win I want Marcus to individually count the candy corn!
  • 15
    pink315 , October 27, 2009 6:42 AM
    i would hate to have to be the one to count all those
  • 29
    Chipi , October 27, 2009 6:43 AM
    I hate your US-only contests!
  • 9
    dhowie , October 27, 2009 6:44 AM
    i found marcus!

    http://www.myspace.com/464312643
  • -4
    jcwhite , October 27, 2009 6:45 AM
    dhowiei found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643

    haha he's breezy
  • 0
    commandersozo , October 27, 2009 6:47 AM
    I pity whoever has to count those.
  • -8
    pink315 , October 27, 2009 6:48 AM
    dhowiei found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643

    hes got three friends....tom included :p 

    and he kind of looks like this:http://beldar.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/03/walrus_bucket2.jpg

    and i dont mean the guy with the bucket hehe
  • -6
    bustapr , October 27, 2009 6:55 AM
    dhowiei found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643

    Wow he looks like a happy mac fan:)  breezy.
  • -6
    daft , October 27, 2009 6:57 AM
    42x1000
  • 0
    ominous prime , October 27, 2009 7:02 AM
    dhowiei found marcus!http://www.myspace.com/464312643


    Damn that was frightening, what's up with that smile Marcus? Cool contest, but almost zero chance of winning. Have to determine the average size of a candy corn, then the space within the case.
  • -7
    philstratton , October 27, 2009 7:03 AM
    I know how many are in there! All but the ones you ate when you filled it up!
  • 6
    sinless , October 27, 2009 7:05 AM
    I hope the winner doesn't have to dispose of the candy corn in the case. Blech.
  • 2
    anonymous@guest , October 27, 2009 7:06 AM
    ack, US Residents only :( 
  • 6
    christop , October 27, 2009 7:06 AM
    How did this turn into hes a mac fan and all... God let it rest....
  • 0
    wira020 , October 27, 2009 7:19 AM
    if that really him.. he does get inspired by justin longman hair abit... lols.. on another note.. hate the fact its US only..
  • -6
    Impulse Fire911 , October 27, 2009 7:31 AM
    since im not 18 ill guess about 4147
  • 1
    jimmysmitty , October 27, 2009 7:37 AM
    philstrattonI know how many are in there! All but the ones you ate when you filled it up!


    The case is simple. The candy corn is not since not all are of equal size.

    My guess is somewhere near 50000. If I win, Marcus has to eat them all. At once.
  • 0
    Camikazi , October 27, 2009 7:49 AM
    jimmysmittyThe case is simple. The candy corn is not since not all are of equal size.My guess is somewhere near 50000. If I win, Marcus has to eat them all. At once.

    Either GIGANTIC sugar rush that will keep him up for weeks or diabetic coma...
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