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That's not the case here. The simple and honest answer is ... that he could not validate at that speed with cpu-z tabs open.

@varachio GRIFF has also admitted , that he had much lower clocks , with all 3 cpu-z tabs open.

Thank you Nick Any little detail we should know about ?

Heads up !!! Stage-1 Is about CPU-Z Reference Clock (Frequency) <==

Participants that own hardware (motherboards) that are not listed in hwbot database ... should apply to add them as soon as possible ... and not wait for the last moment.

Get ready ... ROUND 3 - Slot A (1999) (Argon & Pluto core only) Stage-1 CPU-Z Reference Clock Stage-2 SuperPI 1M Stage-3 3DMark 2001 - GeForce 256

I dont have one for sale , but i've sent you a link

Now that i read the description of the link i understood why , i didnt knew the existence of such an adaptor.

Do you know if there is a bios for the regular Z170 OC Formula ?

True But only hardware modded ... and with a lot of pci-e Good luck with your project ... have fun

Probably the best of the bloorage series. Convenient cause it has both holes on pcb (775/1366). Tough board to bench with ... it has rev12 chipset ... and the known 220 fsb wall. It was a strange board , back in the days ... Too picky with ram modules. With latest bios it can also play with Xeon Westmere-EP both X-series and E-series.

Michael It's not like other common cases of cpu speed fluctuation. For this exact score you have to recall , which is the absolute max bclk for this gen motherboards. Many can reach the 102.9 spot A few can reach a bit more , like 102.95 and even less can reach 102.98 But none (in my opinion) can overcome the 103 barrier and maintain stability to do a validation. That is the case here. delly and hyperhorn have the exact same bclk , but their core speed validations are different ... that's why i assume that hyperhorn's score is not correct. Now If hwbot tells me that , in cpu-z validations , we accept the core speed validation (as shown) ... and we do not take into consideration the bclk (or fsb) and multiplier reports ... I will accept it , and move on. Please consider , that i am not talking in general I am talking about certain cases , with known limitations.

I've done that , a while ago http://hwbot.org/submission/3608861_hyperhorn_cpu_frequency_pentium_g4560_3606.82_mhz

I would like to ask , how the moderating team of hwbot , handle cpu-z validations , where clearly the score is somehow bugged. Correct core speed Wrong core speed

Allowed. Let me know , if you (or anybody else) have any other requests.

In favor of bigger participation , i decided to remove the difficulty factor from this round. Which was indeed , trying to run the (Intel unlocked) SMP feature of Celeron PPGA's ... Since it requires above average modding skills , on both hardware and bios level . When i saw old members , experienced members , getting the wrong dual boards or assuming they had the right dual boards ... I realized that the "art" of running dual ppga celerons was a bit forgotten. Buried deep into hardware history. Sad , but a reality. So Easy , plain simple stage , for everybody. No dual celerons And slot-1 adapter allowed Have fun !!!

Yes you are correct. http://oc-esports.io/#!/round/osibs_s3r4/3380/cinebench_2003 All teams started with single cpu , until OnisA from XtremeOverdrive OC team Italy , posted a score with dual cpu's After that , the teams adjusted their entries. Scott I havent changed the specs of this round. There was no mention about cpu count , from the start. You could have written your opinion in the preparation thread earlier. Why now ?

I agree with you , on the second part of your phrase. On the first part , no. Because since the Abit BP6 era , the pc industry created a special product category for home users. Dual socket boards where not server-workstation only (not anymore). Boards like BP6 , VP6 , A7M266-D .... up to later models such as EVGA SR-2 , were not server products. They were dual cpu boards for home users.

If you are lucky to have a dual cpu board (like Abit VP6) which can SMP Mendocino ... you can use it.

You can use any board , with VIA , SIS , Ali chipset and SDRAM. In case you have a hybrid board with both SDRAM and DDR , you can use it with SDRAM only. I hope it's clear enough.

Please lets stay as close as possible to the Mendocino era !!! Meaning , lets stick to SDRAM only. Gregor Please adjust the competition page , with the available chipset options for VIA , SIS and Ali

The general idea for this OSIBS , is pure stages , no adapters. https://community.hwbot.org/topic/171301-osibs-season-4-design-thread/?page=4

Please follow the general rule guideline , which is (Mendocino cores only) (Non Intel chipset motherboards) (No server hardware allowed-only desktop products) <= General rule for all hwbot competitions , and also specifically for osibs to avoid ServerWorks chipset boards What's left ? Plenty of boards with VIA Apollo Pro133A I hope i helped you.

For this round , the percentage % stage , went wrong , cause of the cpu-z bug , especially on non-Ali chipset boards. The good thing , is that Strunkenbold's move , contacting Franck Delattre about it , will provide us a better cpu-z for future use. I thank them both (Gregor and Frank). As a sidenote , just to laugh a little ... imagine all of us to have picked an other proposal for OSIBS (use of older 486 systems) Personally i feel sad about making a bad choice for this stage ... my goal was to have fun and not cause trouble to participants and moderating team also. Although i dont think anyone had the intention to cheat in this round. I would have expected more of a cpu variety (regarding AMD K6's) in this round , but it seems that most of us played safe with Intel MMX , instead of experimenting with the AMD's. Perhaps this round needed some more time ... cause of the general situation of Hwbot , the past weeks. Anyway ... I am also sad , because my GA-5AX went bad during testing ... and now i have to try and fix it (if it's possible) or replace it (even harder). My other board , a FIC , Via chipset , was constantly reporting 1X multi only (whatever Intel MMX cpu i used) and i chose not to present any scores , cause they looked weird. Congrats to all participants ... and see you all in next round !!! Have fun !!!

Get ready !!! Wallpapers ?