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FRONTPAGE ASUS X99 Deluxe Motherboard Review
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Wow. A good day to be Dino. Nice review, well done.
Just for grins, if you get tired of the board and CPU cluttering up your work space I'll take them off your hands.....say $200, right now, no questions asked.
No, no, no....don't thank me now.......
Just for grins, if you get tired of the board and CPU cluttering up your work space I'll take them off your hands.....say $200, right now, no questions asked.
No, no, no....don't thank me now.......
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I'd want to see if that oc socket is actually worth it. Also concerned about the lack of additional mobo power.
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As long as Intel doesn't burn the links out somehow, it should be possible to defeat the microcode changes by a hacked reverse update.Sadly, I can already guess that those extra OC pins will be fully disabled in a microcode update from Intel soon.
I hope to be wrong, but...
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According to this Intel doesn't have a problem with the OC socket.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/c...th-oc-sockets-cpus-are-covered-with-warranty/
http://www.kitguru.net/components/c...th-oc-sockets-cpus-are-covered-with-warranty/
Looks like these OC sockets may help almost only in memory overclocking as max CPU clocks are about the same on boards with standard sockets and MVE. I bet it still depends from CPUs and we will see more results in some time when sponsored overclockers will show their best samples.
x99-Deluxe shroud removal for VRM
Can anyone please explain how to remove the backplate shroud on VRM heatsinks?
Back shroud looks like a bad idea as it is also blocked by 1st Grey DRAM slot. VRM would probably get better air flow without it!
Thanks,
Frank
Can anyone please explain how to remove the backplate shroud on VRM heatsinks?
Back shroud looks like a bad idea as it is also blocked by 1st Grey DRAM slot. VRM would probably get better air flow without it!
Thanks,
Frank
Thanks Lvcoyote! Can't believe I had to take out the whole motherboard to remove that shroud.
The VRM is cooler in almost every use case. Every little bit helps to reduce the overall case temperature and improve stability.
Regards,
Frank
for the cpu or Pcie area?
As far as removing that shroud, not sure why as I'm sure it works as is.. but the logic that it would keep the case cooler I'm.not sure I follow. Let's assume that shroud was a problem, wouldn't the heatsink dump more heat into the case since it works more efficiently without it?
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True. But ICs dissipate more heat (non linear) as temperatures increase (bad air flow). So I think ICs would have less internal losses which would mean less heat outside the chip to dissipate in the heatsink and the ambient air. Most important thing is too keep the main ICs in the system cool so that they are not operating around the maxim junction temperature.
I guess best way to find out is to try removing the shroud and see if it makes a different for your rig. Trying to figure out the math and thermal modeling for your case would be too tough for me!
Regards,
Frank
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