TLDR:
Build the most powerful GP106 GTX 1060 you can make. GP104, GDDR5X, and secret/NDA hardware are not allowed. For each score you produce, please include:

• one picture of the GPU core + PCB,
• one picture of the VRAM,
• one HWBOT standard benchmark score screenshot using the official wallpaper
• one picture of your setup if you participate in the ambient only stage.
  
  

Stages:

1. Superposition 1080p Extreme (LOD allowed)
2. Port Royal RT
3. GPU Pi 3.2 32B
   
   

General:

1. No Crystal swaps allowed
2. Standard HWBOT competition rules apply unless otherwise stated.
3. No cooling limits for the subambient stage. For the ambient stage, you may not use any cooling methods that would land you into the Apprentice/Extreme/Elite league.
4. No OS limits.
5. Server/workstation/prosumer/sponsored CPU, motherboard, and memory are allowed.
6. Thermetery and HWBOT staff may ask for more proof:

• teardown photos,
• GPU-Z,
• logs,
• BIOS dumps,
• “You should be ready to present video of your benchmark run, if your GPU clock is above 2275mhz for any entry”
• extra hardware photos.
  
  
  

For Further Rules regarding the allowed modifications plz consult the dedicated Forum thread or Contact user: jiacheng_liu

Prizes — Subambient

1st: A binned Titan Xp core on an ASUS GTX 1080 Ti Strix board + Trophy

2nd: A binned Titan Xp (no core swap) + Trophy

3rd: Trophy

Prizes — Ambient

1st: The subambient champions’s Strix 1080 Ti core, on the freed Titan Xp board + trophy

2nd: Trophy

3rd: Trophy