I think that would be ok, Halo.  But if you then passed your cherry 920 around for others to use to get more points, that would be illegal.

Here are the rules from the HWbot site.  Joint bench sessions are explained (bold below).

4. Lending hardware, hardware sharing
This in a delicate subject as we have to trust on the honesty of those participating at the HWbot that they are indeed using their own hardware and not sharing a golden sample CPU or VGA card.
Let’s start with what is allowed to be shared: everything… except:
- VGA may not be shared for 3D Benchmarks
- CPU may not be shared for 2D Benchmarks

Bench session with more than 1 person:
- post result to account of owner of the hardware (3d: vga, 2d: cpu)
- when sli bench with two owners (each one card) post result to one account (you can chose which account)
- FORBIDDEN: post multiple results of the same session spread over different accounts
- FORBIDDEN: share cpu on 2D and/or gpu on 3D benches with team members to gain more points.

While the rules are quite simple and straightforward, enforcing them isn’t. If you are having a joint benchmark session, provide as much proof and information as possible when you submit a new HWBot score, which shows you were using your own hardware for the benchmark in question, a photo with a paper showing your nickname and the product serial number is good way to do this.

Not trying to get around this, but couldn't you be at a bench party, bench your golden cpu/gpu, sell the cpu/gpu to your friend for say $20, let him bench it, then he sells it back to you for $20? So in the end there was no $ net-gain or loss, but technically you sold your chip, so if he was the owner of it for the time he was benching it, and you owned it for your benching, he could post his results, and you post your's?

xxrabid93

Not trying to get around this, but couldn't you be at a bench party, bench your golden cpu/gpu, sell the cpu/gpu to your friend for say $20, let him bench it, then he sells it back to you for $20? So in the end there was no $ net-gain or loss, but technically you sold your chip, so if he was the owner of it for the time he was benching it, and you owned it for your benching, he could post his results, and you post your's?

cmon really

reggiesanchez

xxrabid93

Not trying to get around this, but couldn't you be at a bench party, bench your golden cpu/gpu, sell the cpu/gpu to your friend for say $20, let him bench it, then he sells it back to you for $20? So in the end there was no $ net-gain or loss, but technically you sold your chip, so if he was the owner of it for the time he was benching it, and you owned it for your benching, he could post his results, and you post your's?

cmon really

I would NEVER do this. It is just low and on the brink of cheating. BUT, isn't it technically a loophole in the system? That is what i want to know. I guess i should have been more clear about that...

reggiesanchez

xxrabid93

Not trying to get around this, but couldn't you be at a bench party, bench your golden cpu/gpu, sell the cpu/gpu to your friend for say $20, let him bench it, then he sells it back to you for $20? So in the end there was no $ net-gain or loss, but technically you sold your chip, so if he was the owner of it for the time he was benching it, and you owned it for your benching, he could post his results, and you post your's?

cmon really

It's certainly a reasonable question. I'd figured a cherry 920 would go for $500 though.. Friend pays me $500, I pay friend $500. Then we both feel rich.

Hey, I have an idea, lets have a Bench Party!

3 nights later I grab an extra 50 points in vantage

heh... I won't tell if you guys wont  ;) 

im going to bed... and then I am going to wake up to 2 feet of snow on the ground.  We already have 12"... I just hope they cancel work.

im all for the bench party :D so we meet at my place on sat 27 feb in cooktown queensland AUS  start at around 5pm ish and pull an all nighter :P
bring all you gear and share some tips with eachother face to face.

so is it a date?