General Rules

• One HWBOT account per overclocker
• HWBOT reserves the right to reject any entry
• Usual HWBOT submission and verification rules apply
• Attach a picture of your overclocking rig
• It is not allowed to remove submissions from the competition
• After the end of the competition no more submissions or rectifications will be allowed.
• Lucid Virtu MVP, ES or hardware that is not retail/commercially available at the beginning of the contest are not allowed
• Proof of purchase for VGA or MEM must be provided at request
• No hardware sharing is allowed
• Employees (full-time or part-time) of MB/VGA/Memory/CPU/PSU manufacturers are not allowed
• Unfair play may lead to disqualification. Examples of unacceptable behavior
  • Influence others’ submissions to profit your ranking
  • Deliberately forget/make a mistake in the submission process and ask later for change

Hardware Restrictions

• Retail LGA1151 CPU (Core i7-7700K or below)
• Retail 1x GALAX/KFA² GeForce GTX 1080Ti HOF OC Lab Edition
• Only use GALAX DDR4 memory
• Only results made on or after Sep 2, 2017 are accepted
• CPU and cache limited to 6003.00 MHz (governed by Futuremark URL for Stage 1-3, and CPU-Z for Stage 4-5)
• No limits on VGA overclocks, system memory clocks or cooling
• Latest 3DMark and systeminfo versions are required

Stage Rules

Stage 1: 3DMark Time Spy

• Screenshot with official background, CPU-Z v1.8+ (CPU, memory, SPD tab) and GPU-Z v2.2.0+ (Graphics Card + Sensor Tab with Max GPU Core Clock)
• Provide a valid Futuremark validation link. Result must be "valid".
• Must use benchmark v2.3.3732 and SystemInfo v5.1
• LOD adjustments are not allowed (futuremark validation rules apply)

Stage 2: 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme

• Screenshot with official background, CPU-Z v1.8+ (CPU, memory, SPD tab) and GPU-Z v2.2.0+ (Graphics Card + Sensor Tab with Max GPU Core Clock)
• Provide a valid Futuremark validation link. Must not have any timer error.
• Must use benchmark v2.3.3732 and SystemInfo v5.1
• LOD adjustments allowed

Stage 3: SuperPI 32M

• Screenshot with official background, CPU-Z v1.8+ (CPU, memory, SPD tab)

Stage 4: Memory Frequency

• Screenshot with official background, CPU-Z v1.8+ (CPU, memory, SPD tab)
• Provide a valid CPU-Z validation link. Result must be "valid".

Stage 5: GPUPI 1B

• Must use GPUPI v2.3.4
• Screenshot with official background, CPU-Z v1.8+ (CPU, memory, SPD tab) and GPU-Z v2.2.0+ (Graphics Card + Sensor Tab with GPU Core Clock to Max)

In case of an overall tie 3DMark Time spy is the tie-breaker, followed by SuperPI 32M