General Contest Rules and Hardware

• No brand restriction on mainboards and memory
• Commercially available hardware only (no ES, no unreleased hardware)
• The contest is limited to Intel cpus 1151/1150/1155 only
• No cooling restrictions
• No frequency limit
• Open to european overclocker only
• Open to all leagues
• Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig
• Must use official competition background
• A verification screenshot is required for all stages
• On benchmarks eligible, a verification link is mandatory (check stage rules)
• To be eligible for the lucky draw, participants must submit in all stages of the competition
• In a case of a tie, the tie-breaker is the best score in Stage 3. If there’s still a tie, the best score in Stage 2, etc
• For prizes including Lucky draw and intermediate leader prizes please refer to the prizes tab
• Only screenshots made on or after August 4, 2017 with official background will be accepted
• Hwbot and Alza expect fairplay and reserve the right to remove entries without giving explicit reason if we suspect rules broken or unsportsmanlike conduct

Stage 1 XTU

• A screenshot with result, CPU-Z cpu, mainboard and memory tab is required
• In case of a tie, first submission wins

Stage 2 CPUPI for CPU 100M

• A screenshot with result, CPU-Z cpu, mainboard and memory tab is required
• In case of a tie, first submission wins

Stage 3 Super Pi 32M

• A screenshot with result, CPU-Z cpu, mainboard and memory tab is required
• In case of a tie, first submission wins

Stage 4 Geekbench 3 Single Core

• A verification link is needed
• A screenshot with result (incl. launch app), CPU-Z cpu, mainboard and memory tab is required
• In case of a tie, first submission wins