Together with Gigabyte, we at Tom's Hardware are going to be holding a trio of giveaway sweepstakes over the next few weeks. Each week we'll be randomly picking a winner to take home the prize combos you see below.
UPDATE: We have our winners!Winner of week #1: Michael Joe of Redmond, WAWinner of week #2: Nathaniel Thomas Stevens of La Mesa, CAWinner of week #3: Betty Mordecai of Columbus, MS
Week #1 - 12/24 -12/29
These are the products that received Tom's Hardware Recommended Buy in 2012
GTX 670 Graphics Card & Z77 Motherboard (GV-N670OC-2GD, GA-Z77X-UP5 TH)
The Sweepstakes opens on December 24, 2012 9:00 a.m. PST and closes on December 29, 2012 9:00 a.m. PST.
One (1) winner will be chosen based on a random drawing. Prizes (provided by Gigabyte) both received the Tom's Hardware Recommended Buy award for 2012:
One (1) GTX 670 Graphics Card (GV-N670OC-2GD) - approximate retail value: $400
One (1) Z77 Motherboard (GA-Z77X-UP5 TH) - approximate retail value: $240
Week #2 - 12/31 - 1/4
Gigabyte Gaming Gear
Gaming keyboard/mouse, mouse pad & Sniper M3 (GK-OSMIUM, GM-KRYPTON, GP-KRYPTON MAT, G1.Sniper M3)
The Sweepstakes opens on December 31, 2012 9:00 AM PST and closes on January 5, 2013 9:00 AM PST.
One (1) winner will be chosen based on a random drawing. Prizes (provided by GIGABYTE):
One (1) GIGABYTE Black USB Wired Gaming Aivia Osmium Mechanical Keyboard (GK-OSMIUM), Approximate Retail Value: $130
One (1) GIGABYTE Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 8200 dpi Aivia Krypton Dual-chassis Gaming Mouse (GM-KRYPTON), Approximate Retail Value: $70
One (1) GIGABYTE Two-sided Gaming Mouse Pad (GP-KRYPTON MAT), Approximate Retail Value: $34
One (1) GIGABYTE GA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (G1.Sniper M3 L), Approximate Retail Value: $170
Total Approximate Retail Value: $404
Week #3 (CES Week) 1/7 - 1/11
Gigabyte Innovation
GTX 680 Super Overclock Graphics Card w/5 Fans & Z77 Motherboard (GV-N680SO-2GD: First graphic card with 5 Fans, GA-Z77X-UP4 TH: Ultra durable 5 (IR Power Stage 3550 implementation)
The Sweepstakes opens on January 7, 2013 9:00 AM PST and closes on January 12, 2013 9:00 AM PST.
One (1) winner will be chosen based on a random drawing. Prizes (provided by GIGABYTE):
One (1) GIGABYTE GTX 680 Super Overclock Graphics Card - The first graphics card with 5 Fans (GV-N680SO-2GD), Approximate Retail Value: $510
One (1) GIGABYTE Z77 Motherboard with Ultra Durable 5 Technology including PowIRStage 3550 ICs; dual Thunderbolt ports, and more (GA-Z77X-UP4 TH), Approximate Retail Value: $185
Total Approximate Retail Value: $695
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