2010 is coming very close now, which means that the third revision of HWBOT is nearly ready to go online. This third revision does have a couple significant changes which might confuse some people. The overclocker and team rankings have changed a bit due to an updated HWBoints algorithm and the front-page of the website has been giving a new look as well. In this article, we will give you an introduction to the new features of Revision 3 as well as a quick HWBoints-guide. read more »

HWBot members who regularly browse through and participate in threads on the XtremeSystems forum probably already know Gautam, the fierce, harsh and ultra-strict moderator. However, next to cleaning up threads on the forums, he also shows quite the interest in benchmarking ... or, to be closer to the truth: he's addicted to it. In an article released today on the front-end website of the forums, overclockers.com, Gautam tries out 8 different operating systems in an attempt to find the golden combination for 6 benchmarks. read more »

There are a couple of updates coming with this new version, for instance the support for the GT240 and HD5970, but the most important feature ought to be allowing people to increase the frequency beyond the CCC limits without having to flash the bios. Inside the list of updates and how-to increase the frequency limitations ... read more »

Interested in getting a new videocard or processor but can't decide which one? Let the hwbot compare engine help you, it generates custom made charts based on 66.000 benchmark scores. read more »

A flash demo on howto submit scores online. read more »

A flash demo on howto couple results posted on fora to your hwbot.org account. read more »

The steps you have to take in order to join the hwbot community. read more »

The steps to create a new team. read more »

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2010 is coming very close now, which means that the third revision of HWBOT is nearly ready to go online. This third revision does have a couple significant changes which might confuse some people. The overclocker and team rankings have changed a bit due to an updated HWBoints algorithm and the front-page of the website has been giving a new look as well. In this article, we will give you an introduction to the new features of Revision 3 as well as a quick HWBoints-guide. read more »

As many users experienced problems using the online submission system of Wprime and[...] read more »

Since vBulletin 3.7.x, a new security feature has been added to fend of spambots. While this is great, it also keeps hwbot from editing posts. We have written a small tutorial on how you can solve this issue manually, until we have found a way to do it automatically. read more »

The new server means +- 10x more processor and memory resources, lets put this to good use! Here's a table of which statistics get recalculated when. read more »

Most fora can be configured not to display (dynamic) images in the users signature space, to prevent spam or unappropriate images. If images are disabled, you most likely see the read more »

Why don't I recieve hwboints or awards from my scores? read more »

When you submit results online, the submitted results (obviously) belong to you and you have the rights to edit or block it. It also changes from team when you change from team.

A problem arise whe[...] read more »

What is hwbot exactly? read more »

When configured correctly, a webspider will check all the replies to a forum topic once every few hours (or at request) to check for scores between [hwbot] tags. New ones are added to the ranking, del[...] read more »

A score could have been blocked for the following reasons. read more »

The team rankings are calculated as follows [...] read more »

No. Registering and using hwbot services is free. We might give additional perks to donating members in the future, but basic use will always remain free. read more »

No. The service we provide is entirely free. We might only provide support for donating teams in the future as our recources are limited, but registering is free.

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Yes. The bot supports other languages than English. Provide your translations in our forum (section hwbot translations) and we'll see to it it will be added asap. read more »

No. The bot acts as a regular forum visitor, you do not need to install any software. The bot can not post new topics or reply to any, only visit publicly available topics and update [...] read more »

The benefits of registering at hwbot. read more »

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Hwboints are basically points handed out to for a score. They are based upon your rank in the hall of fame and the rank with your specific piece of hardware. read more »

Awards are handed out to people achieving memorable performance with their hardware. Most people run their computer at default speeds, but with some knowledge and skills, one can tune their computer t[...] read more »

Contact the processor or videocard contentmanager to request the missing videocard or processor. Normally it's added within 24h. Supplying a link with detailed information about the missing hardware c[...] read more »