Welcome to the Old school is Best School Season 3, a contest series created specifically for overclockers that enjoy benching on very old, classic hardware. Each month-long round features five stages, each with unique hardware and benchmarks.

In Round 3 of the Old School is Best School contest we find a chance to revisit Intel’s Socket 478 which means digging out some old Intel Pentium 4 chips. These can be combined with any GPU manufactured by Matrox. Stage 1 of Round 3 is all about pushing Wprime 1024M, while in Stage 2 overclockers are tasked with benching on 3DMark01. Stage 4 involves benching the classic PCMark04. Verification screenshots and system pictures are required for each stage.