TigerDirect.Com Donates Thousands to Charity at the 15th-Annual “Build Your Own PC Race” During the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show
On January 8, 2013 TigerDirect.com,
a subsidiary of Systemax, and Intel hosted the 15th annual "Build
Your Own PC Race for Charity” at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas during
the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. This year Benjamin Heide of
BCCHardware.com broke the PC Build record for fastest time, beating out
his 28 competitors, assembling his computer in 3 minutes and 53 seconds.
On his behalf, TigerDirect is donating $10,000 and the hardware package
valued at over $2,500 to Alberta Children's Hospital Charity in Calgary,
Alberta.
The 2013 Build Your Own PC Race Event was bigger and better than
previous years, attracting a record number of attendees. For the first
time in its 15 year history, TigerDirect held two separate PC Builds
during the event: The traditional “Charity PC Race” for journalists and
the 1st Annual National Consumer PC Race Finals. 10 racers from across
the country who placed 1st and 2nd at regional
competitions were flown in to Las Vegas to compete in the National
Finals Round. Contestants for the two races were tasked with assembling
PCs in the fastest time.
In addition to the races, guests were treated to a variety of floor acts
with jugglers, contortionist and acrobats during the first hour of the
event, then two high energy, interactive performances by Recycled
Percussion, the avant-garde performance band and finalists on NBC’s America’s
Got Talent.
15th Annual Charity PC Race Winners:
First Place: Benjamin Heide of BCCHardware.com: $10,000 donation
to Alberta Children's Hospital Charity in Calgary Alberta
Second Place: Robert Squires of Fudzilla.com: $2,500 donation to
Mendenhall Middle School
Third Place: Nathan Edwards of Wirecutter: $1,000 donation to
Doctors Without Borders
*All the equipment from the racers goes to each participant’s charity of
choice
1st Annual Consumer Build Your Own PC Race
National Finals Winners:
First Place: Andrew Snyder of Delaware: $1,000 donated to the
winner’s charity of choice and a $1,000 TigerDirect gift card
Second Place: Ryan Hoenga of Miami: $500 donated to the winner’s
charity of choice and a $500 TigerDirect gift card
Third Place: Ramsin Gabriel of Chicago: $250 donated to the
winner’s charity of choice and a $250 TigerDirect gift card
*All racers in the consumer race will receive their PC and hardware
package
Various leaders in the technology industry sponsored the Charity PC Race
and Regional Consumer Finals including title sponsor Intel, AMD,
Trendnet, Kingston, HP, Western Digital, Square Trade, Logitech,
Microsoft, Seagate, Envision, Samsung, iBuy Power, Coolermaster,
Thermaltake, NZXT, Trendnet, Targus, Razer, LG, and AOC.
About Systemax Inc.: Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com),
a Fortune 1000 company, sells personal computers, computer components
and supplies, consumer electronics and industrial products through a
system of branded e-Commerce websites, retail stores, relationship
marketers and direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The
primary brands are TigerDirect, MISCO, WStore and Global Industrial.
About TigerDirect: For over 20 years, TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com)
has served the needs of both personal and business computer users,
selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and
peripherals via catalog, business to business, and Internet channels.
TigerDirect is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
