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.
Reply #142 Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:35 AM
From your post #105
Though i am waiting to see if this will be frowned upon. If not, i will be pre-ordering Elemental.
Yes, I've read all the posts. This one appeared that you were suggesting that people make extra accounts and make a purchase to be um ... eligible?
I guess the real meaning of all that was contained in code elsewhere in the thread. My bad for missing it.
Reply #143 Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:23 AM
I'm still missing your point. What is wrong with using a Stardock feature to create a second account and make a purchase?
Reply #144 Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:26 AM
I would have thought this applies to new customers?
If you are already a customer, it doesn't matter how many new accounts you create you are still an existing customer.
Personally, if this was my company, I would get all those who are moaning, refund their money, delete their accounts and tell them I no longer wished them to be customers.
Bunch of spoiled brats
Reply #149 Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:40 AM
I find this to be an extremely generous gift and applaude Stardock for coming up with it. A great promotional idea, Congratulations to whoever the 1 millionth will be...
Reply #150 Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48 AM
While it's a great way of promoting SD's products and shows great generosity, I'm upgrading from SDC to impulse today and will likely buy an item or two.
If this puts me in the running and if I do win, I don't care to have my real identity posted on a gaming site, as is common with winners of these promotions.
I would thereby decline any prize and suggest that it go to the next person.
Reply #151 Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:26 AM
Because you feel someone else need it better, or because you feel you have no right to the prize?
Switching from SDC to impulse DOES make you a new impulse customer, there's no mention of someone having to be a new stardock customer. So there would be no moral issues in accepting it, regardless of which "side" you see it from.
Reply #152 Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:37 AM
Because you feel someone else need it better, or because you feel you have no right to the prize?
Switching from SDC to impulse DOES make you a new impulse customer, there's no mention of someone having to be a new stardock customer. So there would be no moral issues in accepting it, regardless of which "side" you see it from.
You're just full of shit from every side, aren't you mickeko? You read my reasons and now want to manipulate the conversation to suit your trolling needs. I won't repeat myself for your benefit.
Get an education and a job and one day, you'll understand.
Reply #153 Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:37 AM
Damn.......do you actually read a post when it's made, mickeko?
Stop trolling around decent threads and looking to push your shitty agenda on everyone.
@Motti: Nicely said.
@Stardock: Nice idea for a promotional item. The winner will be one lucky customer.
Reply #154 Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:49 AM
I too don't think it's right. I've only been a customer for over a year now. Am I a new customer? I have 5 e-mail addresses. Must I oen 4 new accounts or more to MAYBE be eligible? I also have helped in the past year and a half by supporting Master Skinners and purchasing just about everything you have for sale save for the games. Why shouldn't I be eligible. I just think it's an unfair practice for all the people before me who MADE this a reality. Sorry Stardock, but that's my humble opinion.
Reply #155 Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:50 AM
If you are already a customer, it doesn't matter how many new accounts you create you are still an existing customer.
Personally, if this was my company, I would get all those who are moaning, refund their money, delete their accounts and tell them I no longer wished them to be customers.
Bunch of spoiled brats
Anyone creating a new Impulse account, regardless of if they have one already or not, is creating a brand new account, as in (as far as all servers and Stardockians could tell) new customer.
To create a second account a different email is required, so it is a complete seperate identity from the first.
How is this not a new customer. To register my 3rd GC game i have no choice but to create a new account.
Once again, and it seems i'm destined to argue this forever more.
But if what i am talking about was not an intended feature of Impulse and of the way SD see's customers using Impulse, then why is the Create New Account feature right there in the Impulse Orb?
Why is it i have run with 2 seperate Impulse accounts for near to a year with no issue or hassle?
The trolls are coming out of the woodwork in this thread. And with them the tired old Star Trek pictures. Gee never seen one of those before, thank god for Adblock Plus.
Edit - I am not moaning. As i have stated if i was not already in need of a third account for my 3rd GC2 game i would not bother doing this. Since i need to reg that account and buy DA for it, i thought i'd pre-order Elemental at the same time and wualify myself for that PC.
What about me giving Stardock over $100 do you think they will not like?
Reply #156 Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:58 AM
Have you got value for money from your purchases?
Then stop your crying. How are you wronged?
Go find a site with a banner add proclaming the one millionth troll will win such and such.
I'm sure you can win that easy enough.
If your so out of pocket, ask for a refund.
I think it's time we pronounce this thread the Official "Prove to the world you are a Troll" thread.
Reply #157 Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:14 AM
Let's desist with the personal attacks.
Hint...
Violate Stardock's site rules and you'll find yourself ineligible for any prize.
Ever.
Reply #158 Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:20 PM
This whole thread serves Stardock right for being so generous.
As the saying goes: no good deed goes unpunished
Reply #159 Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:42 PM
completely agree. The way that Stardock has sub drives and such to get us to subscribe and renew and that sort of thing and now they pull this bullshit?
I'll remember this the next time I see a sub drive. I implore the rest of you to do the same.
And how the hell is Impulse something worthy of a prize anyways ?
Reply #160 Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:53 PM
Why would anyone feel cheated because of a giveaway like this? Does some random person getting something affect you somehow? Did you not get value for money when you made your purchase? Talk about a sense of entitlement.
If you want the same chance of winning this machine as this random unknown does, just download Impulse under a new name and email and buy something. Problem solved. There's no guarantee though. You'll only have the same chance as anyone else.
You might also want to complain about some random person winning the lottery. Sucks to be you, huh? </rant>
Other thoughts - Congrats to whomever wins the machine. And congrats to Stardock for reaching this milestone.
If this were 'buy something through impulse within the next 30 days , and you get a chance to win the l33t PC ' or something like that , I doubt you'd see any of this , but it's become this arbitary thing that pisses in the face of those of us who were the ones using Impulse since it came out, and that's what irks us.
As it is, I'll only be affected the next time I see a sub drive from Stardock or Wincustomize. Thanks for your concern
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Reply #141 Friday, March 20, 2009 9:28 PM
FFS Phoon. Wish you folks would read the entire thread before posting, having to repost myself is tiresome.
I created a 2nd Impulse account about a year ago for a second copy of GC2 DL that i was given. Since i found no way to register second copies under the one email i had to do so. Of course it was also required for Impulse to have seperate reg keys for each copy of the game, otherwise playing both on one machine was trouble. It was anyway and i had to install on other PC, but i digress.
I than bought on that account a second copy of Dark Avatar.
Now i have a third copy of GC2 DL and obviously need another Impulse account to be able to reg it, buy another DA and download, install and play those games on another machine.
All legit reasons to having 3 accounts.
Now as SS said, i need that third account regardless of this prize. I'll admit i was not going to set up that thrid account till i was ready, but this prize has prompted me to do so soon as that PC is awesome. Also since i at some point very soon want to order Elemental, i may as well do all at once.
So that would make it 1 DL, 3 DA's, TA, 2 other games, ODU and elemental that i have bought, along with two gifted DL's.
All that along with the fact that "create new account" is in the Impulse Orb, gives me every right to try and win a great prize.
Im disgusted with your ignorance and attitude. So now, what part of all that do you have a problem with?