Gigabyte launches contest for HWBOT members

GIGABYTE Technology, manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has launched overclocking contest at HWBOT.org, ‘Pi is Returned’. A month long contest started from August 16^th will last on 16^th September announcing the winners. All HWBOT members are invited to pit their overclocking skills against each other competing for $5,000 in cash prizes on SuperPi, the original and classic CPU and memory benchmark.

The ‘Pi is Returned’ contest consists of both AMD FM2 and AM3+ platform groups, each with stages centered around SuperPi 1M and SuperPi 32M benchmarks. The cash will be rewarded to both 1^st and 2^nd place finishers, with GIGABYTE F2A85XN-WIFI and GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 motherboards and the third winner will get CPUs and APUs. An additional cash prize is also offered for the highest world records achieved at each stage.

The contest is divided into groups A and B and is further divided into stage 1 and 2 in each group. For the participants it is essential that they must use the official competition background. Verification screenshots are required and must include SuperPI 1M or 32M scores, plus CPU-Z CPU/MEM/Mainboard tab. Entrants must include a picture of the rig used. The GIGABYTE Pi is Returned contest is open to all HWBOT members.