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Update Sep 21:
All winners have claimed the games! Congrats again to all the winners, and thanks everyone for participating!
If you didn't win, look out for another giveaway I'll host in the future. Most likely in Winter 2024. I'll try to get us other games besides Action/RPGs lol. :D
Note:
The games donated by an anonymous Lemmy user are still available.
I will make a separate post in [[email protected]](/c/[email protected]). I will do this next week so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Update Sep 20 - Part 2:
Only one last key remaining, pending a response from the winner:
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining - Winner: Pending
Note: The remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in [[email protected]](/c/[email protected])
Update Sep 20:
Sorry folks, I got back from a work trip and am also getting over a cold. This is the first day that I feel well enough to use my computer, so I'll continue with redraws. So far, most of the keys have been claimed but others have not gotten back to me within the 48 hours.
New winners have been selected for the final three games:
- Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) - 1 key remaining
- Hogwarts Legacy: Deluxe Edition - 1 key remaining
- Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - 1 key remaining
Note that the remaining keys from the anonymous person that donated to me will be given away as a separate post in [[email protected]](/c/[email protected])
Update Sep 8:
I made a post here to announce I would start drawing today - https://lemmy.world/post/19534362
I'm a little delayed with giving these games away as my intention was to do it on Sep 1st. Unfortunately some personal things got in the way, but now we're good to go and I can starting handing them out!
- All winners have been notified. They have 48 hours to get back to me. See my comments below starting with: "Congratulations! You've been selected as the winner of..."
- I will update the list of games below when the game has been claimed by the winner.
These games have automatic winners since they were the only one who entered:
- Pony Island - [@[email protected]](https://mander.xyz/u/Aviandelight)
- Sniper Elite 4 - [@[email protected]](https://lemmy.ca/u/EpicStuff)
- Strange Horticulture - [@[email protected]](https://lemdro.id/u/midimalist)
- Congrats to the lucky winners!!
No one entered for these games. I will make a new post in [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming) and will give away the codes there:
- Agatha Knife
- Calico
- Cultures Bundle
- Stronghold Crusader HD
- Two Point Hospital (EU Region-Locked ONLY)
- Valhalla Hills Two-Horned Helmet Edition
Update Aug 18:
I added more games from a kind, anonymous Lemming. I extended the giveaway to August 31st. No more donations accepted - thank you!
Hey PC Master Race community! And hi anyone else that stumbles upon this post and is not a member of the PCMR community!
Summer is almost over, and it has been an interesting year for sure. I previously did a giveaway for last Winter Holiday 2023, and decided I should do another giveaway! Basically because we here in Lemmy are still alive and kicking, and I want to do something nice for a few lucky gamers.
Games I'm giving away:
Some of the games have multiple key codes, denoted by the quantity.
- ~~Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion | Quantity 1 | Steam Product Page~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
- ~~Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle (Pixel Remasters) | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @[email protected], Winner 2: @[email protected]
- ~~Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @[email protected], Winner 2: @[email protected]
- ~~Hogwarts Legacy Deluxe Edition | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @[email protected] , Winner 2: @[email protected]
- ~~NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
- ~~Octopath Traveler | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
- ~~Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy | Qty 2 | Steam~~ - Winner 1: @[email protected] , Winner 2: @[email protected]
- ~~Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | Qty 1 | Steam~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
Additional Game Keys donated by an anonymous Lemming
These games come from Humble Bundle, Games Planet, and Fanatical. There is only one key for each of the nine listed below:
- Agatha Knife | Steam Product Page
- Calico | Steam
- Cultures Bundle (Cultures: Northland & Cultures: The Wonder of the World) | Humble Bundle Product Page
- ~~Pony Island | Steam~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
- ~~Sniper Elite 4 - Deluxe | Steam~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
- ~~Strange Horticulture | Steam~~ - Winner: @[email protected]
- Stronghold Crusader HD | Steam
- Valhalla Hills: Two-Horned Helmet Edition | Steam
EU Countries Only (will not activate in any other region):
- Two Point Hospital | Steam Product Page
Update Sep 21:
All the games above that aren't striked through are still available.
Will post these either next week or the week after, so I can rest and recover from my cold.
Post will be in [[email protected]](/c/[email protected])
Update Sep 8:
The other games listed above did not have anyone enter for them. I will make a new post in [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/giftofgaming) to giveaway those keys. The list starts with "Agatha Knife".
How to Enter:
- Comment on this post with the one game you are interested in.
- Optional: Post or create a meme that made you laugh and is Safe For Work. NSFW stuff will be deleted.
- Optional: Share something interesting, fun, and/or cool that happened to you this year. Or share a hobby you picked up, a show you recently watched, the latest game that blew you away, whatever! Just share something fun to read rather than the usual: "Entering for X game, thanks."
Restrictions
- You can only enter once, and pick only one game.
- Your Lemmy account must be at least 30 days old and have participated recently in Lemmy/Fediverse.
- If your account appears to be a bot, troll, spam account, or just a creepy/gross/hateful person, you will not be selected.
- Moderators of the [email protected] community are not eligible.
Winner Selection:
- I will randomly select eligibile winners in this original post.
- You will be notified via two ways: I will @ mention you and reply on your comment to this post. I will also send you a Private Message on Lemmy.
- If you are selected, you will have 48 hours to respond to me to claim your eligibility.
- For transparency, please also reply to my public-facing comment so that others know you received and claimed the game successfully.
- If I do not get a response from you after 48 hours, you are forfeited and a new winner will be redrawn the next day until all game codes are exhausted.
Deadlines:
- You must enter by end of day Saturday, August 31, 2024, local time.
- I will make a new post and start drawing winners the following week.
Disclaimers:
- This is not a sponsored post of any kind. I purchased these keys myself, with my hard-earned money, exclusively for the sole purpose of this giveaway.
- The keys activate only on Steam as Retail OEM keys.
- The keys come only from Green Man Gaming, a legitimate key resller. They do not come from sketchy places like G2A (NEVER, ever do business with companies like G2A or Kinguin).
- There are other games, donated by a kind, anonymous Lemming that were sourced from other trusted resellers: Fanatical, Games Planet, and Humble Bundle. These codes all activate on Steam, but do note that Two Point Hospital is region-locked to EU countries only.
- Steam Support: How to activate a Product Key - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/2A12-9D79-C3D7-F870
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Best of luck! Continue to be kind to each other, and most importantly, be kind to yourself.
Regards,
CatZoomies | PCMR Moderator, on behalf of the moderation team
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Today I was testing the RAM of a friend in my PC and since I had it opened up anyway, I thought I could renew my thermal paste as well. When removing the block from the CPU, I saw this:
To me, this looks like corrosion. The AiO is roughly 6 years old, so it's nearing its end of life anyway, but is that normal? Should I still use this?
Thanks for any advice.
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- 9800x3d
- Asus Strix X670E-I
- Teamgroup 2x16GB @ 7800MHz (may swap for some 6400MHz sticks)
- WD Black SN850X 2TB
- Cooler Master V ATX 3.0 850W
- Noctua NH-D12L
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Coming from an 8700K so will be interesting to see how Assetto Corsa and Path of Exile do with the significant cpu upgrade.
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Cooler didn't arrive until after dinner. If I were twenty years younger I'd have stayed up all night. 😆
As I suspect a lot of people are doing, I'm going to keep using my existing graphics card until RTX 5000 series drops in January. Everything else is new, though. First build in seven years.
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I don't really know where to start. It's not hurting me, but I'm confused. I don't recall doing anything different o not sure where to start looking for issues.
It boots up, shows me my drives and says "settings were reset to default values" If I go into bios, nothing looks off to me. Windows doesn't show an issue.
I'm running Win10. I can give you all the info you want. Just need a hint as to where to start looking. Thanks
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