[Cosmo]

Forum members are more than welcome to state their opinions and suggest improvements.

That's why we have this thread instead of just an announcement ;)

[jonljacobi]

Can't talk specifics, but nothing is etched in stone as of yet. It can be replaced as long as the total value of the PC doesn't fall under the original stated total value. And we will if we feel that a component has become passe. B-)



Cheers, Jon

[g4acre]

Cosmo wrote:Forum members are more than welcome to state their opinions and suggest improvements.
That's why we have this thread instead of just an announcement
That's nice to know, I was just making a comment that I learned as a young lad.if I were to have suggested a change in a gift when growing up it would have been the belt for me.lol that being said,call me when your ready to build my new system and we will get the components I want together.lol keep up the good work PCWORLD. G4acre ;)

[jonljacobi]

No belt for me, but the present would've found a new home faster than you can utter the word "ingrate", with no replacement in sight! Then again, my father was a career Marine so we were allways involved in Toys for Tots which brings a lot of perspective with it. But we do want this system to actually be a Dream PC, not last year's Dream PC so if anyone knows of a "shipping" component that we should consider--by all means suggest it. There are a few new things happening in the GPU market, so that's one area we're keeping a close eye on.

Cheers, Jon

[g4acre]

well hello, fellow Marine brat. I was raised same by a Marine I think they were more strick than most parents were at the time.but I wouldnt change a thing in the way I was raised, it made me the man I am today. B-)

[Chromium]

Man, too many ungrateful People on here. I tell ya what i'll do with it if i win, I'm donating it to a family who could use it. Theres someone who won't be ungrateful

[padent]

What about a webcam? also wireless? besides that it all looks good.

[mike091392]

I wonder if they'll be able to add the nvidia 9800 gx2 graphics card(coming this march)

[padent]

Does anyone know how they are picking the winner? is it by a computer?

[jonljacobi]

Err, no comment. B-)



Jon

[Yert]

Disclaimer: I don't care, this PC is still really hot, so don't take this the wrong way, because I would be grateful just to get it in its current shape.

Ok. The Dream PC is "outdated" now. Thats Moore's Law. It was doomed the moment you decided not to give it away in one month but in three.

Intel now has a 2 processor board coming a la AMD's 2x4 or the Mac Pro.

Additionally the GPU market has gone through some serious innovation, including a multi-core graphics card, and better physics (at least its announced).

Still, even in its current shape the Dream PC is still a bad ass computer.

[g4acre]

They said in one of there responsis earlier that NOThing is set in stone. they know that any PC built today will be out dated tommarrow. in this day & age , tech grows sooooooooo fast no one can keep up with it for very long. G4acre B-)

[TooCoolCdn]

Some guyss dream of lotteries,some dream of an island full of beautiful women.
This rig,my wife and a good bottle of Shiraz would keep me going...at least till the next contest!

TooCoolCDN

[padent]

I'm just curious weather its a raffle or one of those like ninth caller wins. Or if a person picks it randomly

[g4acre]

no ninth caller wins ! not 100 % sure HOW they will do it, BUT it will be FAIR. G4acre B-)

[padent]

technically a ninth caller win situation is just as fair as anyother but i agree a raffle sort picking would be much better.

[g4acre]

Technically, they can say they used any sort of system to allot this dream Baby.and they never even have to award it,as they could say-Joe blow - in 2 buck 2 won. and none of us would be the wiser. only thing is that PCWORLD is a world renoun orginazation that has integratry. so they will most likley use an independent raffle orginazition type system. and I dought it will be any type of call in system as they allready said if you win you have 2 weeks to contact them to claim it. so it wont be a call in contest. G4acre ;)

[simonchen]

Great!
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[padent]

I didn't actually mean i ninth caller. I was thinking somewhere around the lines of like the 10000 person to enter

[jonljacobi]

Yo folks, I've started a blog on the build. I'll be covering just about everything of interest that I run into--good and bad. I've already had a couple of minor issues and I'll be posting pictures as soon as I remember to bring my camera!
Cheers, Jon B-)