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2011 WCG Contest Discussion Thread

KieX said:
Sorry for being away so long, been busy at work. OK.. I've updated the OP with the prize rigs based on the offers posted so far.

Please check them and let me know if I made any mistakes! And if you have anything you can add, please also let me know.

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the mems on the second rig are a dupe of the first. I have 4 1gig sticks for the 9750 but can only find 2. I have a posse out looking for the the other two. if they come up empty, Don might have something we can use. I'm sure there's lots of spare mems floating around tpu. :)
 
twilyth said:
the mems on the second rig are a dupe of the first. I have 4 1gig sticks for the 9750 but can only find 2. I have a posse out looking for the the other two. if they come up empty, Don might have something we can use. I'm sure there's lots of spare mems floating around tpu. :)
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Oh, OK :slap:

I'll leave the 8GB on the first rig then.. that way it's just a wait for confirmation of ram for the second.
 
KieX,

Let's make this simple, I'll buy a SATA HDD for the 2nd rig off newegg, NEW! :) I won't specify any now since that might change after a bit, but you can definitely count me in on that. :toast:
 
If needed, I might be able to do some drive management and dig up an 80GB IDE drive.
 
The 430w PSU I had offered up is no longer available, but I will try my best to procure a replacement.
 
@dub i still have that 500W psu laying around, good enough for a medium oc'ed 2600K and a 5870 :)
 
Right then, I've updated the prize specs on the OP. The 1st prize rig seems complete. It's the 2nd one that still needs RAM, PSU, HDD and case confirmed.

- For RAM I think we can just split the 8GB of the first rig to 4GB for both. Yay or nay?
- HDD, we have various offers. I'll PM you guys, so we can confirm one.
- PSU, not quite sure if Don and Dub sorted that out, PM'ing both
- Case... not had any offers on this one yet. Shall we just have it as a components bundle prize?

As I've not got any hardware to donate this year, I'm happy to help with shipping charges if any of you guys need.

So.. for the prize winning details..

30 day challenge:
60,000 points to qualify for 1st prize draw
30,000 points to qualify for 2nd prize draw
(only eligible for 1 draw, based on points)

start date.. Friday 19th next week?
 
KieX said:
Case... not had any offers on this one yet. Shall we just have it as a components bundle prize?
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Case is on me.....PM'd Sneekypeet already about his NZXT H2;)
 
You all probably have a better sense of the demographics here than I do, but do we really think a case should be part of prize? Isn't that usually the most expensive thing to ship? Plus, Is anyone here who is going to participate in this really going to need a case? I've got at least 1 nice case and one normal case that I'm not using right now and another 2 crappy cases that are in pieces. Granted I probably build more rigs per year for my own use than most people, but unless we're going to pre-assemble the system for the winner, I think putting whatever it would cost to ship it on a gift card for some hardware is going to be a better idea. Then they can put that toward their own case (which is largely a matter of personal style anyway) or use it for something else.
 
twilyth said:
you all probably have a better sense of the demographics here than i do, but do we really think a case should be part of prize? Isn't that usually the most expensive thing to ship? Plus, is anyone here who is going to participate in this really going to need a case? I've got at least 1 nice case and one normal case that i'm not using right now and another 2 crappy cases that are in pieces. Granted i probably build more rigs per year for my own use than most people, but unless we're going to pre-assemble the system for the winner, i think putting whatever it would cost to ship it on a gift card for some hardware is going to be a better idea. Then they can put that toward their own case (which is largely a matter of personal style anyway) or use it for something else.
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+1
 
Twilyth-No issues here with the shipping as I have my own account that I will use when it comes time to ship from Sneeky. Only thing I am worried about is if the winner from overseas then it would be a little more.

I'll leave it up to CP if the case is still needed as part of the price.
 
I can see it's not decided when the contest start/end, and how many points are needed to qualify.

Probably I won't need help to qualify this year so count me in ;)
 
bogmali said:
Twilyth-No issues here with the shipping as I have my own account that I will use when it comes time to ship from Sneeky. Only thing I am worried about is if the winner from overseas then it would be a little more.

I'll leave it up to CP if the case is still needed as part of the price.
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You know what, the whole gift card idea doesn't sound too bad. We can maybe get like a $25 gift card or something instead of a case. I would like to see what more people think, at least it's different...
 
any news here ?
 
IDK but I've been slackin' off the past few days. Has anyone signed up? How many people participated last year? I know we have a couple hundred people returning work every day, but sometimes it feels a little lonely up in here. Not to dis our regular posters of course. It's just that we don't seem to get many people posting. It would be nice to see people check in from time to time.

This isn't a criticism or anything. I'm sure a lot of people lurk and are interested in the team's goings-on. :)
 
twilyth said:
IDK but I've been slackin' off the past few days. Has anyone signed up? How many people participated last year? I know we have a couple hundred people returning work every day, but sometimes it feels a little lonely up in here. Not to dis our regular posters of course. It's just that we don't seem to get many people posting. It would be nice to see people check in from time to time.

This isn't a criticism or anything. I'm sure a lot of people lurk and are interested in the team's goings-on. :)
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Full time job and side jobs got the most of me man :( But I do lurk and I'm here.

I know KieX said he was gonna be busy for a day or two and he was going to see if he got the rest of the parts for the 2nd rig. I know he had PM'ed a few, not sure what happened with that. When he came back he was going to post some more details on the contest start date, etc.
 
Take as long as you guys need, eta ~2 weeks for my new board and I will definitely be in this year for sure.
 
JrRacinFan said:
Take as long as you guys need, eta ~2 weeks for my new board and I will definitely be in this year for sure.
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I would say it'll start somewhere in the next month. I know KieX had gave a date already but we need a bit more time than that.
 
Alright guys, I'm down with the idea of splitting the RAM between both rigs. Now we still need a PSU for the 2nd rig, anybody?
 
If it helps in anything here(i.e. either rig????)I just recieved a fresh from seagate RMA 500 gig sata II drive that would love to have a home to go too for the cause!
 
I can kick in some cash @ the end of the week.
 
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