The Impulse Millionth User PC Prize

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing

As you might know, we announced that Stardock will be giving away a custom built gaming PC worth over $4000 to the millionth Impulse customer.  I was told the specs, and I’m just in awe of what an awesome machine this is.

I wanted to share the specs of the gaming PC just to give you a taste.  I will update the post once we get some pictures taken.

Custom Built:

  • Case: Ikonik RA-X10 Full Tower
  • Processor:  Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition 3.2 GHz
  • RAM: 12 GB DDR3/1600 MHz Corsair
  • CD:  Sony 5X Blu-Ray Player/DVD-RW Burner
  • Power: 1,000 Watt Power Supply
  • Video: 2xATI Radeon 4870x2 in Crossfire
  • Monitor: 24" LCD Widescreen
  • Sound: Creative Labs SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatality Pro
  • Speakers:  Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround System
  • HD:  2 TB RAID-0
  • OS:  Microsoft Vista Ultimate 64-bit

Whoever ends up with this, is going to be one lucky gamer.

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mickeko
Reply #181 Sunday, March 22, 2009 8:43 AM

Wizard1956
I think this thread has more in common with the other end of the horse.

By calling other peoples opinion horse sh*t, you're doing nothing but add to the problem.

But , a darn funny reply... Even though it's partially aimed at me.

 

angus1949
Reply #182 Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:21 AM

Hey, but what about that prize.  Man, that would make my millenium, and all I have to do is be the millionth (old or new) customer to buy a piece of software through Impulse.  What a great thing for Stardock to do for the community.

If anyone feels the need to assasinate anymore characters, then please just attack mine and get this over with.

mickeko
Reply #183 Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:37 AM

angus1949
What a great thing for Stardock to do for the community.

It IS a really nice thing to do, it's not for the community though. It's for a random new customer who may not be interested in the community at all.

This pretty much sums up my problem with this whole thing.

angus1949
Reply #184 Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:19 PM

Sorry you think so Mick.  Every give-away contest out in the great big world is usually only for one big winner.  We would all like to win something so nice, but why don't we just be happy for the winner.

Wizard1956
Reply #185 Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:36 PM

By calling other peoples opinion horse sh*t, you're doing nothing but add to the problem.

The subject was equine anatomy,not fertilizer.

TheD2JBug
Reply #186 Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:52 PM

Is it old or new? If it is , I apologize for anything I said.

mickeko
Reply #187 Sunday, March 22, 2009 12:58 PM

angus1949
Sorry you think so Mick.  Every give-away contest out in the great big world is usually only for one big winner.  We would all like to win something so nice, but why don't we just be happy for the winner.

Somehow everyone of you tend to interpret my comments as some kind of greedy whining... I don't care if *I* am ineligible for the win, my issue is that pretty much *everyone* already in the community is ineligible (unless going through the trouble of making multiple accounts for the sole purpose of trying to win, which most of us will NOT do, because we have a sense of what's right).

Don't think for a second that I would not be happy for the winner, because I will be. I hope it's someone who can put the beast into good use, and if it's not, well... It's the way random events goes sometimes.

mickeko
Reply #188 Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:00 PM

TheD2JBug
Is it old or new? If it is , I apologize for anything I said.

With that spec, it's definetely not old... It *could* be used, which I doubt, but I don't see how that would make anyone less happy with it.

angus1949
Reply #189 Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:04 PM

Don't think for a second that I would not be happy for the winner, because I will be. I hope it's someone who can put the beast into good use, and if it's not, well... It's the way random events goes sometimes.
Thanks for that Mick, because I just won.......just kidding!

teddybearcholla
Reply #190 Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:04 PM

I for one will congratulate the person who wins, and I hope the winner is announced, just in case it is one of the ...mmm....complainers about this give away by Stardock. ...just my 2 cents worth...

Zyxpsilon
Reply #191 Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:34 PM

Wizard1956

By calling other peoples opinion horse sh*t, you're doing nothing but add to the problem.
The subject was equine anatomy,not fertilizer.

The thing with the Dominoe effect is that once it all starts falling -err- dropping on each other, none is left standing unless the last stays up - in which case, you'd need to put a few thousands back where they were to try it all over again.

Strangely, people are exactly like that with a slight difference - we like to guess where the tumbling COULD stop if only to laugh about who incorrectly place these Dominoes.

I'm caught in a loop, just like everyone else not only because i enjoy Dominoes but also because i have no influence over the result.

Bad luck included.

Island Dog
Reply #192 Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:53 PM

*I* am ineligible for the win, my issue is that pretty much *everyone* already in the community is ineligible (unless going through the trouble of making multiple accounts for the sole purpose of trying to win, which most of us will NOT do, because we have a sense of what's right).

Not so.  Everyone in the "community" is not necessarily a customer.

TheD2JBug
Reply #193 Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:28 PM

Island Dog

*I* am ineligible for the win, my issue is that pretty much *everyone* already in the community is ineligible (unless going through the trouble of making multiple accounts for the sole purpose of trying to win, which most of us will NOT do, because we have a sense of what's right).


Not so.  Everyone in the "community" is not necessarily a customer.

meh I had a reply but never mind. This isn't worth it.

Wizard1956
Reply #194 Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:48 PM

i enjoy Dominoes

Me too,great pizza!!!

( My comments were meant as a joke,sorry you didn't "get it")

Zyxpsilon
Reply #195 Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:22 PM

Oh, i got it alright - i laughed all the way to the barn down the street.

Human emotions are complex enough that if we were to add chaos & misunderstandings into the 'controversy', we'd get more than just Dominoes like conversations, ever here.

psychoak
Reply #196 Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:17 PM

I'd just like to say that this thread is therapeutic.  I never have to worry about falling apart and killing myself.  No matter how pathetic I feel, I'll always have this to think back on and see how far I have to fall before I hit bottom.

 

Seriously, this was almost funny when the whining started, but arguing about the rationality of said whining... wow.

 

I feel like a shining example of humanity, that and taking a shower.

TheD2JBug
Reply #197 Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:17 PM

I completely misunderstood the whole thing

My apologies to all. Good luck to the lucky bugger who gets the PC.

mickeko
Reply #198 Monday, March 23, 2009 6:07 AM

psychoak
Seriously, this was almost funny when the whining started, but arguing about the rationality of said whining... wow.

 

If there had been an official reply to this, there wouldn't have needed be this much fuss over the whole thing. Instead it has only been flames about how ungrateful people are who even consider seeing this some other way than a perfect act of generosity.

I don't think it *is* this way, but it's easy to get the impression that Stardock were waiting for the "idealists" to bully those who think different to silence.

Here's what I would have wanted to see:

"We made this giveaway to celebrate a great occasion. It was not our intention to make anyone feel left out." and maybe even "we will consider other ways to celebrate occasions like these in the future".

 

With this, I will drop this topic...

Mistralok1
Reply #199 Monday, March 23, 2009 7:02 AM

Give me this rig. I'll do some good with it. Load it up with every scrap of software that you can, and I'll auction it off. I can feed a lot of hungry kids for five grand. If I can find a corporate sponsor that is willing to overspend, then I can feed even more.

I am certain that there is a food bank in your area that would be delighted to receive this boon.

You can benefit one person, or you can benefit a hundred or more. (And stop any and all whining in the process.)

 

 

 

CharlesCS
Reply #200 Monday, March 23, 2009 10:34 AM

So, will StarDock give a prize to the 1M poster as well? This thread has become a sensation and amazingly has managed to stay within the topic created by the whiners.

Besides, I don't know why all the complaining, I'm gonna win the rig since I know exactly when to make the 1M purchase necessary to win. I can see into the future and I saw myself playing Sins and that new rig. Well, maybe not the future, more like a dream, but it can happen.

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