Posted January 18, 20169 yr how cool i like the stages! good luck everyone! but please make this clear "Use 2 processor core(s) in total.", what does it mean? only core i3 allowed? or may i use 6700K and disable rest of the cores/threads? thanks!
January 18, 20169 yr Seems like everyone is confused with the rules if it's for Pentium/i3 cpus (Dual Core cpus) or all cpus are allowed, just total amount of enabled cores has to be 2 in total  "Use 2 processor core(s) in total."  From what I understand 6700K or other i5 are allowed if we disable cores?
January 18, 20169 yr Administrators I think we talk about genuine dual core, Pentium or i3, no matter if with or without HT. This issue will be cleared soon, before the competition starts.
January 18, 20169 yr I asked lewis this the other day. It's 2 core proc, not 2 core enabled total. Â Glad I wasn't the only one questioning this!
January 19, 20169 yr Administrators Döner There is no limit for graphics cards or graphics cores used, on cpu this is different, dual core cpu only
January 20, 20169 yr Seems like everyone is confused with the rules if it's for Pentium/i3 cpus (Dual Core cpus) or all cpus are allowed, just total amount of enabled cores has to be 2 in total "Use 2 processor core(s) in total."  From what I understand 6700K or other i5 are allowed if we disable cores?  Has this ever been allowed in any HWBOT competition?  Added to the rules for additional clarification :celebration:
January 20, 20169 yr Has this ever been allowed in any HWBOT competition? Â Added to the rules for additional clarification :celebration: Â Only once, HOT qualifiers last year allowed us to use 6700k with HT off to meet the 4 core restriction. Or that could be different I don't know anymore and it's to late to back down :D:D
January 20, 20169 yr Döner There is no limit for graphics cards or graphics cores used, on cpu this is different, dual core cpu only Seems a very strange decision since aquamark scales with at least 2 gpus. Cheap cpus and ultra expensive gpu-setup...
January 20, 20169 yr Administrators Yes, it is an unusual setup, it is different from what we saw before with the new non K oc now possible. Tbh, I like the idea, and I think you will not need golden sample(s) on vgas to get top result
January 21, 20169 yr Seems a very strange decision since aquamark scales with at least 2 gpus.Cheap cpus and ultra expensive gpu-setup... Â Thanks for the feedback! Â After considering this, we all agreed that it would be best to limit to single GPU. The limitation has been added to the competition too.
January 23, 20169 yr Are all ES forbidden for the competition or just Skylake ES? I have some G3258 ES can I use there for the contest?
January 24, 20169 yr for Stage 2-3 are allowed only reference vga or even custom as Strix, Matrix etc.? Â only ASUS cards right? Nothing EVGA, MSi, GIGABYTE etc? Edited January 24, 20169 yr by delly
January 24, 20169 yr Administrators All Asus models and AMD or NV reference cards, no cards of other boardpartners. This is quite generous rule including reference cards, but I think everyone understands that Asus makes this competition and other brands are not allowed  Edit so to specify this, amd and NV branded cards are OK, all Asus branded cards as well, but no cards from other boardpartners like HIS, EVGA or whatever Edited January 24, 20169 yr by websmile
January 25, 20169 yr All Asus models and AMD or NV reference cards, no cards of other boardpartners. This is quite generous rule including reference cards, but I think everyone understands that Asus makes this competition and other brands are not allowed Edit so to specify this, amd and NV branded cards are OK, all Asus branded cards as well, but no cards from other boardpartners like HIS, EVGA or whatever  thanks :celebration:
January 25, 20169 yr is this competition only for extreme or anybody can participate in it? i can see that one enthusiast and one novice have already submitted.
January 25, 20169 yr Administrators This Extreme showdown is for extreme and elite members only, you can check this at overview at info tab  Round three of ROG OC Showdown 2015 Extreme series challenges entrants to reach the upper echelons of HWBOT.org’s Elite and Extreme leagues, reserved for the world’s most prodigious overclockers. Extreme cooling prowess will need to be engaged to secure the top scores in each of the three stages, measured with SuperPi 32M, 3DMark01 and Aquamark3. Edited January 25, 20169 yr by websmile
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