Holy crap it's that time again! PAX Prime is coming and Intel's gearing up for the show by sponsoring us to be at the show and also... apparently giving away TWO gaming systems. One of them is a Potenza gaming desktop from Maingear and the other is a Valkyrie gaming notebook from iBuyPower. I do have a bit of bad news, however. Because this is a PAX Prime promotional giveaway, eligibility is limited to Canadians (sorry Quebec, not you guys) and residents of the 50 US states.
With that out of the way... HUGE thanks to Intel for making this giveaway possible. I'm especially thrilled that out of the two systems that are being given away for PAX Prime one of them is being given to us for LTT forum members only! How cool is that!!??
PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THE SPONSOR MESSAGES BELOW!
SPONSOR MESSAGES
1. Enter to win an iBuyPower Valkyrie gaming notebook by simply tweeting WHY you want a new gaming system with hashtag #IntelGaming. The full rules and regulations are here.
2. Click here to check out the current Intel Gaming Promo!! Intel is giving away a ton of CPUs, SSDs, and NUCs. All you have to do is buy a qualifying product and submit your proof of purchase for a chance to win, or check out the official rules and follow the instructions to enter without buying anything!
3. If you haven't checked it out already, we're also promoting the Intel VIP Tech Zone smartphone app available for Android and iOS! Through the app you can get news, special promotions, and exclusive giveaways.
MAINGEAR POTENZA SYSTEM GIVEAWAYS RULES & REGULATIONS
The Potenza that's being given away has a massive 16GB of RAM with a Core i7 4770K processor, which will make it a great choice for both gaming and content creation. It also has a GeForce GTX 660 graphics card, and it's all packed into a gorgeous modified Silverstone Fortress series mITX case. Absolutely awesome. Here are the full details:
MSRP: $1599
Specs of system:
• Intel Core i7 4770k Processor
• 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz memory
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB graphics memory
• 1 TB HDD 7200 RPM + 30 GB SSD for caching
• 8x speed (Read/Write) for DVD+/-R & DVD+RW, 6x speed for DVD
Full Rules & Regulations
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
This giveaway is only available for Linus Tech Tips forum members, and as usual you can either get ONE entry to win, or you can get more!!
1x entry - Post something in this thread. Maybe tell us what you look for in the ultimate gaming system. We will be tabulating entries based on the posts in this thread. Double posting will DISQUALIFY you. If you decide after you've posted to share to social networks EDIT your existing post rather than creating another one.
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the giveaway on your personal Facebook
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the giveaway on your personal Twitter
1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing a link to this giveaway announcement thread in some other community (forums, social networks, super-active community websites other than linustechtips.com like Digg... etc). We aren't trying to spam so make sure you are sharing with people who you genuinely think will care about it!
You can get a maximum of 4 entries by including links in your post to the two eligible sharing places. Here is an example of what an optimal maximum entry (4) post would look like:
1. Thanks for the cool contest, Linus. Intel rocks for making this happen. I always choose a beefy graphics card for my
2. Facebook share from (Name Goes Here): (insert verifiable link here)
3. Twitter share with Twitter handle @Example: (insert verifiable link here)
4. Community Site share with nickname (nickname goes here): (insert verifiable link here)
The contest closes September 6th and the winner will be contacted after we've had a chance to tabulate the entries. Good luck everyone! Thanks for participating, and a big thanks again to our sponsor, Intel!
Yeah. Early 2012, Delta Electronics made the first Titanium server PSU for Dell. Super Flower sent one to Ecova a few months later that achieve Titanium as well: http://www.super-flower.com.tw/news_detail.php?class=1&sn=20〈=
SF also had shown it off in Computex this year (the Leadex that is being shown in one of the images is platinum, btw). http://www.techpowerup.com/185028/super-flower-shows-off-first-80-plus-titanium-psu.html
The usually recommendation is to not get a kit because there is really no benefit. Your better off taking the time finding the parts and choosing what is perfect for you. If you haven't already, take a minute to read the water cooling stickies at the top of the section, it answers almost any little questions you may have.
Find a radiator you want, find a nice D5 variant pump, CPU block for your socket, bay reservoir/tube reservoir and 6 fittings for the size tubing you want (8) if you get a tube reservoir, and finally the same ID and OD tubing as your fittings. So if you get 1/2"ID x 3/4"OD tubing you need 1/2"ID x 3/4"OD fittings.
I had the same question a couple months ago and decided to go with the 8350. I chose it because seeing the gaming bench marks with both processors the results were pretty close for quite a few games. I also chose the amd because the am3+ socket isnt dead yet and the next amd processor will be released on it so if I want to upgrade I dont have to get a new mobo. However whichever one you choose will be a great choice.
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