Win a HD3870X2 with Bjorn3d.com and AMD (30 Jan - 13 Feb 2008)

[SwedBear]

Bjorn3d.com and AMD are happy to offer you the chance of owning your own HD3870X2 (http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1228) video card. All you have to do is follow the instructions on our contest page and the card could be yours. Head over to our HD3870X2 article (http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1228) to find out more about the card.

Contest page:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/hd3870x2_comp.php

Time:
Contest runs between Jan 30 and Feb 13th (23.59PM PST)

The grand prize:
HD3870X2 from AMD

Open to:
Whole world

Rules:
This competition is open to residents all over the world. Staff of Bjorn3d.com and their relatives are not allowed to participate in this competition. To participate you need to have a registered user in our forum (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/) and include your username with your answers. The competition will run 30 January - 13 february (11.59 PM PST). The decision of the judges are final. Any charges (tax, import tax etc.) will be payed by the winner.

Good luck!

Björn

[werty316]

:jawdrop:

AMD is really pushing this product out and I'm not really surprised.

[bobletman]

wow these contests are popping up all over the place.

[bobletman]

Sorry for double posting but I guess there is no editiing in this tread. Um for question number 4 can we mail it to them and post it. And if we post it do we post it in this thread.

[SwedBear]

No need to appologize. I might have turned off editing when I set the forum up.

The mail address is actually on our server so you either post it here in this thread or just mail it to us and we post it. Just realize that we cannot host huge pieces so if you are doing a video for example just put it on youtube.

Be creative :). We love creative on this site. I was almost on my way of making it a "make a Swedish pastry" contest in memory of my odd contests when I started the site (anyone remember them? .. Semla ... Swedish meatballs ...) but I decided just to do it this way.

Oh, and while the answers to the 3 questions are easy - anyone posting them here will be banned from the forum for a while and disqualified from this and future contests :).

/Björn

[Miker]

Bjorn... That is like saying you will ban someone for answering the question, and the question is. "What is your name". :-D

[bobletman]

Ok so here is my answer to number 4

Well I think i would be a good owner for this card because well for one of course I would treat it properly. I have always used nvidia cards and have never actually used an ati card but now that ati has taken the lead I would like to have this card so I can finally know what it is like to have such a amazing product. I think ati/amd have out done them selves with this card and that anyone who owns this card should be proud to have it and they should show it off, I know I would. And you cant forget that you can do GPU folding with ati cards and I would do folding every day with this card. :grin:

This is why I think I should win the card. Gl to everyone

[darkorb]

Was wondering if 2 people from the same household could enter?

[zachig]

WOW!!! :jawdrop: The previous contest didn't end yet and there's already a new contest!!! :grin: And this time from AMD/ATI!!! YAY!!! A BLASTING HD3870X2!!! :jawdrop:

Thanks A LOT Bjorn3D and AMD!!! I'm definitely in!!! Gonna send my entry right away... ;-)

GOOD LUCK everyone! :icon_tiphat:

[tyle6]

WOO HOOOO!!!!! i couldn't figure out what in the world you guys were talking about for awhile there!!!!
A contest catagory, oh yea baby offically the "most giving forum on the web"!!!

[Sadasius]

Sent my answers in to you. What an awesome contest and with a card I was looking at in particular too.:grin:

[Nocutius]

This is awesome. Now i finally understand greed :).

[borschtBomber[SS]]

Cool, now just to come up with something creative...hope I don't have to compete with any 'bare' assets. :ahhhhh::lol:

[Xantor]

Awesome video card, but I can't think of any good stories of why I would need the card :redface:

[sushrukh]

My God.Another great contest when the previous one is still on.:jawdrop: :icon_tiphat:
BJ3D keeps on surprising us.Thanks for the awesome contest.This is the first ATI/AMD giveaway I think from BJ3D ? :smile::icon_tiphat:

[ghidora]

Not that it matters, just being curious, but is the card you're giving away the one you are testing?

[SwedBear]

Bjorn... That is like saying you will ban someone for answering the question, and the question is. "What is your name". :-D

No it is not. For a prize like this I expect people could at least take 1 second to find the answers to the questions instead of just read them off a forum post.

[SwedBear]

ghidora: nope, its a card that will be send from AMD directly.
This BTW is not our regular monthly contest. It's a separate contest that AMD asked us if we wanted to run. It didn't feel right to say no just because we had another competition running :).

This new forum will be used to make it easier to follow our own competitions. Scott asked me to set it up so here it is. Apparently we are planning on running more competitions :).

/B

[bobletman]

yay more competitions. bjorn is the best. :clap::yes::bowdown:

[goldenchessboard]

Wow.. amazing graphics card and contest. These cards are popping up all over the place.
Count me in!

[Schwarz]

Yah well bjorn3d has grown a bit over the last year, many more members and activity so it interesting for sponsors to actually host contests on bjorn3d.
Its nice to see one coming from AMD though, I hope they will host many more to come.

[peti1212]

Alright, sent in my answers. Hopefully i will win. :) Good luck guys, and thanks to ATI and Bjorn3d to set up this contest. Hopefully we will see more to come. :icon_tiphat:

[Nocutius]

Do the answers have to be sent separately 1-3 and 4, or can they be all in one email?

[peti1212]

I believe it says in the rules that it can be sent all togheter. That's what i did anyways.

[bobletman]

hmm looks like im the only one that has posted on this site for the answer to number 4, oh well.

[asterasy]

Your entry for question 4 can be mailed to the same address or posted in the dedicated contest thread that you can find here.
Yea, I think that means you can send them all in the same e-mail.

[zachig]

Apparently we are planning on running more competitions :).

/B
WOW!!! :jawdrop: Having more contests is always GREAT!!! :grin:

[sushrukh]

I think, i'll write the answers of Q No. 1-3 on the body of the Email & attch a Doc file with the question No.4. I believe,that's ok ?

[Methious]

Awesome contest, does that video card come with a pillow case? I'm afraid I'd have to sleep with it under my pillow. Count me in!

[liqnit]

Great promo By AMD&Bjorn 3D
this card is a amazing value\performance

[justjoel73]

4) I should win because I need a new graphics card for my new system which I am trying to build. I am finally going from AGP to a PCI-Express slot. I have been a loyal user of ATI cards as long as I have been building my own systems. I started with the 9700 PRO, to X800, to X1950 all on the same system. My system is really feeling its age now and the shift to a PCI-Express slot has now come due. Getting together the necessary funds for the new system is proving difficult as I am not a person of means. This has limited my choices as to what I can use for the new system components. Winning the 3870X2 would allow me to reallocate funds that I have set aside for the GPU towards better system components which I can then use for a few more years.

[tomato]

Wow, AMD/ATI seems to be pulling out all the stops to promote this newest card! Kudos to them and Bjorn3D for holding this competition! Good luck!

[CoolZone]

I really like contests with video cards!

[Raptorfury]

I am so all over this ...... thx bjorn ...

[Sadasius]

I will send you a autographed completely nude photo of my girlfriend! Thats how bad I want this card...:lol: Or how about I get her to take a sexy pose with the card and send that to you?

[jmlc73]

I should win this card because I LOVE POWER, and that's what ati has been giving me since 1999 when I bought my first ati card, and that card will be the heart of my new mobo, even thought I wont let my ati x850xt along, because I love ati, they are the best and I think I will get the best, and that's a brand new
Ati HD3870X2 :grin::grin::-D:-D:-D

[lengeh]

i likes ATI vga card and use ATI card in the first have PC until now,grafic quality ATI is the best and i should win to upgrade my card now [26XT] :grin::grin:
(sory my english is very bad) :ahhhhh:

[sushrukh]

I've submitted my entry yesterday. :)

[peti1212]

Looks like you weren't expecting that 8800GT. :) Congrats once more.

[sushrukh]

Seriously, i've stopped expecting to win anything after i play from quite some time.This was also my 2008's resolution that play a contest & forget about it & don't expect to get anything outta it because earlier i used to think too much after playing a contest & used to get depressed for not winning but all have changed now for me.So, i was seriously not expecting it.Anyways, thanks. :)

[TylerRex]

Great site hosting a great contest! Wow, I should be so lucky as to be able to participate and thank you Bjorn for allowing this to happen! Well I sent in my email for the required info and questions 1-3. Here is my thing for question 4. I have been creating and building a pc going on a couple years now. It has been pricey and waiting for certain tech to come out is to why it's taking so long. I originally wanted RD600 + R600 and I bought the only offering from DFI for RD600 but then the 2900XT cards were released and the combo wasn't looking so hot anymore, nor did I have the funds at the time. Now I'm looking at the X48 + HD3870X2 x 2. Atleast maybe I could win 1 from here to speed my project up. Here is my case as these pics were taken from last year (2007). I even had MNPCTECH say he likes my case. http://gallery.pcapex.com/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/11810

Even though I haven't changed much on the case yet cuz of funds, it is dismantled a little right now as I need it this way for my new mobo. I can send in any current pics saying whatever if picture and story confirmation is needed. Thank you again for the opportunity.

[zachig]

WELCOME ABOARD TylerRex and GOOD LUCK in the current contest!!! :icon_tiphat:

[TylerRex]

Thanks zachig and good luck to you and all of the participants!

[Nocutius]

It took me long enough to finally enter this contest, i'm keeping my hopes low though.

[slugbug]

I just submitted my entry :smile:

[Yggdrasill]

Mailed all the answers now. Nice competiton

[ZhengHe]

Wow, this is an awesome contest you have here. I'm going to have to spend a bit more time on this one to have even a small chance.

[CoolZone]

Seriously, i've stopped expecting to win anything after i play from quite some time.This was also my 2008's resolution that play a contest & forget about it & don't expect to get anything outta it because earlier i used to think too much after playing a contest & used to get depressed for not winning but all have changed now for me.So, i was seriously not expecting it.Anyways, thanks. :)

The same happens to me,sushrukh

[zachig]

Mailed all the answers now. Nice competiton
Nice Contest INDEED!!! :grin: WELCOME ABOARD Yggdrasill! :icon_tiphat: Enjoy your stay and hope you stick around!!! ;-)

GOOD LUCK! :grin:

[werty316]

Not winning isn't the end of the world guys, some of you strees too much over something that isn't a big deal and I can only imagine what stresses you out in life if you can't take not winning a contest easily.

[sushrukh]

I wonder how many entries are on the Bj3d server already.Hurry guyz if you've not entered yet as it'll end soon. :)

[CoolZone]

Well,some people stress a lot because with their own money they could not afford this kind of hardware.Some people say computer hardware costs very little...well...not from my point of view...

[timberwolf120]

Well,some people stress a lot because with their own money they could not afford this kind of hardware.Some people say computer hardware costs very little...well...not from my point of view...

There are many points of view. I saw a Popular Science article a year ago that featured a built computer for less than a hundred (or even a lot less). I just remembered it was something ridiculously small.

[epithanatios]

well, i just entered, i hope i get it. but if i don't, it won't change my luck at all and someone who needs it more will probably get it. i'm cool with that.

[sushrukh]

Good spirit. :)

[borschtBomber[SS]]

Here's the thing...enter every contest as if you won't win ;) Then you are thrilled if you do ha

[bromro]

This is an amazing card and I've seen lots of other contests for it, seems like its already a fairly popular card...

[dumdum]

Nice

[alfhenrik]

I was almost on my way of making it a "make a Swedish pastry" contest in memory of my odd contests when I started the site (anyone remember them? .. Semla ... Swedish meatballs ...) but I decided just to do it this way.

/Björn

Damn, you make me miss the god ol' Semla...I really need to go back to Sweden for Fettisdag some year...there is just no way of making them down here in Australia...

I miss home :cry:

[PP Mguire]

It took me long enough to finally enter this contest, i'm keeping my hopes low though.Me to. How are we supposed to compete with possible nude pic entries huh??

[MU51CL]

Entry in.
My sig reveals how much I need this thing.
8600GT @ 1680 x 1050 is a bit limiting :smile:

[PP Mguire]

Hm well if thats the case i have you beat. 7950GT @ 1920x1200 :)

[CoolZone]

I have Radeon 9100@1280x1024...World of Warcraft seems to move a little slide show if I set the level of details over medium

[dc740]

4. Why should you win it?
Here, in Argentina, the hardware is really really expensive, I have to work for about three months without spending a cent on anything to be able to buy a great card like that! and this kind of hardware is really hard to get, you don't see one of this everyday, they are too expensive so there aren't to many people that can afford it, the local shops don't even sell them... that's why I think I deserve it. I'll take care of it, I won't overclock it, and I'll put a lot of fans so it won't be in danger be cause the heat :)

thanks!

:icon_tiphat:

[butterfly_bh]

Nice .. I'd love to win one :smile:

[Yggdrasill]

Nice Contest INDEED!!! :grin: WELCOME ABOARD Yggdrasill! :icon_tiphat: Enjoy your stay and hope you stick around!!! ;-)

GOOD LUCK! :grin:

Thanks for welcoming me here. :icon_tiphat:

[Pegasus13]

hello i heard bout this giveaway by googling , i asked my son if this card was good he said yes . so count me in ...... thank you for allowing an grandfather get a cool looking card .............

[zachig]

hello i heard bout this giveaway by googling , i asked my son if this card was good he said yes . so count me in ...... thank you for allowing an grandfather get a cool looking card .............
WELCOME ABOARD Pegasus13...:icon_tiphat:

This is definitely a GREAT Video Card. :grin:

GOOD LUCK to you, enjoy your stay and stick around!!! ;-)

[Schwarz]

HEHE 1 more day and the contest ends tomorow so hurry up and register to win !

[Miker]

Do we need to post to enter or just let it happen?

[ghidora]

Do we need to post to enter or just let it happen?

Not sure if you are serious or not, but here's the original post about this:

Bjorn3d.com and AMD are happy to offer you the chance of owning your own HD3870X2 (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/../read.php?cID=1228) video card. All you have to do is follow the instructions on our contest page and the card could be yours. Head over to our HD3870X2 article (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/../read.php?cID=1228) to find out more about the card.

Contest page:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/hd3870x2_comp.php (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/../hd3870x2_comp.php)

Time:
Contest runs between Jan 30 and Feb 13th (23.59PM PST)

The grand prize:
HD3870X2 from AMD

Open to:
Whole world

Rules:
This competition is open to residents all over the world. Staff of Bjorn3d.com and their relatives are not allowed to participate in this competition. To participate you need to have a registered user in our forum (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/) and include your username with your answers. The competition will run 30 January - 13 february (11.59 PM PST). The decision of the judges are final. Any charges (tax, import tax etc.) will be payed by the winner.

Good luck!

Björn

[borschtBomber[SS]]

reading FTW! :)

[slugbug]

Final day to enter, good luck everyone.

[PP Mguire]

Today is the winner day. Sooo do i get to know now??

[sushrukh]

Actually 2day is the last day to enter.Winner day seems to be 2morrow. :)

[PP Mguire]

The dates clearly say Jan30 - Feb 13th. It is the 13th today. (For me)

[=CDU=Above]

Good luck to everyone.
It's an awesome gift.

[zachig]

GOOD LUCK everyone!!! :icon_tiphat: *** FINGERS CROSSED *** :grin:

[Yggdrasill]

CAnt wait..... This is gonna be a long day.

:hide: :devildance:

[borschtBomber[SS]]

The dates clearly say Jan30 - Feb 13th. It is the 13th today. (For me)

Yes, but if you read it, it says the contest runs from Jan 30 to Feb 13th (11:59pm PST)...so that means today is the last day to enter. :icon_tiphat:

[Mitch]

Just submitted to the contest.. nothing like waiting until the last day :).

Question 4 answer:

I've never owned an ATI card in my life. I've lived with Nvidia since I started building my own PC's and I think its time I get the chance to check out and experience the power that AMD and ATI have put into this card. Its time for AMD and ATI to make a believer out of me. I've read the reviews, and I am impressed, but I would love to get first hand experience. I would even be willing to write up a synopsis for the website and provide pictures of play-by-play action and testing.

[epithanatios]

aww, i'm not going to have internet access when the winner is announced, i'll see it 7.5 hours after you guys do. . .

[borschtBomber[SS]]

Ok, so I submitted my answer to #4 along with my email, but I will post it here as well. :)

4. Why should you win it?

Well, I like most every other gamer in this known world would love to
have this card and would gladly give it a loving home partnered up
with my 5000+ Black Edition, where it can live out its long days in
gaming goodness. Not only will I give it a loving workful, but
unknown to my 5 year old son, he will reap the benefits as well while
he is happily running from the police in Need For Speed: Most Wanted.
Also unknown to him is he is my future getaway driver and this is his
early training, so the more I can ratchet up the realism, the more
effective the training will be. With his successful training
completed (along with his drivers license) we will haul away enough
cash to retire and live like kings in a third world country.

[tyle6]

Same, Submitted by Email but heres numbe 4

4) I really don't think there is a real reason I "should" win this. I am in need a graphics card pretty bad though. and would really like to see what ATI has to offer. I plan on buying a new big screen LCD this spring and really want to be able to game on it. I am also pretty impressed with the design of this card and ATI's decision to use two GPUs on one board and not go the route of the GX2. I hope this new line of cards can bring some glory back to true king of graphics! long live ATI!!!

[peti1212]

Looks like we have some interesting answers for number 4. Well we will see soon who won. Good luck guys! :)

[SwedBear]

I will probably be a sleep when the contest ends but I will see on the timestamp in mails if entries will be in time to participate.

Tomorrow I will go though all the entries and when a winner is found he/she will be contacted first before I'll announce it here. So be patient. It might take until the weekend before it is done.

/B

[alfhenrik]

I will probably be a sleep when the contest ends but I will see on the timestamp in mails if entries will be in time to participate.
/B

What are you doing up at this late hour :coffee: :sleep:

[Schwarz]

Well then good luck everyone :)

[Ghost]

Well why I think I should win this card? Personally do think I would be any more deserving than any other entrant. That it would be most appreciated there is no doubt, as I live on a fixed disability income and this card retails for approximately half my monthly stipend.

So am always a couple generations behind the latest and middlin' and sometime greatest as far as hardware goes. Have my sons up to socket 939 4400 on pcie and 4000 agp, this comp a barton 3200 FX5950 Ultra haha.

Would be nice to present the younger with a decent pcie gpu when he visits and gets his upgrades.
he gets the higher horsepower as he games a bit Oblivion is choking his current setup, and uses his rig as a home recording studio. The older uses his for a high capacity digital multimedia jukebox and mundane tasks so can do with less horsepower.

Winning this card would help me quite a bit, I got snagged on the Ultra X2 750w extreme for the younger's rig, emails special from an etailer I sometimes use for pc parts, and Bjorn3D's review the only available at the time it seemed like would be up to snuff, and Ultra had really seemed to of cleaned up their act the last few PSU releases.

Sadly via my Madshrimps newsfeed [H] Enthusiast who had the means to really put the X2 through its paces, well using this psu is a high risk venture, and further falsely advertised as SLI Ready Sporting the Nvidia SLI logo on the box. Not that would be running sli in the kid's rig, more so that psu's that pass the testing means in addition that they perform within spec, stable rails, no current, ripple etc issues and this X2 750w fails on many levels. [H] Enthusiast had 2 of 'em one died and the other just could perform as adverstised.

Further it comes to light the unit was never submitted to Nvidia, I contacted Ultra initial response was quick, assuring me the unit was SLI certified, met listed specs etc....but since informing them that it is not listed, that was never submitted for certification, met with a stoney silence thus far.

So that is a major setback and their visit in looming expect 'em at the end of the month, and suspect that things will not be resolved with Ultra before then.

So for me winning the card would be a major boon, can use the coin set aside for a much lessor gpu for the kid to get a decent psu and maybe a tad more ram for em on top of that. :)

Good luck everyone, and heed my tale of woe and steer clear of the Ultra X2 750w Extreme unless of course you happen to like large blocky shiney paperweights:jawdrop:

[peti1212]

Ah, I can't wait to find out. It's killing me. GL guys. :icon_tiphat:

[Yggdrasill]

I will probably be a sleep when the contest ends but I will see on the timestamp in mails if entries will be in time to participate.

Tomorrow I will go though all the entries and when a winner is found he/she will be contacted first before I'll announce it here. So be patient. It might take until the weekend before it is done.

/BIs it the weekend yet. :redface: Just kidding....

Take your time.

[zachig]

So...Waiting patiently to be contacted :lol: (jk...;-))

Take your time...and GOOD LUCK everyone! :icon_tiphat:

[darkorb]

Yea take youre time, and read thorougly!

Good luck everybody!

[Nocutius]

not too thoroughly though, i don't want to be disqualified for making a grammar mistake or two:).

[peti1212]

Were a winner picked yet? Just wondering, I don't want to rush anybody. Good Luck Guys! :grin:

[Miker]

Wo0t I won! /jk

[donpm]

I think I should win this excellent video card for a few reasons. I would give "Ruby" a beautiful new home to live in, and always be respectful to her. I would keep her nice and cool. While at the same time keeping her busy and active with charity work, to keep her in shape. And of course I would let her run with stallions every once and a while to show her off, and give her the attention she deserves. In closing, I am building a new system from the bottom up, and Ruby is to be my princess.

[darkorb]

Donpm, sry to burst ur bubble, but ur late :(

[SwedBear]

Wow, there were quite a few emails to go through :). Nice to see so many participated. The winner will be picked (and hopefully announced) tomorrow.

Oh, and for those of you asking for my bank account number, it's in your mail ;).

/B

[sushrukh]

Thanks for the information sir. :)

[zachig]

Wow, there were quite a few emails to go through :). Nice to see so many participated. The winner will be picked (and hopefully announced) tomorrow./B
Thanks for the update, Bjorn! :icon_tiphat:

I'll just wait patiently with my fingers crossed...;-)

[Schwarz]

... Im still waiting on the bank account numbers... whats taking so long !!!! :p

[donpm]

Donpm, sry to burst ur bubble, but ur late :(

Damm, Ruby was hot.

[Yggdrasill]

Wow, there were quite a few emails to go through :). Nice to see so many participated. The winner will be picked (and hopefully announced) tomorrow.

Oh, and for those of you asking for my bank account number, it's in your mail ;).

/B

Nice to hear.

ps... Give me your account number, is it enough to get my salary for the coming year?:smile_evil:

[peti1212]

Thanks Bjorn for the info. Please pick me! :)

[sushrukh]

Please pick me! :)

What'll happen to my $600 then which i've already deposited in his Swiss Bank Account Number # 41608 ? :help: :lol:

[peti1212]

HAHAHA, Well we will see who Bjorn thinks should still get it. :)

[sushrukh]

He must be having some tough time.There's no shortage of creativity in Bjorn3d. :)

[donpm]

No, I just have him bogged down in an appeal, for late entry. You see my writing was so brilliant in it nature, that it simply could not be ignored. So at this very moment, he toiling over a way to allow my entry, and find a way to award me the prize.:grin:

[borschtBomber[SS]]

lol, most likely he is waiting for me to reply to his email that I am the wiener :) ;)

[peti1212]

I already sent him my shipping address because he picked me today in the morning. :) jk

[Schwarz]

Hah I thought you were serious and had won peti :p

[peti1212]

Haha, I can trick people every now and then. :)

[zachig]

Haha, I can trick people every now and then. :)
You tricked me as well...:lol:

Still waiting though for the winner to be announced. Hopefully it'll be me...:grin:

[peti1212]

Haha, I cant believe that I tricked a few people around here. lol. You can trick a bunch of people at 3dgameman.com as well when there is a contest.

[zachig]

Haha, I cant believe that I tricked a few people around here. lol. You can trick a bunch of people at 3dgameman.com as well when there is a contest.
I guess it's easy to fool me :redface:, especially when I'm so eager to win that prize (who doesn't??? :lol:)

I don't mind being fooled, as long as you were just kidding an I still stand a chance to win that AMAZING Video Card...;-)

[peti1212]

Exactly, that's the same way I think about the whole thing.

[Yggdrasill]

Damm you all for fooling me aswell. Almost started crying here.... yourock:


Now its time for my morning :coffee:

[Miker]

I am not even in bed yet, time for my sleep. :sleep:

[Ghost]

Haha, a merry band of tricksters I see, I magine how I feel, visualziing emailing my youngest saying guess what....???/!!!!! May even get hin uo here sooner, yes dad's are not beyond a little bribery mwhahahahhaha....

[Yggdrasill]

Cant wait to see who wins this card. Bjorn seems to be in a tough position here. :D

:dancingparty: :ole:

[werty316]

Cant wait to see who wins this card. Bjorn seems to be in a tough position here. :D

:dancingparty: :ole:
Not if he chooses my name :dielaffin:

[ghidora]

Certainly is taking longer than expected. I can only assume there are a lot of good entries and he is having trouble narrowing it down.

[Ghost]

Certainly is taking longer than expected. I can only assume there are a lot of good entries and he is having trouble narrowing it down.

Something to be said for names in the ol' hat method eh?

My chances would of probably been better that way, did not go the creative, flowery, rhetorical route:icon_tiphat:

Spent all that juice lashing Ultra in a polite yet angry manner for ripping myself and others off on that X2 750w extreme, and after they said oh but is sli ready (certified) in the initial response, have given me the silent treatment once pointed out that : As per Bryan Del Rizzo at NVIDIA - The Ultra X2 Extreme Edition 750w Power Supply that you reviewed has not been submitted for SLI Certification. Therefore, it is not a certified SLI-Ready power supply and is not listed on SLIZone.

And further Nvidia has demanded/asked Ultra to remove the SLI Ready Logo from the packaging and feature list.

I have managed to get ne etailer/brick motor firm I have done business with in the past to discontinue the wretched thing, a small victory I s'pose but still out the coin so far, anyone know the phone number to Ultra's Corporate offices...the tech support guys are snubbing me :help:

Good luck all...this card has been testing out pretty good from what have read thus far

[SwedBear]

Ok, guys. Sorry that it took a while. Had >100 entries and of course had to read them all and ponder who deserved the card.

There were actually 1 person who had not managed to answer the first three questions right :). The rest nailed those answers.

Before I name the winner (he already knows it as I contacted him before announcing it to make sure the info is correct) a few observations I made.

1/ Crysis is a ***** :). At least half if not more used Crysis as a reason for needing a new card. I wonder how many more cards are being sold due to the game.

2/ A lot of you guys sit with really old cards. I have a suggestions. Those of you who have decent cards lying around not being used (or sitting in a server where they not are doing any good), use our sale/buy forum and offer them to the less fortunate members. Let's try to spread the GPU love a bit.

3/ Only one video were made and only one person included some images. I'm a bit dissapointed there :). It's a great card and you could have put a bit more effort convincing me.

4/ Bjorn3d really is a site that reaches the whole wide world. I had entries from South Africa, India, Israel, Romania, China, Taiwan etc. etc. I love it!

There were a lot of good answers on Q4. Some were frank and just said they wanted it, others had crappy systems and wanted to upgrade, a few said they would help the world by folding for Bjorn3D if they won :).

In the end I had about 10 that I rated a bit above the others and had to narrow it down to one. I wish I had tons of more cards to give out.

The winner of the competition is Yggdrasil. I actually was a bit hesitant about picking a Swede as winner but in the end I felt it shouldn't be any different than picking a American or Canadian. Yggdrasil convinced me by not only telling the story when his and his 4 year old sons computer broke but also including images including one where his son held a sign saying: "Bjorn3D. I want to play COD4". And who am I to deny the boy that awesome game? We need to make sure the future generation grows up with the best hardware possible :). I also can relate to the situation with limited funds due to children, morgage on a house and a wife that loves shopping. Our first child is due in August and I am already realizing I have to spend less on computers in the future.

Again, there were many of you I would love to send a card. I think a lot of you deserve to have better cards in your system so keep participating in these competitions and hopefully you will win in the future.

/Björn

[Miker]

Who didn't answer the first 3 questions right? I think I might be able to give him a copy of battlefield 2142 for winning that.

[Victor]

congrat man. STick around guys, we still got 2 more competition this month to be won.

[alfhenrik]

Congrats Yggdrasil.

That's a nice card you've won there...hope it serves you well!

[peti1212]

Congratulations Yggdrasil, make sure to posts some pictures and some benchies. :) That will be a kickass video card that you are going to get! :)

[dc740]

Congratulations Yggdrasil!!!!

we want to see your new 3dmark scores! :D:D

[srpeters18]

Congratulations man!

[Ghost]

Congrats Yggdrasil do enjoy the new shiney :snoopy:

[MU51CL]

Yes indeed, congrats to yggdrasil and I'm sure that's a good choice.

[borschtBomber[SS]]

Congrats on winning that sweet card!!

I'm surprised there weren't more video entries, I had planned to do a bit of a video entry to go along with my story but just really didn't have the time to put one together with my son. I hope all of the entrants stick around the forums, as its a great place with a lot of great people. :)

[werty316]

http://www.giftoflife.org/cards/amit-congratulations-480.gif

[bobletman]

congrats on your new card. :grin:

[Raptorfury]

congrats Yggdrasil on the win ;)

[slugbug]

Congrats on the sweet win Yggdrasill :icon_tiphat:

[ZhengHe]

Congratulations on winning the card Yggdrasill. Hope you and your son enjoy your new video card and play plenty of Call of Duty 4 together.

[CoolZone]

Congratulations on winning this Yggdrasil.A lot of people that do not own a good video card,also have a weak system.
So,Yggdrasil,if you want this card to rock,I recommend upgrading fully your computer,and getting a very potent power supply for this beast.
In the end I want to congratulate you again for getting this unique video card from ATI/AMD and happy gaming!

[Nocutius]

Congratulations Yggdrasil.

Any chance of posting those top 10 answers that were mentioned, if their authors don't mind of course.

[zachig]

After your long "explanation', I guess that Yggdrasil mostly deserved the card, rather then me and/or anyone else. ;-)

So...CONGRATS Yggdrasil on your new Video Card!!! :grin: HOORAY!!! :icon_tiphat:

:ole:

[Yggdrasill]

Thanks to all of you. :grouphug: I couldnt belive it when Bjorn contacted me yesterday. I was in chock for a couple of hours and this morning I felt the urge to check the email again just to see that this really happend. :jawdrop:

I will post pictures of it and my new build.

:dancingparty: :ole:

[CoolZone]

glad to hear you are having a new build

[zachig]

I can image how happy you are :grin:...and YOU SHOULD!!! :lol:

We'll be waiting for the pictures...and your impressions, of course, from the performance of this amazing card...;-)

[CoolZone]

we are also waiting for a little review of the card,especially with Crossfire on and off

[zachig]

we are also waiting for a little review of the card,especially with Crossfire on and off
Yep...That will be nice as well...:icon_tiphat:

[Yggdrasill]

Ill see what I can do when the card arrives. it will be a new thread with pictures and benchies aswell.

Now I need a couple of things to complete the build and I cant decide on the CPU. Should I go for the out of stock E8400 or aim for a quad?

[zachig]

Ill see what I can do when the card arrives. it will be a new thread with pictures and benchies aswell.

Now I need a couple of things to complete the build and I cant decide on the CPU. Should I go for the out of stock E8400 or aim for a quad?
It really depends on your budget, but if you're talking on a Quad Q6600, I would definitely prefer the E8400 over it...;-) But if you can afford the Faster Quad-Cores, go for a Quad already...:icon_tiphat:

And don't forget you'll need a "monster" PSU to power this HD3870X2. Have you been thinking on a specific one???

[Leon]

congratulations Yggdrasil :fing10:

[Yggdrasill]

It really depends on your budget, but if you're talking on a Quad Q6600, I would definitely prefer the E8400 over it...;-) But if you can afford the Faster Quad-Cores, go for a Quad already...:icon_tiphat:

And don't forget you'll need a "monster" PSU to power this HD3870X2. Have you been thinking on a specific one???Q6600 was an alternative but Im looking at the new 45nm. The Q9300 is a little bit expensive for me but the E8400 is out of stock everywhere here in Sweden.

Quad is very tempting but I dont know if its worth the extra money.

Which PSU should I go for? Ive got an Zalman zm500-hp that I got of warranties when the old computer died. Will this be enough? If not, would it be enough to buy an VGA PSU?

FSP BoosterX3 (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=14270)

[Sadasius]

Congrats on your win Yggdrasill! Geez you won a awesome card. Should be even better when the new drivers come out for it in March.

@your build....Get a better PSU! Seriously that card is going to suck mucho juice in a new build. Last thing you want to do is under power it. Would be like buying a Ferrari with a Dodge 4 cylinder engine.

[Yggdrasill]

Any tip on a good psu then? Doesnt have a lot of cash.

[Sadasius]

Any tip on a good psu then? Doesnt have a lot of cash.


Yes actually. Your Avatar is advertising for them. The OCZ GameXStream series are great because they are good and solid, cheap and at the same time space saving and are not bulky. Only thing though is that it does not have an 8pin PCI-e plug for your card to overclock it. But if your happy with it's stock performance then there is no problem by plugging in the two 6 pin PCI-e plugs into it.

[borschtBomber[SS]]

I don't think he needs a monster PSU for it..it actually draws less than my HD 2900 XT (which is a power hog) at idle and about roughly 30 watts more at load ; and I have run it on an Ultra X3 600W without any issues. Since he has a much more efficient system than mine he is probably just fine with that power supply.

[zachig]

The Q9300 is a little bit expensive for me but the E8400 is out of stock everywhere here in Sweden.

Quad is very tempting but I dont know if its worth the extra money.

Which PSU should I go for? Ive got an Zalman zm500-hp that I got of warranties when the old computer died. Will this be enough? If not, would it be enough to buy an VGA PSU?

FSP BoosterX3 (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=14270)
I would then wait for the E8400 to become available. Come on, you should be patient when you're building a new system...:lol: ;-)

Now seriously, it is up to you if you can afford the Q9300. If you have the extra bucks, I would go with the Q9300, but if not, I guess you'll be more than fine with the E8400. :grin:

I'm afraid that the Zalman 500W just WON'T be enough for your "strong" system. :frown:

I would advise having AT LEAST a 650W PSU with more than 80A in total (a single rail) or AT LEAST four 12V rails of AT LEAST 20A each. :-?

A good PSU can be OCZ, PC Power & Cooling, Corsair, Mushkin or any other well-known brand, which makes good Power Supplies. ;-)

I guess you can open a separate thread asking for a recommendation on a new PSU and Bjorn3D members will be happy to help you out...:icon_tiphat:

[Sadasius]

Didn't say a 'monster PSU'. Just a better one. He had a X2 extreme remember? lol He does not have much money and my suggestion will get him a quality PSU for what he needs for a cheap price so his kid can play COD4 without worrying anymore.

[borschtBomber[SS]]

Ok, found the AMD recommendations here (http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonhd3800/requirements.html) and looks like they recommend a 550w for single card and 750w for crossfire. So while I still think you would be ok with that 500W as far as power, does it have 2 6-pin PCI-e connections? That may be the deal breaker ;)

[zachig]

Didn't say a 'monster PSU'. Just a better one. He had a X2 extreme remember? lol He does not have much money and my suggestion will get him a quality PSU for what he needs for a cheap price so his kid can play COD4 without worrying anymore.
Yep, I gues an OCZ GameXStream 700W will be more than fine then...;-)

[Yggdrasill]

Thanks for all input. Im going to start a new thread here and lets continue in there.

borschtBomber[SS], The PSU got 2x6pin PCIE connectors.

[borschtBomber[SS]]

lol, no problem...maybe I missed something but what is he getting that is 'extreme'? His CPU that he wants ( the e8400) is a 45nm CPU and such will probably draw less power under load than my 3700+ does at idle lol

[Schwarz]

Congrats man !!!
And welcome to bjorn3d :)

[Yggdrasill]

Congrats man !!!
And welcome to bjorn3d :)

Thanks alot. :icon_tiphat:

[Yggdrasill]

Got a new thread going.
The Reaper, new build (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?p=127534#post127534)

[CoolZone]

Yggdrasill,I guess you are not going to buy such a high performance machine only to play COD4.COD4 can be played on a simple Radeon 9600 Pro without a hitch.

I guess you are upgrading for Crysis or some more intensive graphics games.

I really hope that you will be happy with your new build,but I strongly recommend you to buy a 45nm CPU to go with that configuration

[Yggdrasill]

Yggdrasill,I guess you are not going to buy such a high performance machine only to play COD4.COD4 can be played on a simple Radeon 9600 Pro without a hitch.

I guess you are upgrading for Crysis or some more intensive graphics games.

I really hope that you will be happy with your new build,but I strongly recommend you to buy a 45nm CPU to go with that configurationThats correct. Im aiming for other intensive games. My son loves COD4 and thats one of the most played games at home.

I just ordered the E8400.

[zachig]

I just ordered the E8400.
WOW!!! That was FAST!!! :lol:

So...CONGRATS on your new E8400!!! ;-) I guess you can change/edit now you "undecided" CPU in your other thread...:grin:

[Yggdrasill]

WOW!!! That was FAST!!! :lol:

So...CONGRATS on your new E8400!!! ;-) I guess you can change/edit now you "undecided" CPU in your other thread...:grin:Hehe. Yea, Now I just have to wait for it to get in stock. Est date end of march.

[ZhengHe]

It's great that you're giving this video card a fine new home Yggdrasill, which inevitably makes us all feel better since we know it's going to good use to someone who will really use it to it's full potential. Anyway, enjoy the new card and the extra power it should give you. I would offer to send you some extra cooling equipment, which isn't likely to be used on my next build but the cost of shipping from the United States to Sweden would probably cancel out any good it would do. Hope that CPU gets in stock as quickly as possible, since it's always a pain to wait for those sort of things.

[zachig]

Hehe. Yea, Now I just have to wait for it to get in stock. Est date end of march.
Oh...It's not "that" bad with "only" one month of waiting...;-)

And who knows, maybe it'll arrive at stock even earlier...

[peti1212]

Haha, I have been waiting for the new 45nm Quad-Cores to come out for like 3 months now, so 1 month is not that bad, trust me, it will fly by.

[CoolZone]

the sad thing is that the only 45nm quad that will do 4GHZ with overclocking and is not an extreme edition,will be launched in Q3 2008 and will be named Q9650.

[sushrukh]

Congratulations Yggdrasil.

Any chance of posting those top 10 answers that were mentioned, if their authors don't mind of course.

I would love to see atleast the names of those 10 members. ;-)

[Yggdrasill]

I would love to see atleast the names of those 10 members. ;-)Me too. :D

[peti1212]

I am very curious as well. :)

[alfhenrik]

2/ A lot of you guys sit with really old cards. I have a suggestions. Those of you who have decent cards lying around not being used (or sitting in a server where they not are doing any good), use our sale/buy forum and offer them to the less fortunate members. Let's try to spread the GPU love a bit.

/Björn

Hmm...I may have an Powercolor X1950Pro 512Mb Extreme (comes stock with Accelero X1) that I'm not using after upgrading to my 8800GT...I may just have to dig it out and put it up for sale...

[=CDU=Above]

Still running the Radeon 9800 XT. I have a 7600 but it's PCI express and I only have a AGP MB right now.

Congrats to the winner.

[borschtBomber[SS]]

You know that would be cool to see the top 10...or all of them for that matter. I know we saw some in this thread, but I wouldn't mind seeing some of the more creative ones. :)

[sushrukh]

Got the card yet yggdrasill ? :)

[sushrukh]

Have you got the card yet yggdrasill ? :)

[sushrukh]

Sorry for continous posting.It got posted twice but i can't delete one.Extremely sorry.

[Yggdrasill]

Got the card yet yggdrasill ? :)Nope. Not yet. According to Bjorn, AMD had alot to do before and during Cebit. I rly hope that Bjorn get some more info this week.

Cant wait.

[sushrukh]

Ok let us know when you'll get it & lots of pics. :)

[Yggdrasill]

Hihih.

Just got the package. AMAGAAD WHAT A HUGE CARD......

Pics are coming....

[sushrukh]

I hope you have a sufficient PSU )with 8-pin PCI-E power connector) to run that beast.Waiting for pics. :)

[zachig]

Hihih.

Just got the package. AMAGAAD WHAT A HUGE CARD......

Pics are coming....
Well...CONGRATS again. I'm happy for you :grin:...Looking forward to see the pictures. ;-)

[werty316]

8-pin connector is only required when overclocking it.

Did it come in a big black suitcase-like case?

[sushrukh]

Yeah but few people run their devices at stock settings.

[werty316]

In that case you'll need a PSU with a 8-pin adaper...

[sushrukh]

In that case you'll need a PSU with a 8-pin adaper...

Just what i said earlier. :dielaffin:

[werty316]

Not really...
I hope you have a sufficient PSU )with 8-pin PCI-E power connector) to run that beast.Waiting for pics. :)

[sushrukh]

There's no need to buy a PSU which converts molex or 6 pin to 8 pin PCI-E connector.That's why i've said that, he should get a PSU with 8 pin (native/direct,that is) PCI-E connector.Leave it,you aren't trying to understand.So, back to topic again.Pics please . :)

[CoolZone]

has the video card arrived?

[CoolZone]

sorry,I saw that it arrived but I see no photos...

[sushrukh]

Pics are posted here CoolZone :- http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21491&page=9

Post no. 83.

[CoolZone]

thanks for telling me this sushrukh.The photos were not loading for me some hours before.Now it is fixed.Nice case and packaging!

[tomato]

Very nice pics, and some very slick packaging going on there 8). Congrats again on the new toy :)

[Yggdrasill]

Thx. The end of the build is getting closer. The new PSU should arrive tomorrow so keep looking for new pictures and benchmarks. :-D

[zachig]

Thx. The end of the build is getting closer. The new PSU should arrive tomorrow so keep looking for new pictures and benchmarks. :-D
Looking forward to see the new pictures...;-)