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The MSI Unify-X Z690 is getting it done for sure. I’m really blown away by these new results. Especially after reading many people say that they were having trouble getting the new Tachyon Z790 to run even DDR5 7800/8000 at all. So, I have kinda decided to just keep my Unify-X. The Apex Z790 and Tachyon Z790 are just always sold out and too expensive for me to take seriously. My Hynix A-die 7200 memory kit is actually really good apparently, I just needed to give it the voltage it needed. Right now I have been testing 7800C34 profile from another member with really low RTL’s and 49NS latency. (It performs VERY well) I’m extremely satisfied with this. Not as much bandwidth as DDR5 8000, but lower latency. I’m still messing with what profile I will settle on. Memory tuning/testing is really so time consuming. (mainly why I put it off for so long, fortunately it seems the Unify-X bios finally matured enough to dig in and tune my ram) But yes, you can finally run DDR5 8000 on a Unify-X Z690.

Hey everyone the Supercool GEN13 direct die blocks are in-stock!!! Only 10 or 11 of them left. I ordered mine earlier today!! Such a rare and amazing product! http://www.supercoolcomputer.com/product/46/direct-die-intel-gen13-2

MSI Unify-X has improved drastically since the new bios. Lower SA voltages, and easier memory overclocking. DDR5 8000 booted in to windows first try. And no BSODS so far! CPU at 6.0P/4.8E/5.1R and DDR5 8000!!! 1.400V VDD2 Auto 1.400V CPU IMC Auto 1.200V SA Auto 1.665V VDD MEMORY 1.665V VDDQ MEMORY

I had a launch day AMD RX480 and it was 98.5% ASIC. It overclocked very well for air cooling. It was rivaling a stock GTX980 for sure. I loved that GPU.

Guys! Look at these GPU temps. It’s just stupid. This is the normal 520 watt KP HC LN2 bios. 22C! My chiller is MONSTER. Water flow is absolutely key with a chiller. I had no idea. I have heard this before, but I didn’t think it would offer such a drastic difference. I thought I maybe just needed a larger water chiller. Turns out I had low head pressure all this time. Bear in mind those GPU temps are also with a 6Ghz 13900K. 🤯🤯🤯

Those were the best. And I never got a chance to own one. Only the smaller P750 😞 I don’t use or have any interest in windows laptops anymore though especially since they are all primarily disposable now with BGA. And If I’m gonna have something BGA. It’s a 13” MacBook (Which is what I use on the go). You can’t exactly slow down the OS, and their M1 silicon is pretty darn good! 100% performance plugged in or unplugged with no fans. Anyways, yes this game is a blast for sure. I never played any of the previous ones. $60 dollars for a game is expensive and I normally buy cheaper games my self. But so far it’s worth it. I have not sat down and played a single player game for much longer than a few minutes in a long time without losing interest fast. They never hold my attention. But this game seems to do the opposite.

Not really sure lol. I have a flow meter but it’s wayyy wrong lol. So I don’t have it hooked up anymore. (3) D5’s at 100%. It’s lots of flow haha! Shortest runs possible on my tubing, I even raised my chiller up off the ground bringing it closer to my test bench. Have a look at this video playing the new dead space 2023. Crazy temps. Just insane! What’s funny is, this is with the 1KW bios full OC, so regardless of power usage it runs like 3-5C hotter than the normal 520 watt KP bios (I guess just due to board voltages being higher etc) 15C coolant. (I have never had temps this amazing.. It’s mind blowing for real!) Adding that 3rd D5 made such a massive difference. I’m gonna add the 4th D5 when it arrives next week lol Anyways, man I’m really getting in to the new Dead Space 2023!! Fantastic so far, and the 3090KP is just kicking tail in 2023 😂 YOU GUYS NEED TO GRAB IT ON STEAM!! @Mr. Fox happy birthday!

MASSIVE difference in GPU temps since adding another D5! My 3090KP HC with the 1KW bios is 29c at 460+ watts during gameplay lol. Most importantly is how effective my chiller actually works now. I feel like it has been converted from 1/2HP to 3/4HP. It is actually turning off during gameplay because it reaches the set desired temp point so quickly. Normally it would just run forever during games. This was the first thing I noticed right away. I’ve got a D5 on the inlet and D5 on the outlet of my chiller, and a D5 underneath my components for additional head pressure. The difference on a chiller when adding (3) D5’s is very substantial! (2) D5’s and chiller is not enough. I do not have any radiators or fans in my system. Chiller and pumps only. CPU temps look to be identical during something like R23 etc. But during gameplay everything is lower. Because my chiller can maintain a far cooler water temp. This is KDC at 460+ watts and 29C. it’s crazy my chiller is literally capable of so much more under sustained heavy loads. If I loaded the normal 520KP bios on here, the GPU would run even cooler.

MSI AB was dated and 32bit only. It could not monitor more than (16) cores. It has been like that forever. Maybe someone will make a better app.

MORE PUMPS!!! I ordered (2) of these here pictured below. EKWB 300MM D5. One of them has arrived so far. I bought them used/open box on eBay. $165 each. I’ll have (4) D5’s turning on my setup together lol. I may only use (3) and just remove that Alphacool VPP755.V3 (Since it is an odd ball out) We’ll see how it goes. So far this one looks brand-new though. I wanted a tall/large reservoir pump so bad, and I finally got one.

I’m with you on that one. I feel the moment inching closer when I launch newly released game that I love to play, and it brings my 3090 to its knees so bad, I’m forced to replace it lol. That will probably be the moment I break down and order a 4090.

Those force ratings are a worthless prediction tool. I cannot believe I actually had faith in this tool at one point in time. Lower is definitely not better.

I think they have to locate and find their own chips. CEN is still buying chips up hunting for a record breaker.

well we cannot even go by percentage of top chips on that graph though. Because Igor’s Global SP110-111 (K) was better than global SP116 (KS) The thing is, you’ve gotta test the chip and see the VID’s. 13900K and 13900KS are all over the place, especially KS. P-SP125 KS with worse VID’s than a P-SP119 13900K makes no sense to me.

Igor’s lab determined that 13900KS SP is not equivalent to 13900K SP rating. And a higher SP 13900KS is actually a weaker overclocker vs a lower SP 13900K. I believe he said a P-SP126 13900KS is equivalent to a P-SP120 13900K. So, it’s backwards!!! Lower SP 13900K=. Better than higher SP13900KS… Strange. 😳 https://www.igorslab.de/en/the-last-and-fastest-of-their-kind-intel-13th-gen-raptor-lake-binning-part-3-i9-13900ks/4/

@electrosoft I really love this CPU. It is a wicked beast man. I have been tempted by some really high SP 13900KS chips, or maybe even binning a couple of them but a lot of their VID's are pure crap! For example, I know of a P-SP125 which sounds utterly ridiculous. However, its 5.8Ghz Vf is like 1.398V. (My 5.8Ghz VID is 1.364) I have seen quite a few like this. But then I see just a couple here and there with really low VID's drastically better than my measly P-SP121 lol (Not an abundance of them though). But I have determined it is a gamble with the 13900KS and I'm not really sure why it's like this. Chances are a P-SP120 13900K will beat out P-SP120 13900KS lol. It's really interesting this time around for the KS variant. I say this because, you can go out and buy a binned 13900KS, but then see the actual VF Curve for each frequency and it does not add up at all. The 13900K seemed to be much more consistent, while the 13900KS is just all over the place. Plenty of high P-SP 13900KS chips out there, but only a fraction of those chips have VID's that match accordingly and make it worth exploring their overclocking potential. This is my 13900K at 6.1Ghz. I allow the (2) best cores to run at 6.3Ghz. Some Battlefield 2042 at 6.1Ghz lol. It's actually stable for daily usage. PS: Still running @Mr. Fox Z690 Unify-X. This motherboard has been extremely reliable for me! I do not know why in the heck MSI did not launch a Z790 Unify-X, they would be killing it right now with something slightly less expensive to compete. We pretty much have (2) choices and both involve getting bent over lol. Apex 790, and Dark 790.

Anyone have a Microcenter near them, they could see about maybe buying a Asus Z790 Hero and I could buy it from them and pay shipping.?😞 I cannot find one that is reasonably priced at all. They are all $775-$1,000 USD online and then taxes and shipping on top of that. The scalper industry is just so sad right now.

13900KS is only $699.99 MSRP. I think it’s like $60 more dollars.

13900KS is in stock on Newegg. $729. They are scalping it for some reason lol. 13900KS is really only $699.99 MSRP. @Talon is probably playing with his right now. I’m curious to know how it comes out. Anxiously waiting numbers.

Yeah this has been a really fun CPU. I am genuinely shocked that I have the (16) E-Cores R23 stable at 4.8Ghz. That is madness.

This SP121 P-Core 13900K is a BEAST in the EAST chopping down a very respectable 45,200 in R23 lol. My water is not even that cold. Maybe 17-18C. This chip is really good.

R23 run. Water temp is 18.3C

Koolance QD3 Quick release fittings. Well worth the money!!! I wish I would have ran these sooner. I’m getting more of these for sure! They are just amazing.

I am wondering if it’s gonna be like the 12900KS. Lower SP 12900KS was actually better than higher SP 12900K. I’ll say the VID’s don’t look very good on it though compared to my SP121 P-Core. I’m sure Intel test these chips for other abilities and not just SP rating alone. They could scale really well for all we know. I know the 12900KS had a +300Mhz all core boost over the 12900K. That’s huge! But the 13900KS only has a +100Mhz boost over the 13900K. I believe they launch on January 3rd. Who’s buying one? I think they’ll be awesome because you’re guaranteed at least a better bin. And it’ll clock good enough. SP115+ P-Cores is definitely no slouch. That’s an extremely good 13900K.

It is definitely an improvement. Average P-Core SP for 13900K was only like SP106. Now we don’t know if that 13900KS is average or maybe it’s below average. We’ll have to wait and see. But at least you are guaranteed a better chip with the 13900KS.