GOC 2015 WORLDWIDE QUALIFIER , Wuhan China

The GOC originally began in 2008 with a few hundred dedicated enthusiasts and has quickly grown to become one of the most globally renowned overclocking and gaming events, with of over 60k+ visitors last year, including the best overclockers and gamning teams from around the world. The competition has earned recognition as the premier event for the most talented hardware enthusiasts, and one overclocking event not to be missed. This year, 12 of the world's best overclockering pro's have been invited to take the main stage and go head-to-head for the top world-record-breaking scores.

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JUDGES

Competition Hardware

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  Competing overclockers with the GTX 980 HOF + a selection of several other Galax-made parts.
  
  Hardware selection goes as follow:
  
  Motherboard: BYOH (Bring Your Own Hardware)
  Graphics Card: Galax GTX 980 HOF
  CPU: Intel 4790K (max 6GHx +/-12MHz for 3D stages) (BYOH on day2)
  Memory: Galax DDR3 HOF (DDR4 available on day2)
  PSU: Galax 1200W HOF
  SSD: Galaxy SSDs (Win7, Win8, WinXP installs ready)
  
  
  

Competition Benchmarks

The competition is split in two parts. 2D and 3D. For the 2D part, there is only one benchmark: SuperPi 32M. And for the 3D stages, we will have a selection of 3DMark 11 Performance, Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme.

Point calculation as follow based on rank: 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
Cash prizes for the top ranked will be distributed as such: $3000 / $2000 / $1000

Day 1: Solo 2D and 3D Benching

Day 1 involved the serious competitive stuff with cash prizes available for winners. 1st place won $3,000, 2nd place $2,000 and 3rd place won $3,000. Benchmarks used as below:

SuperPi 32M
3DMark 11 Performance
3DMark Fire Strike
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme

Points were calculated and spread out in increments of 2, i.e. thusly: 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2.

Day 2: OC Record Day

Day 2 was a simpler affair where all overclockers are encouraged to simply break records. All contestants were allowed to use their own CPU but could also use the one from Day 1 if needed. Any platform was welcome and KFA2 DDR4 was made available to contestants. All validated records broken on the day received USD $500 in raw cash! Here’s a list of benchmarks which, with exception of memory clock frequency, are predominantly 3D oriented, a great way for KFA2 to showcase their KFA2 GTX 980 Hall Of Fame cards.

3DMark Fire Strike, Extreme & Ultra
3DMark11 Performance & Extreme
3DMark Vantage Performance & Extreme
3DMark Cloud Gate
3DMark Ice Storm
Memory Frequency

GOC 2014 - Results

1st – 8 Pack with 94 points (USD $3000)

2nd – Vivi with 84 points (USD $2000)

3rd – Lucky_n00b with 74 points (USD $1000)

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        KFA2 would like to send out a BIG THANKS to all involved and look forward to breaking more World Records next year.