Mr. Fox

On business trip right now but I'll try to remember to run it when I get home Sunday afternoon.

That is an X299 LGA 2066 HEDT processor. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/198019/intel-core-i910900x-xseries-processor-19-25m-cache-3-70-ghz.html

Now that I think about it, R23 may have been introduced to block Windows 7 users from opening a can of whoop-ass on other (newer) Windoze users. R20 runs like banshee on Windows 7. R23 won't launch on Windows 7. One of the challenges the Redmond Mafia has had getting people to move to their newer trash OSes is Windows 7 outperforms everything they have released as a wannabe replacement. They've had 7 years to get Windoz 1x right (10 years if you include Winduhz 8.x) and success seems to be beyond their skill set.

Thanks, Bro! Other than having a "fluffy" higher number scoring mechanism to psychologically influence the kiddos, R20 and R23 do not seem much different from a benchmark perspective.

OK, the damage is done. Delidded with liquid metal on both sides of the IHS and NO CHILLER in this test. 55x all P-cores at 1.410V override. I'd call this a major win. Compared with the temps shown above running with the chiller and KPX thermal paste before delid... yay.

Here is another one. 908.2 single thread/13089 multi thread. 56x all P, 43x all E, 46x cache.

I am definitely going to have to delid this bad boy. The temps are just way too high with the stock solder, even running on the chiller. The voltage needs are nice and low. https://hwbot.org/submission/5029695_ /img/logo.png Mr. Fox`s Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate score: 31445 cb with a Core i9 12900KS HWBOT.ORG The Core i9 12900KS @ 5500MHzscores getScoreFormatted in the Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate benchmark. Mr. Foxranks #null worldwide and #11 in the hardware class. Find out more at... https://hwbot.org/submission/5029753_ /img/logo.png Mr. Fox`s Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate score: 31711 cb with a Core i9 12900KS HWBOT.ORG The Core i9 12900KS @ 5500MHzscores getScoreFormatted in the Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate benchmark. Mr. Foxranks #null worldwide and #9 in the hardware class. Find out more at HWBOT. Side note: My delidded golden 12900K is also working nicely in Banshee. I am using it for work, running stable and cool at 53x on P-cores, 42x on E-core, 43x cache with 4000 15-16-16-36 2T G1. It's nice having the luxury of using a second system running in 24/7 beast mode for the day-to-day work of doing my job.

Yes it is. I keep waiting for him to PM me with a price for it, but I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't hold my breath on it. I think just about anything he uploads a photo of is something amazing. Craftsmanship of his caliber is very rare these days. And, that steampunk motif is pretty sweet.

They are totally unnecessary. However, I have one for the first time ever and I really like having it. I am a data junkie though. It doesn't make it run any faster, but it is always nice to have useless information. If nothing else, it provides visual confirmation of what I already know. It is more useful than the chassis lighting and serves a similar aesthetic purpose. I like it even better now that I changed the orientation from vertical to horizontal. Awesome. Glad you got it sorted, bro. Looks good. That is a good flow rate.

I add a couple of these to my systems. They do a nice job and can be easily cleaned and reassembled. At least easily cleaned in my case because I use soft tubing and QDC fittings. I install the filters next to a QDC fitting with a ball valve on the inlet side, so that makes it convenient and a no-mess exercise. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FNYS9YH

That is coming together nicely, bro. Congrats on the build.

Yeah, it sucks to have to drain the loop to open it up and start the process over again due to simple human error--been there, done that, more often than I would like to admit--but, that would be better than having a defective part and having to deal with an RMA mess right now.

It may only measure flow with coolant flowing one direction. I think some of them have a removable insert that can be removed and flipped 180° if coolant needs to flow in the opposite direction.

Pick a number: 4 in, 10.16 cm or 101.6 mm. It's not how big numbers are as much as how you use them.

It is better to measure in inches rather than centimeters. But, measuring in centimeters gives you a bigger number to work with.

Maybe the best approach for the 24-pin would be to use an extension and shorten the wires to be only as long as the visible portion and then neatly bundle the original 24-pin cable out of sight. You could also shorten the original 24-pin and bundle all of the wires into a round bundle and use a large sleeve to cover the round bundle of 24 wires so that you are not trying to hide a long cable mess.

If you are referring to Supercool Computer, both I and @iamjancohad the same experience. I created a Facebook account, which is against my religion LOL, and messaged them there. I also sent emails and created an account with that weird messaging app they use and getting the response was like pulling teeth. To say that their customer service is horrible would be an understatement. But both of us received the product. It took almost a month. It is very straightforward with the delid tool. I own and used every version of the delid tools they sell, including the one for X299 processors. They all work well. I did send them a 5950X for the delid service since they did not offer the tool for sale, only the service. I got back the same CPU I sent and the service was timely. They did not send back the stock IHS and I had to email them to ask them to send it back to me. They assumed I did not want it since they installed the copper IHS. They have very poor customer service in terms of being unresponsive to emails, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. I've exchanged emails with the owner a number of times. He is friendly enough, but doesn't give a whole lot of attention to unread emails. It seems like this is a trend among people in the fabrication business because the people at OptimusPC behave exactly the same. They probably are extremely busy and need to hire someone whose only job is customer service and support. Probably cannot afford to pay a salary for someone dedicated to that. I totally get that. I think all three companies do this as a side hustle because they want to support enthusiasts, but it's not their full-time occupation. OptimusPC and RockitCool are both owned by people that run a much larger custom fabrication and machine work business.

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I really miss using my PrimoChill Praxis Wetbench (flat) but the dust here in Phoenix is brutal and there is an endless supply of it. This Level 20 XT, like your Core x9, it a dream to work with. It is like an open bench in terms of easy access with panels that allow me to close it off to cut down on the dust, which is the only reason I bought it to begin with. Now that I have it, I have identified a lot of advantages to it. There are lots of places to attach things that I did not have with the open bench. I loathe working inside of a cramped case, and this is the exact opposite of cramped. More like caverous.

Thanks for the screenshots. I do not see anything that I would recommend changing per se. If everything is working well, don't mess with the settings. Your setup looks great. It appears we are using the same case (TT Level 20 XT). I really like it. I love how huge it is. I have to position it parallel with the length of my desk because it is too large to fit in the normal perpendicular position. I am curious about what looks like a mod to your side panel on the far side of the photo. Mine tempered glass side panels. Did you replace the glass with a metal screen of some sort? Did you paint yours white? I would love to see more photos and details on the chassis.

Yeah, that is a really great CPU. Congrats. Please post a BIOS screenshot like the one I posted above that shows the voltage settings below "DigitAll Power" in the menu. When you have time. No rush.

Just a follow up. Further testing of these same settings allows me to lower my DRAM voltage to 1.470V with no errors, even running more a aggressive and longer-running memory test. Read/write/copy and latency are excellent. Those are really good results. Nice work! Question: What values do you have set in the BIOS for your CPU voltage? Is that 55x on all P-cores? Can you post a screenshot like the one above?

One of the nice things about today's latest and greatest PC components is that you can buy them tomorrow from a unicorn-chaser at a fraction of the original price. Smart shoppers will let someone else take the hit on depreciation. Conceptually this applies equally to a lot of other things, including motor vehicles. I have purchased the following items currently in use secondhand: - 10900K (known good bin) - Sopercool Direct Die Block on my 10900K - EVGA Z490 Dark - 12900K (known good bin) - T-Force Delta DDR5-6200 - EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 - EKWB Quantum Velocity on my FTW3 - EVGA Supernova 1600 P2 PSU Buying secondhand CPUs allows you to avoid anything that is of average or poor bin quality (unless the seller is dishonest).