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Hello, wondering if anyone has any advice for tuning an i9-9900 with Aorus BIOS? I have heard some things before about removing the time limit that the chip is allowed to turbo for? Not sure how to actually do this. As well wondering if there are any other beneficial tweaks through bios settings that are worth looking into? I recognized that the chip cant be overclocked.

Thanks! I ended up deciding to just switch them out because the cables that come with the SF are actually fully individually braided which i was not expecting!

I have decided to swap my current corsair RM750 with an SF750 given some clearance issues in my itx build. Both are fully modular. Wondering if i need to re-route the cables with those provided with the new power supply or if i can simply detach my old power supply and plug them into the new one?

Very informative thank you - Trust the electrical engineer! It seems to me like the i9-9900 is probably my best bet here.

Wondering if you guys might be able to explain something to me here. My current i5-9600k has a 95W TDP; same as the i9-9900k. I have never had any thermal issues with my current chip running at 100% without overclocking. Im wondering why then the i9-9900k would be generating significantly more heat at the same TDP? What am i missing?

What is the viability like of the non k version i9-9900?

I had put a lot of debate into initially choosing this case, i had actually wanted an SG13 but it was out of stock when i went to purchase my parts a year or so ago. I really like to form factor of this case and would be hesitant to switch to something bigger at the moment. I attached a screenshot of what the core usage looks like after a couple minutes of running an optimization procedure. It is Rhino 6 / Grasshopper running the galapagos evolutionary solver, this is about the heaviest workload i envision. I will also be using other structural analysis software like SAP2000 on large scale models, as well as working with large files in Revit. You are correct, it is going to 4.29GHz all core max under turbo. Without hyperthreading on the i7 it seems like the i9 is the better choice in upgrade if i want to stick with my current platform. Question still standing will the thermals be "good" without any overclocking (or minimal overclocking). Cost of the i9 is about $700. Cost of a new am4 x570 itx board and the comparable 3800X is going to be closer to $850. Not sure what the new B550s look like for the itx space? Maybe it would be a better idea here to consider changing platform.. Just seems silly to me because i just got this board a year ago and intel had to go and change the socket! Should i just wait for Zen3?

The case is a cooler master elite 130. The PSU is upside down sitting directly over the board and acts as an exhaust fan, so there is marginal airflow over the VRM currently. As i sort of alluded to before, i am going to be running some optimization procedures for finite element models on this machine and they can take 6+ hours to complete sometimes. So the cpu is intended to be able to run at all core boost for extended periods of time. It seems to me like any overclocking of the i9 would be out of the question. I guess the debate now would be whether or not the i9 would be thermally limited and if i should just try the i7 instead. In that case im not sure if im going to get the kind of performance jump that I'm looking for here.

Thanks to both for the advice!! I will look up how to reset the CMOS for my board. I have an H80i V2 currently cooling the i5-9600k. I was going to upgrade the fans on it to ML120s for the 9900k and i dont intend on overclocking it. Worst case scenario i might try and go for the 5.0Ghz mark. I would like to stick with the ITX form factor as i have to move a lot for work, and having a PC that i can bring in a duffel bag on the plane is ideal. However, given mentioned VRM concerns, am i better off looking into a different board? Potential switch to AMD or 10th gen i7 / i9? Im trying to weight the relative cost of sticking with i've got and just upgrading to the i9 or going with a new mobo + cpu.

Looking for some help here >.> Rig: i5-9600k, Aorus Z390 I pro wifi About a year ago, first time attempting overclocking, I did tons of research and thought i was legit but ended up making the rookie mistake of misreading how the multiplier works, and set my CPU to run at 45 GHz instead of 4.5... Since making this grave error, whenever my PC is unplugged and plugged back into power, the fans will spin for a couple of seconds, then it shuts off, turns back on, fans spin for a couple seconds, and then it posts. I think that my motherboard must have some dual bios functionality, where the first bios settings fail it just reverts to the second one? For the last year or so i have just been running the cpu at standard clock speeds having given up on overclocking. Now, I am looking at upgrading my cpu to an i9-9900k as I am starting to work in the engineering space where i am running large finite element models, and the i5 just isnt cutting it for me anymore. Before I upgrade, i would like to flash the bios to a newer version as i believe there was some security vulnerability issues with these 9th gen intel CPUS: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html As well, it appears that aorus has completely refreshed its UEFI bios structure in a later version, and added stability improvements for i9 cpus. So backstory out of the way, i am wondering if i flash the bios if it will update both, or if it will only flash the version that is currently posting? I am wondering how i can fix this issue to restore full functionality to my motherboard? Is this even possible or have i totally screwed myself here? Should i be worried about upgrading the CPU with this loss of functionality? Is the initial attempt to post at 45Ghz potentially damaging any of my components whenever my PC temporarily loses power for whatever reason (power outage, moving, etc.)? Thanks in advance !!

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Thanks I will look into this

In Canada - should have specified! Looking to play elder scrolls online

I am in need of some advice! Me and my girlfriend are getting stuck in a long distance situation due to covid, and I would like to try and put together a budget gaming PC for her so that we can stay connected. I'm wondering two things: 1) What is a good source for used parts? Ebay? Other forums? 2) In the used market, what gpu and cpu/motherboard provide a good value right now for playing modern games in medium/low settings at 60fps/1080p? Im hoping to keep this under $500 Thank you!!

Yes. BUT, if i try to run the same prime test on STOCK I will still see these crazy high temps even though I know that my stock i5 is obviously stable. Are there any other stress tests that are reliable for stability testing that dont induce the same thermal load? I have never seen my cpu above 60 degrees when gaming.