TaPaKaH Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) The reason why I, personally, don't want to go into Elite as that, on paper, will put me in the same category with 8-Pack, AndreYang and the like, with whom I simply cannot compete financially. Getting into Top 10 in Extreme can be done with way less than a GTX780Ti costs if you're patient and manage your resources well enough. Edited July 26, 2014 by TaPaKaH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scott Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The reason why I, personally, don't want to go into Elite as that, on paper, will put me in the same category with 8-Pack, AndreYang and the like, with whom I simply cannot compete financially.Getting into Top 10 in Extreme can be done with way less than a GTX780Ti costs if you're patient and manage your resources well enough. Well spoken. Same reason for a lot of people. :celebration: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObscureParadox_3XS Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The reason why I, personally, don't want to go into Elite as that, on paper, will put me in the same category with 8-Pack, AndreYang and the like, with whom I simply cannot compete financially.Getting into Top 10 in Extreme can be done with way less than a GTX780Ti costs if you're patient and manage your resources well enough. This ^^ + There are quite a few people in the extreme league in my team and it is really those that I want to be competing with on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knopflerbruce Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 There are current gen ES sold on ebay at the moment - we make exceptions for that? I mean, you're not a pro if you have a paypal account and some spare $$$. I guess receiving ES from HQ or other sources counts as sponsorship anyway. In that sense there is no actual need to have ES regulations. I don't mind being listed as a professional, but it just feels strange that I will be because I spent some money on ebay on these new 16 core chips (or is Warsaw the real current gen and Abu Dhabi is last gen? I don't have Warsaw chips at the moment.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der8auer Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 We can't tell if you bought the CPU or recieved it as a sample. So I'd say no exceptions for this rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENiEBEN Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Receipt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der8auer Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 You don't always get reciepts in all countries and or from private persons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Should we make a difference between engineering and qualification samples ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Vivi Posted July 28, 2014 Crew Share Posted July 28, 2014 ye there should be a diff cause many dont get seeded ES but happen to buy some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der8auer Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Yes I agree on that. I wouldn't even mind qualification samples in compatitions since they are exactly the same like retail and often even a lot worse (if I think about all the 4930K ES I tested ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstru Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Remember that in the first post you are making a difference between press and seeded. And press gets ES in 99% of the cases... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikecdm Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Should we make a difference between engineering and qualification samples ? From a screen shot, can you tell the difference? If not, both should be considered the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENiEBEN Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 From a screen shot, can you tell the difference? If not, both should be considered the same. 0000 vs an actual SKU, so yeah you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scott Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The more plumbing you add, the easier it is to stop up the drain. KISS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knopflerbruce Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 We can't tell if you bought the CPU or recieved it as a sample. So I'd say no exceptions for this rule. Apart from the receipt thing it would be based on trust. However, the rest of the system is also based on trust (level of sponsorship), so why not let that apply to the ES part of the game, too? I can easily show ebay documents regarding the possibly current gen ES's I own. That SHOULD be a valid exception, as ebay chips are not seeded - they're sold. "Anyone" can buy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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