GO OC 2008
Gigabyte’s Open Overclocking Championship sets new
standards for live, overclocking events
Wow! That just about sums up the Gigabyte
experience. Some GO OC attendees had been to many
overclocking events, both national and international,
but few matched the hospitality, production and
overclocking performance of Gigabyte’s $1,000,000
event.
Staged in the ballroom of Taipei’s luxurious Grand
Hyatt (the focus of the massive Computex expo every
June) on September 25, competitors and spectators
were treated to an overclocking feast.
Much of the technical credit goes to Gigabyte’s inhouse
overclocker, hicookie. Serious thought went
into the preparation with power supplies being given
serious consideration (all tested beforehand) and
processors being binned to ensure some degree of
a level playing field: both factors learned from Asus us’
AO A CC in Ju July. While the live format is still not perfect,
GO OC represented a giant step forward.
It was also refreshing to see that the global
overclocking community is more of a fraternity
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than the more-established gaming scene. A prime
example of overclocking’s willingness to ‘help a
brother out’ was demonstrated when ZoLKoRn
helped Team Singapore’s T_M and NightRaven
with a DirectX driver issue that was borking their
3DMark01 run. It’s a far cry from the brat-like
rivalries which taint the live gaming scene and long
may it continue.
This all said, it’s still a shame that the likes of
k|ngp|n and Shamino were kept from competing
due to their ties with Gigabyte-competitor, eVGA.
The Overclocker hopes to help fix the bipartisan
problems of live competition before overclocking
goes permanently the way of boxing and has multiple
world champions. We’re thinking Formula 1 and
Champions League football. Tell us your sugge gestions
here.
THE COMPETITION
The competition was split into two parts. The first
All the gang together.
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