MSI MOA 2009
Prestigious global overclocking tournament returns once again to test overclockers

How far can you go? This is the question that will be put to overclockers around the world as the MSI MOA 2009 (Master Overclocking Arena) returns to test overclockers’ knowledge, skill, and perseverance in recording the highest benchmark scores from their overclocked computer hardware systems.

With the European qualifiers slotted to take place in May to choose the best overclocking teams to represent Europe, Asian teams will get their time to shine as the Asian qualifiers will take place soon in the region. To encourage more overclockers to participate in the MSI MOA 2009 tournament, an online contest will be held as well where voters will get to choose their favorite contestants for a chance of winning lucrative MSI hardware.

“I think MOA 2008 was a GREAT event, hopefully MOA 2009 will be even GREATER ! I'm really looking forward to meeting my friends in MOA 2009” - Alva Jonathan / Champion of MSI MOA 2008

The MSI MOA 2009 aims to not only test the limits and capabilities of computer hardware but also bring together overclocking communities around the world by nurturing the spirit of healthy competition and camaraderie through the teams’ common interests in computer hardware and technology. This year, up to 20 teams are expected to be invited to the Grand Final in Beijing this August.

Details of the regional tournaments and prizes will be released soon. For more information, please visit the official MSI MOA 2009 website at http://www.oc-arena.com/SEA

About the MSI MOA
The inaugural MSI MOA took place in 2008 at Huashan Cultural-Creative Park, Taiwan, where 13 teams around the world were invited by MSI to take part in this prestigious overclocking tournament. These teams were chosen for their overclocking results and performance displayed during the national finals held in their respective countries. After several hours of preparation and benchmarking in 3DMark2001 and SuperPI, the results were announced. Team Indonesia was the overall winner of the competition with Team Greece and Team Taiwan taking the second and third places respectively.

Once considered a niche hobby, overclocking today is big business as more and more computer hardware makers such as MSI are specifically releasing motherboards designed for overclocking and extreme performance. The results gained from overclocking records are invaluable feedback for the computer hardware industry, allowing further technological advancements in the field of components circuitry. Overclocking also allows users to learn more about the intricacies of their PC systems and how they work in general.

About MSI
MSI (Micro-Star International Corporation, Ltd) is one of the IT industry's leading manufacturers of computer hardware products and solutions. As one of Taiwan’s top three motherboard manufacturers, MSI is also one of the world’s top five mother board manufacturers, and has been a leading graphic card manufacturer for the past four years.

Today, MSI is pressing forward with the development of new products, such as notebooks and consumer electronic products. Through world class engineering, manufacturing and design innovation, MSI is dedicated to providing leading-edge hardware products and robust solutions that are easy to implement and integrate while also enhancing overall performance, value and ultimately the individual end user's personal digital life experience.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Jun 16 2009, 12:34 AM

Overview

1. The South East Asia Master Overclocking Arena 2009 (SEA MOA 2009) elimination rounds are held over PHASE ONE and PHASE TWO competitions (as described in later sections below). From the SEA MOA 2009 rounds, the PHASE TWO victorious teams will be sent to Beijing, China to for the international MASTER OVERCLOCKING ARENA 2009 grand finale on AUGUST 29th 2009.
2. Participants from the following countries are allowed to participate in the SEA MOA 2009: India+, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam (Total 7 countries)
* Eligible states for India Participants are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
3. The MOA 2009 grand finale will be held in AUGUST 29th 2009.
4. All submission(s) must comply with the "OVERCLOCKING PLATFORM STIPULATION" of each Phase to be valid and MSI approved. Scores submitted within the competition time frame will be entered in the competition once the criteria have been certified true and correct.
5. Rules are subject to change without prior notice.

PHASE ONE (1) - Super Pi 16M

1. The Online competition will start from June 22nd 2009 (00:00hrs +8GMT) to July 12th 2009 (00:00hrs +8GMT)
2. Only the top team from each country will be selected to enter PHASE 2. There will be a total of SEVEN (7) teams.
3. There will be 2 runner-up teams who will be awarded Antec CP-850.
4. A WILD-CARD round will be conducted and THREE (3) teams from the runner-up group will be hand-picked by MSI to enter PHASE TWO.
5. A total of TEN (10) teams from Phase One will progress to Phase Two. All other teams are considered to be eliminated and will not be eligible for futher progress to the grand finale.
6. MSI decision on the TEN (10) teams to progress to Phase Two is final.

Hardware, OS, Benchmark, Utility, Driver, BIOS Configuration:

Processor: Retail INTEL CPU Only. (ES CPU is prohibited)
Mainboard: Must be MSI Intel P43/P45/G43/G45/X58 Motherboards
Graphics Card: MSI NVIDIA Graphics card
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 / SP3
Benchmark: Super PI v1.5 16M Test
Utility, Tools: CPU-Z v1.49, GPU-Z v0.3.1
Graphics Driver: GeForce Driver (PhysX enable)

Submission of Scores:

- All entries must use MSI Motherboards and VGA Cards to be eligible for participation.
- Points will be awarded based on the results of each benchmark.
- Each participant can submit multiple entries within the competition timeframe.
- Benchmark scores submitted after time is called will not count.
- Contestants with the highest points at the end of the competition will be declared winners and move on to the next Phase.
- In case of a tie score, the award will go to the earliest entry.
- Multiple entries from the same person are allowed, but only the highest one will qualify.
- MSI reserves the right to check the participant’s equipments to ensure the integrity of the scores.

Results must be uploaded and should comply with the following:

- Assigned format: JPG or PNG
- Both CPU-Z and GPU-Z must be switched on
- Must provide actual pictures of the platform
- All files to be ZIP or RAR before being uploaded
- Total file size should not exceed 8MB

*Winners will be announced on MSI - Master Overclocking Arena 2009 - SOUTH EAST ASIA on July 13th, 2009


PHASE TWO (2) - Super Pi 32M, 3DMark Vantage

1. The Online competition will start from July 13th 2009 (00:00hrs +8GMT) to July 31st 2009 (00:00hrs +8GMT)
2. Only the top THREE (3) teams (Each team will be from different country) will be selected to progress to the MOA 2009 grand finale in Beijing, China.
3. The Top THREE (3) teams are allowed to invite ONE (1) Teammate each to the MOA 2009 grand finale. Finalist can invite anyone as their Teammate to participate in the grand finale.
4. The total number of competitors entering the MOA 2009 grand finale is THREE (3) teams plus THREE (3) Teammate, a total of SIX (6).
5. The remaining SEVEN (7) teams will be awarded prizes from MSI. These teams are considered to be eliminated and will not be eligible for futher progress to the grand finale.
6. MSI decision on the THREE (3) teams to progress to the MOA 2009 grand finale in Beijing, China, is final.

Hardware, OS, Benchmark, Utility, Driver, BIOS Configuration:

Processor: Retail INTEL CPU Only. (ES CPU is prohibited)
Mainboard: Must be MSI Intel P43/P45/G43/G45/X58 Motherboards
Graphics Card: MSI NVIDIA Graphics card
Operating System: Windows VISTA
Benchmark:
1. Super PI v1.5 32M Test
2. 3DMark Vantage 1.01 (P-Score)
Utility, Tools: RIVATUNER v2.22, CPU-Z v1.49, GPU-Z v0.3.1
Graphics Driver: GeForce Driver (PhysX enable)

Submission of Scores:

- Points will be awarded based on the results of each benchmark
- Each participant can submit multiple entries within the competition timeframe.
- Benchmark scores submitted after time is called will not count.
- 1st and 2nd place contestants with the highest points at the end of the competition will be declared winners and move on to compete in Beijing China. 3rd place winner will be eliminated.
- In case of a tie score, the award will go to the earliest entry.
- Multiple entries from the same person are allowed, but only the highest one will qualify.
- MSI reserves the right to check the participant’s equipments to ensure the integrity of the scores.

Results must be uploaded and should comply with the following:

- Assigned format: JPG or PNG
- Assigned format: JPG or PNG.
- Both CPU-Z and GPU-Z must be switched on
- Must provide actual pictures of the platform
- All files to be ZIP or RAR before being uploaded
- Total file size should not exceed 8MB

*Winners will be announced on MSI - Master Overclocking Arena 2009 - SOUTH EAST ASIA on August 5th, 2009

This post has been edited by Sanko: Jun 30 2009, 08:59 AM

Wish this is like last year where we can use other maker mobo/vga
Now,anyone have a MSI mobo to lend??

Someone please represent LY.net and win us something

They should make 1 for secondary school students only

Nice,but only MSI boards?

And no for AMD user?

This competition as far as i can tell is heavy i7 bias
This is a full SEA qualifying round which mean there are a lot of super competitive ocer to worry about
So only chance of winning is you have golden hardware i7 etc@5.5ghz or so 16M PI benchable or some super tweak

i wonder how many ppl will own da same brand hardware

updated the rules and regulation. Phase One slightly changed.

Prize? XD

I think COOLICE will go for it

nope, he's not. but how about you? hehe... anyway, the rules up there has been updated.

This post has been edited by Sanko: Jun 30 2009, 09:02 AM

hrmm... just wish to congrat dblooi for the country winner effort. luckily blessed with a kinda good i7 920 proc.

http://www.oc-arena.com/SEA/register.html

kinnda curious here...
ts..how can we see their spec and oc speed? or can u just list down their speed here..thanks

I7 920 D0@5.0xghz
MSI X58 Pro i think
That the main thing,detail wait for dblooi himself

Good job dblooi.

-pWs-

Only Intel???
Only MSI boards???
Only MSI GFX????

Where's the AMD section woiii!!!!

Btw, IMO, this is no competition sponsored, this is a competition with brute force marketing...

-sigh-

Agree!

this one only cn use MSI thing only ar?