TechPowerUp Announces BIOSTAR HiFi Contest, Winners of Previous Giveaway

btarunr · Apr 9, 2013

TechPowerUp and BIOSTAR present our latest Facebook Giveaway. Three lucky winners stand to win a BIOSTAR HiFi A85W socket FM2 motherboard, each. Open to participants from the United States, the giveaway needs you to merely like our Facebook page (if you haven't already), and fill up a short entry form. BIOSTAR is looking for a catchphrase that best describes its HiFi motherboard series, so get ready to stir your imagination. At the end of the contest, three winners will be picked at random.

For more information, and to participate, visit this page. Good Luck!

Also announcing, the winners of TechPowerUp and AeroCool Facebook Giveaway!

Here are the five lucky winners of the Facebook Giveaway we ran in partnership with AeroCool. A huge congrats to you guys!

Stephen from Australia, wins AeroCool XPredator X3 chassis
Vivek from the United Arab Emirates, wins AeroCool XPredator X1 chassis
Chris from the United States, wins AeroCool Touch 2100 fan-controller
Cornel from Romania and Marvin from Germany, each win AeroCool StrikeX X-1000 fan-controller

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

Ferrum Master · Apr 9, 2013

US only... meh...

AlienIsGOD · Apr 9, 2013

Ferrum Master said:
US only... meh...

no doubt....

Anggoro · Apr 9, 2013

congrats for the winner! :toast:

micropage7 · Apr 9, 2013

they should make it world wide,
duh..

THE_EGG · Apr 9, 2013

Congratz to the winrars. Australia seems to have quite a lot of lucky people :cool:

syeef · Apr 9, 2013

Ferrum Master said:
US only... meh...

+1

And why can't there be a giveaway without facebook... I don't have an account :banghead:

chaotic_uk · Apr 9, 2013

Ferrum Master said:
US only... meh...

did not see that bit lol , so how do I un-enter

de.das.dude · Apr 9, 2013

btarunr said:
open to participants from the united states

this is spartaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

PLAfiller · Apr 9, 2013

chaotic_uk said:
did not see that bit lol , so how do I un-enter

Me too.

Delta6326 · Apr 9, 2013

Joined! I'm very happy that TPU uses Facebook. It makes lots of sense, being that over 1billion people use it...

Arctucas · Apr 9, 2013

Ferrum Master said:
US only... meh...

Facebook...meh, pass.

Frick · Apr 9, 2013

Who no global contest as it usually is? Unfair, this is an international site! Booo booo riot riot MUTINY

W1zzard · Apr 9, 2013

Frick said:
Who no global contest as it usually is? Unfair, this is an international site! Booo booo riot riot MUTINY

Because Biostar said USA only.

Frick · Apr 9, 2013

MUTINY UPROAR etc

KissSh0t · Apr 9, 2013

Ferrum Master said:
US only... meh...

I believe an Australian won..

Is that what you meant? United States Only?

Australia is on the other side of the world..

Frick · Apr 9, 2013

KissSh0t said:
I believe an Australian won..

Is that what you meant? United States Only?

Australia is on the other side of the world..

The new contest is for USA only.

Nordic · Apr 9, 2013

Frick said:
The new contest is for USA only.

Increases us yanks chances

Major_A · Apr 10, 2013

Because Biostar said USA only.

I guess they don't understand that you aren't personally giving away stuff.

m1dg3t · Apr 10, 2013

W1zzard said:
Because Biostar said USA only.

Good. They can keep it! :laugh:

Thanks for running contest/s W1zz, but please remind them we are an international community here @ TechPowerUP :rockout:

chaotic_uk · Apr 10, 2013

any gfx card contests in the works ? , I need a new one since my 6970 died

chaotic_uk · Apr 11, 2013

chaotic_uk said:
any gfx card contests in the works ? , I need a new one since my 6970 died

I take the lack of replies by wiz it's a no then

jboydgolfer · Apr 18, 2013

NO MORE FACEBOOK!!!!!!
I've NEVER used it in it's entire existence, and I really don't want to start now. Isn't there another way that these contest could be held?? It just kills me that I need to Join facebook to be apart of something open to "everybody".

btarunr · Apr 18, 2013

jboydgolfer said:
NO MORE FACEBOOK!!!!!!
I've NEVER used it in it's entire existence, and I really don't want to start now. Isn't there another way that these contest could be held?? It just kills me that I need to Join facebook to be apart of something open to "everybody".

It won't bite. You can stop using it after the contest.

KissSh0t · Apr 18, 2013

I blocked facebook in my hostfile :I

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TechPowerUp Announces BIOSTAR HiFi Contest, Winners of Previous Giveaway

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