The global leading motherboard brand ASRock today announced the winners for theASRock 9 Series OC Competition with HWBOT, sponsored by Antec, Crucial and Palit. 8 PACK, the outstanding overclocker from United Kingdom, outpaced all participants and became the final champion of both 3DMark Fire Strike 1xGPU and 3DMark 2001 SE1xGPU events. Furthermore, 8 PACK set a new World Record for 3DMark2001 SE with a score of 192167 marks by using ASRock Z97 OC Formula and IntelCore i7-4770K.
ASRock 9 series OC Competition has pulled an array of top overclockers worldwide to join the contest. Besides the stunning record created by 8 PACK, both the second and the third place of HWBOT’s3DMark 2001 SE 1xGPU ranking were submitted by ASRock motherboards, including Vivi from South Africa, hitting the second place with the score of 192080 and SMOKE from Russia, hitting third with the score of 191891. It is evident that the overclocking capability of ASRock motherboards is widely recognized by worldwide hardware professionals.
↑The top three scores in 3DMark 2001 SE 1xGPU ranking were all created with ASRock motherboards.
In another competition of 3DMark Fire Strike1xGPU, the final champion 8 PACK used ASRock X99 OC Formula to top the chart with the score of 19888 which also ranks No. 2 on HWBOT in the 3DMark Fire Strike1xGPU category. Besides 8 PACK’s score, three out of the top ten 3DMark Fire Strike1xGPU scores were created with ASRock X99 OC Formula. With impeccable performance of the full line-ups, ASRockmotherboards have become the first choice when it comes to overclocking!
↑8 PACK hits second place on 3DMark – Fire Strike 1xGPU ranking with the ASRock 9 series OC Competition result.
Three submissions created new world records on HWBOT in the ASRock9 series OC Competition. The final champion 8 PACK took the crown with ASRock Z97 and X99 OC Formula motherboards, Antec HCP Platinum 1300W power supply and Crucial M500 SSD. With the impressive result, 8 PACK will be awarded with the first prize worth around USD $6, 000 and an additional cash prize of USD1, 100 for breaking the world record.
Winner List：
| 3DMark2001 SE 1xGPU | ||||
| Name | Country | Score | Motherboard | |
| Overall Winner | 8 PACK | United Kingdom | 192167 | Z97 OC Formula |
| 1stBi-Week Winner | Radi | France | 162816 | Z97 OC Formula |
| 2ndBi-Week Winner | Xtreme Addict | Poland | 185576 | Z97 OC Formula |
| 3rdBi-Week Winner | Vivi | South Africa | 192080 | Z97 OC Formula |
| 3DMark Fire Strike 1xGPU | ||||
| Name | Country | Score | Motherboard | |
| Overall Winner | 8 PACK | United Kingdom | 19888 | X99 OC Formula |
| 1stBi-Week Winner | N/A | |||
| 2nd Bi-Week Winner | Laoshu1919 | China | 15317 | X99 OC Formula |
| 3rd Bi-Week Winner | Giorgioprimo | Italy | 19433 | X99 OC Formula |
※The entry of ASRock 9 series OC Competition ends 11AM, Dec 1, 2014 (GMT+8).
※ 3DMark Fire Strike 1xGPU 1st Bi-Week Winner not available due to no score was submitted during the first two weeks of the competition.
