Geesh, well the neg side says you SOBs!! I NEVER win / while the rational side says, hey shh congrats... least someone won?
But about that lights stuff... I've know that since I was a kid man. I don't know wtf it is, some paranoid delusion or some shit, but I've ALWAYS had lights going out on me. Me and a buddy used to joke about it that there's someone watching us/me and they do it to annoy. But yeah I don't know wtf it's all about but it happens to me for sure, and I'm highly annoyed by it. These damn 'winners' always "oh man life is great blah blah," Wtf? I can't explain it, some people just seem to have good things always coming to them for no merit worthy reason.. Geesh.
Still better than trying to win the lottery. Just goes to show how popular your website is. I go here and T**'* hardware for solid reviews and other goodness...a chance to win a great CPU was icing on the cake. If I'd have won, I would have had to upgrade my power supply, running near the ragged edge of a 550 watt unit now as it is... Thanks NewEgg and Anandtech for running the sweepstakes.
Yep, I'm one of the lucky ones. I never expected to win, and was even a bit suspicious this was a phishing scam. But figured what the heck, I have a good spam filter. :)
To the "fastest 20 PC's win", I'm running a Pentium 4 3.0 GHz that i built ~4years ago. It's time I upgraded, but the budget is saying no.
To every one else, I wish we all could have won. But don't be so neg. Keep entering and maybe you too will get lucky.
That's okay, I have a dark personality. Literally.
Street lights turn off when I get near. Back in college, a friend of mine doubted me until he rode in a car with me on a 5000 mile trip. Now he believes.
Another friend says that lights turn *ON* when he gets near, so he paid attention when we took a 2000 mile road trip. I won. (I still have his paper where he kept tally. 41 turned off, only 5 turned on. Not counting ones that turned off in the morning, or on at night, where it was obviously due to the time, rather than our presence.)
Wow, I thought that only happened to me... it appears there are two of us. I used to walk home from work around 11pm when I was in college, the whole way lights would turn off when I got near and back on as I moved away. It has always freaked me out.
As for the processors, oh well... hopefully there will be more contests for us to try for.
I have that happen to me all the time! throughout my entire life, the rare times I'd be out at like dusk or near there, whenever I'd approach a park light it would turn off, or even sometimes a road light as well.
It always creeped me out but I never gave it much thought. But now with your stories I believe there is more to this than meets the eye.
Thanks Newegg and Ananadtech for giving me the opportunity to win. And than you both for being good at what you do. I am lucky to have two companies that listen to me, the consumer.
Oh sorry, I thought I'd go over the top since some of you fobs wouldn't appreciate something if it hit you in the face, keep flaming though.
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v12v12 - Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - link
Geesh, well the neg side says you SOBs!! I NEVER win / while the rational side says, hey shh congrats... least someone won?But about that lights stuff... I've know that since I was a kid man. I don't know wtf it is, some paranoid delusion or some shit, but I've ALWAYS had lights going out on me. Me and a buddy used to joke about it that there's someone watching us/me and they do it to annoy. But yeah I don't know wtf it's all about but it happens to me for sure, and I'm highly annoyed by it. These damn 'winners' always "oh man life is great blah blah," Wtf? I can't explain it, some people just seem to have good things always coming to them for no merit worthy reason.. Geesh.
Dax Corrin - Thursday, July 3, 2008 - link
Still better than trying to win the lottery. Just goes to show how popular your website is. I go here and T**'* hardware for solid reviews and other goodness...a chance to win a great CPU was icing on the cake. If I'd have won, I would have had to upgrade my power supply, running near the ragged edge of a 550 watt unit now as it is... Thanks NewEgg and Anandtech for running the sweepstakes.MxxCon - Monday, June 30, 2008 - link
I demand a recount! :(Referee is blind! :(
It was an out ball! :(
HVAC - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
I didn't win so obviously the contest was rigged!;)
GhandiInstinct - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
no you're just unlucky.GregoryRoberts - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
THANK YOU AnandTech, NewEgg, and Intel!Yep, I'm one of the lucky ones. I never expected to win, and was even a bit suspicious this was a phishing scam. But figured what the heck, I have a good spam filter. :)
To the "fastest 20 PC's win", I'm running a Pentium 4 3.0 GHz that i built ~4years ago. It's time I upgraded, but the budget is saying no.
To every one else, I wish we all could have won. But don't be so neg. Keep entering and maybe you too will get lucky.
boomhower1820 - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
heck you can get enough out of that chip to build a decent rig.cweinheimer - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
Hey Anand, how is the theater coming along?Angeloni100 - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
You guys are wasting time crying about wasting time filling out forms and stuff...Cool!
Get a life!
KeypoX - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
I couldnt even enter! Because I live in florida, and no amount of good weather or beaches is worth that!Darkk - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
I enjoyed the article of them visiting the Newegg facility and it was nice of them to give away the 5 processors to the lucky winners.Congratz to the winners.
P.S. To those who are whining didn't win please hush! You didn't lose anything, it's luck of the draw so live with it.
Darkk
formulav8 - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Was that PS: really needed? :/GhandiInstinct - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Thanks for stating the obvious, we really needed that...I did however lose something, time, in filling out the contest forms. If I knew this many people would enter I would not have bothered.
P.S. I'm one of those really unlucky people that have a bad cloud over them.
Anonymous Freak - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
That's okay, I have a dark personality. Literally.Street lights turn off when I get near. Back in college, a friend of mine doubted me until he rode in a car with me on a 5000 mile trip. Now he believes.
Another friend says that lights turn *ON* when he gets near, so he paid attention when we took a 2000 mile road trip. I won. (I still have his paper where he kept tally. 41 turned off, only 5 turned on. Not counting ones that turned off in the morning, or on at night, where it was obviously due to the time, rather than our presence.)
nycromes - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
Wow, I thought that only happened to me... it appears there are two of us. I used to walk home from work around 11pm when I was in college, the whole way lights would turn off when I got near and back on as I moved away. It has always freaked me out.As for the processors, oh well... hopefully there will be more contests for us to try for.
GhandiInstinct - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
ny and anonfreak,I have that happen to me all the time! throughout my entire life, the rare times I'd be out at like dusk or near there, whenever I'd approach a park light it would turn off, or even sometimes a road light as well.
It always creeped me out but I never gave it much thought. But now with your stories I believe there is more to this than meets the eye.
littlebitstrouds - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
You're both annoying people, and personally I'm glad you didn't win. There, there's my negativity matching yours. Have a good one.microAmp - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Double damn. :(littlebitstrouds - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Thanks Newegg and Ananadtech for giving me the opportunity to win. And than you both for being good at what you do. I am lucky to have two companies that listen to me, the consumer.Oh sorry, I thought I'd go over the top since some of you fobs wouldn't appreciate something if it hit you in the face, keep flaming though.
DigitalFreak - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
I wonder how many scammed the system?imaheadcase - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Gregory Roberts from MDShawn Webster from NV
James Malone from KY
Eric Clay from WA
Jamie Parish from TX
The top 5 fastest computers out of 20k wins the contest. Now even faster to win more.. :P
formulav8 - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Yuk Yuk Yuk :Dlifeblood - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
So, when are you going back to visit again?phatboye - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
Be sure to visit newegg once nehalem is released.lavaheadache - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Damn it I really thought I was gonna win one. Some lucky sob at my work just won a cool million on a scratch ticket 2 days ago, where's my loot?FITCamaro - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
Go get hit by lightning. Then you'll win the lottery. Assuming you survive.Griswold - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - link
Lightning strike for 20 bucks or no money for no lightning strike... hmm tough call!GhandiInstinct - Monday, June 23, 2008 - link
wow...remind me never to enter again...