HyperX OC Takeover 2014 LATAM Qualifiers Rules
Hardware allowed
- Intel 4th Generation processors. (Haswell Refresh processors not allowed)
- Intel 8 series motherboards. (Intel 9 Series motherboard not allowed)
- Only commercially available components are allowed.
- Engineering sample hardware is not allowed.
- Server class processors are not allowed.
- No limitation for the graphic card.
Brand restrictions
- Kingston Technology and HyperX for the memory.
- No brand restriction for the motherboard.
- Intel for the processor.
- No brand restriction for the power supply.
- No brand restriction for the graphic card.
You are free to use any brand for the other components.
General benchmarks rules
- maxxmem memory read bandwidth (http://hwbot.org/news/8633_application_128_rules/)
- SuperPi 32M (http://hwbot.org/news/879_application_7_rules/)
- Intel XTU (http://hwbot.org/news/8638_application_39_rules/)
- Participants must attached a picture of their rig (motherboard, memory and processor cooler during use) to all their submissions.
- No sharing is allowed for processor and memory during this contest (please refer to HWBOT rules 3.2.E for more information http://hwbot.org/article/general_rules).
- You can submit as many results as you want.
- In case of a ranking tie the highest maxxmem memory read bandwidth wins, then the best SuperPi 32M score.
Maxxmem memory read bandwidth specific contest rules
- The contestant with the highest maxxmem memory read bandwidth wins.
- MaxxMem version must be higher than V1.95.
- The result must be validated by a screenshot with the official wallpaper (download here: click).
- Then screenshot must contain the following windows (as the example enclosed):
- MaxxMem Read Bandwidth result.
- CPU-Z CPU tab
- CPU-Z Memory tab.
- CPU-Z Motherboard tab.
- CPU-Z SPD tab of one of the modules installed.
- A screenshot is required, no pictures.
- The contestant with the fastest score wins.
- SuperPi 32M version must be 1.5.
- The result must be validated by a screenshot with the official wallpaper (download here: click).
- Then screenshot must contain the following windows (as the example enclosed):
- SuperPi 32M result.
- Full calculation detail.
- Visible checksum.
- CPU-Z CPU tab
- CPU-Z Memory tab.
- CPU-Z Motherboard tab.
- CPU-Z SPD tab of one of the modules installed.
- A screenshot is required, no pictures.
- The contestant with the highest score wins.
- Use the latest version off Intel XTU (you can find it here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Processors&ProductLine=Processor+Utilities&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Extreme+Tuning+Utility+(Intel%C2%AE+XTU)).
- Please refer to this guide if you want to upload your score later: http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=248989&postcount=2.
- The result must be validated by a screenshot with the official wallpaper in addition to the validation file (download here: click).
- The screenshot must contain the following windows:
- Intel XTU result.
- CPU-Z CPU tab
- CPU-Z Memory tab.
- CPU-Z Motherboard tab.
- CPU-Z SPD tab of one of the modules installed.
- A screenshot is required, no pictures.