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News Posted: Fri, Dec 21 2012 4:35 PM

To commemorate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S., HotHardware and our friends at Thermaltake, Gigabyte, and AMD teamed up to put together one heck of an exciting full-system give-away! This time around you all had a chance to win an AMD FX-8320-infused, custom-built rig complete with 8GB of RAM, a Gigabyte 990FX-based motherboard and Radeon HD 7950 graphics card—among many other goodies--all wrapped up in a slick Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition case. To sweeten the deal, the system also features a wide array of Thermaltake accessories including their awesome Level 10 mouse, MEKA G1 keyboard, and a gaming headset.

The complete parts list and breakdown for this custom gaming rig are listed below:


 
Case: Level 10 Battle Edition

Cooler: Water 2.0 Extreme

CPU: AMD FX-8320

Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD7

Memory: 8GB DDR3

GPU: Gigabyte GV-R795WF3-3GD

PSU: Toughpower XT 1275 Platinum

Storage: WD 750GB HD

Keyboard: Meka G1 Mechanical keyboard

Mouse: Level 10 M Diamond Black Mouse w/ Ladon Mouse Pad

Audio: Shock Spin Black Gaming Headset

Well, we've had a chance to review all of the entries and have picked the winner. So without further delay... 

Dorkstar - You are the winner! 

Shoot us a note with your full contact information and we'll let you know when the machine ships! Congrats from Team HotHardware! We hope you enjoy it!

And for the hundreds of runners-up (there are no losers around here!), keep those commenting fingers limber--we'll be announcing our next giveaway very soon!
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realneil replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 4:45 PM

Congrats Dorkstar!

Welcome to the winner's circle!

Thanks HotHardware and our very giving sponsors, for another great contest.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

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OSunday replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 4:51 PM

Congratulations man!!

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Dorkstar replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 4:56 PM

Woooooooo! I've had enough heart attacks the past few days with my e-mail notifying me of a reply, that this time I wasn't even expecting it. Don't get me wrong, I just walked over to my wife and woke her up from a nap to tell her about it, she rolled over, grunted and went back to sleep. She's not as excited unfortunately...

Not only did I win a computer raging beast, but I felt like I've found a good place to settle down and share my opinions with other people with similar interest as myself. Every person here that I've conversed with, has been something I can only describe as a "good dude" (This applies to Manduh and any other females as well, lol). I can't wait to be here when someone else gets their big win!

Merry Christmas to all, and a big thanks to everyone at HotHardware for making this place what it is. A place like no other.

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CDeeter replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 5:00 PM

Congrats man! You did it! Glad to hear you're going to stick around. See ya in the threads!

This sure was a fun one, thanks HH and all the sponsors!

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sackyhack replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 6:02 PM

Seems like you're pretty excited, but are you HAPPY HAPPY LUCKY?!

Congrats! If there was a HH pool of who'd win, I would've picked you. Enjoy this monster, I think you certainly earned it.  This place could use a little more Dorkstar and a little less "Good inf, is good game!" and "GREAT PRIZE".

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Manduh replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 6:08 PM

Way to go Dorkstar!! And yep, we're all cool dudes here! :) heehee

Thanks HotHardware and sponsors for another epic giveaway!

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rrplay replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 6:31 PM

Congrats Dorkstar !! Way To Go Man !! No Doubt you are sure gonna dig that rig !! :)

Hope to see Ya Around with ManduHH and all the kool kats :)

 

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eunoia replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 7:27 PM

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altereDad replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 7:38 PM

Grats to the winner

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Drake_McNasty replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 8:01 PM

Congrats! Enjoy that monster!

Now you're just mashing it!

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MayhemMatthew replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 9:48 PM

Congrats buddy, enjoy it. Thing is a beast.

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Marco C replied on Fri, Dec 21 2012 11:57 PM

I freakin' love this community. You guys and gals are awesome. Going to do out best to make the next giveaway even bigger.

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delirious6 replied on Sat, Dec 22 2012 3:55 AM

Congrats! Very nice

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rapid1 replied on Sat, Dec 22 2012 9:52 AM

Awesome and congrats Dorkstar I know you will enjoy it immensely not only do you get a totally new computer I absolutely love the case, and thats not to say any other component is not as awesome, no I just love the case (I am kind of freaky/obsessed about or with cases) Level10 GT's are that perfect balance. Grats again oh and welcome to the winners circle!

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sevags replied on Sat, Dec 22 2012 1:38 PM

Dorkstar, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! I enjoy our posts and our back and forths! Definitely a worthy winner. Power up in good health man! Happy Holidays =D

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omegadraco replied on Sat, Dec 22 2012 5:33 PM

Congrats Dorkstar. Awesome prize and merry Christmas :)

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Dave_HH replied on Sat, Dec 22 2012 11:50 PM

Congrats brother DS! Enjoy! Stay tuned all, there's always another sweeps comin'! :)

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FreeJet replied on Sun, Dec 23 2012 1:18 AM

"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout", Dorkstar!  Welcome to the 80% winners circle.

And thanks again to the good folks at HotHardware, Thermaltake, AMD and Gigabyte for delivering us from the brink  of Apocalyptic doom with such a great system.  Oh yeah, you know what you did.

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CDeeter replied on Sun, Dec 23 2012 10:32 AM

Right back at ya!

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Walter Conn replied on Mon, Dec 24 2012 12:34 AM

Congrats Dorkstar! I don't even know you, but I'm excited for you anyway. Enjoy the new system. Merry Christmas everyone!

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Dorkstar replied on Tue, Dec 25 2012 3:48 PM

Well, the Holiday festivities are finally coming to a closing. After opening all my presents this morning, my best friend and I spent the next few hours going over every detail of this build. Needless to say, I'm even more excited about it now.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations. I'll be here to pass it on to one of you the next go around. ; )

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Aoshi replied on Mon, Dec 31 2012 3:10 PM

Congrats Dorkstar!

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CDeeter replied on Sat, Jan 19 2013 2:17 PM

Did I miss the build video for this puppy?

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realneil replied on Sat, Jan 19 2013 3:05 PM

I'm not sure if it's been posted yet.

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