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Last month, Big Download held a contest to give away a high-end iBuypower Paladin F870, featuring the new Intel i7 processor. Yes, it's been a while for us to. We're happy to announce the winner: Andrew Wilson of Marysville, Ohio. Patience really pays off in this case, since iBuypower is also kind enough upgrade the video card to from ATI 4870 to Nvidia GTX 295 for free.

Congratulation Andrew, and thanks to iBuypower and all the participants who helped make the contest a huge success.

We are in the final hours in Big Download's biggest contest yet, where we are giving away a brand new $2,499 Paladin F870-SB gaming system from iBuypower. You still have a few more hours to enter the contest and have a chance to be playing your favorite PC games with a brand new rig this holiday season. Head on over to the official contest page for more details and learn how you can enter and (maybe) win. We are making you do a little more work to get this prize but we think you will agree that it will be worth the trouble. Remember, the contest ends tonight at 11:59 pm ET. Good luck.

This is just a reminder that we are giving away a brand new $2,499 Paladin F870-SB gaming system from iBuypower. You still have just over a week to enter the contest and have a chance to be playing your favorite PC games with a brand new rig this holiday season. Head on over to the official contest page for more details and learn how you can enter and (maybe) win. We are making you do a little more work to get this prize but we think you will agree that it will be worth the trouble. Good luck.

[Update] This contest has ended. A winner was selected and notified via email. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make this contest a huge success.

Big Download has been giving away a bunch of hot games recently, and now we're looking to give a high-powered gaming computer away to one lucky winner. iBuypower, manufacturer of custom built high-performance gaming rigs, is partnering with Big Download to give away a brand-new Paladin F870-SB system, which uses the latest Intel Core i7 processor technology. This bad boy is completely decked out with 1 TB of hard drive space, 6 GB of RAM, two ATI 4870 video cards, 8-channel surround sound, a Blu-ray drive and a 20.1" Sceptre widescreen monitor. Check out the official iBuypower website for the full specs on this monster, which retails for $2,499.

Winning will require a little bit of detective work. Since there's so much fuss around DRM in PC gaming, we've decided to DRM the entire computer using old-school copy protection methods. Specifically, contestants will need to "check the manual" (our website) to complete a 5-word phrase. Email the completed phrase to contests@bigdownload.com to enter into the random drawing for the iBuypower Paladin F870 computer system.

Here are the directions:

1. Click on the image above or gallery link below for the clues
2. Follow the clues to find keywords planted within Big Download features to complete a 5-word phrase
3. Email the completed phrase to contests@bigdownload.com to be entered into the random drawing
4. Only one valid entry (with the correct phrase) allowed per person. Retries are accepted and won't count against participants.
5. Entries must be received by 11:59PM on December 8, 2008.

Click Here for complete Official Rules. You must be a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) who is 18 years or older to enter this contest.

Thanks to iBuypower for donating the prize for this giveaway.