GIGABYTE Z170-Winter OC Challenge Extreme 4 Cores
GIGABYTE announces the GIGABYTE Z170-Winter OC Challenge, to be hosted this February by HWBOT. All overclockers are invited to win one of the 5 GIGABYTE motherboards up for grab, so warm up your test benches, Winter OC is coming!!
Starting January 31st 2016, overclockers can join 4 different categories for a chance to win the big prize. The participant with the most points amongst all stages of a category wins; it’s as simple as that! But don’t fret if you don’t think you can win it all, you also have a chance to win the lucky draw which is a Z170X-Gaming G1 motherboard! Simply submit a score in all stages of a category to be eligible.
Participate
- This competition is closed. You can no longer join
- GIGABYTE Z170-Winter OC Challenge Extreme 4 Cores is closed since 28 February 2016
- This competition is between members
Stages
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Stage 1 -
XTU
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Stage 2 -
HWBOT Prime
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Stage 3 -
Geekbench3 - Multi Core
Contest Rules
- This competition is limited to GIGABYTE Z170 motherboards only.
- Every submission must include the screenshot with the competition background and a picture of the rig.
- To be eligible for the lucky draw, participants must submit in all stages of the round they select.
- 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.
- 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 verification screenshot is required.
- Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig.
Make sure to check the stage rules for the specific rules on limited processor frequency, overclocker league restrictions and processor CPU core count.
Winner: GIGABYTE Z170X-SOC Force
- Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor
- Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- 22 phases digital power delivery design
- Exclusive OC Touch with Metal shielding design
- Exclusive Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over the PCIe Slot
- Built-in advanced performance tuning IC
- Extreme 4-Way Graphics Support with OC Brace
- Water Cooling Ready Heat sink Design with G1/4 Threaded Fittings
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB port
More information: official website.
Lucky Draw: GIGABYTE Z170X-Gaming G1
- Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Certified Motherboard
- Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor
- Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- 4-Way Graphics Support with Exclusive Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over the PCIe Slots
- Killer DoubleShot-X3™ Pro for the best networking experience possible
- Water Cooling Ready Heatsink Design with G1/4 Threaded Fittings
- APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB port
More information: official website.
To apply for the lucky draw you must make a valid submission in each stage of the competition..
Ranking
| Rank | Participant | XTU | HWBOT Prime | Geekbench3 - Multi Core |
PTS
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| 1 | 18 pts | 25 pts | 18 pts | 61 pts | |
| 2 | 25 pts | 18 pts | 16 pts | 59 pts | |
| 3 | 15 pts | 16 pts | 25 pts | 56 pts | |
| 4 | 14 pts | 15 pts | 15 pts | 44 pts | |
| 5 | 12 pts | 14 pts | 14 pts | 40 pts | |
| 6 | 13 pts | 13 pts | 13 pts | 39 pts | |
| 7 | 11 pts | 12 pts | 11 pts | 34 pts | |
| 8 | 9 pts | 10 pts | 10 pts | 29 pts | |
| 9 | 10 pts | 8 pts | 9 pts | 27 pts | |
| 10 | 8 pts | 9 pts | 8 pts | 25 pts | |
| 11 | 11 pts | 12 pts | 23 pts | ||
| 12 | 7 pts | 7 pts | 7 pts | 21 pts | |
| 13 | 16 pts | 16 pts | |||
| 14 | 6 pts | 6 pts |
Tba rules updates, clarifications and important q&a
General question: who can participate at extreme challenge - extreme and elite league members only
Clock limit in XTU is 5000, while in other two stages is 5003, is it inconsistent by design?
Also HT is not mentioned, so I take it i5 competes with i7 here and loses.
5000 for xtu at screenshot or less, please, and 5ghz at xtu result shown - and yes, 6600k competes with 6700k or in general, four core, no matter if with ht or not are the deal. You can also use non K chip, but for xtu this makes no sense
Clear for me, going to look for mobo/CPU
All results checked, sadly I had to remove one top bencher due to general rule 1,2 (no ES and unreleased hardware allowed for competition unless there is excepetion/allowance at rules) because a non released mainboard was used
http://hwbot.org/article/general_rules
Result might need recalculation, was a strong fight, I think we will get final confirmation soon
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