PICTORIAL: Gigabyte GO OC 2009 Inside out

Let the overclocking mayhem begin! The opening of the event and the "rules of engagement".

Here is a shot of all of the overclockers going to their number designated stations with their hardware. Each overclocker had a judge who was responsible for taking down their scores as well as recording them and bringing them to the even organizers as well as getting screenshots to verify the CPU-Z validation , SuperPi, and 3DMark06 scores.

After the dust had settled they began to unpack their hardware and the best prepared started to insulate the surroundings. When LN2 cooling is used, any possibility of condensation must be dealt with - a single drop of condensed water is enough to kill a couple of grand worth of hardware, so precaution is a must.

As they are beginning to unpack the Hosts of the Gigabyte event try to drum up some excitement and begin the opening speeches.

Tony Liao, VP of North American Sales gave a speech about the event, followed by the representatives from each of the sponsors. 

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