GIGABYTE Z170 March OC Madness Ambient
GIGABYTE today announced its next competition with the Z170 March OC Madness Competition. Kicking off March 12th, the GIGABYTE Z170 March OC Madness Competition challenges overclockers to push their motherboards and 6th Gen Intel® CPUs to the limit
There are two categories with each three stages. This competition is open to all skill levels, with Novice, Rookie, Enthusiast, Elite and Extreme category levels allowing anyone to participate. The winner for each category will be awarded $500 USD. In addition, participants that submit a score in all stages of their respective categories are eligible to enter a lucky draw for one of three GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 motherboards as the grand prize.
Participate
- This competition is closed. You can no longer join
- GIGABYTE Z170 March OC Madness Ambient is closed since 9 April 2016
- This competition is between members
Stages
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Stage 1 -
XTU
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Stage 2 -
HWBOT x265 1080P
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Stage 3 -
SuperPI 32M
Contest Rules
- This competition is limited to GIGABYTE Z170 motherboards only.
- Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig.
- For the ambient category, minimum CPU temperature must be higher than 20C.
- Provide sufficient verification for your CPU temperature by showing HWMonitor information. (RealTemp and CoreTemp are not OK)
- Engineering samples are allowed.
- Must use official competition background
- A verification screenshot is required.
- To be eligible for the lucky draw, participants must submit in all stages of the category they belong.
- In 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.
- A participant is eligible to win in only one round. If he is found to be the winner in multiple rounds, the prize will go to the runner up. If a participant is a round winner, he will not be eligible for the lucky draw.
Category 1: Enthusiast, Rookie and Novice Overclockers
Stage 1: XTU
- Submissions open March 12
- Submissions close on March 24
- CPU frequency must be set at 4.5GHz max
Stage 2: HWBOT x265 1080p
- Submissions open on March 24
- Submissions close on March 31
- No restrictions, such madness!
Stage 3: SPI 32M
- Submissions open March 31
- Submissions close on April 9
- CPU frequency must be set at 4GHz max
Category 2: Elite and Extreme Overclockers
Stage 1: XTU
- Submissions open March 12
- Submissions close on March 24
- CPU frequency must be set at 5GHz max
Stage 2: GPUPI for CPU 1B
- Submissions open on March 24
- Submissions close on March 31
- No restrictions, such madness!
Stage 3: Geekbench Single Core
- Submissions open March 31
- Submissions close on April 9
- No restrictions, such madness!
There are a number of cash and hardware prizes up for grabs! The winner for each category will be awarded $500 USD. In addition, participants that submit a score in all stages of their respective categories are eligible to enter a lucky draw for one of three GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 motherboards as the grand prize.
Ranking
# | Participant | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
Points
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1 |
15 pts
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16 pts
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25 pts
|
56 pts | |
2 |
25 pts
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15 pts
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13 pts
|
53 pts | |
3 |
12 pts
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18 pts
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16 pts
|
46 pts | |
4 |
14 pts
|
14 pts
|
15 pts
|
43 pts | |
5 |
25 pts
|
18 pts
|
43 pts | ||
6 |
13 pts
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13 pts
|
14 pts
|
40 pts | |
7 |
11 pts
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12 pts
|
12 pts
|
35 pts | |
8 |
9 pts
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10 pts
|
11 pts
|
30 pts | |
9 |
8 pts
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9 pts
|
10 pts
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27 pts | |
10 |
18 pts
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18 pts |
is it mandatory to add hw monitor to xtu screenshot? in xtu you can clearly see the idle temps and load temps. in my screenshot i missed hw monitor but you can see idle temp 32 and load temp 75 deg.
Yes, hwmonitor is also mandatory for the xtu screenshot, sorry, please re run the xtu
Nvm, I could add result, even though e-sport site upload page was totally broken...
So just to clarify, Stage 2 is unlimited CPU speed on both core and cache, is that right ?
Stage 2 is full out, I will check all results very close btw on this. We are on the brink of changing cooling options after the introduction of the apprentice league, this might be last enthusiast competition for some...
P.S. I checked the results of stage 1 already, I had to remove few scores (COUZ missing or hwm), good job, most results were solid
Ok great thanks for clarifying that.
What exactly are the cooling option changes that will happen in the future ?
Will be announced soon, let´s simply say that subzero cooling at ambient league!!! with gadgets like this or similar cooling methods will no longer be tolerated...
We made enough appeals to honour and reason now, if this doesn´t help we will have to make it happen differently
Yeah fair enough. Also for ambient stages, I think submerging radiators into ice filled tubs of frozen water, is sort of like cheating, because its driving the temperature of the cpu down to below an ambient state and should not be allowed for the ambient category. For the extreme category that is meant for super low temps, then submerging radiators into freezing liquids is perfectly fine, as it is in line with extreme temps. But for ambient stuff, I think its fair that radiators be used as they are intended to and only be cooled with fans as per their design, which fits with the description of ambient meaning air temperature, not frozen blocks of ice!!!
Okay, nvidiaforever2 is living 8 hours away from me so I decided to do a video call instead that lasted about 45 minutes. During those 45 minutes I asked him many many many things (show me this, show me that, test this, test that). He delivered, everything went smooth, not a slight doubt. Frequencies, Temperatures (cpu, water, room), Cooling, Score, you name it was verified.
Thanks much to Christian and NVF for taking the needed time to clarify for many.
If Christian has "seen it to believe it" and is satisfied that the setup qualifies for ambient comp, then end of subject for me.
Hats off to Nvidia, as obviously I still have my training wheels on.
Over and out.
Think I am done with this one. Board is so hard to train with memory, I just don't have any more energy for it.
Good luck to all, and thanks for the competition.
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