Taipei, Taiwan (16 April 2019) – G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is announcing the rules and benchmarks for the G.SKILL 6 th Annual OC World Cup 2019live contests. This live competition event will be held during Computex 2019 week, from May28 th toMay31 th , and consists of the Live Qualifier and Grand Final Stages.

Thursday (6th of June) at 10:00 we will implement some code changes and move the HWBOT engine from servers. The first takes half a minute, but the latter will cause a downtime between 10:00 and 11:00.

We will be working together with Intel to see whether a new version of XTU can solve these issues. Until then, points remain disabled.

As newer versions of XTU do not produce a score which is on par with older versions, we are forced to take the hard decision to disable points for all XTU submissions. HWBOT can be used as a competitive platform, for fun, or just statistics, and in the current state XTU can not be used for any of those purposes.

If encountering any problems during usage, press the Bug Report button and pass the file to the developer. You can also highlight your issues at the Support Thread here at HWBot.

The updated version of _Matt_'s BenchMate has been released. Version 0.8.0 includes many bugfixes and can be used and tested in the BenchMate Tryout Compo .

Another update version of _Matt_'s BenchMate has been released. Version 0.8.1 includes many bugfixes and must be used in the ongoing BenchMate Tryout Compo

Another update version of _Matt_'s BenchMate has been released. Version 0.8.1 includes many bugfixes and must be used in the ongoing BenchMate Tryout Compo

Due to the numerous submissions still being done on Windows 8/8.1 and 10, the time has come to remove these subs. Just a quick recap: thanks to the timer skew or RTC bug still being present when benching the AMD platform in combination with the aforementioned Microsoft OSses, scores can become bugged or even tricked by the end-user. Therefore the previous HWBot staff only allowed to bench AMD on Win8/8.1/10 and alike Server versions IF the end-user disabled their points.

The quest to find out which country has the best overclockers in the world in 2019 is upon us. The HWBOT Country Cup 2019 kicks off today, pitting country against country across fourteen gruelling stages that promise to be the truest test of overclocking pedigree. The contest starts on November 1st and closes on the 31st of December. For its 10th anniversary, the stages are a mix of previous Country Cups in a blend with more modern hardware and benchmarks.

Don't blame us for another annoying addition to the existing rules but applaud the act of your fellow bencher!

I give everybody a few days for those that still have backup scores to submit these, but from next week the new timestamp becomes mandatory.

Only way to counteract is to impose a new rule to the evergrowing list:

The bad news is we see our Italian bencher Delly resubbing old scores to climb up the seasonal ladder of 2020. Sorry but this rule bending will NOT be approved, this act is not appreciated by the moderators neither by the community.

Happy New Year everyone, may your clocks be high and your RMA rates low. That's the good news HWBot crew brings you in 2020.

In case of Resubmitting old scores and this being picked up by moderators or anyone of the community this act could result in a temporary ban or complete removal of your account.

Submitting Backup scores: No edit of older score is allowed. The newly submitted backup score must be higher than the old score. Advise a moderator or mention in the comments box that it’s a backup score: e.g. “backup score found on Websmile's USB dongle”

New 2020 scores: a full size verification screen (meaning no cropping), mandatory usage of CPU-Z 1.91 or Legacy CPU-Z (or more recent). Exception: on older legacy platforms (Socket A and variants ) older CPUZ versions are still allowed. If unsure plz crosscheck with the moderators

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Chinese Takukou sets new Global first in Geekbench3 and X265 4K 2020-08-15

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Takukou just blasted past the previous Geekbench 3 record from french OCer Niuulh. While his Ryzen 9 3900XT powered by a MSI X570 GODLIKE motherboard was only running 50MHz faster he managed to raise the previous Geekbench3 record with 1000 points. On top of that he also claimed US overclocker Splave's X265 4K top spot. A very efficient show of force displayed here. Congratz Takukou, question remains how long will it last before it gets broken again.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Benchmark Score Overclocker Motherboard Memory GFP HWBOT X265 - 4K 12xCPU 34.26 Takukou MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Wprime - 1024 12xCPU 34sec 331ms Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Cinebench - R11.5 12xCPU 50.06 Alex@ro ROG Crosshair VIII Impact HyperX GFP Cinebench - R15 12xCPU 4601 Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Cinebench - R20 12xCPU 10155 Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Geekbench 3 Multi Core 12xCPU 82560 Takukou MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE G.SKILL TridentZ (Table as of August 15th, 2020. Source: hwbot.org database)

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Benchmark Score Overclocker Motherboard Memory GFP Geekbench3 - Multi Core 8xCPU 57522 Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ (Table as of August 15th, 2020. Source: hwbot.org database)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Benchmark Score Overclocker Motherboard Memory GFP Geekbench3 - Multi Core 6xCPU 43947 NoMS ROG Crosshair VII Hero G.SKILL TridentZ (Table as of August 15th, 2020. Source: hwbot.org database)

Keeph8n's first giveaway competition for Rookies, Novices & Enthusiasts only! 2020-08-06

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hwbot.org The farewell to socket 1151 competition has started!

This comp is completely open to any generation of 1151 processors (Z170-Z390 based motherboards). NON EXOTIC COOLING ONLY (air, water, chilled etc). You must also have never used LHe, LN2, Dice, Cascade or Single Stage before. So Rookies, Novices and Enthusiast plz chime in!

﻿Don't be afraid , just participate!!!! Benchmarks picked are:

GPUPi for CPU v3.2 - 1B - 4cores, no HT w/ Benchmate Cinebench R15 per core w/ Benchmate wPrime 1024M per - 4cores, no HT w/ Benchmate SuperPi 32M w/ Benchmate PiFast w/ Benchmate

Temperature limitation is set at 15C at idle, monitored by Benchmate. The multi-threaded benchmark scores will either be divided on a per core basis (CB R15) or limited to 4 cores, no hyperthreading for Wprime and GPUPI stage, thus to make it more balanced between all core count CPUs for the LGA1151 socket.

Prizes are:

1st Place: Kingpin Cooling TREX LN2 Container (Winner gets color choice) + $100 USD 2nd Place: Kingpin Cooling Inferno Backplate + $50 USD 3rd Place: Kingpin Cooling 30G KPX Paste + $25 USD and a few more...

AMD's new Ryzen XT small update 2020-08-01

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A few weeks after the NDA, french overclocker Niuulh pushed the Ryzen 9 3900XT to new heights in the Geekbench 3 multi core category. Beating ASUS' inhouse overclocker Safedisk previous global first spot. Also Brazilian overclocker NoMS can add a new global first spot to his curriculum. With the Ryzen 5 hexacore 3600XT, cooled by liquid nitrogen, running over 5700MHz NoMS submitted the best global Geekbench 3 multi score for 6 core processors to date.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Benchmark Score Overclocker Motherboard Memory GFP Wprime - 1024 12xCPU 34sec 331ms Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Cinebench - R11.5 12xCPU 50.06 Alex@ro ROG Crosshair VIII Impact HyperX GFP Cinebench - R15 12xCPU 4601 Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Cinebench - R20 12xCPU 10155 Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ GFP Geekbench 3 Multi Core 12xCPU 81516 Niuulh ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ (Table as of July 31st, 2020. Source: hwbot.org database)

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Benchmark Score Overclocker Motherboard Memory GFP Geekbench3 - Multi Core 8xCPU 57522 Safedisk ROG Crosshair VIII Impact G.SKILL TridentZ (Table as of July 9th, 2020. Source: hwbot.org database)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Benchmark Score Overclocker Motherboard Memory GFP Geekbench3 - Multi Core 6xCPU 43947 NoMS ROG Crosshair VII Hero G.SKILL TridentZ (Table as of July 31st, 2020. Source: hwbot.org database)

OverClock.Net Freezer' Burn Round 3 has started 2019-12-27

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overclock.net Welcome to the fourth installment of the Freezer’ Burn overclocking competition. The goal of this competition is to have fun with overclocking and create a fair environment where we can compete against each other.

In a departure from previous completions, this time we chose to focus on newer generation components. For this competition we are going to do things a little different, instead of using only one specific GPU, we are going to allow cards from both AMD and Nvidia. To make things fair we are going to limit the cards down to only a few models. If you choose to do battle with a Nvidia card, then you will be limited to the GTX1060 6GB card, or any lesser Pascal GPU. If you want to play with the AMD cards, then the limit will be RX 580 8GB card, or any lesser Polaris GPU. Both of the top models have been known to be very similar with benchmark performance, so it should make a nice competition.



The second big change is the adoption of the Benchmate result verification software. For all of the 2D stages, we will require the use of only Benchmate to validate the score. This revolutionary software ensures that everyone plays fair. Simply run the selected benchmark in the Benchmate software and click the save result button. It generates a benchmark summary which includes many useful pieces of info such as processor MHz during bench, benchmark result, and temp during bench.

To make things even more interesting, we are going to allow all generations of both AMD and Intel CPU's. Simply put, we will allow every CPU ever made in this competition. You might be saying to yourself, hey that's not fair since I only have a 4 core CPU and others might have 32 core CPU’s. Well, we have an interesting solution to this problem, which will be described below in the 2D section. To take things a step further, we are only choosing the graphical portions of 3D benchmark programs so the CPU does wont influence the score. No matter what CPU you have, you can compete in a fair environment!

Competition by itself is fun, but lets face it, it’s more interesting when there are awesome prizes to win! We are extremely happy to report that this competition is supported with OVER $2200 of prizes with no less than 18 WINNERS!!

Competition Duration: December 25th to February 29th (Pacific Time)

HWBot forum is experiencing some technical difficulties 2019-11-15

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It has been reported that the HWBot forum is not properly functioning. Adding new threads or commenting on existing threads, even private messaging is not possible at the moment. The bugs have been passed to the programmers, who will try to fix it asap. Sorry for any created inconveniences.

Thanks for understanding

Leeghoofd

EDIT: apparently the upgrade of the forum software is the culprit



G.SKILL OC World Cup 2019 - Alex@ro from Romania Wins OC Champion Title 2019-10-21

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G.SKILL OC World Cup 2019 – Alex@ro from Romania Wins OC Champion Title Taipei, Taiwan (3 June 2019) – G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is thrilled to announce the winner of the 6th Annual OC World Cup 2019 - major congratulations to Alex@ro from Romania on winning the OC World Cup 2019 Champion title and taking home an astounding grand prize of $10,000 USD and a K|ngp|n Cooling GPU TEK-9 ICON 3.0 GPU LN2 Pot! All contestants were using highest-performance retail hardware in the competition, including Intel® Core™ i9-9900K processors, motherboards based on the Intel Z390 chipset, and G.SKILL DDR4 memory modules made with Samsung B-die components.



The annual G.SKILL OC World Cup is one of the biggest overclocking competition with the largest single cash prize for the champion at $10,000 USD. In this 6th Annual OC World Cup, the top nine overclockers from the online qualifier stage - from Romania Alex@ro, Bullshooter, Dancop, IvanCupa, Lucky_n00b, Niuulh, Radi, rsannino, and safedisk - competed head-to-head on a live stage in front of worldwide audiences from the tech industry at the G.SKILL Computex booth. After three days of the Live Qualifier round, three finalists – Alex@ro, Dancop, and Lucky_n00b – emerged to compete against each other in the Grand Final stage. Upon a full day of overclocking and benching, Alex@ro emerged as the winner in the final moments of the competition. G.SKILL also would like to specially thank the master judges – Hiwa, Steponz, l0ud_Silence, and Leeghoofd, as well as the administrators at HWBOT. This overclocking competition couldn't have been possible without their dedication and efforts. *** About G.SKILL Established in 1989 by PC hardware enthusiasts, G.SKILL specializes in high performance memory, SSD products, and gaming peripherals designed for PC gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Combining technical innovation and rock solid quality through our in-house testing lab and talented R&D team, G.SKILL continues to create record-breaking memory for each generation of hardware and hold the no. 1 brand title in overclocking memory.

G.SKILL Announces OC World Cup 2019 Competition 2019-03-09

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Taipei, Taiwan (8 March 2019) – G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of extreme performance memory and gaming peripherals, is excited to announce the 6th Annual OC World Cup 2019. The online qualifier competition stage will be held from March 13, 2019 until April 16, 2019 on hwbot.org.The top 9 winners of the online qualifier will be qualified to join the live competition at the G.SKILL booth during Computex 2019 week from May 29th to 31st and compete for a chunk of the $25,000 USD cash prize pool.

Annual World Class Event of the OC Community With the participation of top overclockers from around the world and carefully designed rules, G.SKILL OC World Cup is considered as one of the most challenging overclocking competition by professional overclockers. The G.SKILL OC World Cup consists of three rounds: Online Qualifier, Live Qualifier, and Grand Final. The top 9 winners of the Online Qualifier will receive eligibility to enter the Live Qualifier stage during Computex 2019 and demonstrate their finest LN2 extreme overclocking skills at the G.SKILL booth.

Online Qualifier Stage The Online Qualifier round will be hosted on HWBOT.org from March 13 to April 16, 2019. For this stage, 4 particular benchmarks are selected to test each overclocker's memory overclock tweaking skills: Highest DDR4 Frequency, SuperPi 32m, Geekbench 3 Memory Performance single core, and 3DMark11 on integrated graphics processors. Participants must use G.SKILL DDR4 memory kits and the specified Intel platforms. And for participants of the Online Qualifier stage, one lucky draw winner will be randomly selected to win a Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600 CL16 16GB (2x8GB) memory kit. For more event details and rules, please visit the competition webpage on HWBOT’s OC-eSports webpage: http://oc-esports.io/#!/round/gskill_ocworldcup_2019_online_qualifier



Raising the Total Cash Prize Pool to $25,000 USD To give back to the extreme overclocking community, G.SKILL will be raising the total cash prize pool to $25,000 USD for OC World Cup 2019. The champion will receive a whopping grand prize of $10K USD – the largest single cash prize sum in the overclocking community. Additionally, for the first time in the history of OC World Cup, the total number of contestants for the Live Qualifier stage will also be increased from 6 to 9 participants to provide more opportunities for the overclocking community.

For a breakdown of the cash prize at OC World Cup 2019, please see below: Champion: USD $10,000 2nd: USD $3,500 3rd: USD $2,500 4th: USD $2,000 5th: USD $1,800 6th: USD $1,600 7th: USD $1,400 8th: USD $1,200﻿ 9th: USD $1,000 Plz find more info regarding the Online Qualifier at this link (click)

