GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd. has announced the ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’, an open overclocking competition hosted at HWBOT. The ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’ also features a special bonus prize for the snowiest and most festive submission photo.
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The ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’ has started from December 25th 2012 and will run until January 20th 2013 and is open to all overclockers using any Intel processor on any compatible GIGABYTE motherboard. The competition centers around three key stages, each containing a 3D benchmark with specific limitations imposed to level the playing field. A GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboard plus, a Cooler Master Seidon 120M liquid cooler will be awarded for the winner of each stage.Stages of ‘Winter OC Whiteout’ are 3DMark11 "No X79"- Any Non-X79 Intel CPU; Single GPU only, 3DMark Vantage “Dual core” - Dual or Single core Intel CPUs only; Single GPU, Heaven DX11 “Full Out” – Any Intel CPU; Single GPU only. As a special bonus, the ‘Winter OC Whiteout’ will also offer a prize for the submission photo that most creatively inspires the festive spirit.
On January 10th 2013, the ten snowiest and most festive submission photos will be added to the GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column Facebook page. The bonus winner will receive a GIGABYTE Z77-HD4 motherboard plus a Cooler Master Sirus S-5.1 gaming headset.
