G.SKILL OC World Cup 2018 Qualifier

G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is announcing the online qualifier competition of its biggest annual overclocking competition G.SKILL OC World Cup 2018

G.SKILL OC World Cup overclocking competition consists of 3 rounds: Online Qualifier, Live Qualifier, and Grand Finals. The top 6 contestants from the Online Qualifier are invited to the Live Qualifier, as well as the chance to qualify for the Grand Final round, in the G.SKILL booth at Computex 2018. The top 2 finishers from the Live Qualifier round will compete head-to-head for the grand prize. The Online Qualifier round will be held March 13 to April 20, 2018.

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03.13.2018 12:00 +0000
04.16.2018 12:00 +0000

Participate

  • This competition is closed. You can no longer join
  • G.SKILL OC World Cup 2018 Qualifier is closed since 16 April 2018
  • This competition is between members

Stages

Competition runs from 13/03 - 16/04, UTC 12PM


General Rules

  • Participants must use Intel Z390/Z370/Z270/Z170 Platforms.
  • Participants must use G.SKILL DDR4 memory only.
  • Must use commercially available components (ES not allowed)
  • HWBOT and G.SKILL reserve the right to reject any entry
  • HWBOT and G.SKILL have the right to ask for video proof if needed
  • Employees of MB/VGA/MEM/CPU/PSU manufacturers are not allowed to compete
  • No hardware sharing is allowed
  • It is not allowed to remove submissions once it has been submitted, or make crucial changes after submission.
  • After the end of the competition, no more submissions or rectifications will be allowed
  • All submissions must include a picture of their rig (MB, VGA, MEM, CPU cooler) during use
  • All submissions must include a picture of G.SKILL memory with heatsink and serial number; If the heatsink is removed, the picture must clearly show the PCB and IC
  • We expect fair play from everyone. HWBOT and G.SKILL reserve the right to remove results and/or participants who compete unfairly; The decision is final and will not be discussed afterwards; Examples of unacceptable behavior: Influence others’ submissions to profit your ranking, Deliberately make a mistake in the submissions process and ask later for change
  • All submissions must include the official OC World Cup 2019 desktop wallpaper, available here: click


Hardware

  • Must use commercially / retail available components. ES is not allowed
  • Participants must use Intel Z390/Z370/Z270/Z170 Platforms
  • Participants must use G.SKILL DDR4 memory.


STAGES


Stage 1: DDR4 Frequency

  • Validation link
  • Screenshot with event desktop wallpaper as background; CPU-Z CPU, motherboard, memory, and SPD tab showing result not more than 1% lower than validated frequency (e.g. DDR4-4000 requires minimum DDR4-3960).


Stage 2: SuperPi 32m

  • Rules
  • Valid screenshot with event desktop wallpaper as background; CPU-Z CPU, motherboard, memory, and SPD tab.


Stage 3: 3D11-P v1.0.132 IGP

  • Rules
  • Screenshot with event desktop wallpaper as background, CPUZ CPU, motherboard, memory and spd tab as well as launch app and result tab.
  • Validation Link


Stage 4: 3D11 P v1.0.132 IGP Full

  • Valid screenshot with event desktop wallpaper as background; CPU-Z CPU, motherboard, memory, and SPD tab; and GPU-Z main and IGP frequency tab.
  • Validation Link
  • Download here or here


    • FINAL NOTES

    • In case of same score, the earliest submission wins.
    • In case of a tie the deciding benchmark will be DDR4 frequency.
    • Participants must arrange their own transportation and accommodation.
    • The top-9 of online qualifier will receive an entry ticket to compete for the $23,000 USD cash prize pool in the live contest at Computex 2019.


    POINTS PER STAGE

    50-41-36-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

    Competition Timeframe

    • Online Qualifier: March 13 - April 16, 2019
    • Live Qualifier: May 28 - 30, 2019 at G.SKILL Computex booth
    • Grand Final: May 31, 2019 at G.SKILL Computex booth

    Online Qualifier Lucky Draw Prize

    G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4-3600 2x8GB(16GB)

    Additional Note

    Each Live Qualifier contestant has 2 slots with 3.5 hours each for the Live Qualifier. Higher ranked Online Qualifier contestants have priority for selecting 1 slot. The second slot will be a lucky draw. The top-6 of online qualifier will receive an entry ticket to compete for the $20,000 USD cash prize pool in the live contest. Participants must arrange their own transportation and accomodation. In case that any of the top-6 qualified overclockers cannot attend the Live Qualifier, their spot will be made available to subsequent runner-ups of the Online Qualifier.

    Computex Prize

    • Champion: USD $10,000
    • 2nd: USD $3,000
    • 3rd: USD $2,500
    • 4th: USD $2,000
    • 5th: USD $1,500
    • 6th: USD $1,000
    • 7th: USD $1,000
    • 8th: USD $1,000
    • 9th: USD $1,000

    Ranking

    Awarded Season Points

    First Position

    149 pts Alex@ro

    Discussions

    websmile
    March 12, 2018 at 7:20:04 PM UTC

    Let the games begin ;)

    Lucky_n00b
    March 12, 2018 at 7:27:34 PM UTC

    Good Luck all ^_^

    Hiwa
    March 12, 2018 at 7:51:29 PM UTC

    for 32m there is no limitation for OS use XP if you can 
    online BIOS Is allowed special or not need to be online with download link.
    we don't call this ES because its online open to all and this will help OCer to push last minute. 

    for Live comp BIOS need to be posted before May 15 

    Good  Luck everyone , Comp will start tomorrow keep pushing and have fun

    Hiwa

    Lucky_n00b
    March 13, 2018 at 2:38:21 PM UTC

    Btw, just curious, since the last time I've benched 32M was with a KBL 7700K/Z270, 

    is there any retail Z370 motherboard that has an XP Support (e.g  XP ACPI workaround  found in certain BIOS for SKL/KBL board)

    or is it the same XP workaround as previous SKL/KBL ?

     

    yosarianilives
    March 13, 2018 at 2:42:07 PM UTC

    This would lead me to believe that there is no xp support at all on any z370 board currently https://hwbot.org/submission/3746724_shar00750_superpi___32m_core_i7_8700k_4min_49sec_833ms I believe it's an issue of drivers. If anyone can find a way to get xp to work on z370 they'll have a huge advantage, and hopefully will document and share their method at some point.

    zeropluszero
    March 14, 2018 at 1:52:28 AM UTC

     

    Z370 SOC Ln2 board can do XP.

    Lucky_n00b
    March 14, 2018 at 2:54:23 AM UTC

    1 hour ago, zeropluszero said:

     

    Z370 SOC Ln2 board can do XP.

    Interesting, so there's possible XP support/workaround on this platform then. Thanks for pointing that out :)

    Splave
    March 14, 2018 at 3:17:24 AM UTC

    22 minutes ago, Lucky_n00b said:

    Interesting, so there's possible XP support/workaround on this platform then. Thanks for pointing that out :)

    It is possible yes

    ozzieRIP
    March 14, 2018 at 3:44:14 AM UTC

    been done successfully  b4 from what ive seen and read, but that was in the last revision of bot forum, dunno about now

    websmile
    March 21, 2018 at 8:23:26 AM UTC

    Pre-testing air in progress :ph34r: - thread needs some life signs :P

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    ;)

    Nik
    March 21, 2018 at 9:56:33 AM UTC

    crazzy IMC and Ram, n1

    Hiwa
    March 21, 2018 at 10:05:49 AM UTC

    not bad for a man at your age websmile 

    leeghoofd
    March 21, 2018 at 10:29:25 AM UTC

    Wrong background websmile...

    Hiwa
    March 21, 2018 at 10:44:09 AM UTC

    14 minutes ago, Leeghoofd said:

    Wrong background websmile...

    will ban him if he post on OCesports page 

    Rady
    March 29, 2018 at 1:21:14 PM UTC

    can we use gskill memory from oc world cup 2016 ? 

    Hiwa
    March 29, 2018 at 1:32:07 PM UTC

    10 minutes ago, Radi said:

    can we use gskill memory from oc world cup 2016 ? 

    Hi

    No they are Es. 

     

     

     

    Rady
    March 29, 2018 at 1:46:35 PM UTC

    Ok thanks 

    Alex@ro
    April 13, 2018 at 4:10:15 PM UTC

    Brace yourselves, sandbags are coming O.o    

    Splave
    April 13, 2018 at 4:32:51 PM UTC

    when should I post my scores

    websmile
    April 13, 2018 at 5:18:18 PM UTC

    5 minutes before ultimo :P

    yosarianilives
    April 13, 2018 at 5:31:47 PM UTC

    12 minutes ago, websmile said:

    5 minutes before ultimo :P

    I think that's too soon. Maybe for getting started subbing. But definitely don't want to hit submit until <60 seconds before end.

    I know I've had subs like that before in a comp, although that was due to procrastibagging and the bench wasn't done running until 5 minutes before end of comp...

    Hiwa
    April 14, 2018 at 12:28:39 PM UTC

    Sandbags come on

    websmile
    April 16, 2018 at 10:09:08 AM UTC

    I see first sandbags, this is much too soon :P

    Hiwa
    April 16, 2018 at 11:38:57 AM UTC

    Hazzan big Sandbag

    Hiwa
    April 16, 2018 at 12:05:02 PM UTC

    Validation Time :D

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