Mr. Fox

I've had that happen a couple of times as well. I bought something on NewEgg that was from a marketplace seller. It wasn't sold and shipped by NewEgg. If memory serves me correctly it was an NVMe but it was a couple of years ago and I don't remember now what it was. The seller used FedEx and it was delivered and signed for by "Dave at Front Desk" (or something similar) in Mesa, AZ. That's about 15 or 20 miles away and a different city. I had to do the same thing. They were saying it was delivered and not looking at the destination being wrong. I had to actually speak to a person to get them to pull their head out of their butt and pay attention. My name is not "Dave" (or whatever the name was) My residence does not have a "front desk" My city is not Mesa.

Something is really goofed up with logistics in general. It definitely seems worse with USPS, but I have been experiencing crappy service from FedEx and UPS as well. That chiller that I ordered that we chatted about got delivered by FedEx to some address in Indianapolis, Indiana. So, now I have to request and wait for a refund from the seller. It wasn't the seller's fault. FedEx got their wires crossed somehow. What's really frustrating about it is the order originated in Chino, CA and had a stop in Phoenix (on day #2) on the way to Indy.

So, it looks like they are taking a unified hardware mounting approach. If what I read is correct, you could have a Thermalright air cooler, remove it while leaving the brackets installed on the motherboard and simply bolt on the AIO pump in place of the air cooler without having to change the brackets on the motherboard. That's brilliant if it works well. That would be especially nice on an open test bench scenario. So far everything I have purchased from Thermalright has been decent quality. CPU mount frames, liquid metal, thermal paste, fans and other things... no complaints.

That is a fantastic price. I wonder if it can be purchased for that price or whether it will be jacked up by greedy retailers? Very interesting mounting design. Looks more like an AM5 mount than Intel. It should make getting even pressure on the IHS easier. Edit: for now at least... if it gets more popular the price may go up. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7Q3F42D/?tag=wccftech0a9-20&th=1

I just finished testing the official 2101 release on the white Apex and it seems good so far. Nothing got broken and it does not seem to have impaired performance. Still need to do more testing to confirm, but initial impression is that it is OK. I had to tighten tWR to 12 to avoid TM5 error #10, but it has been the same on other BIOS versions. Left on Auto, tWR is too loose and causes errors.

Mine changes often as well. It is often not the same between BIOS version changes on either of the Apex. It can vary anywhere from 1 to 5 points up or down. It is often 1 or 2 points lower the second time if I run it twice in a row.

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one. From what I read they are not going to release them in European or American markets, only Asian distributions. If that is true it really sucks.

Our tax dollars hard at work monitoring gamers... 🙄

Too bad he did not continue development. I would trust a third-party development like that more than one developed by the ODM, since the third-party developer would have no reason to care whether the end-user had a good CPU or trash sample.

Looks like it was a near twin to the turd chip I returned. SP102 (P117/E77) and here is the VF curve on that one... The cooler rating will directly affect the voltage values showing below the SP rating number and so will the LLC level, but those won't affect the VF curve. I cannot remember now from my X570 Crosshair @Rage Set maybe you or @jaybee83 know, does ASUS have an Silicon Prediction (SP) rating system for the AMD motherboards?

Yes, it could have been worse indeed. Brother @Rage Set what does the VF curve look like? If you haven't already done so, you can reflash to BIOS to an older verion, then back up to the version you intend to use. Sometimes the SP ratings get corrupted or reported inaccurately. But the VF curve should be accurate and consistent. The SP ratings are often wrong after installing a different CPU and sometimes after removing and reinstalling the same CPU. I could not understand what was being said, but the reason for the laughter seems obvious. Although crying might be more appropriate than laughing.

I have two RM1200x SHIFT power supplies. I really like them a lot. The only thing I wish was different (and I suspect many people love about it) is the silent fan thing. I don't want or need the fan to stay turned off except under heavy load. I would prefer that it run more often and push more air. Because they deliberately focused on quiet it is not as cool as it would have otherwise been. It does not get hot, but it gets warm because the fan seldom kicks on and when it does it doesn't create much turbulence. It's funny how "enthusiasts" behave. My Toughpower 1650W PSU is a great product, but it gets bads reviews because the fan is "too loud" and I have never once noticed whether or not the fan was running.

I love my Arc A770 16GB. It is a great GPU.

Are you getting your money back? So, you can't get a good 14900K, only poor samples, because the good ones were binned and set aside for 14900KS. The question is, where did all of the good ones go? Or, were there not any good 14900K from which to siphon off the KS? Are they holding them somewhere for a KS Super or a KS Super-Super? If all of the 14900K that were good bin quality were being pulled from distribution for KS rebranding and price markup, who has the good ones and where are they hiding them? We will never know the answer to this question. They must have had the assistance of AI, seeing how well it was executed.

True. Arc A770 is 3060 Ti performance range and I am not sure if that is some the 3060 Ti can handle well. Arc A750 and the "lite" version of A770 are also light on VRAM (only 8GB). One really should not entertain the idea of buying a new GPU for gaming with only 8GB, or less, unless it is dirt cheap and no demanding games are being played.

Dayyyuuum. Is that your sucky CPU, brother? Central has accepted my RMA on the basis that the product sold to me is defective (at least it seems they have) and they issued an authorization to return. They said the refund should be processed by the next or second business day. It truly is defective, and so is that example you are showing. You should seek to return it and request a refund. It is unfit for the purpose for which it was created. It is a downgrade, not a "Special Edition" unless special means a sarcastic expression of "special" LOL. And, you are right... not worth your time to do this. Just keep what you have or buy a good CPU bin used. All of my good CPUs have been purchased used since the one nice 10900KF that my Z490 Apex destroyed. I am always unlucky in the lottery buying new. I didn't realize that was still a thing. I thought it was a fad that came and went. Nobody talks about it anymore, at least commercially. Perhaps it is just not something that Intel sees a lucrative market for so they haven't bothered to support it.

I sent this to you via text as well. I had no trouble with 6800 on the 12900K/KS in the Z690 Unify-X and that was when DDR5 was super immature and a work in process. Things have changed dramatically since 12th Gen in terms of firmware and memory. If you go with a 4-DIMM motherboard you are going to be limited to around 7200 max no matter what CPU. I think the limiting factor with 12th Gen was immature DDR5 technology more than the CPU itself.

They are all part of the problem. None offer solutions. They live to promote AI (Skynet) and a Godless planet where it is OK to say, think, do, be anything you want as long as it does not involve honesty, integrity, morality, decency or freedom to express opposition to a depraved world view or a perspective that is contrary to their agenda. In a society where no behavior or belief is wrong and everything is OK, only disagreement is unacceptable and expression of opposing views is intolerable.

I decided to go back to BIOS 1501 on my white Apex and I was able to downgrade the Intel ME version to the proper version for 1501 using the MSI ME Update tool for ME_16.1.30.2264. Completed without error, and now I don't have the latest cancer. Thanks, MSI. 👍 ME_16-1-30-2264_fwupdate-zip Instant performance boost with older ME... Also better memory performance. 8400 runs like 8600 and has lower latency with older ME. It seems like she is smiling again...

At least MSI has the fundamental decency and basic common courtesy to not bundle ME filth into their BIOS update and leave it to the discretion of their customer to decide whether or not to download and flash the cancer update. I flashed the latest BIOS to my Z790i Edge, but it was my decision whether or not to ignore the fact that there is an ME update. Not only that, they allow downgrading ME to an older version if you want to. Don't like the ME update they made available? Not a problem. Download an older version directly from your product support page and flash it. No fuss, no muss. It is inexcusable, disgusting and shameful that ASUS does not give the choice to the people that step up to the plate and fork out big bucks for their overpriced CPU-killing motherboards to do the same. See below... SFF hotbox Mini-ITX with a consumer-grade 360 AIO... average 14900K (SP96)... no firmware cancer to gum up the works. (This is the mobo from @electrosoft and the CPU from @Talon.) Are you sure you like ASUS Brother @Papusan?

The people that worry about warranty will be pleased to know that if they need to make a warranty claim they will have to lie to Intel and tell them the CPU and RAM (including XMP) were never overclocked or tuned because Intel's position is now that any form of overclocking the cores or memory or running outside of default spec, that there is no warranty. It is void. Intel doesn't care what people do. If you load BIOS defaults on an ASUS motherboard (which is not Intel spec) and tell Intel the truth, ASUS has voided your warranty for you.

The numbers seemed OK, not great, on the surface, but as I began testing it the voltage needs were beyond insane. Along with the temperatures, it is essentially a downgrade and unusable unless someone is OK with embracing 103°C load temps. It might be OK on DICE, LN2 or cascade, but not worth having on water cooling. Even with the chiller keeping the water at 16°C the temps were totally out of control. I hope Central does not give me any hassle with the return/refund.

Congratulations. Looks like you got a good one. As usual, I didn't. 😑 I called Central this morning about an RMA. The had me fill out a form online. So, now I wait to find out. 😟

That is a really nice chip. It's what a 14900KS should have looked like. That is about 150mV less than what the 14900KS I am returning would have needed for the P-cores and the E-cores could barely handle 4.7GHz. Here's this... Cooler Master MM712-Wired Mouse Review Now this is a pretty amazing ...