Overclockers in possession of a World Tour ticket may compete in qualifiers held daily from May 31 to June 3. The top 3 scorers on each day wins cash prizes with the top 2 entering a daily Face Off to decide who may attends the Semi-Finals on June 4. Qualifiers center around 3 benchmarks and last 3 hours. After each qualifier, the 2 top scoring overclockers compete in a 1v1 Face Off on a randomly drawn benchmark. The winner is invited to compete in the Semi-Finals on June 4. The Semi-Finals and Final takes place on the afternoon of June 4 and also follow a 1v1 Face Off format.

Participation

Overclockers are welcome to compete for cash prizes on each day without limitation. In the case of more than 1 win only 1 place in the Semi-Finals is awarded.

Benchmark

Qualifiers feature the following benchmarks

• May 31
  • Cinebench R11.5
  • HWBOT Prime
  • 3DMark Vantage CPU
• June 1
  • XTU
  • Geekbench3 Multi Core 4.0GHz
  • Memory Clock Quad Channel
• June 2
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Physics 4.0GHz
  • Geekbench3 Multi Core
  • Cinebench R15
• June 3
  • XTU 4.0GHz
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Physics
  • Memory Clock Single Channel

All 1v1s feature a random draw using the benchmarks used in the daily qualifier. Each finalist has 1 veto that can be used during the benchmark draw. The highest ranking finalist gets 1st option to veto the 1st benchmark drawn. If the 1st finalist declines a veto, the 2nd finalist is given the option to veto. Vetoed benchmarks result in a redraw (minus the vetoed benchmark). Vetoes can only be used once per Face Off.

Hardware

The following hardware is provided for the qualifiers: CPU, motherboard, DDR4, SSD, PSU, monitor, keyboard/mouse and 1x 500ml thermal flask.

Additional Notes

• Overclockers need to bring their own graphics cards for the qualifier, cards are provided for 1v1
• Overclockers may bring their own personal motherboard to use in the qualifier. Only retail motherboards with a publically available BIOS are allowed and must be pre-approved
• Only CPUs provided by HWBOT may be used
• CPUs are drawn at random each day and then returned at the end of the day to be redrawn on the following day
• CPUs and motherboards for the 1v1 Face Off contests are drawn separately and come from a different hardware pool
• Overclockers must exchange their passport to acquire a CPU

Motherboards for the 1v1 are provided, with specific brands used on specific days. The following brands are used on the following days

• May 31: ASRock
• June 1: MSI
• June 2: ASUS
• June 3: GIGABYTE

For the Semi-Finals and Finals, finalists must use the same motherboard that was used in the daily 1v1.