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so here I am now out the front of pantip Plaza and actually did they use PC parts hunt here recently a few days ago but today is the gal axe OC event or the overclocking carnival they've also got the galaxy sports carnival going on at the same time so with all that aside let's go inside and find out what extreme graphics card overclocking is all about with liquid nitrogen today was an epic event that served two purposes but the typical hallmark that any tech event should definitely incorporate first off we had random scrubs getting pwned in pub G competing for Galax Kravis cards then there were hot models showing off all the lineup of products that Galax had on display some of which I have never even seen before ranging from SSDs to thunderbolt connected external gtx 1060 enclosures then there was two tournaments 1a csgo tournament and the other and extreme graphics card overclocking event partaking on the main floor both featured enthusiastic announcers in a massive big screen to see all the action happening live and there were plenty of seats available to there more on that later the first event the extreme hall of fame overclocking competition featured ln2 which is a liquid used to cool down components to extreme levels so that the silicon doesn't warp when temperatures get too hot and this was an event that really holds true to the enthusiasts nature of Technology and is sadly one of the last few live competitive overclocking events that exists in the world especially for graphics cards MSI and gigabyte etc have stopped doing these events which is quite sad since the competitive atmosphere here was so intense and you definitely know that to be true when guys are working up a sweat around liquid nitrogen which cools graphics cards anywhere down to minus 190 degrees however coming into this event there were 12 contestants who made it through the pre qualifiers and it was their job to get the top scores across four different benchmarks these being x by x by extreme GPU pi - one b and Geekbench all four benchmarks definitely threw a curveball in every direction - the overclockers as they all behave differently and stressed not just the GPU but also the cpu in different ways so it is important that the overclockers learn their gear fire and then implement the best overclock to get the best score in that benchmark and in this case they were all provided at GTX 1080i Hall of Fame graphics god galux ddr4 memory yes you heard that right Galax do make ddr4 memory a 77040 X CPU and an intact 1300 watt power supply the contestants were all allowed to bring their own motherboards but it was interesting to see that practically all contestants were using the exact same X 299 board this is the Zeus apex though basically with this competition some competitors were going very hard from the start hairdryers in hand temp sensors all ready to go though one competitor just had it going on that day and that was Alex Rowe who really took the ball and ran with it from the start of the competition other competitors ran into crazy problems with things like USB ports blowing out cold boots and weird press problems that stopped them from finishing the race and honestly this is what makes competition like this so much fun to observe and with only 5 hours to learn their gear and also overcome bugs and work within a limited time frame the competition was fierce and for me personally it opened up my eyes to just how overclocking just like anything else competitive should be considered a sport it requires an immense amount of skill and learning as well as being fast on the hands things like pouring ln2 in a certain way spreading pace with the perfect amount and covering your gear with the right materials can mean the difference between getting that world record or even winning that round and scoring the victory and with 5000 USD on the line for first place it is easy to see how this would encourage the contestants to be even more competitive on the day seriously though if you ever have one of these events that is local to you and appreciate overclocking then you have to make a reservation to go check it out the galaxy overclocking carnival was a blast it was also good to see world records being broken too and this was done on the Galaxy GT X 1080 TI hall of fame graphics card which Galax put a lot of hard work and time and effort into making sure that a cannoli overclocked to extreme levels but also making sure the cards don't clunk out when under pressure it also isn't uncommon to see these cards burning more than 700 watts power on their own it is also great to see galaxy graphics cards doing so well in Asia too and with graphics cards that can withstand over 40 degrees ambient temperatures day and day out it is easy to see why also a fun fact live Galax is that they actually called KF a2 in Europe and this was because they couldn't trademark the word Galax so they have two brand names under the same company though besides overclocking in the half there was also a judge panel that consisted of three talented individuals first Posse from future mark yes the guy that pioneered 3d my fire strike my favorite synthetic of all time they're also kind enough to hint that there will be another benchmark dropping in 2018 so stay tuned for that then there was peter from hardware bot which is software that is used to validate hardware and also overclocking world records peter was very friendly and kind enough to take some time to talk to me through the challenges and obstacles faced by overclockers and also provided me with a lot of substance for today's video thank you Peter Laz was mad from Galax it was part of the Hall of Fame development team and is responsible for making the Hall of Fame products as good as they are today it was also extremely friendly and all three of the judges made sure the overclocks were confirmed and validated before posting scores on the scoreboard though also did get some time out with Matt and other execs of the Galaxy company and here's what they had to say so now we're in the conference room of the galaxy vent here and I'm joined by Matt Alex and Richard and I'm gonna throw some kind of different questions at them so the first being of course one that's on my mind is why Nvidia and not AMD I think from first day we do graphic art we already chose Nvidia and in the past 70 years we cooperated with NVIDIA we are very happy so we have never think about other choice so now that we're in Thailand here I've noticed the eSports is growing it's just been officially recognized as a official sport in Thailand and now I've also noticed when I was shopping around here for PC parts I think Galax is the number two selling brand in Thailand at the moment so with that what makes the galaxy and sell so well here what do you think before I think of course the products yeah our tight end friends lost so much just like the xof series and also our EXO C and the X series yeah because those product we use the over cooking yeah an idea another brain yeah also our gaming gear like the keyboard mouse and also the mousepad there people love to now also a lot of my viewers out there they want to know with Galax why are their products not being sold on Amazon especially in the u.s. at the moment is there a reason for that and can we expect the products to become available on Amazon in the future yeah actually we did yeah we did it before yeah but because of some communication problem yeah maybe we will soft later on that's awesome to hear I know my viewers definitely in America are keen on getting a Galax Graham Scott they'd love to try one out so that's good news that it will become I know there's a store in the US as well with that so I look forward to being for it being sold on Amazon's I know a lot of my viewers by products of Amazon that's just coming to Australia as well so that'll be awesome when that hits however there is a question I have with the chief consultant for the Hall of Fame series and that is mainly with the 1080 t eyes when these graphics cards are first released the highest performing gaming graphics card there's usually the best overclocking series like you've got the lightning at the Hall of Fame however they are usually delayed and what's the usual delay on these grams cards compared to the initial release of cards and what makes this delay ensure the quality of our performance 1080 ty which can which is composed of a 12 layer PCB which will probably take five to eight weeks for production so I was 16 plus 3 faces we got a lot of assembly to do so probably for the whole production to complete it takes Elise at least ten weeks so that's why we usually have a very long production period for that series just to ensure performance if it will yes so in the future with the Hall of Fame series of space ashle announced it's definitely directed at overclocking extreme overclocking as well but a lot of people also like to buy it because of the massive air cooler it's got three fans included and that keeps the temperatures down they can get good over clocks even on air is there any plans to maybe perhaps rush it to Marcus I know a lot of the enthusiasts want to buy the best card day one in the future do you see yourself releasing maybe the Hall of Fame series graphics cards a little bit sooner than that usual delay frankly one thing as I said before we want to ensure the quality of the product okay not not being just throw up something you were you would need the arm a for you know you know what I mean right so maybe we were shortened by probably 20% faster in the near future hopefully kill one you will see a fast production then and see our product soon in the market alright awesome guys that's great news so basically Galax aren't doing bang jobs so there we have it guys and the final question I have is a higher resolution or higher refresh rate which would you prefer higher refresh rate yes yeah it's a gamer - everybody's high refresh rate I go to agree so now the overclockers and the panel were hard at work and after a long day there emerged three winners with first place being Alex Rowe who took the ball like I said before from the start and just ran with it very consistent and scored 5000 USD in first place second place was OGS who came in with a smooth 4000 USD prize money and then there was third place with Phil who scored a solid $3,000 though the next tournament on the floor was the csgo tournament two teams one called beyond op Mabel Club and the other M ith we're playing extremely competitive and I haven't seen anything like this beyond was only just one match point from winning and cleaning up the whole series in the second round but mi th we're not going to give up and managed to pull off one of the biggest comebacks I've seen the plays on both sides were really good though I would have liked to have seen both teams play T a little more creatively they seemed to have both tanked on the team matchup though nonetheless it was very exciting to watch the ants been on to me and around this event galux have actually designed their own and had on display their mechanical gaming keyboards gaming mice and also mouse pads and they certainly looked and felt of good quality though another curious product in the line up was the XIII 70 motherboards which are circulating in China at the moment so I'm looking forward to seeing if they can copy the successful gravis card formula over to these products and release them in the US I was in UK for example ultimately though this was an event that was quite simply epic there was lots of energy in the crowd open boost for people to play pub G on international streamers and great competitors and hosts that all came together to make the galaxy o C and G EC 2017 events won for the record also a big thanks for Galax for sponsoring me to come to this event and allowing me to experience the action through the eyes of a spectator now let's finish the video up on the showroom floor so there it is guys we are just finishing up now at the gala lakhs overclocking convention here in 2017 in pancha Plaza in Bangkok Thailand now as for next year it is rumoured that they may be heading to a Malaysia or Vietnam it's yet undecided but if the atmosphere is like anything like it was today then these events are an absolute blast you'll definitely want to come check it out especially if you're a local I was just mind blowing live overclocking graphics card event because there's so many more factors to consider versus a overclocking event out of a CPU you have to deal with a CPU and a GPU and actually with the GPU overclocking is actually a whole new ballpark in that compared to CPU overclocking you've got to now worry about another factor because a lot of these benchmarks that they do incorporate sometimes GPU and CPU overclocks so it's a very intense atmosphere I like to think of it as like a race course where you have to get the best position rather than just a speed lap where whoever gets the best lap in terms of breaking a record so it's a very good comparison to see this live and see everyone just going at it a lot of these guys were just sweating like literally having sweat pouring down because they were just trying to beat the mark and you may be thinking why are they trying to do this and the reason is because there's five thousand USD for first place up for grabs there was also four thousand dollars for second place and three thousand dollars for third place however events are only made sweeter if there are World Records broken and there was one world record broken here today with the GPU PI - one beast score this was done by a contestant named OGS and he just smashed the record however unfortunate for him he did it after the time limit collapsed on the competition so he did get the world record but it didn't count towards his final score so that may have tipped him over the edge I'm not too sure but that was really cool to see so the prizes here actually trumped that of the pro gaming event with the CS girls really surprised the winners who were MIT H they scored a massive comeback in regards to the other team beyond maple Club and they only won two thousand USD roughly I think it was fifty thousand Bart so the overclocking event here for the Grammys cards had the biggest prize pool so it was really good to see that overclocking is a lot of fun as a lot of fun to come to these events and witness the extreme overclocking so hope you guys enjoyed this video today if you did then be sure to hit that like button and let me know in the comment section below if there's any questions for gal axe or if there's anything you'd like to see in next year's event I was just completely blown away with his event it was a lot of fun and I'll catch you guys in another tech video very soon peace out for now bye