Digital Storm and TechPowerUp Present Lynx Gaming Desktop Giveaway

btarunr · Apr 19, 2019

Digital Storm is one of North America's most respected pre-built gaming desktop brands. They've partnered with TechPowerUp to bring residents of the US and Canada a unique chance to bring home a fully-loaded, 4K-capable gaming desktop, the Digital Storm Lynx. The machine up for grabs is powered by an Intel Core i7-9700K 8-core processor, 16 GB of DDR4-3200 dual-channel memory, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 graphics. Other key pieces of hardware include Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB NVMe SSD, and a 750-Watt PSU by Corsair, all packed into a custom case by Digital Storm with RGB LED embellishments. How fast is it? We just reviewed a Digital Storm Lynx with this exact configuration for you. Its brand-new twin could be yours. Sounds good? All you have to do is fill up a short form to help us contact you if you've won. Digital Storm pays for shipping and customs. Open from today (19th April), the Giveaway ends on the 29th of April, 2019.

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Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2019

Done fingers crossed

Dammeron · Apr 19, 2019

Pity it's only for US and Canada. Usually Your giveaways were open worldwide...

64K · Apr 19, 2019

Nice rig. Someone is going to be very happy to win that.

FreedomEclipse · Apr 19, 2019

I'll Enter -- If i should win, I want it to be sent to @Norton so he can give it away to the F@H/WCG crew

dorsetknob · Apr 19, 2019

Don't expect to win
but

FreedomEclipse said:
I'll Enter -- If i should win, I want it to be sent to @Norton so he can give it away to the F@H/WCG crew

ditto

robert3892 · Apr 19, 2019

Sadly this is US and Canada only.

Space Lynx · Apr 19, 2019

If I win I am going to sell the 2070 on here, and upgrade to a 2080, and just use Intel HD graphics until I get the money saved up ^^

DeathtoGnomes · Apr 19, 2019

not that thrilled it only offers intel flavoring.

TheOne · Apr 19, 2019

Well here's hoping.

W1zzard · Apr 19, 2019

Dammeron said:
Pity it's only for US and Canada. Usually Your giveaways were open worldwide...

Yeah this is up to the company giving away the prizes, shipping a whole system across half the globe can be troublesome so I understand why they wanted to avoid it

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2019

They are missing out on a big EU/Europe market though

Dammeron · Apr 19, 2019

W1zzard said:
Yeah this is up to the company giving away the prizes, shipping a whole system across half the globe can be troublesome so I understand why they wanted to avoid it

Well, not that I'll ever win anything, such is my luck... However, the time to change my 2600k+HD7950 setup comes closer every day.

Deleted member 67555 · Apr 19, 2019

For me to do a similar build that I feel matches the aesthetics of that build I'd be spending

64K · Apr 19, 2019

jmcslob said:
For me to do a similar build that I feel matches the aesthetics of that build I'd be spending

https://www.microcenter.com/product...red_Glass_ATX_Mid-Tower_Computer_Case_-_Black
https://www.microcenter.com/product...,_ASUS_Prime_Z390-A,_CPU_-_Motherboard_Bundle
https://www.microcenter.com/product...RTX_2070_Single-Fan_8GB_GDDR6_PCIe_Video_Card
https://www.microcenter.com/product/482721/Floe_Riing_RGB_360_TT_Premium_360mm_RGB_Water_Cooling_Kit
https://www.microcenter.com/product...tt_80_Plus_Gold_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply_2018
https://www.microcenter.com/product...00_CL16_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_-_Red
https://www.microcenter.com/product...80-pcie-nvme-30-x4-internal-solid-state-drive
https://www.microcenter.com/product...5400rpm-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-hard-drive

I didn't see a copy of Windows 10 in that build so that's another $140. I've checked in the past what boutique builders like Digital Storm offer and they have usually been priced a couple hundred dollars over what I could build for myself but for people that don't want to build themselves it's probably an ok deal. They assemble the parts and do the cable management and do any troubleshooting that's necessary and offer a 3 year warranty on labor along with 1 year on parts. I would rather save the couple hundred dollars and build it myself or use that money to upgrade to a better GPU.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 19, 2019

64K said:
I didn't see a copy of Windows 10 in that build so that's another $140. I've checked in the past what boutique builders like Digital Storm offer and they have usually been priced a couple hundred dollars over what I could build for myself but for people that don't want to build themselves it's probably an ok deal. They assemble the parts and do the cable management and do any troubleshooting that's necessary and offer a 3 year warranty on labor along with 1 year on parts. I would rather save the couple hundred dollars and build it myself or use that money to upgrade to a better GPU.

Less than $30 for a windows 10 pro key now, no where near $140

Ruru · Apr 19, 2019

tigger said:
Less than $30 for a windows 10 pro key now, no where near $140

Well, some just don't want these "gray area" keys.

Though I've never paid over 10eur for a W10 Pro key.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 20, 2019

Chloe Price said:
Well, some just don't want these "gray area" keys.

Though I've never paid over 10eur for a W10 Pro key.

I've used two of the grey keys now with absolutely no problem. If Microshaft lowered the price to say £50, no one would even pirate windows, and even at the lower price, the profit from it would go up.

NoJuan999 · Apr 20, 2019

Entered.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this Awesome rig !!!

Moofachuka · Apr 20, 2019

Hope I win =D

Shihab · Apr 20, 2019

W1zzard said:
Yeah this is up to the company giving away the prizes, shipping a whole system across half the globe can be troublesome so I understand why they wanted to avoid it

So is this merely a matter of shipping or does the participant HAVE to be, officially, a US/CA citizen?
I mean, is it possible for a non US/CA resident to participate and have it shipped to a north American address (e.g. a relative's)?

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 20, 2019

If I won I would pay for them to ship it. Well worth the cost.

rslayerr · Apr 20, 2019

good luck all!!!

WarHell · Apr 21, 2019

I thought it was worldwide, because I read custom fees

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Caring1 · Apr 21, 2019

Good luck to the limited target audience for this, pity the company is too cheap to spend on global shipping and only opted for a quick and easy local promo which equates to less than advertising costs.

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Digital Storm and TechPowerUp Present Lynx Gaming Desktop Giveaway

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