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Will you be donating and/or opting in to win the Kreij Cancer Curing PC?

  • Yes I plan to donate and will opt in to crunch/fold on the PC to help cure cancer if I win it.

    Votes: 30 17.0%

  • Yes I plan to donate but will allow others a chance to help cure cancer with the PC.

    Votes: 30 17.0%

  • I will opt in to crunch/fold on the PC to help cure cancer if I win it.

    Votes: 30 17.0%

  • I support this project but will allow others a chance to help cure cancer with the PC.

    Votes: 49 27.8%

  • NEW poll option- This is a great project and I hope TPU members keep it going!!!

    Votes: 40 22.7%

  • I will opt in on current/future giveaways and/or support them knowing crunching/folding is optional

    Votes: 10 5.7%
  • Total voters
    176
My TPU name as well as my crunching name is @stinger608 and I would like to opt in on the computer system for my wife actually. Her system is pushing the age at almost being nostalgic. :laugh:

And I would also like to opt in for:

1) 2x Radeon 6950 I would actually Crossfire my ole Alienware system with these. :p

2) MSI Z97/Pentium G3258 mb/cpu combo This would be used to upgrade my daughters computer. Would be a great upgrade for her.


One of the most memorable Christmas seasons in recent history would have to be this year! We just got moved in November and had a unreal Thanksgiving with all the family over. It was one of the best on record. Then the 3 daughters and grand kids came over the Saturday after Thanksgiving and put up the Christmas tree and did all the decorations on the tree and the house. They will all be coming over for Christmas morning which I'm quite sure will end up being the most memorable Christmas in several years.
With our old place we didn't have even close to enough room to have all of the family over at once, so this is sooooooooo awesome!!!!
 
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@T-Bob
I would like to opt-in for:
MSI Z97/Pentium G3258 mb/cpu combo. It would allow me to upgrade my father's aging PC.
Mionix Castor gaming mouse as I could really use it myself.
Good luck to all that enter :toast: and I can't wait to see the finished Kreij Holiday 2015 PC :lovetpu:

It brings me joy to see all of the selfless donations for this great cause, especially this time of year. :respect::respect::respect:
 
theonedub said:
probably the strongest turnout I've witnessed to date :toast:
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The strongest and the second under Dean Kreij Kortenhoven memories,

Despite the fatality of Dean, this community is growing in spirit and as to be so king in this holiday season,
As a matter of fact I would not see myself in other forum in this moment, this is getting better to see all the shared stories from you gentlemen,
I´m feel honored to be here,

As for me, my personal opinion about the Christmas Holy Days is that this time is to charge batteries for the entire year, for the soul.

Not in for anything because I´m very happy with my current pc, just to wish good luck to the donators, You guys deserve it more than the lucky winners.

Bom Natal para todos os membros do Tech Power Up,
Merry Christmas for all TPU members.
:lovetpu::respect::respect::respect:
 
Thanks to all of those joining in, sharing, and showing their support! :)

Just a heads up and stay tuned for details....

We're working on some holiday gifts for the UK/EU members atm- special thanks to @RCoon for lending a hand :toast:

:lovetpu:
 
We're working on some [B said:
holiday gifts[/B] for the UK/EU members atm- special thanks to @RCoon for lending a hand :toast:

:lovetpu:
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no love for CAN members :cry: :p :lovetpu:
 
@RCoon @Norton If we're talking about a UK giveaway, I may be able to offer up my 8GB Sniper DDR3 kit from G.Skill. 9-9-9-24-(1T?), 2x4GB, perfect for anyone wanting to build a gaming rig and won't have a thousand Chrome tabs open while gaming. Passed every memtest that it has ever come across, run great for close to a year (I think?). Confident that it can give CAS8 a good run for its money.

Only thing is this giveaway has got to be organised quick because I'm departing Bristol on the 20th of this month to go back to Canada and won't be back until January when the holiday season is over.
 
I'm not in for this one, but just sitting back waiting for all the goodies to go to deserving team-members :toast:
 
** UPDATE **

We have some holiday giveaway items for UK/EU forum members

UK/EU holiday gifts
Gift 1- MSI Dragon 120mm AIO cooler donated by @RCoon
Gift 2- bequiet! Pure Power L8 630w PSU donated by @RCoon
Gift 3- G.Skill Sniper 2x4GB DDR3 1600 (cas 9, 1.5v) memory kit donated by @tabascosauz

If you are in these areas and want a chance at them please opt in under the same rules as the other holiday gifts but add in where you live.

Thanks to @RCoon and @tabascosauz for donating some nice goods! :respect:

:lovetpu:
 
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I'd like to opt in for the Holiday PC for my younger brother.

He's been working on scraping together $500 (hopefully, that's his goal) when he comes to visit this Christmas. He's using parts from my old build and he really wants something more in line for a gaming PC as to what I have. Right now he's got:
  • Antec 300 case
  • Phenom II x4 820 (she's OC'ed to about 3.2)
  • 4GB DDR3
  • 1TB WD Black Caviar (possibly the best thing in his current build - which is sad)
  • 600W or 650W Corsair CX series PSU
  • GTX 280 (my old GTX 285 that didn't work, so it got flashed with a 280 BIOS and he's been rocking it for the past 4 years)
It would blow his mind to get something that crushes his current build. If he doesn't win it - we'll visit MicroCenter and get him a new MB, CPU, RAM and SSD - he can use one of my GTX 570s for a much improved gaming experience over the GTX 280 he's got.

I would be in for myself on these gifts:
Gift 1- Thermaltake Suppressor F31 Mid-Tower PC case donated by @sneekypeet
Gift 5- Blu-Ray drive (OEM/bare drive) donated by @RealNeil


I don't have a Holiday story to share - nothing really eventful has happened to me on the Holidays.

The family and I had to put one of our dogs down on my birthday this year (weekend before Halloween; does that count as a Holiday???). Bailey was the wife's shadow (literally followed her everywhere around the house and when I got her off the bed at night, she laid on the floor right next to the wife's side). I think Bailey knew she owed mom her life since she picked her up at a rescue shelter 9 years ago - she was about 35 pounds (about half her true, natural weight of 65 pounds) - you could see her ribs.

Fast forward about 3 years when the daughter was born: She would protect the kids when they were born - especially the first child. You had to be given Bailey's approval to hold the baby. If she didn't know you and you approached the baby, she'd growl and maneuver herself between you and the baby. Once you did get her blessing, she sat right next to you as you held the baby and followed you around the house. If you got too close to the front door with the baby in your arms, she'd position herself between you and the door.

Bailey was our protector and always put the kids first - even if they played too rough and pulled her fur too hard. She took it like a champ and looked over them as her own.

Sadly, we missed the signs of cancer (she dropped 10 pounds over the last year, she was a healthy 65lbs at her last checkup a year ago and only 55.7lbs when she passed. Gradual weight loss isn't easily noticeable on huskey/shepard mix. So much fur) - dogs are so damn good at hiding pain - and by the time the warning signs came out, it was too late. She had a ruptured spleen and massive internal bleeding, surgery would have been costly and transporting her to the emergency vet clinic, she probably wouldn't have made the trip and if she did, she probably wouldn't have survived the surgery. It was a crappy day for us.

Sorry....it's not some heartwarming story, but it's the closest thing I've got that's significant that's happened to me close to a Holiday (if you count Halloween or my bday as a Holiday).

Now I've mad myself sad, so here's a little pick-me-up to lighten the mood. Here are two of my favorite pictures of her and the kids when they were little:
Bailey with the daughter (about 14 months) - daughter is just getting over pneumonia
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Bailey with son (about 14-16 months) - just hanging out and having a good time
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@jboydgolfer
I'd like to enter for the following.....#1-the Kreij Holiday 2015 PC
#3-MSI Z97/Pentium G3258 mb/cpu combo donated by @RealNeil

I'd love the chance to put together a great PC for My nephew, since He is getting older, and has begun to show an interest in Most things PC related(but this PC is FAR more than what I could afford, and much better). I can't share any special holiday stories , since I don't have any, but I will say WHY I love the holiday's.....I love Christmas because I get to give the children in my family what I didn't get the chance to have as a child myself. Lots of gifts, family time, and happy memories, childhood is short & fleeting, and I believe it should be something a person looks back upon fondly, and warmly with good memories. In this spirit, I do My absolute best to provide Every gift, treat, or toy ALL the kids, and adults in MY life ask for. I try my utmost to carry this paradigm on into my daily life, and on a regular basis, charity, giving , and general acts of kindness are something that shouldn't just be reserved for the holiday's. or Christmas IMO.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to offer EVERYONE here on TPU, and elsewhere as well a very MERRY CHRISTMAS (whether You celebrate it or not) , and a HAPPY HOLIDAY'S! Although I don't know Many of You , You all hold a very special place in MY heart.

thanks to @Norton and All the others who made this possible. You are all great people. :toast:

Have a safe and memorable holiday!
Best Regard's
Jon
 
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I'd like to officially enter on this, as my daughter has reached her adult years, and is soon to be looking at her own place, and it would take a bit of a load off of me to be able to put a computer with her without needing to build one from scratch. I can set it to fold/crunch while she's not using it as well :)

My holidays this year are poignantly sweet. My SO has finally managed to kick the worst of a long, deep, depression, and we are doing better than we have in a long, long time. Unfortunately, this has been partially a result of her not returning to work for well over a year, so we're running a bit (a lot) low on the christmas funds. I hope that the children in the family will be understanding. Still, it's a price I'm very willing to pay for the improvement in our mental health.

I also send my thanks, appreciation, and /hugs to those that help organize these "events" over the year, and help us keep in mind that some aren't doing as well as others, and some are fighting battles that just can't be won. Thank you.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and peace.
 
Im in on this! I hope everyone has a merry christmas and a happy new year! Let get some of these nasty illnesses GONE!

I am in for anything.
 
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@rtwjunkie in for the Kreij Holiday 2015 PC:

I'm going to officially enter for my oldest son. He survives, and that is all, on a subsistence wage due to his circumstances. Due to being 3 months early 24 years ago, his development is not what it should have been mentally. He's a good man, but doomed to never being successful, though he tries. We thought his one chance at being good at something, and feeling a part of something, as well as having a strong group of people around him where he could learn a good skill and probably could be successful would be to join the military.

Sadly, he cannot even do that, failing the physical, due to a degenerative eye disease which is only cured by surgery, otherwise it will lead to blindness. He is too old for my vision insurance which could fix it, and it is not covered by health insurance. Because he works to survive, he has no ability to game like he sincerely enjoys doing. I got him a gaming laptop about 5 years ago, but it has since broken, and of course he cannot afford to get or build a PC.

I would love for him to be able to game again, and with his good character he would use the PC to crunch when not being used if I asked him, and because he would want to help others.

I'm Also In for the MSI Z97/Pentium G3258 mb/cpu combo donated by @RealNeil for my fiance, who wants desperately to build computers. that seems like the perfect equipment as a base to start her on that path!

What makes me happy anytime, but especially during the holidays are when I hear from my children who are adults, and when I am with my fiance, a woman for whom circumstances were not right and kept us apart for 20 years until we could be together. She is my rock!

Thank you to the wonderful community here at TPU! Thank you to everyone who has donated to this project and all the others who have given their support. This really is an excellent forum, because of the PEOPLE..
 
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All potential UK candidates:

Sniper DDR3 kit includes, as a bonus, an L-shaped Noctua screwdriver to get at those pesky hard-to-reach screws (if you don't know what this is, then you're seriously missing out on some Noctua goodness) as well as a generic DVI-A to VGA adapter (attaches to the DVI-I output on your graphics card or motherboard and allows you to use a D-sub cable for analog output).

I had 3 of these Noctua screwdrivers, too much sheer goodness to actually make use of. Just got a 750 Ti that came with a new DVI-A to VGA adapter, this is the old one, tried and true for over 3 years.

@Norton
 
I must say that TPU is the best nerd ,cool , petrol head family forum ive found .. and I'm from down under, lol Merry Xmas people :lovetpu:
 
Thanks for sharing everyone! :) :lovetpu:

brandonwh64 said:
Im in on this! I hope everyone has a merry christmas and a happy new year! Let get some of these nasty illnesses GONE!

I am in for anything.
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Take a look at what's available and make some picks Bud! ;)
 
Im "in" for a Euro prize(live in Spain) :)

Gift 1- MSI Dragon 120mm AIO cooler donated by @RCoon
Gift 3- G.Skill Sniper 2x4GB DDR3 1600 (cas 9, 1.5v) memory kit donated by @tabascosauz

Season greetings and Feliz Navidad

:rockout::respect::lovetpu:
 
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@Dbiggs9 in for the Kreij Holiday 2015 PC

For my kids as I lost my job and can't buy one..
 
TFA (Too Flicking Awesome!)

@Sasqui in for the Kreij Holiday 2015 PC, 2nd for Gift 4 - MSI Z97/Pentium G3258 mb/cpu combo last, the Gift 5- Blu-Ray drive (OEM/bare drive)

This is for my 14 yr old (soon to be 15), who has expressed a desire to build his own PC, or do a custom case. If won, either the PC or MB/CPU combo WILL be used for crunching/folding in memory of Kreij.
 
@thebluebumblebee
In for Holiday PC, but for rtwjunkie's son

Also in for:
Gift 4- MSI Z97/Pentium G3258 mb/cpu combo for my own son whose i5-650 is getting a little long on the tooth.
 
@thebluebumblebee That is such a wonderful gesture, and frankly, I am overcome with awe and gratitude!!

I could not accept, however, as there are many people who need a computer as well, probably even more, and many that I am sure you personally know, maybe even your own son, and I'm sure they as well would put it to good use when idle crunching to wipe out cancer.

I would only like him to have an equal chance as everyone else not more. Please don't be angry, as I am very thankful. I ask that you put in for the PC for another. :-)

P.S. Damn, I love this place! there are so many good people here!! It's inspiring.
 
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