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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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:01
twincannon
Mm, Falcon Northwest deliciousness.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:01
Namelessted
fuck you, I want frist comment
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:02
Professor Pew
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:03
wardrox
haha, less racist.
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:04
bluexy
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:05
DaedHead8
I love you Niero
BigPopaGamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:05
BigPopaGamer
This is cool. The person with the worst looking/performing PC wins. I'm going to totally win this one!
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:05
bleep
Destructoid.com: Where the Content and Community Come FIRST!
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:06
Dale North
*contemplates quitting for a day so he can enter*
Tragic Hero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:07
Tragic Hero
Hmmmm...I like it. Perhaps luck will favor tragic hero in this one?
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:11
Tubatic
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:11
Dexter345
I'm back for round two. I need a new computer so badly.
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:12
Redzie
The only thing my laptop can run is ragnarok online. Behold my laptop's 32 Bit ram gaming glory!
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:13
Steel Squirrel
So all I have to do is take a picture of my crappy computer and post a blog about it?
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:14
blehman
Can I take a picture of my work computer and send it in?
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:15
Shin Oni
yay. I get to show the crapness of that is my parent's old computer!
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:18
Gameboi
Holy shit! You could add up all of my belongings, and they would still come just under 5K! This rocks!
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:18
Jetsetlemming
DO WANT.
I'm tacking snapshots of mah frankenbeast PC as we (metaphorically) speak.
big filth's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:20
big filth
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:24
Snaileb
What if you don't have a computer at home, and you're forced to use the one at work? Disqualification?

:(
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:25
Jetsetlemming
Tacking? Taking. What the hell is wrong with me. The awesomeness of this computer fucked with my ability to spell, obviously.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:32
Hitogoroshi
o man this looks awesome
emotoaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:33
emotoaster
This shit is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cash!
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 13:34
commish
oh man I am so entering my portable rig sucks so much right now
Silverhertz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:00
Silverhertz
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:09
Kif
Emotoaster said everything I could.
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:12
Teta
OMG we are included on the contests.
I am gonna go around my office screaming: SI CONCHADESUMADREEEEE!!!!!
BRB
CaptainBlue's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:18
CaptainBlue
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:21
Big Z
I've got the wheels in my head burning rubber as we speak, High Robot.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:22
HarassmentPanda
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:27
GoS-CPT-Stewart
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:29
NihonTiger90
Thornn is banned from entering. He already has a new computer, dammit.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:48
mix
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:55
FrogWhoIsFinal
Ugly PC modded to advertise for a flop of a game is ugly. X_X
CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:57
CypherVR
here comes the shitstorm of entries....
cakeluster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 14:58
cakeluster
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 15:21
Ivolt
I'm in this.

For great, unprecedented [strike]failure[/strike]justice.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 15:21
The-Excel
Oh, no. There are only so many times you can fool an Exy.
Jorvik's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 15:23
Jorvik
Is it ok if my computer is made out of snow? And shaped like a giant penis?
thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 15:25
thisissami
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 15:26
kaciesaurus
should we include the parts that we've borrowed from our boyfriend's parents and from our grandparents?
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 15:43
king3vbo
GIVE IT TO ME
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 16:14
CaffeinePowered
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 16:14
brosef
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 17:08
AngelsDontBurn
Niero this is too good! Thank you for all these contests! It's getting insane!
Simmy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 17:57
Simmy
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 - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 18:34
Gamechamp
Okay, first, I need a camera.
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 18:39
Kryptinite
Since I have a mac, you should just give it to me. Really...
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/07/2008 19:05
grrza
By rig, I'm assuming you mean cock.

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