GIGABYTE Z97 Catzilla OC Challenge - Catzilla - 720p

Stage: 1x GPU using Air or Water cooling open - closed since 21 Jul

Stage Details

  • Catzilla - 720p is closed since 21 July 2014.

LIMITATIONS

  • Processor cooling is limited to 1,2,3.
  • Only use GIGABYTE motherboards.
  • Only use motherboards using Z97 chipset.
  • Must use competition background: click
  • Use 1 videocard core(s) in total.
  • The verification link must display the CPU and GPU temperature. For air and water cooling the minimum temperature must be 30°C.

Currently top leader

WebTourist 36832 marks good for 25 pts


Suit Up for the Cat Fight and Win Big!

Taipei, Taiwan, June 23rd, 2014 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced its latest overclocking contest hosted on HWBOT.org, the GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest. The main focus will be centered on the latest GIGABYTE 9 series motherboards with two stages running the CATZILLA benchmark on air/water cooling and LN2 cooling. A USD $500 cash prize and a GIGABYTE motherboard will be offered to the winner of each stages. An additional raffle will take place on each Friday for the opportunity to win a GIGABYTE T-Shirt.

To celebrate its new custom made skin on the Catzilla 720P benchmark, GIGABYTE is inviting the overclocking community to participate in GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest. Open to all HWBOT members from June 23rd 2014 until July 21st 2014, GIGABYTE invites all Overclockers to suit up for one epic cat fight and take on the following stages using any hardware platform on a 9 Series GIGABYTE motherboard.

To download the Catzilla benchmark with GIGABYTE skin, follow this link: click

Note: Please register to unlock the 720P benchmark for free.

To download the contest wallpaper, go here: click.


Contest Stages

  • Stage 1: Catzilla - 720p - 1x GPU using Air/Water cooling
  • Stage 2: Catzilla - 720p - 1x GPU using LN2 cooling


Contest Rules

All submissions must use a GIGABYTE 9 series motherboard. All screenshot submissions must include the competition wallpaper. All submissions must include a picture of the rig used, including competition background. Usual HWBOT submission and verification rules apply. For Air/Water cooling stage, a minimum CPU/GPU temperature of 30⁰C must be displayed.


Contest Prizes

  • Air/Water cooling category Winner: USD $500 in cash and a GIGABYTE Z97X-UD5H
  • LN2 cooling category Winner: USD $500 in cash and a GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2
  • Lucky draw (June 27th, July 4th, July 11th and July 18th): GIGABYTE T-Shirt


The GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC contest will run for one month, from June 23rd 2014 until July 21st 2014 midnight GMT/UTC (8AM 22/07 GMT+8).


GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2

GIGABYTE Z97X-UD5H

Latest submissions for stage Catzilla - 720p

Score User Hardware Cooling
36744 marks TeamAU GeForce GTX 780 Ti Water (Custom)
36832 marks WebTourist GeForce GTX 780 Ti Water (Custom)
36727 marks Dancop GeForce GTX 780 Ti Water (Custom)
31981 marks kjburto GeForce GTX 780 Ti Air (Stock)
32805 marks kjburto GeForce GTX 780 Ti Air (Stock)
32535 marks kjburto GeForce GTX 780 Ti Air (Stock)
36451 marks WebTourist GeForce GTX 780 Ti Water (Custom)
36240 marks WebTourist GeForce GTX 780 Ti Water (Custom)
30322 marks darklord GeForce GTX 780 Ti Air (Stock)
13666 marks Zyad.Yasser Radeon R9 280X Air (Custom)