In the footsteps of MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2012
Good afternoon friends.
It so happened that I won a trip to MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2012, at the same time I myself am interested in overclocking and am on the team of XtremeLabs.org. The Ukrainian team and two people from it went with me to a distant country of Taiwan, the city of Taipei. Let me bring to your attention the report on the trip to the MSI MOA 2012 final.
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Overclocking has long been the tool that allows component manufacturers to significantly expand the model range, giving them the opportunity to create additional information events and declare themselves as champions. They benefit from overclocking and ordinary users who need to press one button on the motherboard to automatically overclock the processor or in a special program using the sliders to increase the operating frequency of the graphics adapter, which results in a decent performance increase in games and various applications. As for enthusiasts who are not afraid of liquid nitrogen, in addition to the pleasure of overclocking and getting record results, they have the opportunity to earn money on overclocking or get access to the latest hardware. In addition, many professional overclockers have decided for themselves also the issue of employment. Today we will talk about overclockers and the company that organized a real holiday for them.
One of the most famous overclocking tournaments called MSI Master Overclocking Arena (MOA) celebrated its fifth anniversary this year. A grand final tournament held in Taipei. Every year, as part of the MOA event, the strongest teams gather from almost every corner of the planet. This year, 15 teams from 14 countries fought for the first place. Your humble servant together with the Ukrainian team Xtremelabs.org as part of overclockers T0lsty and Cyclone recovered on a long journey in order to tell the reader in detail about the grand finals of the MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2012 tournament.
MSI MOA 2012 - Venue and Participants
Our journey began with Boryspil airport (Kiev), where we all met (from left to right: SteelRat (MSI representative), T0lsty and Cyclone), discussed the latest news and began to wait for the announcement of landing on Moscow. From Moscow to Hong Kong, and from this glorious city to Taipei. We were accompanied by a representative of MSI Ukraine and an extreme overclocker in the past SteelRat.
If I am not mistaken, then at the Hong Kong airport we met such a character, waiting for some Vasya.
Most teams and journalists flew to Taipei one day before the final. At the airport of the capital of the province of Taiwan, the representatives of MSI met the new arrivals ...
... and a little distract from the long flight helped its local attractions.
I would like to say a few words about the bus, or rather about its driver. We were met by representatives of MSI, and were taken to this small bus. Near it, the participants and journalists were awaited by a young girl who helped throw her backpacks and suitcases into the transport. After that, she plopped down on the driver's seat, started the device, and quickly pulled away. At the same time she was driving very quickly, neatly and most importantly very smoothly for passengers.
It is difficult to convey the speed of movement with the help of a photograph, but now, perhaps, it is this photograph that conveys the entire drive of a bus ride at a speed of over a hundred along ramps and smooth roads of Taipei.
On the road to our hotel, there are sometimes amusing buildings that ...
... in contrast with those.
And somewhere far away is the famous building - Taipei 101.
Surprisingly, for me, for a Ukrainian, that the city of Taipei is littered with multi-tiered overpasses, which allows you to avoid traffic jams and driving around the city does not cause any special problems. At the same time more and more new constructions are being built, designed to simplify and secure movement. Yes, I have not seen holes on the roads for all my time in the capital of Taiwan.
If you go on a bus and here on you, the powerful torso of another overpass is coming up on you because of the turn.
With a breeze before reaching the hotel Miramar Garden Taipei, all involved in the tournament received special T-shirts and went to rest, because the next day promised to be hot.
After 30 hours of stay, I got to the crib.
MSI decided not to change its traditions, and organized a grand final at the National Taiwan University Sports Center (NTU).
Next to the sports center there is a small park, where overclockers can gain strength, wander under shady trees and get some fresh air between the stages of the competition.
Participants in the tournament quickly unloaded from the buses, while not forgetting about their valuable supplies: copper cups for nitrogen, pre-prepared video cards, professional thermometers and, of course, talismans.
Regulations
In preparation for the MOA 2012, each team received from local MSI representative offices for a kit consisting of a Big Bang-XPower II motherboard and a N680GTX Lightning video card. In addition, within the framework of the final itself, all participants were given a chance to choose iron from the prepared sets.
As a result, the overclocking players armed themselves with the following iron:
In addition, the organizers have clearly defined what software can be used during the nitrogen battle.
In order for the reader to understand how intense the competition day was, I’ll give the schedule for the MOA 2012 final.
Schedule (Taipei time):
In other words, the enthusiasts were under “load” for more than nine hours.
Designed arena MOA 2012.
Stable power for all teams was provided by powerful power supplies designed for loads up to 100 kW. Each table, each team, was assigned its own separate line of 5 kW.
Fight for it, well, for the money of course. The first three places imply “monetary pleasure”.
Under heavy applause, overclockers from 14 countries pass inside the arena through its main entrance. They are met by the organizers, journalists and guests of the event.
The measure of time, until the zeros. The time of each of the three stages will be counted exactly here.
The official part, performance and farewell.
In the meantime, nothing particularly interesting happens on the stage, I'm leaving to conduct a reconnaissance. For recharging enthusiasts, the organizers have prepared the appropriate drinks, decorated in the format of "MOA 2012".
To overclockers do not feel the lack of liquid nitrogen, it was in the arena - 2.5 tons. Yes, 2500 liters of liquid nitrogen.
It was enough for an enthusiast to go up to these guys in gloves and collect “liquids” in their thermos.
Strict judges. Connoisseurs immediately recognized one person - Massman.
Above the arena itself are huge posters with photos of all the participants.
And nearby it was possible to see all this on one big map.
All honestly, the distribution of iron. What numbered got, such a kit and took.
Russian guys are the most fun and charismatic.
Smoke and 12
“Che dry overclock!”
I will not bore the reader with a long narration about how the competitors dispersed their test benches, their processors and graphics adapters in time and in three disciplines. Run through the brightest moments of the acceleration process itself.
All fled to their stands and began to collect the pieces of iron together ...
... fill the thermos bottles with nitrogen under the neck ...
... and pour it into copper cups for cooling
"First-person shooter ready"
Teapots are conveniently used as an intermediate element between a large vessel and a small thermos.
Time has gone gentlemen! The final table is updated with the results online.
Start is not start. The eternal element of the overclocker experience. When the frozen processor and the whole system start for the first time.
Suck on, buddy.
The test bench is set up and ready for battle.
The girl from the Polish team caused genuine interest. How - girl overclocker.
Does Angry Birds play something?
In order on the table, you can understand that the process of overclocking is in full swing.
But the mood in all fighting.
And again: start not start?
Dry the oars, sir. When the processor does not want to start when certain negative temperatures are reached (indicated by the English phrase “coldbug”), then it is time to take a hairdryer in hand.
On the tables, after long hours of dispersal and nitrogen, the "Ice Battle" in the truest sense of the word
Summarizing…
... "do not forget anything"
Award
Fifth place for the guys from Romania.
The fourth went to the HW GURUS team from Montenegro and Croatia.
The pair from Poland turned out to be a bronze medalist and received $ 2,000.
Second place for Team USA and their well-deserved prize of $ 2500.
But, and those who actually nobody put on - became the winners of MSI MOA 2012. They are oc_Windforce overclockers and Littleboy from Korea.
Photo for memory.
The event of this level could not do without charming girls.
Well, that's all. Thanks for attention. Until new meetings. Until!
PS Filmed on Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 + Minolta AF 28-135 / 4-4.5 (old man). At that time there was still no flash.
It so happened that I won a trip to MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2012, at the same time I myself am interested in overclocking and am on the team of XtremeLabs.org. The Ukrainian team and two people from it went with me to a distant country of Taiwan, the city of Taipei. Let me bring to your attention the report on the trip to the MSI MOA 2012 final.
')
Overclocking has long been the tool that allows component manufacturers to significantly expand the model range, giving them the opportunity to create additional information events and declare themselves as champions. They benefit from overclocking and ordinary users who need to press one button on the motherboard to automatically overclock the processor or in a special program using the sliders to increase the operating frequency of the graphics adapter, which results in a decent performance increase in games and various applications. As for enthusiasts who are not afraid of liquid nitrogen, in addition to the pleasure of overclocking and getting record results, they have the opportunity to earn money on overclocking or get access to the latest hardware. In addition, many professional overclockers have decided for themselves also the issue of employment. Today we will talk about overclockers and the company that organized a real holiday for them.
One of the most famous overclocking tournaments called MSI Master Overclocking Arena (MOA) celebrated its fifth anniversary this year. A grand final tournament held in Taipei. Every year, as part of the MOA event, the strongest teams gather from almost every corner of the planet. This year, 15 teams from 14 countries fought for the first place. Your humble servant together with the Ukrainian team Xtremelabs.org as part of overclockers T0lsty and Cyclone recovered on a long journey in order to tell the reader in detail about the grand finals of the MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2012 tournament.
MSI MOA 2012 - Venue and Participants
Our journey began with Boryspil airport (Kiev), where we all met (from left to right: SteelRat (MSI representative), T0lsty and Cyclone), discussed the latest news and began to wait for the announcement of landing on Moscow. From Moscow to Hong Kong, and from this glorious city to Taipei. We were accompanied by a representative of MSI Ukraine and an extreme overclocker in the past SteelRat.
If I am not mistaken, then at the Hong Kong airport we met such a character, waiting for some Vasya.
Most teams and journalists flew to Taipei one day before the final. At the airport of the capital of the province of Taiwan, the representatives of MSI met the new arrivals ...
... and a little distract from the long flight helped its local attractions.
I would like to say a few words about the bus, or rather about its driver. We were met by representatives of MSI, and were taken to this small bus. Near it, the participants and journalists were awaited by a young girl who helped throw her backpacks and suitcases into the transport. After that, she plopped down on the driver's seat, started the device, and quickly pulled away. At the same time she was driving very quickly, neatly and most importantly very smoothly for passengers.
It is difficult to convey the speed of movement with the help of a photograph, but now, perhaps, it is this photograph that conveys the entire drive of a bus ride at a speed of over a hundred along ramps and smooth roads of Taipei.
On the road to our hotel, there are sometimes amusing buildings that ...
... in contrast with those.
And somewhere far away is the famous building - Taipei 101.
Surprisingly, for me, for a Ukrainian, that the city of Taipei is littered with multi-tiered overpasses, which allows you to avoid traffic jams and driving around the city does not cause any special problems. At the same time more and more new constructions are being built, designed to simplify and secure movement. Yes, I have not seen holes on the roads for all my time in the capital of Taiwan.
If you go on a bus and here on you, the powerful torso of another overpass is coming up on you because of the turn.
With a breeze before reaching the hotel Miramar Garden Taipei, all involved in the tournament received special T-shirts and went to rest, because the next day promised to be hot.
After 30 hours of stay, I got to the crib.
MSI decided not to change its traditions, and organized a grand final at the National Taiwan University Sports Center (NTU).
Next to the sports center there is a small park, where overclockers can gain strength, wander under shady trees and get some fresh air between the stages of the competition.
Participants in the tournament quickly unloaded from the buses, while not forgetting about their valuable supplies: copper cups for nitrogen, pre-prepared video cards, professional thermometers and, of course, talismans.
Regulations
In preparation for the MOA 2012, each team received from local MSI representative offices for a kit consisting of a Big Bang-XPower II motherboard and a N680GTX Lightning video card. In addition, within the framework of the final itself, all participants were given a chance to choose iron from the prepared sets.
As a result, the overclocking players armed themselves with the following iron:
In addition, the organizers have clearly defined what software can be used during the nitrogen battle.
In order for the reader to understand how intense the competition day was, I’ll give the schedule for the MOA 2012 final.
Schedule (Taipei time):
- 08: 50-09: 00 Opening Ceremony
- 09: 00-10: 30 Assembly of stands
- 10: 30-12: 30 Task 1: SuperPi 32M
- 12: 30-15: 00 Task 2: 3DMark 03
- 15: 00-18: 00 Task 3: 3DMark 11 Perfomance
- 18: 00-18: 30 Winners announced
In other words, the enthusiasts were under “load” for more than nine hours.
Designed arena MOA 2012.
Stable power for all teams was provided by powerful power supplies designed for loads up to 100 kW. Each table, each team, was assigned its own separate line of 5 kW.
Fight for it, well, for the money of course. The first three places imply “monetary pleasure”.
Under heavy applause, overclockers from 14 countries pass inside the arena through its main entrance. They are met by the organizers, journalists and guests of the event.
The measure of time, until the zeros. The time of each of the three stages will be counted exactly here.
The official part, performance and farewell.
In the meantime, nothing particularly interesting happens on the stage, I'm leaving to conduct a reconnaissance. For recharging enthusiasts, the organizers have prepared the appropriate drinks, decorated in the format of "MOA 2012".
To overclockers do not feel the lack of liquid nitrogen, it was in the arena - 2.5 tons. Yes, 2500 liters of liquid nitrogen.
It was enough for an enthusiast to go up to these guys in gloves and collect “liquids” in their thermos.
Strict judges. Connoisseurs immediately recognized one person - Massman.
Above the arena itself are huge posters with photos of all the participants.
And nearby it was possible to see all this on one big map.
All honestly, the distribution of iron. What numbered got, such a kit and took.
Russian guys are the most fun and charismatic.
Smoke and 12
“Che dry overclock!”
I will not bore the reader with a long narration about how the competitors dispersed their test benches, their processors and graphics adapters in time and in three disciplines. Run through the brightest moments of the acceleration process itself.
All fled to their stands and began to collect the pieces of iron together ...
... fill the thermos bottles with nitrogen under the neck ...
... and pour it into copper cups for cooling
"First-person shooter ready"
Teapots are conveniently used as an intermediate element between a large vessel and a small thermos.
Time has gone gentlemen! The final table is updated with the results online.
Start is not start. The eternal element of the overclocker experience. When the frozen processor and the whole system start for the first time.
Suck on, buddy.
The test bench is set up and ready for battle.
The girl from the Polish team caused genuine interest. How - girl overclocker.
Does Angry Birds play something?
In order on the table, you can understand that the process of overclocking is in full swing.
But the mood in all fighting.
And again: start not start?
Dry the oars, sir. When the processor does not want to start when certain negative temperatures are reached (indicated by the English phrase “coldbug”), then it is time to take a hairdryer in hand.
On the tables, after long hours of dispersal and nitrogen, the "Ice Battle" in the truest sense of the word
Summarizing…
... "do not forget anything"
Award
Fifth place for the guys from Romania.
The fourth went to the HW GURUS team from Montenegro and Croatia.
The pair from Poland turned out to be a bronze medalist and received $ 2,000.
Second place for Team USA and their well-deserved prize of $ 2500.
But, and those who actually nobody put on - became the winners of MSI MOA 2012. They are oc_Windforce overclockers and Littleboy from Korea.
Photo for memory.
The event of this level could not do without charming girls.
Well, that's all. Thanks for attention. Until new meetings. Until!
PS Filmed on Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 + Minolta AF 28-135 / 4-4.5 (old man). At that time there was still no flash.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/163945/
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