First statement before the competition starts, the new Gigabyte Z270X Gaming SOC will not be allowed for the march madness. Unfortuantely it is not available at shops at the competitions start (in europe not listed). In case something changes we will make an announcement, this thread is also open for questions but we already included the non released hardware not allowed rule from the first day of announcing the contest.

 

Good luck and have fun at the contest

Where is official competition background?

Only Gigabyte board I have is LN2........

Background - it will also be added to the competition page - happy benching

is z170 allowed

Yes, Z170 is allowed, I see no restriction on this - but no unreleased hardware (LN2 boards or sadly the z270 gaming soc)

Z97 LN2 board allowed or not? Using Haswell is competitive disadvantage no matter the board's DIMM layout

As far as I know the board was alibi retail at some time so it should be OK for the lucky draw

thanks for the update

Yes, Z170 is allowed, I see no restriction on this - but no unreleased hardware (LN2 boards or sadly the z270 gaming soc)

 

so...its Z270 or the Z170 SOC Force

 

ugh

Yes Matt, we all would have liked to get Z270 Gaming SOC in the march madness as well, but shop availability is delayed

you're going to have so many people with the same score haha.

Thats a shame, all I have is a z270 gaming soc, was excited to enter, definitely dissapointed but I understand from hwbot point of view.

This decision was made in dialogue with Gigabyte, we both agreed that it is a shame but to give all contestants the same chance we had no other choice.

ya I understand, it makes sense

Please specify clearly whether the panel at the Z170 gaming can be

 

 

Z270 Gaming K3 GIGABYTE

 

may be allowed

Edited March 2, 20178 yr by barti27

All Gigabyte retail boards available in shop before 1st of march 2017 are allowed, this excludes z170 and z270 LN2 board and Z270SOC Gaming. Zhe Gaming k3 is in shops, so it is allowed

When stage 2 and 3 will be open?

When stage 1 closes stage 2 opens, when stage 2 closes stage 3 open

Is Aorus Z270X Gaming 5 not allowed? I bought at my local store on February 9. I cannot upload submission.

Hi, I'm new, so please forgive my idiocy. How can I delete a submission? I posted score for the wrong test!

 

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Normally at hwbot,org there is a button on the right to edit or delete results

How can I delete my submission too? Seems like XTU read my mobo wrong. Just noticed it after submitting. Supposed to be Z270X Gaming 5 instead of Z170X Gaming 5.

How can I delete my submission too? Seems like XTU read my mobo wrong. Just noticed it after submitting. Supposed to be Z270X Gaming 5 instead of Z170X Gaming 5.

 

Can't you edit the mobo type after submitting the score? So submit first, let the database calculate your score/ranking. Afterwards press the EDIT button on the right (as Websmile mentioned before) and edit your mobo type

Looking to confirm if GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-Gaming 5 is allowed. I think it was released March 1st or so in US but earlier overseas