Win a snail from SAPPHIRE

Brian Ambrozy 23 May, 2012 at 3:37pm ET Article published in Tech

SAPPHIRE is offering up a unique contest today: A complete gaming PC in the shape of a … snail?

Yep, a snail. The… ahem.. standout case is definitely going to be a, erm… conversation piece. Lian Li is certainly known for making distinctive cases, and their PC-U6B is in the shape of a snail.

The PC they’re giving away is a fully loaded system based around the Lian-Li PC-U6. The CPU is an Intel 2500k CPU, on a SAPPHIRE H67 motherboard. The GPU is the SAPPHIRE HD 7950. There’s also a 256GB Kingston Hyper X SSD and 4GB of Kingston Hyper X memory. The case has been modded heavily by Tom “Snail” Portsmouth, a popular case modder from the UK (the worklog is here).

To enter to win the system, all you have to do is join the SAPPHIRE Select club, agree to the email newsletter, and you’ll be automatically entered.

Good luck!

Comments

23 May 2012 ~ 4:55pm GHoosdum Every morning, I see hundreds of snails littering the grass and walkways. I even step on several, resulting in a sickening crunch. I can't help but think of that image when I see this title.

Every morning I also win a bag of shit from my three dogs as I walk them through the field of snails.
23 May 2012 ~ 4:58pm NLichtman Thanks for this. Entered.
23 May 2012 ~ 5:05pm Garg I love Lian Li for their tasteful, restrained design and their exceptional build quality. I guess I'll forgive them for making a snail every once in awhile.

Cowries are pretty sweet, anyway, as far as snails go.
23 May 2012 ~ 5:15pm MAGIC That case is awesome. I always wanted one, but its crazy expensive.
23 May 2012 ~ 5:55pm PirateNinja Per their terms and conditions you must (https://www.sapphireselectclub.com/archive//T&C/TC_38520120518_7522.pdf)
1. register
2. activate your account
3. login
4. agree to terms and submit your entry here:
https://www.sapphireselectclub.com/contest/snailcontest/

So if you are doing this make sure you follow this last link I posted and agree to the terms/enter the contest AFTER you register for the club.

ps. nothing in their terms and conditions about having to accept their newsletter, you just need to be a member of the club.
23 May 2012 ~ 8:51pm UPSLynx Why so many snails in Southern California? I feel terrible every time I crush one
23 May 2012 ~ 10:41pm oni_dels Contest is open to residents of Canada, the Member States of the European Union, Malaysia and the USA. Contest closes Friday June 15th 2012 at 23:59PM EST.

i got scared. often contest are open for resisdents of canada (except quebec).
(because the rules are only in english and therefore not giving every contestant an equal chance... friggin bullshit. but yeah it works!)
24 May 2012 ~ 7:13am MrTRiot
Contest is open to residents of Canada, the Member States of the European Union, Malaysia and the USA. Contest closes Friday June 15th 2012 at 23:59PM EST.

i got scared. often contest are open for resisdents of canada (except quebec).
(because the rules are only in english and therefore not giving every contestant an equal chance... friggin bullshit. but yeah it works!)
You can blame the Quebec government for that. "Everything must have French on it...English is optional"
24 May 2012 ~ 11:35am oni_dels @Mr-TRiot : oooh believe me i do! i was supose to move out of this hell hole about 2 years ago, but US gov didn't grant me my working visa, so i'm stuck here (for now)... anyways beer scene here is awesome so it's not all bad!
24 May 2012 ~ 12:01pm MrTRiot Move to Ontario. We have way more fun then the Frenchmen next door :P

Back to the original topic. Thanks for posting this, I went and signed up immediately. Yay for gold membership!
24 May 2012 ~ 12:55pm Zuntar Just don't get the whole idea..... a snail.....really?
24 May 2012 ~ 5:25pm oni_dels @Mr-TRiot lol maybe, perhaps around windsor so i could be close to ICHQ!