Engadget's recession antidote: win our custom-built HTPC!

Our Recession Antidote series has been firing on all cylinders for awhile now, but today we're breaking things up a bit with an extra special giveaway. In case you couldn't guess, we'll be transferring ownership of our very own custom-built HTPC -- which was featured yesterday in a 'How to build an HTPC for under $1,000' guide -- and one lucky reader will be able to wrap their arms around a shiny new entertainment rig. We won't bother breaking down the specs (just check out yesterday's piece for that), but we will bother thanking the outfits who made this come together as well as point you to the fine print below for instructions on how to drop your name in the hat.

Huge thanks to nMEDIAPC, Intel, ASUS, OCZ, Hitachi, LG, Gigabyte, Auvio and Microsoft for providing the gear!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  
• Winner will be chosen randomly. One (1) winner will receive one (1) custom-built HTPC. Approximate value is $1,000. That special Engadget Touch is provided gratis.
  
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
• Entries can be submitted until Wednesday, July 22nd, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

[radicalxedward Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:44PM]

I think this is the 8 ZILLIONTH engadget contest i've entered. well, it can't hurt to try.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:44PM]

Wow!!!! I am actually needing a new media center PC. My old one bit the dust.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:44PM]

Awesome!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:46PM]

Count me in!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:34PM]

NICE!

[MrBridge Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:47PM]

inlaw chai

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:49PM]

Thanks for the HTPC everyone else can stop posting I win!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:50PM]

i am the one

[cecilyen Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:50PM]

This looks good!

[logicbombde Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:52PM]

like i'd ever win LOL

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:52PM]

Yes please!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:52PM]

YAY

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:54PM]

Nice

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:56PM]

i'll take it!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:56PM]

I've been wanting one of these, hand it over post haste if you'd be so kind

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:00PM]

been wanting to build one of these myself

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:00PM]

please and thank you!

[dchrist Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:00PM]

Awesome

[dudde Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:02PM]

iWin!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:03PM]

Bring IT!! IM IN!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:03PM]

me me me

[WicketJedi Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:03PM]

$$$ 'tis so 'spensive

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:05PM]

Jdjdhd

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:04PM]

A homeless gentlemen once called me Chuck Norris.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:08PM]

one for me

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 6:17PM]

O Heck Yeah!

I was planning on building one myself, but you could save me the time and effort.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:15PM]

I love HTPC's, and would love to love this one!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:22PM]

Very, very cool.

[jon Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:15PM]

oh yeah.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:27PM]

I'm on the bandwagon of replies. I could so use one of these.

[FragU Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:21PM]

I've been wanting to put one of these together... but I'm broke.

[N8 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:24PM]

engadget is the best!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 2:19PM]

would love this

[GadgetGeeks Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:28PM]

Me Me Meeeee Pa Pa Pleaseeeeeeeeee!!!

[hadornyc Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:30PM]

sounds good to me

[crawdad689 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:37PM]

meeee!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:37PM]

nice

[Mr4tastic Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:37PM]

Cool!

[Dacota Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:39PM]

gimme gimme indeed

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:41PM]

nomnomnom

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 1:04PM]

mmm...htpc

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:41PM]

pick me i am re-habbing my new house

[nihaoyao Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:44PM]

yo.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:55PM]

One

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:44PM]

say what??? count me in!

[Godfail Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:44PM]

hi

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:47PM]

i love the idea of HTPC

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 1:47PM]

Kindle contest?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 4:19PM]

I need this nowwwww

[dkmwong81 Posted Jul 22nd 2009 2:54PM]

HI