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I have a few questions in regarding to overclocking my RAM (octo 8GB 3000C14-14-14-34-1T) B-die, not stable with XMP only) to 3400C16-17-17-34-1T (I know I should be able to lower the timings, but time&effort vs payoff isn't enough for me currently): I am running VCCIO@1v (manual), [email protected]...

I am heavily overclocking an Intel i9-7980XE CPU and decided to use liquid metal. I delidded the CPU and am using Der8auer's Direct Die Frame allowing me to put the cold plate of my custom water cooling loop directly on the chip silicon. The problem is that the silicon die itself is slightly...

So heres something thats got me stumped. I have an i7 7820x with ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe mobo and G.Skill 3200mhz 32gb ram. With testing i can get a stable overclock of [email protected]. However, as we know some cores are better than others. My core 0 is always 10-15 cooler than my other...

Hi all, Been a lurker for years and finally got round to splurging on a big rig. I'll include the specs below but perhaps useful to put the question i have up here as i am not sure if i have the right section. Essentially, i have an i7 7820x (please no 'but y not Ryzen' questions from the...