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Master Overclocking Arena 2008 - Live!

By Vincent Chang - 9 Nov 2008

Benchmarking Madness

Benchmarking Madness

We have just started the first of the two benchmarks, SuperPI. Contestants have 50 minutes to achieve their best possible score in this segment, with the results of the leading contenders updated on a giant scoreboard so that others know who to beat. It's difficult to capture the changing leaders but as we write, Indonesian duo, Alva and Rekky is leading the competition with a SuperPI time of 7.593s, 82% higher than the standard performance score.

 A giant scoreboard with the timings of the leading teams is regularly updated so that contestants know who to beat and by how much. A countdown clock is also present to inform them about the remaining time.

With less than 20 minutes to go, the Indonesia team continued to lead the standings, with a slightly improved 7.5s for SuperPI, followed by China's Qu Hao at 7.641s. Like we mentioned before, you can also check the latest results from MSI's website as it happens.

 Still top of the chart with 7.5s, Indonesia's Alva Jonathan and Rekky.

And the time's up for the SuperPI benchmark segment. Clinging to their slim lead, the Indonesian team has taken a major step towards winning this competition by taking the top spot for SuperPI. Can they continue this streak in the next benchmark, 3DMark01? We'll find out soon as the 3DMark01 benchmarking starts in 15 minutes....

 The Indonesian team has won the SuperPI benchmark segment, with a winning time of 7.5s. No other team managed a faster time despite the Indonesians holding this lead for more than half the allocated time.

It's Retro Time with 3DMark01!

The second phase of the competition has started, with the contestants now running through 3DMark01 in order to get the highest score. Once again, the Indonesians have leapt to the top of the charts, with a 99k score for 3DMark01, thanks to their 6GHz CPU.

 It's liquid nitrogen overload here from the Taiwanese team of Suen Jheng Dong and Lin Yuan Ming.

 Indonesia has taken an early lead going into Round 2.

Things are heating up now with 27 minutes left on the clock. Amidst a cheer from the watching audience, Taiwan's Suen Jheng Dong and Lin Yuan MIng has jumped into contention by breaking the 100k barrier in 3DMark01 but Indonesia maintains its lead by improving on its personal best to 100334. Less than a hundred points in 3DMark01 is the difference between the two.

With 21 minutes on the clock and the top positions unchanged, judge Sturla has announced that a 50 minute extension will be given to all teams. Looking at the chart now, where only 4 teams have managed to produce a stable system capable of generating a 3DMark01 score, it's perhaps not a surprise that there has been a time extension.

More cheers from the crows and we have a new leader for Round 2, 3DMark01, with the Taiwanese duo finally overtaking the Indonesians with 42 minutes gone. Also, out of nowhere, South Africa is now in second place, pushing the Indonesians down to third. Margins between the top three are razor thin at the moment, with the Taiwanese only ahead by around 1%.
 

 The latest standings now show the Taiwanese increasing their lead, while the Greek team has squeezed into the top three.

 The home crowd supporting the Taiwanese team.

 Greece is now in 2nd place for 3DMark01.

 Back to the drawing board? Indonesia seems to have taken apart their systems and is now making some last min mods in order to get back the top spot.

While the top position remains unchanged, the Taiwanese have extended their advantage over the second place team, which is now Greece. This pushes the South African and Indonesian teams to 3rd and 4th respectively. With 25 minutes on the clock now, is there time for another surprise?

As we enter the final ten minutes of the competition, South Africa has taken the lead in 3DMark01 with its most recent attempt, knocking Taiwan off its perch at last. The difference between the two remains very small but then, time is quickly running out too.

And what do you know, Greece has taken the 3DMark01 segment with a 101711 3DMark01 score in the very last minute! This was done with its CPU running at 5.71GHz!

 As the clock ticked to zero, Greece came fighting back to take the top spot, a mere 107 points higher than the Taiwan team.

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