BECOME AN OFFICIAL OcUK REVIEWER & WIN SAPPHIRE HD 5970, 5870, 5850 & 5770 GFX CARDS

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The Overclockers UK Reviewer Competition – Sponsored by Sapphire

Over the next month we are offering you the chance to become an Official Overclockers UK Forum Reviewer and win one of many Sapphire 5 series DirectX 11 Radeon graphics cards in the process.

1st Prize - Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card
2nd Prize - Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Card
3rd Prize - Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Graphics Card
Runners Up - Several Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 Graphics Cards


Overclockers UK will be launching a new, improved, dedicated review section on the forum. On a weekly basis, the selected Overclockers reviewers will be offered hardware to review and keep completely free of charge.

Everyone has their favourite piece of kit so to enter all you have to do is review it! It could be anything from a component, monitor, printer or router. We don’t really mind as long as it’s something fairly new and interesting! We have put together an easy to follow reviewer’s guide so we are able to keep consistency between entries and judge them easily.

So here’s what you have to do:

  1. Be a forum member and link your username to your Overclockers UK online store account (see "Registration" and "How To" information below)
  2. Find some new/interesting hardware you’d like to review
  3. Download the reviewer’s guide
  4. Write your review
  5. Put together a set of 10 interview questions to ask Adrian Thompson, Worldwide Marketing Director for Sapphire
  6. Submit your review and questions to [email protected] by 12.00pm 14th March 2010 (do not post them on the forum, but feel free to discuss what you have decided to review)
On March 21st, 2010, the best entries will be announced. The entries will be judged by James Napier, Editor of Overclock3D.net and the Directors of Overclockers UK. Winners will be sent a Sapphire graphics card and a review contract.

Good luck!

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PLEASE NOTE - YOUR FORUM ACCOUNT MUST BE LINKED TO YOUR ONLINE STORE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO ENTER THIS COMPETITION

To Register Your Forums Or Online Store Accounts
How To Link Your Accounts
  • Login to the Overclockers UK Website
  • Go to Your Account and scroll down to the "Forums Account" section and enter your Forums Username and Password
  • Press Update
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Overclockers UK Reviewer Competition Terms and Conditions
This competition is open to all Overclockers UK forum members who have linked their Overclockers UK forum account to their Overclockers UK online store account, except for employees of Overclockers UK (or their families), their suppliers or other affiliated companies.
Competition closes 14th March 2010 at 12:00pm.
The entries will be judged by James Napier, Editor, Overclock3D.net and the Directors of Overclockers UK.
Winners will be notified by e-mail and competition results posted on the Overclockers UK Forums.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.
Prizes will be shipped by 28th March 2010.
Prizes are not transferable and no cash alternatives are available.
Entry implies acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Overclockers UK reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time.
 
Makhaira said:
Trifid, I stand ready to be corrected by Spie if I'm wrong, but I would guess that they're more interested in how we review something objectively, and our writing style and clarity, as opposed to what it is. At least for the purposes of this initial competition.
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Correct :)
 
Dave said:
Is it OK to submit the review in PDF format?

Also (if Spie is still around!) when is the final entry date! If the prizes are announced on 14th March I presume that the judges need time to read the entries?
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Yes .pdf is fine :)

I've edited the opening post to make dates a little clearer.

In summary :-

Entries must be submitted by 12.00pm 14th March 2010.
Winners announced 21st March 2010.
Prizes shipped by 28th March 2010.

Hope this is now clear :)
 
NathanT said:
I've written some un-bias reviews for a camera website, but one of my reviews got blanked due to me faulting a product from a manufacturer that sponsored said site.

Guess you have to find the ultimate balance of being honest but still being able to promote products.

That being said, every sapphire product I've owned so far has been good
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We are not looking for yes-men. We are looking for quality reviewers. Sapphire are sponsoring the competition but the review brief is industry-wide.
 
MikeHunt79 said:
Does it have to be newer cutting edge gear, or could it be something older and mid-range yet still avaliable, EG Intel E5300 CPU?
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Doesn't have to be cutting edge but it does need to be current. No point reviewing something that's had its day.
 
Diggsy said:
Can you clarify this a little? Give us some idea of what would / would not be acceptable for review.

Also if we don't have new enough hardware, could we review a game or piece of software / operating system etc?
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The review has to be of an item that is currently available inventory. You could review an OS although a review of an obscure piece of software would not be wise. Common sense really.
 
Don't worry yourself over rules. That's for me to sort out.

Thank you for pointing out the spelling mistake.
 
theumad said:
one quetion... is this competition limited to UK members only or can people from Europe participate too?
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The only problem with being outside the UK is shipping complications for review hardware. At this stage, the competition is open to all, but the judges may feel that it is important to be based in the UK.
 
Entries are now arriving in a steady stream and the standard is pretty good so far :)
 
teknokid said:
If we were to become a proper reviewer, what sort of testing would be involved with the products? In the review template, it says to run 3d mark or something... if we got the proper job, would we have to do a lot more testing, with a few games etc?
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The review template is simply to ensure a level playing field for all entrants. The format of future live reviews is a different matter.
 
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