Futuremark與MSI攜手 超頻王者等你來挑戰

Futuremark與MSI攜手　超頻王者等你來挑戰

電腦效能該怎麼突破？超頻的極限在哪裡？系統測試軟體3DMark系列的發行公司Futuremark，自5月18日至6月14日， 舉辦LOC (Lords of Overclocking)線上超頻大賽，廣邀全世界超頻好手共襄盛舉。而知名主機板品牌MSI微星科技全力贊助此次競賽，除了提供優勝者豐盛的獎品之外，更將邀請LOC總冠軍前往微星科技MOA（Master Overclocking Arena）9月位於北京的超頻總決賽，與各地高手同台競技！

Futuremark產品與部門副總經理Jukka Mäkine說：「超頻族群近來成長快速，我們的網站上平均每四秒就有玩家上傳新的成績。而此次LOC號召全球超頻玩家線上競賽，並且提供豐厚的獎品，我們相信超頻紀錄極有可能一再被刷新！」

而MSI微星科技板卡行銷部總監李安泰則表示：「這次Futuremark的線上超頻競賽之盛大前所未有，微星科技很高興能夠參與，為共襄盛舉的超頻者提供獎項上的贊助。」

為了提高超頻愛好者的參與感，這次的LOC線上超頻大賽將不限平台進行較勁，以3DMark 06測試軟體來評定成績。比賽分歐、亞、美三大洲進行，為期4週，每一週將選出各洲的週冠軍，分別可以抱走微星P45主機板、N260GTX顯示卡等由贊助商所提供的獎品，比賽結束時再評選出總成績不分區的前三名，榮獲冠軍的選手除了獲得獎品之外，更可於9月親赴北京，參加微星科技MOA全球超頻大賽的總決賽，現場展現超頻「美技」，挑戰世界超頻王的頭銜！

更多活動細節，請上LOC活動網站：https://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/overclocking/regional09/

Futuremark announces world’s largest PC overclocking competition

Sponsored by MSI, Huntkey, Thermaltake, GlacialTech, Enermax, Patriot Memory, this worldwide contest will see three regional winners crowned the “Lords of Overclocking”

SARATOGA, CA – MAY 18, 2009 – Futuremark® Corporation today announced a new competition for PC overclockers everywhere. The contest will see game, DIY, and overclocking enthusiasts from Europe, Asia and the Americas competing for the “Lord of Overclocking” title for their region. With Futuremark anticipating over 200,000 entries the online contest will be the largest overclocking competition ever staged. https://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/overclocking/regional09


The contest will run from May 18th
to June 14th
with prizes on offer for the top weekly and overall winners in each region. Furthermore one overall top winner will also be invited to attend the MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2009 event in Beijing, China in September 2009.

Grand Prize include: MSI P45 Diamond motherboard and N260GTX VGA card, Huntkey X7 900W power supply, Thermaltake Element S pro case, GlacialTech XWing NB Cooling Pad, Enermax Apollo (8cm+12cm) cooling fans, Patriot Memory 3GB 1600Mhz Tri-Channel memory kits.

Weekly prizes include: MSI X58 Pro-E motherboard and N250GTS VGA card, Huntkey X7 800W power supply, Thermaltake V9 gaming case, GlacialTech UFO CPU Cooler, Enermax Cluster, Everest, Magma (8cm+12cm) cooling fans, Patriot Memory 3GB 1600Mhz Tri-Channel memory kits.

“Overclocking is growing in popularity all the time and on average we see a new benchmark result submitted to our database every 4 seconds. This worldwide competition gives people in three regions the chance to compete for great prizes. We will be surprised if records are not broken,” said Jukka Mäkinen, Futuremark’s Vice President, Products and Services.

“This is the largest overclocking event of its type we’ve ever seen. We’re delighted to be supporting overclockers everywhere with this community building competition,” said Jason Lee, MSI’s Marketing Director.

Contestants will be competing to see who can achieve the highest score with 3DMark06, a benchmark program from Futuremark that measures the 3D gaming performance capabilities of PCs. 3DMark software has been downloaded more than 45 million times. The 3DMark06 edition is currently the world’s most popular benchmark and can be downloaded for free from the Futuremark website. https://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/

For further details of the “Lords of Overclocking” competition visit https://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/overclocking/regional09

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About Futuremark CorporationFuturemark® Corporation is the leading provider of performance analysis software and services for PCs and smartphones. Futuremark® is known around the world for its benchmark products, including 3DMark® (with more than 45 million copies distributed worldwide), PCMark®, SPMark™ and VGMark™ and value-added services powered by the ORB, an online database of over 30 million real life benchmarking results. Futuremark maintains offices in Saratoga, California and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit https://www.futuremark.com


© 2009 Futuremark® Corporation. Peacekeeper™, 3DMark®, PCMark®, SPMark™ and VGMark™ trademarks and logos, Futuremark character names and distinctive likenesses, are the exclusive property of Futuremark Corporation.
Company Contacts North America:
Oliver Baltuch, President, Futuremark Inc.
Phone: +1 408 517 0910 (PST)
Email: ollie@futuremark.com

Europe and ROW:
Jukka Mäkinen, Vice President, PC Products and Services
Phone: +358 20 759 8250 (+2 GMT)
Email: jukka@futuremark.com