Can’t buy an Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU? You could win one in this Microsoft Flight Simulator contest
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Nvidiahas announced a newMicrosoftFlight Simulator contest which gives players the chance to win aGeForce RTX 3080graphics card, and a premium copy of Flight Simulator to boot.
What do you have to do in order to stand a chance of winning that coveted RTX 3080 Founders Edition? Simply take to the skies in Flight Simulator, head to your “dream destination or favorite vacation location”, but wherever you go, you better make sure you can take a stunning and picturesque screenshot using the game’s photo mode.
Up to three entries per player are allowed, so you can submit a trio of screen grabs, and the competition runs from now until 5pm PST on March 23 (see theofficial rules here).
The winning entry will scoop that GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition which is worth $699, plus a copy ofMicrosoft Flight SimulatorPremium Deluxe Edition which is $120, for a total prize value of $819.
Check out the full details of the competition righthereon Microsoft’s Flight Simulator forums (although note that at the time of writing, that post won’t go live for a few hours yet).
Nvidia says that there will be further contests over the coming months where you’ll be able to win the RTX 3080 and Premium Deluxe Edition of the game, with different challenges to test your mettle.
Flight of fancy
Alongside this giveaway, Nvidia was alsobusy showing offits GeForce Garage Ultimate Flight Sim Rig, which is worth $20,000 or so (but sadly isn’t a prize).
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This seriously impressive flight sim setup consists of three ofLG’s CX 65-inchOLEDTVs and a PC driven by an RTX 3080, plusLogitechinstrument panels and a Next Level Racing motion platform, and a whole lot more.
There’s a video below if you want to see it in action…
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