I9 9900k

Moments420 · 28 Nov 2018 at 14:02

0121danwilliams84 said:
Thanks. I just thought my NZXT AIO would be able to stop it throttling. It's not an air cooler. It's not a custom loop but damn!

What case are you using? AIO’s still need good airflow through the radiator, surface area wise they’re not that much greater than a big air cooler and certainly not big enough to passively cool a hot CPU.

If your case is sealed at the top (or one with those small slots on the side) the hot air will just bounce back. Have you tested the temperatures with the top panel off completely?

0121danwilliams84 · 28 Nov 2018 at 14:07

It is Phanteks Enthoo Evolv MATX. Yes, it is the one with the sealed top with tiny vents. There is a little vent in the back and I feel the hot air blowing out of there, so it's going somewhere, I guess a lot of it is just not making it out fast enough. Haven't tried with the panel off yet. Might be a good idea. Don't really want to run it with the top off but I imagine it makes a massive difference.

moorhen2 · 28 Nov 2018 at 14:15

0121danwilliams84 said:
Yeah, I was getting max 90c AT 4.9GHz. I am thinking, either increase the TDP to 115c to stop throttling and accept insane temps, or role back to 4.9GHz. I have seen max of 2% throttling and the current TDP should keep me from going over 100c. Not that I want to be up that high anyway, but if it continued to work I could leave it where it is. I dno how long it might last though!

Have you tried re-seating the block on your cpu, I find that AIO's tend to have too much TIM on the block, well the one I used on my Wife's computer did.

0121danwilliams84 · 28 Nov 2018 at 14:20

moorhen2 said:
Have you tried re-seating the block on your cpu, I find that AIO's tend to have too much TIM on the block, well the one I used on my Wife's computer did.

I haven't re-seated it. I just checked it was fixed properly and not moving around. I applied the thermal paste myself. MX-4, just enough to cover the die.

0121danwilliams84 · 28 Nov 2018 at 14:21

Think I should mod the top panel, like this guy. Says it shaved off 10c

0121danwilliams84 · 28 Nov 2018 at 14:27

Also, a certain site do these modded ones. They only do them for the tempered glass version of my case. Wondering if it will fit anyway.

Distracted · 28 Nov 2018 at 15:18

Silent_Scone said:
The finish shouldn't rub off. I've wiped mine several times without a problem. Sure there weren't any chemicals on the cloth? Aura should let you adjust the brightness, mine appears to be bright enough. Although I prefer things to be relatively subtle.

100% positive. You can see the same in this photo from the overclock3d review if you look at the mirror finish on the waterblock (above the cpu socket). It looks like a black smudge but is actually a problem with the mirror finish. Mine arrived looking similar to that (black mark) and i thought it would rub off. Nope, a gentle light polish with the aforementioned soft cloth and no chemicals only made it worse.

Silent_Scone · 28 Nov 2018 at 17:55

Distracted said:
100% positive. You can see the same in this photo from the overclock3d review if you look at the mirror finish on the waterblock (above the cpu socket). It looks like a black smudge but is actually a problem with the mirror finish. Mine arrived looking similar to that (black mark) and i thought it would rub off. Nope, a gentle light polish with the aforementioned soft cloth and no chemicals only made it worse.

Odd. Ok, thanks for the feedback. I'm working for ROG now so I'll be sure to pass the comments on.

Distracted · 29 Nov 2018 at 17:15

Silent_Scone said:
Odd. Ok, thanks for the feedback. I'm working for ROG now so I'll be sure to pass the comments on.

New job? Congrats. What are you doing with them?

Silent_Scone · 29 Nov 2018 at 18:45

Distracted said:
New job? Congrats. What are you doing with them?

Freelance currently, but technical marketing.

moorhen2 · 29 Nov 2018 at 20:39

Well after a few days wait, my Asus Z390 Maximus XI Extreme has arrived today, 2 day delay because of the black Friday chaos. Very nice board indeed.

Silent_Scone · 29 Nov 2018 at 21:19

You've got a good chip there, too.

moorhen2 · 29 Nov 2018 at 21:22

Silent_Scone said:
You've got a good chip there, too.

Thanks. This board is a Better overclocker than my Hero, well that's how its looking to me.

Moments420 · 30 Nov 2018 at 16:12

How are you guys overclocking you 9900k's?

I've assembled my bundle outside of a case to test and I think I've got a decent sample which does 5.1 all core @1.32v. (Seems to be a good tray batch you got @Gibbo )
It will also do 4 cores 5.3 at the same volts.

With these higher core count chips do you guys adjust frequency to suit your use case scenario? Most things I do use 1-6 cores, but I do 3D render sometimes which pegs all 8 at 100%.

Currently undecided, as I don't really notice a difference in normal usage (beyond a FPS counter) and might just bump everything back to 5.0ghz for near silence.

Robert896r1 · 30 Nov 2018 at 16:32

My 9900k unexpectedly arrived from the river folk. Only issue I see is having a Dark Rock 4 air cooler. The board should be fine: Auros Pro Z390.

Replacing a 8086k.

Gibbo · 30 Nov 2018 at 17:21

Moments420 said:
How are you guys overclocking you 9900k's?

I've assembled my bundle outside of a case to test and I think I've got a decent sample which does 5.1 all core @1.32v. (Seems to be a good tray batch you got @Gibbo )
It will also do 4 cores 5.3 at the same volts.

With these higher core count chips do you guys adjust frequency to suit your use case scenario? Most things I do use 1-6 cores, but I do 3D render sometimes which pegs all 8 at 100%.

Currently undecided, as I don't really notice a difference in normal usage (beyond a FPS counter) and might just bump everything back to 5.0ghz for near silence.

Yes seen a lot of users getting very good overclocks from our tray stock.

Doug2507 · 30 Nov 2018 at 17:25

moorhen2 said:
Well after a few days wait, my Asus Z390 Maximus XI Extreme has arrived today, 2 day delay because of the black Friday chaos. Very nice board indeed.

What bench and what vcore delta between boards??

moorhen2 · 30 Nov 2018 at 17:42

Doug2507 said:
What bench and what vcore delta between boards??

Only just started running some tests with this new Extreme, will let you know how things go.

Nickolp1974 · 1 Dec 2018 at 11:29

Doug2507 said:
What bench and what vcore delta between boards??

How's Doug?

you got one yet? Thought you would be playing about with one

Doug2507 · 1 Dec 2018 at 14:10

Alright treacle...

Meh. Jury's out on this round. If my 8700k wasn't a golden ticket it would have made the decision a lot easier!