ASUS ROG OC Showdown at Dreamhack Winter 2009
@ 2009/11/03ASUS will hold the world’s first overclocking competition on the 27 and 28 of November, where skill is the only factor; ASUS ROG OC Showdown. The competition takes place live in ASUS booth at Dreamhack Winter 2009, in Sweden. The true unique characteristic of this competition is that the structure of it removes the element of variables, such as different quality CPU and GPU. The aim is to create an overclocking competition format that is truly viable as a sport, rather than a product exhibition.
The world renowned 3DMark-overclockers who will battle for the ROG Champion title:
- [Belgium] Massman
- [Italy] Gorgioprimo
- [Greece] Hipro5
- [Sweden] Elmor
- [Finland] SF3D
- [Finland] Sampsa
- [Germany] Stummerwinter
- [Sweden] ME4ME
The Setups:
The systems used in the competition features the most suited hardware and software for overclocking from ASUS, Intel, Microsoft and OCZ:
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
- ASUS ROG Maximus III Formula
- ASUS EAH5870 (2 in CrossfireX)
- ASUS ROG Notebook for ROG Connect
- OCZ DD3 w/ Elpida Hyper, OCZ Vertex Turbo 120GB
- OCZ Z Series 1000W Gold Certified Modular
- Intel core i7 870
ASUS ROG Maximus III Series motherboards feature a revolutionary overclocking interface dubbed ROG Connect. ROG Connect enables users to link up to the embedded iROG controller via a separate PC – such as a notebook – connected via a USB cable. This allows users to tune the main system at a true hardware level in real-time, as well as view POST codes and hardware status readouts, on a notebook or netbook. Much like a race car engineer at the Formula 1 tracks.
The world renowned 3DMark-overclockers who will battle for the ROG Champion title:
- [Belgium] Massman
- [Italy] Gorgioprimo
- [Greece] Hipro5
- [Sweden] Elmor
- [Finland] SF3D
- [Finland] Sampsa
- [Germany] Stummerwinter
- [Sweden] ME4ME
The Setups:
The systems used in the competition features the most suited hardware and software for overclocking from ASUS, Intel, Microsoft and OCZ:
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
- ASUS ROG Maximus III Formula
- ASUS EAH5870 (2 in CrossfireX)
- ASUS ROG Notebook for ROG Connect
- OCZ DD3 w/ Elpida Hyper, OCZ Vertex Turbo 120GB
- OCZ Z Series 1000W Gold Certified Modular
- Intel core i7 870
ASUS ROG Maximus III Series motherboards feature a revolutionary overclocking interface dubbed ROG Connect. ROG Connect enables users to link up to the embedded iROG controller via a separate PC – such as a notebook – connected via a USB cable. This allows users to tune the main system at a true hardware level in real-time, as well as view POST codes and hardware status readouts, on a notebook or netbook. Much like a race car engineer at the Formula 1 tracks.