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since my 9900k is a bad overclocker i tested (again) working with cache overclocks.

and the results are against the ideological "CACHE OC DOES NOT DO ANYTHING" phrases at the internet.

Cache overclocking did not change the power draw and temperature nor did it need a higher voltage (except when core is increased together with the cache)

here are the first benchmark, temperature and powerdraw results:
Aida64 Extreme CPU,Cache,FPU & RAM
All Core, No AVX Offset Fixed Voltage.
Core / Cache Frequency
4.9 / 4.3 1.28v 184W 72°C
4.9 / 4.7 1.28v 189W 73°C
5.0 / 4.3 1.35v 229W 90°C
5.0 / 4.5 1.35v WHEA Error / L0 Cache Error / BSOD
 
Cinebench R15 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2073
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2133
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 2204

Cinebench R20 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 4919
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 5105
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 5192

Timespy CPU Benchmark (Average out of 3 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 11941
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 12219
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache 12495

Game Benchmarks:
Average FPS after 10 Minutes or a full Race (RTSS)

Witcher 3 Low preset Standing in Novigrad.
5.0 / 4.3 = 139 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 147 FPS

Assassins Creed Odyssey standing in Athens.

5.0 / 4.3 = 98 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 103 FPS

Project Cars 2 Race with 20 Vehicles @ Côte d'Azur.

5.0 / 4.3 = 238 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 264 FPS

ARMA III Start Mission.

5.0 / 4.3 = 101 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 114 FPS

Fallout IV Standing in Boston.

5.0 / 4.3 = 96 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 105 FPS

1% Lows improved as well up to 15%

in my Opinion.. Dial Back a 100mhz for much less voltage and bump up the Cache until the PC freezes or Crashes. (unstable cache is very obvious since the PC might not even boot or freeze very quickly)
 

have R15 only cropped from my phone but it's "legit" since i ran the same "Non cropped" R20 run a few weeks later at 5.2.

This is definitely a defective motherboard.
I can only guess it's some sort of resistor that's failing.

350-400€

So my friends brother was 11 years old when he got his i5 2500k back in mid - late 2011.

his dad or my friend went to the bios and put the multiplier to 49 and pressed F10 back when the PC was brand new.

Now he replaced his Old 2500k and gave the CPU/Mobo/Ram to me. (he played games on a daily basis for almost a decade with the original intel Stock Cooler.)

The 2500k runs at 1.48 - 1.5v under load at around 90-95°C with the stock cooler in games like Overwatch and peaks at a hundred in RB6 Siege.

and the chip did not degraded a bit, is primestable and does everything perfectly fine.. beside almost boiling itself.

the Mainboard was replaced 3 years ago ( a generic Asus one.. did not looked further)

Now i ask myself why people are so anxious about overclocking and degradation...





 

Yup, I can also confirm my 3570K still works as the day I got 7 years ago and I am running 1.44v through it and temps are peaking at 100c.

please point to a better gaming CPU than the 9900k for today`s market. ill be waiting. 

That is about average for a 2080 ti with decent cooling.
Here is my FTW3 Ultra.
The 2190mhz looks cool but that is only before the GPU hits 64c. For most of the run it is at 2070mhz like yours.

Uh?
bragging with a GPU that is not even mine?
 

BRAG

Samsung VRAM is better. If you were able to adjust memory voltage you could get even more out of it. Although it overclocks very well without the adjustment. It was the go to choice for high VRAM clocks when GDDR5 was mainstream.
 
Good to know their GDDR6 is no slouch either.

Wow thats two oversights on my part. I'm usually much more on point! with regards to location compatibility. 
The 3.5" drive bays double as optional 2.5" Bays! Four 3.5" drives come included, so assuming you never use those, a total of Seven 2.5" drives are possible (Just in case 5 SSD's aernt enough in the future )

Wow I cant believe I overlooked that. 
 
Lian Li PC-O11D, Can mount fans to the bottom of the case for good GPU cooling, and mount the RAD to the side vents for intake as well. <-Recommended
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG, Perfect front panel for two 140mm fans and/or a 280mm rad.
(Fractal Design Meshify S2 was already mentioned)
Phanteks Eclipse P600S an alternative to the Define/Meshify S2 (the front door can be removed to reveal a mesh front, or left on for quieter operation)
Silverstone PM01 Very large mesh front panel with three Pre installed 140mm fans

Coolermaster SL600M. The case's primary intake is from the bottom which shoots directly into the fans of the GPU for optimal GPU cooling. However, this means that a good chunk of airflow is blocked for the CPU. Since you're using an AIO, this effect is significantly less impactful than it would have been for an Air tower, but still noteworthy. You'd have to have the AIO as exhaust out the top, which contrasts your required RAD intake. Four dedicated 2.5" SSD bays and four 2.5/3.5" combo bays are also included (so total of Eight 2.5" SSD's possible.)

 
If this doesnt work I can search more, but an emphasis on GPU cooling is this case's specialty.

Well..
the GPU wouldn't even fit without the radiator in the front.. not even with normal case Fans.

2 things.
a 1660 Super costs less and is identical.
and a NH D15 is ridiculous for a little 100w under prime95 Ryzen. ( i had one for a 5.2 Ghz 8086k and it was even enough with 1 fan)

Take a U12S instead (maybe you want to upgrade in the future to a ryzen 7 or 9) and skip the 1660 Ti and take the saved money for a RX 5700 which is over 50% faster than a 1660 Ti.

 

since my 9900k is a bad overclocker i tested (again) working with cache overclocks.

and the results are against the ideological "CACHE OC DOES NOT DO ANYTHING" phrases at the internet.

Cache overclocking did not change the power draw and temperature nor did it need a higher voltage (except when core is increased together with the cache)

here are the first benchmark, temperature and powerdraw results:
Aida64 Extreme CPU,Cache,FPU & RAM
All Core, No AVX Offset Fixed Voltage.
Core / Cache Frequency
4.9 / 4.3 1.28v 184W 72°C
4.9 / 4.7 1.28v 189W 73°C
5.0 / 4.3 1.35v 229W 90°C
5.0 / 4.5 1.35v WHEA Error / L0 Cache Error / BSOD
 
Cinebench R15 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2073
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2133
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 2204

Cinebench R20 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 4919
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 5105
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 5192

Timespy CPU Benchmark (Average out of 3 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 11941
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 12219
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache 12495

Game Benchmarks:
Average FPS after 10 Minutes or a full Race (RTSS)

Witcher 3 Low preset Standing in Novigrad.
5.0 / 4.3 = 139 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 147 FPS

Assassins Creed Odyssey standing in Athens.

5.0 / 4.3 = 98 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 103 FPS

Project Cars 2 Race with 20 Vehicles @ Côte d'Azur.

5.0 / 4.3 = 238 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 264 FPS

ARMA III Start Mission.

5.0 / 4.3 = 101 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 114 FPS

Fallout IV Standing in Boston.

5.0 / 4.3 = 96 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 105 FPS

1% Lows improved as well up to 15%

in my Opinion.. Dial Back a 100mhz for much less voltage and bump up the Cache until the PC freezes or Crashes. (unstable cache is very obvious since the PC might not even boot or freeze very quickly)
 

since my 9900k is a bad overclocker i tested (again) working with cache overclocks.

and the results are against the ideological "CACHE OC DOES NOT DO ANYTHING" phrases at the internet.

Cache overclocking did not change the power draw and temperature nor did it need a higher voltage (except when core is increased together with the cache)

here are the first benchmark, temperature and powerdraw results:
Aida64 Extreme CPU,Cache,FPU & RAM
All Core, No AVX Offset Fixed Voltage.
Core / Cache Frequency
4.9 / 4.3 1.28v 184W 72°C
4.9 / 4.7 1.28v 189W 73°C
5.0 / 4.3 1.35v 229W 90°C
5.0 / 4.5 1.35v WHEA Error / L0 Cache Error / BSOD
 
Cinebench R15 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2073
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2133
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 2204

Cinebench R20 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 4919
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 5105
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 5192

Timespy CPU Benchmark (Average out of 3 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 11941
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 12219
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache 12495

Game Benchmarks:
Average FPS after 10 Minutes or a full Race (RTSS)

Witcher 3 Low preset Standing in Novigrad.
5.0 / 4.3 = 139 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 147 FPS

Assassins Creed Odyssey standing in Athens.

5.0 / 4.3 = 98 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 103 FPS

Project Cars 2 Race with 20 Vehicles @ Côte d'Azur.

5.0 / 4.3 = 238 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 264 FPS

ARMA III Start Mission.

5.0 / 4.3 = 101 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 114 FPS

Fallout IV Standing in Boston.

5.0 / 4.3 = 96 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 105 FPS

1% Lows improved as well up to 15%

in my Opinion.. Dial Back a 100mhz for much less voltage and bump up the Cache until the PC freezes or Crashes. (unstable cache is very obvious since the PC might not even boot or freeze very quickly)
 

since my 9900k is a bad overclocker i tested (again) working with cache overclocks.

and the results are against the ideological "CACHE OC DOES NOT DO ANYTHING" phrases at the internet.

Cache overclocking did not change the power draw and temperature nor did it need a higher voltage (except when core is increased together with the cache)

here are the first benchmark, temperature and powerdraw results:
Aida64 Extreme CPU,Cache,FPU & RAM
All Core, No AVX Offset Fixed Voltage.
Core / Cache Frequency
4.9 / 4.3 1.28v 184W 72°C
4.9 / 4.7 1.28v 189W 73°C
5.0 / 4.3 1.35v 229W 90°C
5.0 / 4.5 1.35v WHEA Error / L0 Cache Error / BSOD
 
Cinebench R15 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2073
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 2133
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 2204

Cinebench R20 (Average out of 10 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 4919
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 5105
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache = 5192

Timespy CPU Benchmark (Average out of 3 runs)
4.9 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 11941
5 Ghz Core 4.3 Ghz Cache = 12219
4.9 Ghz Core 4.7 Ghz Cache 12495

Game Benchmarks:
Average FPS after 10 Minutes or a full Race (RTSS)

Witcher 3 Low preset Standing in Novigrad.
5.0 / 4.3 = 139 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 147 FPS

Assassins Creed Odyssey standing in Athens.

5.0 / 4.3 = 98 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 103 FPS

Project Cars 2 Race with 20 Vehicles @ Côte d'Azur.

5.0 / 4.3 = 238 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 264 FPS

ARMA III Start Mission.

5.0 / 4.3 = 101 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 114 FPS

Fallout IV Standing in Boston.

5.0 / 4.3 = 96 FPS
4.9 / 4.7 = 105 FPS

1% Lows improved as well up to 15%

in my Opinion.. Dial Back a 100mhz for much less voltage and bump up the Cache until the PC freezes or Crashes. (unstable cache is very obvious since the PC might not even boot or freeze very quickly)
 

yes all the good ones have been taken for ks, same thing happened to the 8700k when the 8086k came out

8GB of System Memory is the bare minimum to run every day tasks and windows 10.

for Gaming 16 Gigs are perfectly fine.
 

I'd just do 5.2GHz for the sake of it. Temperature of the CPU cores seem low most of the time

and which one could be the correct one?
the z390 Extreme4 or the cheap old Mainstream TUF Pro Gaming.

140w with no AVX offset was a bit low if you ask me (when i compare that to results from other users)