October 23, 2015 at 15:02[Information post] HyperX presents a competition for overclockers HyperX OC Takeover with a prize pool of 15,000 USD
Hello Giktayms! For the third year in a row, HyperX sponsored competitions for overclockers from all over the world. This subspecies of e-sports art requires not so much manual dexterity in handling the keyboard and mouse, as deep knowledge of the processes occurring inside the components, and the ability to fine-tune all the parameters of the motherboard and RAM. This year, the finals are scheduled to be held at headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, USA on December 16 and 17, 2015, and the total prize pool will be $ 15,000. Who passes the qualifying roundin which everyone can take part. Even if you can’t fight on equal terms with world leaders, there is always a chance to participate in the prize draw, which is held every week among all participants in the competition.
All overclockers registered on the hwbot.org website and giving results during the qualification round are allowed to participate in the competition . An exception is made for residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Crimea, their results will not be taken into account when identifying winners. Employees of companies producing motherboards, RAM or processors are not allowed to participate.
Acceptance of results in the qualification round ends on November 8, 2015.
Permitted to use:
Each week a gift is drawn, the information on which is indicated on the competition page .
We wish good luck to everyone who is going to try their hand at this competition and really hope to see more Russian participants.
Thanks for watching, stay with Kingston at Geektimes.ru!
Competition Terms
Who can participate?
All overclockers registered on the hwbot.org website and giving results during the qualification round are allowed to participate in the competition . An exception is made for residents of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Crimea, their results will not be taken into account when identifying winners. Employees of companies producing motherboards, RAM or processors are not allowed to participate.
Acceptance of results in the qualification round ends on November 8, 2015.
Test list
- The maximum frequency of RAM, the result is recorded using the CPU-Z utility
- Intel eXtreme Tuning Utility
- Physics test result in 3D Mark 11
Hardware Limitations
Permitted to use:
- Sixth Generation Intel Core Processors Only
- Only DDR4 HyperX or Kingston RAM
- Intel-based motherboards from any manufacturer
- Only retail components are allowed, engineering samples are not allowed to participate.
- Server processors are not allowed to participate.
- Restrictions on the video card do not apply.
Prize pool
World finale
- First place - 7 000 USD
- Second place - 5 000 USD
- Third place - 3 000 USD
Prizes for online participants
Each week a gift is drawn, the information on which is indicated on the competition page .
We wish good luck to everyone who is going to try their hand at this competition and really hope to see more Russian participants.
Thanks for watching, stay with Kingston at Geektimes.ru!