[Massman]

The HWBOT Country Cup is back! After waiting more than a year for the second edition of our very successful Country Cup 2009, a new challenge has arrived. For those unfamiliar with the concept, the HWBOT Country Cup competition series is, unlike most of the other competitions held throughout the year, all about the national pride. When you clock, you clock for your country. After all, the ranking is not based on a single submission but on the top-3 average submissions per country. In addition to last year’s rules, the top-3 must use different (!) hardware.

This year’s edition is a little less stressing than last year. Instead of holding one stage per week, we are launching one stage per three days and let them run for 15/16 days. This means the last stage starts when first stage ends. In spirit of the Country Cup we are keeping the stage limitations a secret until the day before the start of the competition. Note that the stage names already contain a hint of the benchmark and hardware limitations, which can come in handy for making sure you have all the right gear. Know, however, that each stage has very specific limitations …

UPDATE - Hardware prizes for winners!

GIGABYTE is providing:

- GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7
- GIGABYTE GA-P67-UD5
- GIGABYTE GA-P67-UD3P
- GIGABYTE GA-H67A-UD3H
- GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-UD2H
- GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7

ADATA is providing:

- 3x ADATA XPG Gaming Series v2.0 2133G Dual Channel Kit
- 2x ADATA XPG Gaming Series v2.0 2000G Dual Channel Kit
- 1x ADATA 850W HM Series Power!

MSI is providing:

- MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II
- MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II
- MSI N460GTX Hawk
- MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II
- MSI N450GTS Cyclone
- MSI R5770 Hawk

More info: http://hwbot.org/competition/country_cup_2010