Hardware Rules

• You have to bring your own gear (including CPU, memory and motherboard)
• Any Z170 motherboard is allowed
• Any memory (inc. B-die) is allowed
• No cooling restrictions (except no cascades)
• Unlimited LN2 will be available
• We recommend you to bring torches instead of heat guns (to avoid power surges)
• Seasonic PSUs will be provided for all participants, it is not necessary to bring your own.

Update 29/08: Hardware Rules for World Series

Based on the event partner sign-ups we have amended the Hardware Rules for the World Series qualifier and final.

Qualifiers:

• Memory has to be Corsair (any retail kit / no ES. If you don’t have one, we provide you one : Vengeance LED DDR4-2666C16 2x8GB)
• Motherboard has to be ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE or Biostar

Finals:

• Memory: Corsair (kit provided)

Benchmarks

Three benchmarks will be used during the qualification round:

• Stage 1: 3DMark03
• Stage 2: 3DMark11 Performance
• Stage 3: Reference Clock

Note: Only scores made at the event will be accepted. Scores must be submitted on the OC-ESPORTS contest page in the usual way. A competition wallpaper will be given to you on the day.

Other Restrictions

• For 3DMark03 and 3DMark11 Performance
• Must use latest version
• HD 530 IGP Only
• HT must be disabled on Core i7s
• SystemInfo can be disabled
• Use default preset only
• Screenshot requirements
  • Subscores must be visible
  • Competition background
  • CPU-Z CPU
  • CPU-Z Memory
  • GPU-Z + GPU-Z Monitoring Tab with Max on GPU Clock

Note: Benchmark version: 3DMark03: v360_1901 // 3DMark11: v1.0.132. 3DMark11 scores must be submitted to 3dmark.com and have a validation link attached to the submission.

For Reference Clock: No limitation for graphics card. Result must be validated on valid.x86.