Looks like CPUs are gonna be hot this summer. Overclockers, how will you beat the heat?!
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is excited to kick-off Beat The Heat 2017, an overclocking contest held by GIGABYTE and hosted on HWBot.org.
The company is turning up the heat for the HWBOT overclocking community with a fantastic prize pool of over $2,500 USD of computer gear desired by any enthusiast. Summer break may be on the way.
This competition will have four stages that will test computer’s 2D processing: XTU 5GHz, GPUPI for CPU–1B 5GHz, Geekbencch3 Single–Core 5GHz, HWBOT x265 Benchmark–4k 5GHz. The company has limited the CPU frequency to 5GHz to give most people a chance.
In each of the four stages participants can score points based on their benchmark scores. By the end of the contest, the two participants with most points will win the prizes! A lucky draw is also available to the participants.
Prize info and event rules for Beat The Heat are listed below:
Timeline: July 1st, 2017 – July 31st, 2017
1st Place Prizes
Intel Core i7-7700K ($349.99 USD)
GIGABYTE Z270X-Gaming SOC ($239.99 USD)
G.SKILL Gaming Mouse & Keyboard ($179.99 USD)
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 Memory ($159.99 USD)
2nd Place Prizes
Intel Core i7-7700K ($349.99 USD)
GIGABYTE Z270X-UD5 ($189.99 USD)
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 Memory ($159.99 USD)
Lucky Draw Prizes
GIGABYTE Z270X-UD5 ($189.99 USD)
G.SKILL Gaming Mouse & Keyboard ($179.99 USD)
HWBOT Open Benchtable ($149.99 USD)
Enermax LiqMax II (ELC-LMR240-BS) AiO Liquid Cooler ($89.99 USD)
10x $10 Steam Codes ($100 USD)
