Contest Rules

• This competition is limited to GIGABYTE Z170 motherboards only.
• Please attach a picture of your overclocking rig.
• For the ambient category, minimum CPU temperature must be higher than 20C.
• Provide sufficient verification for your CPU temperature by showing HWMonitor information. (RealTemp and CoreTemp are not OK)
• Engineering samples are allowed.
• Must use official competition background
• A verification screenshot is required.
• To be eligible for the lucky draw, participants must submit in all stages of the category they belong.
• In case of a tie, the tie-breaker is the best score in Stage 3. If there’s still a tie, the best score in Stage 2, etc.
• A participant is eligible to win in only one round. If he is found to be the winner in multiple rounds, the prize will go to the runner up. If a participant is a round winner, he will not be eligible for the lucky draw.

Category 1: Enthusiast, Rookie and Novice Overclockers

Stage 1: XTU

• Submissions open March 12
• Submissions close on March 24
• CPU frequency must be set at 4.5GHz max

Stage 2: HWBOT x265 1080p

• Submissions open on March 24
• Submissions close on March 31
• No restrictions, such madness!

Stage 3: SPI 32M

• Submissions open March 31
• Submissions close on April 9
• CPU frequency must be set at 4GHz max

Category 2: Elite and Extreme Overclockers

Stage 1: XTU

• Submissions open March 12
• Submissions close on March 24
• CPU frequency must be set at 5GHz max

Stage 2: GPUPI for CPU 1B

• Submissions open on March 24
• Submissions close on March 31
• No restrictions, such madness!

Stage 3: Geekbench Single Core

• Submissions open March 31
• Submissions close on April 9
• No restrictions, such madness!