Xtreme Addict Makes a Clean Sweep in the GIGABYTE ‘Winter OC Whiteout’ Overclocking Competition

Posted by Nick G.

Friday, 25 January 2013 01:03

Wins Fantastic Prizes from GIGABYTE and Cooler Master

City of Industry, California, January 24, 2013 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announces the winner of its latest overclocking competition, the ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’. Running from December 21^st 2012, to January 20^th 2013, the ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’ competition was an open overclocking competition hosted at HWBOT.org. Congratulations to overclocker Xtreme Addict who won all three stages.

‘Winter OC Whiteout’ Stages:

Stage 1: 3DMark11 "No 2011"- Any Non-Socket 2011 Intel CPU; Single GPU only

Stage 2: 3DMark Vantage “Dual core” - Dual or Single core Intel CPUs only; Single GPU

Stage 3: Heaven DX11 “Full Out” – Any Intel CPU; Single GPU only

Stage Scores

Stage 1: 3DMark11 – 17786 Marks

Stage 2: 3DMark Vantage – 31222 Marks

Stage 3: Heaven - 4074.44 DX11 Marks

Bonus Stage:

A bonus prize is also claimed by Perica_barii, offered to the submission photo that most creatively inspires the festive spirit. The winner was determined by the number of Facebook likes on the GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmotherboards

Prizes Stage Prizes:

Bonus Stage Prize:

For full contest rules, scoring and more details, please visit the contest page hosted at HWBOT http://hwbot.org/competition/gbt_winter_whiteout

About GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is known as a global leading brand in the IT industry, with employees and business channels in almost every country. Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a research and development team and has since taken the lead in the world's motherboard and graphics card markets. On top of Motherboards and Graphics cards, GIGABYTE further expanded its product portfolio to include PC Components, PC Peripherals, Laptops, Desktop PCs, Network Communications, Servers and Mobile Phones to serve each facet of the digital life in the home and office. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to “Upgrade Your Life” with innovative technology, exceptional quality, and unmatched customer service. Visit www.gigabyte.us for more information.

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