G-SYNC Upgrade Board Giveaway - FIVE boards! [complete]

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Re: G-SYNC Upgrade Board Giveaway - FIVE boards! [complete]

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 07 Jan 2014, 23:08

Consolation prize
Amazon Gift Certificate Worth 1920 pennies ($19.20 USD/CAD).

Winner: Everyone!
(everyone who entered and didn't win the GSYNC Upgrade).

So if you want your gift certificate, then to claim:
1. You must be one of the 34 qualified entrants that didn't win the GSYNC upgrade.
2. You actually see this message (That means you're paying attention, and not a one-time visitor :D )
3. Send me a PM with subject line "Claim Amazon $19.20". Provide your preferred email address for the GC. (This makes it easier :oops: )
4. Claim by 11:59pm January 15th, 2014 (That's this forum time :) ).
5. Delivery by January 31st, 2014 (This gives me enough time to process all of them manually -- a big task! :shock: ).

P.S. You can also support Blur Busters via shopping via this Amazon Link (USA, Canada, UK)
...These links supports Blur Busters. Feel free to enter Amazon by these link, fill your cart, buy your computer upgrade, book, movie, game, TV, new computer, graphics card, new 120Hz monitor -- Amazon will send a small commision to Blur Busters which helps pays the Blur Busters bills. This will help cover the expensive three-figure dedicated web server monthly bill that hosts all Blur Busters related sites.
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Re: G-SYNC Upgrade Board Giveaway - FIVE boards! [complete]

Post by Karnaj » 08 Jan 2014, 00:12

But, but... 4K pennies iz the future! :lol:

No really, this is so generous of you. It's perfect since I recently ordered an EVGA GTX 780 Classified and discovered that Newegg listed its length as 10.5" when it's really 11". My CM Storm Scout only fits video cards up to 10.6" in length, so now I'm happily browsing for a new case. :twisted:

Not sure if I can wait until the end of this month to order, though, so maybe I'll look into an SSD or something later on. Thanks again, Chief!
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Re: G-SYNC Upgrade Board Giveaway - FIVE boards! [complete]

Post by nimbulan » 08 Jan 2014, 01:39

That is quite generous of you, Chief Blur Buster! I wonder how many of the entrants are still watching this thread to see the consolation prize?
Karnaj wrote:No really, this is so generous of you. It's perfect since I recently ordered an EVGA GTX 780 Classified and discovered that Newegg listed its length as 10.5" when it's really 11". My CM Storm Scout only fits video cards up to 10.6" in length, so now I'm happily browsing for a new case. :twisted:
I know that feeling. I'm using an old Antec Super Lanboy case which has almost exactly 10.5" between the hard drive bays and the back of the case. The card slots on the back are not recessed however, so my previous 10.5" card had to be inserted at an angle then turned into place, necessitating removal of most of the cables on the motherboard and bending some of the metal on the back of the case. Using that card was quite a lot of work. Luckily my GTX 760 is only 10.25" and is a lot easier to deal with.

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Post by Karnaj » 08 Jan 2014, 02:25

nimbulan wrote:That is quite generous of you, Chief Blur Buster! I wonder how many of the entrants are still watching this thread to see the consolation prize?
Karnaj wrote:No really, this is so generous of you. It's perfect since I recently ordered an EVGA GTX 780 Classified and discovered that Newegg listed its length as 10.5" when it's really 11". My CM Storm Scout only fits video cards up to 10.6" in length, so now I'm happily browsing for a new case. :twisted:
I know that feeling. I'm using an old Antec Super Lanboy case which has almost exactly 10.5" between the hard drive bays and the back of the case. The card slots on the back are not recessed however, so my previous 10.5" card had to be inserted at an angle then turned into place, necessitating removal of most of the cables on the motherboard and bending some of the metal on the back of the case. Using that card was quite a lot of work. Luckily my GTX 760 is only 10.25" and is a lot easier to deal with.
That looks like a really nifty case. Not sure how I feel about the velcro, especially since they picture the straps so close to the edges on New- err, I mean on Amazon. ;)

If only Cooler Master placed the 5.25" drive bays just a half-inch lower in the Storm Scout then I could slide the GTX 780 Classy right inside the lowest bay. :( As it is now, the video card is narrowly misaligned over the PCI-E slot. No way to make anything bend in my case (no pun intended) - I'd have to buy some power tools and hack either the drive bay or part of the video card housing off. My fault for buying a 4 and a half year old case just a year ago, lol. They seem to have fixed that in the Storm Scout 2 by offering detachable bays to (ofc) make way for longer video cards. Doh!
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Post by SS4 » 08 Jan 2014, 17:25

The gift cards works on amazon.ca as well right?

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Post by slick8 » 08 Jan 2014, 19:27

my name is mark leroy and have been waiting years for this technology, I need to win!!!!! thx

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Post by slick8 » 08 Jan 2014, 19:33

my name is mark leroy, I have been witing years for this technology, i really need to win this thing, and its painfully obvious the I am not a good writer based on this paragraph I'm trying to right. http://forums.blurbusters.com/
Thanks

Mark

I would play battlefield 4 for 48 straight hours if I win!!!!!

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Post by SS4 » 08 Jan 2014, 19:41

Contest is already over mark, deadline was the beginning of 2014 and winners have already been announced . . .

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Re: G-SYNC Upgrade Board Giveaway - FIVE boards! [complete]

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 10 Jan 2014, 12:45

5 G-SYNC upgrades, 10 gift certificates claimed, 19 still unclaimed.

There's still time to claim your consolation!
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Re: G-SYNC Upgrade Board Giveaway - FIVE boards! [complete]

Post by JakeNQuake » 10 Jan 2014, 13:02

Pretty damn nice of you :-)

So excited about this site and display technology.

Currently comparing a 1998 "new in box" CRT I bought off some Russians on Craigslist vs my VG248QE for QuakeLive :-)

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