Do you constantly think about the best way to squeeze more out of your CPU? Are you able to assemble, overclock & tweak a blazing fast machine in the blink of an eye? Then brace yourself for a battle that will pit the skills & knowledge of 30 of the very best in the region at achieving the greatest performance-to-price ratio while maintaining power efficiency; all for the fame & glory awaiting the HardwareZone Iron Tech 2008! Registration closes on 24 August 2008, so join the competition now!

Competition Format

    * » Stage 1: Qualification Round
    * » Stage 2: Regional Semi-Finals
    * » Stage 3: Grand Finals

Qualification Round

Based on your online submission of stock and overclocked results of the same system, this round aims to assess and retain only 6 of the best possible contestants in each country who know how to maximise their system. More information and requirements at the registration page.

    * » Countries qualified: Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia & Thailand
    * » 6 best entries from each country qualify for Regional Semi-Finals (subject to validation at each country's local office)

Regional Semi-Finals

Regional semi-finals will be held in each participating country to determine the local HardwareZone Iron Tech 2008 finalists. Here's the rough contest format for each country:

    * » The 6 best shortlisted candidates in each country will battle it out in a public competition.
    * » A total of 30 contestants in all 5 countries.
    * » Standardised set of PC hardware will be handed out.
    * » First task is to assemble their rig as fast as possible. Time taken will be factored into final score.
    * » Next, time is given to install the OS, necessary drivers/benchmarks and tweak their systems. Time taken to complete all these tasks will also be factored in.
    * » Lastly, live benchmarking session commences with a couple of surprise benchmarks.
    * » Details of hardware and benchmarks will be withheld to prevent prior practice. HardwareZone Iron Tech is based on the participant's existing skills and capabilities.
    * » Best performance obtained is the main criteria, but time taken for previous tasks will contribute to bonus points.
    * » The best 2 contestants from each country will then qualify for the Grand Final.

Grand Final

The grand final will be held in Singapore and the finalists from the other participating countries will be sponsored a flight to Singapore, with 3D2N accommodation, to compete for the coveted title of HardwareZone Iron Tech 2008.

    * » A total of 10 finalists representing the five countries will fight for the coveted HardwareZone Iron Tech 2008 title.
    * » Similar general flow to Regional Semi-Finals, but with modifications.
    * » There will be an added element of suspense as finalists will be offered a spread of PC components to choose and to build their rigs. This is to give them free play and test their ability to judge the value of the products and its usefulness to satisfy the Performance-to-Price judging criteria.
    * » Time taken to build and setup their rigs will also be factored into their final score.
    * » There will also be yet another set of surprise benchmarks to make the contest more dynamic and truly distinguish the best PC tweaking guru who deserves the title.
    * » No details will be revealed of the benchmarks or the hardware options provided.
    * » System power consumption will also be weighted into the scoring.
    * » Final scoring relies on achieving the greatest performance-to-price ratio while maintaining power efficiency, in addition to time taken for the timed tasks.
    * » The exact weight of each scoring component will not be revealed until judgment.

percentage from bennchmarks

who from malaysia will be in?

I think i will be qualifying.
Hopefully got Xtreem 1066mhz 2GB or else using single stick 1GB KVR FPY5 Unmatched

sounds good..

ill try to join you guys, need to figure my bearings on this new stuff.

Seriously??
Go for 400+FSB on e2140

Seriously??
Go for 400+FSB on e2140

e2140 easy to get 400mhz.., 1600fsb

he wil join with e66

e2140 easy to get 400mhz.., 1600fsb

i have reached the limit of aircooling for my e2140 which is 440Mhz..... 1760Mhz fsb. Just want to try something new

until now nobody register also for malaysia. haih.
all hot air only mer

cold air can ar

a few of us blow hot air,
a few of us blow cold air,
a few of us is lazy,
a few of us has entered silently entered, (yes u! you know who you are )
a few of us has no time
a few of us are scared

wo cool... it doesnt rhyme
but basically, oc4/3 and a1098113 will enter liao
wishing them and ex-koc crew all the best

until now nobody register also for malaysia. haih.
all hot air only mer

cold air can ar

a few of us blow hot air,
a few of us blow cold air,
a few of us is lazy,
a few of us has entered silently entered, (yes u! you know who you are )
a few of us has no time
a few of us are scared

wo cool... it doesnt rhyme
but basically, oc4/3 and a1098113 will enter liao
wishing them and ex-koc crew all the best

hoho 3 days more

huhu
sad to say, all say wanna submit but not even can finalize top 6......because all sumbit so late....where's the MHz love y'all?

lol.. i spotted lolhalol @ the entry liau.

wei coolice; u zip n submit all the details to me; i see i can bypass or submit to the top directly or not

u got my email right?

w00t; some updates for all the OCers..

for the qualifying; u can use wat ever cooling u want; jst now those uber crazy type like L2N n stuff like tat.

water cooling no problem.

ONLY IN THE FINALS (MY) + Grand FINALS

U MUST USE the items given by us to OC; that makes everyone on the same playing field. no advantages or such.

from there.. its OC skill

so.. remember ya.

w00t; some updates for all the OCers..

for the qualifying; u can use wat ever cooling u want; jst now those uber crazy type like L2N n stuff like tat.

water cooling no problem.

ONLY IN THE FINALS (MY) + Grand FINALS

U MUST USE the items given by us to OC; that makes everyone on the same playing field. no advantages or such.

from there.. its OC skill

so.. remember ya.

i tot no LN2 is allowed?

hmm... interesting.
Now question arises,
Is it possible to further extend the deadline? As you guys did sudden amendment at such very last moment. 

edited: Let's say extend to this weekend or what. As everyone should be free around that time to torture with their hardwares

2nd time edited: forget it. It was typo afterall

hmm... interesting.
Now question arises,
Is it possible to further extend the deadline? As you guys did sudden amendment at such very last moment. 

edited: Let's say extend to this weekend or what. As everyone should be free around that time to torture with their hardwares

2nd time edited: forget it. It was typo afterall

hmm... interesting.
Now question arises,
Is it possible to further extend the deadline? As you guys did sudden amendment at such very last moment. 

edited: Let's say extend to this weekend or what. As everyone should be free around that time to torture with their hardwares

2nd time edited: forget it. It was typo afterall

he say no lah.. read properly.. u must use what they give u .. so if they giveu stock cooler. u must use stock cooler.

he say no lah.. read properly.. u must use what they give u .. so if they giveu stock cooler. u must use stock cooler.

LOL.Mean DICE,Air or whatever also can
I guess Zalman HSF?

yeah... stock cooler with a modded additional bong bottle tube in the middle to pour in "stuff"
thermaltake coolers

sien, waste my $ for buying extreme wc stuff >__>"

okay.. we have the 6 finalist;;

Tan Yeat Fai
Looi Hou Tee
Ng Teng Liang
Bryan Michael SM Yeo
stephen wong peng kit
Chong Siew Meng

u'll be contacted shortly via email.

ic...so you're the guy who call me lol 
so sorry, it's very hard for me to ponteng from my office 

can one, give them MC, or summthing, say stomach pain la, wife wanna give birth la, waahahahah

can one, give them MC, or summthing, say stomach pain la, wife wanna give birth la, waahahahah

Congrats
Go and win the competition
But don't know why i am not in
crazytazz,mind to list out score difference for the 6 finalist?

Too bad you have to be 21 years old to join

are u seriously asking why ur not in?

Just want to know how far am I from all the qualifier

post ur result here and we will see..XD

congrats to the top 6 finalist ..out of..u know the numbers la 

let's see who's the 2 top last Rottweilers standing.

*Woof Woof*

No wor.No age limit
Anyway,Bryan,go and win the competition
All of us know what you can do

Post yours first

guys one thing i notice.. 3 out of the top 6 uses gainward cards iinm.. the 4850 custom cover , 4850 GS and 9800GT

@lolhalol

pls update on the venue,date & time of the regional semifinal for Malaysia.

wan to go see the fei cai  & mr.ice in action 

reply on behalf of lolhalol, 
Time: 12pm
Venue: Lowyat Plaza 4th floor

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To participate in the competition, participants must register their details in the registration form ("Form")and provide all of the indicated materials required, as designated by the Competition organisers, Hardware Zone Pte Ltd and Micro-Star International Co Ltd.

By his/her participation, the participant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
Registration Period

The Competition registration period starts on 1 August 2008 at 0830hrs GMT+8 and ends on 7 September 2008 at 2359hrs GMT+8.
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The Competition is open to all residents of the following countries:

    * Indonesia
    * Malaysia
    * Philippines
    * Singapore
    * Thailand

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HardwareZone Iron Tech 2008 Competition

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3) The actual contest phase is about running the default benchmark (PCM05) and the surprise benchmarks. Your system should NOT fail - if it does, you're out!