Old School is Best School is a team competition series for the overclockers who enjoy tuning ancient hardware. The series includes five rounds with each two stages. Each round lasts two months, so you have plenty of time to track down all hardware.
In the fourth round of the Old School is Best School competition series, we compete in 3DMark05 and MaxxMem Read Bandwidth. In the first stage, 3DMark05, the hardware is limited to AMD AM2 processors and LGA775 processors (excl “Core”). The graphics card is limited to GeForce 6600GT SLI. In the second stage, MaxxMem Read Bandwidth, the chipset is limited to VIA KT133A+. For both stages a system picture is required. For stage 1 you need a screenshot, for stage 2 a verification link. Good luck!
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XTREME OC Team Bulgaria 
"The graphics card is limited to GeForce 660GT SLI"
Does it even exist? Maybe 6600 GT?
No, it's the infamous 660GT. Only two were ever made.
Just kidding
Yeah, 6600GT. Fixed it on the site
Good luck guys!!
Intel e6500k or Pentium Dual core e2180' can run in this competition ?
Someone correct me if Im wrong but Im 99% that no is the answeer to your question.
The following achitecturs are Core based and therefor shouldnt be alowed even if Intel decided to be logical and name some CPUs from some of them pentium.
Conroe
Allendale
Wolfdale
Kentsfield
Yorkfield
I cant clearly recall , but i think we had agreed on single 6600GT for this stage.
Can somebody please clarify ?
I cant submit in 3D05 its open for submissions but when I try to submit. The submission uploads then I get a blank page.
Correct - no hardware from the Core architecture (which includes some Celeron and Pentium branded CPUs)
Fixed
Can you link to the thread - might have missed it
Can I use geforce 6600?
Have a look here
http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=131285
Look at the description of the contest at the top of the page.
Also look at the post Antinomy made.
I have the impression that we settled at single 6600GT.
It reads to me just as a spelling correction from 660GT to 6600GT, the sli bit would still be as per original.
"the hardware is limited to AMD AM2 processors and LGA775 processors"
But what about AMD motherboards? I can use only socket AM2 motherboards, or sAM3 motherboard with AM2 processor is allowed as well?
Thanks for answer
Phenoms for the win))
There are no AM2 Phenoms, only AM2+, so it depends on how they count, but I wouldn't bet on Phenoms being allowed since they preform similar to Intels Core architecture which would lead to the Intel choice being completely meaningless.
This is from the link above.
I'm running s2011v3 with fury x and hwbot invited me to participate.Needless to say I am sitting number one on 3dmark05 score, while getting 5 times the marks than second place. Can this be fixed?
Fixed
We make a separation between AM2 and AM2+ in our CPU database. Phenom based scores will not be able to be linked to the competition.
Fixed some underlying code - now it will not invite to join anymore.
How's that Fury X going, by the way
Missed that one sorry mate.
Clarification is required.
It's 6600GT SLI, I don't think it was supposed to be changed.
You can run AM3(+) CPUs in a AM2 motherboard but you cant run AM2 CPUs in a AM3(+) motherboard so the limit is in the hardware.
The processor is the limit.
So, only AM2 processors are allowed.
No, you can't.
You can run AM3 CPU in AM2/AM2+ motherboards, because AM3 CPUs have DDR2 controllers. AM3+ CPUs can be used only in AM3+ boards and older AM3 with proper bios support.
For example Asus Crosshair IV Formula is AM3, but supports AM3+ CPUs with certain beta bioses.
AM3 CPUs are up to Phenom II/Thuban.
Pure AM2 boards support AM2 CPUs only, which means Athlon 64/Athlon 64 FX and these are similar to s.939 CPUs.
Socket AM2+ boards support both AM2 and AM2+ and with bios update - the newer AM3 CPUs, but limited to X4.
Thuban is not supported on AM2+ boards or I haven't seen such a board with bios support for X6.
This is incorrect, some AM2+ with updated bios support all AM3 CPUs, including Thuban.
AM2 is the successor of s.939 and this round should be limited to X2 6400+ Windsor F3 being the fastest of the stack. Or basically K8 micro-architecture.
Looking at hwbot database though, X2 7750 and X2 7850 (and others from this family) are incorrectly listed as AM2, while they are AM2+ (K10, Kuma core). Also the infamous "newer" X2 5000+ and X2 5200+ which were in fact locked Denebs and some of them even unlocked to X4. They are listed under the AM2 category in hwbot database, which is again not correct.
Fixed
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