HWBot has announced the second edition of the Team Cup, running from February 1st to April 30th. This year's competition consists of four sub-competitions with very specific hardware requirements. There is a stage for everyone!

In last year's Team Cup we finished 14th, let's see if we can make it into the Top 10 this year.

The competition details can be found below or at HWBot. Please let me know if you want to participate and which hardware you want to use. If you have any questions feel free to post in this thread!

The Team Cup is back! As announced in the report of the last edition of the Country Cup, from February 1 until May 1 HWBOT is hosting the second edition of the Team Cup. In case you don't remember, the last edition was won by Overclock.net, so they are obviously the big favorites for this edition as well. The main theme of the Team Cup 2013 revolves around high-end performance since the beginning of this millennium. We took the most high-end components available at every second year, starting from 2000, and build a competition around it featuring the benchmarks SuperPI 1M, 3DMark03 and 3DMark Vantage.

The competition format is a little bit different than last year. We have reduced the amount of sub-competitions and stages, but slightly increased the hardware complexity. Even more than last year, it's quite likely you will have to poke your active and inactive community members to help out or even recruit new members! Also, the focus lies with older hardware and not so much the new gear. New this year is also the "Live Performance" stage which is designed as incentive to go out and promote your overclocking team and its activities in the outside world.

For this competition, we're teaming up with new HWBOT partner Cooler Master for the prizes. Both Cooler Master and HWBOT wish all the participating teams the best of luck!
First and foremost, the Team Cup is about strengthening the team spirit and promoting your overclocking activities within the realm of your own forum and online social group. It's about having fun and sharing the passion of overclocking more than it is about winning and breaking records. Feel free to share your group session pictures with the rest of the forum and maybe make a couple of funny group photos.

Secondly, winning is a lot of fun! Even though the competition is a little trickier than last time, we hope you can find the inspiration and motivation to kick ass like you do in the previous Team Cup and all the Country Cups.

For the record-hunters amongst you, we will be posting the top scores for each stage in the forum so you have a target. For the extreme record-hunters amongst you, this year there's a total of 1750 points to be acquired in the Team Cup stages. Last year, Overclock.net got an impressive 606/1050 (~ 57.7%) ... maybe you and your team can do better this year?!

Good luck to everyone!
SC1: 1M Challenge competition

#1: 2000: Coppermine
All processors allowed
#2: 2000: Thunderbird
All, except for Athlon 1300Mhz, Athlon 1333Mhz, Athlon 1400Mhz (Fsb 100), Athlon 1400Mhz (Fsb 133)
#3: 2002: Northwood
Only Pentium 4 3.06 GHz, Pentium 4 1.6 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Northwood (100 FSB), Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Northwood (133 FSB), Pentium 4 2.5 GHz, Pentium 4 2.8 GHz B Northw. (133 FSB), Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.66 GHz, Pentium 4 2.53 GHz
#4: 2002: Thoroughbred
All processors allowed
#5: 2004: Gallatin, Prescott (non-64 bit)
All, except for Pentium 4 517, Pentium 4 521, Pentium 4 524, Pentium 4 531, Pentium 4 541, Pentium 4 551, Pentium 4 561, Pentium 4 571, Pentium 4 620, Pentium 4 630, Pentium 4 640, Pentium 4 650, Pentium 4 660, Pentium 4 662, Pentium 4 670, Pentium 4 672, Pentium 4 506, Pentium 4 511, Pentium 4 516, Pentium 4 3.73 Ghz EE
#6: 2004: Clawhammer, Winchester
All processors allowed
#7: 2006: Conroe (B2), Kentsfield (B3)
Only Core 2 E6300 (1.86Ghz), Core 2 E6400 (2.13Ghz), Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz), Core 2 E6700 (2.66Ghz), Core 2 X6800 (2.93Ghz), Core 2 QX6700 (2.66Ghz)
#8: 2006: Brisbane (G1), Egypt, Italy, Orleans (F2), Windsor, Santa Ana (F2), Santa Rosa (F2)
All, except for disallowed steppings, Athlon 64 6000+ X2, Athlon 64 6400+ X2
#9: 2008: Bloomfield
Intel: Only Core i7 920 (C0/C1), Core i7 940 (C0/C1), Core i7 Extreme 965 (C0/C1)
#10: 2008: Agena, Kuma, Toliman
All processors allowed
#11: 2010: Gulftown
Only Core i7 970, Core i7 Extreme 980X, Xeon W3670, Xeon W3680
#12: 2010: Deneb, Thuban, Zosma
All, except for Phenom II X4 650T, Phenom II X4 975 BE, Phenom II X4 980 BE, Phenom II X4 B99
#13: 2012: Ivy Bridge, Sandy Bridge-E
All processors allowed
#14: 2012: Llano, Trinity, Bulldozer, Piledriver
All processors allowed

SC2: 3DMark03 Single GPU Historical Battle competition

#1: 2000: Coppermine vs. Thunderbird (Nvidia GeForce 2 series, ATI Radeon 7000 series family)
Intel: All processors allowed
AMD: All, except for Athlon 1300Mhz, Athlon 1333Mhz, Athlon 1400Mhz (Fsb 100), Athlon 1400Mhz (Fsb 133)
Nvidia: GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 Gts, GeForce2 Pro, GeForce2 Ultra.
ATI: Radeon 7200 SDR, Radeon 7200 DDR.
#2: 2002: Northwood vs. Thoroughbred (Nvidia GeForce 4 series, ATI Radeon 9000 series family)
Intel: Pentium 4 3.06 GHz, Pentium 4 1.6 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Northwood (100 FSB), Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Northwood (133 FSB), Pentium 4 2.5 GHz, Pentium 4 2.8 GHz B Northw. (133 FSB), Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.66 GHz, Pentium 4 2.53 GHz
AMD: All processors allowed
Nvidia: GeForce4 MX 420 DDR 128bit, GeForce4 MX 420 DDR 64bit, GeForce4 MX 420 DDR 64bit-8x, GeForce4 MX 420 SDR, GeForce4 MX 440 DDR, GeForce4 MX 440 DDR 64bit, GeForce4 MX 440 SDR 128bit, GeForce4 MX 440 SDR 64bit, GeForce4 MX 440 SE 128bit, GeForce4 MX 440 SE 64bit, GeForce4 MX 440 SE 64bit PCI, GeForce4 MX 440 SE-8x 64bit, GeForce4 MX 440-8x, GeForce4 MX 440-8x 64bit, GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 Ti 4200 128, GeForce4 Ti 4200 64, GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4600
ATI: Radeon 9500, Radeon 9500 Pro, Radeon 9700, Radeon 9700 Pro, Radeon 9700 Pro 128bit
#3: 2004: Prescott vs. Clawhammer (Nvidia GeForce 6 series, ATI Radeon X800 series family)
Intel: All, except for Pentium 4 517, Pentium 4 521, Pentium 4 524, Pentium 4 531, Pentium 4 541, Pentium 4 551, Pentium 4 561, Pentium 4 571, Pentium 4 620, Pentium 4 630, Pentium 4 640, Pentium 4 650, Pentium 4 660, Pentium 4 662, Pentium 4 670, Pentium 4 672, Pentium 4 506, Pentium 4 511, Pentium 4 516, Pentium 4 3.73 Ghz EE
AMD: All processors allowed
Nvidia: GeForce 6200 PCI DDR1, GeForce 6200 PCI DDR2, GeForce 6200 TC128, GeForce 6200 TC128 DDR, GeForce 6200 TC16, GeForce 6200 TC32, GeForce 6200 TC64, GeForce 6600 DDR AGP, GeForce 6600 DDR PCIe (128Bit), GeForce 6600 DDR PCIe (64Bit), GeForce 6600 DDR2, GeForce 6600 DDR2 PCIe (64Bit), GeForce 6600 DDR3, GeForce 6600 GT AGP, GeForce 6600 GT PCI-e, GeForce 6600 GT PCIe DDR2, GeForce 6800 GT AGP, GeForce 6800 LE Agp, GeForce 6800 Ultra AGP, GeForce 6800 GTO
ATI: Radeon X700 Pro 128MB, Radeon X700 Pro 256Mb, Radeon X800, Radeon X800 Pro, Radeon X800 Pro AGP, Radeon X800 XL, Radeon X800 XL 512Mb, Radeon X800 XT, Radeon X800 XT AGP, Radeon X800 XT PE AGP, Radeon X850 XT
#4: 2006: Conroe vs. Windsor (ATI Radeon X1000 series, Nvidia GeForce 8 series family)
Intel: Only Core 2 E6300 (1.86Ghz), Core 2 E6400 (2.13Ghz), Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz), Core 2 E6700 (2.66Ghz), Core 2 X6800 (2.93Ghz)
AMD: All, except for Athlon X2 6000+, Athlon X2 6400+
Nvidia: GeForce 8 8800GTS 640Mb, GeForce 8 8800GTX
ATI: All Radeon X100 series, except for Radeon X1550, Radeon X1650, Radeon X1650 GT, Radeon X1950GT
#5: 2008: Bloomfield vs. Agena (ATI Radeon HD 4000 series, Nvidia GeForce 200 series family)
Intel: Only Core i7 920 (C0/C1), Core i7 940 (C0/C1), Core i7 Extreme 965 (C0/C1)
AMD: All processors allowed
Nvidia: GeForce GTX 260 192SP, GeForce GTX 260 216SP, GeForce GTX 280
ATI: Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4570, Radeon HD 4650 AGP, Radeon HD 4650 DDR2, Radeon HD 4650 GDDR3, Radeon HD 4660 DDR2, Radeon HD 4670 AGP, Radeon HD 4670 DDR2, Radeon HD 4670 GDDR3, Radeon HD 4830, Radeon HD 4850 GDDR3, Radeon HD 4850 GDDR5, Radeon HD 4870
#6: 2010: Gulftown vs. Deneb (Nvidia GeForce 500 series, ATI Radeon HD 5000 series family)
Intel: Only Core i7 970, Core i7 Extreme 980X, Xeon W3670, Xeon W3680
AMD: All processors allowed
Nvidia: GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 580
AMD: Radeon HD 5450 DDR2, Radeon HD 5450 GDDR3, Radeon HD 5450 GDDR3 PCI, Radeon HD 5550 DDR2, Radeon HD 5550 GDDR3, Radeon HD 5550 GDDR5, Radeon HD 5570, Radeon HD 5670, Radeon HD 5750, Radeon HD 5670, Radeon HD 5750, Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 5830, Radeon HD 5850, Radeon HD 5870
#7: 2012: Ivy Bridge vs. Piledriver (AMD Radeon HD 7000 series, Nvidia GeForce 600 series family)
Intel: All processors allowed
AMD: All processors allowed
Nvidia: All GeForce 600 series
AMD: All AMD Radeon HD 7000 series

SC3: Vantage Full-out competition

#1: 2000: Coppermine
All processors allowed
#2: 2000: Thunderbird
ALl, except for Athlon 1300Mhz, Athlon 1333Mhz, Athlon 1400Mhz (Fsb 100), Athlon 1400Mhz (Fsb 133)
#3: 2002: Northwood
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz, Pentium 4 1.6 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 1.8 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.2 GHz, Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Northwood (100 FSB), Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Northwood (133 FSB), Pentium 4 2.5 GHz, Pentium 4 2.8 GHz B Northw. (133 FSB), Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Northwood, Pentium 4 2.66 GHz, Pentium 4 2.53 GHz
#4: 2002: Thoroughbred
All processors allowed
#5: 2004: Gallatin, Prescott (non-64 bit)
All, except for Pentium 4 517, Pentium 4 521, Pentium 4 524, Pentium 4 531, Pentium 4 541, Pentium 4 551, Pentium 4 561, Pentium 4 571, Pentium 4 620, Pentium 4 630, Pentium 4 640, Pentium 4 650, Pentium 4 660, Pentium 4 662, Pentium 4 670, Pentium 4 672, Pentium 4 506, Pentium 4 511, Pentium 4 516, Pentium 4 3.73 Ghz EE
#6: 2004: Clawhammer, Winchester
All processors allowed
#7: 2006: Conroe (B2), Kentsfield (B3)
Only Core 2 E6300 (1.86Ghz), Core 2 E6400 (2.13Ghz), Core 2 E6600 (2.4Ghz), Core 2 E6700 (2.66Ghz), Core 2 X6800 (2.93Ghz), Core 2 QX6700 (2.66Ghz)
#8: 2006: Brisbane (G1), Egypt, Italy, Orleans (F2), Windsor, Santa Ana (F2), Santa Rosa (F2)
All, except for disallowed steppings, Athlon 64 6000+ X2, Athlon 64 6400+ X2
#9: 2008: Bloomfield
Intel: Only Core i7 920 (C0/C1), Core i7 940 (C0/C1), Core i7 Extreme 965 (C0/C1)
#10: 2008: Agena, Kuma, Toliman
All processors allowed
#11: 2010: Gulftown
Only Core i7 970, Core i7 Extreme 980X, Xeon W3670, Xeon W3680
#12: 2010: Deneb, Thuban, Zosma
All, except for Phenom II X4 650T, Phenom II X4 975 BE, Phenom II X4 980 BE, Phenom II X4 B99
#13: 2012: Ivy Bridge, Sandy Bridge-E
All processors allowed
#14: 2012: Llano, Trinity, Bulldozer, Piledriver
All processors allowed

SC4: "Live Performance" competition

#1: CatZilla
#2: CPU-Z CPU Frequency
#3: Aquamark3

The points distribution is like this for SC1 to SC3:

50-41-36-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-...-1

and like this for SC4:

50-45-40-35-30-25-...-25.

Sorry for the wall of text. Good luck everyone and happy benching!

PS: The competition background can be found here.