This document summarizes the Rookie Rumble #14 overclocking competition hosted by HWBOT. It provides rankings and results for the 303 participants and 771 submissions across multiple stages and categories. The top submissions achieved world record frequencies up to 5.3GHz. Analysis of the hardware used found most common were Core i7 4790K CPUs, ASUS motherboards, and Corsair memory. Exposure for the competition included nearly 10,500 impressions on the HWBOT website.

1. Rookie Rumble #14 Report
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2. Competition Information
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3. Competition Page
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4. Competition Ranking (overall)
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5. Competition Ranking (Stage 1)
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6. Competition Ranking (Stage 2)
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7. Competition Ranking (Stage 3)
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8. Stage 1 Winning Result
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http://hwbot.org/submission/2755490

9. Stage 2 Winning Result
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http://hwbot.org/submission/2755819

10. Stage 3 Winning Result
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http://hwbot.org/submission/2755888

11. Competition Analysis
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12. Result Analysis
• 0 World Records achieved
• 0 Global Category First Place
• 2 Hardware Category First Place
• 9 results are in the global top-100
• ‘Not Best’ is when the score is not the best result of a user.
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Submission Position in HWBOT
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Global Hardware

13. Hardware Category First Place
Xeon E5 2630 V3 XTU
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Source: http://hwbot.org/submission/2706974
Source: http://hwbot.org/submission/2752423

14. Hardware Category First Place
Xeon E3-1230 HWBOT Prime
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Source: http://hwbot.org/submission/2738268

15. Participant Analysis
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The rank is based on the overall Overclockers League rank, combining all leagues
More information: http://hwbot.org/league/
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Overclocker League Representation

16. CPU Overclocking Results
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Highest frequency: 5331 MHz by Jurin1388
http://hwbot.org/submission/2740062
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CPU Frequency

17. Hardware Information: Processor
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Core i7
4790K
Other Core i5
4690K
Core i7
4770K
Core i7
5930K
Pentium
G3258
Core i5
4670K
Core i5
3570K
Processor
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Standard Stock
Cooling
Air Cooling Water - Custom AIO Water
CPU Cooling

18. Hardware Information: Motherboard
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ASUS MSI GIGABYTE Other ASRock Evga
Motherboard Brand
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Motherboard Model

19. Hardware Information: Memory
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Memory Manufacturer
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Memory Product

20. Hardware Information: PSU
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PSU Brand
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PSU Product

21. Rookie Rumble History
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Results Users

22. Exposure
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23. Competition Page
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• 10,488 impressions
• 9,220 competition page
• 1,268 submission pages
• 303 participants
• 771 submissions

24. Competition Timeline
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25. Competition Promotion
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• Popup Invitational for eligible
submissions
• Newsletter
• Social Media
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Google+
• Articles
• Winner announcement
• Discussion
• Forum

26. Thanks
Questions? Contact us.
Pieter Jan-Plaisier
+886 970 726 470
pieter@hwbot.org
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