The official HWBOT Country Cup 2015 thread.

[I.nfraR.ed]

We're heavily sandbagging this year, can't even lift the bags now, so heavy...

Will leave it for next year, lol.

[Luebke]

hey, bulgaria is the only non-australian team who won a stage

 

i´m curious who will win stage #1

Edited December 18, 2015 by Luebke

[marc0053]

Can a mod look into a submission issue for stage 1 for Canada?

http://oc-esports.io/#!/round/country_cup_2015/2518/10s-50p_%7C_3dmark06_nvidia_hwpts

 

This submission using a gtx 560 ti with 0.8 HW points

http://hwbot.org/submission/3066531

 

Removed our gtx 580 submission with 22.9 HW points.

http://hwbot.org/submission/3062647_johan45_3dmark06_geforce_gtx_580_22.9_hardware_points

 

Thanks,

Marc

 

EDIT: Score seems to have fixed itself, Thanks

Edited December 19, 2015 by marc0053

[zeropluszero]

my 8800 score here http://hwbot.org/submission/3067921_ @ 24.4 points should beat

Gazza http://hwbot.org/submission/3067887 here at 20.8 points.

 

Also, for some reason dropdown doesnt let me enter board used, its a Z97X-SOC Force (regular flavour, not LN2 model)

[JunkDogg]

My score here http://hwbot.org/submission/3068213. Should knock out this score here http://hwbot.org/submission/3045923.

 

This needs to be addressed ASAP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here some people would think this stuff would be tested before a competition is started. Oh right I forgot, HWBOT.

[Blackbolt]

Gratulation Australia for the win

[Leeghoofd]

Aussie domination and the typical nagging at full blast lol...

[Paulie_AU]

Aussie domination and the typical nagging at full blast lol...

 

Don't worry I just subbed a terrible 580 score to knock Dino's score out.

[lanbonden]

Wow, Australia have realy done it again now in stage1 aswell!

Now we just need our last night bencher to wake up so we can see if we manage to beat those canucks

[zulu]

Grats Australia! Worthy winners

[skulstation]

congrats to all

[Leeghoofd]

Well done Aussies and Germany, nice fight!!! Congratz too all participants and HWbot for hosting this!!

 

thx to all Madshrimps members and Tones to put Belgium again on the map... Merry Xxx-mass and a New Year all

[aerotracks]

Congrats all

[micul]

Congrats all

 

Next time hardware sharing should be banned .

[Johan45]

Wow, Australia have realy done it again now in stage1 aswell!

Now we just need our last night bencher to wake up so we can see if we manage to beat those canucks

 

Not to sound like a sore loser but it looks to me like a few of those subs came from the same HW. The pics are nearly identical.

I didn't think we were supposed to share HW/ subs on that kind of scale

[Rauf]

Not to sound like a sore loser but it looks to me like a few of those subs came from the same HW. The pics are nearly identical.

I didn't think we were supposed to share HW/ subs on that kind of scale

Exactly what you sound like

We follow hw-sharing rules. Isn't the whole idea of country cup to help each other out?

[Johan45]

Well it looks to me like someone had a sleep over last night. Hell even the screen shots were done on the same OS it's so obvious.

[lanbonden]

Exactly what you sound like

We follow hw-sharing rules. Isn't the whole idea of country cup to help each other out?

 

Not to mention that it was alot of fun to actually meet some of the guys, hope we can do something bigger like team Australia next year

[micul]

Exactly what you sound like

We follow hw-sharing rules. Isn't the whole idea of country cup to help each other out?

 

HWBot for hardware sharing are a little bit different than what you think they are .

 

 

E – HARDWARE SHARING

 

This in a delicate subject as we have to trust on the honesty of those participating at the HWbot that they are indeed using their own hardware and not sharing a golden sample CPU or VGA card. Let’s start with what is allowed to be shared: everything except:

 

VGA may not be shared for VGA benchmarks.

CPU may not be shared for CPU benchmarks.

Special cases, like what to do with joint bench sessions and manufacturer hardware is explained in the picture below.

 

http://blog.hwbot.org/wp-content/3952208.jpg

While the rules are quite simple and straightforward, enforcing them isn’t. If you are having a joint benchmark session, provide as much proof and information as possible when you submit a new HWBot score, which shows you were using your own hardware for the benchmark in question, a photo with a paper showing your nickname and the product serial number is good way to do this.

 

Since HWBOT does not tolerate the sale of benchmark scores, the act of both selling or buying benchmark scores and uploading them to this database is not allowed. In addition, we strongly believe that no overclocker who is involved in this kind of business should be allowed to be part of the community.

 

4. ETHICS

 

HWBOT is not perfect, neither are the result moderators, nor is any overclocker or benchmarker. Please accept that people can make mistakes and understand that human errors are solved easiest by friendly human interaction. If a certain score seems fishy, you can use the report function to inform the owner of the result and the result moderators. In most cases, there’s only a very minor mistake and the solution to the problem will only take one or two minutes. In some cases, however, there’s more to tell and discuss: that’s what the hwbot forums are for. In the forums you’ll find a vast number of very active crew members trying to respond as quickly as possible (often within half a day) and/or other members who are willing to discuss the issue. As this is a public forum, we would like everyone to behave in a respectful way; flaming, forum wars, personal issues … all those can be discussed via mail or PM, but not in our forums.

 

If a score is reported or blocked and you don’t understand why, please contact one of the result moderators or crew members for an answer. It’s very important to do this in a polite manner, not only because that’s the way human interaction goes most fluently, but also because scientific research has shown evidence that you’re more likely to be helped quickly if you are polite to the person who you’re asking a favor from. It’s in fact pretty simple to understand: if we receive a friendly email, we will be in a friendly mood even before we read the email. Note that we are always open for discussion regarding every aspect of HWBOT: a lot of new ideas and features come forward from a thread on the forums.

 

At HWBOT, we are all for sharing information such as tweaks, voltage modifications and many more. However, we do understand that certain tweaks are rather kept silent because it gives a small advantage over the competition, which can come in handy when competing for that special golden cup. If questions are raised about a certain score or a series of scores, we strongly suggest trying to clear the air as fast as possible; not because of HWBOT or any other member, but to prevent you from getting a bad name in the community (even if you don’t deserve it!). From past experience, we know that when serious questions are raised regarding the legitimacy of a score or overclocker, it’s always best to choose the honorable path by for instance explaining a few tricks or even removing the questioned score from HWBOT.

 

If you are uncertain about the validity of a tweak/cheat, you can always contact one of the crew members. The tweak/cheat will be tested and discussed and you will receive an answer categorized as legit/not legit. If you don’t want the tweak to be leaked, no problem: we guarantee that the tweak will only be shared with those who took part in the evaluation.

Edited December 20, 2015 by micul

[Johan45]

Exactly what you sound like

We follow hw-sharing rules. Isn't the whole idea of country cup to help each other out?

 

I can understand helping someone out like lending the GFX card but those are all on the same system the only difference is the card. That's way too much IMO

[Mr.Scott]

I can understand helping someone out like lending the GFX card but those are all on the same system the only difference is the card. That's way too much IMO

That's totally allowed.

[micul]

That's totally allowed.

 

While the rules are quite simple and straightforward, enforcing them isn’t. If you are having a joint benchmark session, provide as much proof and information as possible when you submit a new HWBot score, which shows you were using your own hardware for the benchmark in question, a photo with a paper showing your nickname and the product serial number is good way to do this.

[Mr.Scott]

While the rules are quite simple and straightforward, enforcing them isn’t. If you are having a joint benchmark session, provide as much proof and information as possible when you submit a new HWBot score, which shows you were using your own hardware for the benchmark in question, a photo with a paper showing your nickname and the product serial number is good way to do this.

I agree, but it's not a requirement.

[micul]

I agree, but it's not a requirement.

 

so

if is not a requirement . i think it means we should follow the general rules right ?

[TASOS]

Congrats to all teams !!!

It was a nice cup.

 

Many thanks to hwbot for this.

 

Thumbs up , to the winning team.

Three in a row (that's a three-peat) ?

Edited December 20, 2015 by TASOS