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

[Ayahuasca]

Each to their own but you're likely pumping at least 0.05v extra than what's required for 100% stability. The temp and power draw differences under load aren't to be sniffed at.

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

I came in here expecting to see the sky falling after the igor's lab socket thing. I guess people don't think it's a big deal assuming your temps are decent?

 

[Ayahuasca]

I came in here expecting to see the sky falling after the igor's lab socket thing. I guess people don't think it's a big deal assuming your temps are decent?

Are you talking about the article from way back in December? It's most likely because it isn't a common issue. I've not seen any Alderlake owners on here mention it.

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

Are you talking about the article from way back in December? It's most likely because it isn't a common issue. I've not seen any Alderlake owners on here mention it.

Yeah, sorry. I'm behind the curve.

 

[Kelt]

Are you talking about the article from way back in December? It's most likely because it isn't a common issue. I've not seen any Alderlake owners on here mention it.

What was that about?

Was it the washer "fix" to get lesser temps, or summat else?

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

What was that about?

Was it the washer "fix" to get lesser temps, or summat else?

Yeah. I'd only just heard about it. Seemed like a lot of fuss at the time but seems to be pretty much a non-issue.

 

[Kelt]

Yeah. I'd only just heard about it. Seemed like a lot of fuss at the time but seems to be pretty much a non-issue.

Ah OK, yeh, total non-issue for me, temps are great.

 

[Jono8]

I came in here expecting to see the sky falling after the igor's lab socket thing. I guess people don't think it's a big deal assuming your temps are decent?

What was that about? I'm using a £25 air cooler on a 12700kf and it maxs at 80 degrees in Cinebench multi. Not seeing a temp issue here!

 

[shrek2]

There are a couple of videos further up, however, if you just want stock clockspeeds then I would start with a -0.050 offset on the vcore. If that works, keep pushing it until you see a performance drop off or instability.

10-15c difference for me when gaming compared to leaving it at auto voltage + better performance with the cores boosting .2ghz higher.

Hi. Can I do this on the MSI boards?

 

[ketma]

Hi. Can I do this on the MSI boards?

Yes, I have this option on my MSI board.

Look in the voltage settings for CPU core voltage mode and set this to Adaptive + Offset

Then change the setting below called CPU Core Voltage Offset Mode to '-'

then below that change the CPU Core Voltage Offset to a value you wish (0.050 seems to be a good starting point. I have mine at 0.125)

 

[Eiji]

What was that about? I'm using a £25 air cooler on a 12700kf and it maxs at 80 degrees in Cinebench multi. Not seeing a temp issue here!

Which cooler?

 

[shrek2]

Yes, I have this option on my MSI board.

Look in the voltage settings for CPU core voltage mode and set this to Adaptive + Offset

Then change the setting below called CPU Core Voltage Offset Mode to '-'

then below that change the CPU Core Voltage Offset to a value you wish (0.050 seems to be a good starting point. I have mine at 0.125)

Thanks Ketma.
I'll try this now

 

[ChocAndGray]

Has anyone gone from a 5950x to a 12900k for gaming at 4k?

Would I be wasting my money?

 

[mrk]

12900K purely for gaming? Yes you would be wasting your money. 12700 is where it's at, but 12600 is more than capable.

 

[ChocAndGray]

12900K purely for gaming? Yes you would be wasting your money. 12700 is where it's at, but 12600 is more than capable.

Ah yes of course, I guess realistically I wasted money on a 5950x (could have gone for a 5800x)

But I guess I'm wondering whether I'd see any real world benefits moving back to Intel in general for gaming? I appreciate I'm going through a "boredom" phase and trying to justify changing parts lol

 

[mrk]

Check out a number of youtube gaming comparisons of both, I checked the 12700 vs 5950x back when I was getting my upgrade priced up and the 5950x wasn't that much ahead where it did win by a few fps, in other games the 12700 was ahead at the same 1080p CPU bound resolution. So a 12900k would be slightly ahead still but nothing to shout about. In single threaded scenarios the 12th gen will beat the 5950x, in multi threaded there's not a huge deal in it.

Stay with the 5950x if gaming is your main thing.

 

[mrk]

Heads up too for Gigabyte users, new F7 BIOS update with the changelog:

1. Checksum: 5C1C
2. CPU VRM parameter calibration for improved performance
3. Fix system reset Thunderbolt issue

 

[Dave2150]

12900K purely for gaming? Yes you would be wasting your money. 12700 is where it's at, but 12600 is more than capable.

12900K is the fastest CPU for gaming though - this has always commanded a price premium. Up to each individual if the price difference is worth it.

 

[Destination]

At 699 versus 375 the 12700KF will be a much better choice putting the extra £300 towards a level above GPU, unless you've already maxed out the GPU, in which case its pennies to buy the 12900k, given the price of the GPUs currently.

 

[Ayahuasca]

There’s very little in it in terms of gaming performance between the 12900k and 12700k. As above, I’d rather put the money towards one of the next series graphics cards, especially at 4K resolution.

There’s no chance I’d switch from a 5950x to a 12900k at that resolution, massive waste of time and money.