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I'd flash it. With that being said, have you definitively correlated boost thresholds and thermal throttling and/or power limits? You're hitting 3.2ghz in Wattman, but is that consistent? Scenario dependent? Momentarily just time to time? I've seen my lowly Powercolor 7900xtx boost to 3ghz but it's just vapors really because of power limits and cooling. You basically have a equal or better Aqua since the PCB is the same and yours is blocked just like an Aqua. One way to find out.

This would be a nice comparison. With and without chiller too would be nice to have a complete set of data in both states.

I'll have to give it a run once it's up and in running condition. Bad argb hub and bad PSU stalled the build.

Vulkan definitely makes a difference and blocking it always helps (look at those flat lines! lol). Let's see how much more the chiller helps on top of the custom water to really push it. How did DX12 hold up in comparison? Has anyone tested Steel Nomad with scaling CPU clocks to see how much CPU contributes since it is the "successor" to Timespy where we at least got individual scores and a combined score?

I tend to think you're a good guy who rolls with the punches bad or good with a smile and sees the best in the hardware you test. The Silicon Overlords reward you thusly. 🙂 Odds of scoring better than an SP108 randomly are low, but with your luck you never know. If you manage to land a random SP110+, you are truly blessed! 🤣 Did your purchase come with the free Star Wars Outlawz?

Nice! Not golden, but definitely WAY above average, congrats! On your setup lidded, it will be interesting to see how close it is to the "Junker" SP99 you're testing out atm.

Oh, might be a banger! Post the V/F and MC shots. 🙂

Stock run no OCs on anything and on my bloaty install with browser and stuff running..... (Set the baseline as low and bloaty/non OC as possible): https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/111942073

Make sure to turn that garbage OFF (from my settings) as it defaults to on of course. Insane. This and other things should always be opt in. There needs to be laws on book that everything has to default to opt out and an end user must explicitly select to opt in.

$700-800 on fleabay is what they go for routinely especially with 32GB of memory but you know if you want to work a trade of sorts......wink wink. nudge nudge. 🤣

After having upgraded my daughter's and nephew's systems, had enough components to slap together a little Fortnite monster in a new budget Raidmax case (with peel still intact 🤣) Asus Prime B660 D4 12400 3060ti 16GB (RGB) or 32GB (non-RGB) of G.Skill DDR4 500GB of scintillating storage GX2 600w PSU Raidmax RGB case This one will be going up on FB and eBay My daughter's system is slowly coming together as I'm taking my time and hand selecting all the components but it is definitely an ode to AMD from top to bottom unlike my desktop color scheme that now reflects AMD (CPU) and Nvidia (GPU) with new colors from my standard purple for everything (with EVGA cable tie since I'm still running the 1600 P2 from EVGA).

4080 or 4090 laptops are pretty slick and pack a punch. Imagine walking around with a 4090 laptop with the power of the last gen $2000 3090ti under the hood. I fancy the MSI Titan, but that price...... There is an Asus G18 13980HX + 4080 for sale open box close out at our local BB for ~$1500 I keep telling myself I don't need to go round 3 with Asus and the G18. As for moving away from DD, is that why you're selling your R batch and just going back to a standard OEM lidded chip to avoid the hassle and issues? Do you regret delidding the R batch? I was re-watching your video on the tubez here: I can see where you need D2D reliability and your chiller can really tame a stock OEM chip that DD can be a hassle. I'll inbox you to talk about it and pricing.

Ah, thanks for the clarity bro. Do you have a link to the video and Taobao? I can update the launch page. Just read it. Nice write up! Looking forward to some pics and more inside spelunking along with optimizations to see what you can extract from it.

Nice write up! I l really do want a Titan but that price point is insane. Would love to see a real side by side comparison with a Titan to see what you're really getting as it looks like they use the same MB minus an m.2 slot, vapor chamber and maybe some external aesthetics/ergonomics?

Do you have a link to the YT video? Please clarify. 🙂

Beautiful pic @Papusan! Food looks yummy too. 🙂 I always liked the 11900k frankenchip. If anyone is interested in a 14900KS, Alexandrus has 4-5 good ones up for sale (SP104 to SP110): https://www.overclock.net/threads/eu-i9-14900ks-sp-104-overall-118-pcore-76-ecore-77-mc-delidded-lapped.1810822/ I PM'ed him on a few of them that look tasty.

Maybe talk to Prema as he was able to make some major inroads with the BIOS on the NH55 working with @jaybee83. I'm not sure what's up next. Releasing the full fat 12900 definitely knocked a bit of luster off of the separation between the NH55 and other BGA laptops. Agreed on all points about the state of laptops atm. 😞 I have had over 10 laptops sent to me from Acer, MSI, Dell and Asus (in that order), and they all are basically the same approach. At least the Ultra 7 laptop Asus sent me has much better battery life than previous Intel T&L models. Oh, the Aliexpress links are still on the launch page for the whole replacement heatsink here. Unlike the PSUs, their prices have not really gone down.

Sorry to blow up your spot @anassa 🤣 They are actually these I have my buddy cutting down to fit along the small islands around the heatsink: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CTCL9QN2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also want to try some other flatter designs along the pipes themselves for testing for a little more passive cooling so the fans and heatsink overall don't get so overwhelmed. I remember doing a lot of testing with my MSI MS-1722 QX9300 back in the day and it definitely helped keep it from going over the edge. I know the best move is to unhinge the wallet and order the much thicker and better one from Aliexpress, but I just can't justify $320-350 for it......yet. 🤣 Seeing the killowatt meter hit 200w+ just on CPU was definitely a, "whoa...." moment on such a small little notebook. I'd like to run some simultaneous tests but it won't be something stupid like furmark + prime95. I don't want to kill the darn thing! Remind me back in the day when we uncapped our i7-940xm in the M15x and it was pulling almost 200w running prime95 + furmark for funsies. I posted a video 13yrs ago for the forums on YT:

Besides @tps3443 and his 14900k, does anyone have a 13900k/14900k with a V/F point at 4200/4300 <0.970 or below? I've seen a few out in the wild and the lowest I've seen is 0.964. Starting the preliminary work for binning a chip for the NH55 laptop to add to my collection. 🙂

I still like to tinker with it plus it has really nice performance. I'm going to dial in the 3070ti next but really the best upgrade is most likely the aftermarket heatsink but they're still $300+. On the other hand, the 330w PSU is down to ~$68 so I might need to order one of those seeing as the CPU was pulling 200w from the wall all by itself. 13900k/14900k is the ideal end game but that aftermarket heatsink (or modified stock heatsink) would be near mandatory along with a chip that has a V/F curve at <0.970 at the 4300 point and hopefully not a bleeder and hot. Some more work on a good BIOS would be nice too but something tells me the Socket 1700 NH55 wasn't exactly a massive seller for Clevo. 🙂 Testing the same 12900k on a motherboard with cooling removed as an issue and locking in PL125w limits and DDR4 memory locked in at 3200 for comparison: EDIT: If someone is interested in a barebones NH55, there is one up for bid on eBay. PC Specialist model open box. Might be able to get it for a good price. This is the 3070ti model so top end: https://www.ebay.com/itm/335391388254

Welcome back bro! I saw your video the other day cleaning out your block/loop. 🙂

Ditto. I needed a few drives so I picked up some open box 980 Pro's for a fraction of the cost and full warranties. Until they can figure out how to get Optane level Random I/O+ on NVME, I'll stick with Gen3/4 drives.

Give the thread a bump Pulling 200w+ from the wall (Kilowatt meter) on a CB23 run before I start testing heatsink placements for some passive cooling.... Any updates @jaybee83 on BIOS thangs or holding steady atm?

It's your $$$ bro. If I feel ANY need to return an item, I do. Many moons ago I actually felt bad returning some items but then I realized money doesn't grow on trees and I want 100% satisfaction for big ticket purchases especially. Now you can sit back and decide what you want next if at all.

5700xt was that nice, well priced, calm before the storm of 6000 series. I used one for a year for 2560x1600 gaming and it held up very well for WoW before the engine revamp from Blizzard. If AMD needs a timeout again because Nvidia is just firing on cylinders atm, I get it. 🙂 I'm still waiting on a few parts to finish my daughter's Team AMD total rebuild with the Powercolor white 7900xtx. I ended up changing everything when all was said and done.