VisionTek Announces $3K Cryosphere Gaming Rig Giveaway

VisionTek Announces Glacially Epic Cryosphere Gaming Rig Sweepstakes

Custom Shop hand-built computer valued at nearly $3,000 features liquid cooled CryoVenom R9 290 graphics card and other high performance components from AMD, ASUS, Fractal Design, and FUNC

February 5, 2014, East Dundee, IL VisionTek Products LLC, (VisionTek) http://www.visiontekproducts.com, a leading manufacturer of award-winning, high-performance upgrades and accessories for PC and Apple Macintosh computers, announced today the Glacially Epic Cryosphere Gaming Rig Sweepstakes. The grand prize to be awarded is the VisionTek Custom Shop built Cryosphere gaming rig, featuring nearly $3,000 of high-performance computer components from AMD, ASUS, Fractal Design, FUNC, and VisionTek.

Showcased at CES to Rave Reviews

To demonstrate the CryoVenom R9 290 as the industrys first and fastest custom-built liquid cooled AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics card on the market at the recent CES show, the VisionTek Custom Shop team built a high performance gaming rig and dubbed it Cryosphere. Gaming and computer performance experts who viewed the system during CryoVenoms launch event were impressed. The Cryosphere liquid cooled gaming rig is loaded with amazing hardware that will devour your favorite games titles, said Nathan Kirsch, Editor-in-Chief, LegitReviews. Steve Burke, Editor-in-Chief, Gamers Nexus opined, PC gaming is about style as much as it is about performance — the Cryosphere achieves both.

Built with the Best Components

To complement the overclocked performance of its CryoVenom graphics card, VisionTek selected the best PC gaming hardware components available with the ultimate goal of awarding an extreme performance system to one lucky gaming enthusiast. The one-of-a-kind Cryosphere consists of:

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

The best motherboard for gaming! Supports multi-core CPUs for better overclocking with less power consumption.

AMD FX-9590

Experience new levels of gaming and multimedia performance with the worlds first 5GHz processor featuring eight Piledriver cores with AMD Turbo Core 3.0 technology.

VisionTek CryoVenom R9 290 Graphics Card

Featuring an EKWB water block and backplate exclusively designed for VisionTek, this card delivers up to 1175MHz speed at only 125Fup to 24% faster and up to 38% cooler than a stock 290 card. Its even over 12% faster in 3D Mark Fire Strike than a R9 290X! CryoVenom delivers maximum cooling performance for the GPU, RAM, and Voltage Regulation Module (VRM) without noisy fans or overheat downclock.

VisionTek Red Label EX Series Memory

4 x 4GB (16GB total) of PC3-17000 DDR3 2133MHz RAM for the ultimate performance solution for gaming.

VisionTek 480GB PCIe Solid State Drive

For faster system performance in gaming, spreadsheets, or video editing, this PCIe slot based SSD incorporates two LSI SandForce processors to deliver data transfer rates up to 815MB/s.

EKWB custom cooling kit

Everything you need from the leaders in water cooling technology. Selected from market proven quality components, each kit is easy to install and requires little maintenance. (Kit contains: CoolStream PE 360 radiator, EK-D5 Vario X-RES 140 pump/reservoir, EK fan, Blood Red Ekoolant, tubing, and fittings.)

Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Power Supply Black

Delivers the highest efficiency PSU operation possible with minimal heat for lower noise levels.

Fractal Design Arc XL Case

Feature-rich with simple-clean dust filters, integrated fan controller, three high quality Silent Series R2 fans, and spacious internal layout with nine PCI expansion slots for flexible component configurability.

FUNC MS-3 Mouse

Ergonomically designed grip intelligence keeps your eyes on the action while thumbzone button placement reduces reaction time.

FUNC KB-460 Gaming Keyboard

Play and Play with responsive 50 million strokes per key action, five user profile retention, re-assignable buttons and customizable backlighting, Func Mode for optimal gaming, and 2 USB connect through ports.

FUNC F-Series 10 XL Mouse Pad

Semi-hard mouse pad with low profile, textured synthetic rubber surface that offers exceptional traction capabilities. A non-slip rubberized backing provides a sure grip on any playing surface.

Just Like to Enter

To enter the Sweepstakes, visit VisionTeks Facebook page located at https://www.facebook.com/VisionTekProducts, like the page, and click on the tab labeled Cryosphere Entry. Supply your name, email address, phone number and click Accept. Up to three additional entries may be earned for each friend (up to a maximum of three) that completes their entry into the Sweepstakes using your shared link posted on your Facebook page. The sweepstakes begins today, runs until February 21, 2014, and the winner announced February 24, 2014.

About VisionTek Products LLC

Since 1995, VisionTek Products LLC (VisionTek) has been recognized as a leading developer of performance memory, graphics cards, power supplies, and Solid State Drives for Macintosh and PC computers. Its products can be found at leading retailers, distributors, PC system builders and e-commerce sites. VisionTek is headquartered in East Dundee, Illinois, and can be contacted by calling 866-883-5411 or by emailing [email protected].