GIGABYTE admits mistake and gives Ronaldo and Lalo a chance in the GoOC North America

[dinos22]

Tim Handley put up a news update on the Gigabyte Tech Daily blog today

Good luck to Ronaldo and Lalo

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Go OC 2010 is well on its way and the China, Pan Asia & Africa, Latin America and Euro regional finals have all been completed. In each event the CPUs used were B1 stepping Core i7 980x engineering samples (ES). We also had some B0 stepping CPUs that were used at each event for live demos. Now, those of you who have been following the 980x CPU overclocking scene will know that the B1 stepping ES samples are better overclockers than the B1 stepping samples – hence the choice of B1 for the competition.

This year, for the first time, GIGABYTE included Latin America in Go OC and as is often the case with first time events, there was a mix-up with the CPUs and three B0 steppings were mistakenly handed out together with five B1 stepping chips. As is the rule with all Go OC events, the winner, Sebastian from Columbia, was allowed to change his B0 CPU (he requested to change) and went on to win the event. However, Ronaldo and Lalo didn’t realise that they were the only ones using B0 CPUs until after the event, so didn’t feel the need to change their CPUs. Ronaldo brought this to our attention, and so with a red face we want to officially apologize to Ronaldo and Lalo for our mistake and invite them to compete at the North American Go OC regional finals on August 7th.

Ronaldo’s screenie



Lalo's Screenie



Rita and her team in LA have graciously agreed to set up two more overclocking stations for the Latin Americans who will compete under the same rules as the other participants. If Ronaldo or Lalo achieve the same or higher score as the first and second place winners, they will qualify for a ticket to Taiwan to compete in the Go OC 2010 global final.

I’d like to wish Ronaldo and Lalo the very best of luck, and look forward to (hopefully) meeting them in Taiwan at the end of September.

Tim Handley


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[Charles Wirth]

See you in LA Ronaldo.

Thanks Gigabyte, going the extra thousand miles to make sure everyone has an equal chance.

[massman]

If only everyone acted this high-class, the world would be a better place. Awesome news, Tim

[T_M]

No worries massman, my pleasure

oh, wait.........

[dinos22]

i got a PM from someone so i thought i should clear this up

North American contestants originally announced are still fighting for top 2 spots guys and

If Ronaldo or Lalo achieve the same or higher score as the first and second place winners, they will qualify for a ticket to Taiwan to compete in the Go OC 2010 global final.

so 4x guys will be sent in total if this happens .....so Gigabyte will not take away NA spots it originally announced

[e-Killer]

:O nice guys!!! I hope you can show your Skill and get a ticket for Taipei finals!!! See you there.

[rdrash]

Good going Gigabyte

Good luck guys!

[G H Z]

Pretty cool of GBT

[chispy]

Great News indeed , Buena suerte a mis hermanos en Latinoamerica , way to go Gigabyte

[e-Killer]

ill be in LA if i dindt change my CPU, heheheh :P

[Trouffman]

woohh ! This is definetly a great and fair news ! See you in LA Ronaldo & Lalo !

[[XC] gomeler]

Excellent! Look forward to seeing you guys in LA and drinking some beer

[Xyala]

Great

[ManagerJosh]

Excellent! Look forward to seeing you guys in LA and drinking some beer

Alright everyone. You heard Gomeler. He's buying at RED :p

[Buckeye]

Excellent! Look forward to seeing you guys in LA and drinking some beer

Agreed with Gomeler, looking forward to meeting you guys !!

[Movieman]

Does this mean I still have a chance?
( gets out tray of ice cubes for Xtreme cooling! )

[Buckeye]

Does this mean I still have a chance?
( gets out tray of ice cubes for Xtreme cooling! )

OMG I can just see Movieman at a OC comp... ok were do I plug this in at... why in my day we didn't have all these new fangled comtraptions...

[Movieman]

OMG I can just see Movieman at a OC comp... ok were do I plug this in at... why in my day we didn't have all these new fangled comtraptions...

My friend, I'll let you in on a little secret..
I might just surprise you on how much I do know..
Can I go to a competition and get into the top three?
Nope..but maybe in the top five or 30..

[ghost_recon88]

My friend, I'll let you in on a little secret..
I might just surprise you on how much I do know..
Can I go to a competition and get into the top three?
Nope..but maybe in the top five or 30..

Only if it's a multi-CPU setup right?

[TheGoat Eater]

Excellent! Look forward to seeing you guys in LA and drinking some beer

didn't you get a lot of guiness when you landed last time?... were you prepping your system for the rest of the trip?

[Buckeye]

My friend, I'll let you in on a little secret..
I might just surprise you on how much I do know..
Can I go to a competition and get into the top three?
Nope..but maybe in the top five or 30..

You know I was just kidding with ya Dave
Your a smart cookie my friend

[Movieman]

Only if it's a multi-CPU setup right?

Of course, is there another type?

[[XC] gomeler]

Alright everyone. You heard Gomeler. He's buying at RED :p

Hah. I might buy a round or two if there aren't too many of you goons

didn't you get a lot of guiness when you landed last time?... were you prepping your system for the rest of the trip?

I only had a few, maybe 4-5 Guiness makes me happy

[massman]

Of course, is there another type?

I bet you refer to 'single CPU' as '1/2 dual CPU' or '1/4 quad CPU'

[MACMAC]

That's a very commendable resolution to an unfortunate mistake, good job GB