Liquid Nitrogen folks .. liters where used that day. Bringing down the processor to sub-zero temperatures brings majestic and magical overclocks. Aah the lovely world of semi-conducters.

Well that and Vapochill units of course. And yes, he's using a blowdryer to vaporize condensation hehe :) There were strict regulations on how you could overclock and what cooling methods could be applied. But you've seen some interesting photo's. Let's have a look at the the winners:

Semi-finals:

Super Pi 8M

1. Dutch- BT Clocking 1m 35s 422ms 12
2. Belgium- Massman & PT1T 1m 37s 157ms 10
3. German- Award Fabrik 1m 37s 250ms 8
4. Dutch- Neil & Bart 1m 38s 782ms 6
5. Swiss- Ocaholic 1m 40s 390ms 4
6. German- OC Hannover 1m 42s 875ms 2

3DMark06 Total

1. Ocaholic 24266p 10
2. Belgium- Massman & PT1T 23849p 8
3. Neil & Bart 23348p 6
4. BT Clocking 23323p 4
5. Award Fabrik 23226p 2
6. OC Hannover 22302p 0

3DMark06 HDR/SM3

1. Ocaholic 10129p 6
2. Belgium- Massman & PT1T 9853p 5
3. Neil & Bart 9800p 4
4. Award Fabrik 9735p 3
5. BT Clocking 9655p 2
6. OC Hannover 9048p 1

Final result Contestants | Points accumulated

1. Belgium- Massman & PT1T | 23
2. Ocaholic | 20
3. BT Clocking | 18
4. Neil & Bart |16
5. Award Fabrik | 13

Prices Live contest:

1. Ticket to European final x 2 GV-N26OC-896H-B + 2 M800 + Intel / Gigabyte backpack
2. GA-EX58-UD4P x 2 + Gigabyte travel bag
3. GA-EP45-UD3P x 2 + Gigabyte baseball cap
4. GA-EP45-UD3R x 2 + Intel drink mug
5. GA-EP45-UD3 x 2 + Gigabyte drink mug
6. Enermax PSU and Kingston memory + Intel travel sack

Some random facts:

• Bar available - good drinks ;)
• The Belgians won .. *sighs*
• BT Clocking were unbeatable in SuperPI .. and did not use LN2.
• OC Hannover used LN2 for the first time (LN2 virgins). But caught up fast after 'their first time'.
• All teams went home with nice prizes from Gigabyte and sponsors

Congratulations to each and all of you ... and good luck at the European finals in Prague.