Contest Erodov Overclocking Contest 2011 - Sponsored By Coolermaster and MSI

[vijayninel]

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Overclocking computers is a fascinating science, art and hobby. We have a lot of overclocking enthusiasts here on the Erodov forums so we are pleased to bring to you the the Erodov.com Overclocking Contest 2011 in collaboration with Choiix and MSI.

We will be having five contest categories and a total of twelve prizes. The categories are divided by the types of processors being used. Your processor can be overclocked to only the maximum specified clock speed for each category. The rest of the gains are expected to come from operating system optimisations.

The categories for the contest are as follows:

1. i7/i5/i3 2nd Generation (Eg. 2600K, 2500K, 2400, 2300) - The clock limit on these CPU's should not to exceed 4000MHz or 4GHz. This means 4000.1MHz is over the clock limit and not allowed. Do not allow your CPU clocks to exceed this limit at any point during the running of these benches.

2. i7/i5/i3 (Eg. 980X, 950, 920, 860, 661) - The clock limit on these CPU's should not to exceed 4000MHz or 4GHz. This means 4000.1MHz is over the clock limit and not allowed. Do not allow your CPU clocks to exceed this limit at any point during the running of these benches.

3. Bulldozer/Llano/Phenom II/Athlon II series CPU - The clock limit on these CPU's should not to exceed 3600 MHz or 3.6GHz. This means 3600.1MHz is over the clock limit and not allowed. Do not allow your cpu clocks to exceed this limit at any point during the running of these benches.

4. Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPU's - - The clock limit on these CPU's should not to exceed 3600 MHz or 3.6GHz. This means 3600.1MHz is over the clock limit and not allowed. Do not allow your cpu clocks to exceed this limit at any point during the running of these benches.

5. Legacy (e.g. Phenom/Athlon/P4)/ Best Effort - The clock limit on these CPU's should not to exceed 3200 MHz or 3.2GHz. This means 3200.1MHz is over the clock limit and not allowed. Non-categorized winners will be decided on best effort/efficiency basis.

The Prizes For The Contest Will Be



Ten Choiix Power Fort 10Whrs Rechargeable Power Backup Battery Packs
The top two winners in each category will get one Battery pack each. More details of the power pack can be had from here

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In addition the top winner of the i7/i5/i3 2nd Generation category will get



One MSI P67A-GD65 Motherboard

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Also the top winner of the Bulldozer/Phenom II/Athlon II series CPU category will get



One MSI 890FX-GD70 Motherboard

Please note that these mainboards have been used as review samples but are fully functional with warranty.

The rules are of the contest are as follows:

• The contest is open for to all members from 16th October 2011 to Wednesday, 30th November 2011. If you are not already an registered member, you must first register as a member on Erodov.com. Registration is free and can be done here.
• The benchmarks used for the contest will be SuperPi 8 million run using Super PI Mod v1.5 and Hexus Pifast Run. Only results form Super PI Mod v1.5 will be considered and no other version is allowed. You can download it from here. Hexus Pifast can be downloaded from here.
• You can participate in multiple categories but you are allowed to win only one prize in the contest.
• You can submit multiple results in the contest. Only your best run will be considered as the contest entry.
• To submit your results you must post a image screenshots of the SuperPi 8 million run and the Pifast run along with the current CPUZ CPU, Memory, Mainboard tabs and temperatures showing in Real Temp or Core Temp in this thread. The results will be updated in the second post of this thread. The images can be in JPEG, GIF or PNG format. Here are examples of a ideal screenshots :-

Example Superpi 8m and Hexus Pifast run screenshots

• You must post separate screenshots of both Superpi and Pifast runs. Every participants best score from each bench will be combined for a total time. The lowest combined time overall will be the winner.
• You must use the official contest desktop wallpaper set in "tile" mode for the contest entries. You can download the wallpaper here. Everything must be plainly visible with no vital information blocked for your result to count.
• You may use any CPU, RAM and Graphic Card combination on a single socket motherboard you would like.
• ONLY Air or Ambient Cooled Water are to be used anywhere on your setup for the contest benchmarks. Use of cryogenic coolants and dry ice is prohibited.
• The winners are expected to disclose the tweaks they used to arrive at their scores at the end of competition so all can benefit from their knowledge.
• Decisions of the contest judges are final. Any form of cheating can be easily spotted, and strict action will be taken against the members.
• The prizes are not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded.
• The prizes will be shipped to people residing in India only. Winners from other countries will have to bear any additional shipping and tax costs.

[roboghost]

if phenom I is placed in legacy , intel cpu's can never win . :S , phenom was against intel core 2 duo / quads so it should not be in legacy right ?

[thebanik]

Originally Posted by roboghost if phenom I is placed in legacy , intel cpu's can never win . :S , phenom was against intel core 2 duo / quads so it should not be in legacy right ?

Sadly we cannot make it 100% fair for everyone. Just see the number of submission in legacy category anyways.

If we could have then even i3 should not have been with i5 and i7 category, and there can be countless other such exceptions........

[vijayninel]

Originally Posted by roboghost if phenom I is placed in legacy , intel cpu's can never win . :S , phenom was against intel core 2 duo / quads so it should not be in legacy right ?

It's not just legacy. It's Legacy / Best Effort. While we would have liked to have many more processor categories, you will appreciate that having a very large number of categories is not practical to manage or get sponsorship for. We are therefore accommodating the lesser used processors in this broad category.

The winners of this category will be selected not just by their scores but also for the relative performance and effort put in.

[Man]

Boooing

[Man]

spi-1m53.141s
pif-21.59s
2m.14.731s total

[rajan1311]

@robo:but OCing them was pretty hard iirc..

[roboghost]

Originally Posted by rajan1311 @robo:but OCing them was pretty hard iirc..

yeah thats true ..

[Man]

Update the leader board please.
@thebanikyou said that 1m47s is possible on my hardware. HOW?
That,ll also make it better than the triple Chanel memory guys.

[thebanik]

Originally Posted by Man Update the leader board please. @thebanikyou said that 1m47s is possible on my hardware. HOW? That,ll also make it better than the triple Chanel memory guys.

Man, your pifast score is missing memory tab, though I am updating it, but without a proper ss, you wont be eligible for winning prizes. As for superpi timings, there is still scope by tightening memory timings to 7-8-7 or the likes and increasing the NB frequency, ofcourse a bit might also be gained by optimising the OS further......

[KiD0M4N]

Doing Spi8M runs after a long long time.

This is just my first attempt... yes, I forgot a few things as well (the wall paper, for instance.) I will be back in Bangalore and will continue my efforts.\

Super Pi = 1m 43s 984msec
Pi Fast = 18.91 s (I had a 18.6 s run too but didn't save the screenshot properly before leaving)

Total = 2 m 2s 894msec

[KiD0M4N]

Really need to up the memory clocks to compete with the other big guns here.

[KiD0M4N]

Banik, why don't you get down and dirty and show us HOW it is DONE?

Although we are not eligible to win, you can always lead by example

[thebanik]

Originally Posted by KiD0M4N Banik, why don't you get down and dirty and show us HOW it is DONE? Although we are not eligible to win, you can always lead by example

Lots of effort for nothing, , hahahahahahaha....

I am afraid my as$ would be beaten badly, but yeah would definitely try,

---------- Post added at 02:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 PM ----------

Originally Posted by KiD0M4N Doing Spi8M runs after a long long time. This is just my first attempt... yes, I forgot a few things as well (the wall paper, for instance.) I will be back in Bangalore and will continue my efforts.\ Super Pi = 1m 43s 984msec Pi Fast = 18.91 s (I had a 18.6 s run too but didn't save the screenshot properly before leaving) Total = 2 m 2s 894msec

Very good submission, with only very few issues :

1) No mobo tab for superpi ss
2) No mobo tab for pifast ss
3) Frequency above 4000Mhz in pifast ss
4) No background rule followed.

I believe rest all is in order,

[KiD0M4N]

Originally Posted by thebanik Lots of effort for nothing, , hahahahahahaha.... I am afraid my as$ would be beaten badly, but yeah would definitely try, ---------- Post added at 02:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 PM ---------- Very good submission, with only very few issues : 1) No mobo tab for superpi ss 2) No mobo tab for pifast ss 3) Frequency above 4000Mhz in pifast ss 4) No background rule followed. I believe rest all is in order,

Freq above 4 Ghz where? Check CPUz. CoreTemp shows random figures (sometimes 3999.0, sometimes 4000.1)

Any tips on optimizing for PiFast? I am set with SpI but need to do better on PiFast.

[kikicoco1334]

really hope my water kit gets here in time (more like tubes and pt nuke) lol
but still...
can't wait to come back