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iBruceypoo · ‎11-04-2022

Newegg listing November 2nd and 3rd:

Newegg listing November 4th, today:

Did Newegg sell out their known incoming quantity of boards as Pre-Orders in 48hours? OR did they simply change the purchasing status?

Who knows right?

Did anyone grab a pre-order?

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

JohnAb · ‎06-05-2023

Don't tempt me. They mentioned WiFi7. I only bought a brand new 6E router this year 😮 This hobby is expensive lol

Z690 Hero, BIOS 3401, MEI 2406.5.5.0, ME Firmware 16.1.30.2361, 7000X Case, RM1000x PSU, i9 12900K, ASUS TUF OC 3090TI, 2 x 16GB Corsair RAM @ 5200MHz, Windows 11 Pro 23H2, Corsair H150i Elite AIO, 4x Corsair RGB fans, 3x M.2 NVME drives, 2x SATA SSDs, 2x SATA HDs.

iBruceypoo · ‎06-05-2023

I'm still using WiFi 6 with no E, works fine not upgrading. lol

But John you are a HUGE enthusiast. I believe you spending the next two years with Z690 and Hero is not going to be the best 24months. Yea I know updating every gen is not needed for most of us, but Raptor and A-die is so exciting.

Grab an Apex Supreme Z790 board in Aug or Sep, then sit tight with me and wait for Z990. It will be a MUCH BETTER 2years for you John. 🤗

If you were a casual enthusiast John, I'd say wait, but you LOVE this stuff John. 😍

And you LOVE to tinker, so A-die is ideally made for you! You and Braegnok and Mr. Hopper have much more patience than I.

With A-die, if I don't get the planned results within 3hrs - I'm done. But you guys, you got that bencher blood, like true artists. 🤣

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

iBruceypoo · ‎06-05-2023

Apex build in the new O11 Dynamic PCMR chassis - looks so good!

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

Hopper64 · ‎06-05-2023

Increased Refresh Interval to 130560 and enabled round trip latency. Noticed the decrease in the latency to 55.

MZ790A Bios 2002, GSkill F5-8000J3848H16GX2-TZRK, 13900KS, EKWB D5 TBE 300, Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0, Asus Strix 4090 w/ Optimus block, Phanteks Enthoo Elite, Asus Claymore 2, Asus Gladius 3, Asus XG349C, Samsung 990, Windows 11 Pro

iBruceypoo · ‎06-05-2023

Excellent Mr. Hopper, so glad it worked out for you. 👍

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

iBruceypoo · ‎06-05-2023

Fan 1 and Fan 2 are radiator fans. Fan 3 is the PWM Aquacomputer D5 water pump.

Fan 4 is the Noctua 80mm RAM fan still inaudible when turned up to 1488rpm with great thermals on the mem kit.

80mm fan mounted on the four Noctua corner noise absorbtion pads and the Velcro mounting, that's all - no Sorbothane was used.

Amazing acoustics for a small 80mm fan. Brilliant Noctua - so much worth $20USD. 👍

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

iBruceypoo · ‎06-06-2023

Italian subs from the supermarket deli - needs more mustard. 🤣

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

iBruceypoo · ‎06-06-2023

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

Braegnok · ‎06-06-2023

+1,.. I agree with it's all about Power Delivery and Cooling.

iBruceypoo · ‎06-06-2023

Apex board + custom water 👍

Z790 Epiphenomenal Raptor Bench

ROG Z790 Apex / Intel 13900KS SP111 P121 E93 MC83
Gskill 8000 kit - TM5 stable at 8200MT/s 38 48 48 121 VDD and VDDQ 1.5v
WD_Black SN850X 1TB 7300MB/s Reads 6300MB/s Writes
LG 32in 4K IPS 32UP83A-W

Z790 APEX Availability Overclocking and Playtime Thread : )