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Screenshot:

• For XTU and 3DMark11 Stages: One CPU-Z SPD tab per memory module [21.10.15]
  
• For XTU, CPU Frequency and Cache Frequency Monitoring during benchmark [15.10.15]
  

 

 

CPUZ Version:

• CPU-Z version must be v1.73 [15.10.15]
  
• CPU-Z version v1.74 not allowed [27.10.15]
  
• CPU-Z version v1.74 allowed only in combination with an i3 Skylake CPU [02.11.15]
  

 

 

Motherboard Limitations:

 

Allowed:

• MSI Z170A XPower Gaming Titanium Edition [21.10.15]
  
• ASROCK Z170 OC Formula [21.10.15]
  
• ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Gene [21.10.15]
  
• ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero [21.10.15]
  

 

 

Not allowed:

• ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Impact (not available at the beginning of the competition) [19.10.15]
  
• GIGABYTE Z170X-SOC Force (limited release at the beginning of the competition) [20.10.15]
  
• GIGABYTE Z170X-SOC Force LN2 (not released at the beginning of the competition) [20.10.15]
  
• ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Extreme and Assembly Edition (not available at the beginning of the competition) [20.10.15]
  

Edited November 8, 201510 yr by Christian Ney

http://geizhals.de/asus-rog-maximus-viii-impact-90mb0ns0-m0eay0-a1337705.html

 

Will the impact be allowed?

http://geizhals.de/asus-rog-maximus-viii-impact-90mb0ns0-m0eay0-a1337705.html

 

Will the impact be allowed?

 

Your link doesn't work but it went up on Newegg over the weekend, maybe Friday.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132638&cm_re=maximus_VIII_impact-_-13-132-638-_-Product

Says in stock for me

I assume has to be posted by start of competition, so impact should be fine.

Says in stock for me

 

404'd when I tried it earlier. Working now.

Is Impact officially confirmed?

Full announcement:http://oc-esports.io/#!/article/3136/hyperx_oc_takeover_season_iii_qualifier_kicks_off_october_19

Is Impact officially confirmed?

 

Checking with HyperX ...

Edited October 19, 201510 yr by Massman

Nice Rules

specialy the part that makes me not able to join the comp

Edited October 19, 201510 yr by Farjam

Is Impact officially confirmed?

 

Impact is not allowed because there is no worldwide availability.

 

Will add this to the rules

OP updated

Max Memory Clock Rules

The highest memory frequency wins.

The result must be validated on http://valid.x86.fr/

HWBOT user name must match CPU-Z validation user name

The screenshot must contain the following items: official wallpaper, CPU-Z (CPU, Memory, Mainboard, SPD) within 2% of validated frequency

 

so besides valid file you need to take also desktop screenshot with official wallpaper?

Correct

What about Gigabyte Z170x soc force?

I can only find it available on ocuk so I guess same as the Impact, not allowed.

the comp started, iam the only one who did not find the official wallpaper download link?

@Massman @Christian Ney. Can you confirm?

Download background: http://news.hwbot.org/Competitions/1342-1343_HyperxOcTakeoverSeason3/HOT_Qualifiers-Wallpaper_1920x1080.jpg

 

I can only find it available on ocuk so I guess same as the Impact, not allowed.

 

It's available elsewhere.

 

http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Z170+SOC+FORCE&spos=3

 

 

But hey, let's not allow another board and make this comp even harder to enter. Great thinking.

List of disallowed motherboards expanded

 

• ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Impact is not allowed for the competition because there is no worldwide availability [19.10.15].
  
• GIGABYTE Z170X-SOC Force is not allowed for the competition because there is no worldwide availability [20.10.15].
  
• GIGABYTE Z170X-SOC Force LN2 is not allowed for the competition because there is no worldwide availability [20.10.15].
  
• ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Extreme (and other variants) is not allowed for the competition because there is no worldwide availability [20.10.15].
  

That's fantastic.

 

 

HyperX Fail.

 

oh and btw, you can't buy OCF here in AU either so ban it as well. :rollseyes:.

Edited October 20, 201510 yr by JunkDogg

I don't see how it is HyperX's fault if motherboard manufacturers make "paper launches".

So who's fault is it?

 

I can physically walk into a store here in Australia and buy a SOC Force so why is it banned from the competition? Not much of a paper launch when they are sitting on shelves is it?

 

So by restricting people from entering who have hardware from the comp it can't be anyone but HyperX fault can it?

Looking into the ASRock Z170 OC Formula availability.