*** The Official Alder Lake owners thread ***

[Vimes]

@TheFlyingFinn Great that you got up and going. I have a two monitor setup and always need to keep my secondary monitor switched off during the boot process or it becomes my primary until Windows starts. Not a big deal and only matters if I wish to enter the BIOS and use the primary monitor to view it. Otherwise it displays on my second.

 

[scubes]

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Only booted a few mins ago! Had to do a full dusting/clean before installing the new system

Good news, SP85 rated chip! Not the SP90 of my 11900k, but above average is always good. Have a busy day with clients at work tomorrow, so off to bed now! BIOS update/tinkering to come later!

Some pics for anyone interested!

Spoiler

Whoop whoop can't wait to get mine together.

 

[JediFragger]

SP85 rated chip!

Same as my 12700k, guess I got fairly lucky!

 

[mickyflinn]

Hey @Gibbo we need a list of Overclockers Alderlake compatable coolers straight out of the box please.

Would help so much when speccing.

Tx.

 

[scubes]

Same as my 12700k, guess I got fairly lucky!

We're is this on the box ?

 

[Jono8]

Hey @Gibbo we need a list of Overclockers Alderlake compatable coolers straight out of the box.

Would help so much when speccing.

I would love this also.

 

[JediFragger]

We're is this on the box ?

No, only available in RoG Strix bios' iirc

 

[TheFlyingFinn]

@TheFlyingFinn Great that you got up and going. I have a two monitor setup and always need to keep my secondary monitor switched off during the boot process or it becomes my primary until Windows starts. Not a big deal and only matters if I wish to enter the BIOS and use the primary monitor to view it. Otherwise it displays on my second.

For me it doesn't seem to help if the TV is off. And what is weird is that it used to boot into my DVI monitor just fine. With old system and initially with this new one as well. So I don't really know what happened
A non-issue really, just a minor inconvenience.

 

[scubes]

Well missed my dpd today . Have to wait till the marra now .

 

[Vimes]

@TheFlyingFinn Your issue reminded me of something that happened with one of my GPU's - a 1080Ti. The problem occurred that neither the BIOS or POST screen would display, but fine in Windows. NVidia have a firmware update available that runs and checks if it needs to be applied and then does so if needed. After that it was fine for me. On my later GPU, a 3070, that is fine as it must already have that required update.
I used to have that firmware from NVidia but I no longer seem to have it available. But it might give you a clue as to where to look...?

I do not think that this is the one I'm thinking about....

Graphics Firmware Update for DisplayPort 1.3 and 1.4 Displays | NVIDIA (custhelp.com)

 

[Dave2150]

Same as my 12700k, guess I got fairly lucky!

Nice My chip was made in Vietnam too, so thought I'd get a terrible clocker (made in China ones tend to have the higher SP values, but clearly there are exceptions!)

Loving the aesthic of the Asus board though! Still have to connect up lighting strips and further tidy cables, but happy so far

 

[snarloas1982]

Well missed my dpd today . Have to wait till the marra now .

Mine said Monday and still no updates from DPD

 

[Jono8]

Here to join you chaps.
DPD just came. yay!

CPU says made in China too which apprantely is good from the post above (?)

Now i just need to claim the Asus cashback and figure out what cooler to buy.

Any recommendations for a reasonably priced air cooler that would do the job?

 

[Ayahuasca]

Does buying OEM make a difference anymore, looking at a 12700k build and noticed it states 3 year warranty on the OCUK product page.

 

[Dave2150]

Does buying OEM make a difference anymore, looking at a 12700k build and noticed it states 3 year warranty on the OCUK product page.

Nope. You'll not get the retail box, and it's possible that some retailers will have binned the chips, so you could be more likely to get a terrible clocker.

That said, OCUK swear they do not bin the OEM stock, though it's been known that some other UK retailers do.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Here to join you chaps.
DPD just came. yay!


CPU says made in China too which apprantely is good from the post above (?)

Now i just need to claim the Asus cashback and figure out what cooler to buy.

Any recommendations for a reasonably priced air cooler that would do the job?

I have the 12600K cooled by the Noctua NH-D15S chroma, does a great job but with the strix gaming A you have to turn it 180 degrees to clear the plastic on the top VRM. A cheaper alternative is the Be Quiet dark rock slim, no compatibility issues.

Review the mobo for an extra £25 from Asus.

 

[Jono8]

Does buying OEM make a difference anymore, looking at a 12700k build and noticed it states 3 year warranty on the OCUK product page.

May be an issue if you're going for the Asus cashback potentially.

 

[scubes]

Mine said Monday and still no updates from DPD

Mines came dri er must have e went back to the house all good thank god lol..

 

[scubes]

Here to join you chaps.
DPD just came. yay!

CPU says made in China too which apprantely is good from the post above (?)

Now i just need to claim the Asus cashback and figure out what cooler to buy.

Any recommendations for a reasonably priced air cooler that would do the job?

Artic freezer 2 .

 

[Jono8]

I have the 12600K cooled by the Noctua NH-D15S chroma, does a great job but with the strix gaming A you have to turn it 180 degrees to clear the plastic on the top VRM. A cheaper alternative is the Be Quiet dark rock slim, no compatibility issues.

Review the mobo for an extra £25 from Asus.

Thanks. I don't suppose you (or anyone else if they see this post), knows if the thermaltake Toughair 510 fits and is adequate?