Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship 2008 - Taipei

[giorgioprimo]

me



Dimas

[dinos22]

If anyone would wonder what I look like when not in low-res (or not too low-res at least):



Or simply look for a blonde chick with a beard.

ROFL don't bend over in front of Pt1t man

[MACMAC]

Can us fortunate reporters join this thread too?

No overclocking for us, but I can't really complain!

By the way, count me in for the drinking activities. This is going to be a 12,000KM ~22 hour trip for me (Team South Africa too actually), so beer will be most welcome!

Here's bad pic, but that's how I am going to look after the jet lag

[s e t h]

sure MACMAC...i've put you under press in the first post as from Hardware Canucks...correct me if need be and send a pic if you like.

everyone - i have updated the front page with all the teams from the gooc2008 website but came accross some conflicts...
who is in Team USA #1?...is it Ross and maxi or Ross and G H Z?

and the Chinese Teams?... the Gigabyte site says Team China #1: Victor....and Team China #2 SpeedTime D.B and Hixie....are these correct or not?

and lastly anyone who's name and/or photo i don't have feel free to post it here or pm it to me...that includes all supporting member and press

[MACMAC]

sure MACMAC...i've put you under press in the first post as from Hardware Canucks...correct me if need be and send a pic if you like.

Great thanks, and I have added a pic


I look forward to meeting all of you, because as you can see by my registration date/post count I've been a lurker for far too long

[dinos22]

oh also strummwinter is also going to compete for Team Germany but i don't have his photo

[s e t h]

got it MACMAC

dino22 - i got the German Team listed now...your thread made me aware and then i spotted like 5 other missing teams on the gooc2008 site and added them all as well...so missing photo list is bigger than ever :/...heheh

[Mean Machine]

ROFL don't bend over in front of Pt1t man

I'll keep that in mind.

[Mean Machine]

heheh...i see i must make 2 Team Sweden. and do you have a picture of Ekberg?
will fix the teams according to the gooc2008 website shortly

Here's Ekberg:



The other team is more Team Sweden/Finland, since SF3D Finnish and elmor Swedish.

[s e t h]

got it...thanks Mean Machine

[Harshal]

Ok I think you guys have my pic... here is my cousin "Ankit"

He has been helping me with pots as well as CPU + GPU LN2 benching

[Deanzo]

everyone - i have updated the front page with all the teams from the gooc2008 website but came accross some conflicts...
who is in Team USA #1?...is it Ross and maxi or Ross and G H Z?

Same guy.

Mark = G H Z here on XS, or Maxi on OCF.

Seeing as he used Maxi on there web site, go with that (unless he says other wise)

[dinos22]

oh so Mark = G H Z = Maxi

that's a shame
i really liked that G H Z guy but not the biggest fan of Maxi




j/k

[boostedevo]

LOL, he answers to a lot of things

Thanks for not using that pic that s7e9h3n took

[Deanzo]

oh so Mark = G H Z = Maxi

that's a shame
i really liked that G H Z guy but not the biggest fan of Maxi




j/k

Going by HWbot, Maxi is a good bencher and That G H Z sux's

So maybe we do want him to be G H Z

[s e t h]

w00t...blocks arrived ... base mass is 1.336kg's at last measure

[MACMAC]

w00t...blocks arrived ... base mass is 1.336kg's at last measure

Wow, very nice. What are the dimensions on those things?


Are you going to try to bring those in your carry-on luggage?

I can just imagine the kind of questions airport security would ask.

[s e t h]

we always get a little extra attention at airport security but we get through in the end...between vmod kits, tools and what appear at first to be pipe bombs i'm surprised they ever let us on a plane :P

here's the dimms of the blocks from further back in the thread

S e t h & I have decided that the time has come to upgrade our GPU block. Last competition we swopped one of our old revision blocks for a temp probe (thanks JMax & Damian), knowing that we would have to re-design for GOOC.

We have used our usual approach to surface area & mass. The block is machined from solid copper base with an aluminium tube over. Total surface area is around 200cm2, and the mass I will need to confirm a little later. The block will fit tri sli setup as well as 4870X2's.

Please consider it open source & available for all. Any comments would be welcome

>Click for PDF<


This diagram was to look for obstructions on the 4870X2's, it may be useful to some?
>Click for PDF<

[[XC] gomeler]

I had to check my F1EE into my luggage once due to the confusion it caused the airport security. It was definitely opened up and inspected sometime between dropping it off in one airport and landing in the next. Might want to write a nice little note to accompany all your pots and to ease confusion

[ARH]

we always get a little extra attention at airport security but we get through in the end...between vmod kits, tools and what appear at first to be pipe bombs i'm surprised they ever let us on a plane :P

here's the dimms of the blocks from further back in the thread

is there any one here who encountred with problem in airport for his cpu/gpu pots ?

[Gautam]

I got stopped on my out of Hong Kong with my two Tek9 3.0's, but I explained what they were and they let me through. FUGGER was ready with pics of the event too in case they decided to probe me further.

Within the US, I've flown with containers several times and they've never really been a problem.

[Trouffman]

is there any one here who encountred with problem in airport for his cpu/gpu pots ?

Not really trouble when you spend a little amount of time to explain them what is it and why we used this type of "strange things" !

When I need to flew back from berlin (ASUS EAOC) they asked me to open my luggage (not the carry on but my heavy luggage !)
the customs officier only check on CPU pot and not the second.

Be aware of screwdrivers etc... I needed to drop them in a garcage in order to successfully pass the security check...

[Eldonko]

This contest looks awesome, GL to all the competitors!!

[T_M]

I've been stopped in Aus for my kayl GPU pots that looked like serious weapons in carry-on (had the screws sticking out and everything).
Had to arrange to somehow check them in.
Aside form that its been cool cos i usually just check my pots in anyway.

Got stopped last trip for micro screw drivers in carry on, they wrote me a reciept and actually carried them by the staff on the flight for me to collect afterwards I love Singapore airlines!

[Deanzo]

is there any one here who encountred with problem in airport for his cpu/gpu pots ?

I got stopped going to Oz with my Tek9 3.0 in my carry-on, they gave me a bit of a hard time. But that was more over the name and the picture of a gun thats on the out side of the container it comes in



It was just pointed out to me that the ATI VGA cards for the FS part no longer need to be Gigabyte cards. When did that change ?