ROG OC SHOWDOWN 2016 - FORMULA SERIES ROUND 2

[Guest Ziken (BANNED)]

Here at HWBOT we try our best to deliver a fair and enjoyable playing field for all those who participate in the rankings and competition. To be able to provide this kind of service we have tried to design some submission and general rules to help remove any doubts about whether something is allowed or not. Based on continued experience these rules will be updated, expanded and completed as time goes by. Please check back for any updates.

 

FORMULA SERIES

 

Round 1 runs from August 26th to September 26th

Round 2 runs from October 28th to November 28th

No extreme cooling (temp >20°C) allowed. For XTU load temp must be higher than 60°C

Only Rookie, Novice and Enthusiast leagues are eligible

 

GENERAL COMPETITION RULES

 

Only one HWBOT account per overclocker is allowed.

HWBOT and ASUS reserve the right to reject any entry.

Employees of MB/VGA/MEM/CPU/PSU manufacturers are not allowed.

No hardware sharing is allowed (cf HWBOT 3.2.E)

It is not allowed to remove submissions from the competition.

After the end of the competition no more submissions or rectifications will be allowed. Plan your submission ahead!

Unfair play may lead to disqualification

Examples of unacceptable behavior:

Changing League before/during the competition for strategic purposes

Influence others’ submissions to profit your ranking

Deliberately forget/make a mistake in the submission process and ask later for change

In case of a tie, the fastest Y-Cruncher 1B score will be the deciding benchmark

 

HARDWARE

 

Must use ASUS motherboard (Intel or AMD)

Must use commercially / retail available components at the beginning of the competition (no server).

We reserve the right to ban specific products

No limitation for graphics card

 

SUBMISSION

 

All submissions screenshot must include the official wallpaper of the round (download), except XTU

Submissions must include a picture of the rig (MB, VGA, memory, CPU cooler) during use, except XTU.

 

POINTS

 

Stage 1: 5-4-3-2-1

Stage 2: 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Stage 3: 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

 

ADDITIONAL POINTS

 

On November 7 at 12pm (GMT+8), +1 point will be rewarded for the Top-10 overall ranking of the Round

On November 16 at 12pm (GMT+8), +1 point will be rewarded for the Top-10 overall ranking of the Round

At the end of Round 2, the overclocker with the maximum unique submission views will be awarded of +2 points

At the end of Round 2, complete all stages of round 1 +3 points and complete all stages of round 2 +3 points

 

BENCHMARKS

 

Stage 1: XTU

Score will be divided by the number of CPU cores

No screenshot required

Stage 2: Reference Clock

The best score win the stage

Validation Link with matching HWBOT name

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Stage 3: Y-Cruncher 1B

Maximum 6 cores may be enabled (HT allowed)

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[Guest Ziken (BANNED)]

hello, the memory galax oc lab edition limited is allowed

 

stage 3: x99 is allowed ?

[websmile]

x99 is ok, and mems as well

[Guest Ziken (BANNED)]

Thanks