AMD Posts Final 40th Anniversary Contest, NVIDIA Holding Charity Auction

Both AMD and NVIDIA shot over some information regarding events that each is holding, one being a contest, the other being an auction. Both are equally as interesting, though. On the AMD front, the company is wrapping up its 40th anniversary celebrations by offering up some game consoles that use its technology, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii. The company’s giving out 10 of each, and to win, it couldn’t be much easier.

You’ll first have to go to AMD’s official Facebook page and become a fan (original idea, I know), and then you’ll have to go to the “Giveaway” tab to complete the online form. It’s not a survey, but simply AMD’s way of collecting information (which would be needed to award the prize). You will be automatically opted into AMD’s marketing list, but the form states that you can unsubscribe at any time.

NVIDIA’s event might not be quite as exciting, but it’s far more important. It’s an eBay auction for a gaming PC valued at over $10,000, with 100% of the profits going to the Silicon Valley chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The PC, is as you’d imagine, jaw-dropping. It features Intel’s latest and greatest Core i7-975 Extreme Edition CPU, 12GB of Crucial RAM, 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 (four GPUs!), an ASUS Rampage II GENE motherboard, not one, but two Crucial 256GB SSDs, two Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB drives and… *catches breath*.

Alright, so there’s a lot of stuff here, including water-cooling, peripherals, the full-blown Ultimate version of Windows 7, a fleet of new games, a monitor along with NVIDIA’s 3D Vision and so much more. What makes the PC all the more interesting, though, is that it’s custom all over. It features a Danger Den box chassis that’s designed with superb airflow and water-cooling in mind, and it’s been lovingly caressed by the folks at Smooth Creations – you won’t see this paint job anywhere else.

Since the machine is valued at over $10,000, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the auction hit close to that, or even well over. When it comes to auctions like these, they’re impossible to predict. If you’re looking to go all out on a new PC, though, this looks to be a great way to do it. The best incentive might be the fact that the collective product is 100% tax deductible. Not only would you be supporting an important cause, but you wouldn’t have to pay taxes on it. Talk about a win/win!