Saturday, September 25th 2010
TechPowerUp LIVE from GIGABYTE GO OC World Finals 2010
TechPowerUp is coming to you LIVE from the GIGABYTE GO OC 2010 World Finals, Taipei. Throughout the weekend we will provide live coverage of events as they happen. GO OC 2010 is a congregation of some of the best overclockers in the scene who battle it out in various OC events. "Contestants from over 33 countries have competed in the local and then regional finals which were held in Indonesia, China, Mexico, Spain and USA from June to August. The victors of the regional events will meet on the battlefield in Taipei, Taiwan at the Hua-Shan Creative Park (East 3 Hall) on Saturday, September 25th, 2010," mentions GIGABYTE.
Live coverage follows:
Proceedings started with a CPU overclock showdown showcasing the capabilities of one of Gigabyte's front-line overclocking motherboards, the GA-X58A-UD7. Participants are to maintain four constants including of the GA-X58A-UD7; Intel Core i7 980X XE CPU; Windows XP SP3 OS; and a benchmark suite that includes: Super Pi mod 1.5 (32m), MAXXMEM (Memory, Read MB/s), Pifast, Wprime 32m.
30 Comments on TechPowerUp LIVE from GIGABYTE GO OC World Finals 2010
I don't think it is possible to bench on the same system. There is also an insane amout of preparation, for example protecting the motherboard and it's components, most overclockers use their own methods, most of the time they are destructive to a certain amount. Some even use electrical mods. Also if any of the components fail, what happens next? Do the contest all over again? It's imposible to bench on the same system.
It is also possible to reduce time usage by breaking the contestants into small groups, the winners of each contesting the final. It still will take at least twice a long to run the contest though.