Galax GOC Overclocking event had over 50.000 Visitors

Published 2014-12-12 14:22 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

Over in Wuhan China, Galax held its GOC overclocking event, I was shocked to see how big that event grew, it was visited by over 50.000 people. Twelve OC Top dogs within the industry joined up in the competition where many records have been shattered.

The GOC originally began in 2008 with a few hundred dedicated enthusiasts and has quickly grown to become one of the most globally renowned OC events with thousands of participants, including the best overclockers from around the world.

This year, 12 of the world's best overclocking athletes have been invited to take the main stage and go head-to-head for the top world-record-breaking scores.

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 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 GALAX 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 GALAX to showcase their GALAX GTX 980 Hall Of Fame cards.