Welcome to the Old school is Best School Season 4, a contest series created specifically for overclockers that enjoy old, classic hardware and benchmarks. Each month-long round features three to 4 stages, each with unique hardware and benchmarks

Round 1 of the Old School is Best School contest is all about the classic Socket 7 which harks back to 1997. This means benching with Intel P5 Pentium MMX and AMD K6 architecture processors. All CPUs however must be manufactured using the 0.35 micron fabrication process. Benchmarks include CPU-Z - Max CPU in Stage 1, SuperPi 1M in Stage 2 and CPU-Z - Percentage OC for Stage 3. Verification screenshots and system pictures are required for each stage.