SOURCE: Futuremark Corporation

October 06, 2008 12:05 ET

Futuremark Announces 2008 Online OverclocKing Competition

Overclockers Compete for ASUS Gaming Notebook Prizes Using Futuremark's 3DMark® Vantage Performance Benchmark

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - October 6, 2008) - Futuremark Corporation today announced the Futuremark 2008 OverclocKing Competition, starting October 15th and running for two weeks ending Oct. 28th. Using Futuremark's 3DMark® Vantage software, PC overclockers will push the boundaries of their rigs and use their tweaking skills to win the new ASUS ROG G71 gaming notebook, part of ASUS' award-winning Republic of Gamers (ROG) product line-up.

The competition will utilize Futuremark's Online Result Browser (ORB) technology. Futuremark's ORB has been in continuous use for over 10 years collecting over 27 million benchmark score submissions. These are based on pure hardware gaming performance and enable users to unlock the potential of their PCs as they search and compare among millions of submitted results. ASUS is the official recommended hardware for this online competition.

"We are excited that ASUS has thrown its support behind this competition," said Oliver Baltuch, President of Futuremark Inc. "This site will provide the millions of ASUS customers with a platform for overclocking comparisons and discussion mixed in with the fun of a good competition."

The ORB will store all of the competitors' submissions and feature the top (P) Performance setting scores for 3DMark Vantage. It also will provide overclockers with discussion forums, advice on overclocking VGA cards and motherboards as well as tips from an overclocking professional on how to maximize one's hardware. A Benchmark Ticker will scroll live as benchmarks are being submitted for all to see. To find out how to enter visit:

http://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/overclocking/

Prizes:

First place winner will receive an ASUS ROG G71 notebook, second and third place an ASUS ROG G50 notebook.

About Futuremark Corporation

Futuremark® Corporation is the leading provider of performance analysis software and services for PCs, smartphones. Futuremark® is known around the world for its benchmark products, including the 3DMark® and PCMark® Series, SPMark™ and VGMark™ (with more than 35 million copies distributed worldwide) and value-added services powered by, Online ResultsBrowser (ORB), a database of over 27 million real life benchmarking results. Futuremark® maintains offices in Saratoga, California and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.futuremark.com.

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