Sunday November 22, 2009 12:14 AM AEST
CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

GIGABYTE GoOC 2009 Australian Event

  • Email a Friend
  • Print Page
GIGABYTE GoOC 2009 Australian Event
View larger image View larger image View larger image
View Photo Gallery
Related Articles
By Justin Robinson
Mar 2, 2009 | 10 Comments
Tags: GIGABYTE | GoOC | 2009

A beer and LN2-fuelled night of overclocking and gaming.

We gave you a heads-up about the comp last Friday night, and since that date has come and gone we figured we'd show the rest of you who didn't get to go just what it was like.

The night of the GIGABYTE GoOC event began at 6:30PM, with preliminary setting up of the equipment and initial overclocking, ready for competition's start at 7:30PM.

There was also a LAN going on at the time, and even the crew from Good Game turned up with a whole camera and mic team to catch it all on video.

We'll give you an update here as soon as the final scores from the night are posted online, but until then have an ogle at the pics in the gallery, and check out the list of kit that the competitors used:

  • GIGABYTE EX58-UD4P
  • GIGABYTE GTX260
  • Intel i965
  • Kingston KHX14400D3K3/3GX
  • ENERMAX Revolution85+ 1050W
  • Intel 80GB SSD

The event proper was hosted by The Overclocker, and we're looking forwards to the finals of this comp - last year was a blast!

 

 
 
The latest issue is on sale now!

Want to learn all about Diablo III? Want to find out what the best Solid State Drive is on the market today, and how to look after it? Want to catch up on the latest hardware, games and in depth tech from Australia's best enthusiast mag?

Get your copy today :)
10 Comments
Thoughts on this article? Add a comment below.
ahsoka
Mar 2, 2009 11:34 AM
 Awesome. And Good Game showed up - even more awesome. /wonders if it will be on Good Game at some point (ie this week or next week).
battlefield_gir
Mar 2, 2009 11:36 AM
 Did the N2(L) fuck up the carpet like last time?
TheFrunj
Mar 2, 2009 12:03 PM
 gir, no, the carpet was fine :)

-JR
ahsoka
Mar 2, 2009 12:32 PM
 Did you bring more acetone this time? Because last time you guys discovered that Vodka doesn't work.
Deanzo
Mar 2, 2009 4:57 PM
 Hey Justin,

The Vid cards were GTX260's not GTX295's
Deanzo
Mar 2, 2009 5:01 PM
 And for some of the comments above.

It should be on Good Game next Monday 09/03, 8:30pm on ABC2

There was no carpet where the LN2 was, so no issue at all.

Like last year, there was no Dry Ice used, so no need for acetone at all. All the Open Overclockers were using LN2.
Deanzo
Mar 2, 2009 5:05 PM
 LOL at 3 post in a row, I need an Edit button fast!

Also, the Motherboard was a Gigabyte EX58-UD4P, not the Extreme.
TheFrunj
Mar 2, 2009 5:12 PM
 Ah, rightio, thanks Deanzo. There was one rig with a GTX295, I guessed that the rest would be the same :)

*changes*
eat_the_flag
Mar 2, 2009 10:20 PM
 o gawd why did i miss this :(
ahsoka
Mar 3, 2009 10:53 AM
 Deanzo: perhaps it was 07 that didn't have enough acetone then? I remember a video of it and everyone was going on about there not being enough acetone, and they tried vodka, and then Hawkeye made some comment afterwards like "okay we've learned that next time, bring more acetone; and vodka doesn't quite work" or something like that.
It was either 07 or 08.
Login or register to submit a comment.
 
Area 53
 
Editor's Choice
 
Atomic Magazine

Issue: 107 | December, 2009

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.
 
Latest Comments
"Signed. And link and article passed to friends too.
And a link supplied on my facebook too."
on Queensland takes on Atkinson!
by morris | Nov 21, 2009 11:29 PM
 
"I got an XP pro oem with a game build rig 18 months ago and continued to ignore Vista, to my ..."
on Windows 7: Fastest selling OS ever
by TonyB | Nov 21, 2009 10:24 PM
 
"Holy shit, batman.

*runs"
on Intel's six-core Gulftown is performing well
by colganaitor | Nov 21, 2009 7:17 PM
 
""sudo preupgrade"
...failed to download installer metadata
------------
So ..."
on Fedora 12 is released
by wlayton27 | Nov 21, 2009 8:16 AM
 
"^ I find with CoD4 that I can jump on an empty server and be joined by 6-12 others before the ..."
on Modern Warfare 2 breaks records, and hearts
by Ezekill | Nov 20, 2009 10:10 PM

Plan Finder

Powered by WhistleOut

1) Samsung S8000 Jet8 plans 50%
2) Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB35 plans 25%
3) Blackberry Curve 85206 plans 17%
4) Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB35 plans 42%
5) Nokia E7147 plans 1%
Three iiNet Virgin Mobile Vodafone
« 1 of »
1) iiNet32 plans 7%
2) Netspace33 plans 42%
3) Optus47 plans 17%
4) Telstra BigPond41 plans 9%
5) Internode34 plans 9%

Compare: Mobiles | Broadband

Atomic MPC
Latest User Reviews
Shenmue II
10%
Shenmue II
asdfasdf
By jeffreybushii | Nov 13, 2009
 
EVGA X58 Classified
90%
EVGA X58 Classified
great board, a few things could be better
By -adicolor93- | Nov 2, 2009
 
EVGA X58 Classified
90%
EVGA X58 Classified
Gorgeous looking
By kramgref | Oct 29, 2009
 
Sapphire 4890
90%
Sapphire 4890
So good, I immediately wanted a second one!
By prof_skum | Sep 20, 2009
 
MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard
90%
MSI 790FX-GD70 motherboard
Allmost the prefect gaming board
By George copley | Aug 28, 2009
 
more user reviews »