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GIGABYTE Summer Spectacular

The GIGABYTE Summer Spectacular 2017 is the 3rd of 4 contests in GIGABYTE’s 2017 overclocking season. A total prize pool of over $2,500 USD in prizes is available for the top-3 contestants in two categories along with 6 “Lucky Draw” winners.

With this contest restricted to only Intel® Core i3-7350K CPUs and NVIDIA ® GT730 graphics cards, the playing fields are evened as participants look to push budget hardware to their limits! For those just learning the ins and outs of overclocking—a lucky draw is also part of this competition, where prizes including two GIGABYTE Z270X-UD3 are up for grabs for participants who submit scores in all stages of the competition.

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05.01.2017 12:00 +0000
05.31.2017 12:00 +0000

Participate

  • This competition is closed. You can no longer join
  • GIGABYTE Summer Spectacular is closed since 31 May 2017
  • This competition is between members

Stages

General Rules

  • Extreme category consists of Elite, Extreme and Apprentice members; Ambient category consists of Enthusiast, Novice and Rookie members
  • In case of a tie, the tie-breaker is Catzilla 720P, the 3DMark Ice Storm, then GPUPI for CPU 1B
  • The point distribution is: 50-48-46-44-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1


Validation Rules for Extreme

  • Unlimited CPU and Cache frequency
  • Unlimited cooling
  • For Ambient: MAX 5003 MHz CPU frequency, cache ratio must be same or lower than CPU ratio


Validation Rules for Ambient

  • CPU frequency limted to 5003 MHz
  • Cache ratio must be same or lower than CPU ration
  • Cooling limited to air/water
  • Minimum temperature is 25c
  • Screenshot must include GPU-Z temperature and frequency monitoring
  • Screenshot must include HWMonitor temperature monitoring


Stage 1: GPUPI for CPU 1B (runs 01/05 - 14/05)

  • Limited to Core i3 7350K
  • Limited to GeForce GT 730
  • Must use GIGABYTE, Aorus motherboards
  • Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig.
  • Must use official competition background.
  • Commercially available hardware only (no ES, no unreleased hardware, no LN2 motherboards)
  • A verification screenshot with CPUZ cpu, mainboard and memory tab is required.


Stage 2: 3DMark Ice Storm (runs 01/05 - 21/05)

  • limited to Core i3 7350K
  • limited to GeForce GT 730
  • Must use GIGABYTE, Aorus motherboards
  • Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig.
  • Must use official competition background
  • Must include verification link
  • Commercially available hardware only (no ES, no unreleased hardware, no LN2 motherboards)
  • A verification screenshot with CPUZ cpu, mainboard and memory tab and GPUZ main and sensor tab showing real frequency is required./li>


Stage 3: Catzilla 720P (runs (01/05 - 31/05)

  • Limited to Core i3 7350K
  • Limited to GeForce GT 730
  • Must use GIGABYTE, Aorus motherboards
  • Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig.
  • Must use official competition background.
  • Must include verification link
  • Commercially available hardware only (no ES, no unreleased hardware, no LN2 motherboards)
  • A verification screenshot with CPUZ cpu, mainboard and memory tab and GPUZ main and sensor tab showing real frequency is required.

PositionPrizeQtyValue (USD)
Ambient 1st PlaceGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini-ITX OC1$399.99
Ambient 2nd PlaceGIGABYTE Gaming Z270X-Gaming SOC1$239.99
Ambient 3rd PlaceG.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory1$159.99
Extreme 1st PlaceINTEL Core i7-7700K1$349.99
Extreme 2nd PlaceGIGABYTE Gaming Z270X-Gaming SOC1$239.99
Extreme 3rd PlaceGIGABYTE AORUS Z270X-Gaming 71$239.99
Lucky DrawENERMAX Platimax 850W PSU1$169.99
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory2$159.99
GIGABYTE Gaming Z270X-UD31$149.99
HWBOT Open Benchtable1$159.99
GIGABYTE Z270X-UD31$149.99
Total: USD $2569.88

Ranking

Awarded Season Points

First Position

150 pts OGS

Discussions

hotrod717
May 10, 2017 at 9:19:49 PM GMT

I see elite, extreme, and apprentice being ranked with ambient folks. Also see nobody has posted scores beyond 5000mhz or so. ??? Aren't there 2 classes?

Also as 3rd rule for extreme submission FOR AMBIENT <5003mhz, right after it says unlimited clock and cooling. ???

I've read and reread and it still seems ther is some conflict in what is truly going on with this comp. I do not want to spend the time to bench and sub scores to be told i didnt follow rules correctly.

Can someone clear this up for me. Thanks, much appreciated.

Strong Island
May 10, 2017 at 10:00:06 PM GMT

I see elite, extreme, and apprentice being ranked with ambient folks. Also see nobody has posted scores beyond 5000mhz or so. ??? Aren't there 2 classes?

Also as 3rd rule for extreme submission FOR AMBIENT <5003mhz, right after it says unlimited clock and cooling. ???

I've read and reread and it still seems ther is some conflict in what is truly going on with this comp. I do not want to spend the time to bench and sub scores to be told i didnt follow rules correctly.

Can someone clear this up for me. Thanks, much appreciated.

 

well I know websmile just said that ambient and extreme will be lumped together in the ranking but will be divided for prizes, so since you are in extreme you can submit with any cooling you want at any speed you want.

 

Thats all i know.

websmile
May 10, 2017 at 10:17:25 PM GMT

There is no limit for extreme - the fact the two comps are at one ranking is simply irritating, I am aware of this

hotrod717
May 10, 2017 at 11:49:26 PM GMT

Thank you. Just confusing with Ambient line in extreme submission rules section and I see guys that would classified as extreme putting in ambient subs.

mllrkllr88
May 11, 2017 at 2:27:21 PM GMT

I subbed basic 5g just to compare with others and make sure I had a score in for the lucky draw. I will run soon with dice and my scores will go in the extreme category.

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