HWBOT Country Cup 2013 - 3DMark - Cloud Gate

Just like any other year since 2009, HWBOT is organizing the World Cup of overclocking. Or at least, that is what many of our participants make of it. The fifth edition of the Country Cup will commence on November 1 and run all the way until the end of December. In this period of two months we are looking for the successor of last year's victors, Greece.

As the Country Cup tradition prescribes, the competition is spread across various stages. This year there are 8 stages, each with their own hardware restrictions and unique point algoritm. In each stage, the national overclocking teams must compete for the best average result. The average is based on a specific hardware item, and we pre-defined the amount of required scores to get the average. The participating countries are ranked first by the amount of scores that contribute to the average, and then by the score. This means that it is primarily important to have enough scores to complete the average score.

The Country Cup mission is still the same: find your peers, engage your countrymen, and cooperate for your country's honor and glory!

Partners

Stages

• Stage 1, Nov 1 - Dec 28, 3DMark 11 Performance Full Out: for this stage all hardware is allowed. Per country one score is required. The winner of the stage acquires 50 points.
• Stage 2, Nov 1 - Dec 23, Clound Gate 1xGPU (i7+NV): for this stage only Core i7 CPUs are allowed. The following videocards are allowed: GTX 670, GTX 570, and GTX 470. Per country three scores are required, one with each GPU. The winner of the stage acquires 40 points.
• Stage 3, Nov 1 - Dec 23, Vantage Dual GPU (i5+AMD/ATI): for this stage only Core i5 CPUs are allowed. The following videocards families are allowed: Radeon HD 6000, Radeon HD 5000, and Radeon HD 4000. Per country three scores are required, one with each GPU family. The winner of the stage acquires 40 points.
• Stage 4, Nov 1 - Dec 23, HWBOT Prime (i3/Pentium): for this stage only Core i3 or Pentium CPUs are allowed. There is no restriction on the GPU. Per country three scores are required, each with a unique CPU core. The winner of the stage acquires 40 points.
• Stage 5, Nov 1 - Dec 19, Aquamark (AMD FX): for this stage only AMD FX CPUs are allowed. There is no restriction on the GPU. Per country five scores are required, each with a unique CPU Core. The winner of the stage acquires 30 points.
• Stage 6, Nov 1 - Dec 19, Catzilla 576P (AMD APU): for this stage only AMD APUs are allowed. You may only use the onboard APU. Per country five scores are required, each with a unique GPU core. The winner of the stage acquires 30 points.
• Stage 7, Nov 1 - Dec 19, 3DMark03 (legacy): for this stage there is no restriction on either CPU or GPU. Per country five scores are required, each with a unique GPU socket. The winner of the stage acquires 30 points.
• Stage 8, Nov 1 - Dec 15, SuperPI 32M Low Clock Challenge: for this stage there is no restriction on either CPU or GPU. The CPU frequency is capped at 4000.01 MHz. Per country seven scores are required, each with a unique CPU socket. The winner of the stage acquires 20 points.

Download the competition background here.

You can find a clear overview of the stage details and requirements below.

The set-up of the Country Cup 2013 is similar to the previous editions. An overclocker can only contribute once per stage. So for a stage that requires five scores to form an average, five different overclockers have to contribute. Every country will receive a minimum of one point per stage it is active in, even if the minimum required overclockers for the average is not met. The competition starts on November 1, 11:59AM GMT+0. Every stage ends at the same time of the day, 11:59AM GMT+0.

Prizes