Event Report: GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009

Conclusion

With both the SuperPI and 3DMark have been completed, it was time to announce the winner of the GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009.


However, before that announcement, GIGABYTE had a lucky draw for one of their brand new Booktop M1022 netbook's. The first two people who's names were picked were not in attendance, and as luck would have it, the third name picked was that of RDRASH, the most loyal GO OC fan and North American regional final's competitor.


All the teams were then called on the stage for a quick photo-op, and then it was time to reveal the overall winner...


As you can see, Fugger and Vapor of Team USA 1 were the winners of the GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009, an impressive follow-up to their Freestyle Competition win at GO OC 2008.


Not only did they get the coveted trophy, but they got the even more coveted $5000 USD cash prize...and the right to gloat until next year's GO OC competition.


Another GO OC tradition is to LN2-cool the winner's tropy and that opportunity was certainly not overlooked. Congrats once again to Fugger & Vapor for winning this event in a decisive manner, the preparation that they put into this competition was evident and it clearly paid off.


Last year's GO OC event was the first of its kind, both in terms of the global nature of the competition and by its unanimous success. While many were worried that it would be a one-time event, GO OC 2009 have put those fears to rest. Although the final event may have been smaller than before, the countless country qualifiers and the impressive regional finals ensured that the best overclocking talent from every possible region had a chance to compete and demonstrate their abilities. Clearly, GIGABYTE have created an event that the enthusiast community wants, and no one have yet come close to matching GIGABYTE's execution and success with this type of overclocking-focused competition. Hopefully the company continues to see the value in hosting these types of events, as they are a catalyst to furthering the GIGABYTE brand as a top-choice for enthusiast users.

We hope to do it again next year!

Special thanks go out to Rita, Eileen, Angela, Sherri, and all the GIGABYTE staff for their hospitality and once again allowing Hardware Canucks to cover this phenomenal, one-of-a-kind event!