PC World Announces Dream PC Contest
Our editors have picked their favorite components and have created a $30,000 computer that you can win! Entering is a breeze.
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:15:00 UTC
Ever dreamed of building your own PC from scratch? If money were no object, you'd probably build the biggest, baddest, best PC. Well, that's what we're doing - only we're giving it away when we're done! PC World's editors are picking their favorite components to custom-build the ultimate desktop computer, and you could win it!
Become a registered PC World member today and enter to win the Dream PC (estimated value $30,000): Sign up today for PC World.com and click My Account and then Member Benefits to enter.
If you are already a PCWorld member, just sign in and click on My Account and then member benefits.
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. The Dream PC Giveaway is open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least 13 years of age and are registered members of PCWorld.com at the time of entry. Giveaway begins 1/22/08 and ends 3/31/08. One entry per person. Giveaway is subject to the Official Rules. For the complete Official Rules, go to find.pcworld.com/59439.
Parts for the Dream PC provided by Tiger Direct.
Dream PC Prize Description & Estimated Retail Value
GIGABYTE 3D Mercury GZ-FW1CA-AJS Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $399Custom Case Painting by Gary Berg - $1500Asus P5N-T Deluxe Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID - $299.99Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Processor BX80569QX9650A - 45nm, 3.0GHz, 12MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield XE, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan - $1,199.992 CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $228Ultra X3 ULT40070 1600-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular - $499.992 SUPER TALENT FSD28GC25M 2.5" 128GB SATA Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - $6,259.00Adaptec RAID 3405 - $3904 Cheetah® 15K.5 SAS 3Gb/s 300-GB Hard Drive - ST3300655SS - $3,931.20SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive - $259.992 SUPER MULTI BLUE BLU-RAYTM / HD DVDTM READER - 1,999.98Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum - $179.99EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card - 768MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card - 629.992 NEC LCD2490WUXi-BK 24.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 16ms, 800:1, WUXGA 1920x1200, DVI-D, DVI-I, VGA, Black, Height Adjustable, Swivel, 16:10 Aspect Ratio - $2,577.98Ultra Internal 3.5" Floppy Drive w/Multi Card Reader Black - $29.99Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 - $629.99Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - $379Adobe Master Collection CS3 - $2,750.99EA Crysis - $49.99Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe - $59.99Call of Duty 4 - $59.99Half Life 2: Orange Box - $61.99Battlefield 2142 Deluxe Edition - $30.99Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - 73.99Canon Pixma MP970 Printer - $299.99Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard - $199.99MX AirTM Rechargeable Cordless Air Mouse - $149.99Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 500-watt Dolby Digital & DTS Hardware Decoding Speaker System - 209.99Tripplite Isobar / 12 Outlets / 5700 Joules / Power Center - 290.99Cables Unlimited UV Reactive Mode Kit with Dual Tube UV CCFL Lights, Fans, Floppy Cable and ATA133 Cable - $26.99Vantec UV Reactive Motherboard Slot Protector - Green - $4.99Labor for building and troubleshooting -- 100 hrs at $50/hr - $5,000TOTAL ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE: $30,666.91
