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Destructoid Contest: Win a one-of-a-kind $4,999 Turning Point pc! photo

Destructoid 2 year anniversary madness continues! As we countdown 730 days of blogging in the good name of the robot we're running a couple of contests you won't want to miss: You have the chance to win a Playstation 3 with Grand Theft Auto 4, a trip to Cancun, and now a one-of-a-kind Turning Point: Fall of Liberty edition Falcon Northwest system!  Gorgeous custom chassis artwork aside, there's some serious power under the hood:

  • 3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
  • Two Nvidia GeForce 8800GT cards in SLI
  • Two 500 Gig hard drives in RAID 0
  • Viewsonic 22" Widescreen monitor
  • Mad bragging rights
  • A new place on your desk that you will forbid your roommate to place his filthy Chinese takeout leftovers. No seriously, if you find another sticky chicken wing near your desk you can officially stab him repeatedly in the eye!

How to win it

Show us your rig. That's all there is to it. The winner will be selected at random - simply fire up your blog with an entry called "Not my Turning Point gaming rig" and post a photo and a note about the computer you call home. We'll be featuring some of the notable rigs on our weekend community updates too, so if you'd like to be featured put some work into that post. The contest ends on April 7th, so you've got a month to make it happen. 

Full list of tech specs and larger photos follow soon!

  • ICON Exotix – Custom SOF artwork w/ bulletholes
  • ICON Standard Solid
  • Silverstone 1000Watt Strider - Modular
  • EVGA nVidia nForce 680I - SLI
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz
  • Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU LED
  • 2GB Corsair Dominator 6400C4
  • 2x nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB
  • Creative Labs X-Fi
  • Raid 0 - Requires 2 Identical Drives
  • Seagate 500GB 16MB Cache SATA 2
  • Seagate 500GB 16MB Cache SATA 2
  • Lite-On 20X DVD+-RW W/Lightscribe
  • Mitsumi Flash Media & Floppy Drive
  • Windows Vista Home Premium - 32 Bit
  • Logitech G-15 Gaming Keyboard
  • Logitech MX-518 Gaming-Grade Opt. Mouse
  • Viewsonic 22" - 1680x1050
  • Logitech X-240 2.1
  • Falcon Northwest T-Shirt (LG)

Legal blah blah

No purchase necessary. Sponsor will only ship to North America and Canada. Obviously, we hate leaving our overseas friends out of all these contests so here's what we'll do: If you are overseas and win this we'll ship it to you as long as you agree to pay taxes and shipping on it, or we'll forfeit to another random contestant. Fair enough? Cool. Prize is valued at $4,999.99 and not a penny more (tax reasons, don't ask).

Cheaters: Your IP address is logged so don't make duplicate accounts and photograph your aunt's ugly computer or post random systems from the internet or we will EAT YOUR FACE. 

Have fun and good luck!


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twincannon's Avatar
twincannon at 03/07/2008 13:01
Mm, Falcon Northwest deliciousness.
Namelessted's Avatar
Namelessted at 03/07/2008 13:01
fuck you, I want frist comment
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 03/07/2008 13:02
Oh shit! I so need a new pc to play SC2, I can't even play TF2 at the moment.

If an overseas guy wins this, and you send it as a gift, don't you only have to pay shipping costs and not import tax?
wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 03/07/2008 13:03
haha, less racist.
bluexy's Avatar
bluexy at 03/07/2008 13:04
My birthday is April 7th... this is like a fucking message from GOD! Saying, "Hey dickweed, happy birthday, there's no way in Hell you'll win this epic PC. Instead, enjoy some shitty new pairs of socks!"

I'm so excited for my birthday!
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 03/07/2008 13:05
I love you Niero
BigPopaGamer's Avatar
BigPopaGamer at 03/07/2008 13:05
This is cool. The person with the worst looking/performing PC wins. I'm going to totally win this one!
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 03/07/2008 13:05
Destructoid.com: Where the Content and Community Come FIRST!
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 03/07/2008 13:06
*contemplates quitting for a day so he can enter*
Tragic Hero's Avatar
Tragic Hero at 03/07/2008 13:07
Hmmmm...I like it. Perhaps luck will favor tragic hero in this one?
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 03/07/2008 13:11
Well since Thornn's already got a new 'puter, someone's gonna have to step up and get nekkid, I guess.

I'll do what I can guys . . .
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 03/07/2008 13:11
I'm back for round two. I need a new computer so badly.
Redzie's Avatar
Redzie at 03/07/2008 13:12
The only thing my laptop can run is ragnarok online. Behold my laptop's 32 Bit ram gaming glory!
Steel Squirrel's Avatar
Steel Squirrel at 03/07/2008 13:13
So all I have to do is take a picture of my crappy computer and post a blog about it?
blehman's Avatar
blehman at 03/07/2008 13:14
Can I take a picture of my work computer and send it in?
Shin Oni's Avatar
Shin Oni at 03/07/2008 13:15
yay. I get to show the crapness of that is my parent's old computer!
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 03/07/2008 13:18
Holy shit! You could add up all of my belongings, and they would still come just under 5K! This rocks!
Jetsetlemming's Avatar
Jetsetlemming at 03/07/2008 13:18
DO WANT.
I'm tacking snapshots of mah frankenbeast PC as we (metaphorically) speak.
big filth's Avatar
big filth at 03/07/2008 13:20
my home computer does not even have the power to run "Phun" without causing a "fatal system error".

pics are soon to follow.
Snaileb 's Avatar
Snaileb at 03/07/2008 13:24
What if you don't have a computer at home, and you're forced to use the one at work? Disqualification?

:(
Jetsetlemming's Avatar
Jetsetlemming at 03/07/2008 13:25
Tacking? Taking. What the hell is wrong with me. The awesomeness of this computer fucked with my ability to spell, obviously.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar
Hitogoroshi at 03/07/2008 13:32
o man this looks awesome
emotoaster's Avatar
emotoaster at 03/07/2008 13:33
This shit is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cash!
commish's Avatar
commish at 03/07/2008 13:34
oh man I am so entering my portable rig sucks so much right now
Silverhertz's Avatar
Silverhertz at 03/07/2008 14:00
Niero you are teh sex - Paying for shipping is nothing, just glad we can be includered in this one. Be prepared to witness the power of my sucky rig shortly.
Kif 's Avatar
Kif at 03/07/2008 14:09
Emotoaster said everything I could.
Teta's Avatar
Teta at 03/07/2008 14:12
OMG we are included on the contests.
I am gonna go around my office screaming: SI CONCHADESUMADREEEEE!!!!!
BRB
CaptainBlue's Avatar
CaptainBlue at 03/07/2008 14:18
Wow....I lost the last computer contest(even though my picture was amazing), and since i didnt have a working computer. I put myself in debt and ordered a new one...and now this comes along...YAY ME!
Big Z's Avatar
Big Z at 03/07/2008 14:21
I've got the wheels in my head burning rubber as we speak, High Robot.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 03/07/2008 14:22
I'll definitely enter this because I need a new PC desperately. I'd love to play some PC games with the Dtoid crew too. I just hope there aren't anymore doggy-style PC photos for this contest.
GoS-CPT-Stewart's Avatar
GoS-CPT-Stewart at 03/07/2008 14:27
What if I already have a kick-ass PC? Can I still enter and possibly win myself a second kick-ass PC?
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 03/07/2008 14:29
Thornn is banned from entering. He already has a new computer, dammit.
mix's Avatar
mix at 03/07/2008 14:48
Destructoid has the best damn give aways!

I like this as you don't have to be at god at photoshop, or video making, everyone has equal chances.
FrogWhoIsFinal's Avatar
FrogWhoIsFinal at 03/07/2008 14:55
Ugly PC modded to advertise for a flop of a game is ugly. X_X
CypherVR's Avatar
CypherVR at 03/07/2008 14:57
here comes the shitstorm of entries....
cakeluster's Avatar
cakeluster at 03/07/2008 14:58
Ahh, now there's something that would truly bring hope to the masses. That, and something to gain the envy and wrath from them.
Ivolt's Avatar
Ivolt at 03/07/2008 15:21
I'm in this.

For great, unprecedented [strike]failure[/strike]justice.
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 03/07/2008 15:21
Oh, no. There are only so many times you can fool an Exy.
Jorvik's Avatar
Jorvik at 03/07/2008 15:23
Is it ok if my computer is made out of snow? And shaped like a giant penis?
thisissami's Avatar
thisissami at 03/07/2008 15:25
man i really want to tell my roommates about this so that they'll submit entries as well, but i know that if they win they aren't going to give me the computer... so yeah... damn it!
kaciesaurus's Avatar
kaciesaurus at 03/07/2008 15:26
should we include the parts that we've borrowed from our boyfriend's parents and from our grandparents?
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 03/07/2008 15:43
GIVE IT TO ME
CaffeinePowered's Avatar
CaffeinePowered at 03/07/2008 16:14
Hmmm...Falcons are alright, but ludicrously overpriced, that gaming rig, specifically the tower, is not worth $4999 :-P

$2500 in parts on NewEgg tops ;)
brosef's Avatar
brosef at 03/07/2008 16:14
0_0

I need this computer like I don't need the plague. Mine lags when I play Splinter Cell...the first one...I'm dead serious.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 03/07/2008 17:08
Niero this is too good! Thank you for all these contests! It's getting insane!
Simmy's Avatar
Simmy at 03/07/2008 17:57
It's nice to know that I, living in the UK can enter one of the great Destructoid comps. Even if I win and have to pay a fair bit to ship it, it wouldn't bother me because it's such an awesome rig.
Now I just have to find a camera to take pictures of my not-very-awesome rig.
Gamechamp's Avatar
Gamechamp at 03/07/2008 18:34
Okay, first, I need a camera.
Kryptinite's Avatar
Kryptinite at 03/07/2008 18:39
Since I have a mac, you should just give it to me. Really...
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 03/07/2008 19:05
By rig, I'm assuming you mean cock.

Get ready for the sausagefest.
b0xincognito's Avatar
b0xincognito at 03/07/2008 19:13
done. because I don't want to spend more money on upgrades for awhile.
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