The contest includes two events: Sandy Bridge-E and Sandy Bridge platform. The scores will be reviewed on a weekly basis and the weekly winner will be awarded with the prize worth USD650 and USD1, 000 dollars respectively. The participant who submits the highest score within these four weeks will be the final champion for each group respectively. The Sandy Bridge-E final champion will be awarded with the prize worth USD3, 000 dollars while the Sandy Bridge final champion won the prize worth USD2, 000 dollars. The strong incentive makes the competition one of the greatest in the kind and expected to receive several ten thousand scores from professional overclockers around the globe.
To encourage more amateur overclockers attend the event and have fun in overclocking, ASRock will hold affiliated OC campaign on ASRock Facebook page as well. The participants are required to post the screenshot and the hyperlink of their 3D Mark11 scores which ended 79 or 68 in last two digits. The entry which earns the most “Likes” from other Facebook users will be awarded with prize worth USD500 dollars. The Facebook OC campaign will generate four winners and the total prize is worth up to USD2, 000 dollars. Through the social media platform, ASRock aims to involve more end-users to join the event for fun besides pursuing high scores. For more details, please visit ASRock official website or the link attached in the end.
【Nick Shih demonstrated Overclocking on ASRock X79 platform】
In the grand kick-off press conference, ASRock had the world OC champion Nick Shih who has been the No. 1 on the professional OC website HWBot for more than 18 months to demonstrate the overclocking through ASRock X79 Professional MB and Intel® 3960X processor. Nick Shih demonstrated CPU-Z program which reflected CPU overclocking capability as well as 3D Mark11 program which examined CPU/GPU performance. The audience was overwhelmed by Nick’s flawless overclocking technique.
With only two-year overclocking experience, Nick Shih is a living legend who holds the world champion title as well as being multiple overclocking world-records keeper which included both 2D and 3D tests. “Overclockers pursue the unlimited PC performance and therefore the system stability is extraordinarily significant,” said Nick Shih. “ASRock X79 Overclock King series optimizes both hardware and software for overclocking purpose which is tailor-made for professional overclockers. It is highly reliable and creates competitive edge for overclocking performance.
For more details about ASRock Global OC Competition, please visit
http://www.asrock.com/microsite/oc/ or http://www.3dmark.com/competitions/ASRock-King/
For more product information, please visit :http://www.asrock.com/microsite/IntelX79/