ATI 3870 X2 Competition: Vote for the Winner!

sushrukh · Mar 4, 2008, 07:58 PM

I'm happy & amazed to see how Zardon handled the situation & let one innocent & fair person win.I can now understand the usefulness of your " Sophisticated Softwares ".

Congrats Andrew for winning the 3870X2, Swimtech for that surprise prize & Slug for the Crucial DDR3 ram.Wow you guys are lucky.

Al_Vampyre · Mar 4, 2008, 10:30 PM

Well done Andrew! Hope it's fun...ain't democracy grand!

Congrats to the two lucky runners up...Swimtech I hope that the surprise from AMD isn't a vist from your own creation!!

Judas · Mar 4, 2008, 10:38 PM

lol.. for a second there i read floored as "flavored".......

i think i should go home.....

IvanV · Mar 4, 2008, 10:56 PM

Hurray for AMD, I was hoping something like this would happen.

And congratulations, swimtech.

CoolZone · Mar 5, 2008, 10:12 AM

Congrats Andrew! You really deserved this cool card ! I really hope you will enjoy it and please post some photos for us when you receive it

Also,swimtech,what is your consolation prize?

j2t · Mar 5, 2008, 06:21 PM

Congrats Andrew and swimtech, and all the other entries for making it to the final.

swimtech · Mar 5, 2008, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolZone

Congrats Andrew! You really deserved this cool card ! I really hope you will enjoy it and please post some photos for us when you receive it

Also,swimtech,what is your consolation prize?

I really don't know! It's like Forrest Gump opening his chocolates - never know what you're gonna get. I'll let y'all know though...

YAYitsAndrew · Mar 8, 2008, 12:57 AM

The card arrived today!

What's this strange box from Canada?

Oh! A video card is inside!

It's so purty

Oh... it's also HUGE! (Lenovo laptops have full-size keys)

I'm still in the process of choosing the parts for my new computer and reading reviews so...no specs yet. But the vid card is here! Woo!

**dj_stick** · Mar 8, 2008, 05:38 AM

that's an awesome case they sent the card in to you, congrats again andrew

CoolZone · Mar 8, 2008, 08:55 AM

congrats again from me Andrew,I really like that box in where the card came.Be sure to choose a nice case so you can see the card from outside when the computer is running

slugbug · Mar 8, 2008, 04:45 PM

Nice to see it arrived quickly. I wonder if all of those cards come in a case like that.

swimtech · Mar 10, 2008, 01:12 AM

How cool can you get? AMD definitely wanted it to arrive to you safely - nice touch! Congratulations again...

**kris23** · Mar 10, 2008, 01:43 AM

congrats andrew, you deserve it man! though i thought it was the same card with the Ruby image on the card....

and i wonder what AMD is gonna give swimtech? lool if its another 3870 X2 but that would be awesome!

on a side note, i love how these competitions weed out those of poor character everytime!

hey swimtech, why dont you post your prize when you get it? im curious

**dj_stick** · Mar 10, 2008, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

hey swimtech, why dont you post your prize when you get it? im curious

you're not the only one there

swimtech · Mar 11, 2008, 09:20 PM

Well, just got a phone call from my wife at home that a package had arrived from Canada. She couldn't stand it - she had to open it, but she wouldn't tell me what it was! Frankly, I don't want to know (for sure...) yet 'cause I won't be able to get home until about midnight tonight.

The only clue she would give me was that it came in a "Secret Agent case". Hmmm... I don't think AMD would be sending a T-Shirt in a secret agent case - you agree?

Can you say EXCITED? I knew that you could.

Pix tomorrow - I'm bringing it to work 'cause one of the guys I work with here really wants to see it too.

Woo-Hoo!!!

IEMC · Mar 11, 2008, 09:35 PM

Lol, who wants to see a graphics card :P

That case is freakin sweet, though.

Neshi · Mar 12, 2008, 10:15 AM

swimtech, can't wait to see what kind of great present you got!

Tipstaff · Mar 12, 2008, 10:52 AM

Congrats to both of you guys!

swimtech · Mar 12, 2008, 04:53 PM

...two words - Un Real!!!!

AMD sent me, in a case meant for air cargo transport, a shiny 3870 512mb video card! See...

and a little closer...

A better consolation prize there has never been, and a huge boost for me in building my new system - the first I will actually ever have built for myself from scratch. Already have the case, memory, keyboard/mouse, and now the video card.

Thank you doesn't begin to describe how grateful I am to AMD, DriverHeaven, and all the members and guests who voted and participated in this contest - so Thank You, again...

My wife really loves the case - she gets that once the video card is in the new computer!

sushrukh · Mar 12, 2008, 07:21 PM

Nice congrats again.

swimtech · Mar 12, 2008, 08:10 PM

And, YES, it works!

It's barely audible with my ear right on the jig while running the demo, the photo froze the fan in motion - it's turning at low speed.

IEMC · Mar 12, 2008, 08:50 PM

Smaller than it looks.

Judas · Mar 12, 2008, 08:59 PM

Nice

BlueMak · Mar 12, 2008, 09:47 PM

Well done swimtech! Now finish your new system and kill all the fools that come in your way!

Asmoday · Mar 12, 2008, 10:13 PM

Wow..!! Congrats mate, AMD Rocks!

Neshi · Mar 12, 2008, 11:49 PM

congrats! That is one hell of a consolation prize!

**kris23** · Mar 13, 2008, 02:55 AM

lol i was close!

slugbug · Mar 13, 2008, 04:09 PM

Very nice consolation prize indeed.

IvanV · Mar 13, 2008, 04:45 PM

Great, I was hoping AMD would do something like that, congratulations!

P.S. I always liked that particular tech demo.

EDIT: You've got a nice camera too, the exposure time must have been very short, what model is it?

swimtech · Mar 13, 2008, 08:54 PM

'twas an HP 717 6MP camera, set to 2MP pictures for all 3 shots - everything auto, uploaded to ImageShack. The last photo I resized through ImageShack's upload/resize and optimize function - seemed to work well.

I slightly miscomposed the first shot - caught a couple sticky notes on my desk - but it's ok...

Would have run a DX10 demo, but didn't have Vista on that machine.

Thanks! Yes, it was a simply outstanding consolation prize - I'm a very happy feller! It is perfectly suited to the Gigabyte EX38-DS4 mainboard I'm likely to get soon (and had my eye on before the contest ended), and will hopefully CrossfireX with another AMD card down the road - here's hoping the new gen cards due from AMD will Cross with this one. And who knows (Who Knows???), maybe we really will see Yayitsandrew's weapon and/or my character in the Tabula Rasa game someday - that would be soooooo cool.

View Poll Results: ATI 3870 X2 Competition: Vote for the Winner!
winnebago	39	7.00%
werty316	69	12.39%
The_Neon_Cowboy	79	14.18%
EfrainMan	35	6.28%
YAYitsAndrew	126	22.62%
swimtech	125	22.44%
RebeLone	45	8.08%
thenewguy001	39	7.00%
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Mar 4, 2008, 10:30 PM	#92
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Well done Andrew! Hope it's fun...ain't democracy grand! Congrats to the two lucky runners up...Swimtech I hope that the surprise from AMD isn't a vist from your own creation!! __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain. Last edited by Al_Vampyre; Mar 4, 2008 at 10:33 PM. Reason: Because I'm a twat!

Mar 4, 2008, 10:56 PM	#94
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,917 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Hurray for AMD, I was hoping something like this would happen. And congratulations, swimtech. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Mar 8, 2008, 12:57 AM	#98
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	The card arrived today! What's this strange box from Canada? Oh! A video card is inside! It's so purty Oh... it's also HUGE! (Lenovo laptops have full-size keys) I'm still in the process of choosing the parts for my new computer and reading reviews so...no specs yet. But the vid card is here! Woo! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Mar 10, 2008, 01:12 AM	#102
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	How cool can you get? AMD definitely wanted it to arrive to you safely - nice touch! Congratulations again... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Mar 4, 2008, 07:58 PM	#91
sushrukh HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta , India Posts: 197 Rep Power: 0	I'm happy & amazed to see how Zardon handled the situation & let one innocent & fair person win.I can now understand the usefulness of your " Sophisticated Softwares ". Congrats Andrew for winning the 3870X2, Swimtech for that surprise prize & Slug for the Crucial DDR3 ram.Wow you guys are lucky.

Mar 5, 2008, 10:12 AM	#95
CoolZone HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 602 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Congrats Andrew! You really deserved this cool card ! I really hope you will enjoy it and please post some photos for us when you receive it Also,swimtech,what is your consolation prize?

Mar 5, 2008, 06:21 PM	#96
j2t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 184 Rep Power: 0	Congrats Andrew and swimtech, and all the other entries for making it to the final.

Mar 8, 2008, 08:55 AM	#100
CoolZone HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 602 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	congrats again from me Andrew,I really like that box in where the card came.Be sure to choose a nice case so you can see the card from outside when the computer is running

Mar 8, 2008, 04:45 PM	#101
slugbug Going Broke Saving Money Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 571 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	Nice to see it arrived quickly. I wonder if all of those cards come in a case like that.

Mar 10, 2008, 01:43 AM	#103
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	congrats andrew, you deserve it man! though i thought it was the same card with the Ruby image on the card.... and i wonder what AMD is gonna give swimtech? lool if its another 3870 X2 but that would be awesome! on a side note, i love how these competitions weed out those of poor character everytime! hey swimtech, why dont you post your prize when you get it? im curious __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 11, 2008, 09:20 PM	#105
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Well, just got a phone call from my wife at home that a package had arrived from Canada. She couldn't stand it - she had to open it, but she wouldn't tell me what it was! Frankly, I don't want to know (for sure...) yet 'cause I won't be able to get home until about midnight tonight. The only clue she would give me was that it came in a "Secret Agent case". Hmmm... I don't think AMD would be sending a T-Shirt in a secret agent case - you agree? Can you say EXCITED? I knew that you could. Pix tomorrow - I'm bringing it to work 'cause one of the guys I work with here really wants to see it too. Woo-Hoo!!! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Mar 11, 2008, 09:35 PM	#106
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Lol, who wants to see a graphics card :P That case is freakin sweet, though. __________________

Mar 12, 2008, 10:15 AM	#107
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,381 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	swimtech, can't wait to see what kind of great present you got! __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Mar 12, 2008, 10:52 AM	#108
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Congrats to both of you guys! __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Mar 12, 2008, 04:53 PM	#109
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	...two words - Un Real!!!! AMD sent me, in a case meant for air cargo transport, a shiny 3870 512mb video card! See... and a little closer... A better consolation prize there has never been, and a huge boost for me in building my new system - the first I will actually ever have built for myself from scratch. Already have the case, memory, keyboard/mouse, and now the video card. Thank you doesn't begin to describe how grateful I am to AMD, DriverHeaven, and all the members and guests who voted and participated in this contest - so Thank You, again... My wife really loves the case - she gets that once the video card is in the new computer! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Mar 12, 2008, 07:21 PM	#110
sushrukh HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta , India Posts: 197 Rep Power: 0	Nice congrats again.

Mar 12, 2008, 08:10 PM	#111
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	And, YES, it works! It's barely audible with my ear right on the jig while running the demo, the photo froze the fan in motion - it's turning at low speed. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Mar 12, 2008, 08:50 PM	#112
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Smaller than it looks. __________________

Mar 12, 2008, 09:47 PM	#114
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,470 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Well done swimtech! Now finish your new system and kill all the fools that come in your way! __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Mar 12, 2008, 10:13 PM	#115
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Wow..!! Congrats mate, AMD Rocks! __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Mar 12, 2008, 11:49 PM	#116
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,381 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	congrats! That is one hell of a consolation prize! __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Mar 13, 2008, 02:55 AM	#117
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	lol i was close! __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 13, 2008, 04:09 PM	#118
slugbug Going Broke Saving Money Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 571 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	Very nice consolation prize indeed.

Mar 13, 2008, 04:45 PM	#119
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,917 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Great, I was hoping AMD would do something like that, congratulations! P.S. I always liked that particular tech demo. EDIT: You've got a nice camera too, the exposure time must have been very short, what model is it? __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever). Last edited by IvanV; Mar 13, 2008 at 05:12 PM.

Mar 13, 2008, 08:54 PM	#120
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	'twas an HP 717 6MP camera, set to 2MP pictures for all 3 shots - everything auto, uploaded to ImageShack. The last photo I resized through ImageShack's upload/resize and optimize function - seemed to work well. I slightly miscomposed the first shot - caught a couple sticky notes on my desk - but it's ok... Would have run a DX10 demo, but didn't have Vista on that machine. Thanks! Yes, it was a simply outstanding consolation prize - I'm a very happy feller! It is perfectly suited to the Gigabyte EX38-DS4 mainboard I'm likely to get soon (and had my eye on before the contest ended), and will hopefully CrossfireX with another AMD card down the road - here's hoping the new gen cards due from AMD will Cross with this one. And who knows (Who Knows???), maybe we really will see Yayitsandrew's weapon and/or my character in the Tabula Rasa game someday - that would be soooooo cool. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.