Contest Erodov Overclocking Contest 2011 - Sponsored By Coolermaster and MSI

[vijayninel]

Click Here to View The Ongoing Contest Results

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.

[thebanik]

SCORE BOARD

1. i7/i5/i3 2nd Generation :

i) kid0m4n - 2m00.919s
1m42.609s
18.31s - Not eligible for prize.

ii) Vikid - 2m00.78s
1m42.500s
18.28s

iii) chiller - 2m01.169s
1m42.859sec
18.31 sec

iv) thebanik - 2m01.966s
1m43.546s
18.42s - Not eligible for prize.

v) Arun.P - 2m03.582s
1m45.082s
18.50s

vi) coolgame - 2m04.069s
1m45.659s
18.41s

vii) mrcool63 - 2m04.803s
1m46.393s
18.41s

viii) Neal Caffrey - 2m05.82s
1m47.330s
18.49s - Needs Memory Tab

ix) souvikdas95 - 2m46.652s
2m22.072s
24.58s

Rakesh_sharma23: 1m56.814s
1m39.644
17.17s - Withdrawn on members request, Validated.

2. i7/i5/i3 (Eg. 980X, 950, 920, 860, 661) :

i) Wingzero : 2m11.348s
1m50.328s
21.02s

ii) roboghost - 2m11.97 sec
superpi - 1m50.92 sec
pifast - 21.05sec

iii) Man : 2m14.641s
1m53.141s
21.50s

iv) chiller : 2m15.049s
1m53.359s
21.69s

v) Rahul1059 : 2m15.837s
1m54.820s
21.17s

vi) raju.03kumar : 2m20.95s
1m59.100s
21.85s

3. Bulldozer/Llano/Phenom II/Athlon II series CPU :

i) sweoggy : 4m07.401s
3m37.511 sec
29.89 sec - Needs validation

ii) mav2000 : 4m12.799s
3m43.439s
29.36s - Not eligible for prize

iii) Godlike! : 4m15.232s
3.45.732
29.50s

iv) lord_bane : 4m15.885s
3m46.465s
29.42s - Needs validation

v) krashnburn : 4m18.199s
3m48.219s
29.980s

vi) ST3R0X : 4m18.754s
3m49.334
29.420s

vii) DarkStar : 4m19.453s
3m48.633s
30.82s

viii) ferrari : 4m27.446s
3m57.276
30.17s

ix) Sumonpathak : 4m35.765s
3m56.855s
38.91s

x) Sdhr_Bhati : 4m36.974s
4m04.484s
32.39s

xi) rajiv1990 : 4m52.584s
4m20.624s
31.96

amritabh : 4m10.759s
3m42.269s
28.49s - Disqualified for cheating.

4. Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPU's :

i) JD666 : 3m04.925s
2.39.265
25.66s

ii) CA50 - 03m05.254s
2m39.734s
25.52s

iii) Jasku : 3m08.417s
2m42.677s
25.74s

iv) kris : 3m09.414s
2m43.364s
26.05s

v) rajan1311 : 3m10.239s
2m44.469s
25.77s

vi) kikicoco1334 : 3m11.301s
2m44.641s
26.66s

vii) Shatter : 3m15.939s
2m48.979
26.96s

viii) Man : 3m25.064
2m56.984s
28.08s

ix) skud79 : 3m25.321s
2m58.301s
27.02s

x) invader : 3m28.343s
3m00.383s
27.96

xi) Evander : 3m41.409s
3m11.709s
29.70s

5. Legacy (e.g. Phenom/Athlon/P4)/ Best Effort :

i) nikolain : 5m47.63s
5m06.990s
40.64s

ii) syedthedevil : 6m20.612s
5m34.612s
46s

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[MOZ]

Awesome prizes!

[Man]

Real nice E
Looks like some of the rules /prizes were kept keeping me in mind

[modeSEVEN]

^^^ Thankfully, you and I are not in the same category.

[saanjh]

I m [E]N ADMIN sir.Awesome prizes there.

[Sumonpathak]

lock and load gentlemen....

[Man]

Start your engines
One contest commencing while the other ends

[modeSEVEN]

Anyone notice the awesome BG for this topic?

[vijayninel]

Originally Posted by modeSEVEN Anyone notice the awesome BG for this topic?

Ah .. you noticed

[saanjh]

what does BG stand for- background wallpaper??

[modeSEVEN]

It just occurred to me, what part of the competition is coolermaster sponsoring?

---------- Post added at 11:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 PM ----------

Originally Posted by saanjh what does BG stand for- background wallpaper??

it just stands for BackGround. Whether it's a wallpaper, gif or color doesn't matter. It's all inclusive.

[vijayninel]

Originally Posted by modeSEVEN It just occurred to me, what part of the competition is coolermaster sponsoring?

Choiix is a brand of Coolermaster. Choiix

[thebanik]

Originally Posted by modeSEVEN It just occurred to me, what part of the competition is coolermaster sponsoring? ---------- Post added at 11:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 PM ---------- it just stands for BackGround. Whether it's a wallpaper, gif or color doesn't matter. It's all inclusive.

CHOIIX is a brand name of CoolerMaster only. Just like their STORM name........

[modeSEVEN]

oooh. That was stupid of me...