Winner of Tom's Enthusiast PC with Vipre Antivirus
Win a hot gaming rig complete with protection.
Contest closed
Congratulations to John Cummens from Bozeman, MT!
Thanks to everyone who entered, and stay tuned for more contests.
Original story:
What better way to start off a brand new week than with a chance to win a Tom's Hardware System Builder Marathon Enthusiast PC! Not only that, but this rig – with an approximate retail value: $1,250.00 – comes with lifetime protection from GFI Vipre Antivirus Home.
Here's the full package:
Antivirus Software: Vipre Antivirus Home (Lifetime License, provided by GFI Software)- Case: RAIDMAX SEIRAN (provided by RAIDMAX)
- Power: RAIDMAX RX-850 W ATX12V, EPS12V, 80 PLUS-Certified (provided by RAIDMAX)
- Motherboard: EVGA P67 Micro SLI LGA 1155, Intel P67 chipset Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K, 3.3 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo), Quad-Core, 6 MB L3 Cache
- CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3
- Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Redline 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) 240-Pin DDR3-1600 Kit Dual-Channel Desktop Memory Kit
- Graphics: 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1 GB 1 GB GDDR5
- Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex Series 30 GB SATA II SSD 30 GB, SATA 3Gb/s
- Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB 750 GB, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache SATA 3Gb/s Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc DVD Burner 24x DVD Burner
- Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium
The contest opens on October 10, 2011 10 a.m. EDT and closes October 24, 2011 10:00 a.m. EDT. We'll announce the winner by November 4, 2011.
One winner will be chosen randomly. Throw your name into the entry hat here.
Good luck!

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.
I'd be more concerned with the fact that it's a Raidmax PSU,
no kudos for foreign fans? is it really that hard to ship one PC internationally?
so sad isn't? Tom's allways having such a fantastic contest/giveways but only US or US/Canada
its sad but toms already have given a sound explanation for that.
and i am sure if it would have been easier to ship internationally, they would already be doing it.
2) Seriously? SERIOUSLY? This kind of crap hardware for $1250?! 850W for SLI 460s?! 2500K? 2x2GB RAM? 30GB SSD?!! WHAT THE HELL is wrong with Tom's! *rage*
I'd be more concerned with the fact that it's a Raidmax PSU,
For EU stuff go to http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ And enter the stuff their.
I personally don't go to the UK site (I'm in Americrap) but possibly their freebies will be available to you guys.
Anyway, with the exception of a few substituted parts, this is essentially last month's $1K build. If I win it, I'd set it up with just one GPU for my non-gamer wife, who does a lot of video stuff now.
But as for the software, just because you haven't heard of a product, doesn't mean it's not good. Finally looked them up and might consider them in the future.
But right now, Microsoft Security Essentials does me just fine and haven't had any problems, and have used most anti-viruses under the sun. Will also say, since I stopped my "activities" I haven't seen a virus in years