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TechSpot New Year Giveaway: Win 4 GeForce 7800 GT videocards
What you can get
A total of 4 GeForce 7800 GT-based videocards will be given away,
one every two weeks for a total of eight weeks, starting today.
Now, because we are aware such a powerful videocard is not always the best
fit for every one of you, we also give you the option of replacing the videocard prize for $275 worth of hardware from Newegg.com*. The contest is open
to everyone, no geographic restrictions apply!
What it takes to win
TechSpot is updated daily with the latest technology news from around the globe.
Much like in a discussion forum, you can contribute with your opinions and thoughts through our news comments system. In order to
become eligible, you must remain an active discussion participant in our daily
news coverage (by posting comments). We recommend you follow the following
simple steps:
1) You must be a registered member to post, or if you are already part of the TS Community, just log in.
2) You must post a reply once in this forum thread, so we can track users that are participating (a simple message will do, just for tracking).
3) Start posting news comments! ([URL=http://www.techspot.com/news/19813-fortune-100-sites-leaking-sensitive-data.html#comments]example[/URL])
We will closely monitor comments posted while the contest lasts, some of the key aspects we will be looking for are:
* Participation frequency: A few posts every day will work better than 15 one day, then remain inactive for several days.
* Thoughtful comments and posts (quality over quantity, and by quality we mean polite, good grammar, and knowledgeable posts).
* A minimum of 20 posts is expected of every eligible participant.
TechSpot staff and moderators will pick by hand each one of the members we believe are eligible during each of the periods (not restricted to a number, can be 3, 10 or 30), then those names will be put in a pool where the final winner will be randomly chosen. There will be a total of 4 prize winners.
The catch...
Double, and triple your chances of winning!
Because we will be splitting the contest in 4 periods of 2 weeks each, members
who remain active after the first participation period, can double their chances
of winning for the second, that is, their names will be put in the pool twice.
If they don't win the first or second time, but still remain active for the
third period, they can have their names put in the pool three times! By the fourth and last
period, if the user has remained active, its name will be put six times in the pool, so your chances of winning will skyrocket!
Other rules for the contest
* Members are expected to register and include full information in
their profiles, including a valid email address.
* Winners will be contacted using the email address used to register. Each
winner will have no more than 5 days to reply to our mail. In case we don't
receive any reply by the 6th day, the user will be automatically disqualified
and a new winner will be randomly selected from the pool.
* No geographic restrictions will be set for the contest. In case the winner
lives outside the US, shipping may delay the prize arrival.
* Each winner will receive a GeForce 7800 GT videocard (manufacturer may vary).
The winner may also decide to change the videocard prize for an item or
combination of items from Newegg.com that will not exceed $275. Shipping charges
will be discounted from such amount for both US and international winners.
* Only active participants will be taken in consideration.
* TechSpot reserves the right to modify contest rules at any given time.
* TechSpot staff members, moderators, and any direct relatives are not eligible
to win prizes.
* TechSpot is not responsible for damage in shipping, or damage caused by
installing these parts in your computer.
* The expected schedule for announcing winners is the following:
Period #1: Dec 14 - Dec 28. Winner announcement: Jan 1st
Period #2: Dec 29 - Jan 11. Winner announcement: Jan 15th
Period #3: Jan 12 - Jan 25. Winner announcement: Jan 29th
Period #4: Jan 26 - Feb 8. Winner announcement: Feb 12
* Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
User Comments: 211
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Finally
, i hope i get something this time if i win.Remember? I won a t-shirt last contest and never got it 
I know however it wasn't Techspot's fault since they've got the greatest people anyone can find 
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Sweet!.already joined and ready to compete. Props to Techspot!
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I have been here a while and its sweet to see such sweet prizes and 4 sweet ones to boot around. Techspot you have out done yourself.
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YOu guys rock! Great idea on encouraging lurkers like me to take part in the community. Keep up the awesome work.
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wow.. i just joined last month.. i been getting good help with some of my problems.. this site is great.. i wouldnt mind winning the prize
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Years and years ago I won. I think I got a motherboard.
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Wow! Hopefully I can win this. Then I will have a card to replace my GeForce 5200 lol.
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Sweet, Im excited! I dont pust much in the forums anymore because Im so busy but I still come here multiple times a day for the news and various other things.
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I actually have a chance of winning unlike other contests!!Good Luck to my self!!!!
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Wow, so I can get not only the news, the helps from the forum, but also the chance to win a free 7800 GT? That's almost too good to be true.
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Good luck everyone!
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[quote]Good luck everyone![/quote]The sign of a good sport.It'll be good to see coments flood the much revered techspot frontpage news.
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For those of you interested to know, we will be running a private contest in parallel for our staff members and moderators. Just before you start thinking I'm a tyrant of some sort.
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I am in to grab that BEAST MACHINE
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Count me in...
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Julio runs some great giveaways! Good luck to all!
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I would love this card to get my PC into SLI!
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I hope that members wouldn't forget that "Thoughtful comments and posts (quality over quantity)" part.
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Bitchin' giveaway!Spans a lot of time though, at the last draw you can nearly include an egg
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I'm in this because It'd be silly not to be, given the fact I comment here anyway. Whether my comments are thoughtful or not isn't for me to decide. It's just "business as usual" to me...This particular story does seem to be very popular with the new members though
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[b]Originally posted by otmakus:[/b][quote]Wow, so I can get not only the news, the helps from the forum, but also the chance to win a free 7800 GT? That's almost too good to be true.[/quote]I second that. Though I have never won anything in my life when it comes to comps on T.V. or the internet, its good to see a more active approch to comps rather than asking an easy question and have thousands of answers and making your chance infinatly small. (Sigh) That 7800Gt sounds so much better than muy Gefore2 MX. But i might just change it for something if i find something else i like. Oh! Can't decide! Good luck and happy posting!P.S. Please no spamming!
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Excellent giveaway guys (and girls?). TechSpot has just become a new favorite site and bookmark!
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I wish you all the very best of luck.
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oh boy finally thse forums are alive!!! no more trips to dead forums
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[b]Originally posted by blue_dragon:[/b][quote]oh boy finally thse forums are alive!!! no more trips to dead forums[/quote]Yeah. This contest will certainly do its job of recuiting new forum members. Definately the most effective way of livening up the forums.Good luck everyone!
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