Mr. Fox

This video was from 2 years ago. This nonsense is out of control and has been for a long time.

If they make one with the same 12V-2x6 connector on both ends the pin-out will be the same regardless of PSU brand. If they only use 8-pin on the PSU side then pin-out could be off between brands (or even models within the same brand) and end in disaster.

All part of the mainstream brainwashing scheme. They do it with everything, not just political brainwashing crap. Whatever the mentally handicapped braintrust wants to make a fabricated reality to support their sicko dystopian aspirations for the world is how they roll.

It is really unfortunate that nobody produces a high quality 90 degree 12VHPWR (aka 12V-2x6) cable. It is really inexcusable. How hard can it be? CableMod produces a new type (Steathsense) that is supposedly the best available but I do not want to be a guinea pig. The straight connections really suck and are not even good for many of the largest cases on the market.

Well, I am glad you got it sorted. No telling how mysterious things like that happen. Micro$lop is pulling lots of shenanigans. I have Windows Update disabled completely and even renamed system files to try to stop it from running, but it somehow manages to do it anyway. I'm so glad I shifted to Linux being my main OS. Seldom ever any nonsense. Well tht thermal sensor I purchased to keep tabs on my 12VHPWR connector temps seems to be working well. It shows up in HWiNFO64 so I was able to add it to my RTSS OSD profile. Worth every penny of the $10 that I paid for it. Now I need to order another for the 4090/Strix build.

That is very odd. Does it have dual vBIOS? Maybe it got swtiched? If not, then maybe a driver update did something. I know NVIDIA has pushed out firmware with drivers in the past. I haven't seen them do that in a long time though. If I remember correctly it was a real hassle that you went through to get that flashed.

I ordered a thermal sensor from Amazon to connect to the T-sensor on my motherboard and it works well. I have the probe inserted between wires in the 12VHPWR cable near the GPU socket. I confirmed the temperature in HWiNFO64 from the T-Sensor is within about 1-2°C of what it shows with my IR thermometer. Looks like I did not need to worry about my 12VHPWR connector melting unless something changes in terms of load balance. Wonder if the Ampinel will release on schedule with enough stock to not immediately sell out? Supposedly will be available for pre-order, but I'm not seeing that it has been yet. https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/3dmark_-_steel_nomad_dx12/submissions/5914714

Very nice. Thank you.

Seems like increasing load line to 150% and setting Vout Command for the value you want your voltage offset to match helps with stability. Just setting the offset and doing nothing else is less consistent. This run flat-lines at 3367 MHz core and 1.150V. I am keeping a finger on the 12VHPWR connector and while I can feel it getting somewhat warmer it is not feeling "hot" even though my meter is showing 1350W from the wall. https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/3dmark_-_port_royal/submissions/5914106 | https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/144195067

This definitely makes a difference in maximum clocks. Setting 1.100V I have no problem running 3450MHz on core. But, the scores go up very little and power draw goes up about 250-300W. I also need to change thermal paste and go back to KPX or Kryosnot because Alphacool Apex I slapped on there after the EVC2 mod is no bueno. Core temps are much higher delta, even with the chiller. The Apex thermal paste is very similar in performance to PTM pad. Very durable and consistent, but too much thermal resistance. https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/3dmark_-_steel_nomad_dx12/submissions/5914059 | https://www.3dmark.com/sn/9406069 I glued magnets to the back of the plastic EVC2 case and stuck it next to the motherboard below the SATA ports. When I switch to a more effective thermal paste I will route the EVC2 wiring out of the end near the SATA ports so the wiring is less visible. I also redid part of the loop. I added a ball valve at the first radiator that I can turn off and a QDC fitting to connect the return line to the chiller so this totally bypasses the radiators but still uses all five of my D5 pumps. Even though the temps are impeding the benchmark score, look at how much higher the clocks are before the NVIDIAtard room temperature thermal degradation algorithm effs things up. https://www.3dmark.com/compare/sn/8515121/sn/9406069#

Now that I have confirmed it works I will devise a cleaner way of mounting this inside of the chassis.

Yeah! EVC2 mod works. As a quick test, I goosed the core voltage a little and ran an MSI Kombustor and my GPU is pulling another 250W from the wall now (about 1350W) with everything else stock. I purchased a PCB heater and man... so much easier to solder when the PCB is warmed up.

Nice. Thank you. How are you liking it?

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Is the voltage and power limit unlocked with the stock vBIOS or you have to source the XOC vBIOS? What is your default voltage max?

I wanted to see if I can go further with the memory overclock. Not that it matters on AMD much even if I do, but it's something to help me not be bored. The Master was an amazing motherboard at a hardware level. I still think it is a better motherboard than the Apex in terms of features and usability, and the intelligence of the design overall. At a firmware level it was not better. I liked everything about it except the firmware and 4 memory slots. I do not use WiFi or BT and their omission of an option in the BIOS to disable that and the onboard audio bothered me. What made it worse is the fact that the trashy new WiFi 7 modules do not have Windows 10 driver support. I found myself gravitating more toward the Strix because of the more robust ASUS firmware, and having the ability to disable the WiFi, BT and onboard audio. I use LAN and USB DAC and I am always a fan of disabling the functionality of crap that I don't want to use. I also like DIMM.2 a lot. I still think that whoever designed the PCIe slot layout and idiotic bifurcation on the Apex was either drunk, a sadistic prankster or just plain stupid. They seem to have collaborated with the designers of the Taichi to make something desirable a less usable product. Even the Strix is made more intelligently than the Apex in terms of PCIe slot placement and bifurcation.

OK... got the Apex replacement. Seems good so far.

X3D is a joke. A popular one with the Team Red kiddos, but I don't like it and don't want a silly gimmick that needs to be babied in order to get it to work right and not blow up. It's also just too stupid that the dual CCD CPUs only have it on half the CPU.

Nice. Great find. I hope you got a good deal on it. Is that a 4090 or 5090? Non-D model?

Rob presents a very level-headed technical explanation of why doing what the idiots at Micro$lop want us to do is a very bad idea that places consumers at risk and benefits no one but Micro$lop.

Hey brother. Hope all is well with you and your family. That is a brilliant idea. I may have to look into that. I would love to be able to go back to Windows 7 and cannot due to lack of driver support.

If I could get the drivers I need for the newer hardware I would still be using it. The slobs at Micro$lop have already taken steps to limit Windows 10 driver support. They claim things like WiFi 7 is "not compatible" but that is only true by decree. They can play god all they want to and forbid partners from releasing drivers for Windows 7 and 10, but they'll never have my respect or admiration because I am not a devil worshipper. I wish only bad things for them as a company. They'd win some points if they treated their native customers (US Citizens) with the same courtesy they extend to the EU. Even though they only do it because of EU regulations, they should have the decency to do the right thing when the law doesn't require them to. But, they're not a decent company, so I digress.