took first place with a score of 8.052 seconds by running his card at 2,860 MHz , or also double its stock speed . OGS came in second place with 8.228 seconds at 2,797 MHz , and bboyjezz came in third at 8.352 seconds with a frequency of 2,759 MHz .
These scores resulted in a final standing of Alex @ ro in first place with 196 points out of a possible 200 , taking home $ 5,000 in prize money . OGS came in at second place with 182 points and $ 4,000 prize money , and Phil ( who hadn ’ t had a top three score in any of the benchmarks but showed great consistency and came in at a fairly high position with each stage ) took third place with 172 points and $ 3,000 prize money .
Things didn ’ t end there , however , with OGS continuing on after the event with GPUPI . His efforts paid off immensely , with him ultimately taking the overall single card GPUPI 1B world record with a score of 7.731 seconds at an unbelievably high GPU frequency of 2,975 MHz - more than double the stock base speed of the reference GeForce GTX 1080 Ti .
This is an incredibly impressive result and testament of the engineering behind the HOF card as taking a look at the HWBOT global leader board reveals that no other card has exceeded 2,900 MHz . As an aside , perhaps just as impressive is the fact that during qualifying Phil took the then-world record for GPUPI 1B with a time of 7.765 seconds at an eye-wateringly fast 3,000 MHz . When it came to GOC 2017 he might not have been quite so lucky , but he still goes home with a global second place for the benchmark .
After the event concluded the overclockers had the opportunity to talk to Mad as well as other executives from GALAX , and Sunday was free for them to either join in a communal lunch or explore Bangkok . Finally , Monday saw them leaving for the airport to return to their respective homes .
Overall the event was a huge success with all competitors having an awesome time in Thailand and at GOC 2017 . With the way things have been growing over the last few years we can only hope for even more from GALAX in the future - it is rumoured that next year might be hosted in Malaysia or Vietnam , although it is not yet a concrete decision . Maybe we ’ ll even see the introduction of their upcoming overclocking motherboard line-up including at GOC 2018 or 2019 .
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