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Rampage VI extreme-What are VRM limitations when overclocking?

Marko911
Level 8
Hi there, I'm planning on buying new 10980XE CPU,cuz it's cheap and really I don't want to change my mobo,cuz $$$....But, I was wondering, is it possible to OC that CPU on my mobo? What are VRM limitations on this mobo? Are 8 pin and 4 pin CPU power connectors enough to pass around 500W? If someone can cast some light on this topic, it would be very much appreciated.
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zocker wrote:
@vmanuelgm
I am thinking to upgrade to a 10940x (my GPU 2080Ti), do you think my 750W Dark Power Pro 11 is enough?!



Your cpu will not consume as many watts as the 10980xe, but if u push it hard with OC (to 5GHz or more) and use renders or AVX, your power supply could fall short. A 2080Ti overclocked with shunt mod or with an unlocked bios sums, so do the rest of the components.

Power Supplies should ideally have a margin above the maximum load, so a 1000w would be ideal for these Intel HCC plus a 2080Ti, disks, LC, etc. But u have to check it for yourself, your 750 might be enough for your daily usage.
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zocker
Level 9
@vmanuelgm thanks.....Do you know if the new intel cpus are soldered?
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zocker wrote:
@vmanuelgm thanks.....Do you know if the new intel cpus are soldered?



Restsugavan, a mate here in the forum, said they are coming soldered.

Same according to guru3d review:

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/intel-core-i9-10980xe-processor-review,24.html
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tistou77
Level 13
Omega or Encore are better I think, with their VRMs
Sorry for my english 😄


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MB: Rampage VI Extreme Encore
CPU: i9 10980XE
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GPU: EVGA RTX 2080ti XC Ultra
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OS: Intel Optane 905P PCIe
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tistou77 wrote:
Omega or Encore are better I think, with their VRMs


Yeah, I know,but I really have no plans to invest 700eur in encore or omega when I can buy apex for 350eur brand new...

Marko911 wrote:
Yeah, I know,but I really have no plans to invest 700eur in encore or omega when I can buy apex for 350eur brand new...



2x8pin=more amps to cpu!!!

Have some airflow to VRM or waterblock and u are done!!!
Asus x670e Hero, 7950x, TG 7000, Master 4090, 970 PRO, 860 EVO, Intel 750,
SN850, SN750, 840 Pro, 2xSkyhawk 4TB, Pioneer S12U
EVGA T2 1600, Silverstone TJ11, Custom LC, Acer Predator x35, Philips OLED

vmanuelgm wrote:
2x8pin=more amps to cpu!!!

Have some airflow to VRM or waterblock and u are done!!!


Yeah, I ordered apex,my monoblock for extreme is compatible with apex! Thanks for the advice!