Topic: Logo Contest: Win a free motherboard! (Read 5429 times)

Chris · « **on:** December 09, 2006, 01:12:32 PM »

Our new sponsor Geeks.com was generous enough to provide us with free computer merchandise to give away. Thanks to them we're able to run one contest every month from now on with all different sorts of prizes each month.

This first month we'll be giving away a brand new PC Partner motherboard, pictured below:

The motherboard up for grabs has the following specs: (Please scroll down for contest details)

* General Features:
* ATI Radeon Xpress 200 + SB400 chipset
* Socket 754
* mATX form factor
* Supports up to 2 GB DDR RAM (DDR400)
* Integrated AC97 with standard AC97codec
* 6 channel audio codec support
* Realtek RTL8100C 10/100 Ethernet
* Four (4) Serial ATA (SATA) controllers
* Two (2) UDMA/133 IDE controllers
* One (1) floppy controller

* Expansion Slots:
* Two (2) PCI slots
* One (1) PCI Express x16 slot
* One (1) PCI Express x1 slot
* Two (2) DIMM sockets

* I/O Ports:
* Two (2) PS/2 ports
* One (1) SPDIF connector
* Four (4) USB 2.0 ports
* One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet port
* Line in, microphone and line out jacks

* Supported Processors:
* AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 CPUs up to 3200+
* AMD Sempron Socket 754 CPUs up to 3300+
* 1.6 T/S HT (HyperTransport) support

* BIOS Features:
* Phoenix (Award) PnP Flash ROM BIOS

* Hardware Monitoring:
* CPU and system overheat protection

* Regulatory Approvals:
* FCC
* CE

Package Includes:

* PCPartner RS480MK7-A62S Socket 754 mATX Motherboard
* Quick Installation Guide
* Manual
* Installation CD
* IDE cable
* Floppy cable
* SATA cable
* 9-pin serial header
* I/O Shield

CONTEST DETAILS

This month's contest will be to see who can come up with the best new logo for The Geek Forums ( www.geekforum.org ) and The Geekery ( www.gotthegeek.com ). Submissions should be work safe, be no wider than 800 pixels accross, and no higher than 120 pixels. The same logo will be used on both websites and should have "The Geekery" written on it.

Entries will be accepted from today, Saturday, December 9th, 2006 until Tuesday, January 9th, 2007. After January 9th, a poll will be created for users of the forum to vote. After one week's time, the poll will be closed, and whoever has the greatest amount of votes walks away with the motherboard.

Please post/attach any and all submissions within this thread.

If anyone has any questions or comments about the contest, please PM me.

TheJudge · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2006, 09:23:09 AM »

Question. One entry per person, or submit as many as you want?

Chris · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2006, 08:51:53 PM »

Quote from: TheJudge on December 10, 2006, 09:23:09 AM

Question. One entry per person, or submit as many as you want?

I'd like members to submit all of their work. The more entries there are in this contest, the more ideas that there will be floating around.

Robocrap · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2006, 08:11:57 AM »

Sorry, I only just read the rest of the rules after putting this together.... I know it won't count, but it's just for laughs anyway!! Hope you gotta sense of humour!

TheJudge · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2006, 08:33:53 AM »

Here you go

ivan · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2006, 11:45:06 AM »

I don't know if it will win, Judge, but it sure as hell cracked me up!

TheJudge · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2006, 02:39:53 PM »

Yeah, I was going for the CRAXXORING effect and not the prize.

Crystalmonkey · « **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:10:19 PM »

I'd like to submit:

TheJudge · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2006, 03:37:58 PM »

Alright people, I really don't want to win this with the "COCKS LOL" image...

Let's see some submissions! Win a motherboard! Sell it on ebay if you don't want it!

BizB · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2006, 04:31:28 PM »

I started working on something, but then I gave it up because.

hackess · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2006, 11:14:48 PM »

I'll get something up here before the deadline. Just gotta find the time.

IFOUNDWALDO176 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2006, 06:29:03 PM »

I'd like to submit this.

Scheherazade · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2006, 11:36:50 AM »

Even though I have no chance:

Crystalmonkey · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2006, 04:07:28 PM »

Might as well.

Chris · « **Reply #14 on:** January 07, 2007, 12:20:44 AM »

Just a reminde for those of you possibly working on an entry:

There are just two days left to enter a submission into the contest.

ukyoudotnet · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2007, 03:29:47 AM »

Chris · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2007, 12:56:43 AM »

Time's up, guys. Thanks for all of you who took the time to contribute. A poll will be up within the next day or two.

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