Mr. Fox

This is not tuned, just settings I suspected would boot and run. I haven't tried 8600 yet, but it looks like 8200 and 8400 aren't too hard, even with GDM disabled. Can probably do more enabled. I suspect 8600 will work as well. But, the performance doesn't move a lot because the CPU architecture is the bottleneck. Still impressive for a 4-DIMM board.

Well, the AORUS Master arrived damaged, so I had to reach out to Central about expediting a replacement. I just discovered it when I opened the box less than an hour ago to install it. The big NVMe heat sink below the GPU slot was loose and banging around in transit and breaking things. It is after hours for them, so probably will hear from them sometime tomorrow. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. Ironically, October 14 is also International E-waste Day. You just can't make this stuff up.

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. Ironically, October 14 is also International E-waste Day. You just can't make this stuff up.

Depending on how hot my office is, between 90-95°C with the same BIOS settings. So, roughly 15-20°C core max reduction. Very clear and unmistakable improvement. Basically mirrored the improvement seen on the first 9950X delid/bare die upgrade. This is using the Thermal Grizzly Mycro Pro direct die block.

So, I delidded the second 9950X and, yes, nice temperature drop. 74.9°C core max in Cinebench R23.

Only items #1 and #3 remain. All other items sold.

You would be surprised how many people I have told this to that do not believe me, LOL. It is absolutely for real a lottery, in some ways even worse than the CPU lottery. Only about one in five or six memory kits I have owned (DDR4 and DDR5) have actually worked correctly at their advertised speeds with default XMP profiles, etc. and only one out of two that did work correctly as advertised were actually worth keeping for overclocking. So, about 2 out of 10 that worked as advertised with 1 of those 2 samples actually being good enough to keep and not RMA for a refund. I have returned more garbage memory kits than I can keep track of.

Well, the mobo and CPU combo deal just got sweeter. I had an old G.SKILL Trident Z5 7200 kit that had one bad stick. It was in my spare parts pile an forgotten about. I rediscovered it going through my stuff to sell and I had it replaced under warranty and today received the brand new replacement kit. I am including it in this mobo/CPU bundle at no extra cost. So, it is like getting $135 for free with the purchase. It sells for that price on Amazon today. G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series (Intel XMP 3.0) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 7200MT/s CL34-45-45-115 1.40V - Metallic Silver (F5-7200J3445G16GX2-TZ5RS) I just now opened the sealed package to install it and set the XMP profile to confirm it was good. No tuning done, just confirming the kit runs at the rated XMP speed and timings.

Item # 2 and item #4 sold. Still available: Item #1: Z790 Motherboard/13900KS CPU Combo - $550 $500 + Shipping - Strix Z790E Gaming WiFi and 13900KS SP108 (120_E84_MC83) Item #3: Intel Core i9 14900KF - $375 + Shipping - 14900KF (SP104_P116_E82_MC88) w/ lapped Copper IHS Item #5: Supercool Computer LGA1700 Direct Die Kit - $40 + Shipping - complete with RGB shroud, mounting hardware and associated parts, Allen wrenches, etc. - SOLD - NO LONGER AVAILABLE -

Yes, it does. I think they might be the same PCB. I have emailed Titan Rig to see if they can get it rather than ordering it directly from Alphacool. Alphacool has blocks for like 17 different 9070 XT models. I think it is a Radeon trait and they all run hot. They use surprisingly high memory voltage on the 9070 XT, maybe to clock the memory higher to help make up the difference using slower VRAM than NVIDIA. The 6900 XT that I had still ran hot even on water, just not as insanely hot. But hotter than I had ever seen on water before. https://shop.alphacool.com/shop/gpu-wasserkuehlung/amd/14780-alphacool-core-rx-9070-xt-aorus-elite-mit-backplate Edit: Looks like I have an interested buyer for one of the 14900KF now.

X670E Gene, Trident Z5 EXPO 6000 CL23 RAM and IceMan RAM block sold. Boxed, labeled and ready for UPS tomorrow. I will be ordering an Alphacool CORE block for the AORUS ELITE 9070 XT. It needs it. Real bad. Looks like they are projected to be 6 to 8 weeks (in production). Air cooling is not my friend. The Arizona heat and absence of humidity (especially) doesn't play nice with air cooling.

The second Master should be here Wednesday. I added the Gene/RAM/IceMan block combo to the listing and think I already have it sold. Not sure why nobody is interested in the Intel parts. I am starting to become attached to the Z90-E Strix and 13900KS so I hope someone snags it soon to remove the tempation to keep. I am using it right now and it's solid. Played a couple of hours of DOOM: The Dark Ages on it yesterday and it runs silky smooth at 4K with the 9070 XT. https://www.overclock.net/posts/29468045/ My love/hate relationship with the open bench will likely never end. Just ran this for giggles a moment ago. Runs super cool. Very solid performer.

Wow. What happened? Melted insulation or overheated socket? Do you have aluminum wiring from before it got banned by most building codes? I have never experienced that before, only tripped circuit breakers. I have replaced two circuit breakers that were tripped too many times and apparently weakened from lots of benching and pulling over 1000W from the wall.

To all for whom the holiday is relevant, have a good day tomorrow as we celebrate the freedom we enjoy and honor those who gave their lives so that we can.

Nice job!