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I did, I did. Saw the terrible performance caused by the mobo, will look into returning and replacing it.

Should have done more research, thank you very much! Will definitely look into replacing the mobo then, didn't know it was literally the worst option out there lmao.

It did run at 5Ghz in single core mode on cinebench. Thank you for your help!

Yeah, but when the 5Ghz boost is on, the two chosen cores don't reach 5Ghz. According to HWM, max they get up to is 4,89. Dunno, maybe its just me with the new kinda CPU's with the P and E cores, cuz with my 8700K even on a 5Ghz Overclock on all cores, the clock speeds were very stable, very little deviation from 5Ghz. But the clocks jump around a lot I feel like. I am thinking of returning this mobo and getting a Z690 chipset one.

In a real gaming environment (BeamNG Drive to be precise, but the issue also occurs in other games as well) During the ETU stress test.

So I recently purchased a used 12700K , which didn't show any signs of defect on the outside and I also tested it using the Intel Processor Diagnostics Tool, which it passed without issue and therefore I bought it. But I am noticing now (in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility) that clock speeds aren't reaching the target boost speeds of 5 Ghz, they usually hover around 4.7 Ghz under load (sometimes even lower). The CPU isn't thermal nor power throttling (max temperature is 75 degrees). I have made sure that the boost clocks were set correctly in the BIOS (Asrock b660 pro RS mobo). The score I get in Cinebench is 20k, which is lower than someone else's 22k score. When idle 5 Ghz is reached (but still jumps up and down), but as soon as load is set on it, the CPU clocks down for no apparent reason. I did remove the plastic sticker off the AIO Cooler and made sure to put a big glob of Thermal Grizzly thermal paste on er'. Temps and clock speeds at idle Temps and clock speeds under load (ETU benchmark, ik, not the best, but just for the sake of evidence) No hot spots Have I made a mistake buying a B660 chipset mobo and should instead go for a Z690? (I know overclocking is not enabled in B660, forgot about that when buying, but asking if there is any reason other than that.) Or could the PSU be outdated? It is a Silverstone 700W PSU bought in 2018. https://www.silverstonetek.com/en/product/info/power-supplies/ST70F-ES230/ I upgraded from a Gigabyte Z370P D3 and 8700K and there were no such issues there. Specs: -i7 12700K -ASrock B660 Pro RS -Silverstone 700W PSU -Asus TUF 4080 -Silent Loop 2 240mm -32 Gb 3600 Balistix (2x16Gb) Any help would be appreciated!

So I have my eye on this gpu https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/p/90916128, ASUS TUF (NOT OC) RTX 4080 for 1.4k eur and considering the 3080 in my area are still 1k+, I think a 200-300 eur price increase is worth it. Only issue is I have read about Computer universe on the internet and the messages are mixed, some reddit threads say no problems at all, other sources had some complications, and considering this is a quite big purchase I am weighing in the risk factors of the card not being new as advertised, potential damage in shipping or the GPU not actually being in stock when I already purchase it (some reported some issues with their availability statuses). On another note I currently run a 1080 that I have been running from start of 2018, nothing wrong with the card but am slowly feeling it is time for an upgrade due to a couple of GPU intensive games I play. I don't plan on buying the card right this instant, but with the holiday season upon us and the release of the 7000 series around the corner I would wait at least until new year until deciding for this purchase. Any feedback or comment is welcome.

I cant find isopropal alcohol anywhere in my country. Is there an other method for cleaning thermal paste off copper surfaces?

The LDEs on my NZXT H440 mid tower that light the NZXT logo up, stopped working. Ive checked the wiring and there arent any visual faults. What should I do?

There I fixed the title.

Well, you're right, it isn't a new way of heat dissipation but its a new object that you might be able to use. Plus I didn't mean it like it was hooked up with the rest of the waterline, I meant it as a standalone object.

But not everybody is ready to go that far nor do they have the materials and time.

Yeah sort of....

Plus with a regular house radiator you'd be able to control the water flow.

Yeah something you might find in your house hold.