Master Overclocking Arena 2009

[noxon]

Hey guys,

Arriving 28 august. - arriving + welcome diner (as usual)
29 aug. : preparation / opening ceremony (morning) - competition (afternoon) separated in "fixed" time (2 benchs) 2hours Wprime 1024 / 3hours 3Dmark vantage 1.0.1 Performance preset
30 aug. : meeting morning / city tour afternoon
31 aug. departure !

We (Denmark) have decided to stay in Beijing to the 4 sep. so we have time to see the city etc

Hope some of you other guys gets the same idea

But it sure isn't much time for benching if the systems starts to act funny

[Mean Machine]

We (Denmark) have decided to stay in Beijing to the 4 sep. so we have time to see the city etc

Hope some of you other guys gets the same idea

But it sure isn't much time for benching if the systems starts to act funny

Well, if MSI will let me, I'll gladly do the same. I suppose they've already booked the flight tickets though.

[massman]

MM, you going as Swedish press?

Damn, I really need to figure out a way to attend the event ... even if it's only a few days

[Trouffman]

We (Denmark) have decided to stay in Beijing to the 4 sep. so we have time to see the city etc

Hope some of you other guys gets the same idea

But it sure isn't much time for benching if the systems starts to act funny

I want too asked MSI france to do so for me only (as Xyala need to be back in france by the 1st of sept then move to UK (scotland) on the 2 !

[Mean Machine]

MM, you going as Swedish press?

Yep. NordicHardware represen'n!

Make your way to Stockholm, I can probably sneak you in as hand baggage or something.

[Drwho?]

Francois, the tourist guide for Beijing:

For those who wants to extend their stay in Beijing, I recommand that you try to get to "Guo Mao" area, and the hotel Trader is affordable (120$ most of the time) ... http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/traders
If you want to experience super hotel life (http://www.shangri-la.com/en/propert...ing/chinaworld ), there is the other shangri-la (the famous Guo Mao) (pronounce "shangra lila Guo Mao" for the taxi).
The Kerry center is ok too. If you stay around the nest stadium, you are too far from the nice places, it is dead around it.
The point to visit: Summer Garden ... The forbidden city ... Between the Forb city and GuoMao (3 Km/2Miles), on the same avenue, there is few cool commercial streets ... You guys should go and check this area.
On this avenue, you want to look at the massive building of the ministers (agriculture and few others)
Those buildings make the New york buildings look like toys. (Not as tall , but so much bigger)

Few travel tips ... Only drink bottled water that you opened yourself, plan some immodium pills, and brush your teeths with Bottle water too! Even in 5 Stars hotels.

to finish, there is a famous familly restaurant , affordable that your have to try: It is between the Jiadu Building and the Nuoan building, next to the Kerry center (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...B8%AD%E5%BF%83)
get into the Nuoan bluilding street in between the 2 buidling, and you ll see a Old fashion restaurant entrance under an old Stair ... get in, they will take you to the 2nd or 3rd floor, and bring you a menu made out of wood. This is not the place to have the famous Beijing duck, you can, but their best dish is the Chicken Boat ... a spicy fried chicken that you have to try if you like spicy food. Their menu is very large, and it is all very affordable. no need of corporate credit card there!
I am sure that you guys will find some local OC guys to show you around, but who ever I toke there always were happy!

Enjoy Beijing, This is an awesome city!

[Mean Machine]

Seems like you've got a few good tips there Francois... Any place to buy ES CPU's? Just kidding, was thinking of some place to buy computer related stuff and electronics in general, as Europe is pretty depressing to buy that in, do you know any good market for that kind of stuff?

[ME4ME]

are you still hunting for some nice E8600's Meani?

[MACMAC]

Damn, I really need to figure out a way to attend the event ... even if it's only a few days

Hey....you were supposed to be promoting me, so I could go!

[[XC] gomeler]

The North American qualifiers end in a day and I just blew up my board I was testing the board on air and a GTX295 on dry ice and something in the CPU PWM blew up. 1.44vCPU and 4.5GHz and poof..

Good luck to everyone competing for the North American spots

[TiTON]

Hey Gom.. dude.. are you seroius?!?! You had the gear to do very good in this event. Were you able to get any scores at all for submission? i'm loading OS for phase II.. hopefully my mobo stays in one piece.

- Ton

[Lucky_n00b]

The North American qualifiers end in a day and I just blew up my board I was testing the board on air and a GTX295 on dry ice and something in the CPU PWM blew up. 1.44vCPU and 4.5GHz and poof..

Good luck to everyone competing for the North American spots

May I ask What board are U using bro? Is it X58 Pro/Pro-E ?

Here in Indonesia, Me,Ekky and Hazzan have destroyed about 2 or more X58 Pros(same case.PWM Blew up), and it just suddenly happen out of the blue like that...

I destroyed mine when trying to do SPi 32M, running 5.35Ghz with 1.584V, using Dry Ice

* Still waiting for the MOA SEA Phase II announcement with finger crossed (>.<) *

[Mean Machine]

are you still hunting for some nice E8600's Meani?

Not so sure about E8600's, but I just might buy one if there are any good batches. Otherwise I was thinking of RAM and stuff like that.

[SteelRat]

All of you thanks to the event. Just not enough words to express all

[[XC] gomeler]

May I ask What board are U using bro? Is it X58 Pro/Pro-E ?

Here in Indonesia, Me,Ekky and Hazzan have destroyed about 2 or more X58 Pros(same case.PWM Blew up), and it just suddenly happen out of the blue like that...

I destroyed mine when trying to do SPi 32M, running 5.35Ghz with 1.584V, using Dry Ice

* Still waiting for the MOA SEA Phase II announcement with finger crossed (>.<) *

Yup, it was an X58 Pro Makes me so angry that I can't compete due to the board blowing on me on air

[V2-V3]

Yup, it was an X58 Pro Makes me so angry that I can't compete due to the board blowing on me on air

Solder on a new MOSFET, or are you disqualified for repairing your board?

if you have 2 boards you can always pull components to salvage one

[EvoCarlos]

Solder on a new MOSFET, or are you disqualified for repairing your board?

if you have 2 boards you can always pull components to salvage one

damn thos dr mos chips with there 3in1 thingys :P bum lube on the drmos only way to save them ask summer winter about how our Eclipse looked

the clay wont cover them or protect them

[[XC] gomeler]

Solder on a new MOSFET, or are you disqualified for repairing your board?

if you have 2 boards you can always pull components to salvage one

There are no blown components. The board looks just the way it came out of the box except for the minor issue that it will power cycle, hum for a fraction of a second, and power off.

damn thos dr mos chips with there 3in1 thingys :P bum lube on the drmos only way to save them ask summer winter about how our Eclipse looked

the clay wont cover them or protect them

Sadly the board was on air when it died

[EvoCarlos]

There are no blown components. The board looks just the way it came out of the box except for the minor issue that it will power cycle, hum for a fraction of a second, and power off.



Sadly the board was on air when it died

is the chip ok ? i mean have you tested it in another mobo ?

also it could just be the bios died

is there any smell of melted mosfets (you know the one )

[[XC] gomeler]

is the chip ok ? i mean have you tested it in another mobo ?

also it could just be the bios died

is there any smell of melted mosfets (you know the one )

Chip works fine in the board I just paid way too much for in order to compete. I'm back and running at 4700MHz on "air"

There was no magic smoke, nothing. Just crashed and refused to power back on. Going to talk to MSI PR and see if they can tear it apart to figure out what went wrong.

[Hazzan]

blow on PHASE ....soo blow my i7 975XE...I get new from RMA MSI X58 Pro cant run higher than BCLK 230..

[miahallen]

So who won N. American qualifiers? Where are the scores posted?

[[XC] gomeler]

19 hours remaining. Once again I'm out of the running, was prepped with Tek9s and the rig isn't posting. Nothing has gone right with this competition, time to call it quits

[Deanzo]

19 hours remaining. Once again I'm out of the running, was prepped with Tek9s and the rig isn't posting. Nothing has gone right with this competition, time to call it quits

Sorry to hear of your bad luck mate

[[XC] gomeler]

Crap happens. Maybe I'll get a Bad Luck award It was fun, just nothing worked out like it should. Should be a few days and we'll have an announcement for who won.