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Reminder: Last chance to win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:30:00 EST

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We're not going to bore you with anything as, well, boring as specs this time. We're just going to remind you that you've only got until 6pm tomorrow to enter. After that, we're through and we pick our winner. Already entered once? That's okay, you can enter this giveaway once per day, remember?

It's this easy: just head over to the giveaway post, leave a comment and you could win nearly five thousand dollars worth of computer! So you've really got no excuse. Git!

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:31:00 EST

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Have you been entering daily for your chance to win this here PC gaming rig? We hope so because each entry increases your chances of winning. The contest is over next Tuesday, so you've only got to deal with a few more days of reminders. In the meantime, might as well make the most of it and drop your name in the hat, but first a note about the prize:

Since the folks at Falcon Northwest are the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day. Today, we asked Falcon Northwest CEO, Kelt Reeves, about the system's Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU LED ... err, yeah. What is this? He patted our scruffy hair while laughing out an answer: "It's a CPU cooling fan. A nice copper-aluminum hybrid with blue lights. We were sure the exact model number would be extremely important to your readers, or they might not enter the contest."

Oh, yeah. Of course, a cooling fan. That's really important to you guys, right? Then why don'tcha head over to the giveaway post (you can enter once each day) to answer the following question in the comments: If you had to lose one appendage in a hail of gunfire, which one would you part with?

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:30:00 EST

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Here's another reminder to blow on some invisible dice for your chance to win this here PC gaming rig. Remember, you can enter once each day and each entry increases your chances of winning. What's that? You don't want a free computer worth approximately $5K? Maybe this will convince you:

Since the folks at Falcon Northwest are the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day. Today, we asked Falcon Northwest CEO, Kelt Reeves, about the Creative Labs X-Fi sound card ... seriously, didn't sound cards become obsolete a decade ago? He chuckled while responding, "Damn straight. We figured we'd literally have to give them away in contest PCs to get rid of the mountains of decade-old stock we have lying around."

Want to win it anyways? Then why don'tcha head over to the giveaway post (you can enter once each day) to answer the following question in the comments: What's the most antiquated video game console you leave connected in your set up?

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:00:00 EST

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Here's another reminder to drop your proverbial card in our proverbial fishbowl for a chance to win this here PC gaming rig. Remember, you can enter once each day and each entry increases your chances of winning. What's that? You don't want a free computer worth approximately $5K? Maybe this will convince you:

Since the folks at Falcon Northwest are the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day. Today, we asked Falcon Northwest CEO, Kelt Reeves, how a RAID 0 configuration helps gamers. He whimpered, "In a RAID 0 setup, two drives are used and each drive gets half the data. Then when that data is read from the hard drive, it can be pulled from both drives simultaneously, resulting in nearly double the throughput. What this means is that when you're playing Soldier of Fortune: Payback and you're running thru the jungle, you won't get any framerate stuttering while the game tries to pull new textures from your hard drive. ... See look - I gave a straight answer without being snarky or anything! Can you unlock this thing so I can go now?"

Sit still and be quiet! We've still got another week to go so would you kindly head to the giveaway post (you can enter once each day) to answer the following question in the comments: How big was your first computer's hard drive? Yeah, it's a trick question, our first computer was rocking a cassette deck too.

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:57:00 EST

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Here's another reminder to drop your name in our invisible hat (the doctor says it's not real) for a chance to win this here PC gaming rig. Remember, you can enter once each day and each entry increases your chances of winning. What's that? You don't want a free computer worth approximately $5K? Maybe this will convince you:

Since the folks at Falcon Northwest are the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day. What improvements does Falcon Northwest CEO, Kelt Reeves, attribute to the SLI (dual video card) setup of the nVidia GeForce 8800GTs in this beast? Donning a white lab coat, Reeves says, "I've already mentioned the capital letters thing. But in real-world terms on Soldier of Fortune: Payback, you can expect about an 80% increase in framerate with two cards in SLI over a single card. This what we scientists refer to as 'spiffy'."

Hrm, yes. Clearly. It would also be quite spiffy - swell even - if you headed to the giveaway post (you can enter once each day) to answer the following question in the comments: What useless electronic device is currently wasting space in your house?

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Ludwig Kietzmann — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:15:00 EST

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Look, we're really sorry to keep pestering you about this, but we thought you might like to win a ludicrously powerful Falcon Northwest computer worth five thousand dollars. And don't be concerned about those bullet holes -- they're just decals inspired by Soldier of Fortune: Payback, the latest in the face-splattering first-person franchise. This isn't some old thing we found in a firing range (but we'll be giving some dead raccoons away at a later date).

Since the folks at Falcon Northwest are the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day. Why does Falcon Northwest CEO, Kelt Reeves, think the EVGA nVidia nForce 680I - SLI makes for a good motherboard in a gaming system? "Mainly because it has a lot of letters, some of which are even capitalized. I've found that the more capital letters a part has, usually the better it is for gaming. It could also be the dual graphics card capability, quad-core CPU support, and great overclocking capability. But it's most likely the letters."

Just as we suspected. We also suspect you should be heading to the giveaway post (you can enter once each day) to answer the following question in the comments: What useless electronic device is currently wasting space in your house?

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EST

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Here's your daily reminder to enter to win this here gaming PC built by the folks at Falcon Northwest (remember, you can enter once each day). Since they're the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day.

We asked Kelt Reeves, CEO of Falcon Northwest, who cares about the system's $250 Silverstone 1000W Strider power supply. He replied: "Well not the Amish. But these new-fangled video games require electricity. And if you want this new type of moving picture show ('talkie', to the layperson) to move like greased lighting, it takes a lot of parts ('doo-dads', to the layperson). And them there parts all use the electricity. The power supply ("magic box", to the layperson) gives them doo-dads the vim and vigor they need to make a good picture show ... does anyone else have a headache?"

We sure do. Go to the giveaway post and answer the following question in the comments: what electrical device in your house are you most thankful for (it is Thanksgiving, folks!). Hey, Does all of Rock Band count as an electrical device?

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Reminder: Win a $5K gaming PC from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EST

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So, we're giving away this here gaming PC built by the folks at Falcon Northwest. Since they're the experts when it comes to building gaming PCs and we're the experts when it comes to asking obvious questions, we decided to combine our relative talents and present you with a short bit about a different component each day. We asked Kelt Reeves, CEO of Falcon Northwest, if the system's Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz was similar to our PC's 486DX2 processor. He replied: "Yes, very much so. I'm glad to hear your Falcon Mach V system from 1993 is still working for you. Oh shut up - what did you look like in 1993? Well this is the advertising-equivalent of our 'big hair days'. In 15 years our ads have gotten better."

So, that's the processor as relayed by comparing and contrasting advertising. Pretty fancy, eh? And here's your daily reminder to enter. Go to the giveaway post and answer the following question in the comments: What's your most embarrassing "big hair" memory? In 1993 we were rocking a Hypercolor shirt ... with matching Jams ... and braces. (Also virginity).

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Joyswag: Win this $5K dollar gaming rig from Falcon Northwest

Christopher Grant — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EST

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[Update: Comments are closed, and we've selected our winner and ... it's Ignatius! Congratulations, Ignatius. The folks at Falcon Northwest are custom building your PC right now. Solitaire is gonna fly on this thing!]

Here it is, folks. The most extravagant, expensive, and opulent prize we've ever offered you guys on this here blog. In laymen's terms: it's a one-of-a-kind Falcon Northwest system featuring a 3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, two Nvidia GeForce 8800GT cards in SLI, two 500GB hard drives in RAID 0, and a 22" widescreen Viewsonic monitor, and a custom case featuring branding for the first-person limb mangler, Soldier of Fortune: Payback. Interested in the full specs for this beast (estimated retail value $4999), hit 'em up after the break.

As always, there are official rules you should probably avail yourself of, but we'll share the most important ones with you here: you can only enter once per day (we'll remind you daily) and you need to be 18 or older and live in the US (sorry, we don't make the laws). The contest will be open for two weeks and we'll pick a single (very lucky) winner at 5pm ET on Tuesday, December 4th.

For today's entry, let us know how embarrassingly underpowered your current gaming PC is. We'll start: we're rocking a 486 - DX2, thank you very much - and 640kb ought to be enough for anybody. You?

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