GIGABYTE 'Feel the Force' Z87 OC Contest - CPU Frequency

Bench on 'Haswell' and Win a GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Force Motherboard, Corsair Force SSD plus Graphite Series Chassis

Taipei, Taiwan, October 31st, 2013 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced its latest overclocking contest hosted on HWBOT.org, the GIGABYTE ‘Feel the Force’ Contest. Prizes include two GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Force motherboards, two CORSAIR Graphite Series 230T Windowed Compact mid tower case and 2 Force Series LS 120GB SATA 3 6Gb/s SSD.

"The 'Feel the Force' OC contest offers a superb chance for all HWBOT members to compete for some pretty cool prizes," commented Hicookie, Chief Overclocking Evangelist, GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. "It's great to have Corsair involved too – a company that also appreciates how important and influential the OC community is to the PC industry." "We’re delighted to have this opportunity to once again engage with GIGABYTE and Overclockers around the world, highlighting our commitment to the extreme PC segment" commented Stan Kwong. "These prizes also give us a chance to talk about our first orange Graphite Chassis – a perfect match for any Z87X-OC Force build, plus our new range of CORSAIR 2 Force Series LS SSDs."

The GIGABYTE 'Feel the Force' OC Contest

Open to all HWBOT members from November 1st to December 1st, GIGABYTE and CORSAIR invite all overclockers to push their 'Haswell' processors on any GIGABYTE Z87 platform motherboard to the absolute limit in these three stages.

Contest Stages

• Stage 1: Highest CPU-Z CPU Frequency
• Stage 2: Highest CPU-Z DDR3 Speed
• Stage 3: Highest CPU-Z BCLK

Three prizes will be awarded for overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes:

• 1st Place Prize:

  • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Force Motherboard
  • CORSAIR Force Series LS 120GB SSD
  • CORSAIR Graphite Series™ 230T Windowed Mid Tower Case – Rebel Orange

• 2nd Place Prize:

  • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Force Motherboard
  • CORSAIR Force Series LS 120GB SSD

• 3rd Place Prize:

  • GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Motherboard
  • CORSAIR Graphite Series 230T Windowed Mid Tower Case – Rebel Orange

The GIGABYTE 'Feel the Force' contest will run for one month, from November 1st 2013, until December 1st 2013. Note: In the event of a tied score, the highest CPUz frequency score will determine the winner.