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Probably not coincidentally, but two slides were leaked on the German hardware website ati-forum.de revealing some of the details of the upcoming AMD Phenom II X6 series. One of the slides tells us that the X6 series will be following the 1000-series nametags whereas the other one tells us when the Thuban is supposed to be launched. discuss (6 replies) » read more »
Lab501, the leading source for hardware news and reviews in Romania, came back from Cebit with interesting news regarding the LN2 container market. Reeven, a Taiwanese company, announced a new LN2 CPU pot which has been developed in cooperation with the members of Team Japan, a world-renowned overclocking team. discuss (10 replies) » read more »
Just a week ago, Nvidia re-confirmed the rumors that Fermi will be available in retail the 26th of March. Although only very little information has been spread so far (read: serious lack of performance numbers), it seems that the drivers supporting the upcoming GTX470 are already available. discuss (2 replies) » read more »
Different sources have already confirmed this message: the newest Intel processor, the 6-core/12-thread counting product codenamed Gulftown Core i7 980X, clocked at 3.33GHz and armed with 12MB of L3 cache, is now available in the retail stores. discuss (22 replies) » read more »
We have a quick peek at the popularity ratings (or: market share) of the VGA manufacturers and see that since HWBOT Rev3 Sapphire has been the most popular brand ... discuss (15 replies) » read more »
The HWBOT database consists of 400,000 results which all contain valuable information, provided by the overclocking community. Of course, we can rank your results and give you points for them, but we can also gather all that information and provide you insightful information. Today, we have compiled a list of the overclockability of CPU architectures based on cooling ... discuss » read more »
Last month, HWBOT held another low-level OC Challenge in the form of a S754 reference clock competition. The aim was to get the highest HTT clock frequency and, if possible, breaking the former record of 469.41MHz. To our surprise, no less than FOUR overclockers managed to beat this record and go well beyond 470MHz HTT frequency. In the end, it was Placid who took the win having a mere 0.73MHz more than Bones. discuss (10 replies) » read more »
A lot of the European overclockers are currently either already in Hannover or traveling to Hannover to visits the CeBit 2010 event. Overclocking-TV is also present with a delegation of 4 people and had an interview with Steve Peterson about the upcoming release of Gulftown and other topics. Worth to take a look! discuss (9 replies) » read more »
TAIPEI, Taiwan - March 2, 2010 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions today proudly announced that the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has certified the GA-P55A-UD7 and GA-P55A-UD5 motherboards as compliant with the USB 3.0 specification, and has listed these motherboards on the SuperSpeed USB Compliance Web page. The motherboards represent a high-end and mainstream option, respectively, while the GA-P55A-UD3, which achieved certification at the end of 2009, completes the range with an entry level USB 3.0 motherboard option. discuss » read more »
Next to the HWBOT OC Challenge, which mainly focuses on the old-skool part of overclocking, GIGABYTE has launched an H55/H57 IGP overclocking competition. We will be competing against each other using the brand new 32nm Core i3/i5 processors which have a graphics processor integrated on the CPU package. Benchmark: 3DMark Vantage - Performance. For the winner, there's a GA-X58A-UD7 waiting and in addition one GA-P55A-UD7 will be sent to one lucky winner. discuss (13 replies) » read more »
Yes, yes, yes! Another HWBOT-hosted low-cost challenge in March. In the past two months we were focussing on graphics cards and mainboards, so now it is time to give the CPU overclockers a chance to shine. This month, we will be tackling the Intel Northwood S478 architecture using wPrime 32M (V1.55) discuss (1 replies) » read more »
We are almost at the beginning of a new month, so a brand new HWBOT OC Challenge will be announced tomorrow as well as a very interesting challenge coming from GIGABYTE. Not to give too much away, I will just say that you will need a Northwood S478 CPU and a GIGABYTE H55/H57 + 32nm dual core with Intel GMA HD on board. Benchmark information will follow... discuss » read more »
Just this morning, I was notified by Finnish overclocker Sampsa about an eye-opening documentary about the competitive (classic) gaming community. Watching the entire documentary, both Sampsa and I agreed on the similarities between the classic gaming community and the overclocking community: the pitfalls, the rivalries, but also the dedication and passion for the game. A must-see for ANY overclocker! discuss (6 replies) » read more »
This is actually a double party news post. On the one hand, we would like to congratulate overclockers Monstru, Micutzu and Matose for joining their Lab501.ro forces with the printed hardware magazine PCWorld.ro, and on the other hand congratulate, ehr, ourselves for making it into their first issue! That is right, HWBOT has one full page in a printed magazine, which is (as far as we know), the first time ever we make it into a magazine you can lay your hands on. discuss (9 replies) » read more »
Taipei, Taiwan, 22nd February, 2010 - GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, grandly introduces a powerful new addition to its product lineup: the Super Overclock Series. All of the GPUs in this new range of high-end graphics cards have been cherry-picked for top performance, efficiency and reliability. Utilizing GIGABYTE's innovative GPU Gauntlet Sorting process ensures that only premium GPU processors are used in these graphics cards. Coupled with Ultra Durable VGA boards, users can rest assured that the Super Overclock Series graphics cards won't let them down when they step onto the digital battleground. discuss (8 replies) » read more »
At the beginning of this month, the members of the Australian elite overclocking team Team.AU attended one of Australia's biggest LAN party to show the gamer community what overclocking is all about. Just a few minutes ago, Dinos22 posted this 10 minutes high-quality HD video of this event. Worth to take a look! discuss (7 replies) » read more »
I don't know if you are aware of this, but behind the scenes of HWBOT a lot of work goes into ensuring that the rankings, and in particular the points distribution algorithm, provides you a challenging overclocking platform. In our quest for the perfect competition, which goes beyond the fields of HWBOT, one of the biggest problems we face is the ever present issue of an "unfair competition" ... (warning: a lot of text and no images) discuss (5 replies) » read more »
I just found this 13-day old thread over at Xtremesystems.org. The topic seems to be i3 overclocking, although I'm not sure whether it's really about overclocking. In some way, this overclocking attempt seems to be close to epic fail ... good for a laugh, though! discuss (19 replies) » read more »
It has taken vendors a while to come up with their own PCB designs for the R5870, so up until today we had to settle for those sometimes poorly overclocking reference designs. However, in the next couple of weeks, three manufacturers are planning to release their customized version of ATI's fastest single-GPU solution: Asus, GIGABYTE and MSI. discuss (5 replies) » read more »
Just a few days after we published a news post regarding the S754 HTT clock world record, American overclocker Bones, member of Classifplatforms.com, smashed this record and set it at a phenomenal 485.16MHz. In addition, earlier this week we received a positive response from GIGABYTE on the request for providing a prize if someone broke the existing world record. discuss (21 replies) » read more »
It has not been much more than a month ago since we released HWBOT REV3.0, and we're already working full time on REV3.5. The next revision will contain tweaks to the HWBOINT algorithm (Top 10 world record bonus), internationalisation and youtube/livestream integration. discuss (35 replies) » read more »
If I understood the chaotic message of a clearly over-enthusiastic Sampsa correctly, it seems that Muropaketti received the Rampage III Extreme just a couple of minutes ago. To everyone's surprise, it seems that Asus included an OC Panel containing startup and reset buttons, the LCD poster and a couple of other known buttons to control voltage, frequency and, ehr, check the temperatures. Pictures inside. discuss (20 replies) » read more »
Of course we all know the e-magazine 'The Overclocker', but I am quite sure that not many people know the Greek alternative overclocking-minded magazine 'PressBox'. Basically, this magazine informs the Greek community about overclocking, the hardware used for overclocking and the overclockers doing the, well, you know. Today, PressBox released its 3rd issue. discuss (9 replies) » read more »
... must be broken during the OC Challenge of February! Until this news post, most of us were in the unknown regarding the actual world record of HTT frequency using a S754 mainboard. Thanks to the helpful people over at Canard-PC, host of all CPU-Z validations, we managed to pinpoint the world record ... discuss (23 replies) » read more »
I know, I know, GIGABYTE's name-tag has been visible in the upper right corner of HWBOT for a couple of weeks now, but as of today GIGABYTE is officially supporting HWBOT and by extent also the overclocking community ... discuss (15 replies) » read more »
Just found this thread over at the Xtremesystems.org forums where Japanese overclocker Gyrock showcased the first sub-10s 1M using AMD ever. For that, he needed an AMD Phenom II X4 965BE C3 clocked at 6.8GHz. Screenshot and more information inside ... discuss (12 replies) » read more »
Taipei, Taiwan, February 4, 2010 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions today proudly launched their new flagship motherboard for the P55 chipset platform, the GA-P55A-UD7. Continuing in the UD7 tradition (after the launch of the GA-X58A-UD7), the GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD7 delivers awesome features for power users and gaming enthusiasts such as a 24 phase power design , NVIDIA 3-Way SLI/ATI CrossFireX, as well as support for USB 3.0, 3x USB Power Boost (unique to GIGABYTE), and SATA 3.0 (6Gbps). discuss (5 replies) » read more »
I was sent this video of a slowly dying Clarkdale. Although the heartbeat suggests it's still alive in human terms, not being able to wake up after reaching status 34 is not a good sign. We wish the owner of this CPU a lot of strength during this difficult period. discuss (13 replies) » read more »
Turrican, Austrian top-overclocker, has won the first edition of the HWBOT OC Challenge. In a competition which was long dominated by Romanian overclocker ZM, the last 24h proved to be (once again) the most important part of the competition. Showing of excellent overclocking capabilities of his Gainward Ti4600 Golden Sample, Turrican went up to an astonishing 424/417MHz, resulting in a score of 3330 marks. discuss (24 replies) » read more »
We're continuing our series of monthly OC Challenges in February. In the contrary to January's challenge, this time we will be focusing on mainboards and more specifically the overclockability of mainboards ... discuss (8 replies) » read more »
A few months ago, HWBOT introduced a new rule which stated that unreleased technology would not be awarded any points. Very recently, we became aware that this new rule is confusing a lot of HWBOT members. Therefor, we want to set elaborate, explain and set some things straight in this newspost. discuss (19 replies) » read more »
I came across this nifty solution for one of the biggest problems of the PCMark05-benchmarker. TiN, the Ukrainian overclocker and hardware modification master who has been featured on the HWBOT front page more than once in the last couple of months, posted his solution for the need of PCI lane power when using a series of GIGABYTE i-Ram modules. discuss (11 replies) » read more »
We often forget that in the shadows of the recent 8.2GHz CPU-Z world record of TiN and SuperPI 1M 6.062s of NickShih, some people are fighting hard to get a local record down. A few days ago, we were contacted with the news that Patagonian, currently ranked 2nd in Argentina, broke the national CPU-Z world record of Blizzard. The Argentinian record is now set at 6753.25MHz. discuss (15 replies) » read more »
Taipei, Taiwan, January 18, 2010 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions proudly announce Team Australia using a GIGABYTE GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard set a new Super Pi 8M world record for the AMD platform, giving them the number one spot for the last challenge in this season of F1 OC, making this the 4th month in a row a GIGABYTE motherboard was used to win the challenge. discuss (1 replies) » read more »
Instead of drilling a hole in the side of the CPU LN2 container, Muropakketi's editor-in-chief Sampsa made a small hole in the heatspreader of a Phenom II, giving him a lot more accurate measurement data of the CPU temperature ... discuss (14 replies) » read more »
Just today, MSI released the modifications to remove the coldbug issue from three of their P55 mainboards: the GD80, Trinergy and Fuzion. Although I just returned from a 16h+ trip, I had to test this out before going to sleep. The modification for the Trinergy mainboard seems to be working perfectly! discuss (18 replies) » read more »
Everyone who has tried the Clarkdale will have noticed that only the 2:6 provided enough headroom when pushing the BCLK to extreme heights. About a week ago, Hicookie showed us that Gigabyte already had a fix in place by running 276MHz BCLK in combination with 1107MHz memory. On the Kingpincooling forums Shamino, Evga’s in-house overclocker, has provide a possible fix for the Evga mainboard. According to several sources, this fix should work perfectly. discuss (6 replies) » read more »
Sampsa and Stummer wither were invites to the Asus offices to test the upcoming Rampage III Extreme mainboard and in the process of testing this still-to-be released mainboard, they broke the 3DMark Vantage world record: 47002 points. discuss (16 replies) » read more »
It's been 15 days since HWBOT Rev3 has been made public and it looks like the new HWBoints algorithm is already doing what we hoped it would do: creating an Overclockers League in which competition is the key component. discuss (1 replies) » read more »
I admit: I'm not only weak for overclocking the high-end cards, I'm also weak for overclocking mid-range and even low-end graphics cards. In fact, I'm so weak that whenever I get the opportunity to test a budget card under extreme cold, I will grab that opportunity with both hands and actually use liquid nitrogen to see how it clocks and behaves when put to extreme conditions. discuss (6 replies) » read more »
Although the HWBOT OC Challenge series were announced to have no prize except the custom achievement, GIGABYTE offered us the opportunity to give away a mainboard for the winner of the first OC Challenge of the year! discuss (9 replies) » read more »
Over the last couple of weeks, we have received a lot of questions regarding scores that are not receiving points, or are receiving points but those points are not attributed to the personal or team's total. In most cases, this can be fixed by the end-user by submitting the result as a new submission instead of updating an old submission. discuss (1 replies) » read more »
Over the last 7 weeks, a total of 680 results have been submitted by 262 unique users. Those 262 users are member of 68 different overclocking teams and originate from 33 different countries! For more information on the statistical part of the HWBOT Country Cup 2009 ... discuss (1 replies) » read more »
The HWBOT engine got updated today with a bunch of remarks and bug reports we received after the upgrade to revision 3.0. The suggested improvements to the HWBOINT REV3 algorithm will be included in the next update. discuss (5 replies) » read more »
Heads up for extreme overclockers using the ASUS Maximus III Formula with the Clarksdale CPU's. There seems to be some incompatibility in the TurboV software ... discuss (3 replies) » read more »
Although none of the HWBOT staff members is currently visiting the CES event in Las Vegas, we are following the news to find overclocking-related reports. One of the findings is a picture of the Asus Rampage III Extreme, which features more power connections and an added NF200 bridge. To me, the boards a lot (a lot lot) like Evga's 4-Way Classified, though. discuss (17 replies) » read more »
I can't find words that fit the picture ... just have a look inside. discuss (31 replies) » read more »
In order to keep HWBOT viable, HWBOT is looking for manufacturers who are interested in joining the HWBOT Manufacturer Support Program ... discuss » read more »
HWBOT Rev3 has been up for roughly 6 days now and based on the feedback received in the forums, we have come up with two slight adjustments of the HWBoints algorithm and posted them in our forums. The issues addressed are the lack of reward for absolute world records and the decreased motivation to participate in rankings with a low amount of participants. We invite everyone to have a look and vote either pro or contra the suggestions. discuss (2 replies) » read more »
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