Wow looks like yall are getting some great weather out east! Here in Portland its actually nice for a change

Being from So-Cal in the Mojave Desert, I'm used to not seeing much rain. Just a few inches of rain in a day have a vastly different effect there. Being a Desert, the ground is very dry and the soil is compacted. When there is heavy rain, it just runs off, trying to find low ground. This results in massive amounts of water and floating debris flowing rapidly downhill, causing enormous amounts of soil erosion and overcoming the natural water channels. (FLASH FLOODS) People die when they try to drive across flooded sections of roadway and there seems to always be someone stuck on top of a car, with debris filled water raging around it at speed, with three kids and a dog, needing to be rescued by the Swift-Water Rescue units that LA County has developed to respond to these situations.

When I moved to Virginia, I realized that it rains a hell of a lot more here than it does in Southern California. All of the small tributaries, streams, and rivers flow downhill to the Chesapeake Bay, and it's an efficient system, because there is very little flooding that occurs here unless we have an unusually high amount of rain, such as in a hurricane. Water erosion of the soil is almost non-existent here. There is also tons of thirsty vegetation here drinking allot of that water. Everywhere you look; it's GREEN, or greener.

The average rainfall back in the desert is about 5-7 inches of rain per year. We had about 8 inches here, just in the last two days.

We haven't been getting our normal share of rain this year, so far. They tell me that we're in a drought, so this rain is appreciated.

Hopefully i met the requirements. It was surely a daunting task but it sure is well worth it. Especially the specs that it has, it should last a long time. I know some folks would want to modify this beast but i think that it should not be touched. That is the beauty of a pre-configured machine. You don't have to worry about compatibility issues. I've been searching alot of custom gaming computer websites and I could say and everyone would probably agree that Cyberpower is the best.

I would modify it IF I won it. No cutting or anything, maybe some sleeve (although I hear cyberpower does a very nice job), and definitely a healthy overclock.

lifeskills:

(although I hear cyberpower does a very nice job)

Their cable management is the best.

Stayed tuned!!! Winner coming soon! (according to fb)

Have to leave and take care of some stuff, but don't want to until they announce.

Am I pitiful or what?

wish i could do cable management like they can. I try to do cable management, but it always turns out bad.

realneil:

Have to leave and take care of some stuff, but don't want to until they announce.

Am I pitiful or what?

We WILL announce today! 

Dave_HH:

We WILL announce today! 

Tuned

Cool.. a bunch of congrats to the winner

Dave i love you.

"]We WILL announce today! 

Tuned

Now, I wonder how many read the rules and actually took the screenshot and emailed it

Count me in

 lol, glad to hear Dave :). I also just got home and guess what was waiting for me under my room door? :D. Took some pics and will upload later today or tomorrow as im going out soon :). If i win this im set for a year+. :D

lol yea then you can do tri sli 460

And we have a winner!

http://hothardware.com/News/CyberPower-and-HH-Back-To-School-Blitz-Sweepstakes-Winner/

:D it its possible i would :( xD

Winner, winner, chicken dinner baby!

Congrats Jeff!

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