[PR] MSI MOA 2010 Takes Place on Sep. 11 Online Live Broadcasting on MOA Website!

【Taipei】The finals of MOA (Master Overclocking Arena) 2010 is being held by global Mainboard and Graphics card leading brand MSI was held at National Taiwan University Stadium tomorrow. There are 20 teams of overclocking masters from worldwide countries contending for the titled of the overclocking champion. To echo this year’s theme of “Star Wars”, a variety of campaigns and activities will be also presented at the venue, including the Princess Leia Voting Campaign in which the Sexy Duo from NCCU dressed up in three different styling looks. In addition, MSI will also give away desktop computer worth NT$60,000 as the prize giveaway. The luck winner among the audience will have the priceless opportunity to enjoy dinner with Princess Leia.

Time Gallery, Tri-Color Aurora Space, and Giant Battleship Reconstructs the Classic Sci-Fi Scene

Jason Lee, Director of the Component Department of MSI noted that: “2010 marks the third year of MOA by MSI, and the theme of the event has become a popular topic in the overclocking community. From the “Roman Arena” in Taipei for MOA 2008, to “IT Olympics” in Beijing for MOA 2009 and “Star Wars” for MOA 2010, MSI has made this an annual event that all overclocking masters in the world look forward to. This event has also contributed to the high awareness of MSI in the overclocking community.”

Bringing MOA back to Taipei this year, MSI especially spends more than a million NT dollars in creating the Sci-fi ambience as in Hollywood movies. In addition to the exciting sound and light effect, MSI also features time gallery, tri-color aurora space and the giant battleship descending from the roof. With the steel cylinders of liquid nitrogen (LN2) used to cool down the motherboard and all the glittering high-tech gadgets, the event successfully replicates the classic scenes in sci-fi movies.

Contestants Challenge the Overclocking Limit with the Best Weapon in Hand- Big Bang-XPower

In addition to the exciting sci-fi ambience, MOA 2010 also offers the best weapons for the contestants such as the Big-Bang-XPower, the flagship motherboard XPower and the most powerful graphics card N480GTX Lightning, featuring not only high-quality military-spec material, but also ultimate power design to strengthen the overclocking performance.

To help the contestants bring their game to a higher level, MSI partnered with multiple vendors to offer the best equipment. For example, Intel^® Core™ i7-980X has an astonishing overclocking feature that can fully release the power of CPU cores and improve the clocking speed without affecting other system components. REVOLUTION 85+ from ENERMAX features a steady circuit structure, unique form-factor design and high operational performance. Kingston provides HyperX DDR3-2250 memory package, which has won the Intel XMP certification with its development based on the best engineering design theory and OEM manufacturing quality and testing requirement. Contestants are able to maximize the memory performance with ease. WD VelociRaptor hard disk drive provides the contestants with the optimal overclocking environment with an impressive high speed, a capacity up to 600GB, and the high stability with an average of 1.4 million hours of operation life.

20 Teams from 16 Countries with Female Contestants from Poland and Sweden

20 teams from 16 countries contend for the overclocking champion for MOA 2010, and there are no short of overclocking masters in these teams. Despite only having been involved in the overclocking scene for one and a half years, Nick Shih from Taiwan already ranked No.2 at HWBOT. Last year’s champion, Elmor and ME4ME from Sweden got into the world finals by clinching the title of European semifinals while the Italy team cannot be overlooked even if it just enters the finals for the first time.  Talking about heroines in the contest, there are two female overclocking masters from Poland and Sweden respectively who will catch the audience’s attention with their impressive skills and beautiful looks.

Prize Giveaways: NT$100,000, Dinner with Princess Leia: Priceless!

MSI notes that in order to attract more people to participate in the event, it has raised the stakes by giving away prizes worth more than NT$100,000.

Besides, the two candidates for Princess Leia Voting Campaign, Wong Tzu-Chi and Ke Nian-Shuan, the Sexy Duo of NCCU, will not only campaign for their votes at the venue, but also give away more than 100 light saber popsicles to compete for popularity. Ke Nian-Shuan says she admires how Princess Leia in Star Wars boosted the morale with her gentle yet resolute attitude. She hopes that by dressing as Princess Leia, she would encourage the contestants to challenge themselves and break their own overclocking records. On the other hand, Wong Tzu-Chi will presente a mixed flavor by playing the Star Wars soundtrack with Chinese erhu fiddle to cheer for the contestants.

Furthermore, MOA 2010 will features more interactive activities with the audience attending the event.  For example, Darth Vadar and white clone soldiers will show up for the event. R2D2 will also make its first appearance in Taiwan. There are stamp-collecting campaigns and lucky draws to give away prizes worth a total of NT$100,000. These wonderful prizes include P55A-GD65 motherboard and N460GTX HAWK graphics card, Kingston 32 GB thumb drive, and Enermax Acrylux keyboard. The Princess Leia Voting Campaign winner will graw out a lucky winner, who will be given the priceless opportunity to have dinner with Princess Leia. All these wonderful campaigns and activities brings excitement to the crowd attending MOA 2010. For those who are not able to visit the great event, please refer to MOA website for online live broadcasting on September 11, 2010: www.msi-moa.com