CPU: i9 12900K
Cooling: Zalman CNPS 9900 Max
mobo: MSI Z690 Unify X
RAM: Crucial 2x16GB single rank Micron 16Gb A-die
RAM / IMC voltages
VCCSA: 1.0V // upto 1.45V is safe
VCCINAUX: 2V // upto 2V is safe
CPU VDDQ: 1.1V // upto 1.45V is safe (part of the DRAM VDD/VDDQ setting)
CPU VDD2: 1.2V // upto 1.6V is safe
RAM V...
CPU: i5 12600KF
Cooling: Zalman CNPS 9900 Max
mobo: Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
RAM: DDR5 Gigabyte Aorus Memory ES 2x16GB Single rank SK Hynix 16Gb M-die
RAM / IMC voltages
VCCSA: 1.0V // upto 1.45V is safe
VCCINAUX: 2V // upto 2V is safe
CPU VDDQ: 1.35V // upto 1.45V is safe (part of the DRAM VDD/VDDQ setting)
CPU VDD2...
8 layer PCB. Having more PCB layers CAN help reduce the impedance of power planes. Which can lead to lower VRM+PCB operating temperatures and better voltage regulation.
Extra PCB layers can also help with RAM overclocking.
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Vcore V...
The idea for these timings is very simple. Just slap them right on top of the XMP of your SK Hynix 16Gb M-die based dimms in a single rank configuration. They will also work for dual rank they just aren't dialed in since all the dr and dd timings are on auto.
Voltages
VCCSA: 0.9-1.35V depending on mem clocks. Bellow 6600 you shouldn't ...
CPU: i9 12900K
Cooling: fan on RAM, Asetek 240mm AIO with push pull fans
mobo: MSI Z690 Torpedo EK X
RAM: DDR5 Gigabyte Aorus Memory ES 2x16GB Single rank SK Hynix 16Gb M-die
RAM / IMC voltages
VCCSA: 1.0V // upto 1.45V is safe
VCCINAUX: 2V // upto 2V is safe
CPU VDDQ: 1.4V // upto 1.45V is safe
CPU VDD2: 1.3V //...
CPU: i5 12600KF
Cooling: fan on RAM, Zalman CNPS 9900 MAX on CPU
mobo: Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
RAM: DDR5 Gigabyte Aorus Memory ES 2x16GB Single rank SK Hynix 16Gb M-die
RAM / IMC voltages
VCCSA: 0.9V // upto 1.45V is safe
VCCIN: 2V // upto 2V is safe
CPU VDDQ: 1.35V // upto 1.45V is safe
CPU VDD2: 1.56V // upto 1.6...
8 layer PCB. Having more PCB layers CAN help reduce the impedance of power planes. Which can lead to lower VRM+PCB operating temperatures and better voltage regulation.
Extra PCB layers can also help with RAM overclocking.
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Vcore V...
The Asrock RX 6950XT OC Formula has the most powerful PCB of any RX 6950XT. I say powerful because IDK if it has the best voltage regulation (that requires o-scope measurements) and it has no board protection fuses so in the unlikely event that it suffers a VRM failure it could be far harder to fix than some other 6950XTs that do have fuses.
... 2022-07-07 00:17:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis is my favorite of the normie 3090Ti PCBs. I consider it a normie 3090Ti since it only has 1 16pin connector unlike the HOF and KPE which have 2. Also the 16pin can handle less power than 3x 8pins. However retroactively increasing the power spec of 8pins to better match their physical limits is not a good idea so now we have the 16pin with i...
2022-07-06 16:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostJust download the txt file. If you have any questions I'd prefer if you'd take them to the AHOC discord since I watch that more than the Patreon.
2021-07-28 10:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostApparently the old link is broken so here's a new one:
Obviously this is a very speculative video since I don't know how much Asrock spends on what components however I still wanted to point what I find to be some very odd design decisions on a motherboards that should be focusing on bang for the buck instead of bling.
2018-07-25 22:43:35 +0000 UTC View PostAHOC discord server link for Patreons. &n...
2018-07-16 18:48:17 +0000 UTC View PostSo I've had a few people ask me if there is an official AHOC discord and so far there isn't but I'm toying with the idea of making one. I'm entirely sure what I will use it for but I tend to dump info as I'm testing onto the /r/overclocking discord already and having a dedicated AHOC discord is IMO a better way of handling that since technically sp...
2018-06-28 17:26:52 +0000 UTC View PostI hate keeping information to myself but as of right now I don't know how best to present it for the YT channel so you all get some early access to what I think after messing with the MSI X470 Gaming Plus for a couple hours.
The Good
The board has LEDs to indicate occupied RAM slots
There's an indicator LED for the top PCI-e X16 slot t...
Has buildzoid died?
Not yet give it a few decades
Has buildzoid done anything?
yes. the HD 7870 power board got some upgrades, the zombie R9 290X died completely and he broke 2 different windows installs. Oh and he messed around with some DDR3 overclocking for a bit.
Why are there no videos?
because nothing is working and cameras ...
I've gone out and bought an i7 7700K and a Gigabyte Z270N-Wifi. I had to buy the 7700K because my usual source for CPUs that got me the 6950X and 5960X doesn't have any 7700Ks. The mobo is of course so that I can join the Gigabyte OC season for 2017. Any hardware I win will be used for making content and then either be a given away or sold to fund ...
2017-03-08 10:36:03 +0000 UTC View PostOk so since you guys are the ones funding this stuff directly I figured I'd ask for some of your input on what to get next.
Currently I'm still waiting on getting an i7 7700K because of some hold up with one of my sources. But I shouldn't have to buy one just need to wait.
On the other hand the following things look like they will have to b...
2017-01-30 07:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostUniversity is starting to get pretty intense work wise so if the content seems a little sparse it's not my fault but the Uni's.
Other than that LN2 is going to be turning up on the 28th. Which sucks because I leave the UK to go visit family in the Czech Republic on the 17th of December and I'm attending(as a commentator) the HWbot World Tou...
2016-11-16 00:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostTowards the end of September I made a small trip to the CZ to pick up some of the stuff I left behind when I left to go to Uni. With these things I plan to get out a fan review article up on the blog some time soon. The testing will be noise and cooling performance at 1000RPM and noise and cooling performance with maximum fan speed. I h...
2016-10-04 18:56:04 +0000 UTC View PostSo lets just run down what's currently going on hardware:
5960X: wont go over 4.2Ghz regardless of mobo or voltage used. As far as I care this chip is pretty much dead.
RX 480: looks like the 1 LN2 session I did with the card cracked the BGA. Should be repairable but I still need to get a heat gun to do it.
Everything else is st...
2016-09-14 13:30:44 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys Buildzoid here and this is the first Patreon update to give you an idea of what these are. In the future only the Patrons will get to see these.
So basically these updates exist to give you a little peak into the planning of AHOC and why nothing is ever on time. So here's the list of things that are coming soon onto the ...
2016-08-25 19:58:36 +0000 UTC View Post