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CEBU CITY, Philippines, May 23, 2009 — The Cebu’s finest overclockers pushed the limits of their hardware during the first big OC event in city – the ASUS Ultimate Overclocking Show! This was held at SM City Cebu Entertainment Plaza last May 23 from 2 to 6 pm.

The OC Show is the highlight of the two-week Asus Ultimate PC Fair. Before, most OC shows and competitions in Cebu were only done online or in small i-cafes, until, Asus brought it to the city, live!

Two teams from the region- the Sugbu Elite and Cebu Extreme, each composed of four OC enthusiasts and record-breakers, showed off their skills in both the latest AMD and Intel Platforms and got as much as P50,000 worth of token cash and hardware.

Each team tried to outdo each other in the following categories:

Highest % Overclock
Highest CPU Mhz
Highest Bclock
Highest memory speed (any timing)
Highest 3DMark Vantage score in the overclocked system
Highest Super PI

Since overclocking is a means of tweaking your computer hardware to function above its original specifications, there was a need for the best performing and most efficient hardware during the showdown.

Asus, the world’s no. 1 motherboard manufacturer, provided the teams with top hardware such as the latest Intel Core i7 board – Rampage II Gene and the OC record-breaking AMD-based motherboard, M4A79-T deluxe. The teams also used the latest graphic cards from the brand such as the ASUS EAH4890 and ASUS ENGTX285.

The Asus Rampage II Gene is part of Asus’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) series. As the name suggests, all R.O.G products are made to provide the best performing solutions for serious gamers and overclockers. Rampage II GENE echoes this as it boasts premium features such as MemOK! For worry-free memory upgrades, CPU Level Up for easy system performance boosts, and onboard SupremeFX X-Fi for true-to-life surround sound in a compact mATX form.

MemOK

The Asus M4A79-T deluxe motherboard on the other hand, features the unique Asus Xtreme Phase Power design, also evident in most Asus motherboards. It utilizes more phases to deliver more power and achieve better performance, more stability, enhance power efficiency, and lower temperatures under any loading.

Besides from these top-notch motherboards, the overclockers also used memory from OCZ, Caviar Black hard disks from Western Digital, Sunbeam coolers, Silverstone power supply and cordless mouse and keyboard from Logitech. Microsoft Corporation provided the operating systems.

Viewers did not go home empty-handed as well, as Asus also gave away cool gadgets to lucky audience participants during the Asus Q & A.

CBX Corporation, Fine Upgrades Technologies, Tech Island TV, SM City Cebu and SM Cyberzone also sponsored the ASUS Ultimate Overclocking show.

About ASUS:
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100”, and has been on the listing for 11 consecutive years.

We thank you ASUS Team, especially to Ms. Angie for inviting us Cebu Bloggers Society in the ASUS Ultimate 2009 Overclocking Show.

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