Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition & Gigabyte X79-UD3 GIVEAWAY!

[LinusTech]

First I would like to say a HUGE thanks to Intel and Gigabyte on behalf of the Linus Tech Tips community for sponsoring this giveaway.

SPONSOR MESSAGES (please read)

I am working with Intel on promoting their presence at PAX East, so please help me out by checking out their new Intel VIP Tech Zone smartphone app available for Android and iOS! Through the app you can get news, special promotions, and exclusive giveaways.

I would also be pleased as punch if you guys follow @IntelEdge on Twitter and tweet them your favourite game with the hashtag #IntelInspires. You'll be entered to win a Lenovo U410 Ultrabook. This one is CA/US only with other restrictions: Click here for the complete contest rules & regulations: http://bit.ly/14gjYdS

Last sponsor message (I promise): Gigabyte X79 boards are good shiz! Out of all the boards available I went with the X79S-UP5-WIFI for

. It looks great, it's got great compatibility with exotic cards (including a 10Gbit network card and high end LSI RAID card that I have in there right now), and (this one is very important) it doesn't coil whine at all. Truly an indicator of premium components. Click here to learn more about Gigabyte X79 motherboards.

CPU/MOTHERBOARD GIVEAWAY RULES & REGULATIONS

This is a Linus Tech Tips giveaway, so I'm keeping it "unofficial" and opening it up to the world. Intel and Gigabyte are sending the prizes to me and I will eat the shipping to send them wherever they need to go.

Prizes: 2x Core i7 Extreme 3960X CPUs & 2x X79-UD3 LGA2011 Motherboards

The prizes for this are FREAKING SICK, so I hope you guys are excited about it! Not one, but TWO Extreme Edition & Gigabyte X79 motherboard bundles. Originally I only had the CPUs from Intel to give away, but I think giving someone an Extreme Edition is like giving them an obligation to spend $500 to get the system up and running... Gigabyte stepped up and provided me TWO boards to go with my CPUs, so now the winners can eBay their current CPU/motherboard/RAM, then buy a quad channel DDR3 kit for this combo and probably still end up with a couple bucks in the bank! AWESOME!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

1x entry - Post in this thread. Anything is fine. 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 Intel VIP Tech Zone app and the Lenovo Ultrabook Twitter giveaway on your personal Facebook

1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the Intel VIP Tech Zone app and the Lenovo Ultrabook Twitter giveaway on your personal Twitter

1x bonus entry - Include a link in your post of you sharing the Intel VIP Tech Zone app and the Lenovo Ultrabook Twitter giveaway in some other community (forums, social networks, super-active community websites other than linustechtips.com like Digg... etc). We aren't trying to spam

You can get a maximum of 4 entries by including links in your post to the three eligible sharing places. Here is an example of what a maximum entry (4) post would look like:

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"Thanks for the cool contest, Linus

Facebook share from Name Goes Here: (insert verifiable link here)

Twitter share with Twitter handle @example: (insert verifiable link here)

Community Site share with nickname Example: (insert verifiable link here)"

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The contest closes March 31 and the winners will be contacted April 30th. Good luck everyone! Thanks for participating, and a big thanks again to our sponsors!

[EChondo]

Damn, well thanks for the giveaway(and thanks Intel and Gigabyte)!

Edit* I think it's not really fair that there are hundreds of people with brand new profiles posting only one post on this and not participating in the forums.

Really should change the requirements, maybe filter it to where only one entry per IP address. So people can't create multiple accounts for multiple entries.

[Demos]

Slick is hot.

[ExplosiveCow]

Awesome giveaway Linus!

[nz_nails]

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[Kevinkt]

Omg. I could really use a new cpu! Thanks intell!

[spearmnt]

I could definitely use a X79 mobo! Good luck everyone!

[trommy]

Dope!

[Value Village Security]

Dang, I could really upgrade a 3570k/P8Z77-V LK with that!

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Twitter: @BensonYPC https://twitter.com/BensonYPC/status/315000672263221248

[Arttekeov]

This giveaway is amazing. Thank you Linus, Intel and Gigabyte!

[dantheton]

the shiz!!!!

[Firstnecron]

Intel, Gigabyte, and Linus are awesome <3

[bkbransen]

Cant wait!

[Applefails]

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[Wraidden]

Omg this giveaway is amazing, thanks Intel and Gigabyte!

[Killer445]

Would love an extreme set for my first build, shoutout to Intel and Gigabyte

[dMDzn]

I shall be updating my post as soon as I've done the other criteria for bonus entries. Thanks Intel, Gigabyte and Linus for the chance to get these prizes!

[hobbington]

wow awesome giveaway

[Gruber]

Well wouldn't that be quite the win eh?

Hah. Good luck everyone :D

[Travianw135]

Linus is hot.

[Kristoff]

This is a awesome giveaway. Cheers Linus, Intel and Gigabyte!

[Guest]

I hope I win(robot voice)

[DotBowder]

Well, This is interesting.

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@BowderD on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BowderD/status/315000306272452608

[Makol]

Awesome giveaway.

[WooZ_Lv]

Linus! You are the best!