muzux2
Forerunner
Greetings fellow TE members!
The time has come to dust out those cabinets, re-TIM those surfaces, slap on the hefty coolers and crank up the volts. Get those GPUs to scream under the load of Vantage, and see the smoke rise as SuperPi punches out the numbers. If you think you have what it takes to be the best and can beat everyone else in the forum, then blaze your own path and grab the ultimate honour.
Introducing "Beat The Heat - TE Summer Benchmarking Championship"
The time has come to dust out those cabinets, re-TIM those surfaces, slap on the hefty coolers and crank up the volts. Get those GPUs to scream under the load of Vantage, and see the smoke rise as SuperPi punches out the numbers. If you think you have what it takes to be the best and can beat everyone else in the forum, then blaze your own path and grab the ultimate honour.
Introducing "Beat The Heat - TE Summer Benchmarking Championship"
CATEGORIES:
We will have CPU Benchmarking and GPU Benchmarking.
(Note: Intel/AMD sub-classes are separate)
In case of CPU benchmarking, there will be one prize for each sub-class plus a runner up prize. (i.e. 6 first + 6 runner-up)
In case of GPU benchmarking, there will be one prize for each class plus a runner up prize. (i.e. 3 first + 3 runner-up)
The categories are as follows :-
1) CPU Benchmarking
CLASS 1 -
a) INTEL - Intel Core i7/i5/i3 <- Click to Submit Score
b) AMD - Phenom II X6/X4 9XX <- Click to Submit Score
CLASS 2 -
a) INTEL - Intel C2Q/C2D/Pentium E <- Click to Submit Score
b) AMD - AMD Phenom II X4 8XX /X3 7XX - Phenom II X2 5XX - Athon II X2/X3/X4 <- Click to Submit Score
CLASS 3 -
a) INTEL - Intel Pentium 4/D <- Click to Submit Score
b) AMD - Athlon X2/FX <- Click to Submit Score
2) GPU Benchmarking
CLASS 1 - Nvidia GTX 590/580/570/480/560/295 and Radeon HD6990/6970/6950/5870/5970/4870X2 <- Click to Submit Score
CLASS 2 - Nvidia GTX 470/465/460/450/550/285/280/260/250/9800/8800GT and Radeon HD6870/6850/5850/6790/5770/5750/5830/4870/4890/4850/4770/3870/3850 <- Click to Submit Score
CLASS 3 - Nvidia GT 520/440/430/240/210/9600GT/9500/9400 and Radeon HD6670/4670/5670/4550/6570/6450/5450 <- Click to Submit Score
BENCHING:
- CPU Benchmarking will be done with SuperPi Mod [1M] run using Super PI v1.5 only. The challenge is to get the fastest SuperPi score you can in your chosen class. Super Pi v1.5 can be downloaded here
- GPU Benchmarking will be done with 3DMark Vantage Basic using v1.1.0 only. The challenge is to get the highest 3DMark Vantage GPU score you can in your chosen class. 3DMark Vantage v1.1.0 can be downloaded here
Note:
- Only the software versions specified here are allowed. The use of any other version may result in your score being pulled.
- All benchmarks are run at the default settings (load up Vantage and hit "Run Benchmark" with the "Performance" preset checked)
- Nvidia users will have to turn PhysX off.
RULES:
- The competition is open to all TE members.
- No limits to number of individual submissions. The highest valid score submitted by the participant will be considered as the contest entry.
- Any Air/water Cooled setups could be used for the contest. Use of LN2/ DICE is not allowed.
- You may use any CPU, Graphics Card, RAM combination you would like.
- Contest entries must use commercially available components. Engineering sample hardware is not allowed.
- No one is responsible for damage (software/hardware, etc) caused by this competition.
- You must submit a valid screenshots of SuperPi and 3DMark Vantage along with CPU-Z and GPU-Z links. Temperature Screenie is also neccessary with temps > 20°C.
- Everything must be plainly visible with no vital information blocked for your result to count. The Super Pi checksum hash should be clearly visible in the screen shot.
- We ask that participants provide a photograph of their systems and graphic cards if possible. This will both serve as evidence of what cooling is used and will be very interesting to see. If a participant wishes to keep there cooling method secret until the contest is closed that is acceptable.
- We ask that participants must mention the following information as text:
1) CPU 2) GPU 3) Motherboard 4) CPU OC 5) GPU OC 6) RAM 7) OS
- Do not try to cheat i.e. no photoshopping benchmark results to make it look better, etc. If you are caught cheating, or are suspected of cheating, we will disqualify you from the competition.
- This competition is based upon trust between participants and we are trusting the integrity of participants to abide by the rules. If you found that another participant has for some reason broken the rules of the competition you MUST contact a Mod/Admin who will then investigate the complaint.
- You can participate in all categories but you are allowed to win only ONE prize.
- Submissions must be posted the day the benchmark was run. The system time stamp must be visible at the bottom right hand corner and no old screen shots are allowed.
- We reserve the right to deny any posted score if not properly submitted.
PRIZES:
The prizes of the Winners and this Competition are as below :-
First prize: Rs 1000 Voucher + fancy badge (valid for a quarter)
hyeah:Runner up: Rs 500 Voucher
All participants would get vouchers worth Rs 100/-
Vouchers can be redeemed from any dealer in TE's Dealer Paradise section.
Disclaimer: Coupons of Rs.100 will be awarded on the discretion of the staff members only.
TIMELINE:
May 25 - the competition starts
June 12 - Final submission date (closes on IST 23:59)
June 20 - Winners announcement.
We reserve the right to amend the categories, rules, prizes and timeline of the competition at our discretion at any time.
Good luck and Happy Benchmarking! :hap2:
