Incredibly, Perica_barii from Montenegro achieved a 3DMark 11 performance preset score of P12773 with ASRock X79 Extreme4 Motherboard, Intel Corei7 3930K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580, and set   the official world record of 3DMark 11 single GPU score. The former record holder SuidePhoenix also made a breakthrough on his own score to P12529 with ASRock X79 Extreme6, Intel Corei7 3930K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580, which came on the top in the final week of the competition. Moreover, in Futuremark’s official 3DMark 11 Physics score Hall of Fame, 3 out of the top 20 results were from this contest.

The competition which ran from January 16 to February 12, 2012 attracted approximately 100,000 entries  worldwide that made the competition was extremely intense. With 22 entries scoring exceeding P10,000 on 3DMark11 test from the competition and myriads of  positive reviews from the global  media, ASRock X79 and Z68 series is widely regarded as motherboards of high reliability and excellent performance.

Winner List:

【Henry Lin, the general manager of SPARKLE Computer, joined event kick off ceremony 】

　　ASRock collaborated with Futuremark and organized the Global OC Competition by involving several leading brands in the PC component industry such as Intel, Kingston, Cooler Master, Sparkle and ROCCAT. ASRock aims to pull more overclockers to experience the extreme performance of ASRock X79 series through the Global OC Competition.

【The world OC champion Nick Shih demonstrated the overclocking through ASRock X79 Professional MB to examine CPU/GPU performance by using SPARKLE’s Calibre GTX 580 graphics card. 】

The contest includes two events:
1) The highest Scores
Sandy Bridge-E and Sandy Bridge platform. The scores will be reviewed on a weekly basis and the weekly winner will be awarded with the prize worth USD650 and USD1, 000 dollars respectively. The participant who submits the highest score within these four weeks will be the final champion for each group respectively. The Sandy Bridge-E final champion will be awarded with the prize worth USD3, 000 dollars while the Sandy Bridge final champion won the prize worth USD2, 000 dollars.
2) The Precise Score
To encourage more amateur overclockers attend the event and have fun in overclocking, ASRock will hold affiliated OC campaign on ASRock Facebook page as well. The participants are required to post the screenshot and the hyperlink of their 3D Mark11 scores which ended 79 or 68 in last two digits. The entry which earns the most “Likes” from other Facebook users will be awarded with prize worth USD500 dollars. For more details about ASRock Global OC Competition, please visit http://www.asrock.com/microsite/oc/ http://www.3dmark.com/competitions/ASRock-King/

During the event, Euro Cup’s website has extremely high 150,000 pageviews. In total, 640 players over the Europe entered the tournament. These excellent teams of online fighters came mostly from Russia, Italy and Hungary.
On the day of the grand finale, more than 6,000 people watched this final showdown online at Kaostv.nl. This is just a glimpse of how serious the European players were about this tournament.

Next, the Excello TF2 Winter Warmup Open Cup also sponsored by Sparkle will be held on 17 Jan.  Are you ready to fight? Winner teams in the event will be eligible to win the Sparkle sponsored GTS 450 graphics card worth a total of 780 Euros. Contact the organizer of the contest for details on start times and rules, please visit the website http://www.excello.net/

　Sparkle, the world’s leading graphics card manufacturer, is pleased to announce its participation in the Excello TF2 Open Cup which will be held on January 17, 2012. After its 2011 sponsorship of the Euro Cups in Turkey, Sparkle yet again shows its dedication and respect for gamers and e-sports by sponsoring for the first time the Excello TF2 Cup.

　“Team Fortress 2”is a fast-paced, team-based, online first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. The game features a number of juicy, detailed visuals and flash animation. Its special picture style and abundant modes are popular with players.

The online tournaments will be open to all FPS players. The players advancing from the fist session, Sparkle TF2 Open Cup, will go to the second session, Sparkle TF2 Invitational Cup. Top teams will be invited to compete with players advancing from the first session for the champion. Winner teams in the event will be eligible to win the Sparkle sponsored GTS 450 graphics card worth a total of 780 Euros.

Contact the organizer of the contest for details on start times and rules, please visit the website: http://www.excello.net/

About Sparkle Computer

Sparkle Computer was established in 1982 and has been a market leader in the graphics card industry for nearly 20 years. From its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, Sparkle develops, markets and manufactures graphic cards and other related accessories using technological advancements and innovation. Sparkle is acknowledged as a global leader thanks to our complete brand strategy, strong ambition and world-class competitive edge. Sparkle markets products worldwide in over 80 countries and 5 continents. With highly flexible mobility throughout the world we are able to provide services across the globe. Although the headquarters of Sparkle is located in Taiwan, we have strong sales and marketing centres based in other key territories fostering international cooperation, bringing us closer to the global market.
Sparkle official website: www.sparkle.com.tw

About Excello

Excello is an international gaming tournament organizer that was founded back in 2004. During its seven years of existence, Excello has spearheaded the industry with many innovative and game-changing strategies. Today, Excello is growing faster than ever before. From grand-scale tournaments to minor events and gamer gatherings, Excello has continued to be a highly regarded choice for top-quality tournament hosting, for both players and affiliates.    Following the motto of defining excellence, the staff of Excello shares an undying and undeniable passion for gaming.