Today, on October 11th, it has been 25 years since the release of the Nvidia GeForce 256 – dubbed the “world’s first GPU”. It was a heck of a GPU if you wanted high framerates in 1999’s Quake III Arena (which no doubt looked fantastic on an old CRT monitor).
In a new blog post, Nvidia has been taking us back through the years, explaining all the advancements it has made along the way, right up to the present – and beyond. Well, to celebrate the occasion, Team Green has announced that it’s giving away a retro-look RTX 4080 Super PC.
Enter the retro-styled RTX 4080 Super gaming PC giveaway
If you feel like gaming PCs just don’t look as great as they used to, or want a unique custom build featuring the power RTX 4080 Super, then head on over to the official Reddit post on r/nvidia. Perfect for just about any game you throw at it in 4K – yes, that includes Quake III, Unreal Tournament, or StarCraft.
We reviewed the RTX 4080 Super, calling it “A true beast for 4K gaming”. With that in mind, there are three different custom sleeper builds up for grabs.
| Specification | @peachietech‘s classic HP Pavilion rig | @PCJunkieMods‘ eMachines rig | @PCJunkieMods‘ classic Gateway rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-14700K | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix B760-I | ASUS TUF Gaming B650M-PLUS | MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR-5200 CL40 RAM | G.Skill Trident Z5 32GB RAM | Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5-600 CL36 RAM |
How to enter
There are a few different ways of entering the giveaway, you can select your chosen method below:
- Follow “specific GeForce 256 prompts” on Nvidia’s social channel (like and comment on the post with the #GeForceDay hashtag)
- Post your favorite PC game of the GeForce 256 era on this Reddit thread
Now all you need is a ball mouse and CRT monitor.
You can read the full terms and conditions of the ‘Sleeper Build Giveaway’ here. Do note that there’s only a limited number of eligible countries. They are as follows:
- Australia (excluding New South Wales, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory)
- Austria
- Brazil
- Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec)
- Chile
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Peru
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- United States of America (excluding New York, Florida, Puerto Rico and its other Territories and Possessions)
- Vietnam
